Join AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Executive Director Christopher Laxton, CAE, and the occasional guest, for a monthly chat on issues, events, and thoughts impacting those who live and work in the post-acute and long-term care world.
This week a leading direct care workforce organization, PHI, released a comprehensive report, It’s Time to Care , giving an overview of the direct care workforce (including key concepts and definitions); an analysis of how this role has evolved; and...
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References: April 18 webinar on PDPM Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative letter to CMS CMS response to Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative letter Core Curriculum on Medical Direction in PALTC Certified Medical...
Executive Director Chris Laxton discusses the society’s opioid policies. The Society's opioid policies Pain Management Task Force draft report CDC’s Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain CDC opioid guideline page
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join In early March, Society President Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD, will head to Atlanta, GA, for the 2019 annual conference . She would happily make the trip even without the title, and it all goes back to the vivid...
Executive Director Chris Laxton talks about the Society’s new telemedicine position paper and collaboration with the American Medical Association. AMDA's telemedicine position paper AMDA-On-The-Go episode on telemedicine Caring for the Ages article...
I’m calling on you to help us strengthen the future post-acute and long-term care workforce and recognize excellence in the current workforce. Hi, I’m Chris Laxton, Executive Director of the Society, and I am asking for your help. First, we need you...
