UMEM Educational Pearls

Title: Geriatric learning objectives for prehospital providers

Category: Geriatrics

Keywords: prehospital, geriatric, education (PubMed Search)

Posted: 4/4/2026 by Robert Flint, MD (Updated: 4/5/2026)
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A  modified 2 round Delphi study was used to create 57 learning objectives in geriatric care for European prehospital providers.  Based on in-hospital learning objectives and literature, these experts came up with what appears to be a very reasonable and helpful list of education objectives for pre-hospital providers that could easily apply to emergency medicine learners as a whole. Here is their table:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-026-01550-3/tables/3

References

Krohn, JN., Barrett, J., Heeren, P. et al. A European paramedic curriculum for geriatric emergency medicine developed via a modified Delphi technique. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 34, 14 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-026-01550-3