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Chapter 3 - Overcoming Resistance: What to Do with “Yeah, But…”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2022

John Schumacher  and
Don Melady
John Schumacher
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Don Melady
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Summary

Provides a response to the standard arguments against a Geriatric ED: we don’t need it; we don’t have time, money, expertise; we don’t want it. Suggests some opportunities to get support: “what’s in it for me?” Provides some sample scripts to use with colleagues to move to “Yes, and . . .”

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Change managementmisperceptionsWIIFMleadership
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Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
A Practical Guide
 , pp. 32 - 39
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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