ED-LEAD: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS LEADING THE TRANSFORMATION OF ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA CARE - PROJECT SUMMARY IN PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA (PLWD), AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) VISIT IS A CRITICAL EVENT AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE UNMET NEEDS THAT PRECEDED THE VISIT. OUR MULTIPLE PI (MPI) TEAM HAVE TOGETHER CONDUCTED CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED, MULTI-SITE TRIALS IN >50 EDS AS WELL AS MULTIPLE HOSPICE AND HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, AND ARE UNIQUELY POISED TO ADDRESS PREVIOUS SHORTCOMINGS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCALABLE MODELS OF CARE FOR PLWD. THROUGH THIS WORK, AND THAT OF OUR CO-INVESTIGATORS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND TESTED THREE INTERVENTIONS RELEVANT TO PLWD AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS WHO VISIT THE ED: 1) EMERGENCY CARE REDESIGN (UH3AT009844) OF NEW AND INTENTIONAL WORKFLOWS FOR EMERGENCY PROVIDERS REINFORCED BY DIGITAL ALERTS AND STRUCTURED COLLABORATION BETWEEN SITES, ALREADY SHOWN TO INCREASE IDENTIFICATION OF ADVANCE CARE PLANS AND ENLISTED MULTIDISCIPLINARY SUPPORT; 2) A NURSE-LED TELEPHON

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ED-LEAD: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS LEADING THE TRANSFORMATION OF ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA CARE - PROJECT SUMMARY IN PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA (PLWD), AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) VISIT IS A CRITICAL EVENT AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE UNMET NEEDS THAT PRECEDED THE VISIT. OUR MULTIPLE PI (MPI) TEAM HAVE TOGETHER CONDUCTED CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED, MULTI-SITE TRIALS IN >50 EDS AS WELL AS MULTIPLE HOSPICE AND HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, AND ARE UNIQUELY POISED TO ADDRESS PREVIOUS SHORTCOMINGS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCALABLE MODELS OF CARE FOR PLWD. THROUGH THIS WORK, AND THAT OF OUR CO-INVESTIGATORS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND TESTED THREE INTERVENTIONS RELEVANT TO PLWD AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS WHO VISIT THE ED: 1) EMERGENCY CARE REDESIGN (UH3AT009844) OF NEW AND INTENTIONAL WORKFLOWS FOR EMERGENCY PROVIDERS REINFORCED BY DIGITAL ALERTS AND STRUCTURED COLLABORATION BETWEEN SITES, ALREADY SHOWN TO INCREASE IDENTIFICATION OF ADVANCE CARE PLANS AND ENLISTED MULTIDISCIPLINARY SUPPORT; 2) A NURSE-LED TELEPHON