Agenda

Preview by Colorado presenters at the PALTC26 Conference Mar 25-28 in Anaheim CA:

• Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley PT, PhD, FAPTA, Lauren Hinrichs-Kinney PT, DPT, PhD, OCS: Advancing Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults in Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Allison Lange MD, Matthew Griffith MD MPH: COPD, Sleep and CHF
• Alexandra Donovan, Board Certified Chaplain: Narrative as Medicine: Reconstructing our Humanity through Storytelling in PALTC
• Alexandra Donovan, Board Certified Chaplain: Spirituality in Medical Education and Practice

Announcements from community partners

•        Courtnay Ryan, Christine La Rocca MD: Midwest QIN-QIO - SLIDES
•         Jenny Albertson, NHA,Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs: CHCA
•        Chad Fear, Nursing Facilities Section manager: CDPHE

Preview by Colorado presenters at the PALTC26 Conference Mar 25-28 in Anaheim CA:

• Sophie Clark MD, Leslie Eber MD, CMD: Gabapentinoid Deprescribing: Implementation of Education, Strategies, and Data Review Across 136 NH
• Alan Horowitz Esq., RN: Are You Prepared to Address Ethical Dilemmas? Introducing the PALTmed Ethics Toolkit
• Alan Horowitz Esq., RN: Substance Use Disorder: Resident rights, resident safety - Where is the line?
• Raj Rai MD, Sing Palat MD, CMD: Beyond the Arteries: Practical PAD Management in PALTC
• Sing Palat MD, CMD: Think Before You Order: Application of Bayesian Statistics at the Bedside
• Cari Levy MD, PhD, CMD: Open the Door to LTC Research - Workshop
• Lea Watson MD: Psychiatry, Electrolyte Disorders & BMP

Register as soon as you can

2026 PALTmed Annual Conference – Mar 26-28

PALTmed-Colorado (CMDA) - 2026 Conference Agenda – Apr 24

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

Journal Club

December 4, 2025

Oseltamivir Treatment vs Supportive Care for Seasonal Influenza Requiring Hospitalization

• Slides - Dr. Leslie Eber MD, CMD, FPALTC

Risk of Seizure Associated With Concomitant Use of Tramadol and Antidepressants in Older Nursing Home Residents

• Slides - Dr. Chris Horton MD, CMD

Meeting Recording - pending

Tuesday Dec 2, 2026

12 - 1 pm

Moving Forward Coalition

Updates:

Jenny Albertson, CHCA

Chad Fear, CDPHE

Seizure Management in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Space

Meeting Recording

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

View the Recording

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