E-Shien Chang, Elizabeth M Bloemen, Sarah Tietz, Daniel Lindberg, Alyssa Elman, Elaine Gottesman, Daniel Baek, David Hancock, Veronica M LoFaso, Jennine McAuley, Michelle Sullivan, Chloe Pino, Lisa Rachmuth, Tony Rosen
Elder mistreatment (EM) is a complex problem, with response and prevention requiring contributions from professionals from many disciplines. Community-based multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) that conduct meetings to discuss challenging cases and coordinate services are a common strategy to ensure effective collaboration. Though they play an important role in EM identification, intervention, and prevention, hospitals and hospital-based healthcare professionals have been particularly difficult to engage in MDTs...
March 6, 2024: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect