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FMDA Journal Club | Evolving Infection Control in PALTC

Special Guest: Swati Gaur MD, MBA, CMDHosted by: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Our learning objectives for this session were:
Address the current challenges PALTC are facing at this stage of the Pandemic.
Review how PALTC facilities are approaching the regulations and mandates set forth in the new legislation.
Discuss local community surges in COVID cases and the risk for outbreaks in PALTC facilities.
Address vaccinations in LTC and the ongoing challenge of vaccine hesitancy.
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Recorded: April 28, 2021
Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

Caring On-The-Go | May 2021

May 2021 – A Special Issue on Younger Adults in Long-Term Care
In this episode Wayne Saltsman and Elizabeth Galik discuss our special section on younger adults in long term care with editor in chief Elizabeth Galik. Special guest Travis Neill also discusses his article on the mind-body connection in long term care. Articles include:
Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, “Younger Residents in Long-Term Care Find Meaning in Relationships, Engagement” (https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(21)00164-5/fulltext )
Christine Kilgore, “Trust, Consistency, Engagement: Meeting the Complex Needs of Younger Residents and Staff Who Care for Them” (https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(21)00168-2/fulltext )
Travis Neill, PA-C, MMS, “Institutional Placebo Effect: Tapping Into the Mind-Body Connection for Better Outcomes” (https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(21)00158-X/fulltext )
Lisa Lind, PhD, “Meeting the Emotional and Behavioral Needs of Younger Residents in Long-Term Care” (https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(21)00161-X/fulltext
With Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, Editor-in-Chief of CARING and Travis Neill
References: 
Caring for the Ages
Recorded: May 5, 2021
Available Credit
0.25 CMD-Clinical

JAMDA ON-THE-GO | April 2021 | Emergency Departments and Long-Term Care / Muscle Strength / Racism and Nursing Homes

This podcast will spotlight articles from the April 2021 issue of JAMDA. JAMDA is the official journal of AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
Host: Wayne Saltsman MD, PhD, CMD
Guests: Philip Sloane MD, MPH; Mallory Brown, MD
References:
Griffey, R., MD; et. al., "Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Patients Account for a Disproportionately High Number of Adverse Events in the Emergency Department", JAMDA, April/2021.
McNabney, MD.; et. al., "Use of Emergency Departments by Assisted Living Communities", JAMDA, April/2021.
"Pearls on Muscle Strength and Exercise in Older persons", JAMDA, April/2021.
Sloane, P., MD; et. al., "Addressing Systemic Racism in Nursing Homes: A Time for Action", JAMDA, April/2021.
Recorded: April 28, 2021
Available Credit
0.25 CMD-Clinical
 
 

AMDA On-The-Go | Geriatric Engineering

David Lubliner PhD has been teaching at NJIT for 25 years. His current responsibilities are as a coordinator of three programs; Computer Technology, Medical Informatics, which he developed in 2009 and has authored a related textbook "Biomedical Informatics(2015):An Introduction to Informations Systems and Software in Medicine and Health" and developed a more recent minor in Geriatric Engineering in 2019. The goal is to migrate the Geriatrics Engineering program to a standalone BS in 2022. His background includes degrees in Math/physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering (Biomedical concentration) and PhD in Information Systems. He worked in industry for ten years; first on the Patriot Missile System, then later in the field of Computer Architecture/Security for a fortune 50 company.
 
References:
Lubliner, D., PhD; "Geriatric Engineering: An Engineering Systems Design Approach to Human Aging", JAGS, Nov/2020.
Herr, PhD; et. al., "Something Old and Something New: The Time Is Right for Geriatric Engineering Programs", JAGS, Jan/2021.
Lubliner, D., PhD; "Biomedical Informatics An Introduction to Information Systems and Software in Medicine and Health", 2016.
Recorded: April 26, 2021
Available Credit
0.25 CMD-Clinical
 
 

AMDA On-The-Go | SNFs in the post-COVID World

David C. Grabowski, PhD, is a professor of health care policy in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. His research examines the economics of aging with a particular interest in the areas of long-term care and post-acute care. His works also examines the integration and coordination of care for dually eligible beneficiaries. Dr. Grabowski has been the Principal Investigator on five R01s from the National Institute on Aging on projects related to the value of post-acute care, skilled nursing facility payment, demand for long-term care insurance, specialization in dementia care, and nonprofit provision of nursing home care.
 
References:
Grabowski, D., PhD; et. al., "Postacute Care Preparedness for COVID-19: Thinking Ahead", JAMA, May/2020.
Grabowski, D., PhD; et. al., "Nursing Home Care in Crisis in the Wake of COVID-19", JAMA, July/2020.
Grabowski, D., PhD; et. al., "Nursing Homes Are Ground Zero for COVID-19 Pandemic", JAMA, March/2020.
Recorded: April 7, 2021
Available Credit:  0.25 CMD-Clinical
 
 

FMDA Journal Club | PALTC Advocacy

Special Guest: Christian Bergman, MD, CMDHost: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMDOur learning objectives for this session were:
Better understand methods and ways of engaging in advocacy.
Access tools necessary to effectively engage in public policy.
Distinguish between advocacy and lobbying.
Engage with media in a best practice manner while focusing on delivering a concise message.
Network with colleagues and build a network of PALTC "change agents."
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Recorded on 3/31/2021
0.25 CMD-Clinical

Caring On-The-Go | April 2021

April 2021
In this episode Wayne Saltsman and Elizabeth Galik discuss deprescribing, questions on herd immunity in the skilled nursing facility, and where we are at this point in the pandemic with visitation in the long term care facility. Articles include:
Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, “Addressing Public Perception: My Favorite Things About Post-Acute and Long-Term Care” (https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(21)00087-1/fulltext)
Christine Kilgore, “Deprescribing 2.0: Harnessing the Power of Collaboration and Data to Achieve Goals of Care” (https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(21)00092-5/fulltext)
Steven Fuller, DO, PhD, “Herd Immunity Not Possible in Long-Term Care” (https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(21)00082-2/fulltext)
Christine Kilgore, “Visitation After Vaccination: Ethics, Risks, and Benefits Must Be Considered” (https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(21)00093-7/fulltext)
With Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, Editor-in-Chief of CARING
References: 
Caring for the Ages
Recorded: March 31, 2021
Available Credit
0.25 CMD-Clinical

JAMDA On-The-Go | March 2021 | Small House Nursing Homes / Post-Incarceration Geriatric Care / Delirium / Measuring Food Intake

This podcast will spotlight articles from the March 2021 issue of JAMDA. JAMDA is the official journal of AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
Host: Wayne Saltsman MD, PhD, CMD
Guests: Philip Sloane MD, MPH; Mallory Brown, MD; Dr. Jaclyn Portelli 
References:
S. Zimmerman, PhD, et. al., "Nontraditional Small House Nursing Homes and COVID-19 Outcomes", JAMDA, 2/2021.
A. Silva, PhD, et. al., "Delirium Associated with Noncardiac Surgery in Older Persons", JAMDA, 2/2021.
N. Boucher, DrPH, et. al., "Older Adults Post-Incarceration: Restructuring Long-term Services and Supports in the Time of COVID-19", JAMDA, 2/2021.
A. Ott, MsC, et. al., "The Failure of Plate Diagrams in Estimating Individualized Offered Portion Size: An enable Study", JAMDA, 2/2021.
A. Ott, MsC, et. al., "Validity of Plate Diagrams for Estimation of Energy and Protein Intake of Nursing Home Residents Receiving Texture-Modified Diet: An enable Study", JAMDA, 2/2021.
Recorded on 3/22/2021
Available Credit
0.25 CMD-Clinical

FMDA Journal Club | Progress Report

Special Guest: Kimberly R. Smoak, MSH, QIDP
Hosted by: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Our learning objectives for this session were:
1. Review the progress we have made since the onset of this pandemic.
2. Discuss the challenges faced by our SNFs and ALFs and the steps taken to resolve those issues.
3. Describe the gains we have made with vaccinations in our facilities and the obstacles we still need to overcome.
4. Evaluate the future state for our facilities and the improvements we need to make to our PALTC infrastructure.
Recorded: March 17, 2021
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Available Credit
0.25 CMD-Clinical
 
 

AMDA On-The-Hill | VOLUME XIX

Questions? Email Alex at abardakh@paltc.org
References:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/19/rachel-levine-transgender-biden-hhs-pick/
PALTC21 Annual Conference
Society Joins Others in Urging CMS to Make MVP Program Improvements
No credit is available for this program.