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Tennessee Physician Is 2018 Medical Director of the Year

March 29, 2018
Press Release
Columbia, MD—The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has named Eric Hasemeier, DO, CMD, as its 2018 Medical Director of the Year. Dr. Hasemeier is the medical director for eight facilities in rural Tennessee and CEO and founder of...

Society Debuts Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Medicine Podcast

March 22, 2018
Press Release
Columbia, MD--AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has debuted a podcast program, “AMDA On-The-Go,” offering interviews and updates about new research, journal articles, and the issues of greatest importance to practitioners...

Standardized Items, Scales Can Help Assess Quality of Life

March 19, 2018
Press Release
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
Measuring quality of life for elders in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) has always been a challenge. However, it is essential to ensuring individual residents’ comfort, dignity, and satisfaction and to identify opportunities for new or...

Experts Set Research Priorities for Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

March 13, 2018
Press Release
The average senior (65 and older) takes five or more medications, and up to 74% of nursing home residents use nine or more on a regular basis. Yet, there is limited clinical evidence to guide prescribing and administration for those who have multi-...

It's time for national standards in assisted living, authors argue

February 27, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight’s Senior Living
Assisted Living
The assisted living industry should look to the skilled nursing industry for standards that could be implemented to help improve resident care and operators' bottom lines, said the authors of an editorial published in the February issue of JAMDA,...

JAMDA Editorials Look at the Physician’s Role in Assisted Living

February 23, 2018
Press Release
Two editorials in the February issue of JAMDA look at the physician’s role in assisted living (AL) communities and potential changes to ensure quality care in those settings. Both editorials note that there needs to be physician involvement in the...

Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Can Impact Health Outcomes for Nursing Home Residents

February 5, 2018
Press Release
Infections, Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Stewardship
With multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) affecting as many as 1 in 3 residents, nursing homes are under growing pressure to prioritize antibiotic stewardship. However, according to an article in the February issue of JAMDA , there are still...

Balance Training May Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults With T2D

January 29, 2018
AMDA in the News
Endocrinology Advisor
Diabetes, Falls
Balance training may help to reduce the risk for falls in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) by improving reaction times, lower limb proprioception, and postural sway, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical...

Legal Access to Cannabis May Mean Less Use of Schedule II-V Drugs

January 2, 2018
Press Release
Medication Management, Opioids
In recent years, medical cannabis has become legal in many states and the District of Columbia, and both practitioners and patients are reporting health benefits as well as comfort care benefits from using controlled forms and dosages of the...

Society To Offer American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification

December 4, 2017
Press Release
Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director
AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is pleased to announce its eligibility to provide American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification credits. The Society’s educational programs that will offer ABIM...