AMDA Foundation - Congratulations to 2009 Award Recipients

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Vol XXXVIII, Apr `09

Congratulations to 2009 Award Recipients

Vol XXXVIII, Apr '09

Each year, the Foundation recognizes talented, visionary, and passionate researchers with the AMDA Foundation/Pfizer Quality Improvement Awards. The 2009 Award Committee, working under its chair, Leslie Libow, MD, CMD, was pleased to announce this year’s winners during the AMDA Annual Symposium in Charlotte. Participants will present their preliminary findings at next year’s Annual Symposium.

Congratulations to the 2009 award recipients:

Madelyn Iris, Ph.D. (General Award)
Leonard Schanfield Research Institute
Chicago, IL
Project Title: Creating A LTC Resident Quality of Life Measurement Instrument
Joseph G. Ouslander, MD, CMD (Therapeutic Award)
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Project Title: Improving the Management of Urinary Incontinence in SNFs
Kalpana Padala, MD, MS
Department of Family Medicine
Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Project Title: Wii-fit for Activity, Balance and Gait in Assisted Living

The AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards, “Improving the Quality of Life for Persons Living in Nursing Homes,” recognized three innovative and important programs. The awards, supported by Evercare, are based on programs nursing facilities have implemented and demonstrated to improve the quality of life for their long term care residents. Recipients of the 2009 awards are:

Sister Jacquelyn McCarthy (Therapeutic Award)
Bethany Health Care Center
Framingham, MA
Project: Bethany Health Care Center Model of Care Program
Ellen Rychlik (Therapeutic Award)
Elderwood Health Care at Lakewood
Hamburg, NY
Project: Reducing Avoidable ER Visits and Acute Hospitalizations
Annie Durkin (Palliative Care Award)
Potomac Valley Nursing and Wellness Center
Rockville, MD
Project: Potomac Valley Palliative Care Program