Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Falls: Special Focus for Surveyors Regulatory Updates Vaccination Documentation COVID/Influenza/RSV Tapering Antidepressants: What Strategy Works Best? For adults with remitted depression, gradual tapering of antidepressant…
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Physician Visits Regulations Facility Assessment COVID & Influenza Pharmacy Long-Term Care Pharmacy Crisis Could Affect 80% of Nursing Home Residents – Skilled Nursing News An…
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Falls I’ve noticed a lot of concerns about falls over the last two months. I encourage facilities to have a written and formal fall program.…
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Innovage Program Skin Substitutes (beware!) – Proposed CMDA position statement DRAFT Based on a review of the literature and input from clinical experts, we have…
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting CDPHE Update on ACIP Vaccine Recommendations CDPHE ACIP vaccine update 9-30-25 – docShepherd Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices September meeting The Centers for Disease Control…
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Survey news PPE use for EBP In my inspections of facilities, I have noticed a trend toward reusing gowns, hanging them on doors for reuse,…
Glargine Shortage Antibiotic Stewardship My pharmacy friends have told me that they have seen tags related to antibiotic stewardship. The tags seemed to primarily involve the long-term use of antibiotics…
MDS Most of you know this but…. Wounds that were obtained in the hospital do not affect our quality measures initially. However, after 100 days, the wound will count against…
Summary of Citations from 2024 Measles Clinical Quicksheet from CDPHE Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Measles in Healthcare Settings | Infection Control | CDC Recommendations for Measles in…
Psychotropics and Chemical Restraints Ftag 605 Ensure that we are following a good process for recognizing behaviors, evaluating them, documenting them, and attempting non-pharm interventions. Always ask, “Is this for…
