Agenda

Announcements
• Annual conference – Rebecca Jackson DO CMD

Announcements from community partners
• CDPHE- Chad Fear, Nursing Facilities Section manager
• CHCA- Jenny Albertson, NHA, Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs

Presentations
• Glaucoma Medications in Nursing Home Patients: Efficacy and Safety Considerations for Geriatricians – Amy Zhang MD
• Microtransitions: Best practices for seamless transfers of care – Sing Palat MD CMD

Announcements
• Membership – Vikas Reddy MD

Our year started with a successful meeting on Jan 6. Thanks to all that joined! Become a member of PALTmed-Colorado and register for the annual conference on April 24, 2026 using the links here:

Become a PALTmed-CO member

Visionary Goals & Inspiring Leadership conference

There will be no meeting this Thursday. We appreciate the support of this community.

Resources

Links shared on Jan 6

• Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP) | CMS
• New #GetVaccinated Resources Now Available: Video Series on Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
• Sexuality & Dementia: Balancing Resident Rights and Resident Safety 1/13/2026, 9am-10:30am (webinar and in person)

Clinical presentations Jan 6

• Glaucoma in Nursing Home Patients: Efficacy and Safety Considerations for Geriatricians 
• Microtranstions: Best practices for seamless transfers of care 

Link to article and commentary on COVID-19 in older adults, 1/5/26

• Estimated Burden of COVID-19 Illnesses, Medical Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in the US From October 2022 to September 2024 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network
• The Continuing Burden of COVID-19 on Older Adults | Geriatrics | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network