October Medical Director Report 2024
Dementia Education JOANNA FROM COLORADO SPRINGSSHE HAS EARLY ONSET ALZHEIMER’SListen to Joanna, a PAC Core Team Member who is living with dementia, share her response to a recentadvertisement for an…
September Med Director Report
CDPHE Update on TB There has been some confusion about TB testing and yearly risk assessments, so I wanted to relay my understanding of the guidance. Bilateral LE Cellulitis is…
August 2024 Medical Director Report
CDPHE Citations Virus and Vaccine Update: Influenza Vaccines – RSV Vaccine Update – Avian Influenza H5N1 – New pnemococcal Vaccine – Capvaxive (PCV-21) is a new vaccine that might be…
June 2024 Medical Director Report
The Use of Visceral Proteins as Nutrition Markers: An ASPEN Position Paper – PubMed (nih.gov) “These proteins correlate well with patients’ risk for adverse outcomes rather than with protein-energy malnutrition.…
May Medical Director’s Report
Ethics Committee Call The El Paso County Ethics Committee meets monthly on the first Friday of each month at noon. We meet virtually and also hold an in person meeting…
April Medical Director Report
Update from April CMDA call. We need an informed consent for NEW psychotropic medications. We DO NOT need a new informed consent for changes in the dose of a medication…
Med Director Report March 2024
COVID Vaccine boosters for > 65 recommended by CDC. Special situation for people ages 65 years and older: People ages 65 years and older should receive 1 additional dose of…
February Medical Director Report
Prepare for Survey!! The focus will likely be on Infection Control, Life Safety, and Emergency Preparedness. The Office of the Inspector General issued a report about Colorado nursing homes in…
Medical Director Report January 2024
Get People Vaccinated!!! F883 – Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations This tag has been cited a few times at facilities in the last 3 months. Please ensure that we are getting…
Medical Director Report December 2023
If you are testing for COVID-19, also test for Influenza. If both are negative, test for RSV. Levemir Discontinuation Levemir will no longer be available as of mid-January. Please switch…