Peter Jaggard, MD, CMD

Dr. Jaggard is a Certified Medical Director at Masters in BioEthics from Trinity International University where he is an Adjunct Professor. Dr. Jaggard has worked in Post-Acute and Long Term Care for 34 years. He currently chairs the AMDA-PALTC Ethics Subcommittee.

Fatima  Naqvi, MD, CMD

Dr. Naqvi comes to Five Star with board certifications in Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She is a dedicated Medical Director, MOLST Master Trainer as well as carrying a fellowship from Harvard Medical School in Palliative Care. Dr. Naqvi serves as the Regional Medical Director for Frederick, Carroll and Montgomery counties.

References:

• Advanced Care Planning Series from AMDA

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with Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

This update from Florida Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care is on guidance from the state, Telehealth coding, and an open forum to acknowledge and discuss any issues that participants are facing in the wake of the 2019 Novel Cononavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Presenter: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO

AMDA Update on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

Dr. Swati Gaur is Chair of AMDA's Infection Advisory Committee. She is the Medical Director of New Horizons Nursing Facilities with the Northeast Georgia Health System. She is also the CEO of Care Advances Through Technology, a technology innovation company. In addition, she is on the EMR transition and implementation team for the Health System, providing direction to EMR entity adapt to LTC environment. She has also consulted with post acute LTC companies to optimize medical services into PALTC facilities, integration of medical directors and clinicians into the QAPI framework and create frameworks of interdisciplinary work in the organization. 

References:

AMDA Update on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

Lea Watson, MD and Richard Juman, MD

Dr. Watson is a board certified adult and geriatric psychiatrist with a lifelong commitment to caring for vulnerable populations, and two decades of academic and leadership experience. Her passion is creating a culture of appropriate psychotropic prescribing in long-term care settings to achieve quality outcomes for all stakeholders. She prioritizes common sense, avoiding harms and keeping the patient’s and family’s goals of care at the heart of all endeavors.  Because of the shortage of geriatric psychiatrists in the United States, she developed a model of consultation and training to extend the reach of this highly needed, but limited specialty.  Dr. Watson is a published author, a recipient of numerous local and national awards for research and teaching, and a multi-year recipient of the Denver 5280 Top Doc award.

National Director of Psychological Services for TeamHealth, one of the leading providers of facility-based, integrated health care in the U.S. Responsible for all aspects of TeamHealth's provision of psychological services, including program development, training, regulatory compliance, documentation and quality improvement.

References:

Strategies for Mitigating the Emotional Impact of COVID-19 | 3/15/2020

Dr. Swati Gaur is Chair of AMDA's Infection Advisory Committee. She is the Medical Director of New Horizons Nursing Facilities with the Northeast Georgia Health System. She is also the CEO of Care Advances Through Technology, a technology innovation company. In addition, she is on the EMR transition and implementation team for the Health System, providing direction to EMR entity adapt to LTC environment. She has also consulted with post acute LTC companies to optimize medical services into PALTC facilities, integration of medical directors and clinicians into the QAPI framework and create frameworks of interdisciplinary work in the organization. 

References:

AMDA Update on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

Recording Date:  3/15/2020

Available Credit:

• 0.25 CMD-Clinical

AMDA Update on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

Dr. Swati Gaur is Chair of AMDA's Infection Advisory Committee. She is the Medical Director of New Horizons Nursing Facilities with the Northeast Georgia Health System. She is also the CEO of Care Advances Through Technology, a technology innovation company. In addition, she is on the EMR transition and implementation team for the Health System, providing direction to EMR entity adapt to LTC environment. She has also consulted with post acute LTC companies to optimize medical services into PALTC facilities, integration of medical directors and clinicians into the QAPI framework and create frameworks of interdisciplinary work in the organization. 

References:

AMDA Update on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

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

References for February 2020 Issue:

• Shekinah A. Fashaw, MSPH et. al.; "Thirty Year Trends in Nursing Homes"

Randall Espinoza, et. al. ;"Clarifying the Relationship Between Benzodiazepines and Dementia"

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