PALTtalk

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

This session looks at the opportunities and challenges of providing primary/geriatric care to patients in the outpatient and LTC setting during this pandemic – including practice limitations, the evolving roles and responsibilities of a medical director in PALTC, and practice management insights and strategies.

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Recorded on 6/24/2020

Available Credit:   0.25 CMD-Clinical

Hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Bernardo J. Reyes, MD, CMD, Assistant Professor of Integrated Medical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University.

Recording Date: 6/17/2020

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Available Credit:

• 0.25 CMD-Clinical

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

References:

• Shahab Abtahi MD, et. al., "The Association of Oral Bisphosphonate Use With Mortality Risk Following a Major Osteoporotic Fracture in the United Kingdom: Population-Based Cohort Study", JAMDA, June, 2020.

Recorded: June 18, 2020

Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues

Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

Presenter: Robert A. Zorowitz, MD, MBA, AGSF, CMD

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Robert A. Zorowitz, MD, MBA, FACP, AGSF, CMD, as he discusses telehealth in post-acute and long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recorded: June 10, 2020

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Available Credit

• 0.25 CMD-Clinical

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Joseph Mylotte, MD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

Available Credit:

• 0.25 CMD-Clinical

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Marc Agronin, MD, as the Journal Club addresses the behavioral health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Recording Date:  5/27/2020

Available Credit

• 0.25 CMD-Clinical

With Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO,

• Review all relevant updates and literature around COVID-19

Recording Date:  5/20/2020

Available Credit

• 0.25 CMD-Clinical