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Full Schedule

  • 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