AMDA Core Curriculum on Medical Direction in Long Term Care
Course Overview · Program Agenda · Target Audience
Learning Objectives · Faculty · Credit Hours · Registration Details
Course Overview
| Upcoming Core Courses |
| Course Dates |
Location |
| Nov 6-12, 2010 |
Louisville, KY
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The Core Curriculum is offered two times each year in varying locations; once in the summer and once in the fall. The sites for the 2011 offerings have not yet been selected. We will post the dates and locations here as soon as they are confirmed. Please contact the AMDA office at 410-740-9743 with any questions you may have pertaining to the Core Curriculum.
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The AMDA Core Curriculum on Medical Direction (Core Curriculum) guides participants through 20 critical areas of long term care management. Each topic builds on information shared and interactive exercises of the topics that precede to create a comprehensive and cohesive picture of medical direction in long term care. The Core Curriculum is presented in two parts, each reflecting elements of adult-learning practices. Part I of the Core Curriculum is a prerequisite for attending Part II.
The Core Curriculum is presented over the span of seven days — Saturday evening through Friday afternoon. Parts I and II of the course may be taken at different times if necessary to accommodate individual physician’s schedules. However, it is recommended that physicians take both parts of the course during the same week for the best possible learning experience.
Target Audience
Medical Directors who practice in any setting or combination of settings across the long term care continuum, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, CCRCs, hospice, and home care are encouraged to attend.
Geriatric fellows in training who are considering the inclusion of medical direction in their practices will find this course a beneficial introduction to management requirements for long term care.
Learning Objectives
The goal of this comprehensive course is to create a stronger sense of the leadership role of the medical director and to provide opportunities to hone skills and interact with peers. Following the conference, participants should be able to:
- Develop practical skills needed to fulfill the role and responsibilities of the medical director.
- Identify the unique aspects of the long term care environment that impact the medical director’s job.
- Describe the organizational responsibilities and dynamics of the medical director and the interdisciplinary team.
- Develop communication skills to deal with responsibilities for the interdisciplinary team, residents, and their families.
- Explain the resident care responsibilities of the medical director, including emergency care, quality management, family systems, and ethical considerations.
- Enhance leadership skills and team building towards a stronger role for the medical director with the interdisciplinary team.
- Develop human resource skills to deal with difficult situations and improve personal effectiveness in this area.
Faculty
Jeffrey B. Burl, MD, CMD (Course Director)
Pamela A. Fenstemacher, MD, CMD
Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD
Karyn Leible, MD, CMD
Michael E. Maddens, MD, CMD
Verna Reynolds Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD
Matthew S. Wayne, MD, CMD
Bonnie L. Wirfs, MD, CMD
Credit Information
CME Accreditation Statement
The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians.
AMA/PRA Designation Statement
The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) designates this educational activity for a maximum of 46 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Breakdown of Credit Hours
| Part I: |
16 hours |
| Part II: |
30 hours |
AMDA CMD Program
The Core Curriculum on Medical Direction on Long Term Care, or its equivalent on long term care management, is required for all Certified Medical Director (CMD) candidates. This course is the foundation for certification as an AMDA CMD. Taking the course does not make you a CMD. There are other requirements to complete. For more information, follow this link or contact AMDA at 800-876-2632 for a CMD Brochure outlining the details of certification as an AMDA CMD.
AMDA CMD Credit
The Certified Medical Director (CMD) Program has approved the AMDA Core Curriculum on Medical Direction for a maximum of 46 credit hours in management education as delineated above. Credit hours may be applied toward certification as a Certified Medical Director in Long Term Care (AMDA CMD). The AMDA CMD program is administered by the American Medical Directors Certification Program (AMDCP). Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
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