OVERVIEW

The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term care Medicine - AMDA Virtual Annual Conference 2021 is organized by The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term care Medicine - AMDA. This online CME course will be held from Mar 11 - 14, 2021.

Accreditation:
Physician CME
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine assigns this other activity (live and recorded video) for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians will be able to claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which involves participation in the evaluation component, allows the participant to earn up to 30 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Attendees will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

AAFP
The AAFP has reviewed AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine 2021 Annual Conference and deemed it acceptable for up to 22.25 Online Only, Live AAFP Prescribed credit. The term of Approval is from 03/10/2021 to 03/14/2021. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NAB (Administrator)
This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 15.75 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS—Approval #20220310-15.75-A71452-DL.

Overall Goal:
The overall goal of this program is to enhance participants’ knowledge and competencies by presenting the latest developments and tools available to improve the delivery of quality care in PALTC medicine.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
• Address the impact of racism and microaggression in the delivery of care in the PALTC environment.
• Analyze available data to improve processes and promote quality improvement in PALTC.
• Review clinical advances and new research findings relevant to PALTC medicine.
• Enhance skills and abilities to collaborate with and/or lead the PALTC interdisciplinary team.
• Foster creativity and innovation in PALTC.
• Obtain new perspectives on relevant aspects of fiscal issues, health care policy, payment models, risk management, and the Society’s policy priorities.
• Implement Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) in the PALTC setting.
• Implement strategies for effective communication with patients, families, and care teams.
• Implement strategies to identify and address healthcare disparities in PALTC.
• Incorporate and refine skills attitudes and knowledge to improve leadership effectiveness within a health care organization or facility.
• Integrate knowledge and skills in assessment and management of ethical challenges and dilemmas in PALTC.
• Integrate knowledge and skills gained to enhance the effectiveness and quality of medical direction in nursing facilities.
• Utilize available data, tools, and emerging technologies to inform decisions about clinical care and/or medical direction.