VEPT Research and Publications

Research

VEPT members are actively involved in ground-breaking research to improve identification, intervention, and prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, particularly in health care settings. We’ve been invited to present our work at local, national, and international conferences. We’ve published on our work extensively in academic journals. A sample of our recent publications includes:

Vulnerable Elder Protection Team:

• Rosen T, Elman A, Clark S, Gogia K, Stern ME, Mulcare MR, Makaroun LK, Gottesman E, Baek D, Pearman M, Sullivan M, Brissenden K, Shaw A, Bloemen EM, LoFaso VM, Breckman R, Pillemer K, Sharma R, Lachs MS. 2022. Vulnerable Elder Protection Team: Initial experience of an emergency department-based interdisciplinary elder abuse program. J Am Geriatr Soc. Epub ahead of print.
• Rosen T, Mehta-Naik N, Elman A, Mulcare MR, Stern ME, Clark S, Sharma R, LoFaso VM, Breckman R, Lachs M, Needell N. 2018. Improving quality of care in hospitals for victims of elder mistreatment: Development of the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 44(3):164-171
• Rosen T, Stern ME, Mulcare MR, Elman A, McCarthy TJ, LoFaso VM, Bloemen EM, Clark S, Sharma R, Breckman R, Lachs MS. 2018. Emergency department provider perspectives on elder abuse and development of a novel ED-based multidisciplinary intervention team. Emerg Med J. 35(10):600-607.
• Rosen T, Hargarten S et al. 2016. Identifying Elder Abuse in the Emergency Department: Toward a Multidisciplinary Team-Based Approach. Ann Emerg Med. 68(3):378-82.