Santa Fe Fall Management Conference

More than 150 physicians attended AMDA's Fall Management Conference, held November 27-December 3, 2000 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Participants in all courses praised the content and the presentations, and they were pleased about the time faculty took to research and prepare answers to questions. Several physicians also cited the value of the reference materials and bibliographies included in the syllabus. Case study breakouts also were popular, and attendees asked that these be a regular part of future programs.

Bringing together Modules A, B, and C, as well as the Advanced Course, has proven to be a welcome means of obtaining credit toward becoming a Certified Medical Director (AMDA CMD) or achieving AMDA CMD recertification.

Advance Course participants were updated on HCFA survey process and federal compliance issues, insights into creating successful plans of correction, and tracking and using data and statistics in nursing home management. Attendees especially appreciated the interactive nature and take-home disk used in the tracking and data session. Attendees found the presenters to be very engaging, knowledgeable, and well organized.

Five programs from the conference were recorded and will be delivered online at AMDA's new web site for online education, www.amdacmedirect.com, early this year. AMDA members will be able to obtain CME or AMDA CMD credit by participating in virtual sessions on Pain Management, PPS: Lessons Learned and Strategies for Working Together, Infection Control and Immunization, MRSA/VRE, and Urinary Incontinence.

Dates for the 2001 Summer and Fall Conferences are scheduled for July 16-22, 2001, and November 26-December 3, 2001, respectively. The locations will be finalized in the upcoming weeks.

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