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Prima

8:00am EDT

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

1:30pm EDT

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 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

11:00am EDT

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 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 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

1:30pm EDT

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 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 EDT

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 FR27 | Leading Change in LTC Grapevine Ballroom BJames Lett, II, MD, CMD • Susan Levy, MD, CMD • Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD 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

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

11:00am EDT

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 SA4 | Billing and Coding in PA/LTC: How to do it Right! Texas Ballroom DAlva Baker, III, MD, HMDC, CMDR

2:30pm EDT

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

4:00pm EDT

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

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