GRECC Connect VIRTUAL Geriatrics Site - Little Rock, AK
Tammy Carol Evans, MS, BSN, RN, CPAN, is one of the GRECC Connect VIRTUAL Geriatrics Coordinators for Little Rock. Tammy is a Registered Nurse with 26 years’ experience in Critical Care, Post Anesthesia Care, and Geriatrics, including the Gerofit Geriatric Walking Clinic RN. Her interests include providing wellness education to older adults to assist them in living longer lives by engaging in regular physical activity in the form of walking. tammy.evans3@va.gov
Kalpana Padala, MD, MS,
AGSF, a geriatrician, is an Associate Director for Clinical Research at GRECC
at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) and Associate professor
in the Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
Little Rock, AR. She is board certified in Family Medicine and Geriatric
Medicine. Dr. Padala is the Medical Director of the Geriatric Walking Clinic,
which is funded by the Office of Rural Health and disseminated regionally via
Telehealth and nationally with GeroFit program. The geriatric walking clinic is
patient-centric, home-based program that implements a comprehensive approach to
assess, educate, and motivate older veterans to engage in regular physical
activity primarily in the form of walking. She has 10 years of research
experience. Her research focuses on improving gait and balance in older adults
and to improve exercise adherence. She is the PI of a four-year VA Merit funded
study that focuses on the role of executive function on exercise adherence. Dr.
Padala’s research has been funded by the Alzheimer’s Association, American
Medical Director’s Association, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the
National Institute of Health. Dr. Padala serves a key role in the delivery of
GRECC webinars and Geriatric E-Consults.
Prasad Padala, MD, MS, FACHE, is a board certified geriatric psychiatrist. He
is the Associate Director for Clinical activities at the VISN 16 Geriatric
Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and an associate Professor of
psychiatry and geriatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
He is the Medical Director for the North Little Rock Memory Clinic, a
multidisciplinary referral clinic implementing evidence based practices in the
assessment and management of dementia and related behavioral problems. Dr.
Padala is expanding the memory clinic to CBOCs via telehealth as part of the
GRECC Connect Virtual Geriatrics. He has 12 years of experience in clinical and research
management of behavioral problems of dementia with an emphasis on Apathy, a
profound loss of motivation with far reaching consequences. He has conducted
six RCTs of apathy treatment including pharmacological and non-pharmacological
interventions. These studies were funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs,
the National Institute of Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association. He enjoys
collaborating with colleagues across the US and Canada in research and clinical
demonstration projects.
Point of Contact: Prasad Padala, MD (501) 257-2537
presentations
Palliative Care Series (Enduring)
Purpost Statement: The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare teams with a general understanding of palliative care and hospice. These four, 30-minute records will focus on providing an overview of how the palliative care team can assist healthcare providers with alternative patient options for pain and symptom management and higher quality of life while still pursuing curative measures.
Accreditations offered: 2.0 hours CME/CEU of - ACCME, ACCME-NP, ANCC, APA, ASWB, JA IPCE, NYSED SW, NYSED-P
Expiration: October 1, 2023
TMS ID #: 45835
Primary Care Essentials in Older Adults Webinar Series:
Click on the title to access the recording.
Ask
the Expert: Novel Treatments for Depression - Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD and Prasad Padala, MD, MS, FACHE
November 13, 2019
Novel
Treatments for Depression - Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali,
MD and Prasad
Padala, MD, MS, FACHE
November 12, 2019
Quality Measures: Moderate-Severe Pain (SS & LS) - Ashley Wilkerson, PhD, RN, NE-BC, VHA-CM
October 8, 2019
Ask
the Expert: Executive Function in Older Adults - Kalpana Padala, MD, MS
September 11, 2019
Executive
Function in Older Adults - Kalpana Padala, MD, MS
September 10, 2019
Ask the Expert: Long-Term Care Survey Readiness in the CLCs - Lisa Minor, PhD, HSPP, BCBA-D - BACA
August 14, 2019
Long-Term
Care Survey Readiness in the CLCs - Lisa Minor, PhD, HSPP, BCBA-D - BACA
August 13, 2019
Ask
the Expert: Dementia and Informed Consent - Kimberly Garner, MD, MPH, FAAFP
July 10, 2019
Dementia
and Informed Consent - Kimberly Garner, MD, MPH, FAAFP
July 9, 2019
Ask
the Expert: Antipsychotics Use in Community Living Centers - Prasad Padala, MD, MS, FACHE and Bonnie D. Dawson MSN, MHA, RN
June 5, 2019
Antipsychotics
Use in Community Living Centers - Prasad Padala, MD, MS, FACHE and Bonnie D. Dawson MSN, MHA, RN
June 4, 2019
Ask
the Expert on Opioids in Elderly - Jacob Painter, PharmD, MBA, PhD and Michael Chandler, PharmD, BCGP
May 15, 2019
Opioids
in Elderly: Epidemiology and Treatment Options - Jacob Painter, PharmD, MBA, PhD
May 14, 2019
Ask the Expert - Nutritional Issues in Advanced Dementia - Angela Catic, MD
March 27, 2019
Nutritional Issues in Advanced Dementia - Angela Catic, MD
March 26, 2019
Ask the Expert: Vision Changes in Older Adults - Richard Harper, MD
January 9, 2019
Vision Changes in Older Adults - Richard Harper, MD
January 8, 2019
Ask the Expert - Cardiovascular, Smoking & Dementia - Lana Brown, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, VHA-CM
November 14, 2018
Cardiovascular, Smoking & Dementia - Lana Brown, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, VHA-CM
November 13, 2018
Ask the Expert - Geriatric Syndromes - Nutrition - Dennis Sullivan, MD
September 18, 2018
Geriatric Syndromes - Nutrition - Dennis Sullivan, MD
September 11, 2018
Ask the Expert - Suicide Prevention - Prasad Padala, MD
August 16, 2018
Suicide Prevention: Lunch & Learn - Prasad Padala, MD
August 15, 2018
Geriatric Syndromes - Falls - David Ganz, MD, PhD
July 12, 2018
Geriatric Syndromes - Depression - Prasad Padala, MD
May 8, 2018
Addressing Insomnia Complaints in Later Life - Geriatric Syndromes - Steve Barczi, MD
March 8, 2018
Optimizing
Care in Advanced Dementia - Geriatric Syndromes Presentation -
Angela G. Catic, MD
January 11, 2018
Polypharmacy
- Geriatric Syndromes Presentation - Zhiva Brown, PharmD, BCGP
November 9, 2017
Managing
Pain: Palliative Care Essentials in Older Adults - Julie M. Phillips, MD
September 14, 2017
Goals
of Care Conversations & Levels of Care: Palliative Care Essentials in Older
Adults - Shaida Talebreza, MD and Eric Widera, MD
July 13, 2017
Resources
Available to Veterans: Palliative Care Essentials in Older Adults - Hillary Lum, MD and Stephanie Foust, LCSW
May 11, 2017
Caregiver
Support: Palliative Care Essentials in Older Adults - Elizabeth Holman, PsyD
March 9, 2017
Advance
Care Planning: Palliative Care Essentials in Older Adults - Kimberly Garner, MD
February 9, 2017
Introduction:
Palliative Care Essentials in Older Adults - Scott Shreve, DO, Beth Milligan, MD, and
Kimberly Garner, MD
December 8, 2016