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2017 AMDA Conference

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6:00am MST

SA1 | Meet the Expert Breakfast Session -- When the Benefits Outweigh the Risks: Managing Chronic Mental Illness in PA/LTC Texas DMD • MS • Maureen Nash

8:00am MST

SA2 | General Session II Texas Ballroom A-BAlan Abrams, MD, CMD • Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD • David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD • Alex Bardakh, MPP

11:00am MST

SA10 | Disaster Preparedness 101 San Antonio 2-3Mary Evans, MD, CMD • Annaliese Impink, JD • Stacey Hallissey, PT SA11 | The “How To” Implementation of Pain Management, Pressure Ulcers and Other Wounds, and Heart Failure Clinical Practice Guidelines in PA/LTC Grapevine BGabriel Brandeis, MD, CMD • Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MEd, CMD • Robert Hogikyan, MD, MPH, CMD • Deborah Way, MD, CMD • Victoria Nalls, GNP SA4 | Billing and Coding in PA/LTC: How to Do it Right! Texas 3-4 SA5 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Prevention and Control: Three Perspectives on the Reform of Requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Texas 5-6Steven Schweon RN, MPH, MSN • Robin Jump, MD, PhD • Joseph Marek, RPh SA6 | Beyond 5-Star Quality Rating System, A Guide to Survive The New Changes Dallas 5-6Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, CMD • Ashkan Javaheri, MD, CMD • Irene Hamrick, MD SA8 | Lessons from Litigation: A Tool for Performance Improvement in PA/LTC Facilities Austin 4-6Randall Huss, MD, CMD • David Smith, MD, CMD SA3 | To D/C or Not to D/C: Implementing Deprescribing Into Your Clinical Practice Texas 1-2Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, CGP • Steven Handler, MD, PhD, CMD • Wilson Brian, MD SA9 | What the Multidisciplinary Team in Nursing Homes Need to Know About Changing Models of Healthcare in the Community Ft. Worth 5-7Camille Infussi Dobson • Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, GNP • Steven Counsell, MD SA7 | Quality Improvement Awards and Expert Panel Discussion Dallas 7Thomas Caprio, MD, CMD • Dulce Maria Cruz Oliver, MD

12:30pm MST

Lunch on Own TBA

1:00pm MST

ITT | In-the-Trenches: Peer Group Roundtable Discussion Texas D

2:30pm MST

SA12 | Why is Mom Dying? A Communication Method for Helping Families and Nursing Home Staff Cope with Natural Dying Process of Dementia Diagnoses Texas 1-2Lauren Templeton, DO • Tommie Farrell, MD SA13 | Innovative Approaches to Implement Evidence Based Deprescribing Practices in PA/LTC Setting Texas 3-4Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Kamal Wagle, MD, MPH • John Derr, RPh SA16 | The Emergency Department Joins the Interdisciplinary Team: Strategies to Improve Acute Care Transitions and Reduce ED Capture Austin 4-6Firas Saidi, MD, CMD • Adam Perry, MD SA17 | Providing PA/LTC to Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Ft. Worth 5-7 SA18 | Optimizing Function and Physical Activity Among Residents in AL Using a Dissemination and Implementation Approach San Antonio 2-3Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP • Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP SA19 | Pioneer Network: Helping You Find the Processes to Support Your Passion Grapevine BJoan Devine • NHA • RN-C SA14 | Maximizing JAMDA’s Relevance for the PA/LTC Community Texas 5-6Phillip Sloane, MD, MPH • Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD SA15 | Improving Dementia Care Through MUSIC and MEMORYsm Program: The California Experience Dallas 5-6Debra Bakerjian, PhD, APRN • Jocelyn Montgomery, RN

4:00pm MST

SA21 | Dementia Care Conversations Texas 3-4Peg Chabala • Victoria Hornyak, PT, DPT • Rollin Wright, MD, MS SA22 | Urinary and Fecal Incontinence: What to do About it in PA/LTC Texas 5-6Elizabeth Hames, DO, CMD • Kenya Rivas, MD, CMD • Suzanne Nall, RN, MBA • Michael Felver, MD SA23 | Addressing the Needs and Challenges of Younger Adults in LTC Dallas 5-6Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD • Robert Gibson, JD, PhD SA24 | Creating Memorable Experiences for Residents, Families, and Staff: What Nursing Facilities can Learn From Disney Austin 4-6Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD • Paige Hector, LMSW • Patricia Bach, PsyD, MS, RN SA20 | Making it Happen: Research Updates on Cultural Challenges to Antimicrobial Stewardship in PA/LTC Texas 1-2Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Robin Jump, MD, PhD House of Delegates Meeting TBA

7:30pm MST

President’s Desert Reception TBA