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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 fibrillation. The findings are surprising!
Be sure to check out the rest of this important special issue, including articles on women and heart disease, SGLT-2 Inhibitors, legal issues associated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and more!
Featured Articles:
Geriatric Cardiology: At the Forefront of Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults
SGLT-2 Inhibitors for the Management of Heart Failure
Loneliness and Heart Disease: What the Literature Tells Us and What We Can Do to Help
Thank You for Being a Friend in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
To Switch or Not to Switch Anticoagulation?
Date Recorded: May 2, 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:
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:
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:
An Integrative Review of the State of POLST Science: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?
LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Training and Education: A Toolkit for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Date Recorded: April 12, 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:
Episode: 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 Insights on Management in the Older Patient
Advocating for an Aging Relative During a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay: Managing Opportunities and Challenges
Advanced Practice Providers Take Center Stage with the 2023 Cowles Award
Award Winner: Clearing Up Misconceptions About Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Long-Term Care
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:
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:
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 Discussed by the Author During Podcast:
Total Worker Health® | CDC
Video Library
Are You Ready?
Implementation Toolkits
Date Recorded: March 25, 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:
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:
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
In the Thick of It: How to Survive as a Caregiver of an Aging Relative
Caregivers, the Secret Sauce in Care Transitions
Date Recorded: February 29, 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:
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:
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, 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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