H.E.L.P. to Prevent Hospital Complications

Developed by the Hospital Elder Life Program Special Interest Group. 
Moderator: Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
This symposium will review the HELP model, present clinical results including challenges as well as review the financial/cost implications and benefits of implementing HELP in the hospital. Resources to facilitate individuals starting their own program will be reviewed.  
(HELP Evaluation and Dissemination: Annotated References) 

What is HELP?
Heidi R. Wierman, MD, Division Director, Geriatrics, Maine Medical Center

HELP as a Model for Quality Improvement in Patient Safety for Elderly Inpatients
Fred H. Rubin, MD, AGSF, Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

HELP...How to Get Started and Where to go from There
Anne Pizzacalla, BScN, MHSc, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Hospital Elder Life Program Hamilton Health Sciences