Advance care planning (ACP) helps ensure patient treatment preferences are documented, regularly updated and respected. This helps make the case that patients are getting what they want at end of life. ACP can start with a conversation and documentation of patient preferences during a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit. This implementation guide breaks down ACP and will help your practice create and refine your processes to support it.

Compensation requirements and agreement for nursing homes participating in the AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network. Submit to ECHONursingHome@salud.unm.edu.

The Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is now offering complimentary access to the long-term care manual. 

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Slides from the third webinar in a training series on when and how to avoid antipsychotics in patients with dementia and behavioral symptoms, featuring Maureen Nash, MD, MS, FAPA, FACP, medical director at Providence Elderplace Oregon.

YouTube recording of the third webinar in a training series on when and how to avoid antipsychotics in patients with dementia and behavioral symptoms, featuring Maureen Nash, MD, MS, FAPA, FACP, medical director at Providence Elderplace Oregon.

Do you have questions about how to prevent or control infections such as COVID-19?
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Do you have questions about how to prevent or control infections such as COVID-19?
Wondering how to implement some of the practices discussed during trainings/webinars?
Seeking opportunities to troubleshoot problems or share ideas with peers?

Poster presented at the Addiction Health Services Research Conference, November 2020.