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  • Saturday, March 9, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM CT
    Registration Open
  • 7:45 AM – 5:45 PM CT
    Futures Program

    Faculty: Laurent Adler, MD, CMD (he/him/his) – Optum Sr Community Care

    Faculty: Michele F. Bellantoni, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Faculty: Erin K. Brooks, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Optum

    Faculty: Jamehl L. Demons, MD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Faculty: Daniel Haimowitz, MD, FACP, CMD (he/him/his) – Multi-facility

    Faculty: Vycki Nalls, PhD, GNP-BC, ACHPN, CWS (she/her/hers) – CareBridge

    Faculty: Meenakshi Patel, MD, FACP, MMM, CMD (she/her/hers) – Valley Medical Primary Care and Valley Medical Research

    Faculty: Allison Villegas, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Longevity Health Plan

    Faculty: Sabine M. von Preyss-Friedman, MD, CMD, FACP (she/her/hers) – Avalon Healthcare Inc, Caldera Care

    Faculty: Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD – Lahey Health

    Faculty: Benjamin E. Canter, BA – Boston University

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    (SA01) General Session I: Opening Keynote - Coping with Challenging Situations in Dementia Care

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Teepa Snow, Dementia Care Specialist

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Industry Expert Theater - Simplified Shots: Navigating the Adult Vaccine Maze
    Room:225AB
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Break
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SA02) 360 Degrees: Clinician Evaluation and Feedback in Long Term Care

    Room:302

    Session Chair/Speaker: Rhonda L. Collins, MD, EMBA, CCFP(COE), FCFP (she/her/hers) – Schlegel Villages

    Speaker: Fred Mather, MD, CCFP, FCFP (he/him/his) – Sunnyside Home

    Medical Direction

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SA03) Age-Inclusive Telehealth: What Is It and How Can We Achieve It?

    Room:303

    Session Chair/Speaker: Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia School of Medicine

    Speaker: Maya Mendez, MPH, MSW (she/her/hers) – West Health Institute

    Speaker: Dallas L. Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

    Speaker: Tabor Flickinger, MD – University of Virginia

    Innovation in PALTC

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SA04) Anatomy of an Appeal of a CMS Enforcement Action

    Room:221

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

    Speaker: Karl E. Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C (he/him/his) – Beecan Health, Mariner Healthcare Central

    Medical Direction

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SA05) Implementation and Use of Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines in Daily Practice

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Sakshi Jain, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center

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

    Clinical Medicine

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SA06) Soul Care Spaces in PALTC: The Missing Ingredient to Staff Support

    Room:304

    Session Chair/Speaker: Alexandra M. Donovan, MFA, Board Certified Chaplain (she/her/hers) – Optum Health

    Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SA07) The Power of Narrative Medicine: An Evidence Update and Review of Strategies

    Room:225CD

    Session Chair/Speaker: Neema Sharda, MD – Duke

    Speaker: Anika J. Pawlak – Duke University

    Speaker: Michael A. Lourie, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Duke Geriatrics

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

    Speaker: Mamata Yanamadala, MBBS, MS (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine

    Innovation in PALTC

  • 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
    Room:225AB
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    HOD Business Meeting
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    (SA08) Coding Changes that Impact Your PALTC Practice

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Robert A. Zorowitz, MD, MBA, CMD, FACP, AGSF (he/him/his) – Humana

    Speaker: Dallas L. Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

    Practice Management

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    (SA09) Drinking and Drugging in Long-Term Care: What Do You Need to Know?

    Room:221

    Session Chair/Speaker: Deborah E. Theis, PhD (she/her/hers) – Deer Oaks The Behavioral Health Solution

    Speaker: Brenda Sprinkle, PhD – Deer Oaks-The Behavioral Health Solution

    Speaker: Thomas Bainter, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Cape Fear Valley Health

    Speaker: Barbara Wise, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Cape Fear Valley Health System

    Behavioral Health

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    (SA10) Unlocking the Power of Electronic Health Records for Research, Policy, and Quality

    Room:302

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

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

    Speaker: Andrew Huang, MS (he/him/his) – Brown University

    Speaker: Gary Y.C Yeung, MD (he/him/his) – Amsterdam UMC

    Research

  • 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SA11) Applying the Geriatrics 5Ms to Opioid Use Disorder Care in Nursing Homes

    Room:225CD

    Session Chair/Speaker: Andrea J. Landi, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago

    Speaker: Kimberly J. Beiting, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Geriatrics

    Speaker: Rossana P. Lau-Ng, MD, MBA, CMD (she/her/hers) – Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

    Speaker: Stacie Levine, MD, CMD, FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago

    Behavioral Health

  • 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SA12) From Awareness to Action: Driving Inclusive Cultures in PALTC

    Room:224

    Session Chair/Speaker: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD (she/her/hers) – UHG/UnitedHealthcare Retiree Solutions

    Speaker: Rossana P. Lau-Ng, MD, MBA, CMD (she/her/hers) – Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

    Speaker: Fatima A. Naqvi, MD, CMD – George Washington University

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SA13) Implementing Transitional Care in PALTC: Real-World Reports and Approaches

    Room:303

    Session Chair/Speaker: Sing T. Palat, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Optum Senior Community Care

    Speaker: Mark Toles, PhD, RN – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Speaker: Danny W. Felty, MD, CMD, FAAFP – LGS Legacy Care

    Speaker: Lora Crowe, PhD, FNP-BC – Optum

    Speaker: Mamata Yanamadala, MBBS, MS (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine

    Speaker: Cecilia Y. Cai, MD, CMD – FutureCare Health & Management

    Speaker: Joseph Marek, RPh, BCGP, FASCP (he/him/his) – CommuniCare Health Services

    Clinical Medicine

  • 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SA14) The Five Senses: Caring for the Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Throat, and Feet

    Room:304

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

    Speaker: Michelle Weckbach, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S (she/her/hers) – SSM Health/SLUCare

    Speaker: Thomas Porter, OD

    Speaker: David Harris, PhD, MBA, CCC-A

    Speaker: Elio Reyes Rosales, DDS, MSD (he/him/his) – Saint Louis University Center for Advanced Dental Education

    Speaker: Rekha Kouri, DPM

    Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)

  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CT
    (SA15) Award-Winning Research Sponsored by the Foundation for PALTC

    Room:302

    Session Chair/Speaker: Barbara J. Zarowitz, PharmD, MSW (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

    Speaker: Brian E. McGarry, PT, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Rochester Medical Center

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

    Research

  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CT
    (SA16) Buprenorphine and Methadone in PALTC: What Every Medical Practitioner Needs to Know

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Sabine M. von Preyss-Friedman, MD, CMD, FACP (she/her/hers) – Avalon Healthcare Inc, Caldera Care

    Speaker: Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, AGSF (she/her/hers) – Northeast Georgia Health System

    Speaker: Jennifer Azen, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

    Speaker: Jacob Berelowitz, LNHA, LMSW, CPHQ, CCM (he/him/his) – Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF)

    Clinical Medicine

  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CT
    (SA17) Geriatric Endocrinology Pearls for the PALTC Practitioner

    Room:221

    Session Chair/Speaker: Meenakshi Patel, MD, FACP, MMM, CMD (she/her/hers) – Valley Medical Primary Care and Valley Medical Research

    Clinical Medicine

  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CT
    (SA18) Make Hard Patients Easier: Manage Treatment Refusals by Integrating Medical/Behavioral Care

    Room:301

    Session Chair/Speaker: Karl M. Dauphinais, MD, MSS, FACP, CMD – Optum

    Speaker: Jay Tillman, M.D. – Optum

    Speaker: Kendra Toodle-Register, LCSW (she/her/hers) – Optum/Senior Community Care Behavioral Health Team RICONN

    Behavioral Health

  • 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
    Room:225AB
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Break
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    (SA19) Building Collaborative Practices with Advanced Practice Providers Across PALTC Settings

    Room:304

    Session Chair/Speaker: Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Nursing

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

    Speaker: Allison Villegas, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Longevity Health Plan

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

    Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    (SA20) Elder Abuse Tricks and Traps : Clinical Overview for All Multidiscipline Providers

    Room:225CD

    Session Chair/Speaker: Lyanne M. Santana Khoury, MD (she/her/hers) – Roger Williams Medical Center

    Speaker: Joanna Abi Chebl, MD (she/her/hers) – Roger Williams Medical Center

    Speaker: Ravinder Kaler, MD – Roger Williams Medical Center

    Speaker: Lidia A. Vognar, MD cMD MHS MHA – Roger Williams Medical Center

    Ethics

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    (SA21) PACE Programs and Post-Acute/Long-Term Care: Challenges and Opportunities

    Room:301

    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

    Practice Management

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    (SA22) Reclaiming Our Joy: Medicine as a Life, Not a Job

    Room:303

    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 (he/him/his) – Wellsential Health

    Leadership & Professional Development

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    (SA23) RSV Vaccines: Are We Ready for Prime Time?

    Room:221

    Session Chair/Speaker: David A. Nace, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh & UPMC Senior Communities

    Speaker: Ghinwa Dumyati, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center

    Speaker: Ann R. Falsey, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center

    Speaker: Elizabeth Sobczyk, MSW, MPH – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

    Clinical Medicine

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    (SA24) To Test or Not to Test? Diagnostic Stewardship in PALTC

    Room:302

    Session Chair/Speaker: Sing T. Palat, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Optum Senior Community Care

    Speaker: Laurent Adler, MD, CMD (he/him/his) – Optum Sr Community Care

    Innovation in PALTC

  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    New Member & Futures Meet Up in Exhibit Hall
  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    Poster Session with Presenting Authors in Exhibit Hall
  • Sunday, March 10, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 5:30 PM CT
    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
    Room:225AB
  • 6:45 AM – 7:45 AM CT
    (SU01) (ITT) In-the-Trenches Roundtable Discussions

    Room:225CD
  • 8:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    (SU02) General Session II: This Year in Review in Long-Term Care and the Filkin Lecture

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Milta O. Little, DO, CMD (she/her/hers) – Duke University

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

    Speaker: Angela M. Sanford, MD, CMD – St. Louis University

    Speaker: Karen Klink

    Clinical Medicine

  • 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Break (walk to next session)
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SU03) An Overview of the Current Landscape of Cannabis Use in PALTC

    Room:221

    Session Chair/Speaker: Allison Villegas, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Longevity Health Plan

    Speaker: Julie Diawara Thomas, AGNPC – Optum

    Speaker: Sara Brainerd, MSN, AGPCNP-C (she/her/hers) – Optum

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

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

    Advocacy/Health Policy

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SU04) Accurate Prognostication of Life Expectancy in Nursing Home Residents: A Conundrum

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Cynthia E. Kuttner, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Wilmington VA Medical Center

    Clinical Medicine

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SU05) Breaking Science: Presentations from Leading Researchers in Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Medicine

    Room:304

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

    Speaker: Michele F. Bellantoni, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Speaker: Ellen W. Kaehr, MD (she/her/hers) – Careline Physician Services

    Speaker: Benjamin E. Canter, BA – Boston University

    Speaker: Todd Sobol, MD, FACP, CMD – Optum Senior Community Care

    Speaker: Jacqueline Juele-Schuster, Nurse Practitioner – Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility

    Speaker: Sho Nishiguchi, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Yokohama City University

    Speaker: Angela Norman, DNP, GNP-BC, ACNP-BC – NavistaCare

    Research

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SU06) Expectations Management - The Key to Culture Change, Quality Improvement, Risk Mitigation

    Room:225CD

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

    Innovation in PALTC

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SU07) Getting to Person-Centered Care for Older Adults with Obesity in PA-LTC

    Room:303

    Session Chair/Speaker: Aruna V. Josyula, MD, MPH, CMD (she/her/hers) – Central Texas Veterans Health Care System

    Speaker: Jennifer Muniak, MD, CMD – University of Rochester

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

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SU08) Rehabilitation Outcomes for Persons Living with Dementia in Skilled Nursing Facilities

    Room:301

    Session Chair/Speaker: Charles Semelka, MD, MS, CMD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Speaker: Priscilla Tutu, MD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Clinical Medicine

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    (SU09) Screening for and Effective Treatment of Depression in Long-Term Care

    Room:302

    Session Chair/Speaker: Amita R. Patel, MD, CMD, MHA, CPE – amita r patel md inc

    Speaker: Meenakshi Patel, MD, FACP, MMM, CMD (she/her/hers) – Valley Medical Primary Care and Valley Medical Research

    Behavioral Health

  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch in Exhibit Hall
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM CT
    Industry Expert Theater - Discover the Impact of GEMTESA, an Effective OAB Treatment: A Fresh Look at OAB Management in Long-Term Care Settings
    Room:225AB
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    (SU10) Breaking the Cycle of Psychiatric Medication Whack-A-Mole: A Framework for Successful Deprescribing

    Room:302

    Session Chair/Speaker: Jay Tillman, M.D. – Optum

    Speaker: Carrie Brown, RN, BSN – Optum

    Behavioral Health

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    (SU11) Ethical Considerations in Applying Artificial Intelligence to Post-acute and Long-term Care

    Room:301

    Session Chair/Speaker: Rani Rao, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – New York Presbyterian Queens

    Speaker: Howard J. Finger, D.O (he/him/his) – Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center and Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility

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

    Speaker: Juliessa Pavon, MD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine

    Advocacy/Health Policy

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    (SU12) Microtransitions: Small but Significant—Recommendations from an Interdisciplinary Delphi Panel

    Room:303

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

    Speaker: Sing T. Palat, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Optum Senior Community Care

    Speaker: Aval-Na'Ree S. Green, MD, CMD, MHA (she/her/hers) – Baylor Scott & White Health

    Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    (SU13) My Patient Is Still SOB in Therapy! What Else Can I Do?

    Room:221

    Session Chair/Speaker: Nicole M. Orr, MD – Post-Acute Cardiology Care, LLC

    Speaker: Matthew F. Griffith, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Speaker: Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, FAPTA (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado

    Clinical Medicine

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    (SU14) Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Substance Use Disorder in Long-Term Care

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Rossana P. Lau-Ng, MD, MBA, CMD (she/her/hers) – Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

    Speaker: Andrea J. Landi, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago

    Speaker: Kimberly J. Beiting, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Geriatrics

    Speaker: Stacie Levine, MD, CMD, FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago

    Clinical Medicine

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    (SU15) The Inside Scoop: Secrets to Success Across Stages of a PALTC Career

    Room:225CD

    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, MEd, CMD – Duke University

    Speaker: Sabine M. von Preyss-Friedman, MD, CMD, FACP (she/her/hers) – Avalon Healthcare Inc, Caldera Care

    Speaker: Jamehl L. Demons, MD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Speaker: Neema Sharda, MD – Duke

    Leadership & Professional Development

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    (SU16) Writing and Reviewing for JAMDA: Tricks of the Trade

    Room:224

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

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

    Leadership & Professional Development

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    (SU31) Advance Care Planning or Serious Illness Communication? The Spectrum of Caring Conversations

    Room:304

    Session Chair/Speaker: Peter L. Jaggard, MD, CMD, FACP (he/him/his) – Presbyterian Homes IL

    Speaker: Fatima A. Naqvi, MD, CMD – George Washington University

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

    Ethics

  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Break & Poster Awards in the Exhibit Hall
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SU17) Assessment and Initial Management of Suicidal Ideation Across Long Term Care Settings

    Room:303

    Session Chair/Speaker: Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Nursing

    Speaker: Allison Villegas, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Longevity Health Plan

    Speaker: Megan Pesansky, MSW, LSW (she/her/hers) – Wellpower

    Behavioral Health

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SU18) Benzodiazepines in Late Life: Pharmacology, Myths and Guidance for Successful Deprescribing

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Lea C. Watson, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Speaker: Alexis Ritvo, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Behavioral Health

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SU19) Common Challenges in AL and How to Navigate Them Part 1

    Room:302

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

    Speaker: Michael Nash, MD, CMD – BJC Medical Group

    Speaker: Sarah Howd, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester

    Speaker: Grady Goodwin, MD – Meridian Health Partners

    Clinical Medicine

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SU20) Latest Approaches to Difficult Medical Issues in PALTC Part 1

    Room:221

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

    Speaker: Angela M. Sanford, MD, CMD – St. Louis University

    Speaker: Mehwish Siddiqui, MD (she/her/hers) – SSM Health/St. Louis University

    Clinical Medicine

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SU21) Operationalizing System-level Medical Directorships in the Real World

    Room:225CD

    Session Chair/Speaker: Arif Nazir, MD, CMD (he/him/his) – Abode Care Partners

    Speaker: Leslie B. Eber, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Rocky Mountain Senior Care/ Abode Care Partners

    Medical Direction

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SU22) Speed Dating in the Storm-Establishing Trust Quickly for Difficult Conversations

    Room:301

    Session Chair/Speaker: Chikal Patel, MD (she/her/hers) – Optum/United HealthGroup

    Speaker: Emily Miller, DNP, AGNP-C (she/her/hers) – Optum

    Speaker: Stephanie Nourollah, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN (she/her/hers) – Optum

    Leadership & Professional Development

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    (SU23) The Last Mile in Value-Based Care: Transforming PALTC Care at the Bedside

    Room:304

    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

    Practice Management

  • 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Break (walk to next session)
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
    (SU24) Common Challenges in AL and How to Navigate Them Part 2

    Room:302

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

    Speaker: Michael Nash, MD, CMD – BJC Medical Group

    Speaker: Sarah Howd, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester

    Speaker: Grady Goodwin, MD – Meridian Health Partners

    Clinical Medicine

  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
    (SU25) Demystifying QAPI; How Medical Directors and APCs Can Meaningfully Engage in QAPI

    Room:303

    Session Chair/Speaker: Amar Mohan, MD – Transitional Care Physicians of Georgia P.C.

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

    Speaker: Vamsi Kanagala, MD (he/him/his) – Transitional Care Physicians of America

    Medical Direction

  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
    (SU26) Journey of DEI and Powerful Story Telling

    Room:224

    Session Chair/Speaker: Fatima A. Naqvi, MD, CMD – George Washington University

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

    Speaker: Jamehl L. Demons, MD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Speaker: Rollin Wright, MD, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – Penn State

    Speaker: Ann Datunashvili, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Yale New Haven

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
    (SU27) Latest Approaches to Difficult Medical Issues in PALTC Part 2

    Room:221

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

    Speaker: Ellen W. Kaehr, MD (she/her/hers) – Careline Physician Services

    Clinical Medicine

  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
    (SU28) MOVING FORWARD NOW: Hear from Leaders Taking Action Every Day

    Room:301

    Session Chair/Speaker: Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN (she/her/hers) – Institute for Healthcare Improvement

    Speaker: Cheryl Phillips, MD, CMDR, AGSF (she/her/hers) – The John A. Hartford Foundation

    Speaker: Leslie B. Eber, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Rocky Mountain Senior Care/ Abode Care Partners

    Leadership & Professional Development

  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
    (SU29) Patient-Centered Integrated Model of Home Health Care Services

    Room:225CD

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

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

    Session Chair/Speaker: Kyunghee Cho, Doctor (he/him/his) – National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital

    Practice Management

  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
    (SU30) The Impact of Trauma: How Increasing Our Capacity to Mourn Supports Healing

    Room:304

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

    Leadership & Professional Development

  • 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    State Chapter Networking Receptions

    Room:3rd Floor
  • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
    PALTC24 Mixer - Tastes of San Antonio at Biga on the Banks (Ticket Required)
  • Monday, March 11, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 5:30 PM CT
    Registration Open
  • 6:45 AM – 7:45 AM CT
    (MO01) (ITT) In-the-Trenches Roundtable Discussions

    Room:225CD
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    (MO02) General Session III: Health Policy Update

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair: Victoria L. Walker, MD, CMD, FAAFP (she/her/hers) – Avel eCare Senior Care

    Speaker: Alex Bardakh, MPP – AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

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

    Speaker: Christian Bergman, MD, CMD – VCU, Richmond, VA

    Speaker: Dallas L. Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

    Speaker: Thomas Lehner, MD, FAAFP, CMD

    Speaker: Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN (she/her/hers) – Institute for Healthcare Improvement

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

    Speaker: Anne Montgomery, BA, MS – Altarum

    Speaker: Jessica Coleman

    Speaker: Carolyn Kazdan

    Speaker: Milta O. Little, DO, CMD (she/her/hers) – Duke University

    Practice Management

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    (MO03) Current Challenges in Wound Care for Medical Directors and Practitioners in PALTC

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Jeffrey M. Levine, MD, CMD – Department of Geriatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Clinical Medicine

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    (MO04) Evaluation of Care Facility Resistance to Implementing Advance Directives with Dementia Patients

    Room:303

    Session Chair/Speaker: Gianna R. Strand, MS, DBe (she/her/hers) – Columbia University and The Completed Life Initiative

    Speaker: David Nathaniel Hoffman, JD (he/him/his) – Columbia University

    Research

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    (MO05) Improving Public Education with the Serious Illness Messaging Toolkit

    Room:225CD

    Session Chair/Speaker: Marian Grant, DNP, ACNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN (she/her/hers) – MessageLab

    Leadership & Professional Development

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    (MO06) Low Burden, High Impact Strategies Strengthening PALTC Front Line Staff Retention

    Room:221

    Session Chair/Speaker: Alyssa Pischel, LNHA, DHA – The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence

    Speaker: Beth Hercher, CPHQ – Constellation Quality Health

    Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    (MO07) The "Why" Behind the "What" of Antibiotic Stewardship: Structure, Regulations, & Safety

    Room:301

    Session Chair/Speaker: Jessica Zering, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, CAPM – Washington State Department of Health

    Clinical Medicine

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    (MO08) The Confident Trial: A Study to Increase Long Term Care Vaccine Confidence

    Room:302

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

    Speaker: Jackie Pogue, MA, MPH (she/her/hers) – The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

    Speaker: Branden L. Fillbrook – Trilogy/ Orchard Grove

    Innovation in PALTC

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    (MO09) Value-Based Care: How Can the Dollars Make Sense?

    Room:304

    Session Chair/Speaker: Cathy Lipton, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Optum

    Speaker: Laurent Adler, MD, CMD (he/him/his) – Optum Sr Community Care

    Speaker: Erik Peloquin

    Practice Management

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Lunch in Exhibit Hall
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Spotlight Stage Session: Collaborative Strategies in Value-Based Care in Exhibit Hall
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Industry Expert Theater - Assessing and Managing the Impact of TD in Residents at Long-term Care (LTC) Facilities
    Room:225AB
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    (MO10) “But I Read This Online!”: Addressing Misinformation with Residents, Families and Staff

    Room:304

    Session Chair/Speaker: Leslie B. Eber, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Rocky Mountain Senior Care/ Abode Care Partners

    Speaker: Victoria L. Walker, MD, CMD, FAAFP (she/her/hers) – Avel eCare Senior Care

    Speaker: Erin O'Brien, MA, RN (she/her/hers) – AMDA: The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

    Leadership & Professional Development

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    (MO11) Animal-Assisted Therapy in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care: Benefits and Opportunities

    Room:224

    Session Chair/Speaker: Kenya M. Rivas, MD, FAAFP, CMD (she/her/hers) – UHG/ Optum

    Clinical Medicine

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    (MO12) Antibiotic Stewardship in Long Term Care: Walking Through Tools for Feasible Implementation

    Room:221

    Session Chair/Speaker: Morgan Katz, MD, MHS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins

    Speaker: Robin L. Jump, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

    Clinical Medicine

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    (MO13) Building a Culture to Support Appropriate Prescribing of Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Ahmed Vanker, MD – Extendicare

    Innovation in PALTC

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    (MO14) Empowering Long-Term Care Facilities: The Unique Role of Quality Improvement Organizations

    Room:225CD

    Session Chair/Speaker: Jean M. Storm, DO, CMD, CHCQM – Quality Insights

    Speaker: Debra Wright, RN, BSN, RAC-CT – Quality Insights

    Innovation in PALTC

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    (MO15) Legal and Practical Perspectives on Medical Director Agreements

    Room:303

    Session Chair/Speaker: Sean Fahey, JD – Hall Render

    : Sean Fahey, JD – Hall Render

    Speaker: Shivani Chopra, MD – Centennial Geriatrics

    Practice Management

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    (MO16) Revisiting an Interdisciplinary Intervention to Reduce Readmissions to Hospital from PALTC Facilities

    Room:302

    Session Chair/Speaker: Edward D. Gometz, MD – Rush University Medical Center

    Speaker: Magdalena Bednarczyk, MD – Rush University Medical Center

    Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Break
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    (MO17) Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Bleeding, Oh My!

    Room:303

    Session Chair/Speaker: Monica Ott, MD, CMD – Optum

    Speaker: Todd Sobol, MD, FACP, CMD – Optum Senior Community Care

    Speaker: Karl M. Dauphinais, MD, MSS, FACP, CMD – Optum

    Speaker: Jaclyn Michelle Graham, PharmD BCPS (she/her/hers) – Optum

    Clinical Medicine

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    (MO19) Do No PHarm: Achieve Deprescribing Success through Person-Centered Communication Strategies

    Room:302

    Session Chair/Speaker: Magdalena Bednarczyk, MD – Rush University Medical Center

    Speaker: Nivedita Gunturi, MD – Rush University Medical Center

    Speaker: Alexander Sasha Rackman, MD – Florida Atlantic University

    Speaker: Andrea J. Landi, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago

    Innovation in PALTC

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    (MO20) Ethical Issues in Nursing Homes: Best Practices for Maintaining a Moral Environment

    Room:221

    Session Chair/Speaker: Deborah E. Theis, PhD (she/her/hers) – Deer Oaks The Behavioral Health Solution

    Speaker: Barbara Wise, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Cape Fear Valley Health System

    Speaker: Brenda Sprinkle, PhD – Deer Oaks-The Behavioral Health Solution

    Speaker: Thomas Bainter, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Cape Fear Valley Health

    Ethics

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    (MO21) Identifying Primary and Secondary Neurological Diagnoses in the Dementia Resident

    Room:Stars at Night Ballroom B1

    Session Chair/Speaker: Anita D. Arthur, MSN, FNP, GNP – GuideStar Eldercare

    Speaker: Steven L. Posar, MD (he/him/his) – GuideStar Eldercare

    Behavioral Health

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    (MO22) Using Technology to Reduce Hospital Admissions from Nursing Homes: Promises and Pitfalls

    Room:225CD

    Session Chair/Speaker: Joseph G. Ouslander, MD (he/him/his) – Schmidt College of Medicine Florida Atlantic University

    Speaker: Heidi Wold, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC (she/her/hers) – Longevity Health Plan

    Speaker: David Chess, MD – Tapestry Health

    Practice Management

  • 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    House of Delegates Meeting