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Caring On-The-Go | Jan/Feb 2023

In this episode, Dr. Karl Steinberg and Dr. Elizabeth Galik discuss our January-Februay issue.
Alcohol Use in Long-Term Care Communities: Juggling Choice and Safety
Clearing Up Misconceptions about Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Long-Term Care
Dental Care in Older Adults: How to Resolve Barriers to Care and Promote Good Oral Hygiene
Facilitating Better Sleep — and How It Might Prevent Cognitive Decline
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guest(s): Elizabeth Galik, Ph.D., CRNP
Resources: Caring for the Ages
Recorded: December 27, 2022
Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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FMDA Journal Club | Winter is Coming – PALTC Preparedness for COVID’s Next Surge

Join special guest Dr. Swati Guar and your host, Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda, for this special episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, Winter is Coming – PALTC Preparedness for COVID's Next Surge.
This session focused on the following Learning Objectives:
Review the latest COVID projections, modeling for the upcoming months, and the impact on PALTC.
Explain the underutilization of bivalent boosters and Paxlovid in PALTC facilities and approaches that should be adopted for improvement.
Discuss the challenges, barriers, the ongoing threat of COVID, FLU, and RSV across our PALTC continuum.
Recorded: December 21, 2022
Hosted by: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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AMDA On-The-Go | December 2022 | Roadmap to Promoting...

Title: Roadmap to promoting healthcare in Assisted Living
Topics: This session will provide an in-depth discussion around the Expert Delphi Consensus Panel findings and recommendations into Health care in Assisted Living with consideration into the next steps and future guidance.
Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda
Guests: Lindsay Schwartz, Sheryl Zimmerman, Doug Pace
Recorded: December 12, 2022
Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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JAMDA On-The-Go | December 2022 | Deprescribing, infection control...

Topics: Deprescribing, infection control, osteoporosis treatment, and palliative care
Articles:
Kornholt et al: Scoping review of randomized trials with discontinuation of medicines in older adults
Crnich, et al: Reimagining Infection Control in U.S. Nursing Homes in the Era of COVID-19
Niznik et al: Controversies in Osteoporosis Treatment of Nursing Home Residents
Truchard et al: Wish to die among residents of Swiss long-term care facilities: A multi-site cross-sectional study
Host:  Karl Steinberg MD, HMDC, CMD
Guests: Philip Sloane MD, MPH; Mallory Brown, MD 
Recorded: December 12, 2022
Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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AMDA On-The-Hill | December 2022

Alex Bardakh, the Society’s Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, shares the latest news from the nation’s capital.
Questions? Email Alex at abardakh@paltc.org
No credit is available for this program.

AMDA On-The-Go | November 2022 | The Great Collaboration: PALTC Together

Title: The Great Collaboration: PALTC Together
Topics: This session will provide insight into AMDA PALTC collaboration with GAPNA, AANP, ASCP, and AAPA to develop a COVID-19 Vaccination and Therapeutics in PALTC Toolkit
Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda
Guests: Dr. Suzanne Gillespie, Jenny Kim, April Kapu
Recorded: November 18, 2022
Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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JAMDA On-The-Go | November 2022 | Nursing home staffing and resident outcomes...

Topics: Nursing home staffing and resident outcomes; physical design of nursing homes; Vitamin B and dementia risk
Articles:
Chappel V, et al.  Association Between Long-Term Care Facility Staffing Levels and Antipsychotic Use in US Long-Term Care Facilities
Mukamel DB et al:  Associations Between Daily Nurse Staffing Levels and Daily Hospitalizations and ED Visits in Nursing Homes
Bourdon E, et al. Effect of the Physical Environment on Health and Well-Being of Nursing Homes Residents: A Scoping Review
Zhou J, et al. Association of Vitamin B Status with Risk of Dementia in Cohort Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Host:  Karl Steinberg MD, HMDC, CMD
Guests: Philip Sloane MD, MPH; Mallory Brown, MD 
Recorded: November 30, 2022
Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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Caring On-The-Go | Nov/Dec 2022

In this episode, Dr. Karl Steinberg and Dr. Elizabeth Galik discuss our November-December issue, including the oral COVID-19 outpatient treatment known as Paxlovid, the role of professional social workers in the nursing home, the assessment and management of wandering and elopement in nursing homes, and what to do with spousal disagreements impact individuals, other patients, and staff.
Paxlovid: What Staff in Long-Term Care Should Know
Professional Social Workers in the Nursing Home
Assessment and Management of Wandering and Elopement in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
When Sparring Spouses Need a Referee in Long-Term Care
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guest(s): Elizabeth Galik, Ph.D., CRNP
Resources: Caring for the Ages
Recorded: November 9, 2022
Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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JAMDA On-The-Go | November 2022 | Will Nursing Home Reform...

Will Nursing Home Reform Actually Improve Care?
Host:  Karl Steinberg MD, HMDC, CMD
Guests: Philip Sloane MD, MPH; Dr. Mike Wasserman; Dr. Christian Bergman
Recorded: November 8, 2022
Topics: Staffing ratios, Infection Preventionist, Transparency, Medical director registry
Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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JAMDA On-The-Go | October 2022 | Lighting and Falls; Medical Care...

Lighting and Falls; Medical Care in the Home; Clostridioides difficile; wearable temperature sensors
Host:  Karl Steinberg MD, HMDC, CMD
Guests: Philip Sloane MD, MPH; Mallory Brown, MD 
References:
Grant LK, et al. Impact of Upgraded Lighting on Falls in Care Home Residents.
Liu B, et al. Growth of Fee-for-Service Medicare Home-Based Medical Care Within Private Residences and Domiciliary Care Settings in the U.S., 2012–2019. 
Feuerstadt P, et al. Mortality, Health Care Use, and Costs of Clostridioides difficile Infections in Older Adults
Recorded: October 26, 2022
Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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