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2017 AMDA Conference

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8:00am MST

FR1 | General Session I TBAChristopher Laxton, CAE • Thomas Edmondson, MD, CMD • Mary Evans, MD, CMD • Cheryl Phillips, MD, CMDR • Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP

10:30am MST

Job Fair in Exhibit Hall Longhorn Hall E-F

11:00am MST

FR5 | Apathy: Treating What can be Overlooked in LTC Facilities Dallas 5-6Leo Borrell, MD • Elizabeth Mynard, PhD FR8 | Parkinson's Disease: A Video is Worth 1.8 Million Words San Antonio 4John Dean, MA, CCC-SLP • Nora Reznickova, MD INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Cont. Grapevine B FR6 | Rural LTC: A Crossroads in Medical Director Management and Clinical Support Austin 4-6August Anneberg, MD, CMD • Fred Feinsod, MD, CMD • Cynthia Works, MD, CMD FR2 | Are we Doing Enough? A Need for New Approaches to Address Transitions of Care for the Older Adults Across Continuum of Care Texas 1-2Michele Bellantoni, MD, CMD • Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, CMD FR3 | Care of the Actively Dying Texas 3-4 FR10 | Apples to Apples: A Review of AMDA's Efforts in Defining Meaningful Quality Measures for Practitioners in PA/LTC Texas Ballroom CDheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Rikki Mangrum, MLS • Alex Bardakh, MPP FR7 | Value-Based Reimbursement and Care Redesign in the PA/LTC Settings Ft. Worth 5-7Richard Feifer, MD, MPH • JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD, RN FR4 | Enhancing Leadership for Women in PA/LTC: The Magic of Mentorship Texas 5-6Gwendolyn Buhr, MD, CMD • Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD FR9 | Breaking Science: Presentations from Leading Researchers in PA/LTC Medicine San Antonio 5-6Michelle Bellantoni, MD, CMD • Julie Gammack, MD, CMD

12:15pm MST

Product Theater TBA

1:30pm MST

FR11 | 'Worthless Care': Medical Necessity and the False Claims Act Texas 1-2David Jackson • MD • PhD FR14 | Advanced Care Planning: Using the PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly Model Practice) Dallas 5-6Renee Connolly, DNP, APRN • Luz Ramos-Bonner, MD, MBA, CMD • Verna Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD FR15 | Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Wound Care Austin 4-6Shark Bird, MD, CMD • Scott Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD • Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Cont. Grapevine B FR12 | Demonstrating Improvement in Pain Management Through a Novel, International Collaborative Approach to QI Texas 3-4Paul Katz, MD, CMD • Jennifer Plant, MSc • Tammy Retalic, MS, RN FR13 | Drugs, Sex and Rock 'N Roll: Changing Times in LTC Texas 5-6Zachary Palace, MD, CMD • Daniel Reingold, JD, MSW • Alan Horowitz, JD, RN FR16 | Antibiotic Stewardship in PA/LTC Facilities: Evidence-Based Approach on Starting and Sustaining a Successful Program Ft. Worth 5-7Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Elizabeth Frentzel, MPH FR17 | New Approaches to Healthcare: How Society Plans to Facilitate Innovative Experimentation San Antonio 5-6Christopher Laxton, CAE • Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD • Arif Nazir, MD, CMD • Charles deVilmorin, MA FR18 | Coming Soon to Your Town: Post-Acute Networks and APMs Texas Ballroom CCharles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD • Robert Reynolds, MD • Kerry Weiner, MD, MPH

3:00pm MST

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall with Prize Drawing Longhorn Hall E-F

3:30pm MST

FR19 | Sepsis in LTC: Recognition and Appropriate Response Texas 1-2Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD • Sheila McLean, MBA, LNHA FR20 | This Year in Review for LTC Texas 3-4Julie Gammack, MD, CMD • Milta Little, DO, CMD FR21 | Advancing Resident-Centered Care in LTC Facilities: The Value of Ethics Committees and Resources Texas 5-6CMD • MD • Karl Steinberg FR23 | ASCP Session Austin 4-6Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD • Chad Worz, PharmD FR24 | Managing Heart Failure Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Addressing the Complex Cardiovascular Disease, and Knowing When and how to Incorporate Palliative Care (AGS/AMDA Joint Session) Ft. Worth 5-7Keith Swetz, MD, MA, HMDC • Rebecca Boxer, MD • Nicole Orr, MD FR22 | Medical Director Collaboration to Yield a More Meaningful Meeting (and Fun) for all Participants Dallas 5-6Thomas Edmondson, MD, CMD • Denise Wassenaar, RN, MSN FR26 | Stopping Eating and Drinking by Advance Directives: Choose Your Injustice San Antonio 5-6Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD • Peter Jaggard, MD, CMD • Fatima Naqvi, MD, CMD • James Wright, MD, PhD, CMD FR27 | Leading Change in LTC Grapevine BSusan Levy, MD, CMD • Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD FR28 | MACRA, MIPS and APM: Will the Nursing Home Practice Survive the Alphabet Tsunami Texas Ballroom CDaniel Haimowitz, MD, CMD • Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Don Barbo, CPA • Rod Baird, MS FR25 | Reports from the Front: Updates On the Approach to UTI From Three Stewardship Projects San Antonio 4David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD • Cees Hertogh, MD, PhD

5:15pm MST

Product Theater TBA

6:30pm MST

State Chapter Business Meetings/Receptions TBA