Promoting Quality Patient Care & Performance Improvement Through Leadership & Education
January 2020 Issue
Part I
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Jay Luxenberg MD CALTCM Wave Editor-in-Chief 
Chief Medical Officer On Lok Lifeways
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to our readers. Your WAVE committee votes at the end of every year to recognize the best articles from the previous year to honor in this, the Best of the WAVE edition. Our readers help, in that these were among the most "clicked on" articles from last year. We limit our choices to those articles we think remain relevant. Here for your viewing pleasure is the Best of the WAVE, along with information on upcoming meetings and other events of interest. We look forward to serving you in 2020.
The Best of the 2019 CALTCM WAVE
by Flora Bessey, Pharm.D., BCGP
by Alexandrea Cronin, MPH, Juhi Israni, MS, Michael Kurliand, RN, BSN, MS
by Frank Randolph, MD, CMD and Terry Hill, MD, CMD, FACP
by Timothy Gieseke, MD, CMD
by Michael Wasserman, MD, CMD
UPCOMING EVENTS                                                 Save the Date
Call for Nominations & Submissions
It is time to submit nominations for the 2020 CALTCM Leadership Award and proposals for the 2020 Best Practice Award.  Mentors are available to assist you.  Full details are on our website, click the respective award for the full details.  

LMG 2020
July 31 - August 1, 2020
Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, CA

CALTCM is proud to present the 18th Annual Leadership & Management in Geriatrics. LMG is a two-day conference gives attendees the  opportunity to spend time in an intensive and highly interactive setting with leaders in the field of geriatric medical management. Participants are encouraged to think "outside of the box" and consider novel approaches to creating and managing geriatric clinics, practices, and services.  Visit LMG webpage.

2020 CALTCM Summit for Excellence
October 8 - 10, 2020
Pacific Palms Resort, City of Industry, CA

SAVE the DATE!  Mark your calendar for the 2020 Annual Meeting, we look forward to making 2020 the best year ever!  The CALTCM Summit for Excellence has been designed to engage and benefit all members of the interdisciplinary team and administrative leadership. This exciting event will help you stay current on best practices to be the driver of quality, patient safety and person-centered care.  Details coming soon.
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California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM)
Phone (888) 332-3299
Email: info@caltcm.org