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 W ..read more

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.   ..read more

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 CM ..read more

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 t ..read more

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 settin ..read more

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 interdisci ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 cre ..read more

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 ..read more