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FMDA Journal Club | COVID-19 Impact: Addressing the Public Health Challenge

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

FMDA Journal Club | COVID-19 Impact: Clinical Trends

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

FMDA Journal Club | COVID-19 Impact: The Long Road to Recovery

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

JAMDA On-The-Go | July 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

AMDA On-The-Go | Interventions to Improve SNF to ER Transitions

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

FMDA Journal Club | COVID-19 Impact: Clinical & Regulatory Updates

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

FMDA Journal Club | COVID-19: Leading the Charge

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

AMDA On-The-Go | Anticoagulation in the Post-Acute Setting During COVID-19

Dr. Vicki Walker is a graduate of the University of South Dakota and the Washington Family Medicine program. She served as the Vice President of Medical Services and Quality for the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, where she was responsible for supporting the medical directors  and providing leadership and oversight of clinical care and QAPI across nursing homes, hospice and home health agencies in 24 states. She remains active with AMDA, the Society for Post-acute and long term care medicine, as a certified medical director and a State chapter representative to the board, a member of the Public Policy Committee and chair of the Clinical Issues Subcommittee. She also serves as a Clinical Professor for the Sanford School of Medicine and faculty for the Healer’s Art course.
References:
Davis, R., et. al., "Platelets and Coagulation in Infection", Clin Transi Immunology, July 8, 2016.
Hunt, B. J., Levi, M., "Engineering Reversal — Finding an Antidote for Direct Oral Anticoagulants", NJM, 2016.
Phend, C., "COVID-19: Anticoagulation Recommended Even After Discharge", MedPage Today, 2020.
Recording Date: 07/03/2020
Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

AMDA On-The-Go | Mitigating the fears and stresses from COVID-19

Paige Hector, LMSW is a clinical educator and professional speaker with over 25 years’ experience in post-acute and long term care settings. She specializes in diverse topics for the interdisciplinary team and sustainable process improvement. 
 
 
References:
Paige Hector, LMSW, “Empowering Staff and Partnering with Families in the Midst of a Pandemic”, Caring, 2020.
Paige Hector, LMSW, “Proactive Communication and Collaboration with Families During COVID-19”, Caring, 2020.
Paige Hector, LMSW, "Getting Beyond Blaming Staff: A Facility Example", Caring, 2018.
Paige Hector, LMSW, Nina Flanagan, PhD, GNP-BC, APMH-BC, “The Medical Model and Person-Centered Care: A Blended Approach", Caring, 2020.
Recording Date: 06/19/2020
Available Credit
0.25 CMD-Clinical

FMDA Journal Club | COVID-19: In the Trenches, June 24, 2020

This session looks at the opportunities and challenges of providing primary/geriatric care to patients in the outpatient and LTC setting during this pandemic – including practice limitations, the evolving roles and responsibilities of a medical director in PALTC, and practice management insights and strategies.Hosted by: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMDSpecial Guest Panelists: Dr. Thomas Edwards, Dr. Elizabeth Hames, Dr. Brian Kiedrowski, and Dr. Dan Kaplan
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Recorded on 6/24/2020
Available Credit:   0.25 CMD-Clinical