2026 Summit Schedule Day 3
2026 CALTCM Summit for Excellence
Saturday, September 26, 2026
7:00 AM
Registration/Exhibits Open
7:30 AM
Wellness Activity
7:30 AM
Breakfast Product Theater (45 minutes) (No CME)
 
 
8:30 AM
Welcome
 
Noah Marco, MD, CMD (President) and
Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD (Education Committee Chair)
 
 
8:35 AM
Medical Updates: New Guidelines
 
Speaker: Eric Widera, MD
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Gain insight into areas of clinical medicine where important new evidence has emerged.
 
2. Learn to critically appraise this evidence.
 
3. Explore how it can be applied to improve care for older adults in post-acute and long-term care
 
 
9:35 AM
The Geriatric Kidney: Nuances, Net Effects, and New Guidelines
 
Speaker: Meenakshi Patel, MD , FACP, MMM, CMD
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Analyze the Synergistic Pathophysiology of Aging and Diabetes and CKD in some (nephropathy)
 
2. Evaluate the Role of “Inflammaging” and the Gut-Kidney Axis
 
3. Implement Precision Screening and Diagnostic Tools
 
4. Optimize Evidence-based Management and Patient Safety
 
 
10:05 AM
Break/Exhibits (30 Minutes)
 
 
10:35 AM
Accurate Diagnosis & Symptoms:
Psychotropic Medication Use and How the New Form Affects Your Prescribing
 
Moderator: Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD
Speaker: Glen Xiong, MD, CMD 
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Define the diagnoses, indications, and medications where the new consent proces is required.
 
2. Outline treatment plans and order indications of psychoactive medications for behavioral symptoms of dementia.
 
3. Develop expertise for rational psychoactive medication prescription when you are not a psychiatrist.
 
 
11:20 AM
Presentation of the CALTCM Poster Session Awards
 
 
11:35 AM
Break/Exhibits
11:40 AM
Lunch Product Theater (45 Minutes) (No CME) 
12:25 PM
Break
 
 
12:30 PM
In-The-Trenches: Topics and Speakers
 
1.) Medical Updates; Speaker: Eric Widera, MD
 
2.) Psychotropic Medications & Consent; Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD 
 
3.) How to Be an Expert Witness; Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C
 
4.) Career Development in PALTC: Ashkan Javaheri, MD, CMD
 
5.) Behavioral Health; Glen Xiong, MD, CMD
 
 
12:35 PM
In-The-Trenches: Round 1
1:15 PM
In-The-Trenches: Round 2
 
 
1:55 PM
Closing Comments
2:00 PM
Adjourn