PALTmed’s inaugural Business of Medicine Symposium will gather clinicians and other leaders working in the PALTC continuum to learn and discuss how business trends are impacting their daily work, the quality of care for their patients, and the effectiveness of their teams.

The Post-Acute and Long-Term Medical Assocation has defined competencies for the practice of post-acute and long-term care medicine so clinicians who practice in this setting can effectively provide their patients with quality care. The Competencies Curriculum course was developed to support the competencies for PALTC and disseminate the education needed to practice in the setting.

The Core Synthesis is part two of the two-part Core Curriculum on Medical Direction in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC). The live virtual program will be held June 6-7, 2025.

In the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting, managing medications effectively is crucial for optimizing patient outcomes and minimizing harm. Despite the importance of deprescribing, many providers face challenges in this area. This interactive course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to implement effective deprescribing practices in your facility.

This introductory on-demand course is designed to welcome new clinicians to post-acute and long-term care practice.

The forum will explore ways PALTC clinicians can leverage the new payment models to get reimbursed for delivering compassionate, coordinated, and effective care.

The goal of the session is to explore the importance of clinical input in data analysis. This session will begin with a lecture that will compare variable selection methods for different statistical models including, regression analysis and machine learning. The session will explore clinical prediction modeling to help minimize preventable emergency department transfers.

Implicit bias is the bias in judgment and behavior resulting from subtle cognitive processes operating below the level of conscious awareness and control. Implicit bias leads to stereotyping and adverse treatment of people. Adverse treatment of people can create a hostile workplace. A healthcare professional’s implicit bias affects treatment decisions, care delivery, treatment adherence, and healthcare outcomes. This session will highlight the impact of implicit bias on healthcare outcomes and the healthcare professional’s role in promoting healthcare equity. Speaker will discuss evidence-based approaches to recognizing implicit bias. Attendees will identify practical strategies to dismantle implicit bias to create an inclusive workplace culture and promote healthcare outcomes.

This session will first characterize the differences in staffing and infection control and prevention measures in skilled nursing facilities compared with personal care homes/assisted living facilities from a regulatory perspective. Using the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak response as an example, the session will highlight variability in resources, medical oversight and staff education in infection control and prevention. Finally, a review of infection prevention and control program options, minimum elements of an infection control and prevention program policies and procedures, and feasible approaches to support an infection control and prevention programs will be discussed.

The purpose of the study is to analyze the effect of an educational intervention that immerses Osteopathic Medical Students (OMS) within a post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting with exposure to and interaction with an interdisciplinary team. We will analyze OMSs' knowledge and attitudes regarding PALTC as a result of interaction with an interdisciplinary team of providers. Additionally, the acquisition of clinical skills will be assessed through analysis of their development of integrated plans of care that encompass appropriate disciplines and services for individuals residing in PALTC. Behaviors will be assessed via 360 degree evaluations.

This on-demand course is structured around the five elements of QAPI and will equip nursing home leaders with the tools necessary to design, implement, and monitor a QAPI program within their facility.

The Online Core is part one of the two-part Core Curriculum on Medical Direction in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC). The course is designed to help you become a successful medical director.

Experience the education sessions from The Society's 2023 Annual Conference from the comfort of your own home! By purchasing the recordings package, you can still attend the conference on your schedule and earn over 70 hours of CME credit, CMD credit, and ABIM MOC points and 6 Pharmacology Hours. Some recordings satisfy the requirement for Pharmacology Credit and are indicated.

In this session, we present 9-12 articles published in the past year which have the potential to impact the practice of medicine and the processes of care for frail elders in the continuum of care. All articles are chosen through a Modified Delphi approach and critically appraised by experienced, multidisciplinary practitioners and educators. This presentation has been well received each year and is often the site of spirited discussion.

The session will detail the history of ageism in the United States, discuss research on ageism and outline approaches to change behaviors and attitudes of staff and trainees working in the PA/LTC setting. Different types of ageism will be discussed, including institutional, inter-personal, and self-directed ageism. The effects of ageism on physical and mental health will be described. The session will discuss actions that a medical director or other leader in the PA/LTC interdisciplinary team can take to combat ageism. Strategies for teaching trainees and sparking discussions about ageism will be demonstrated. Techniques to identify unconscious bias and create culture change will be illustrated.

This session will review how the NASEM Report was developed and published, ongoing work to publicize the findings and suggested next steps, and the current funded initiative, Moving Forward: Nursing Home Quality Coalition, that is focused on prioritizing one goal or recommendation within each of the seven NASEM Report categories and developing, testing, and implementing an action plan for that specific goal.

This session will provide review barriers to effective, positive care interactions and delineate the factors associated with positive care interactions. Specifically, it will focus on the association between resident engagement and quality of staff-resident care interactions, and provide findings on characteristics of care interactions among nursing home residents living with dementia. In addition, the session will provide practical approaches and suggest interventions to increase positive care interactions between staff and residents while eliminating negative and neutral care interactions.

This session will review the upcoming regulatory changes impacting the LTC e-Prescribing environment including the SUPPORT Act’s electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) mandate and recent changes to the NCPDP e-Prescribing SCRIPT Standard to accommodate the three-party (prescriber, facility/caregiver, & pharmacy) communication needs of LTC. Pertinent DEA requirements surrounding EPCS will also be discussed.

The response to COVID-19 altered the nursing home environment. This session utilizes the data of the Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers' system to explore how the response to the virus impacted the physical function, cognitive function, and mood of VA CLC residents. The session will also describe long COVID and the associated symptoms and outcomes. Learning from experience can influence nursing facility’s policies on infection control, vaccination and optimal care delivery for future infectious disease outbreaks.

This session will review the definition, classification, risk factors and management of skin tear wounds that occur frequently in the PALTC community. Topics to be covered include why our population is at such high risk. We will review the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (iSTAP) classification as a simple way to classify the skin tears and help determine treatment using established wound care principles. We will discuss how these should be considered a quality marker of care and should be considered for more tracking. Case-scenarios will be utilized for an interactive session.

This presentation will explore spiritual values of elders, families, and providers which effect medical-decision making. The presenters bring experience as medical provider, nursing home administer, and chaplain, giving a unique perspective on the issues presented in this session.

This interactive discussion will focus on personal, professional, financial, psychosocial and other issues which factor into decision-making and the strategic planning retirement process from start to finish, as well as a toolkit of resources to assist attendees on their retirement journey.

Over the 90 minute session, four different speakers with different perspectives and involvement in the implementation of I-SNPs will provide an overview of the I-SNP model, its potential to improve care and potential pitfalls.

This session will review specific procedures to protect LGBTQIA residents from abuse and bullying and to provide a safe and welcoming environment. The presenters will use real life ethical scenarios to engage participants and facilitate learning about these issues.

This session will build on previous popular presentations over the past 17 years by two experienced geriatrician/LTC physicians and medical directors with active consulting practices to the legal profession in both defense and plaintiff lawsuits that focus on PA/LTC litigation. This year will also include a focus on the recently expanding area of litigation involving assisted living facilities.

This workshop discusses the origins of conflict that occur in the workplace and best practices for conflict management. Participants will explore various types of conflicts that pose a challenge (such as emergency management, family dissatisfaction, clinician disagreements and conflicts between physician and administrators) and learn to identify each participant’s needs and perspectives.

This session will begin with a brief presentation of public policy efforts at the state level focusing on the issue of a public policy committee and establishing a public medical director listing.

This workshop targets an inter-professional audience of women committed to PALTC, though all are welcome to attend. Leaders in PALTC will draw from their diverse backgrounds, experience, and research to share their journeys, what they love about their work, and their strategies for happiness and wellbeing.

This session traces the history of this trend in bioethics. The discussion then turns to some practical ethical quandaries that serve to illustrate the impact of this reduced notion of respect.

This session will describe the new Delirium, Depression, and Dementia (3Ds) in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG), which represents a major milestone by incorporating the care delivery process, critical thinking, and clinical decision making around these complex diagnosis.