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Ephraim Zagelbaum

Personal Healthcare
CEO
Greater New York City Area

ephraimzagelbaum.com/about/

Ephraim Zagelbaum is the Founder and CEO of Personal Healthcare and began his career in healthcare in 2003 as Administrator of Windsor Park Nursing Home in Queens Village, New York. He excelled quickly and purchased his first nursing home just 5 years later in 2008. Since then he has been responsible for creating the vision and providing the strategic leadership of Personal Healthcare as it continues to increase resident care outcomes and overall facility performance on an ongoing and steady basis. Zagelbaum has a unique problem solving ability and is the quintessential leader. The company currently owns or in contract to purchase 10+ nursing homes within New York and Massachusetts totaling more than 1,300 beds. Ephraim Zagelbaum has earned himself an incredible reputation within the nursing home industry via his keen understanding and leadership skills.
Mr. Zagelbaum has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Seton Hall University and lives in Rockland County with his wife and four children.

Personal Healthcare is a healthcare organization focused on providing personalized care to seniors through the successful operation of skilled nursing and assisted living centers. We pride ourselves in ensuring that all our residents receive the highest level of resident-centered care and service at all times. The company has in excess of 50 years of experience as owners, licensed nursing home administrators, certified public accountants and registered nurses with a successful track record of continuously improving overall facility performance while maintaining the highest level of quality care and services.

1:00pm EDT

Formulate an Action Plan to Increase Adult Immunization Rates in Long-Term Care Austin 4-6Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP Pre-Conference Ticketed Program: Relevant Topics in Practice Management Texas 3-4

8:00pm EDT

Foundation Futures/ABPLM CMD Welcome Reception TBA

7:30am EDT

The Foundation's Futures Program Grapevine 1-2

8:00am EDT

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 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 TH5 | The Practical Application of MDS (Minimum Data Set) and Other Available Data to Improve Site-Specific Quality Measure Performance Dallas 5-6Michele Bellantoni, MD, CMD • Ronald Crossno, MD, HMDC, CMD • Emily Jaffe, MD • Richard Feifer, MD, MPH • Steven Fuller, DO, PhD TH1 | Basics of Value-Based Practice (VBP), Program Models, and Clinical Strategies for Success Texas 3-4Michelle Benedict, APN-C • Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD • Robert Reynolds, MD TH6 | Medical CME Item-Writing Workshop: Focus on Medical Direction and Attending Physicians' Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities in PA/LTC Dallas 7Scott Frohn, PhD

11:30am EDT

Cash Lunch in Exhibit Hall Longhorn Hall E PSTR | Poster Session Opens Texas Ballroom Pre-Function

11:45am EDT

Product Theater - Provided by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Grapevine Ballroom A

1:30pm EDT

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 TH12 | Unleash the Power of Performance Improvement in Your Facility by Stopping the Madness of Data Insanity Dallas 5-6Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD • Paige Hector, LMSW TH13 | Thinking Right and Acting Right: How Medical Directors can Lead the way in Nursing Facility Improvement San Antonio 5-6Steven Levenson, MD, CMD • Jean Storm, DO TH10 | An Evolution in Transitions: Improving the Skilled Nursing Facility and Emergency Department Relationship Texas Ballroom DLeslie Eber, MD, CMD • Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD • Marianna Karounos, DO • William Jaquis, MD • Robert Burke, MD, MS TH8 | Managing Quality Reporting in PA/LTC Medicine: Strategies for Selecting, Capturing, and Reporting Quality Metrics in Your Practice Texas 3-4Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Jean Butcher, MBA • Rikki Mangrum, MLS • Richard Feifer, MD, MPH • Kerry Weiner, MD, MPH • Alex Bardakh, MPP • Rod Baird, MS • Steve Buslovich, MD, MS

3:00pm EDT

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall Longhorn Hall E

5:00pm EDT

Poster Session - Q&A with Presenting Authors Texas Ballroom Pre-Function Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall with Prize Drawing Longhorn Hall E

6:45am EDT

Product Theater - Provided by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Grapevine Ballroom A

8:00am EDT

FR1 | General Session I Texas Ballroom A-BChristopher Laxton, CAE • Mary Evans, MD, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Heidi White, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD • Cheryl Phillips, MD, CMDR • Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP

10:30am EDT

Job Fair in Exhibit Hall Longhorn Hall E

11:00am EDT

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 FR6 | Rural LTC: A Crossroads in Medical Director Management and Clinical Support Austin 4-6August Anneberg, MD, CMD • Fred Feinsod, MD, CMD • Cynthia Works, MD, CMD FR2 | Are we Doing Enough? A Need for New Approaches to Address Transitions of Care for the Older Adults Across Continuum of Care Texas 1-2Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, CMD • Michele Bellantoni, MD, CMD • Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, PHD FR3 | Care of the Actively Dying Texas Ballroom DJeffrey Nichols, MD, CMD • Yvonne Torres, MSW • Sydonie Clementson, RN FR10 | Apples to Apples: A Review of the Society's Efforts in Defining Meaningful Quality Measures for Practitioners in PA/LTC Texas Ballroom CDheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Rikki Mangrum, MLS • Alex Bardakh, MPP FR7 | Value-Based Reimbursement and Care Redesign in the PA/LTC Settings Texas 3-4Richard Feifer, MD, MPH • Cory Woods, DNP, MHA, MSN, RN FR4 | Enhancing Leadership for Women in PA/LTC: The Magic of Mentorship Texas 5-6Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MEd, CMD • Mary Evans, MD, CMD • Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD • Heidi White, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD FR9 | Breaking Science: Presentations from Leading Researchers in PA/LTC Medicine San Antonio 4-6Michele Bellantoni, MD, CMD • Julie Gammack, MD, CMD • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH • George Wang, MD, PhD, CMD • Gail Sullivan, PhD, MSN, ARNP-BC, CCRN • Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD • Nadia Khan, RN, MPH • Virginia Kotzias, MPP

12:15pm EDT

Product Theater - Provided by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Longhorn Hall E Product Theater - Provided by Lilly USA Inc. Grapevine Ballroom A

1:30pm EDT

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 FR12 | Demonstrating Improvement in Pain Management Through a Novel, International Collaborative Approach to QI Texas Ballroom DPaul Katz, MD, CMD • Jennifer Plant, MSc • Tammy Retalic, MS, RN FR13 | Drugs, Sex and Rock 'N Roll: Changing Times in LTC Texas 5-6Zachary Palace, MD, CMD • Daniel Reingold, JD, MSW • Patricia Bach, PsyD, MS, RN • Alan Horowitz, JD, RN FR16 | Antibiotic Stewardship in PA/LTC Facilities: Evidence-Based Approach on Starting and Sustaining a Successful Program Texas 3-4Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Muhammad S. Ashraf, MBBS • Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Elizabeth Frentzel, MPH • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH • Sarah Kabbani, MD, MSc FR17 | New Approaches to Healthcare: How Society Plans to Facilitate Innovative Experimentation San Antonio 4-6Christopher Laxton, CAE • Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD • Arif Nazir, MD, CMD • Charles deVilmorin, MA FR18 | Coming Soon to Your Town: Post-Acute Networks and APMs Texas Ballroom CCharles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD • Rajeev Kumar, MD, CMD • Robert Reynolds, MD • Kerry Weiner, MD, MPH

3:00pm EDT

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall with Prize Drawing Longhorn Hall E

3:30pm EDT

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 FR22 | Medical Director Collaboration to Yield a More Meaningful Meeting (and Fun) for all Participants Dallas 5-7Thomas Edmondson, MD, CMD • Richard Rethorst, MD, CMD • Frank Caruso, LNHA • Eric Hutchins, LNHA, MBA • Denise Wassenaar, RN, MSN FR26 | Stopping Eating and Drinking by Advance Directives: Choose Your Injustice San Antonio 4-6M. Rosina Finley, MD, BSN, CMD • Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD • Peter Jaggard, MD, CMD • Fatima Naqvi, MD, CMD • James Wright, MD, PhD, CMD FR27 | Leading Change in LTC Grapevine Ballroom BJames Lett, II, MD, CMD • Susan Levy, MD, CMD • Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD FR23 | Reducing Re-Hospitalizations Through Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration (ASCP/AMDA Joint Session) Austin 4-6Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD • Lori Aronson, NHA, MBA • Chad Worz, PharmD • Marylee Grosso, RPh FR28 | MACRA, MIPS and APM: Will the Nursing Home Practice Survive the Alphabet Tsunami Texas Ballroom CDaniel Haimowitz, MD, CMD • Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD • Don Barbo, CPA • Rod Baird, MS FR25 | Reports from the Front: Updates On the Approach to UTI From Three Stewardship Projects Grapevine 1-2David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD • Cees Hertogh, MD, PhD

6:30pm EDT

State Chapter Business Meetings/Receptions See onsite program for meeting locations.

6:00am EDT

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

8:00am EDT

SA2 | General Session II Texas Ballroom A-BAlan Abrams, MD, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD • David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD • Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD • Alex Bardakh, MPP • Joan Teno, MD, MS

11:00am EDT

SA10 | Disaster Preparedness 101 Austin 4-6Mary Evans, MD, CMD • Annaliese Impink, JD • Stacey Hallissey, PT SA11 | The “How To” Implementation of Pain Management, Pressure Ulcers and Other Wounds, and Heart Failure Clinical Practice Guidelines in PA/LTC Grapevine Ballroom BGabriel Brandeis, MD, CMD • Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MEd, CMD • Robert Hogikyan, MD, MPH, CMD • Manisha Parulekar, MD, CMD • Deborah Way, MD, CMD • Victoria Nalls, GNP SA6 | Beyond 5-Star Quality Rating System, A Guide to Survive the New Changes Dallas 5-7Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, CMD • Ashkan Javaheri, MD, CMD • Irene Hamrick, MD SA8 | Lessons from Litigation: A Tool for Performance Improvement in PA/LTC Facilities Texas 3-4Randall Huss, MD, CMD • David Smith, MD, CMD SA4 | Billing and Coding in PA/LTC: How to do it Right! Texas Ballroom DAlva Baker, III, MD, HMDC, CMDR SA3 | To D/C or Not to D/C: Implementing Deprescribing Into Your Clinical Practice Texas 1-2Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, CGP • Steven Handler, MD, PhD, CMD SA9 | What the Multidisciplinary Team in Nursing Homes Need to Know About Changing Models of Healthcare in the Community Grapevine 1-2Camille Infussi Dobson • Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, GNP • Steven Counsell, MD SA5 | Making it Happen: Research Updates on Cultural Challenges to Antimicrobial Stewardship in PA/LTC Texas 5-6Ghinwa Dumyati, MD • Morgan Katz, MD, MHS • Robin Jump, MD, PhD SA7 | Quality Improvement: How to Achieve Better Outcomes in Your Facility San Antonio 4-6Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD • Thomas Caprio, MD, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Marian McNamara, RN, MSN • Maria Acosta, RN

12:30pm EDT

Lunch on Own TBA

12:45pm EDT

Product Theater - Provided by ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc Grapevine Ballroom A

1:00pm EDT

ITT | In-the-Trenches: Peer Group Roundtable Discussion Texas Ballroom C

2:30pm EDT

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 SA19 | Pioneer Network: Helping You Find the Processes to Support Your Passion Grapevine Ballroom BJonathan Evans, MD, MPH, CMD • Joan Devine, RN-C, LNHA SA14 | Maximizing JAMDA’s Relevance for the PA/LTC Community Texas 5-6Philip Sloane, MD, MPH • Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD SA15 | Improving Dementia Care Through MUSIC and MEMORYsm Program: The California Experience Dallas 5-7Debra Bakerjian, PhD, APRN • Jocelyn Montgomery, RN

4:00pm EDT

House of Delegates Meeting Texas Ballroom A-B 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 SA20 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Prevention and Control: Three Perspectives on the Reform of Requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Texas 1-2Joseph Marek, RPh, CGP • Robin Jump, MD, PhD • Deborah Burdsall, PhD, RN SA23 | Addressing the Needs and Challenges of Younger Adults in LTC Dallas 5-7Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD • Robert Gibson, JD, PhD SA24 | Creating Memorable Experiences for Residents, Families, and Staff: What Nursing Facilities can Learn From Disney Texas 3-4Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD • Paige Hector, LMSW • Patricia Bach, PsyD, MS, RN

7:30pm EDT

President’s Dessert Reception Center Pre-Function

6:30am EDT

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 SU1 | Red Eye Rounds: Medical Direction Challenges Texas Ballroom CRebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD • Robert Kaplan, MD, CMD • Susan Levy, MD, CMD • Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD • Meenakshi Patel, MD, MMM, CMD

8:30am EDT

SU3 | General Session III Texas Ballroom A-BMary Evans, MD, CMD • Arif Nazir, MD, CMD • Eleanor McConnell, PhD, RN