PALTtalk
Effective August 13, 2024, AMDA On-The-Go and all affiliate podcasts will now go by PALTtalk. Explore the field of post-acute and long-term care, with expert interviews, journal article reviews, innovations news, and more. Statements made by guests on this podcast are their own opinions and are not necessarily the positions of the assocation. Speakers’ appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their views, or any entity they represent.
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Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
This podcast will spotlight articles from the August 2020 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:
James Alvin Low, et. al., "The Nuts and Bolts of Utilizing Telemedicine in Nursing Homes", JAMDA, 8/2020.
Laura Fanning, et. al., "Safety and Effectiveness of Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs Warfarin in People With Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia", JAMDA, 8/2020.
Zakia B. Shariff, et. al., "Does the Formulation of Oral Solid Dosage Forms Affect Acceptance and Adherence in Older Patients? A Mixed Methods Systematic Review", JAMDA 8/2020.
Morgan J. Katz, et. al., "Respiratory Practices in the Long-term Care Setting: A Human Factors–Based Risk Analysis", JAMDA, 8/2020.
Christine D. Jones, et. al., “What Would It Take to Transform Post-Acute Care?” 2019 Conference Proceedings on Re-envisioning Post-Acute Care, JAMDA, 8/2020.
Available Credit:0.25 CMD-Clinical
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Questions? Email Alex at abardakh@paltc.org
References:
AMDA Opposed to Cuts to SNF Visits in Proposed CY2021 Physician Fee Schedule – Will be Catastrophic to PALTC Practices and Cause Severe Shortage in Access to Care for America’s Seniors
AMDA COVID-19 Page
David A. Nace Appointed to CMS Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
AMDA Telehealth Page
CMS Issues Proposed Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Proposed Rules; Changes to Telehealth Services Included
Senate Leadership Introduces New COVID Relief Package; Includes Nursing Home Support
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Special guest Dana Saffel, PharmD, DPh, CGP, FASCP, joins host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for the this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club. This session examines: emerging pharmaceutical research regarding treatments and vaccinations, current medications being utilized for the management of COVID-19 both in acute and subacute settings, compassionate medication use including how to address conflicting research, and insights into how we should be working with consultant pharmacists in our facilities.
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Recording Date: 08/12/2020
Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Special Guest: Sean Cannone, DO, CMD
Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Special guest, Sean Cannone, DO, CMD, joined Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, on this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club to discuss: the development of a population health strategy to meet the demands of this pandemic, the unique challenges presented by Nursing Homes and ALF’s, advocating for your health system at the local and state level, the steps required to meet the needs of a diverse population, and how Dr. Cannone’s team addressed social determinants of health and healthcare disparities.
Recorded: August 5, 2020Powerpoint Slides
Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Join Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club where we reviewed all relevant updates and research around COVID-19, clinical advances and emerging best care recommendations, and discussed healthcare disparities related to COVID-19 and the impacts across the PALTC Continuum
http://fmda.org/2020/FMDA_JournalClub_072920.pdf
Recorded: July 29, 2020
Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Special Guests: Elaine Healy, MD, CMD; Elizabeth Vandevelde, ARNP
Recorded: July 21, 2020
Special guest panelists Elaine Healy, MD, CMD, and Elizabeth Vandevelde, ARNP, join host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, in their return to FMDA's Journal Club to discuss what conditions we're seeing s/p recovery from COVID-19, rehabilitation changes following this condition, and how we prepare to treat and manage patients who have persistent symptoms following recovery.
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Available Credit:
0.25 CMD-Clinical
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
This podcast will spotlight articles from the July 2020 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:
Rudolph, James, MD, et al, "Temperature in COVID-19", JAMDA, July, 2020.
Nouvenne, Antonio, "Point of care ultrasound and COVID", JAMDA, July, 2020.
de Spiegeleer, Anton De, "Effect of ARBs, ACEis and Statins on COVID-19", JAMDA, July, 2020.
Schlaudecker, Jeffrey, "Essential family caregivers", JAMDA, July, 2020.
Verbeek, Hilda, "Dutch experience letting visitors back in", JAMDA, July, 2020.
Laxton, Chris, et al, "Solving the Crisis", JAMDA, July, 2020.
Lynch, Richard, "Practical Steps to Improve Air Flow", JAMDA, July, 2020.
Recorded: July 23, 2020
Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Cameron Gettel, MD is an Instructor of Emergency Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine, a Fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program, and a recent graduate of the Brown University Emergency Medicine Residency Program, where he served as chief resident. His primary scholarly interests include care transitions, health services research, and quality measurement.
References:
Joseph G. Ouslander MD, et. al., "Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Frequency, Causes, and Costs", JAG, 2010.
Cameron J Gettel, MD, et. al., "A Systematic Review of Intervention to Improve Nursing Home Emergency Dept. Care Transition", Annals of Long-Term Care, 2020.
Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Special Guest: Kimberly Smoak, MSH, QIDP
This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Kimberly Smoak, MSH, QIDP, Chief of Field Operations, Health Quality Assurance, Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration.
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Recorded: July 15, 2020
Available Credit : 0.25 CMD-Clinical
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Special Guest: Elizabeth Borer, RN
This session includes: operationalizing the response in skilled nursing facilities; the impact on the morale of nurses and staff, and the difficulties of maintaining a workforce through this pandemic; managing a SNF through an outbreak and addressing the possibility of achieving and maintaining “COVID-free” status; the role of the Medical Director during this pandemic and the responsibility of PALTC clinicians; how SNFs should be managing visitation and vendors; the evolution of Telehealth in facilities; and the variability and variance from county-to-county and state-to-state.
Recorded: July 8, 2020
Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical