July 2026 Medical Director Report
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Antibiotic Stewardship There has been increased scrutiny from survey teams about antibiotic stewardship. I think that at last one tag has been issued related to…
The face of illusory truth: Repetition of information elicits affective facial reactions predicting judgments of truth – PMC
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12130120/ Abstract People tend to judge repeated information as more likely true compared with new information. A key explanation for this phenomenon, called the illusory truth effect, is that repeated…
Assessment of older adults with diminished capacity; handout for psychologist
published by theAmerican bar Associationand the American psychiatric Association
June 2026 Medical Director Report
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Transition Program Nursing Facility Diversion Projects | Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Medicaid Transition to Community Request Form Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Social…
Reduced risk of dementia with recombinant zoster vaccine in US adults age 65 or older – dos Reis – 2026 – Alzheimer’s & Dementia – Wiley Online Library
https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.71407
Emperic Antibiotic Prescribing in LTC
Presentation by Nori Rickaby PharmD and Jennifer Connelly PharmD. 5-5-26 - PALTmed-Colorado (CMDA) - Matching the Drug to the Bug: Empiric Antibiotic Prescribing in Long-Term Care LTC Antibiotic Presentation V3-5-5-26Download
If It’s COVID, Paxlovid? Studies Suggest a Rethink These Days | MedPage Today
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/120915
Valproic Acid for Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD) – Not Really
I really could not find any evidence base that supports utilizing valproic acid for dementia related behaviors. Most resources also believe that the risk outweighs the benefits and the consensus…
Colorado Dementia Partnership
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A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections – Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(25)00263-4/fulltext Abstract Identification and appropriate treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is challenging in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. Urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as a rapid…