ORLANDO, FL — More must be done in post-acute and long-term care to “resist and dismantle the prescription cascade” that occurs when side effects of medications are treated by prescribing additional drugs rather than lowering doses or even...
ORLANDO, FL — The Society House of Delegates (HoD) passed several significant resolutions and white papers at its recent meeting. “It was an incredibly productive and interesting meeting. We made tremendous progress on several key issues within a...
ORLANDO, FL — Susan M. Levy, MD, CMD, gave no doubt that she was ready to take the reins as president for AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care in the coming year.
ORLANDO, FL — When a 65-year-old frail long-term care resident was sent to the ED for the third time in 3 months for lower gastrointestinal bleeding, geriatrics fellow Scott Hanson, DO, was impelled to investigate.
ORLANDO, FL — In a health care world where hospital stays and readmission can cost both acute and PALTC facilities dearly, PALTC practitioners may have the recipe for safe, high-quality, cost-effective care.
ORLANDO, FL — Leadership, passion, and vision are not uncommon qualities possessed by PALTC practitioners. Each year, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine honors the best of the best with three awards: Medical Director of...
The Food and Drug Administration has approved pimavanserin for the indication of hallucinations and delusions associated with psychosis in Parkinson’s disease.
Patients with rosacea, particularly those older than 60, have an increased risk of being diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to Alexander Egeberg, MD, PhD, and his associates. Their findings are published in the Annals of...
Antibiotic use may drive Clostridium difficile transmission within long-term care facilities, according to the results of a recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
