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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:
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 Homes on Antipsychotic Medication Use
Telemedicine in Nursing Home Residents Requiring a Call to an Emergency Medical Communication Center
Date Recorded: February 9, 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: 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:
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
Date Recorded: January 22, 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: 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:
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:
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 (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows:
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.
Episode: December 2023
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guest(s): Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP (co-editor-in-chief); Jonathan L. Temte, MD, PhD
In This Episode:
In this episode, host Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and co-editor-in-chief Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, will talk with Jonathan L. Temte, MD, PhD, about his work testing whether the use of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDT) with long-term care facility residents with acute respiratory infection was associated increased treatment with antivirals and decreased health care utilization.
Articles Referenced:
Evaluation of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) administered via videoconference
Date Recorded: December 8, 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:
Episode: BPSD Bootcamp: Practical Guidance to Non-pharmacological Interventions (Part 1 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 a crash course into nonpharmacological interventions and strategies to support patients 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:
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