PMDA 19^th Annual Symposium October, 2011, Hershey PA

1. Aging in Pennsylvania: Now and in the Future
   • Brian Duke, Secretary, PA Dept of Aging
2. Evaluating behavioral disorders of nursing home patients
   
   • Andrew Rosenzweig, MD MPH
3. Nonpharmacological management of behavioral disorders  
   
   • Andrew Rosenzweig, MD, FACP
4. Medication management of behavioral disorders & side effects: Pros & Cons 
   
   • Coleen Kayden, RPh
5. Transforming a team of experts into an expert team 
   
   • Matthew Wayne, MD, CMD
6. Roundtable discussion of medical/legal/safety condundrums 
   
   • J.Kenneth Brubaker MD CMD
   • Paula Sanders JD
   • Coleen Kayden RPH
7. Heart failure managment in LTC: Can hospitalizations be prevented? 
   
   • Leon Kraybill MD CMD
   • Heart Failure tools
     1. “BELLS WARN” – a HF screening tool  for direct caregivers    
        
     2. Heart failure in long-term care monitoring protocol - a policy and procedure document outlining the protocol for monitoring the status of a resident with heart failure, with the focus on early recognition and treatment of decompensation. 
        
     3. Heart failure graphic flow sheet - a "visually easy" graphic weight flow sheet
        
     4.  LTC Heart Failure assessment tool- an assessment tool used as part of above protocol, monitoring acute/subacute changes in an individual with heart failure              
8. Public policy update 
   
   • David Nace, MD MPH  
   • J. Kenneth Brubaker, MD CMD
9. Vitamin D and evidence-based medicine  
   
   • F. Michael Gloth III, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
10. Practical aspects of pain management  
    
    • F. Michael Gloth III, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
11. What's new for LTC in the pharmacologic literature?
    
    • Coleen Kayden, RPh
12. Chronic kidney disease in the geriatric population  
    
    • Navin Verma, MD

PMDA 2010 Annual Educational Symposium Presentations

1. PMDA Public Policy Update  
   
   • David A. Nace, MD, MPH, Co-Chair, Public Policy Committee
   • PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format
2.  Quality EOL Care
   •  Deborah Way, MD, CMD
   • Joan Harrold, MD, MPH
   • PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format
3. Glycemic Control in Long Term Care
   • Dennis Gingrich, MD
   • Barbara L. Hoffman, MD, MBA, CMD
   • PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format
4.  Prognostication: Foreseeing and Foretelling
   • Gordon Wood, MD
   • PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format
5. Oscar the Cat: Lessons Learned
   • Joan M. Teno, MD, MS
   • PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format
6. Clostridium Difficile and Norovirus
   • Karyn P. Leible, MD, RN, CMD
   • PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format
7. AMDA Update
   • Karyn P. Leible, MD, RN, CMD  -- AMDA President-Elect
   • PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format
8. PA Department of Health
   • Linda Chamberlain, MS, BSN, RN
   • PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format
9. Act 1 of 2009: Preventable Serious Adverse Events Act
   • Michael Baer, MD
   • PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format

PMDA 2009 Annual Educational Symposium Presentations

PMDA Public Policy Update – Part 1
Thomas Lawrence, MD & David A. Nace, MD, MPH
Co-Chairs, Public Policy Committee
PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format

PMDA Public Policy Committee Report 2008-2009
Thomas Lawrence, MD & David A. Nace, MD, MPH
Co-Chairs, PMDA Public Policy Committee
PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format

Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly
Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH
Visiting Professor of Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format

Transitions of Care: The National Perspective
James E Lett, II, MD, CMD
Chief Medical Officer for Long-Term Care
California Prison Health Care System
Sacramento, CA
PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format

Transitions of Care: SNF – Emergency Department - SNF
Cheryl Phillips, M.D, CMD, AGSF
Chief Medical Officer
On Lok Lifeways
San Francisco, California
PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format

Falling Through the Cracks: Medication Management During Transitions in Care
Steven M. Handler, MD, MS, CMD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics,
Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh;
Core Faculty RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute;
Staff Researcher, Pittsburgh VA GRECC/CHERP
PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format

The Nursing Home Physician Workforce: Is it Time to Specialize?
Paul Katz, MD
PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format

Infectious Disease Outbreaks in LTC
Alex T. Makris, MD, CMD
Infectious Disease Consultant & Corporate Medical Director
Seniors Management North
PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format

Joint Replacement and Anticoagulation in the Post-Acute Setting
Gregory E. Raab, MD
Assistant Professor, Adult Reconstruction & Joint Replacement
Bone and Joint Institute
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format