09/13/2023

AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | September 13

News

Headlines:

New/Updated Guidance

• FDA Takes Action on Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants

Journal Articles/Preprints

• JAMDA: The Effect of COVID-19 on Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries: A Scoping Review
• JAMDA: Nursing Homes’ Use of Contract Direct Care Staff Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• JAMDA: Preventing Avoidable Rehospitalizations Through Standardizing Management of Chronic Conditions in Skilled Nursing Facilities
• JAMDA: Natural Course of Aortic Stenosis in Older Subjects: Effects of COVID-19
• Association of Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loans With Staffing Patterns Among US Nursing Homes
• Social Vulnerability and Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults

Reports/White Papers

• Pneumococcal Vaccine for Adults Aged 19 Years and Over: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2023
• Study: Antipsychotic, psychoactive drug use drops in older adults post-surgery in hospital settings
• Palliative care study finds patients and caregivers feel obliged to give and receive support
• Lack of social support threatens older adult health, survey finds

Podcasts/Webinars

• August 2023 episode of the JAMDA-On-the-Go podcast
• Updates in RSV Prevention, September 19, 2023, 11:00 AM ET
• Minimum Staffing Standards: What's at Stake for Nursing Home CNAs and Residents, September 20, 2023, 4:00 PM
• Deep Metaphors that Inform Messaging About Palliative Care, September 27, 2023, 4:00 PM ET
• Powerful Tools for Helping Patients Make Critical Decisions, September 28, 2023, 3:00 PM ET
• From HIV/AIDs to COVID-19: Insights and Predictions with Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH

News/News Analysis

• Assisted living’s current and future importance in serving older adults
• Flu, Discharge Function Top of Mind as CMS Updates SNF Quality Reporting Program Manual
• Urgency of senior living move-ins has changed little since before pandemic
• Despite improved tech literacy, seniors still getting scammed by wide array of impersonators

 

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