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2017 AMDA Conference

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Richard Clouse

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 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

1:30pm MST

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

3:00pm MST

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall Longhorn Hall E-F

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

11:00am MST

FR8 | Parkinson's Disease: A Video is Worth 1.8 Million Words San Antonio 4John Dean, MA, CCC-SLP • Nora Reznickova, MD FR4 | Enhancing Leadership for Women in PA/LTC: The Magic of Mentorship Texas 5-6Gwendolyn Buhr, MD, CMD • Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD

1:30pm MST

FR11 | 'Worthless Care': Medical Necessity and the False Claims Act Texas 1-2David Jackson • MD • PhD FR15 | Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Wound Care Austin 4-6Shark Bird, MD, CMD • Scott Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD • Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD 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

3:30pm MST

FR20 | This Year in Review for LTC Texas 3-4Julie Gammack, MD, CMD • Milta Little, DO, CMD 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

11:00am MST

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 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

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 SA17 | Providing PA/LTC to Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Ft. Worth 5-7 SA14 | Maximizing JAMDA’s Relevance for the PA/LTC Community Texas 5-6Phillip Sloane, MD, MPH • Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD

4:00pm MST

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

7:30pm MST

President’s Desert Reception TBA