In this session, we will address the common pitfalls, myths and misconceptions around dysphagia, diet modification and artificial nutrition. We will discuss some of the key evidence and recommendations regarding modified diet and liquids as well as artificial nutrition. We will teach communication strategies for navigating this often fraught topic with residents and their families, as well as with colleagues from other disciplines. We will utilize case-based examples to further elaborate and allow sharing of best practices and personal experience.

Learning Objectives:

• At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:
• Describe pathophysiology of oropharyngeal dysphagia.
• Review evidence highlighting the presumed benefits and shortcomings of diet modification in dysphagia.
• Identify common barriers to effective and transparent communication regarding the risks and benefits of artificial nutrition.
• Demonstrate a communication framework for navigating these goals of care conversations with residents and caregivers in a compassionate and person-centered manner utilizing case based examples.

• 1.0 CME
• 1.0 CMD Management 

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 1.0 management hour toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltmed.org.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Society’s staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.

Generating Clinical Models for Analyzing Big Data in Nursing Home Residents

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.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Identify the gaps in current statistical model-building approaches.
• Introduce clinically and statistically driven regression models.
• Discuss ways to improve transitions of care using these tools.
• Learn how to independently develop a clinically driven statistical model.

• 0.25 CME
• 0.25 CMD Management
• 0.25 MOC

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 0.25 management hours toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. Each physician should claim only those credit hours that he/she actually spent in the activity. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltmed.org.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Association's staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.

Infection Prevention/Control for Personal Care Homes: Implementing Guidance and Creative Solutions

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.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• 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.
• Highlight variability in resources, medical oversight and staff education in infection control and prevention.
• Review of infection prevention and control program options, minimum elements of an infection control and prevention program policies and procedures.
• Discuss feasible approaches to support an infection control and prevention programs.

• 0.5 CME
• 0.5 CMD Management
• 0.5 MOC

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 0.5 management hours toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. Each physician should claim only those credit hours that he/she actually spent in the activity. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltmed.org.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.5 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Association's staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.

Interdisciplinary Education and Skills Acquisition in PALTC

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.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Discuss the need for improving PALTC education among medical students and its potential impact on improving care and reducing cost.
• Review current and past models of medical student education in PALTC.
• Describe the proposed intervention for introducing medical students to the IDT in PALTC and its implementation.
• Review current observations of proposed interventions.

• 0.75 CME
• 0.75 CMD Management
• 0.75 MOC

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 0.75 management hours toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltmed.org.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Association's staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.

Patient Experiences of Long COVID

This session presents how patients who were referred to an adapted integrative medical group visit program describe their experience with long COVID. Exploratory, qualitative data from semi-structured interviews will be used to describe the symptoms and illness experiences of long COVID patients in the Southeastern United States, detailing how symptoms have influenced patients’ lifestyles, activities, personal identities, and social relationships. The authors will discuss the emotions patients felt regarding these changes and their perspectives on the health care they have received. Complementary and integrative health care modalities utilized to support patients while navigating their long COVID symptoms will also be described, as well as patients’ attitudes towards them.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• To identify characteristics of the long-COVID illness experience.
• To understand what emotions long COVID patients express while developing and managing chronic symptoms.
• To assess long COVID patient satisfaction with care and the ways in which patients utilize complementary and integrative modalities to care for themselves.
• To understand how illness experiences, emotions, and behaviors presented within this session may be utilized to elicit greater multidisciplinary collaboration and higher quality of care for long-COVID populations.

• 0.5 CME
• 0.5 CMD Clinical

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 0.5 clinical hours toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltmed.org.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Association's staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.

Post-Poliomyelitis Syndrome: Not Just a Late-Effect of Poliomyelitis due to Aging

This presentation will focus on the differentiation between the late effects of poliomyelitis and the post-polio syndrome, both conditions involving the anterior horn cell motor neuron. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – another anterior horn cell motor neuron condition often encountered at the PALTC setting – will be briefly compared for neurophysiologic clarity. The severe psychosocial stress of having polio, aging, and the post-polio syndrome will be acknowledged. The discussion will unfold through epidemiology, pathophysiology, natural history, definition, diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation. Emerging practice and gaps in evidence-based knowledge will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Define the diagnostic criteria for Post-Poliomyelitis Syndrome.
• Differentiate the late effects of Poliomyelitis versus Post-Poliomyelitis Syndrome in the context of anterior horn cell motor neurons.
• Describe the psychosocial aspects of polio survivors and identify the depressive symptoms hidden under the psychological resilience in older adults with post-polio syndrome.
• Recognize the role of and engage neurorehabilitation service in functional restoration and symptomatic management of poliomyelitis and post-poliomyelitis syndrome.

• 0.75 CME
• 0.75 CMD Clinical
• 0.75 MOC
• 0.50 Pharmacology Hour

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 0.75 clinical hours toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltc.org.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Pharmacology: This activity satisfies the requirements of 0.5 Pharmacology Hour(s) for Nurse Practitioners.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Association's staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.

Recognizing, Addressing, and Treating Spasticity for the PALTC Provider

This session will provide a framework for recognizing, assessing, and treating spasticity. The session will highlight the impact spasticity can have on functional mobility, ability to perform ADLs, pain and skin integrity, making it essential to the PALTC provider. The importance of recognition and anticipation of the development of spasticity will be discussed, as well as key positive and negative effects of spasticity that should be initially considered. There will be a discussion on how to determine the best time to begin treatment of spasticity within a clinical framework. An introduction to the various treatment methods will allow attendees to begin developing a treatment continuum for spasticity to better guide their treatment decisions. 

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Describe spasticity and other similar clinical entities with focus on key ways to differentiate them.
• Recognize diagnoses that may precipitate spasticity.
• Evaluate potential negative and positive effects of spasticity.
• Determine appropriate times and/or situations to begin treating spasticity and become familiar with systems and methods of spasticity management.

• 0.5 CME
• 0.5 CMD Clinical
• 0.25 Pharmacology Credit

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 0.5 clinical hours toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltmed.org.

Pharmacology Credit: This activity satisfies the requirement for 0.25 Pharmacology Hour(s) for Nurse Practitioners.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Association's staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.

Raise Your Hand If You Enjoy Unsolicited Advice!

Working in a healthcare setting can be stressful, sometimes with situations that stimulate strong emotions that activate our stress response. When activated, we tend to resort to habituated language patterns, e.g., unsolicited advice, explaining, or reassurance, that can be misaligned with what is needed in the relationship. With Nonviolent Communication (NVC), we can strengthen our empathic listening skills and increase our capacity to respond, rather than react in these situations. In this session, we’ll cover the impact of an activated stress response, the concept of the line of choice to support responding rather than reacting, how to avoid empathy blocks, and the connection between met and unmet needs and our thoughts and actions. Interactive elements with lots of “how to’s” are integrated throughout the session to help increase the stickiness of the material and create a fun learning experience.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Explain how an activated stress response impacts our capacity to engage with empathic listening skills.
• Discuss empathy and the connection between feelings and needs and how this understanding supports choice.
• Describe empathy blocks and identify which one is your “go to” in a stressful situation.
• Use the Line of Choice concept to shift from reaction to response in emotionally charged situations.

• 1.25 CME
• 1.25 CMD Management
• 1.25 MOC

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 1.25 management hours toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. Each physician should claim only those credit hours that he/she actually spent in the activity. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltmed.org.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Association's staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.

Implicit Bias in Healthcare: Addressing Healthcare Disparities and Promoting Equity

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.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Define implicit bias and discuss various factors related to implicit bias.
• Synthesize the evidence related to implicit bias and healthcare outcomes.
• Recognize personal biases and identify strategies to dismantle implicit bias.

• 0.5 CME
• 0.5 CMD Management
• 0.5 MOC

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 0.5 management hours toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. Each physician should claim only those credit hours that he/she actually spent in the activity. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltmed.org.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.5 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Association's staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.

General Session I: The Funny Thing About Stress

AMDA & Foundation Awards Presentation The Funny Thing About Stress Keynote Speaker: Kay Frances, MBA We all know that we should manage stress for peak performance in all areas of our lives, but we don't necessarily practice what we know to be true. It's Kay Frances to the STRESS-cue! In the frenzied world of post-acute and long-term care, you need to be reminded of the importance of managing your stress, embracing change, and maintaining a positive attitude for peak performance and success in all areas of your life. The so called "little things" in life can become cumulative if we don't stop them in their tracks. We need to manage our stress before it manages us!

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Understand the importance of humor and optimism for our overall well-being.
• Learn how to cope with - and embrace - change as a welcome part of life.
• Develop specific strategies for preventing and managing stress and minimizing its effects on our well-being.

• 1.0 CME
• 1.0 CMD Management 
• 1.0 MOC

Release Date: 03/29/2023   |   Expiration: 03/01/2026

Credit Statements:

Accreditation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Designation: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Credit Hours: This CME activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for up to 1.0 management hour toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.

The CMD Program is administered by the ABPLM. For further information, contact ABPLM at 410-992-3117 or at cmd@paltmed.org.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Financial Disclosure Statement:

The Association requires the disclosure of all speaker/faculty/planner’s relevant financial relationships; presence of off-label use of a device or medication; and discussion of any experimental, new or evolving topic prior to each accredited education activity.

If the learner perceives any bias toward a commercial product or service, advocation of unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or recommendation, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients please report this to the Association's staff.

The following speaker(s) disclosed relevant financial relationship(s): 

• Julie Gammack, MD, CMD (Planner & Speaker): Stockholder: Amarin
• Kenya Rivas Velasquez, MD, CMD, FAAFP (Planner & Speaker): OptumRx: Stockholder
• All other planners, speakers, and AMDA staff have no relationships with ineligible companies.

All relevant financial relationships have been identified and mitigated.