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Thursday, March 26, 2026
6:30 AM - 6:00 AM
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Registration Open
6:30 AM - 6:00 AM
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Registration Open
Room: Platinum BR Pre-function Area
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Futures Program
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Futures Program
Room: Platinum Ballroom 8-9
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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General Session I: Opening Keynote
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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(CME103) General Session I: Opening Keynote
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Clinician’s Guide to Audits: Know the Triggers, Manage the Risks, Stay Ahead
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME104) Clinician’s Guide to Audits: Know the Triggers, Manage the Risks, Stay Ahead
Room: Grand Ballroom CD
Lead Speaker:
Michelle A. Martin, CPC, CPB, CPMA
– Eventus WholeHealth
Speaker:
Jamie Smith, FNP, CPMA
– Eventus WholeHealth
Billing and Coding
Business & Technology
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Improving Person-Centered Care Through Assessment, Quality Improvement and Education
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME106) Improving Person-Centered Care Through Assessment, Quality Improvement and Education
Room: Platinum Ballroom 1-2
Lead Speaker:
Liz Seidel, MSW
– HIGN at NYU Meyers
Speaker:
Tara Cortes, PhD RN FAAN FGSA
– Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Speaker:
Shih-Yin Lin, PhD, MPH, MM
– Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Speaker:
Brittany Hamilton, M.A.
– HIGN at NYU Meyers
Quality Measures
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship: What to Measure and How
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME105) Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship: What to Measure and How
Room: Platinum Ballroom 3-4
Lead Speaker:
Sylwia Jasniuk, RN
– CIMPAR
Speaker:
Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP, CMD, CIC, CHCQM
– CIMPAR
Infectious Disease
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Understanding Immediate Jeopardy, Receiverships and Facility Termination: The Medical Director's Role
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME107) Understanding Immediate Jeopardy, Receiverships and Facility Termination: The Medical Director's Role
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
Lead Speaker:
Lisa c. Davies, RD, LNHA, CPHQ
– State of Georgia, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division
Speaker:
Heather Chamizo
Regulatory Updates
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Break (Lunch on Own)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Break (Lunch on Own)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Are You Prepared to Address Ethical Dilemmas? Introducing the PALTmed Ethics Toolkit
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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(CME108) Are You Prepared to Address Ethical Dilemmas? Introducing the PALTmed Ethics Toolkit
Room: Grand Ballroom CD
Lead Speaker:
Katja Elbert-Avila, MD, CMD
– Duke University/Durham VA
Speaker:
Timothy J. Holahan, DO, CMD
– University of Rochester
Speaker:
Alan C. Horowitz, Esq. RN
– Alan C. Horowitz & Assocites
Speaker:
Howard J. Finger, D.O.
– Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center and Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility
Ethical Dilemmas
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Clinical Hits for 2026: COPD, Sleep, and CHF
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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(CME112) Clinical Hits for 2026: COPD, Sleep, and CHF
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
Lead Speaker:
Matthew F. Griffith, MD MPH
– University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Speaker:
Nicole M. Orr, MD
– Post Acute Cardiology Care
Speaker:
Allison V. Lange, MD
– University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Clinical Topic
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Implementing Meaningful Activity Approaches for Residents with Dementia in Assisted Living
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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(CME111) Implementing Meaningful Activity Approaches for Residents with Dementia in Assisted Living
Room: Platinum Ballroom 1-2
Lead Speaker:
Sarah D. Holmes, PhD, MSW
– University of Maryland School of Nursing
Speaker:
Sorah Levy, PhD(c), MSN, RN, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA
– University of Maryland School of Nursing
Speaker:
Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP
– University of Maryland School of Nursing
Speaker:
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP
– University of Maryland
Dementia Care & Prevention
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Prevention Across the Continuum: Health Maintenance in Post-Acute and Long-Term Settings
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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(CME110) Prevention Across the Continuum: Health Maintenance in Post-Acute and Long-Term Settings
Room: Platinum Ballroom 3-4
Lead Speaker:
Elizabeth Hames, DO
– Optum
Speaker:
Kenya M. Rivas, MD, FAAFP, CMD
– OPTUM
Speaker:
Melanie Trigo
Clinical Topic
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Train the Trainer: Bring Age-Friendly Substance Use Disorder Education to Your SNF
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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(CME109) Train the Trainer: Bring Age-Friendly Substance Use Disorder Education to Your SNF
Room: Elite Ballroom 2 - 3
Lead Speaker:
Kimberly J. Beiting, MD
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Geriatrics
Speaker:
A. Justine J. Landi, MD, MPH
– University of Louisville
Speaker:
Rossana P. Lau-Ng, MD, MBA, CMD
– Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Speaker:
Levine K. Stacie, MD, CMD, AGSF, FAAHPM
– University of Chicago
Behavioral Health
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Break
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Break
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Artificial Intelligence Showcase
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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(INC01) Artificial Intelligence Showcase
Room: Grand Ballroom E
Lead Speaker:
Michael Healey
– Saisystems Health
Speaker:
Steven Buslovich, MD, CMD
– PointClickCare
Speaker:
Jodhvir Sarai, MD
Speaker:
Julie Hiett
Artificial Intelligence & Tech Integration
Business & Technology
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Connected Transitions: Aligning Teams, Tools, and Tech for Seamless Care
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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(CME115) Connected Transitions: Aligning Teams, Tools, and Tech for Seamless Care
Room: Platinum Ballroom 1-2
Lead Speaker:
Charissa Duffy, DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
– Vérité Health Collective
Speaker:
Tana A. Whitt, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
– Vérité Health Collective
Speaker:
Jody Long, MSN, MBA, RN, CEN
– PointClickCare
Transitions of Care/Continuity of Care
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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From Policy to Practice: Operationalizing an Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in PALTC
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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(CME116) From Policy to Practice: Operationalizing an Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in PALTC
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
Lead Speaker:
Sylwia Jasniuk, RN
– CIMPAR
Speaker:
Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP, CMD, CIC, CHCQM
– CIMPAR
Quality Measures
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Narrative as Medicine: Reconstructing our Humanity through Storytelling in PALTC
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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(CME113) Narrative as Medicine: Reconstructing our Humanity through Storytelling in PALTC
Room: Grand Ballroom CD
Lead Speaker:
Alexandra M. Donovan, Board Certified Chaplain
– Optum Health
Speaker:
Fatima A. Naqvi, MD, CMD
– George Washington Medical Faculty Associates
Other
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Prescribing Memory Loss? From Harm to Healing: Implementing Solutions to Anticholinergic Overuse
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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(CME114) Prescribing Memory Loss? From Harm to Healing: Implementing Solutions to Anticholinergic Overuse
Room: Platinum Ballroom 3-4
Lead Speaker:
Monica Leriger, PharmD, MBA
– Eventus Whole Health
Speaker:
Barbara J. Pereira, RPh
– Eventus WholeHealth
Deprescribing and Medication Optimization
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Beyond the Bedside: Powering Physician-Led Outcomes and Enrollment Growth in Post-Acute
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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(CME120) Beyond the Bedside: Powering Physician-Led Outcomes and Enrollment Growth in Post-Acute
Room: Platinum Ballroom 3-4
Lead Speaker:
Anthony James Laflen
– PointClickCare
Speaker:
Maggie Emerson
– PointClickCare
Billing and Coding
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Clinical Hits for 2026: Psychiatry, Electrolyte Disorders & BMP
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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(CME122) Clinical Hits for 2026: Psychiatry, Electrolyte Disorders & BMP
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
Lead Speaker:
Lea C. Watson, MD, MPH
– University of Colorado School of Medicine
Lead Speaker:
Sandeep Patel, MD, CMD
– Eventus WholeHealth
Clinical Topic
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Creative Strategies using Humanism to Inspire and Support the Geriatrics Workforce Pipeline
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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(CME119) Creative Strategies using Humanism to Inspire and Support the Geriatrics Workforce Pipeline
Room: Elite Ballroom 2 - 3
Lead Speaker:
Neema Sharda, MD
– Duke University
Speaker:
Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD
– Duke University
Medical Education within the PALTC space
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Meeting the Needs of People with HIV in Long-term Care
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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(CME118) Meeting the Needs of People with HIV in Long-term Care
Room: Grand Ballroom CD
Lead Speaker:
Sarah McBeth, MD MPH
– UPMC
Speaker:
David A. Nace, MD, MPH
– University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Topic
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Strategies to Enhance Value-Based Outcomes Through Live Analytics
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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(CME121) Strategies to Enhance Value-Based Outcomes Through Live Analytics
Room: Platinum Ballroom 1-2
Lead Speaker:
Scott Rifkin, MD
– Real Time Medical Systems
Speaker:
Lacey Erxleben, RN, CMAC
– Touchstone Communities
Quality Measures
Business & Technology
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Substance Use Disorder: Resident rights, resident safety- Where is the line?
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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(CME117) Substance Use Disorder: Resident rights, resident safety- Where is the line?
Room: Grand Ballroom E
Lead Speaker:
Swati O. Gaur, MD MBA CMD AGSF
– Senior Care Office
Speaker:
Jennifer Azen, MD, MPH, FASAM
– University of Washington School of Medicine
Speaker:
Alan C. Horowitz, Esq. RN
– Alan C. Horowitz & Assocites
Behavioral Health
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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First Time Attendee and New Member Meetup
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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First Time Attendee and New Member Meetup
Room: Grand Ballroom F
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Room: Marquis Ballroom
