Special guest Dana Saffel, PharmD, DPh, CGP, FASCP, joins host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for the this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club. This session examines: emerging pharmaceutical research regarding treatments and vaccinations, current medications being utilized for the management of COVID-19 both in acute and subacute settings, compassionate medication use including how to address conflicting research, and insights into how we should be working with consultant pharmacists in our facilities.

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Recording Date: 08/12/2020

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Special Guest: Sean Cannone, DO, CMD

Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

Special guest, Sean Cannone, DO, CMD, joined Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, on this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club to discuss: the development of a population health strategy to meet the demands of this pandemic, the unique challenges presented by Nursing Homes and ALF’s, advocating for your health system at the local and state level, the steps required to meet the needs of a diverse population, and how Dr. Cannone’s team addressed social determinants of health and healthcare disparities.

Recorded: August 5, 2020

Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

Join Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club where we reviewed all relevant updates and research around COVID-19, clinical advances and emerging best care recommendations, and discussed healthcare disparities related to COVID-19 and the impacts across the PALTC Continuum

http://fmda.org/2020/FMDA_JournalClub_072920.pdf

Recorded: July 29, 2020

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Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

Special Guests: Elaine Healy, MD, CMD; Elizabeth Vandevelde, ARNP

Recorded: July 21, 2020

Special guest panelists Elaine Healy, MD, CMD, and Elizabeth Vandevelde, ARNP, join host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, in their return to FMDA's Journal Club to discuss what conditions we're seeing s/p recovery from COVID-19, rehabilitation changes following this condition, and how we prepare to treat and manage patients who have persistent symptoms following recovery.

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• 0.25 CMD-Clinical

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

References:

• Rudolph, James, MD, et al, "Temperature in COVID-19", JAMDA, July, 2020.

Recorded: July 23, 2020

Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

Cameron Gettel, MD is an Instructor of Emergency Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine, a Fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program, and a recent graduate of the Brown University Emergency Medicine Residency Program, where he served as chief resident. His primary scholarly interests include care transitions, health services research, and quality measurement.

References:

• Joseph G. Ouslander MD, et. al., "Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Frequency, Causes, and Costs", JAG, 2010.

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Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

Special Guest: Kimberly Smoak, MSH, QIDP

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Kimberly Smoak, MSH, QIDP, Chief of Field Operations, Health Quality Assurance, Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration.

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Recorded: July 15, 2020

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Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

Special Guest: Elizabeth Borer, RN

This session includes: operationalizing the response in skilled nursing facilities; the impact on the morale of nurses and staff, and the difficulties of maintaining a workforce through this pandemic; managing a SNF through an outbreak and addressing the possibility of achieving and maintaining “COVID-free” status; the role of the Medical Director during this pandemic and the responsibility of PALTC clinicians; how SNFs should be managing visitation and vendors; the evolution of Telehealth in facilities; and the variability and variance from county-to-county and state-to-state.

Recorded: July 8, 2020

Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

Dr. Vicki Walker is a graduate of the University of South Dakota and the Washington Family Medicine program. She served as the Vice President of Medical Services and Quality for the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, where she was responsible for supporting the medical directors  and providing leadership and oversight of clinical care and QAPI across nursing homes, hospice and home health agencies in 24 states. She remains active with AMDA, the Society for Post-acute and long term care medicine, as a certified medical director and a State chapter representative to the board, a member of the Public Policy Committee and chair of the Clinical Issues Subcommittee. She also serves as a Clinical Professor for the Sanford School of Medicine and faculty for the Healer’s Art course.

References:

• Davis, R., et. al., "Platelets and Coagulation in Infection", Clin Transi Immunology, July 8, 2016.

Recording Date: 07/03/2020

Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

Paige Hector, LMSW is a clinical educator and professional speaker with over 25 years’ experience in post-acute and long term care settings. She specializes in diverse topics for the interdisciplinary team and sustainable process improvement. 

References:

• Paige Hector, LMSW, “Empowering Staff and Partnering with Families in the Midst of a Pandemic”, Caring, 2020.

Recording Date: 06/19/2020

Available Credit

• 0.25 CMD-Clinical