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NEW COPD Quick Reference Tool

Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA
New COPD Pocket Guide The sooner patients are identified as having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the better. So why not provide practitioners with a quick and easy tool to recognize these individuals at admission? That was the...

COPD Management Pocket Guide (Set of 5)

CPG Pocket Guides
Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
The COPD Management Pocket Guide provides a quick reference to the recognition, assessment, treatment, and monitoring of COPD, with information adapted from the GOLD initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease. The pocket guide also includes an...

COPD Management CPG & Pocket Guide

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This package includes the COPD Management Clinical Practice Guideline, and the COPD Management Pocket Guide. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the third leading cause of death in the United States. COPD caused an estimated...

The Nurse Practitioner's Role in SNF Dementia Care

September 13, 2016
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Cardiovascular Health, Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Dementia
Who is providing the predominant care for older adults with dementia? A primary care clinician most often serves as the predominant source of care for Medicare beneficiaries with cognitive decline, but once people move into a long-term care facility...

Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines and 7 Pocket Guides

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
UTI, Nutrition, Anemia, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Stroke, Change of Condition, Dementia, Diabetes, Palliative Care, Falls, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Health Maintenance, Infections, Infection Prevention/Control, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Delirium, Depression, Osteoporosis, Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Pressure Ulcers, Sleep Disorders, Transitions of Care, Urinary Incontinence
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines (20) + 7 Pocket Guides / includes the following individual CPGs: Acute Change of Condition Altered Nutritional Status Anemia COPD Management + Pocket Guide Dehydration and Fluid Maintenance Dementia...

Improving Senior Care with Continuous Monitoring

February 15, 2016
AMDA in the News
McKnight's
Cardiovascular Health, Change of Condition, Patient Centered
Zachary Palace, MD, CMD, winner of the AMDA Foundation 2015 Quality Improvement Health Outcomes Award, talks about an innovative breakthrough technology that “invisibly” and accurately tracks patients with no wires. The solution aimed to assist...

Study: Statins Cost-Effective for Older Patients

April 21, 2015
AMDA in the News
MedPage Today
Cardiovascular Health, Medication
Treating all elderly people in the U.S. with lipid-lowering drugs would result in 8 million additional statin users and prevent 68,000 deaths from coronary heart disease, assuming the treatment caused no harm, researchers reported.

Too Old to Work Out? Think Again, Get Moving

June 20, 2015
AMDA in the News
The Enumlaw Courier-Herald
Cardiovascular Health, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Osteoporosis
A recent study published in JAMDA found that resistance training can positively affect cognitive abilities of seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Long Term Care Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Cardiovascular Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution D99 Becomes Policy March 1999 AMDA resolves to contact HCFA to open a dialog with its representatives and other interested parties on the issue of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other life prolonging measures in long term...

Atrial Fibrillation in the Long-Term Care Setting

Long-Term Care Information Series
Cardiovascular Health, Atrial Fibrillation
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a serious health problem, the most common arrhythmia requiring hospital admission, and is associated with an increase in mortality. Because the prevalence of AF increases steadily with age, the number of patients in the...