References:

• Society Asks CMS to Avoid Cuts to Nursing Facility/Assisted Living Services in Response to CY2021 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule 

This podcast will spotlight articles from the October 2020 issue of JAMDA. JAMDA is the official journal of AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

Host: Wayne Saltsman MD, PhD, CMD

Guests: Philip Sloane MD, MPH; Mallory Brown, MD

References:

• Julii S. Brainard, et. al., "Omega-3, Omega-6, and Polyunsaturated Fat for Cognition: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials", JAMDA Oct. 2020.

Recorded on: 10/16/2020 

FMDA's Journal Club host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, provides a high-level review of our current status in this pandemic, revisiting where we have been and where we are going; discusses guidance from the CMS Commission, medical societies, academic institutions, and some state’s departments of health; defines the best care practice recommendations that have been revealed; discusses how we move these concepts and recommendations forward; and takes time to reflect, and openly discuss our personal journeys while living through this pandemic.

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2020 AMDA QI Award winner Dr. Fatima Sheikh is chief medical officer of FutureCare Health and Management, which is a for-profit organization that owns and manages multiple skilled nursing facilities and long-term care facilities in Baltimore-Washington area. She is also medical director of multiple skilled nursing/long-term care facilities. She was trained at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Geriatrics and currently holds a part-time faculty position as assistant professor with Division of Geriatric Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is also a clinician, educator, and researcher in post-acute and long-term care (LTC) settings. Dr. Sheikh is a recipient of American Geriatric Society Clinician of the Year award 2017, for her clinical work, mentorship of her inter-professional team and learners from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and, efforts to improve care transitions for older adults.

Recording Date:  10/2/2020

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Special Guest: Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MBBS

Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

Recorded: September 23, 2020

Special guest, Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MBBS; Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, at University of Nebraska Medical Center, joins your host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: The Next Wave of Challenges.

This session: reviews the latest testing guidance from CMS for nursing facilities; discusses reopening guidance, and the steps we need to consider to assure the safety of our residents and staff; addresses preparedness to manage both COVID-19 and the flu in our facilities; describes where we are currently with this pandemic, and the vaccination trials that are ongoing; and analyzes what needs to be next in terms of infection control and prevention policies for PALTC.

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Dr. Philip Sloane and Dr. Mallory Brown, Editors of JAMDA.

References:

• "Preventive Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes: A Not Uncommon Reason for Antibiotic Overprescribing", Philip D. Sloane MD, MPHa,b,*, Meera Tandan PhD a, Sheryl Zimmerman PhD, JAMDA, 9/2020.

Recorded on: 9/16/2020

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Special Guests: Connie Cheren, RN, MSW, LeadingAge Florida Clinical and Compliance Specialist; Dr. Karl Dhana, SVP Medical Affairs;  Robert Morin, Director of Facilities; Carmen Shell, SVP Health Center; and Stephen Shell, Risk Manager

Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

Special guests Connie Cheren, RN, MSW, LeadingAge Florida Clinical and Compliance Specialist; Dr. Karl Dhana, SVP Medical Affairs; Robert Morin, Director of Facilities; Carmen Shell, SVP Health Center; and Stephen Shell, Risk Manager, joined Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this edition of FMDA's Journal Club.

This session addressed: the steps to take when starting or improving a COVID-19 unit; identifying the major infection control, operational, and staffing features that should be included in the planning process; learning about initiatives to avoid staff burnout, stress, and fear of contracting the virus; identifying ways to use PPE more efficiently without compromising the safety of staff; and how the medical director can support the COVID-19 care team.

Recorded: September 9, 2020

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Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP is a Professor in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, co-directs the Biology and Behavior Across the Lifespan Research Center of Excellence, holds the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology, and does clinical work at Roland Park Place. Her research program is focused on optimizing function and physical activity and other health promoting behaviors among older adults and testing implementation of interventions in real world settings.  Dr. Resnick has over 250 published articles, numerous chapters in nursing and medical textbooks, and books on Restorative Care and Resilience. She is the editor of Geriatric Nursing, an associate editor and on editorial board for numerous journals.  She has held leadership positions in multiple organizations including Presidency of the American Geriatrics Society and the Gerontological Society of America and has been recognized for numerous national awards.  

References:

• Flu Fact Sheets

Recording Date: 8/27/2020

Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

Dr. Philip Sloane and Dr. Mallory Brown, Editors of JAMDA.

References:

• James Alvin Low, et. al., "The Nuts and Bolts of Utilizing Telemedicine in Nursing Homes", JAMDA, 8/2020.

Available Credit:

References:

• AMDA Opposed to Cuts to SNF Visits in Proposed CY2021 Physician Fee Schedule – Will be Catastrophic to PALTC Practices and Cause Severe Shortage in Access to Care for America’s Seniors