AHA/ACC 2022 HF Guidelines
2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guideline: Key Perspectives – American College of Cardiology HFpEF LVEF > 50% HFrEF LVEF <40% Drugs: #458 Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction – The Curbsiders…
Restless Legs Syndrome: New guideline provides treatment recommendations for RLS
Evaluate for and treat underlying conditions that can exacerbate RLS • Iron Deficiency • OSA, PLMS • CKD, ESRD • Alcohol, caffeine, antihistaminergic, serotonergic, antidopaminergic medications • Diabetes, COPD •…
Multiple adverse outcomes associated with antipsychotic use in people with dementia: population based matched cohort study | The BMJ
https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj-2023-076268
Don’t Lose Your Head: Altered Mental Status (AMS) and UTI
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Fifteen Things Physicians and Patients Should Question in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care:
Choosing Wisely | AMDA (paltc.org)
Alzheimer’s Hope – Making Life Better TODAY
Meet all dementia patients where THEY are. You cannot reason with an illogical person who has dementia. https://www.alzheimershope.com/10absolutes/six.php
Lecture: UTI or ASB?
Washington State Dept of Health Antimicrobial Stewardship of UTI in the LTC Setting. UTI lecture #1 Slides Washington State Dept of Health Debunking the Myths Associated with UTI Lecture Video…
Dronabinol Use for Elderly Patients
Yes, dronabinol increases mortality in the elderly. A retrospective, population-based cohort study published in Thorax evaluated the morbidity and mortality associated with prescription cannabinoid drug use, including dronabinol, among older…
Physician Continuing Education | Colorado General Assembly
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1153 “To meet the CME requirement, a physician must complete 30 credit hours of CME (CME credit hours) in the 24 months preceding the renewal, reinstatement, or reactivation of the…
March 2025 Medical Director Report
Pikes Peak LTC Ethics Committee Does Tamiflu Really Help? Evaluation of Oseltamivir Used to Prevent Hospitalization in Outpatients With Influenza: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology…
Does Tamiflu Really Help?
Evaluation of Oseltamivir Used to Prevent Hospitalization in Outpatients With Influenza: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network Of 2352…
Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: Clinical Guidelines
VSED (voluntarily stopping eating and drinking) Legal in every state Patient must have decision making capacity Once VSED is started it takes on average 10-14 days before death This should…
REVISED: Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance quality and oversight of the LTC survey process
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-25-12-nh.pdf
1124-surveyor-guidance-qso-25-07-nh-combined-files.pdf
https://docshepherd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-18-24-surveyor-guidance-qso-25-07-nh-combined-files.pdf
Workplace Violence in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings – Caring for the Ages
Workplace Violence in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings – Caring for the Ages https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(24)00460-8/fulltext
REVISED: Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance quality and oversight of the LTC survey process
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-25-12-nh.pdf