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2026 Conference Slides and Program

PALTmed-Colorado’s 31st  Annual Conference: Visionary Goals & Inspiring Leadership
Friday April 24, 2026 at Denver PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver CO 80211 - with Livestream

Conference Program 

  • Read biographies of each speaker.
  • Review learning objectives.
  • Learn what makes each exhibitor and sponsor unique!
  • And more!

 

Time Topic Speaker
7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:30–8:35 a.m. Keeping Steadfast Visionary Goals Rebecca Jackson, DO, CMD
Sing Palat, MD, CMD
8:35–9:00 a.m. How do Hypertension Guidelines Apply to Older Adults? Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD
9:00–9:25 a.m. Protecting Physical Function in Skilled Nursing Facilities:
An Interdisciplinary, Evidence-Based Approach Shaped by Leadership and Culture		 Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, FAPTA
9:25–10:15 a.m. Keynote Presentation:
Connection, Capacity, and Context: Improving our Communication in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care		 Leslie Beth Eber, MD, CMD
10:15–10:45 a.m. Coffee with Exhibitors
10:45–10:55 a.m. Nursing Home Surveys: Update from CDPHE Jo Tansey
10:55–11:15 a.m. Inspiring Leadership in Long-Term Care: Update from CHCA Jenny Albertson, NHA, QCP
11:15–11:40 a.m. AI – Risks and Rewards for Clinical Care David Ginsberg
11:40–12:05 p.m. Essential Effective Everyday Wound Care Raj Rai, MD
12:05–1:00 p.m. Lunch with Exhibitors
1:00–1:25 p.m. Beers Criteria Alternatives to Support Prescribing Danielle Fixen, PharmD, BCGP
1:25–2:15 p.m. On-Call Conundrums Jenny Foster, RN
Leia Ginsberg, DNP, ANP-BC
David Shepherd, DO, MBA, MS, CMD
Moderator: Rebecca Jackson, DO, CMD
2:15–2:40 p.m. Catch Your Breath with Recent COPD Guidelines Amanda Stephens, MD
2:40–3:10 p.m. Coffee with Exhibitors
3:10–3:35 p.m. Culture, molecular, swabs—oh my! A comparison of urinary diagnostics Lauren Biehle, PharmD
3:35–4:00 p.m. Overview of Hepatic Encephalopathy for Long-Term Care Amanda Wieland, MD
4:00–4:25 p.m. Revisiting the F-Word: Leveraging Feedback to Improve Patient Outcomes Justin Roesch, MD, FACP
4:25–4:30 p.m. Pearls Leslie Eber, MD, CMD
Vikas Reddy, MD
David Shepherd, DO, MD, MS, CMD

PALTmed-Colorado, Post-Acute and Long-Term Medicine Association - Colorado, (formerly The Colorado Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and the Colorado Medical Directors Association) is organized to provide support and education for medical directors, providers, nursing home administrators and directors of nursing concerning the provision of post-acute and long-term care medicine.

We are a State Chapter of PALTmed, Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association. 

PALTmed-Colorado is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 


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