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…
Med Director Report November 2023
El Paso County Ethics Meeting Please bring us a case or two every year. The purpose of the committee is to provide LTC facilities with an avenue for peer review…
Medical Director Report 9-1-23
Ethics Committe Meeting at New Time El Paso County LTC Ethics Committee Meeting — First Friday every month at noon. In person meeting once every quarter Watch for the agenda…
Med Director Report 7-2023
Resident TB Screening TB Testing Recommendations in LTC – docShepherd TB: Health care personnel screening | Department of Public Health & Environment (colorado.gov) TB Screening and Testing of Health Care…
Medical Director Report 6-2023
Sexual Behaviors in Dementia Sexual Behaviors in dementia residents is not uncommon. NH residents are not asexual and sexual behavior is a natural part of being human, regardless of age.…
Medical Director Report 4-2023
Influenza You can probably stop giving influenza vaccines now if you have not already done so. COVID Transmission levels high in Teller and Summit Counties. El Paso is at substantial…
Medical Director Report 3-2023
Influenza Map Continued reduction in influenza cases but still some present in New Mexico and California. Low activity in Colorado. Still need to consider it along with COVID though. XDR…
Megace in LTC – Does not help weight loss.
Megace does not improve weight gain in LTC. Body-composition changes in patients who gain weight while receiving megestrol acetate – PubMed (nih.gov)
Jama dementia antipsychotic editorial
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2800313