Clinical Medicine

(TH03) Latest Approaches to Difficult Medical Issues in PALTC

Thursday, March 9, 2023

8:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Room: 118/119

CME: (3.5) MOC: (3.5) CMD Clinical: (3.5) Nursing Contact Hours: (3.5) AAFP: (3.5)

This is a popular session by four experienced AMDA speakers who will present an intensive session on difficult clinical topics in the post-acute and long-term care setting. Each speaker will take 45 minutes to cover 1 or 2 current and challenging topics. The speakers will describe the management of the acute abdomen, constipation, and pearls for foot care in PALTC. Speakers will also discuss the treatment recommendations for intensive management of heart failure, non-insulin therapy for diabetes mellitus, and the management of negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The session will include a review of dietary management for those with dysphagia and a management approach for those who miss hemodialysis in PALTC.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

Describe a treatment approach to acute and chronic constipation in PALTC
List the potential diagnoses, evaluation, and management approaches to the acute abdomen in PALTC
Describe the use, dosing, limitations and benefits of non-insulin medications for diabetes mellitus in PALTC
Use recent guidelines to discuss an approach to intensifying heart failure management in PALTC

Session Chair/Speaker(s)

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Julie Gammack, MD, CMD, FACP

Physician
Saint Louis, Missouri

Slides PDF

Speaker(s)

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Angela M. Sanford, MD, CMD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barbara Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD, CMD, FACP, HMDC

Market Medical Director
Highland Heights, Ohio
Ellen W. Kaehr, MD, CMD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Zionsville, Indiana