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Friday, March 27, 2026
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Registration Open
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Registration Open
Room: Platinum BR Pre-function Area
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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General Session II: Steve Levenson Lecture & Anne-Marie Filkin Lecture
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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(CME123) General Session II: Steve Levenson Lecture & Anne-Marie Filkin Lecture
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Break in the Exhibit Hall
Room: Marquis Ballroom
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Exhibit Hall Open
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Exhibit Hall Open
Room: Marquis Ballroom
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Advancing Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults in Skilled Nursing Facilities
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME127) Advancing Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Room: Platinum Ballroom 3-4
Lead Speaker:
Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, FAPTA
– University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Speaker:
Lauren Hinrichs-Kinney, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS
– University of Colorado
Education Strategies for Direct Care & Facility Staff
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Beyond the Arteries: Practical PAD Management in PALTC
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME128) Beyond the Arteries: Practical PAD Management in PALTC
Room: Platinum Ballroom 1-2
Lead Speaker:
Sing T. Palat, MD
– Optum
Speaker:
Chikal Patel, MD
– Optum/UnitedHealth Group
Speaker:
Pradeep Raj Rai, MD
– Pro Health One, Inc
Clinical Topic
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Can AI Really Improve Quality Measures? Separating Wins from Wishful Thinking
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME124) Can AI Really Improve Quality Measures? Separating Wins from Wishful Thinking
Room: Grand Ballroom E
Lead Speaker:
Trent Hazy
– Flax Health
Speaker:
David Kartchner, PhD
– Flax Health
Artificial Intelligence & Tech Integration
Business & Technology
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Leverage Live Data to Maintain a Culture of Care, Communication, and Compliance
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME125) Leverage Live Data to Maintain a Culture of Care, Communication, and Compliance
Room: Grand Ballroom CD
Lead Speaker:
Kathy Derleth, RN, BSN
– Real Time Medical Systems
Regulatory Updates
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Long-Term Care Nurse Residency Program: Improving Nurse Retention
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME126) Long-Term Care Nurse Residency Program: Improving Nurse Retention
Room: Elite Ballroom 2 - 3
Lead Speaker:
Cynthia Chong, MPA
– HIGN at NYU Meyers
Speaker:
Tara Cortes, PhD RN FAAN FGSA
– Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Speaker:
Donna McCabe, DNP, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
– NYU Meyers College of Nursing
Education Strategies for Direct Care & Facility Staff
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
When Can Policy Harm: Navigating CMS Regulations in Long-Term Care Psychiatry
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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(CME129) When Can Policy Harm: Navigating CMS Regulations in Long-Term Care Psychiatry
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
Lead Speaker:
Tana A. Whitt, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
– Vérité Health Collective
Speaker:
Amita R. Patel, MD.CMD
– Amita R Patel MD Inc
Behavioral Health
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Lunch in Exhibit Hall
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Room: Marquis Ballroom
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
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In the Trenches Lunch Table Talks
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
PT
In the Trenches Lunch Table Talks
Room: Grand Ballroom F
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
Balancing Boundaries and Compassion: Managing Borderline Personality Disorder in Long-Term Care Settings
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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(CME134) Balancing Boundaries and Compassion: Managing Borderline Personality Disorder in Long-Term Care Settings
Room: Platinum Ballroom 1-2
Lead Speaker:
Jessica Stone, PMHNP
– TeamHealth
Speaker:
Karla D. Pena Rosa, PhD
– TeamHealth
Behavioral Health
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
Beyond the Blow Up: Educating PALTC Teams to De-escalate with Empathy
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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(CME133) Beyond the Blow Up: Educating PALTC Teams to De-escalate with Empathy
Room: Platinum Ballroom 3-4
Lead Speaker:
Elizabeth Zavala, MD
– University of Chicago
Speaker:
Gleason J. Lauren, MD, MPH, CMD
– UChicago Medicine
Speaker:
Levine K. Stacie, MD, CMD, AGSF, FAAHPM
– University of Chicago
Education Strategies for Direct Care & Facility Staff
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Directing Value: The Future of SNF Leadership
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
(CME135) Directing Value: The Future of SNF Leadership
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
Lead Speaker:
Sandeep Patel, MD, CMD
– Eventus WholeHealth
Speaker:
Laura Hardcastle, MSN, FNP, PMHNP
– Eventus WholeHealth
Speaker:
Kimberley Brumfield, APRN, FNP-C
– Eventus WholeHealth
Other
Leadership & Management
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
This Year in Review in Long Term Care
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
(CME130) This Year in Review in Long Term Care
Room: Grand Ballroom E
Lead Speaker:
Milta O. Little, DO, CMD
– Duke University
Speaker:
Julie K. Gammack, MD CMD FACP
– Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Speaker:
Angela M. Sanford, MD, CMD
– Saint Louis University School of Medicine/SSM Health
Clinical Topic
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
Women in PALTC- Sandwich Generation Caring for Parents, Children, Patients & Self
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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(CME131) Women in PALTC- Sandwich Generation Caring for Parents, Children, Patients & Self
Room: Grand Ballroom CD
Lead Speaker:
Patricia L. Bach, PsyD, RN, MS
– Eastren Virginia Medical School
Speaker:
Suzanne Gillespie, MD RD CMD
– Jewish Home of Rochester, University of Rochester
Speaker:
Sabine M. von Preyss-Friedman, MD FACP CMD
– Avalon HC, Caldera Care
Speaker:
Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD
– Duke University
Speaker:
Jamehl L. Demons, MD
– Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Education Strategies for Direct Care & Facility Staff
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Spirituality in Medical Education and Practice: Spiritual Care Assessment Workshop
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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(CME132) Spirituality in Medical Education and Practice: Spiritual Care Assessment Workshop
Room: Elite Ballroom 2 - 3
Lead Speaker:
Sarah A. McEvoy, MDiv, NHA, JD
– Transforming Chaplaincy, Rush University Medical Center
Speaker:
Fatima A. Naqvi, MD, CMD
– George Washington Medical Faculty Associates
Speaker:
Alexandra M. Donovan, Board Certified Chaplain
– Optum Health
Clinical Topic
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Break in Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Break in Exhibit Hall
Room: Marquis Ballroom
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Breaking Science: Presentations from Leading Researchers in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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(CME138) Breaking Science: Presentations from Leading Researchers in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
Room: Platinum Ballroom 3-4
Lead Speaker:
Julie K. Gammack, MD CMD FACP
– Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Speaker:
Michele F. Bellantoni, MD, CMD
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Speaker:
Benjamin E. Canter, OTD
– Boston University
Speaker:
Ellen W. Kaehr, MD CMD
– Optimal Care
Other
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
E & M Billing and Coding for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
(CME140) E & M Billing and Coding for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living.
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
Lead Speaker:
Dallas L. Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD
– University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Speaker:
Christian Bergman, MD, CMD, FACP, AGSF
– Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker:
Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD
– Delmar Garden Enterprises
Speaker:
Jamie Smith, FNP, CPMA
– Eventus WholeHealth
Billing and Coding
Business & Technology
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
From Regulation To Results: National Trends and Management Opportunities
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
(CME136) From Regulation To Results: National Trends and Management Opportunities
Room: Grand Ballroom E
Lead Speaker:
Steven Buslovich, MD, CMD
– PointClickCare
Speaker:
Chad Worz, Pharm.D
– ASCP
Regulatory Updates
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Gabapentinoid Deprescribing: Implementation of Education, Strategies and Data Review Across 136 NH
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
(CME139) Gabapentinoid Deprescribing: Implementation of Education, Strategies and Data Review Across 136 NH
Room: Platinum Ballroom 1-2
Lead Speaker:
Leslie B. Eber, MD
– Rocky Mountain Senior Care and Abode Care Partners
Speaker:
Sophie E. Clark, MD
– University of Colorado
Speaker:
Arif Nazir, MD
– Kinship Health
Deprescribing and Medication Optimization
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Post-Pandemic Private Practice: Is It Love in the Time of Cholera
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
(CME137) Post-Pandemic Private Practice: Is It Love in the Time of Cholera
Room: Grand Ballroom CD
Lead Speaker:
Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP, CMD, CIC, CHCQM
– CIMPAR
Business of Medicine
Business & Technology
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
PT
Break
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
PT
Break
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
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Advancing Geriatrics Education: Scenario-Based and Interprofessional Teaching in Skilled Nursing Facilities
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
(CME142) Advancing Geriatrics Education: Scenario-Based and Interprofessional Teaching in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Room: Grand Ballroom CD
Lead Speaker:
Lauren Gleason, MD, MPH, CMD
– UChicago Medicine
Speaker:
Vania Leung, MD, CMD
– University of Illinois at Chicago
Speaker:
Benjamin Rosenstein, MD, MA
– University of Minnesota - St. John's Family Medicine Residency
Speaker:
Lauren Okamoto, MD
– University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Medical Education within the PALTC space
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
Beyond Do Not Resuscitate: Tracheostomies, Feeding Tubes, and Ambulances, Oh My!
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
(CME144) Beyond Do Not Resuscitate: Tracheostomies, Feeding Tubes, and Ambulances, Oh My!
Room: Platinum Ballroom 3-4
Lead Speaker:
Daniel L. Thorngren, III, MD
– ALTEA
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
Beyond E & M Billing and Coding for Long Term Care.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
(CME146) Beyond E & M Billing and Coding for Long Term Care.
Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6
Lead Speaker:
Dallas L. Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD
– University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Speaker:
Christian Bergman, MD, CMD, FACP, AGSF
– Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker:
Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD
– Delmar Garden Enterprises
Speaker:
Jamie Smith, FNP, CPMA
– Eventus WholeHealth
Billing and Coding
Business & Technology
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
Building a Better Pathway: Interdisciplinary Team Approaches to Palliative Care Integration
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
(CME141) Building a Better Pathway: Interdisciplinary Team Approaches to Palliative Care Integration
Room: Grand Ballroom E
Lead Speaker:
Jessica L. Nymeyer, MCA, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN
– Calvary Hospital
Speaker:
Anthony J. Lechich
– ArchCare
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
The Art and Science of Leading in PALTC: Inspiring Teams, Driving Excellence
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
(CME143) The Art and Science of Leading in PALTC: Inspiring Teams, Driving Excellence
Room: Elite Ballroom 2 - 3
Lead Speaker:
Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP, CMD, CIC, CHCQM
– CIMPAR
Role of Medical Director and Leadership
Leadership & Management
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
Wound Molecular Testing: Understanding the Latest Evidence and Navigating Pitfalls
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
PT
(CME145) Wound Molecular Testing: Understanding the Latest Evidence and Navigating Pitfalls
Room: Platinum Ballroom 1-2
Lead Speaker:
Jessica Zering, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, CAPM
– Washington State Department of Health
Speaker:
Muhammed Salman Ashraf, MBBS, FIDSA
– University of Nebraska Medical Center
Speaker:
Chikal Patel, MD
– Optum/UnitedHealth Group
Speaker:
Swati O. Gaur, MD MBA CMD AGSF
– Senior Care Office
Infectious Disease
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
PT
Chapter Meetings & Receptions (Various Locations)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
PT
Chapter Meetings & Receptions (Various Locations)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
PT
EXTRA FEE - PALTC26 Mixer @ Anaheim House of Blues
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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EXTRA FEE - PALTC26 Mixer @ Anaheim House of Blues
