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Episode: May 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Geoffrey Gusoff, MD, MBA, MS; Stina Ek, PhD; Paul Katz, MD, CMD (co-editor-in-chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and co-editor-in-chief Paul Katz, MD, CMD, will discuss three articles from the May issue. First, they will talk with first author Geoffrey Gusoff, MD, MBA, MS, about a study on enhancing the workforce via improving home care workers’ voices. Next, they will talk with Stina Ek, PhD, the lead author of an article about physical resilience and its impact on recovery post-hip fracture. Finally, co-editor-in-chief Paul Katz, MD, CMD, will review a study examining antibiotic prescribing patterns for UTIs and pneumonia in nursing homes based on prescriber type and specialty. Articles Referenced: Having a Say in Patient Care: Factors Associated with High and Low Voice among Home Care Workers Characterizing the Individuals Who Regain or Maintain Walking Ability after a Hip Fracture: Insights Into Physical R

Episode: D2D Edition | Deprescribing of Anticoagulants: The IF, WHEN and HOW, a Discussion with a Cardiologist Host: Sabine von Preyss-Friedman MD, FACP, CMD Guest(s): Nicole Orr, MD; Irene Hamrick MD, CMD  In This Episode: In this episode, host Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, FACP, CMD, and special guests Nicole Orr, MD, and Irene Hamrick, MD, CMD, discuss the updated guidelines for ASA and deprescribing of anticoagulants.  Date Recorded: March 11, 2024 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: Claim CMD Credit

Episode: May 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP (editor-in-chief); Nicole Orr, MD In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and editor-in-chief Dr. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, discuss our May issue of Caring for the Ages with guest Nicole Orr, MD. This issue contains and special section on Heart Disease and Matters of the Heart. Dr. Orr, president of Post-Acute Cardiology Care, LLC, in Darien, CT, discusses the field of geriatric cardiology, including recent advancements and the need for collaboration with geriatricians and other post-acute and long-term care professionals. Dr. Galik also discusses three other articles in the special section: loneliness and heart disease, the importance of friendships amongst residents and how we can support residents to make friends, and a pragmatic research column on whether or not switching from warfarin to a novel oral anticoagulant is safer than remaining on warfarin in older, frail patients with atrial

Episode: Assisted Living Three-Part Series | Palliative Care and Goals of Care in AL (Part 3 of 3) Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Guest(s): Michael Nash, MD, CMD; Katie O’Brien, MD, CMD In This Episode: In this episode, host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, and special guests Michael Nash, MD, CMD, and Katie O’Brien, MD, CMD, discuss framing goals of care conversations in an assisted living (AL) setting, including guiding patients, families, and staff when a higher level of care may be necessary, as well as what palliative care and hospice care might look like in an AL. Date Recorded: April 5, 2024 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: Claim CMD Credit

Episode: April 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): E-Shien (Iggy) Chang, PhD; Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP (co-editor-in-chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and co-editor-in-chief Dr. Barb Resnick, PhD, CRNP, will talk with Dr. E-Shien (Iggy) Chang, PhD, about her work exploring overt racial and ethnic conflict in resident-to-resident aggression in long-term care facilities. In addition to Dr. Chang's paper, the following articles will be highlighted and reviewed: An Integrative Review of the State of POLST Science: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?; Exploring Predictive Factors for Potentially Avoidable Emergency Department Transfers: Findings From the FINE Study; and LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Training and Education: A Toolkit for Skilled Nursing Facilities.  Articles Referenced: Exploring Overt Racial and Ethnic Conflict in Resident-to-Resident Aggression in Long-Term Care Facilities An Integrative Review of the State of POLST Science: What Do We Know and Where

AMDA On-The-Hill | March 2024 Alex Bardakh, MPP, CAE, the Society’s Senior Director of Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships, shares the latest news from the nation’s capital. Questions? Email Alex at abardakh@paltc.org. No credit is available for this program.  

Episode: April 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP (editor-in-chief); Glenn Tillotson; Allison Villegas, PA-C In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and editor-in-chief Dr. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, discuss our April issue of Caring for the Ages with special guests Glenn Tillotson PhD, FIDSA, FCCP, and Allison Villegas, PA-C. This month, we honor Ms. Villegas as the winner of the Cowles award for the most-downloaded article in 2023: “Clearing Up Misconceptions About Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Long-Term Care.” Dr. Tillotson discusses his co-authored article on clostridioides difficile in older adults, while Drs. Galik and Steinberg discuss our cover story on pets and pet therapy in long-term care and Dr. Galik's article on how to advocate for an aging relative during a skilled nursing facility stay. Featured Articles: Pet Presence in Long-Term Care: Making It Happen in Your Community Clostridioides difficile: New Insi

Episode: RSV Vaccinations in PALTC Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Guest(s): Ann R. Falsey, MD In This Episode: In this episode, host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, and special guest Ann R. Falsey, MD, will discuss respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines, the current RSV Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations, and how this impacts our PALTC community. Date Recorded: April 1, 2024 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: Claim CMD Credit

Episode: March 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Emily Morgan, MD; Jessica Rice Williams, PhD; Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP (co-editor-in-chief); Paul Katz, MD, CMD (co-editor-in-chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD, and co-editors-in-chief Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, and Paul Katz, MD, CMD, will discuss three articles from the March issue. The topics include a paper that links payroll data, as a measure of facility-level turnover, to leadership commitment to workers. A second paper reports on a practical, evidence-based approach to implementing the 4Ms in long-term care. Finally, they will review a study conducted in Hong Kong that examines the link between aggression from residents in long-term care facilities to staff intention to leave, burnout and fatigue. Articles Referenced: Age-Friendly Framework in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care: Implementing the 4Ms in Long-Term Care Can Better Leadership Reduce Nursing Home Staff Turnover?      Resources Disc

Episode: Assisted Living Three-Part Series | Transitions of Care and Challenges in AL  (Part 2 of 3) Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Guest(s): Michael Nash, MD, CMD; Katie O’Brien, MD, CMD; Sing Palat, MD, CMD In This Episode: In this episode, host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, and special guests Michael Nash, MD, CMD, Katie O’Brien, MD, CMD, and Sing Palat, MD, CMD, discuss how varying methods of delivering medical care in assisted living communities can lead to challenges in transitions of care, both to and from emergency departments, acute care, and skilled nursing facility settings. The concept of microtransitions will also be reviewed, as well as ways to meet these challenges going forward. Date Recorded: March 4, 2024 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: Claim CMD Credit

Episode: March 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP (editor-in-chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, editor-in-chief Dr. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, discuss our March issue of Caring for the Ages. This month, our cover features the last editorial from long-time member of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and Caring’s regular columnist, Dr. Steven Levenson, who sadly passed away in January. Drs. Galik and Steinberg also discuss a workforce initiative known as the Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative, the importance of engaging caregivers in transitions, and Dr. Galik’s own recent experience as a caregiver for her aging parents. Featured Articles: Medical Aid in Dying Laws: The Hidden Conflicts and Controversies Remembering Steven Levenson, MD, CMD How Nursing Home Leadership Strengthens the Workforce Pipeline Through the Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative In the Thick of It: How to Survive as a Caregiver o

Join special guest, Dr. Swati Gaur, and your host, Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda, for this special episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, Antimicrobial Stewardship & Quality. This session focused on the following Learning Objectives: Revisit current guidance and protocols for Antimicrobial Stewardship in our PALTC facilities. Discuss how we are tackling vaccinations as it relates to COVID, Flu and RSV in our PALTC facilities for both residents and staff. Describe the challenges that PALTC facilities have with the spread of drug resistant pathogens such as Candida auris. Provide examples of interdisciplinary approaches to combatting the over prescribing of antibiotics and share how this impacts the quality of care for PALTC residents. Review how our PALTC Facilities can work with their QIO to educate and implement policies on Antimicrobial Stewardship. Recorded: February 14, 2024 Guest Panelists:  Amina Dubuisson, DNP, MBA/HCM, RN, LNHA, CDP; Deborah Franklin, MHA, NHA; and Toby Philpot Hosted by: Diane Sanders-Cepeda

Episode: Assisted Living Three-Part Series | Current Landscape of AL (Part 1 of 3) Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Guest(s): Michael Nash, MD, CMD; Katie O’Brien, MD, CMD In This Episode: In this episode, host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, and special guests Michael Nash, MD, CMD, and Katie O’Brien, MD, CMD, discuss the current state of assisted living including demographics, criteria, and emerging models of medical care.  Date Recorded: February 13, 2024 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: Claim CMD Credit

Episode: February 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Victoria Shier, PhD, MPA; Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP (co-editor-in-chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and co-editor-in-chief Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, will talk with Victoria Shier, PhD, MPA, about her work on the association between state dementia training requirements for nursing homes and the use of antipsychotic medications. In addition to Dr. Victoria Shier's paper, the following articles will be highlighted and reviewed: (1) Telemedicine in Nursing Home Residents Requiring a Call to an Emergency Medical Communication Center; (2) Focusing on Provider Quality Measurement: Continued Consensus and Feasibility Testing of Practice-Based Quality Measures for Primary Care Providers in Long-Term Care; (3) Effects of an Exercise Program to Reduce Falls in Older People Living in Long-Term Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Articles Referenced: The Impact of State Dementia Training Requirements for Nursing H

Episode: Ageism Two-Part Series | Is Ageism the Cornerstone of our PALTC Infrastructure? (Part 2 of 2) Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Guest(s): Cynthia Kuttner, MD, CMD; Fatima Naqvi, MD, CMD In This Episode: In this episode, host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, and special guests Cynthia Kuttner, MD, CMD, and Fatima Naqvi, MD, CMD discuss our approach to policies and procedures in the PALTC environment and how ageism influences our infrastructure. Date Recorded: January 10, 2024 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: Claim CMD Credit

Episode: January 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Gregory L. Alexander, PhD, RN; Micah Segelman, PhD; Paul Katz, MD, CMD (co-editor-in-chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and co-editor-in-chief Paul Katz, MD, CMD, will talk with two authors, Gregory L. Alexander, PhD, RN and Micah Segelman, PhD, about their recent JAMDA articles. First, Gregory L. Alexander, PhD, RN, will discuss a survey of technology abandonment in US nursing homes. Then Micah Segelman, PhD, will report on the outcomes for long stay nursing facility residents following on-site acute care under a CMS initiative. Finally, co-editor-in-chief Paul Katz, MD, CMD, will review a study examining the use of psychotropic, anticonvulsant, and opioid medications in assisted living residents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Articles Referenced: A Survey of Technology Abandonment in US Nursing Homes Outcomes for Long-Stay Nursing Facility Residents Following On-Site Acute Care Under a CMS Initi

Episode: Ageism Two-Part Series | The Culture of Aging and the Bias of Ageism (Part 1 of 2) Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Guest(s): Cynthia Kuttner, MD, CMD; Fatima Naqvi, MD, CMD In This Episode: In this episode, host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, and special guests Cynthia Kuttner, MD, CMD, and Fatima Naqvi, MD, CMD discuss our attitudes toward aging and how that permeates throughout PALTC care settings and across health care. Date Recorded: January 10, 2024 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: Claim CMD Credit

Episode: BPSD Bootcamp: What to Do in a Crisis? (Part 2 of 2) Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Guest(s): Tana Whitt, MSN, PMHNP-BC; Charissa Duffy, DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Anthony Nedelman, PhD In This Episode: In this episode, host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, and special guests Tana Whitt, MSN, PMHNP-MC; Charissa Duffy DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, and Anthony Nedelman, PhD, discuss behavioral and psychological symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) to provide listeners with clear guidance on non-pharmacological crisis interventions, de-escalations, and pharmacological interventions available to patients and residents with BPSD. Date Recorded: November 9, 2023 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: Claim CMD Credit

Episode: January-February 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP (editor-in-chief); Jerald Winakur, MD, MACP, FRCP In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, editor-in-chief Dr. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, and special guest Jerald Winakur, MD, MACP, FRCP, discuss narrative medicine and its importance in long-term care. Other articles discussed include our cover story about a competition that engages senior living chefs, the intersection of resident and staff anxiety, and Dr. Galik's own article on collaborating with family caregivers. Featured Articles: The Last Patient of the Day  Bon Appetit: A Delicious Way to Inspire Chefs and Show the Best of Senior Living  Keep Calm and Carry On: Managing Residents’ Anxiety While Managing Our Own  Decreasing Stigma and Forming Collaborative Partnerships With Family Caregivers in Long-Term Care  Date Recorded: January 2, 2024 Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABP

AMDA On-The-Hill | December 2023   Alex Bardakh, the Society’s Senior Director of Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships, shares the latest news from the nation’s capital. Questions? Email Alex at abardakh@paltc.org No credit is available for this program.