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Adverse Events, Triggers, and Diagnostic Errors: Practical Aspects of Patient Safety and Risk Reduction for the Interdisciplinary Team

Infections, Medication, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), Resident, Risk
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This session will identify key components of an effective patient safety program in long-term and post-acute care, both generally and specifically for medical directors and the interdisciplinary team. It will discuss the use of trigger tools and...

Altered Nutritional Status CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Nutrition
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Weight has emerged as a principal screening and monitoring indicator in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) because it is easy to measure and the measurement is reasonably accurate and reproducible, noninvasive, acceptable to most patients, and...

AMDA Model Medical Director Agreement and Supplemental Materials: Medical Director of a Nursing Facility

Practice Management Tools
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), F-Tags, Practice Management, Medical Director
Physician
This package serves as a guide for agreements for medical director services in nursing facilities. It includes a model agreement between the medical director and the nursing facility; performance requirements and the roles and responsibilities of a...

An Approach to Implementing and Evaluating Rehabilitation in PALTC for Fall, Fracture and Functional Decline Prevention

Rehabilitation, including physical and occupational therapy and restorative nursing, is an interdisciplinary component of PALTC. While rehabilitation can improve mobility and prevent functional decline, sub-optimal implementation and evaluation of...

An International Perspective of Telemedicine in Nursing Homes: What's the Evidence and How Can I Do It?

This session will provide nursing home clinicians with an overview of current telemedicine programs from around the world, the variety of ways in which these programs can benefit residents and staff, and the knowledge required to overcome the most...

Anemia CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Anemia
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Anemia is common in the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting, with a prevalence ranging from 34 - 60%, increasing with each decade of life over age 70. Anemia often goes unevaluated or is inadequately evaluated in the frail elderly. Studies...

Anemia in the Long-Term Care Setting

Long-Term Care Information Series
Anemia, Long-Term Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Anemia is a common problem in the post-acute and long-term care setting (PALTC) and can be associated with increased morbidity and reduced quality of life. Anemia is associated with increased disability, decreased physical performance, decreased...

Antipsychotic Stewardship in PALTC: The Quest for the Core Elements

The session will present elements of an antipsychotic stewardship program in the PALTC setting.

Antithrombotic Therapy in the Long-Term Care Setting

Long-Term Care Information Series
Cardiovascular Health, Antithrombotic Therapy, Stroke, Medication
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Antithrombotic therapy represents the mainstay of treatment and preventive measures in patients with atherothrombotic diseases. Both the incidence and prevalence of these diseases increase with age. Patients residing in the post-acute and long-term...

Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Alberta Canada: A Successful Province-Wide Quality Improvement Initiative

Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Antipsychotics, Quality, Improvement
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This session will describe a provincial quality improvement initiative undertaken in Alberta, Canada aimed at supporting care teams in 170 LTC homes to implement a guideline on the appropriate use of antipsychotic medications and to implement non-...