Journal Club Agenda Thursday, Nov 6, from 12:30 - 1:00 pm Recording Clinicians Who Practice Primarily in Nursing Homes and the Quality of Care for Residents With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias | Health Policy | JAMA Health Forum | JAMA Network (Aug 2025) Presented by Timothy Holahan DO, CMD Slides Improving Patients’ Treatment Expectations | Health Care Quality | JAMA | JAMA Network  (June 2025) Presented by Leslie Eber MD, CMD Slides Podcast from the study authors in JAMA (just 19 minutes!): https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/audio-player/18979 Thank you to our special Journal Club presenters.   I look forward to lively discussion on how to read a study and ways to improve patient expectations.

Nov 4, 2025 Monthly Meeting Agenda: Click here for the Recording Welcome to PALTMed-Colorado (CMDA) Speaker: Jody Ryan, MD. Wellpower. Antipsychotic use in LTC Speaker: Lauren Biehle, PharmD. CDPHE. Antibiogram: Antibiotic Stewardship Speaker: Jenny Albertson, Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, CHCA - Update Speaker: Chad Fear, Nursing Facilities Section Manager, CDPHE WHEN: Nov 4th 12n – 1pm

CMDA Monthly Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, October 7 @ 12 - 1 pm

• Chad Fear, CDPHE
• Jenny Albertson, CHCA
• Dr. Eber updates on PALTmed and Colorado vaccine guidance Slides
• Dr. Gahm updates on respiratory vaccines Slides

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Resources:  

PALTmed COVID-19 Recommendations 2025-2026

Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026 | New England Journal of Medicine (Oct 29, 2025)

Monthly Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 @ 12 - 1 pm

Recording

Announcements – Sing Palat MD CMD, CMDA President

Partner Updates

• CHCA: Jenny Albertson NHA, Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs

• CDPHE: Chad Fear, Nursing Facilities Section Manager

Respiratory virus vaccinations

• Leslie Eber MD, CMD, PALTmed President-Elect

• Greg Gahm MD, FACP, CMDA Past President

Deprescribing

• Greg Gahm MD, FACP

Monthly Meeting

• Agenda Tuesday, August 5, 2025 @ 12 - 1 pm.  Meeting Recording
• Thank you for your support. (R. Jackson, 5 min)
• Name Change Discussion (L. Ginsberg, 5 min)
• Updates CDPHE: Chad Fear, Nursing Facilities Section Manager (7 min) CHCA: Jenny Albertson NHA, Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs (7 min)
• University of Colorado: Field Study Opportunity. Dr. Mustafa Ozkaynak (10 min)
• Financials (5- 10 min)

Clinical Topic Resources: 

Benadryl, is it time for it to go away? (15 -20) min Diphenhydramine: It is time to say a final goodbye

Alternative Treatments to Selected Medications in the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria

Agenda

Tues Monthly Meeting, 7/1 from 12 - 1 pm

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Updates

• • Chad Fear, Nursing Facilities Section Manager, CDPHE
  • Jenny Albertson, Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, CHCA

Public Policy and Advocacy Update 

• • Alex Bardakh MPP CAE, PALTmed Senior Director of Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships
  • Advocacy Summit Oct 27-28

CO Dementia Partnership Tools
PALTC26 Call for Presenters
Call for preceptors

• • Sophie Clark, MD, Assistant Professor, University of CO

CMDA Meeting Jun 3, 2025

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Agenda

Cautious use of Skin Substitutes: 

Skin Substitutes and Wound Care, Raj Rai MD

Skin Substitutes- A Home-based Primary Care Practice's Experience, Danielle Whitacre MD CMD

Updates from CDPHE: Chad Fear

Medical Director Forum: Board Members

Agenda

Tuesday, Apr 1, 12 - 1 pm

Recording

1.       Monthly Updates:

CDPHE - Chad Fear

CHCA - Jenny Albertson - CHCA Slides

Telligen - Mariah Payne

2. PALTC25 Conference Pearls:   Drs. Bellantoni and Protasio Slides

Dr. Julia Bellantoni

Dr. Tais Protasio

3. Psychotropics and Chemical Restraints - Geriatric Psychiatrist Pears on F605:

Dr.  Jay Tillman - Dr. Tillman Slides

4. Upcoming CMDA Conference Preview:

CMDA Board Members

CMDA Monthly Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, Mar 4, 12 - 1 pm   Recording

1. CU Research Updates:

Cari Levy, MD PhD CMD (Introductions)

Kenneth Lam, MD:  Skilled nursing facility length of stay

Sarguni Singh, MD:  Facilitating transitions from hospital to SNF for patients with cancer

• Beneficiary and Family Centered Care QIOs help Medicare beneficiaries with their concerns about the quality of care they receive from a Medicare provider. You can also contact your BFCC-QIO for help in filing an appeal in a hospital or non-hospital setting if you think your coverage is ending too soon (for example, if your hospital says that you must be discharged and you disagree). 

2. New CME requirements for MD/DO in Colorado:

Lee Anneberg, MD CMD

Physician licensure new CME Requirements

• Colorado Medical Society newsletter
• CO Dept of Regulatory Agencies 
• Free Opioid Competency CME - Copic, through April 2025
• CME tracking spreadsheet - courtesy of Lee Anneberg MD

• Start collecting CME in 2025 by attending the CMDA Annual Conference - friendly reminder courtesy of Sing Palat MD

3. Upcoming CMDA Conference Preview:
Cari Levy, MD PhD CMD:  Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease

• CSF Biomarkers and amyloid-PET in Alzheimer's disease: Article 2025

4. Vaccination Updates:

Greg Gahm, MD FACP

5. Monthly Updates:

CDPHE- Chad Fear

• Medical Director role with upcoming surveyor guidance changes
• Your Role as Medical Director in the Survey Process - PALTmed
•  Long Term Care Roundtable | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - March meeting not available yet. We'll watch for it!

CHCA- Jenny Albertson, NHA

• CHCA Update on NH facility closures, new Bills, telehealth coverage, Medical Director Webinar and Toolkit: Slides

Monthly Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, Feb 4, 12 - 1 pm - Recording

Updates

CDPHE- Chad Fear

CHCA- Jenny Albertson, NHA - Slides

Telligen- Mariah Payne - Slides

Treating Pain in PALTC:  Balancing Treatment and Safety

Leslie Eber, MD, CMD

Slides