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Serge Dumay, MD, CMD

8:00pm

Foundation Futures/ABPLM CMD Welcome Reception TBA

8:00am

TH1 | Basics of Value-Based Practice (VBP), Program Models, and Clinical Strategies for Success Texas 3-4Michelle Benedict, APN-C • Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD • Robert Reynolds, MD

1:30pm

TH9 | Demystifying the Basic Metabolic Panel Texas 1-2Meenakshi Patel, MD, MMM, CMD • Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD • T.S. Dharmarajan, MD TH12 | Unleash the Power of Performance Improvement in Your Facility by Stopping the Madness of Data Insanity Dallas 5-6Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD • Paige Hector, LMSW TH8 | Managing Quality Reporting in PA/LTC Medicine: Strategies for Selecting, Capturing, and Reporting Quality Metrics in Your Practice Texas 3-4Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Jean Butcher, MBA • Rikki Mangrum, MLS • Richard Feifer, MD, MPH • Kerry Weiner, MD, MPH • Alex Bardakh, MPP • Rod Baird, MS • Steve Buslovich, MD, MS

3:00pm

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall Longhorn Hall E

5:00pm

Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall with Prize Drawing Longhorn Hall E

8:00am

FR1 | General Session I Texas Ballroom A-BChristopher Laxton, CAE • Mary Evans, MD, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Heidi White, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD • Cheryl Phillips, MD, CMDR • Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP

10:30am

Job Fair in Exhibit Hall Longhorn Hall E

11:00am

INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Cont. Grapevine Ballroom BDavid Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Nimalie Stone, MD, MS • Robin Jump, MD, PhD

1:30pm

FR16 | Antibiotic Stewardship in PA/LTC Facilities: Evidence-Based Approach on Starting and Sustaining a Successful Program Texas 3-4Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Muhammad S. Ashraf, MBBS • Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Elizabeth Frentzel, MPH • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH • Sarah Kabbani, MD, MSc

3:30pm

FR28 | MACRA, MIPS and APM: Will the Nursing Home Practice Survive the Alphabet Tsunami Texas Ballroom CDaniel Haimowitz, MD, CMD • Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Don Barbo, CPA • Rod Baird, MS FR25 | Reports from the Front: Updates On the Approach to UTI From Three Stewardship Projects Grapevine 1-2David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD • Cees Hertogh, MD, PhD

6:00am

SA1 | Meet the Expert Breakfast Session -- When the Benefits Outweigh the Risks: Managing Chronic Mental Illness in PA/LTC Texas Ballroom CMaureen Nash, MD, MS

8:00am

SA2 | General Session II Texas Ballroom A-BAlan Abrams, MD, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD • David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD • Alex Bardakh, MPP • Joan Teno, MD, MS

11:00am

SA3 | To D/C or Not to D/C: Implementing Deprescribing Into Your Clinical Practice Texas 1-2Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, CGP • Steven Handler, MD, PhD, CMD SA7 | Quality Improvement: How to Achieve Better Outcomes in Your Facility San Antonio 4-6Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD • Thomas Caprio, MD, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Marian McNamara, RN, MSN • Maria Acosta, RN

4:00pm

SA20 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Prevention and Control: Three Perspectives on the Reform of Requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Texas 1-2Joseph Marek, RPh, CGP • Robin Jump, MD, PhD • Deborah Burdsall, PhD, RN

6:30am

SU2 | Red Eye Rounds: Clinical Quandaries Texas Ballroom DDebra Bakerjian, PhD, APRN • Timothy Gieseke, MD, CMD • David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Christopher Patterson, MD, CMD • Verna Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD • Peter Winn, MD, CMD SU1 | Red Eye Rounds: Medical Direction Challenges Texas Ballroom CRebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Susan Levy, MD, CMD • Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD • Meenakshi Patel, MD, MMM, CMD

8:30am

SU3 | General Session III Texas Ballroom A-BMary Evans, MD, CMD • Arif Nazir, MD, CMD • Eleanor McConnell, PhD, RN