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The #thickenedliquidchallenge and How to Best Work with Your Speech Therapist to Optimize Quality of Life and Quality of Care

Nutrition, Federal Regulations
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
The #thickenedliquidchallenge emerged this Spring on social media, initiated by the GeriPal blog to raise awareness for patients who have swallowing difficulties. We challenge you to come to this session and take the #thickenedliquidchallenge and...

The Positive Impact of Nutrition from Pediatrics to Geriatrics

March 16, 2016
AMDA in the News
Digital Journal
Nutrition, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Mental Health
Cutting-edge research suggests that the health of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract affects brain function. Coupled with copious evidence that nutrition has an impact on both mental and physical health, especially in young people, it's essential we...

Vitamins or No Vitamins

Nutrition, Medication
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This session will describe the pathophysiology of vitamins and their role in disease prevention. We will use a case-based approach to discuss vitamin deficiencies and appropriate replacement options. We will also discuss the dangers of using...

Why Weight? Updating the Diagnosis of Malnutrition in the Nursing Home

Nutrition
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This session will present the criteria for identifying malnutrition in the post-acute patient and long-term care resident based on the 2012 Consensus Statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and the American Society for Parenteral...

Vitamins or No Vitamins

Nutrition
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This session will describe the pathophysiology of vitamins and their role in disease prevention. We will use a case-based approach to discuss vitamin deficiencies and appropriate replacement options. We will also discuss the dangers of using...

Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines and 8 Pocket Guides

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
UTI, Nutrition, Anemia, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Stroke, Change of Condition, Dementia, Diabetes, Palliative Care, Falls, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Health Maintenance, Infections, Infection Prevention/Control, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Delirium, Depression, Osteoporosis, Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Pressure Ulcers, Sleep Disorders, Transitions of Care, Urinary Incontinence
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines (20) + 8 Pocket Guides / includes the following individual CPGs: Acute Change of Condition Altered Nutritional Status Anemia COPD Management + Pocket Guide Dehydration and Fluid Maintenance Dementia...

Diabetic Care in the Nursing Home

Nutrition, Diabetes
Allied Health Professional, Patients & Families, Physician
This webinar addresses the prevalence of diabetes in nursing home residents and introduces the challenges of co-morbidity, functional debility, prognosis, and risks of mortality associated with tight glucose control in this population. The concept...

Food is Love, or The fundamentals of Long-Term Care

January 30, 2015
AMDA in the News
GeriPal
Nutrition, Resident
The challenge is admittedly biased to make one hate thickened liquids. Participants have to thicken everything they drink with corn starch until it resembles honey in consistency.

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...

Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in Advanced Dementia

Resolution and Position Statements
Nutrition, Dementia
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Resolution A02 Becomes Policy March 2002 AMDA resolves to develop a position statement to educate and guide physicians and the public regarding the apparent lack of benefit and potential burden of implementing artificial nutrition and...