2017 Annual Meeting & Best Practices Summit Review

The 43rd CALTCM Annual Meeting entitled Quality Through Best Practices, and our Pre-Conference, 2nd Best Practices Summit were a huge success!  We had record attendance at this years preconference! Both Friday and Saturday were action packed as learners had the opportunity to hear about the Top 5 Best Practices submissions in PA/LTC along with great lectures in our Annual Meeting on the Management of Diabetes, Pain, Depression, Just Culture and Patient Safety.  

Congratulations to KJ Page, RN-BC, LNHA, recipient of the 2017 CALTCM Leadership Award!

We would like to thank Health Services Advisory Group for their collaboration, along with SCAN Health Plan and our generous CALTCM BOD members for their generous donations to support the 2017 Best Practices Summit.

The top 5 Best Practices were featured at this years preconference after a rigorous competition and evaluation by our esteemed panel of judges, Parag Agnihotri, MD; KJ Page, RN-BC, LNHA; Debra Saliba, MD; Jennette Silao, MBA, MPH and Michael Wasserman, MD.  The top 5 Best Practices were selected earlier this year based on the following criteria:  1.)  Demonstrate successful implementation of best practices with a plan to ensure sustainability; 2.) Programs yield positive care outcomes; 3.) Demonstrate best practices with a proven track record that can be spread throughout the long term care community.

The 2017 Best Practices Summit winners are:  

1st Place:  
Falling Star Program
Ma. Teresa Caipang, RN, BSN, Norwalk Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center
 
2nd Place:
A Better Life Without Anti-Psychotic Medication
Hugo Gozos, RN, BSN, Mesa Verde Post-Acute Care Center
 
3rd Place:
Liberalization of Therapeutic Diets in Long Term Care: Effects on Health, Efficiency, Cost and the Quality of Life, John Pizzo, RD, Edgemoor Hospital D/P SNF
 

A call for submissions will be announced soon for the 2018 Best Practices Summit.  Submissions are open to all PA/LTC facilities and organizations. We hope that you will submit your facilities Best Practice for consideration.  If you are not sure where to begin, just let us know, we have seasoned experts waiting to help you, and all presenters will receive a skilled mentor to assist them with their presentation.  

The syllabus will be posted on our website next week as an exclusive benefit to our CALTCM members!  Want access?  Join CALTCM today!  

Save the date for our upcoming events:  

  • Leadership and Management in Geriatrics: September 8 & 9, 2017 in Burbank, CA

  • 2018 Annual Meeting: May 18 & 19, 2018 in Los Angeles

  • CALTCM SNF 2.0 Trainings:  Private trainings available - contact our office for details at (888) 332-3299.

We look forward to seeing you at our next event!