October Medical Director Report 2026
CHCA Vesta Bowden Award In September, I was honored to receive the Colorado Health Care Association’s Vesta Bowden Award for Outstanding Service in the Long-Term Care Community. This recognition really…
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
Early Recognition of Sepsis in LTC
Early Identification of Sepsis in Nursing HomesDownload
CDPHE ACIP vaccine update 9-30-25
https://files.constantcontact.com/1144a99f001/66977b24-7ad2-4afc-9336-76ccb182d27b.pdf?rdr=true Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices September meeting The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ACIP met on Sept. 18-19. In short, ACIP voted on access to two vaccines as…
Measles in Colorado March 2025
As of March 2025, there have been 483 confirmed cases of measles across 20 states. Ninety seven percent of the cases have been in individuals who are not vaccinated or…
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…
Medical Director Report – January 2025
Influenza and COVID COVID-19 Avian Influenza – Influenza H5N1 This strain of influenza has multiple subtypes (H5N1, H5N3, H5N8 etc…) and primarily infects domestic and wild birds but can also…
Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care and Post-Acute Care Facilities | Influenza (Flu) | CDC
Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care and Post-Acute Care Facilities | Influenza (Flu) | CDC References: Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care and Post-Acute…
Candida auris outbreak in a long-term acute care hospital | November 15, 2024
HAN Advisory - Candida auris outbreak in a long-term acute care hospital November 15 2024Download