PALTtalk

Episode: June 2026 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guests: Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Timo Lauteslager, PhD In This Episode: Dr. Steinberg and his guests discuss articles dealing with remote patient monitoring and how home care workers are impacting direct care worker wages, as well as two articles related to falls.  Date Recorded: June 19, 2026 Articles Referenced: R...

Episode: May 2026 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guests: Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Marissa Bergh, BSN, RN; Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FPCN In This Episode: Dr. Steinberg and his guests discuss three articles dealing with POLST, how housing influences nursing home utilization, and fecal incontinence.  Date Recorded:...

Episode: April 2026 Host: Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief) Guest: Sarah D. Berry, MD, MPH In This Episode: Dr. Resnick and Dr. Berry discuss the following article from JAMDA: Falls in the Nursing Home: The Impact of Staffing Levels and Agency Staff Use on Injurious Falls. Dr. Resnick also discusses several other articles from the April issue (see below). Date Recorded: April 17,...

The special guest for this episode is Joe Manchin. He served from 2001 to 2005 as the 27th secretary of state of West Virginia, from 2005 to 2010 as the 34th governor of West Virginia, and from 2010 to 2025 as a U.S. senator from West Virginia. Mr. Manchin is also the author of Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense. Date Recorded: April 10, 2026 Available Credit: CMD credit for select PALTtalk p...

Episode: March 2026 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Frank Knoefel, MD; Jordan Kaplan, MS; Kali S. Thomas, PhD, MA In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review three articles from the March issue of JAMDA. Topics include using low-income tax credits to finance assisted living, Supportive smart homes, and trends an...

Episode: February 2026 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Carolyn Kazdan MHSA, NHA; Tiffany Tsay, MD, MPH; Jacquelina Stasinopoulos, BPharm(Hons), GradCertPharmPrac In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review articles from the February issue of JAMDA. Topics include the revised Falls and Falls Preventio...

The special guest for this episode is Mark Parkinson, the former CEO of AHCA. He will also be at PALTC26 in March as the keynote speaker during the Policy General Session.  Date Recorded: February 5, 2026 Available Credit: CMD credit for select PALTtalk podcast episodes are issued as follows: Claim CMD Credit

Episode: January 2026 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Lindsey Smith, PhD, MPP; Tetyana Shippee, PhD; Rachel Gunderson, BA In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review three articles from the January issue of JAMDA. Topics include variations in types of assisted...

Episode: December 2025 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Yohanes A. Wondimkun, MSc In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review three articles from the December issue of JAMDA. Topics include the safety of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors, exercise interventions involving minimal equipment, and compari...

Episode: November 2025 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Arif Nazir, MD, CMD; Stephen Z. Levine, PhD In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review three articles from the November issue of JAMDA. Topics include the risk of dementia following the onset of hearing d...

Listen to Alex Bardakh, MPP, CAE, PALTmed's Senior Director of Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships, and Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD, Chair of the Public Policy Steering Committee, as they look back at October's successful Advocacy Summit and review the good, bad, and ugly of CMS' 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule.

Episode: Nov/Dec 2025 with Special Guest Robin Jump, MD, PhD, on a Novel Approach to Infection Prevention and Control Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC Guest(s): Robin Jump, MD, PhD; Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP (Editor-in-Chief) In this Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and editor-in-chief Dr. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, discuss our November/December issue of Caring for...

Episode: October 2025 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC Guest(s): Kira Ryskina, MD, MSHP; Brittany F. Burch, PhD, MSN, RN; Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, and co-editor-in-chief Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, review four articles from the October issue of JAMDA. Topics include changes in physician workforc...

Episode: September 2025 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD Guest(s): Jessica Zering, PharmD, BCIDP; Elizabeth Sobczyk, MSW, MPH; Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN; Paul Katz, MD, CMD In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and co-editors-in-chief Dr. Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, and Dr. Paul Katz, MD, CMD, review three articles from the September issue of JAMDA. First, they speak with D...

Episode: October 2025, with Special Guest Shark Bird, MD, CMD, on the Florida Mandate for Certified Medical Directors Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD Guests: Shark Bird, MD, CMD; Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP (Editor-in-Chief) In this Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and editor-in-chief Dr. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, discuss our October issue of Caring for the Ages. Special...

Alex Bardakh, MPP, CAE, PALTmed's Senior Director of Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships, and Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD, Chair of the Public Policy Steering Committee, explore the latest policy developments in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC). From physician fee schedule updates and telehealth policy extensions to the recent restructuring of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (AC...

Episode: Hearing Matters: Audiology in Senior Care Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Guest: Kathy Dowd, AuD, Executive Director, The Audiology Project In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda is joined by audiologist Dr. Kathy Dowd, Executive Director of The Audiology Project, for a practical and eye-opening conversation about hearing health in post-acute and long-term car...

Episode: What Florida’s Certified Medical Director Law Means for Nursing Homes Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD Guest(s): Shark Bird, MD, CMD - President, The Florida Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (FMDA); Deborah Franklin, MHA - Senior Director of Quality Affairs, Florida Health Care Association In This Episode: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, welcomes Shark Bird, MD, CMD, a...

Episode: August 2025 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD Guest(s): Sandra F. Simmons, PhD; Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief) In This Episode: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and co-editor-in-chief Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, review four articles from the September issue of JAMDA. First, they speak with Sandra Simmons, PhD, about results from an observational study of nursing delivery of m...

Episode: Aug/Sept 2025, with Special Guest Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, on Infection Prevention and Control and Scabies Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD Guest(s): Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD; Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP (editor-in-chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and editor-in-chief Dr. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, discuss our August/September issue of Caring for the...

Episode: PALTtalk with JAMDA | July 2025 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC Guest(s):  Bonaventure A. Egbujie, PhD; John P. Hirdes, PhD; Katherine M. Abbott, PhD; Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and co-editors-in-chief Paul Katz, MD, CMD, and Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP,...

In this episode of PALTtalk: Advocacy in Action, hosts Alex Bardakh and Dr. Timothy Holahan share the latest developments in PALTC advocacy. Topics this month include the passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA); the recent dissolution of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and what it means for vaccination guidance moving forward; and a new Florida law requirin...

Episode: PALTtalk with JAMDA | June 2025, with Special Guest Shawn Doss, BA, on Transitional Care and Early Hospital Discharge through the Care at Home Program Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC Guest(s):  Shawn M. Doss, BA; Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, and co-editor-in-chief Dr. Barbara Resnick, PhD,...

In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and editor-in-chief Dr. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, discuss our June/July issue of Caring for the Ages. Special guests Susan Mullaney, DNP, CNP, GNP-BC, GS-C, FAAN, FAANP, and Marianne Shaughnessy, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, GS-C, FAAN, join to discuss advanced practice nursing roles in gerontology, including the new Gerontological Specialist Certification s...

Join Dr. Karl Steinberg and Dr. Paul Katz as they highlight three articles from the May 2025 issue of JAMDA. In this episode, they speak with Dr. Richard Stefanacci about a new paradigm in fall management that emphasizes injury mitigation over fall prevention alone. They also chat with Zain Pasat, MSc, about a study conducted by his research team examining the alignment between home care needs ass...