PALTC24 Clinical Recordings Bundle

Nicole Orr, MD, FACC, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Tufts University School of Medicine, and the founder/president of Post-Acute Cardiology Care, LLC. Her work is dedicated to developing heart failure disease management programs in SNFs with a high burden of HF patients, with an emphasis on educating staff and residents about the complexity of treating this high risk demographic. She serves both as a staff cardiologist and consultant, and provides weekly bedside rounds to several facilities in the Northeast region. She speaks nationally about the need to optimize strategies for treating geriatric cardiology patients admitted to post-acute care, and has published her work and insights regarding best practices for post-acute HF management.

Matthew Griffith, MD, MPH, is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine physician at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMR VAMC) in Aurora, Colorado. He is the Pulmonary Director for the RMR VAMC Spinal Cord Injury/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Multidisciplinary Clinic and the Deputy Director of the RMR VAMC Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit. He is also Senior Investigator at the Denver-Seattle VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation. His research is focused on developing innovative methods to diagnose, monitor and treat chronic lung diseases among older adults with functional and cognitive limitations, particularly those who live in nursing homes.  He is currently funded by grants from the Department of Defense and National Institute on Aging to conduct this research.

Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is a Professor and Director of the Rehabilitation Science PhD Program as well as the PT Section Director for Research and Development in the Physical Therapy Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center. She is also the Associate Director for Research for the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center within the Eastern Colorado Healthcare System. She is focused on identifying, integrating, and advancing innovative evidence-based medicine solutions for older adult rehabilitation through highly effective research methods and partnerships. She has 20 years of clinical research experience including patients after joint arthroplasty and medically complex patient populations, especially in skill nursing settings.  

Dr. Stevens-Lapsley is a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, and her clinical research has resulted in numerous publications (175+), national and international speaking invitations, and awards such as the Marian Williams Award for Research from the American Physical Therapy Association. Over the past 15 years, she has received over $20 million dollars to support her clinical research.

Jeffrey Levine, MD, CMD, is Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  Dr. Levine’s 30 year experience in wound care includes the entire continuum of outpatient, hospital, and post-acute long-term care.  Dr. Levine is an alumnus of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP).  His many publications include the wound care chapter in the Geriatric Review Syllabus published by the American Geriatrics Society and explorations into the fascinating history of wound care.  He is also an accomplished artist and photographer whose images have appeared in numerous publications including The Gerontologist, the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.  Dr. Levine has been an AMDA Member since inception of the organization and has contributed to several educational programs on wound care.  He is currently a consultant with Advantage Surgical & Wound Care, and serves as wound consultant for the New Jewish Home in Manhattan.

Monica Ott, MD, CMD, currently serves as the market medical director for the Missouri/Illinois/Kansas market of Senior Community Care within Optum.  Dr. Ott currently leads the Medication OPTUMization initiative and works with the education team on clinical topics for the advance practice clinicians such as COVID-19.  She has been active in AMDA for many years and previously served as the Indiana chapter president.

Todd Sobol, MD, CMD, has 26 years of private practice experience as a general internist specializing in geriatric medicine. During his tenure, he served as a medical director in long-term care facilities, assisted living, managed care, and hospice. Dr. Sobol served as an enthusiastic educator for students and residents, including recognition as a Preceptor All Star by The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He has supported the Ohio Medical Directors Association as Program Chairman for their annual conference, Board of Directors member, and President. Dr. Sobol is currently senior medical director for Optum Complex Population Management in Ohio.

Karl Dauphinais, MD, MSS, FACP, CMD, has practiced in Long Term Acute Care, Short Term Rehab, Primary Care, Primary Care Sports Medicine and Long Term Care. Currently he is the CT and RI Medical Director for the Senior Community segment of Optum Home and Community. He is a community clinical instructor for the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and maintains a practice as a skilled nursing facility medical director and attending at a SNF in central CT.

J. Michelle Graham, PharmD BCPS, is Director of Clinical Pharmacy Patient Care at Optum Home and Community.  She is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy.  She completed a residency in Ambulatory Care in the VA HealthCare System. She leads a team of clinical pharmacists who specialize in implementing clinical initiatives that focus on optimizing our members medication regimens to reduce risk.  She has been employed at Optum for 8 years.  She resides in Franklin, Tennessee.