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August 11, 2019

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August 11, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When she was young, Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, wanted to be an astronaut. Fortunately for her many patients and colleagues, she decided to pursue medicine after watching a news story about leprosy. And she's never...

Thanks to Foundation Partnership, We Know More about Influenza Vaccines in PALTC

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October 17, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join It’s nearly flu season, and everyone in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) is preparing to keep their residents and staff safe and healthy. They are on high alert for good reason. Statistics from last year’s flu...

Be a Great Leader and Inspire Others

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October 10, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When practitioners look in the mirror, a growing number see themselves as agents of positive change; but they may not self-identify as leaders. “Leaders arise in all kinds of circumstances, and people can harness...

August 4, 2019

Weekly Roundup
August 4, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Anyone who has met Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD, or had the opportunity to see him speak very likely has laughed as well as learned. That unique ability to simultaneously educate, enlighten, and entertain is...

Podcast Bites into the Realities and Challenges of Oral Health in Older Adults

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October 3, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join “I fear that this focus on older adult oral health may come as a surprise to medical providers and even geriatricians in the trenches of care,” said Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, at the start of the September 16...

Dodd Award Recipient Recalls Society’s Founder

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September 26, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When David Smith, MD, CMD, received the 2019 William Dodd Founder’s Award at the Society’s annual conference in Atlanta, GA, earlier this year, it was a “career-capping event.” Afterwards, Society members—newcomers...

Hill Day Results in Communications, Connection, Action, and Smiles

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September 19, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When the Society’s Board of Directors headed to Washington, DC, for Hill Day on September 5, a photo of the group captured the event perfectly. The smiling team exuded enthusiasm, energy, and confidence. When...

Webinar Addresses Challenging Changes in QAPI, QAA Rules

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September 5, 2019

Podcast Dives into the Fascinating World of Assisted Living

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August 29, 2019

After Studying New Hypertension Guidelines Inside and Out, Webinar Speaker Shares Expertise

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August 21, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join It is essential for practitioners to familiarize themselves with the 2017 Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults from the American College of...