October 23-26, 2008 at Disney's Contemporary Resort
 

 
       
   

 

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Suggested Topics

Clinical Medicine || Management/Medical Direction || Hospice || Home Care || Pediatric LTC
Clinical Care and Medical Management in Other LTC Sites

Clinical Medicine

Proposals should be problem-based and include case studies specifically related to long-term care. The topics listed below are general topic areas only. Research studies are encouraged.

  • Behavior Management/Non-Pharmacologic Interventions
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Dementia Assessment/Treatment
  • Depression
  • Dermatologic Disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Fall Management: Prevention and Protection
  • Heart Failure/CHF
  • Hydration/Fluid Balance
  • Infectious Disease Assessment/Management
  • Medication Management
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Multiple Sclerosis: Management of Advanced Disease
  • Non-Pain Symptom Management
  • Non-Parkinson's/Neuroleptic Disorders
  • Nutrition
  • Oral Health
  • Osteoporosis
  • Pain Management
  • Palliative/End-of-Life Care
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Pressure Ulcers
  • Preventive Care in LTC
  • Rehabilitation
  • Stroke
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Weight Loss
  • Wound Care


 

Management/Medical Direction

Presentations must be administrative medicine topics that are specifically related to the long-term care environment.

  • Acute Care, transitions to/from the hospital
  • Advanced Directives/What to include; How to use
  • Biomedical Ethics
  • Contract, Insurance, Liability Issues
  • Cultural Considerations/Diversity in Long Term Care
  • Determining and Documenting Medical Necessity
  • Documentation and Coding
  • Elder Abuse/Definition and Prevention
  • Human Resources/Staff Retention/Training
  • Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Infection Control
  • Information Management: New Technologies
  • Leadership Skills
  • Managing the Attending Physician Staff
  • Outside Services: Expectations/Contracts (e.g., mental health specialists, dentist, rehab providers, ets.)
  • Part-Time Medical Direction
  • Quality Management
  • Reduction of Medication Errors
  • Risk Management/ Interdisciplinary Risk Planning
  • State Survey Updates
  • Stress Management, medical directors/staff
  • Using Quality Indicator Reports to Improve Practice/Clinical Outcomes
  • Working with Families


 

Palliative Care & Hospice

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • CPT Coding
  • Ethics
  • Family Issues
  • Federal Rules and Regulations
  • Fraud and Abuse
  • Interdisciplinary Teams
  • Non-Pain Symptom Management
  • Pain Management
  • Quality of Life and End-of-Life Issues
  • Risk Management
  • Using Advanced Directives to Impact Care Plan


 

Home Care

  • Clinical Updates in Home Care
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • CPT Coding
  • Ethics
  • Family Issues
  • Federal Rules and Regulations
  • Infection Control
  • Management in Home Care
  • Reimbursement
  • Research


 

Pediatric Long-Term Care

  • Clinical Updates
  • Ethics
  • Family Issues
  • Management Issues
  • Quality of Life Issues
  • Pediatric Hospice Care



Clinical Care and Medical Management in Other Long-Term Care Sites

  • Adult Day Care
  • Assisted Living
  • Community Mental Health Systems
  • MR/DD Facilities/Programs
  • Veterans Administration Facilities

 

 

  

 

For More Information, Contact Ian Cordes
200 Butler Street, Suite 305
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Tel: 561-659-5581
Fax: 561-659-1291 

Best Caring Practices in the Geriatrics Continuum 2008 is joint-sponsored by the American Medical Directors Association
and Florida Medical Directors Association in conjunction with the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists,
and in collaboration with the American Academy of Home Care Physicians and the Florida Geriatrics Society.