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8:00am

TH2 | Updates in Management of Common Infections in PA/LTC Facilities Texas 1-2Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Muhammad S. Ashraf, MBBS • Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, MPH • Sharon Bradley, RN TH3 | Latest Approaches to Difficult Medical Issues in PA/LTC Texas Ballroom DJulie Gammack, MD, CMD • Milta Little, DO, CMD • Angela Sanford, MD, CMD • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH TH4 | Telemedicine in PA/LTC: How to do it and do it Well Texas 5-6Thomas Edmondson, MD, CMD • Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD • Murthy Gokula, MD, CMD • Steven Handler, MD, PhD, CMD TH7 | Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Persons With Dementia in Residential Care: Strategies for Implementing Cognitive Stimulation Therapy San Antonio 5-6Marla Berg-Weger, PhD, LCSW • Janice Lundy, MA, MHA • Deborah Hayden, OT, RN INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Grapevine Ballroom BDavid Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, MPH • Theresa Rowe, DO, MS • Sarah Kabbani, MD, MSc • Robin Jump, MD, PhD

1:30pm

TH11 | Serious Illness Conversation, Evidence-Based Techniques for LTC Clinicians Texas 5-6Grace Cordts, MD, MPH, CMD • Kevin Henning, MD, CMD • James Mittleberger, MD, MPH • Denise Stahl, MSN TH9 | Demystifying the Basic Metabolic Panel Texas 1-2Meenakshi Patel, MD, MMM, CMD • Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD • T.S. Dharmarajan, MD

11:00am

FR5 | Apathy: Treating What can be Overlooked in LTC Facilities Dallas 5-7Jacqueline Curtis, MD • Elizabeth Mynard, PhD FR8 | Parkinson's Disease: A Video is Worth 1.8 Million Words Grapevine 1-2John Dean, MA, CCC-SLP • Nora Reznickova, MD INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Cont. Grapevine Ballroom BDavid Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Nimalie Stone, MD, MS • Robin Jump, MD, PhD

1:30pm

FR11 | 'Worthless Care': Medical Necessity and the False Claims Act Texas 1-2Jonathan Evans, MD, MPH, CMD • David Jackson, MD, PhD FR14 | Advanced Care Planning: Using the PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly Model Practice) Dallas 5-7Renee Connolly, DNP, APRN • Luz Ramos-Bonner, MD, MBA, CMD • Verna Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD FR15 | Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Wound Care Austin 4-6Shark Bird, MD, CMD • Scott Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD • Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD • James Kramer, MD INF1 | SHEA/CDC/AMDA Infection Prevention in PA/LTC Certificate Course Cont. Grapevine Ballroom BDavid Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Nimalie Stone, MD, MS • Robin Jump, MD, PhD

3:30pm

FR19 | Sepsis in LTC: Recognition and Appropriate Response Texas 1-2Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD • Sheila McLean, MBA, LNHA • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH • Theresa Rowe, DO, MS FR20 | This Year in Review for LTC Texas Ballroom DMilta Little, DO, CMD • Julie Gammack, MD, CMD • Angela Sanford, MD, CMD • Patricia Abele, RN, MSN, FNP-BC FR21 | Advancing Resident-Centered Care in LTC Facilities: The Value of Ethics Committees and Resources Texas 5-6Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD • Christine Wilson, JD, RN FR24 | Managing Heart Failure Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Addressing the Complex Cardiovascular Disease, and Knowing When and how to Incorporate Palliative Care (AGS/AMDA Joint Session) Texas 3-4Verna Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD • Keith Swetz, MD, MA, HMDC • Rebecca Boxer, MD • Nicole Orr, MD

6:00am

SA1 | Meet the Expert Breakfast Session -- When the Benefits Outweigh the Risks: Managing Chronic Mental Illness in PA/LTC Texas Ballroom CMaureen Nash, MD, MS

2:30pm

SA12 | Why is Mom Dying? A Communication Method for Helping Families and Nursing Home Staff Cope with Natural Dying Process of Dementia Diagnoses Texas 1-2Lauren Templeton, DO • Tommie Farrell, MD, HMDC SA13 | Innovative Approaches to Implement Evidence Based Deprescribing Practices in PA/LTC Setting Texas Ballroom DKamal Wagle, MD, MPH, CMD • Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • John Derr, RPh SA17 | Providing PA/LTC to Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Grapevine 1-2Carl Tyler, Jr., MD, MS, CMD SA18 | Optimizing Function and Physical Activity Among Residents in AL Using a Dissemination and Implementation Approach Austin 4-6Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP • Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP SA16 | The Emergency Department Joins the Interdisciplinary Team: Strategies to Improve Acute Care Transitions and Reduce ED Capture Texas 3-4Firas Saidi, MD, CMD • Adam Perry, MD

4:00pm

SA21 | Dementia Care Conversations Texas Ballroom DVictoria Hornyak, DPT • Rollin Wright, MD, MS SA22 | Urinary and Fecal Incontinence: What to do About it in PA/LTC Texas 5-6Elizabeth Hames, DO, CMD • Kenya Rivas, MD, CMD • Suzanne Nall, RN, LNHA • Michael Felver, MD

6:30am

SU2 | Red Eye Rounds: Clinical Quandaries Texas Ballroom DDebra Bakerjian, PhD, APRN • Timothy Gieseke, MD, CMD • David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Christopher Patterson, MD, CMD • Verna Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD • Peter Winn, MD, CMD