Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine held its 2020 Annual Conference virtually. Thank you to the speakers and attendees who helped make it such a big success. We look forward to seeing...
Mr. G is ticked off. The 58-year-old man arrived at your facility about two days ago after a hospital stay for alcohol withdrawal and sepsis. Upon admission, you fielded several questions from him about how soon you would “let me out of here.”
It is always useful to remind practitioners that nonpharmacologic interventions are most effective for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, and the review in the recent issue of Caring (2020;21[2]:19) provides excellent guidance...
The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has announced its 2020 Quality Improvement (QI) and Quality Improvement & Health Outcomes (QIHO) Award recipients. The QI Award went to Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, CMD, and her team at...
Dimensions, palatability, and the appearance of the final drug product all help determine older individuals’ acceptance of and adherence to medication regimens, according to a mixed-methods systematic review conducted in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Dear Dr. Jeff: On the list of recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic from every expert is the suggestion that residents and families be approached regarding advance directives such as Do Not Resuscitate and Do Not Intubate orders and Living...
By Fatima A. Naqvi, MD, CMDAll covered up with N-95, personal protective equipment, |I peeked in through the open door,concealing my sentimentsconcealing my sentiments,Wondering how he is recovering on this COVID unit.Even before this pandemic he...
It was the first day of spring, March 19, 2020. The security guard at the gate asked me the basic questions for COVID-19 screening as well as a few other questions that we had developed for our organization based on the Center for Disease Control...
