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Study Shows Link Between Social Frailty and Depression

June 21, 2018
Press Release
Depression and frailty are both common among older adults. A study in the June issue of JAMDA shows that social frailty—as opposed to physical frailty—is strongly associated with the incidence of depression in this population. In “Social Frailty Has...

The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Names 2018 Choosing Wisely® Champion

June 1, 2018
Press Release
Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD, has been named a 2018 Choosing Wisely ® Champion by AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The award honors individual clinicians and teams of clinicians who have gone above and beyond to make...

Vignettes Prove Useful in Assessing Quality in Nursing Homes

May 17, 2018
Press Release
Mental Health, Patient Centered
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2018 Contact: Lori Sharp lsharp@paltc.org 410-992-3126 Preventing falls is a top priority in nursing homes, as they often lead to injuries and loss of function and independence. To understand when and why falls happen...

Bonner is first non-physician elected to AMDA Board

April 24, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Alice Bonner, Ph.D., APRN-GNP, secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, is the first nurse practitioner to serve on the AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Board of Directors since the organization opened up its voting membership to advance practice professionals four years ago.

Bonner Is First Non-Physician Practitioner Elected to Society Board

April 20, 2018
Press Release
Columbia, MD--Alice Bonner, PhD, APRN-GNP, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, is the first nurse practitioner (NP) to serve on the Society Board of Directors since the organization opened up its voting membership to...

Society Announces 2018-2019 Board of Directors

April 16, 2018
Press Release
Columbia, MD-- AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine elected its 2018-2019 Board of Directors during their House of Delegates meeting at their Annual Conference. Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD, now serves as President, Arif Nazir, MD...

Tennessee Physician Is 2018 Medical Director of the Year

March 29, 2018
Press Release
Columbia, MD—The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has named Eric Hasemeier, DO, CMD, as its 2018 Medical Director of the Year. Dr. Hasemeier is the medical director for eight facilities in rural Tennessee and CEO and founder of...

Society Debuts Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Medicine Podcast

March 22, 2018
Press Release
Columbia, MD--AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has debuted a podcast program, “AMDA On-The-Go,” offering interviews and updates about new research, journal articles, and the issues of greatest importance to practitioners...

Standardized Items, Scales Can Help Assess Quality of Life

March 19, 2018
Press Release
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
Measuring quality of life for elders in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) has always been a challenge. However, it is essential to ensuring individual residents’ comfort, dignity, and satisfaction and to identify opportunities for new or...

Experts Set Research Priorities for Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

March 13, 2018
Press Release
The average senior (65 and older) takes five or more medications, and up to 74% of nursing home residents use nine or more on a regular basis. Yet, there is limited clinical evidence to guide prescribing and administration for those who have multi-...