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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-...

JAMDA Editorials Look at the Physician’s Role in Assisted Living

February 23, 2018
Press Release
Two editorials in the February issue of JAMDA look at the physician’s role in assisted living (AL) communities and potential changes to ensure quality care in those settings. Both editorials note that there needs to be physician involvement in the...

Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Can Impact Health Outcomes for Nursing Home Residents

February 5, 2018
Press Release
Infections, Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Stewardship
With multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) affecting as many as 1 in 3 residents, nursing homes are under growing pressure to prioritize antibiotic stewardship. However, according to an article in the February issue of JAMDA , there are still...

Legal Access to Cannabis May Mean Less Use of Schedule II-V Drugs

January 2, 2018
Press Release
Medication Management, Opioids
In recent years, medical cannabis has become legal in many states and the District of Columbia, and both practitioners and patients are reporting health benefits as well as comfort care benefits from using controlled forms and dosages of the...

Society To Offer American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification

December 4, 2017
Press Release
Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director
AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is pleased to announce its eligibility to provide American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification credits. The Society’s educational programs that will offer ABIM...

Studies Look at Connections Between Physician Time and Quality Care

November 29, 2017
Press Release
Attending Physician, Medical Director, Resident
Patients are coming to nursing homes (NHs) today ‘sicker and sooner’ than ever before. Hospitals are under growing pressure to shorten lengths of stay, and NHs are seeing patients with more comorbid conditions, more serious illnesses, and greater...

Sensors Aid in Detection, Intervention of Illness/Decline in Assisted Living Residents

October 2, 2017
Press Release
Assisted Living, Patient Centered
Data from sensor systems can be an effective strategy to help staff to detect and promptly address early signs of illness and/or functional decline in assisted living (AL) community residents, according to a study in the October issue of JAMDA . In...