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…
Suicide Safety Plan
Suicidal Ideation Across Long Term Care Colorado Crisis Line dial 988 Risk assessment tool – Columbia suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Make sure to use the words “thinking of killing…
Shingles Vaccine Lowers Cardiovascular Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/shingles-vaccine-protective-against-serious-cardiac-events-2026a1000aif?ecd=WNL_mdpls_260410_mscpedit_imed_etid8256215&uac=400669MN&spon=18&impID=8256215
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Shingles vaccine tied to half the risk of cardiac events in older adults with heart disease | CIDRAP
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/varicella/shingles-vaccine-tied-half-risk-cardiac-events-older-adults-heart-disease
April Medical Director Report
PALTmed Colorado (CMDA) 31st Annual Conference April 24, 2026 More information available here. Registration Page Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Advance care planning for patients and families | Colorado Department…
Dr. David Shepherd Inducted as Fellow of PALTmed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 30, 2026 Dr. David Shepherd Inducted as Fellow of PALTmed On March 26, 2026, Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) announced that David Shepherd DO, MBA,…