33 - A League of Their Own: COVID-19 in Long-Term Care

Speaker(s)

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  Morgan Katz, MD, MHS

  Assistant Professor
  Johns Hopkins University
  Baltimore, Maryland

  Disclosure: AHRQ : Research Grant or Support; CDC : Grant/Research Support (Status: Ongoing), Research Grant or Support (Status: Ongoing)
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  Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD

  Associate Professor of Medicine
  University of Rochester
  Rochester, New York

  Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
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  Madhuri Sopirala, MD, MPH

  Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases
  VA North Texas Healthcare System UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
  Southlake, Texas

  Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit

No CPE credits

Learning Objectives:

• review the successes and lessons learned while leading a regional health system’s response to COVID-19 among nursing homes
• discuss the Veterans Affair's approach to reducing the risk of COVID-19 for Community Living Centers, including national policies and local implementation
• describe the challenges faced in preventing and then managing older adults across the continuum of post-acute and long-term care settings in the community

Presentations:

• 3:45pm – 5:00pm EDT

  It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: A Medical Director’s Experience in Assisted Living and Long-term Care
  Dallas L. Nelson, MD, CMD – University of Rochester
• 3:45pm – 5:00pm EDT

  Saving Private Ryan: COVID-19 in VA Community Living Centers
  Madhuri M. Sopirala, MD, MPH – VA North Texas Healthcare System UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
• 3:45pm – 5:00pm EDT

  The Road to Perdition: leveraging the Healthcare System to Support Nursing Homes
  Morgan Katz, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University