It’s an exciting time as we kick-off CALTCM’s 50th Annual Meeting, the 2024 CALTCM Summit for Excellence, with a new slate of officers to the positions within the CALTCM board.

As immediate Past President, I look back over the last 2 years with great pride in our accomplishments. We can celebrate that our collective voice in PALTC is being heard. The Policy & Professional Service Committee's has magnified our voice with their steady interactions with CDPH. The initiation of a Behavioral Health Task Force is magnifying our efforts to improving the quality of care in our communities. CALTCM continues to longitudinally grow both financially (over $800,000 in grants), with its professional status and respect by other organizations, and with a growing membership. CALTCM is a great example of how interdisciplinary teams can work together with common interests and goals while simultaneously improving the quality of care in PALTC.

With sincere respect and gratitude to each and every member who assists with the care of older adults everyday, and your support to CALTCM as volunteer teammates, we can achieve an infinite number of goals with quality and pride.

It is not good-bye for me, it's see you later!

Janice

CALTCM invites you to submit an abstract for the upcoming Poster Session at CALTCM’s 50th Annual Meeting. This poster session is an excellent opportunity to showcase your research and innovations to a diverse audience of professionals and experts in post-acute and long-term care.

We are soliciting posters in the following topic areas:

• Clinical Research (qualitative or quantitative).

• Quality Improvement (process that improves care in post-acute and long-term care).

• Clinical Vignettes (illustrative case study).

• Grassroots or new approaches to challenges in PALTC.

Submission Guidelines:

• Abstracts: Include a brief abstract (250 words max) summarizing the key points of your poster.

• Please note that final data is not required for the abstract submission.

• Submit your abstract to [email protected].

Benefits of Participation: 

• Gain visibility for your work among peers and leaders in PALTC.

• Receive valuable feedback and insights.

• Network with fellow researchers and professionals.

• Enhance your professional portfolio.

• Receive a complimentary registration to CALTCM’s 50th Annual Meeting, the 2024 CALTCM Summit for Excellence.

Important Dates:

• Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024

• Notification of Acceptance: July 21, 2024

• Event Date: September 27, 2024

For more information and to submit your poster, please click the link below or contact [email protected].

We look forward to seeing your contributions and seeing you at CALTCM’s 50th Anniversary Gala and Annual Meeting at the beautiful Meritage Resort in Napa, September 26-28, 2024!

2024 Poster Session Information

As required by California Legislation HSC §1261.4 all nursing home medical directors in California must be certified by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long Term Care Medicine (ABPLM). HSC §1261.4 (previously AB 749) will help ensure that every medical director in California is prepared to provide effective oversight of quality and safety in their nursing homes.

What Does it Take?

The road to becoming a Certified Medical Director starts with education. 

• CALTCM’s Leadership and Management in Geriatrics (LMG) course will help you fulfill the requirement to obtain certified medical director management hours in addition to needed CME hours.

• The Online Core Curriculum is the first part of the Core Curriculum, covering 22 critical areas impacting PALTC leadership and management.

• The Core Synthesis is composed of dynamic lectures, spirited role plays, case-based discussion, and small group breakouts.

Check out Core Curriculum at: https://apex.paltc.org/page/core-curriculum-on-medical-direction

 The California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) together with Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) proudly presented Vaccine Office Hours With the Experts from March - October 2024. The Office Hours series features a variety of speakers who are leaders in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC), offering education aimed at building trust, dispelling myths, and empowering vaccine ambassadors to tackle the unique challenges and barriers faced in PALTC settings.

Webinar recordings and handouts are available through CALTCM's Learning Portal. Access is free for all PALTC professionals; simply log in to view the materials. We invite all nursing home medical directors, administrators, directors of nursing, infection preventionists, and vaccine ambassadors to participate in this series. We hope you enjoy these Office Hours as much as we enjoyed hosting!

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