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2017 AMDA Conference

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6:45am MST

Product Theater TBA

7:30am MST

The Foundation's Futures Program TBA

8:00am MST

TH2 | Updates in Management of Common Infections in PA/LTC Facilities Texas 1-2Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, MPH • Sharon Bradley, RN TH3 | Latest Approaches to Difficult Medical Issues in PA/LTC Texas 3-4Julie Gammack, MD, CMD • Milta Little, DO, CMD TH4 | Telemedicine in PA/LTC: How to do it and do it Well Texas 5-6Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD • Murthy Gokula, MBBS • Steven Handler, MD, PhD TH7 | Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Persons With Dementia in Residential Care: Strategies for Implementing Cognitive Stimulation Therapy San Antonio 5-6Marla Berg-Weger, PhD, LCSW • Janice Lundy, MA, MHA • Deborah Hayden, OT, RN TH5 | The Practical Application of MDS (Minimum Data Set) and Other Available Data to Improve Site-Specific Quality Measure Performance Dallas 5-6Kevin O'Neil, MD, CMD • Richard Feifer, MD, MPH • Steven Fuller, DO, PhD, MS TH1 | Basics of Value-Based Practice (VBP), Program Models, and Clinical Strategies for Success Texas DMichelle Benedict, APN-C • Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD • Robert Reynolds, MD TH6 | Medical CME Question-Writing Workshop: Focus on Medical Direction and Attending Physicians' Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities in PA/LTC Dallas 7 INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Grapevine B

11:30am MST

PSTR | Poster Session Opens TBA Cash Lunch in Exhibit Hall Longhorn Hall E-F

11:45am MST

Product Theater TBA

1:30pm MST

TH11 | Serious Illness Conversation, Evidence-Based Techniques for LTC Clinicians Texas 5-6Nicole Loosbrock, ARNP, BC-FNP, ACHPN • Grace Cordts, MD, MPH, CMD • Kevin Henning, MD, CMD • James Mittleberger, MD, MPH • Denise Stahl, MSN TH9 | Demystifying the Basic Metabolic Panel Texas 1-2Meenakshi Patel, MD, MMM, CMD • Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD • T S. Dharmarajan, MD TH12 | Unleash the Power of Performance Improvement in Your Facility by Stopping the Madness of Data Insanity Dallas 5-6Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD • Paige Hector, LMSW TH13 | Thinking Right and Acting Right: How Medical Directors can Lead the Way in Nursing Facility Improvement San Antonio 5-6Steven Levenson, MD, CMD • Jean Storm, DO TH10 | An Evolution in Transitions: Improving the Skilled Nursing Facility and Emergency Department Relationship Texas 3-4Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD • Mark Rosenberg, DO, MBA • William Jaquis, MD • Robert Burke, MD, MS TH8 | Managing Quality Reporting in PA/LTC Medicine: Strategies for Selecting, Capturing, and Reporting Quality Metrics in Your Practice Texas DMatt Wayne, MD, CMD • Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Jean Butcher, MBA • Richard Feifer, MD, MPH • Kerry Weiner, MD, MPH • Alex Bardakh, MPP • Rod Baird, MS • Steve Buslovich, MD, MS

3:00pm MST

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall Longhorn Hall E-F

5:00pm MST

Poster Session - Q&A with Presenting Authors TBA Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall with Prize Drawing Longhorn Hall E-F

5:45pm MST

Product Theater TBA