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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, March 9, 2024
  • 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM CT
    (1) Registration Open
  • 7:45 AM - 5:45 PM CT
    (2) Futures Program
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    (3) General Session I: Opening Keynote
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Industry Expert Theater - Simplified Shots: Navigating the Adult Vaccine Maze
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    (4) Break
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (5) 360 Degrees: Clinician Evaluation and Feedback in Long Term Care

    Session Chair/Speaker: Rhonda L. Collins, MD, EMBA, CCFP(COE), FCFP – Revera Canada

    Speaker: Fred Mather, MD, CCFP, FCFP – Sunnyside Home

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (6) Age-Inclusive Telehealth: What Is It and How Can We Achieve It?

    Session Chair/Speaker: Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, MPH – University of Virginia School of Medicine

    Speaker: Maya Mendez, MPH, MSW – West Health Institute

    Speaker: David Fletcher, MBA – Fletcher Health Consulting

    Speaker: Dallas L. Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

    Speaker: Tabor Flickenger, MD, MPH – University of Virginia School of Medicine

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (7) Anatomy of an Appeal of a CMS Enforcement Action

    Session Chair/Speaker: Alan C. Horowitz, Esq., RN – Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

    Speaker: Karl E. Steinberg, MD, CMD – Scripps

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (8) Implementation and Use of Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines in Daily Practice
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (9) Soul Care Spaces in PALTC: The Missing Ingredient to Staff Support

    Session Chair/Speaker: Alexandra M. Donovan, MFA, Board Certified Chaplain – Optum Health

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (10) The Power of Narrative Medicine: An Evidence Update and Review of Strategies
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT
    Industry Expert Theater - The Impact of TD in LTC: Recognizing and Treating Tardive Dyskinesia in Long-term Care
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT
    (11) HOD Business Meeting
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT
    (12) Coding Changes that Impact Your PALTC Practice

    Session Chair/Speaker: Robert A. Zorowitz, MD, MBA, CMD, FACP, AGSF – Humana

    Speaker: Dallas L. Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT
    (13) Drinking and Drugging in Long-Term Care: What Do You Need to Know?
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT
    (14) Unlocking the Power of Electronic Health Records for Research, Policy, and Quality

    Session Chair/Speaker: Darly Dash, PhD (c) – McMaster University

    Speaker: Paul Katz, MD, CMD – Florida State University

    Speaker: Martin Smalbrugge, MD, PhD – Amsterdam University Medical Centers

    Speaker: Andrew Huang, MS – Brown University

    Speaker: Gary Y.C Yeung, MD – Amsterdam UMC University Medical Centers

  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (15) Applying the Geriatrics 5Ms to Opioid Use Disorder Care in Nursing Homes
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (16) From Awareness to Action: Driving Inclusive Cultures in PALTC

    Session Chair/Speaker: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD – UHG/UnitedHealthcare Retiree Solutions

    Speaker: Linda J. Keilman, DNP, MSN, RN, GNP-BC, FAANP – Michigan State University, College of Nursing

    Speaker: Rossana P. Lau-Ng, MD, MBA, CMD – Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

    Speaker: Fatima A. Naqvi, MD, CMD – Holy Cross and Trinity Health System

  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (17) Implementing Transitional Care in PALTC: Real-World Reports and Approaches
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (18) The Five Senses: Caring for the Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Throat, and Feet
  • 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    (19) Award-Winning Research Sponsored by the Foundation for PALTC

    Session Chair/Speaker: Barbara J. Zarowitz, PharmD, MSW – University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

    Speaker: Brian E. McGarry, PT, PhD – University of Rochester Medical Center

    Speaker: Jennifer A. Pruskowski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP, CPE – University of Pittsburgh

  • 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    (20) Buprenorphine and Methadone in PALTC: What Every Medical Practitioner Needs to Know
  • 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    (21) Geriatric Endocrinology Pearls for the PALTC Practitioner
  • 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    (22) Make Hard Patients Easier: Manage Treatment Refusals by Integrating Medical/Behavioral Care
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Industry Expert Theater- Nayzilam Adult and Pediatric- Treatment Update for Seizure Clusters-Nanette Wrobel- Presented by UCB Pharmaceuticals
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    (23) Break
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    (24) Building Collaborative Practices with Advanced Practice Providers Across PALTC Settings

    Session Chair/Speaker: Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP – University of Maryland School of Nursing

    Speaker: Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP – University of Maryland

    Speaker: Allison Villegas, PA-C – Optum

    Speaker: Natalie Baker, DNP, CRNP – University of Alabama Birmingham

  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    (25) Elder Abuse Tricks and Traps : Clinical Overview for All Multidiscipline Providers

    Session Chair/Speaker: Lyanne M. Santana Khoury, MD – Roger Williams Medical Center

    Speaker: Joanna Abi Chebl, MD – Roger Williams Medical Center

    Speaker: Ravinder Kaler, MD – Roger Williams Medical Center

    Speaker: Lidia A. Vognar, MD, MHS, CMD – Roger Williams Medical Center, Brown University

  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    (26) PACE Programs and Post-Acute/Long-Term Care: Challenges and Opportunities

    Session Chair/Speaker: Richard Feifer, MD, MPH, FACP – InnovAge

    Speaker: Karyn P. Leible, MD, FACP, CMD – Karyn P. Leible, MD, LLC

    Speaker: Jeff Lentz, PT – Innovage

  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    (27) Reclaiming Our Joy: Medicine as a Life, Not a Job

    Session Chair/Speaker: Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, CMD – FutureCare Health and Management

    Speaker: Patricia L. Bach, PsyD, RN – Eastern Virginia Medical School

    Speaker: Mark A. Heard, MD, CMD – Wellsential Health

  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    (28) RSV Vaccines: Are We Ready for Prime Time?
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    (29) To Test or Not to Test? Diagnostic Stewardship in PALTC

    Session Chair/Speaker: Sing T. Palat, MD, CMD – Optum Senior Community Care

    Speaker: Laurent Adler, MD – Optum Sr Community Care

  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CT
    New Member & Futures Meet Up in Exhibit Hall
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    (30) Exhibit Hall Open
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    (31) Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    (32) Poster Session with Presenting Authors in Exhibit Hall