Pmda resources
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PMDA Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Clinical Practice Committee has vetted and developed the following recommended guidelines. Please feel free to adopt and utilize these guidelines in your LTC facility.
If you would like to customize these guidelines for specific use in your facility, please complete the PMDA Permission to Modify Request form and return it to pmda@pamedsoc.org or PMDA, 400 Winding Creek Boulevard, Mechanicsburg PA 17050-1885.
- Medical director certification
- The Certified Medical Director (CMD) credential is administered by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Inc. (ABPLM). The process requires specific training in the roles and responsibilities of the Medical Director, recognizes that there are both clinical and administrative roles in the profession, and requires recertification every six years. An overview of the Certified Medical Director (CMD) Certification Process can be found here. Additional information including key topics, course format, faculty, and registration can be found here. Throughout the year, PMDA offers continuing education programs that provide CMD accreditation to help you achieve and maintain your certification.
- The Certified Medical Director (CMD) credential is administered by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Inc. (ABPLM). The process requires specific training in the roles and responsibilities of the Medical Director, recognizes that there are both clinical and administrative roles in the profession, and requires recertification every six years. An overview of the Certified Medical Director (CMD) Certification Process can be found here. Additional information including key topics, course format, faculty, and registration can be found here. Throughout the year, PMDA offers continuing education programs that provide CMD accreditation to help you achieve and maintain your certification.
- Antipsychotic use resources:
- POLST in Pennsylvania – a YouTube video for providers – the who, what, when and where about completing the POLST form
- PMDA PALTC Practitioners’ Forum Guidelines
- PMDA Better Care Reconciliation Act Policy Statement
PMDA Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Clinical Practice Committee has vetted and developed the following recommended guidelines. Please feel free to adopt and utilize these guidelines in your LTC facility.
If you would like to customize these guidelines for specific use in your facility, please complete the PMDA Permission to Modify Request form and return it to pmda@pamedsoc.org or PMDA, 400 Winding Creek Boulevard, Mechanicsburg PA 17050-1885.