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01/11/2023
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | January 11
COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
- COVID-19 Treatments: Key Messages for Long-Term Care Facilities
- FDA: Combined COVID-19 and Flu Test Authorized for Point-of-Care Use
- The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel’s Statement on Tixagevimab Plus Cilgavimab (Evusheld) as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis of COVID-19
- Diabetes in CKD
Journal Articles/Preprints
- JAMDA: Evidence on the Effects of the Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on Nursing Home Staffing Levels
- JAMDA: Validation of the Standardized Function Data Elements Among Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Residents
- JAMDA: Decline in Veterans’ admissions to nursing homes during COVID-19: Fewer beds, more fear, and finding alternative care settings
- JAMDA: Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Patients With Multimorbidity According to LESS-CHRON and STOPPFrail Criteria
- A survey of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022
- Molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for adults with COVID-19 at increased risk of adverse outcomes (PANORAMIC): an open-label, platform-adaptive randomised controlled trial
Research Reports/White Papers
- Scattered Brain Bleeds, Vasculitis in Alzheimer's Trial Death — Case report is published days ahead of FDA lecanemab decision
- Most Long COVID Cases Started With Mild Symptoms: Study
- With education and a doc’s OK, most seniors agree to deprescribe unneeded meds: study
- Weakened Diaphragm May Contribute to Long COVID Dyspnea — Study suggests potential for a therapeutic intervention
Podcasts/Webinars
- Evidence-based Messaging for Serious Illness Care: Toolkit Intro + Update, January 19, 2023, 3:00 PM ET
- Medicare Billing and Coding Update: Part 2, January 24, 2023, 7:00 PM ET
- Combating COVID-19: A Town Hall with Leaders in our Nation’s Response, January 30, 2023, 7:00 PM ET
- Caring On-The-Go January-February 2023
News/News Analysis
- How can assisted living improve for future emergencies? Report shares ideas
- Rep. Levin Reintroduces Bipartisan Nursing Home Disclosure Act
- Latest COVID shot cuts hospitalizations in seniors by 81 percent: study
- FDA approves new experimental drug to treat early Alzheimer’s
- Here's What to Know About XBB.1.5 — Its immune evasiveness didn't come at a cost in transmissibility, virologist says
- US COVID markers rise; XBB.1.5 keeps fast pace
- Long Term Care Industry Outlook for 2023