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TH2 | Updates in Management of Common Infections in PA/LTC Facilities Texas 1-2 Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Muhammad S. Ashraf, MBBS • Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, MPH • Sharon Bradley, RN TH3 | Latest Approaches to Difficult Medical Issues in PA/LTC Texas Ballroom D Julie Gammack, MD, CMD • Milta Little, DO, CMD • Angela Sanford, MD, CMD • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH TH4 | Telemedicine in PA/LTC: How to do it and do it Well Texas 5-6 Thomas Edmondson, MD, CMD • Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD • Murthy Gokula, MD, CMD • Steven Handler, MD, PhD, CMD TH7 | Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Persons With Dementia in Residential Care: Strategies for Implementing Cognitive Stimulation Therapy San Antonio 5-6 Marla Berg-Weger, PhD, LCSW • Janice Lundy, MA, MHA • Deborah Hayden, OT, RN TH5 | The Practical Application of MDS (Minimum Data Set) and Other Available Data to Improve Site-Specific Quality Measure Performance Dallas 5-6 Michele Bellantoni, MD, CMD • Ronald Crossno, MD, HMDC, CMD • Emily Jaffe, MD • Richard Feifer, MD, MPH • Steven Fuller, DO, PhD TH1 | Basics of Value-Based Practice (VBP), Program Models, and Clinical Strategies for Success Texas 3-4 Michelle Benedict, APN-C • Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD • Robert Reynolds, MD TH6 | Medical CME Item-Writing Workshop: Focus on Medical Direction and Attending Physicians' Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities in PA/LTC Dallas 7 Scott Frohn, PhD INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Grapevine Ballroom B David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, MPH • Theresa Rowe, DO, MS • Sarah Kabbani, MD, MSc • Robin Jump, MD, PhD 11:30am EDT
1:30pm EDT
TH11 | Serious Illness Conversation, Evidence-Based Techniques for LTC Clinicians Texas 5-6 Grace Cordts, MD, MPH, CMD • Kevin Henning, MD, CMD • James Mittleberger, MD, MPH • Denise Stahl, MSN TH9 | Demystifying the Basic Metabolic Panel Texas 1-2 Meenakshi 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 5-6 Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD • Paige Hector, LMSW TH13 | Thinking Right and Acting Right: How Medical Directors can Lead the way in Nursing Facility Improvement San Antonio 5-6 Steven Levenson, MD, CMD • Jean Storm, DO TH10 | An Evolution in Transitions: Improving the Skilled Nursing Facility and Emergency Department Relationship Texas Ballroom D Leslie Eber, MD, CMD • Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD • Marianna Karounos, DO • William Jaquis, MD • Robert Burke, MD, MS TH8 | Managing Quality Reporting in PA/LTC Medicine: Strategies for Selecting, Capturing, and Reporting Quality Metrics in Your Practice Texas 3-4 Dheeraj 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
8:00am EDT
FR1 | General Session I Texas Ballroom A-B Christopher Laxton, CAE • Mary Evans, MD, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Heidi White, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD • Cheryl Phillips, MD, CMDR • Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP 11:00am EDT
FR5 | Apathy: Treating What can be Overlooked in LTC Facilities Dallas 5-7 Jacqueline Curtis, MD • Elizabeth Mynard, PhD FR8 | Parkinson's Disease: A Video is Worth 1.8 Million Words Grapevine 1-2 John Dean, MA, CCC-SLP • Nora Reznickova, MD INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Cont. Grapevine Ballroom B David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Nimalie Stone, MD, MS • Robin Jump, MD, PhD FR6 | Rural LTC: A Crossroads in Medical Director Management and Clinical Support Austin 4-6 August Anneberg, MD, CMD • Fred Feinsod, MD, CMD • Cynthia Works, MD, CMD FR2 | Are we Doing Enough? A Need for New Approaches to Address Transitions of Care for the Older Adults Across Continuum of Care Texas 1-2 Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, CMD • Michele Bellantoni, MD, CMD • Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, PHD FR3 | Care of the Actively Dying Texas Ballroom D Jeffrey Nichols, MD, CMD • Yvonne Torres, MSW • Sydonie Clementson, RN FR10 | Apples to Apples: A Review of the Society's Efforts in Defining Meaningful Quality Measures for Practitioners in PA/LTC Texas Ballroom C Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Rikki Mangrum, MLS • Alex Bardakh, MPP FR7 | Value-Based Reimbursement and Care Redesign in the PA/LTC Settings Texas 3-4 Richard Feifer, MD, MPH • Cory Woods, DNP, MHA, MSN, RN FR4 | Enhancing Leadership for Women in PA/LTC: The Magic of Mentorship Texas 5-6 Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MEd, CMD • Mary Evans, MD, CMD • Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD • Heidi White, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD FR9 | Breaking Science: Presentations from Leading Researchers in PA/LTC Medicine San Antonio 4-6 Michele Bellantoni, MD, CMD • Julie Gammack, MD, CMD • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH • George Wang, MD, PhD, CMD • Gail Sullivan, PhD, MSN, ARNP-BC, CCRN • Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD • Nadia Khan, RN, MPH • Virginia Kotzias, MPP 1:30pm EDT
FR11 | 'Worthless Care': Medical Necessity and the False Claims Act Texas 1-2 Jonathan Evans, MD, MPH, CMD • David Jackson, MD, PhD FR14 | Advanced Care Planning: Using the PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly Model Practice) Dallas 5-7 Renee Connolly, DNP, APRN • Luz Ramos-Bonner, MD, MBA, CMD • Verna Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD FR15 | Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Wound Care Austin 4-6 Shark Bird, MD, CMD • Scott Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD • Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD • James Kramer, MD INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Cont. Grapevine Ballroom B David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Nimalie Stone, MD, MS • Robin Jump, MD, PhD FR12 | Demonstrating Improvement in Pain Management Through a Novel, International Collaborative Approach to QI Texas Ballroom D Paul Katz, MD, CMD • Jennifer Plant, MSc • Tammy Retalic, MS, RN FR13 | Drugs, Sex and Rock 'N Roll: Changing Times in LTC Texas 5-6 Zachary Palace, MD, CMD • Daniel Reingold, JD, MSW • Patricia Bach, PsyD, MS, RN • Alan Horowitz, JD, RN FR16 | Antibiotic Stewardship in PA/LTC Facilities: Evidence-Based Approach on Starting and Sustaining a Successful Program Texas 3-4 Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Muhammad S. Ashraf, MBBS • Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Elizabeth Frentzel, MPH • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH • Sarah Kabbani, MD, MSc FR17 | New Approaches to Healthcare: How Society Plans to Facilitate Innovative Experimentation San Antonio 4-6 Christopher Laxton, CAE • Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD • Arif Nazir, MD, CMD • Charles deVilmorin, MA FR18 | Coming Soon to Your Town: Post-Acute Networks and APMs Texas Ballroom C Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD • Rajeev Kumar, MD, CMD • Robert Reynolds, MD • Kerry Weiner, MD, MPH 3:30pm EDT
FR19 | Sepsis in LTC: Recognition and Appropriate Response Texas 1-2 Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD • Sheila McLean, MBA, LNHA • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH • Theresa Rowe, DO, MS FR20 | This Year in Review for LTC Texas Ballroom D Milta Little, DO, CMD • Julie Gammack, MD, CMD • Angela Sanford, MD, CMD • Patricia Abele, RN, MSN, FNP-BC FR21 | Advancing Resident-Centered Care in LTC Facilities: The Value of Ethics Committees and Resources Texas 5-6 Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD • Christine Wilson, JD, RN FR24 | Managing Heart Failure Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Addressing the Complex Cardiovascular Disease, and Knowing When and how to Incorporate Palliative Care (AGS/AMDA Joint Session) Texas 3-4 Verna Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD • Keith Swetz, MD, MA, HMDC • Rebecca Boxer, MD • Nicole Orr, MD FR22 | Medical Director Collaboration to Yield a More Meaningful Meeting (and Fun) for all Participants Dallas 5-7 Thomas Edmondson, MD, CMD • Richard Rethorst, MD, CMD • Frank Caruso, LNHA • Eric Hutchins, LNHA, MBA • Denise Wassenaar, RN, MSN FR26 | Stopping Eating and Drinking by Advance Directives: Choose Your Injustice San Antonio 4-6 M. Rosina Finley, MD, BSN, CMD • Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD • Peter Jaggard, MD, CMD • Fatima Naqvi, MD, CMD • James Wright, MD, PhD, CMD FR27 | Leading Change in LTC Grapevine Ballroom B James Lett, II, MD, CMD • Susan Levy, MD, CMD • Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD FR23 | Reducing Re-Hospitalizations Through Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration (ASCP/AMDA Joint Session) Austin 4-6 Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD • Lori Aronson, NHA, MBA • Chad Worz, PharmD • Marylee Grosso, RPh FR28 | MACRA, MIPS and APM: Will the Nursing Home Practice Survive the Alphabet Tsunami Texas Ballroom C Daniel 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 1-2 David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD • Cees Hertogh, MD, PhD
6:00am EDT
8:00am EDT
SA2 | General Session II Texas Ballroom A-B Alan 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 EDT
SA10 | Disaster Preparedness 101 Austin 4-6 Mary Evans, MD, CMD • Annaliese Impink, JD • Stacey Hallissey, PT SA11 | The “How To” Implementation of Pain Management, Pressure Ulcers and Other Wounds, and Heart Failure Clinical Practice Guidelines in PA/LTC Grapevine Ballroom B Gabriel Brandeis, MD, CMD • Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MEd, CMD • Robert Hogikyan, MD, MPH, CMD • Manisha Parulekar, MD, CMD • Deborah Way, MD, CMD • Victoria Nalls, GNP SA6 | Beyond 5-Star Quality Rating System, A Guide to Survive the New Changes Dallas 5-7 Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, CMD • Ashkan Javaheri, MD, CMD • Irene Hamrick, MD SA8 | Lessons from Litigation: A Tool for Performance Improvement in PA/LTC Facilities Texas 3-4 Randall Huss, MD, CMD • David Smith, MD, CMD SA4 | Billing and Coding in PA/LTC: How to do it Right! Texas Ballroom D Alva Baker, III, MD, HMDC, CMDR SA3 | To D/C or Not to D/C: Implementing Deprescribing Into Your Clinical Practice Texas 1-2 Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, CGP • Steven Handler, MD, PhD, CMD SA9 | What the Multidisciplinary Team in Nursing Homes Need to Know About Changing Models of Healthcare in the Community Grapevine 1-2 Camille Infussi Dobson • Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, GNP • Steven Counsell, MD SA5 | Making it Happen: Research Updates on Cultural Challenges to Antimicrobial Stewardship in PA/LTC Texas 5-6 Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Robin Jump, MD, PhD SA7 | Quality Improvement: How to Achieve Better Outcomes in Your Facility San Antonio 4-6 Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD • Thomas Caprio, MD, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Marian McNamara, RN, MSN • Maria Acosta, RN 2:30pm EDT
SA12 | Why is Mom Dying? A Communication Method for Helping Families and Nursing Home Staff Cope with Natural Dying Process of Dementia Diagnoses Texas 1-2 Lauren Templeton, DO • Tommie Farrell, MD, HMDC SA13 | Innovative Approaches to Implement Evidence Based Deprescribing Practices in PA/LTC Setting Texas Ballroom D Kamal Wagle, MD, MPH, CMD • Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • John Derr, RPh SA17 | Providing PA/LTC to Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Grapevine 1-2 Carl Tyler, Jr., MD, MS, CMD SA18 | Optimizing Function and Physical Activity Among Residents in AL Using a Dissemination and Implementation Approach Austin 4-6 Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP • Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP SA16 | The Emergency Department Joins the Interdisciplinary Team: Strategies to Improve Acute Care Transitions and Reduce ED Capture Texas 3-4 Firas Saidi, MD, CMD • Adam Perry, MD SA19 | Pioneer Network: Helping You Find the Processes to Support Your Passion Grapevine Ballroom B Jonathan Evans, MD, MPH, CMD • Joan Devine, RN-C, LNHA SA14 | Maximizing JAMDA’s Relevance for the PA/LTC Community Texas 5-6 Philip Sloane, MD, MPH • Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD SA15 | Improving Dementia Care Through MUSIC and MEMORYsm Program: The California Experience Dallas 5-7 Debra Bakerjian, PhD, APRN • Jocelyn Montgomery, RN 4:00pm EDT
SA21 | Dementia Care Conversations Texas Ballroom D Victoria Hornyak, DPT • Rollin Wright, MD, MS SA22 | Urinary and Fecal Incontinence: What to do About it in PA/LTC Texas 5-6 Elizabeth Hames, DO, CMD • Kenya Rivas, MD, CMD • Suzanne Nall, RN, LNHA • Michael Felver, MD SA20 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Prevention and Control: Three Perspectives on the Reform of Requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Texas 1-2 Joseph Marek, RPh, CGP • Robin Jump, MD, PhD • Deborah Burdsall, PhD, RN SA23 | Addressing the Needs and Challenges of Younger Adults in LTC Dallas 5-7 Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD • Robert Gibson, JD, PhD SA24 | Creating Memorable Experiences for Residents, Families, and Staff: What Nursing Facilities can Learn From Disney Texas 3-4 Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD • Paige Hector, LMSW • Patricia Bach, PsyD, MS, RN
6:30am EDT
SU2 | Red Eye Rounds: Clinical Quandaries Texas Ballroom D Debra 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 C Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Susan Levy, MD, CMD • Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD • Meenakshi Patel, MD, MMM, CMD 8:30am EDT
