Recorded Webinar: Chronic Pain Management Date: August 17, 2016 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST Speaker: Eric G. Tangalos, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD This presentation will include the evaluation and treatment of chronic non-malignant pain in post-acute care,...
Teamed with physicians, advanced practice nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) may enhance the nursing and medical care available to post-acute and long-term care facility patients. Driven by documented positive outcomes and favorable...
This session is mainly based on the new clinical practice guideline of heart failure in long-term care setting. It has three components. First, introduce the process of developing and grading clinical practice guideline in treating heart failure in...
F-tag 501 stipulates that the medical director is responsible for the implementation of resident care policies and the coordination of medical care. One of the most important aspects of the role of the medical director is collaboration with the...
Session Summary Non-Physician Practitioners (NPPs) have more than doubled in the last two decades, yet given the population surge of older adults they are still an underutilized resource in the skilled nursing facility and long-term care. The...
This session will present case scenarios of common clinical conditions and focus on practical management tools in the PALTC space in keeping with current clinical practice guidelines from various specialty organizations as they pertain to the older...
This session will describe the use of the Serious Illness Communication Guide - a structured tool to facilitate efficient and effective advance care planning (ACP) for patients with serious or life-limiting illness. Evidence to support its use as a...
Successful communication is key to interprofessional collaborative practice. This session will use an interactive workshop format to teach interprofessional communication skills and techniques for successful communication such as SBAR, call-out,...
If you could access essential health information electronically from any participating site of care, send and receive standard documents for consultation, evaluation in the emergency department (ED), and transfer to a patient-centered medical home (...
Constipation and diarrhea are common problems in the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting. Up to 80% of patients are affected. Chronic constipation has been shown to affect both overall psychological well being and quality of life. Diarrhea...
