02/16/2022

AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | February 16

COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update

Headlines:

Journal Articles/Preprints

• Waning 2-Dose and 3-Dose Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance — VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021–January 2022
• JAMDA: Reference Ranges for Gait Speed and Sit-to-Stand Performance in a Cohort of Mobility-Intact Community-Dwelling Older Adults From Singapore
• JAMDA: Potential Unintended Consequences of Antipsychotic Reduction in Ontario Nursing Homes
• Geriatric risk factors for serious COVID-19 outcomes among older adults with cancer: a cohort study from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium
• Slowing gait speed precedes cognitive decline by several years

Research Reports/White Papers

• High-risk antibiotic use common in nursing homes after hospitalization
• COVID-19 takes serious toll on heart health—a full year after recovery
• Study shows life-saving benefit of baricitinib for ventilated COVID patients

Podcasts/Webinars

• COVID Grand Rounds: Q&As About COVID-19 Therapeutics: Which to Use, When to Use, and with Whom, February 17, 6:00 PM ET

News/News Analysis

• CMS warns states: Survey fully or suffer consequences
• FDA OKs New Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Omicron — Bebtelovimab has also shown activity against BA.2 subvariant, agency says
• Eagerly awaited COVID lifesavers molnupiravir, Paxlovid now wait for patients
• Workforce advisory council offers direct care workers voice in recruitment, retention efforts
• Transforming direct care workforce requires innovative strategies, policy changes: study
• United States Files False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Tuscaloosa Psychiatrist for Improper Prescribing of Nuedexta to Nursing Home Residents
• In a victory for pain experts, CDC tones down its opioid prescribing guidelines
• Should You Get a POLST? These portable medical orders give the seriously ill more control over their care
• CMS, CDC officials: Increase in falls, pressure injuries demands renewed safety focus
• SNFs Battle for Post-Acute Market Share as Competitors Rise
  
  

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