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Full Schedule

  • Sunday, March 10, 2024
  • 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM CT
    (33) Registration Open
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM CT
    Industry Expert Theater - Agitation Associated with Dementia Due to Alzheimer’s Disease: An Expert Discusses Management Considerations and Current Guidelines
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM CT
    (34) In-The-Trenches Roundtable Discussions
  • 8:00 AM - 10:15 AM CT
    (35) General Session II: This Year in Review in Long-Term Care and the Filkin Lecture
  • 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM CT
    (36) Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    (37) Break (walk to next session)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (38) An Overview of the Current Landscape of Cannabis Use in PALTC

    Session Chair/Speaker: Allison Villegas, PA-C – Optum

    Speaker: Julie Diawara Thomas, AGNPC – Optum

    Speaker: Sara Brainerd, MSN, AGPCNP-C – Optum

    Speaker: Amanda Brogna, MSN- BC, FNP-C – Optum/ United Healthcare

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

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (39) Accurate Prognostication of Life Expectancy in Nursing Home Residents: A Conundrum
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (40) Breaking Science: Presentations from Leading Researchers in Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Medicine

    Session Chair: Julie K. Gammack, MD, CMD, FACP – Saint Louis University School of Medicine

    Speaker: Michele F. Bellantoni, MD, CMD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Speaker: Ellen W. Kaehr, MD, CMD – Careline Physician Services and Hospice

    Speaker: Benjamin E. Canter, BA – Boston University

    Speaker: Phil D. Sloane, MD, MPH – University of North Carolina

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (41) Expectations Management - The Key to Culture Change, Quality Improvement, Risk Mitigation

    Session Chair/Speaker: Rebecca Adelman, JD – Adelman Law Firm and Claims Management

    Speaker: Donna Hurley, CEO – River Bluffs Memory Care

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (42) Getting to Person-Centered Care for Older Adults with Obesity in PA-LTC
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (43) Rehabilitation Outcomes for Persons Living with Dementia in Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    (44) Screening for and Effective Treatment of Depression in Long-Term Care
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch in Exhibit Hall
  • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM CT
    Discover the Impact of GEMTESA, an Effective OAB Treatment: A Fresh Look at OAB Management in Long-Term Care Settings
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    (46) Breaking the Cycle of Psychiatric Medication Whack-A-Mole: A Framework for Successful Deprescribing
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    (47) Ethical Considerations in Applying Artificial Intelligence to Post-acute and Long-term Care

    Session Chair/Speaker: Rani Rao, MD, CMD – New York Presbyterian Queens

    Speaker: Howard J. Finger, DO – Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center

    Speaker: Timothy J. Holahan, DO, CMD – University of Rochester

    Speaker: Juliessa Pavon, MD – Duke University School of Medicine

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    (48) Microtransitions: Small but Significant—Recommendations from an Interdisciplinary Delphi Panel

    Session Chair/Speaker: Benjamin E. Canter, BA – Boston University

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

    Speaker: Aval-Na'Ree S. Green, MD, CMD, MHA – Baylor Scott & White Health

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    (49) My Patient Is Still SOB in Therapy! What Else Can I Do?
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    (50) Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Substance Use Disorder in Long-Term Care
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    (51) The Inside Scoop: Secrets to Success Across Stages of a PALTC Career

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

    Speaker: Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD – University of Rochester

    Speaker: Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD – Duke University

    Speaker: Sabine M. von Preyss-Friedma, MD, CMD, FACP – Avalon Healthcare Inc, Caldera Care

    Speaker: Jamehl L. Demons, MD – Wake Forest School of Medicine

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    (52) Writing and Reviewing for JAMDA: Tricks of the Trade

    Session Chair/Speaker: Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP – University of Maryland

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

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    (93) Advance Care Planning or Serious Illness Communication? The Spectrum of Caring Conversations

    Session Chair/Speaker: Peter L. Jaggard, MD, CMD, FACP – Presbyterian Homes IL

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

    Speaker: M. Rosina Finley, MD, CMD – UT Health SA/Department of F&CM

  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    (53) Break & Poster Awards in the Exhibit Hall
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (54) Assessment and Initial Management of Suicidal Ideation Across Long Term Care Settings
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (55) Benzodiazepines in Late Life: Pharmacology, Myths and Guidance for Successful Deprescribing
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (56) Common Challenges in AL and How to Navigate Them Part 1
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (57) Latest Approaches to Difficult Medical Issues in PALTC Part 1
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (58) Operationalizing System-level Medical Directorships in the Real World

    Session Chair/Speaker: Arif Nazir, MD, CMD – Abode Care Partners

    Speaker: Leslie B. Eber, MD, CMD – Rocky Mountain Senior Care/ Abode Care Partners

  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (59) Speed Dating in the Storm-Establishing Trust Quickly for Difficult Conversations

    Session Chair/Speaker: Chikal Patel, MD – Optum

    Speaker: Emily Miller, DNP, AGNP-C – Optum

    Speaker: Stephanie Nourollah, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN – Optum

  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    (60) The Last Mile in Value-Based Care: Transforming PALTC Care at the Bedside

    Session Chair/Speaker: Fred Bentley, MPP, MPH – ATI Advisory

    Speaker: Tom C. Haithcoat – Ceptor Consulting, LLC

    Speaker: Adam Perry, MD – Health and Aging Policy Program

  • 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM CT
    (61) Break (walk to next session)
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    (62) Common Challenges in AL and How to Navigate Them Part 2
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    (63) Demystifying QAPI; How Medical Directors and APCs Can Meaningfully Engage in QAPI

    Session Chair/Speaker: Priti Jindal, MD, CMD – Transitional Care Physicians of America

    Speaker: Amar Kori Mohan, MD – Transitional Care Physicians of Georgia P.C.

    Speaker: Shannon D. Coffee, FNP-C – Transitional Care Physicians of America

  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    (64) Journey of DEI and Powerful Story Telling

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

    Speaker: Margo B. Kunze, RN, CDP – AL Consulting and AALNA (American Assisted Living Nurses Association

    Speaker: Jamehl L. Demons, MD – Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Speaker: Rollin Wright, MD, MS, MPH – Penn State

    Speaker: Ann Datunashvili, MD, CMD – Yale New Haven

  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    (65) Latest Approaches to Difficult Medical Issues in PALTC Part 2
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    (66) MOVING FORWARD NOW: Hear from Leaders Taking Action Every Day

    Session Chair/Speaker: Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN – Institute for Healthcare Improvement

    Speaker: Cheryl Phillips, MD, CMDR, AGSF – The John A. Hartford Foundation

    Speaker: Leslie B. Eber, MD, CMD – Rocky Mountain Senior Care/ Abode Care Partners

  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    (67) Patient-Centered Integrated Model of Home Health Care Services

    Session Chair/Speaker: Hanbit Mun, Doctor – National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital

    : Hanbit Mun, Doctor – National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital

    Speaker: Hyemin Park, Doctor – National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital

    Speaker: Serng Bai Pak, Doctor – National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital

    Speaker: Kyunghee Cho, Doctor – National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital

    Speaker: Moon Jong Kim, MD, MPH – Cha University Bundang Medical Center

  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    (68) The Impact of Trauma: How Increasing Our Capacity to Mourn Supports Healing

    Session Chair/Speaker: Paige Hector, LMSW – Paige Ahead Healthcare Education & Consulting, LLC

  • 5:15 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    (69) State Chapter Networking Receptions
  • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
    (70) PALTC24 Mixer - Tastes of San Antonio at Biga on the Banks (Ticket Required)