Keep Up With PACE S1E11 | Luz Ramos, Regional Medical Director and Chief Quality Officer at InnovAge

11/17/22 • 44 min

Host Ankur Patel, MD, MBA, FAAFP, interviews Dr. Luz Ramos, Chief Quality Officer and Regional Medical Officer for InnovAge. Dr. Ramos shares the inspirational story of how her parent’s military service affected her pursuit of a medical career, as well as the challenges she faced immigrating from the Philippines to establish her career in the United States. As the Chief Quality Officer and Regional Medical Officer for InnovAge, Dr. Ramos speaks to the value-based care, quality initiatives, and preventative strategies, such as a Falls Committee, InnovAge provides its participants. She stresses the importance of giving back to the frail elderly by caring for them at the end of their lives, the same way they have cared for their loved ones.

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Keep Up With PACE S1E10 | David Wensel, CMO at Tru Community Care

Host Ankur Patel, MD, MBA, FAAFP, interviews David Wensel, DO, HMDC, FAAHPM, Chief Medical Officer, Tru Community Care. In this episode, Dr. Wensel shares how Tru Community Care, one of the original legacy hospices, ventured into PACE and its goals for significant growth in both rural and metropolitan areas. He discusses his experiences and dedication to improving hospice and palliative care services to all patients and families on a national level. Dr. Wensel is the current chair of the Primary Care Committee and the End of Life and Palliative Medicine Work Group for the National PACE Association. He serves on the board of directors for the National PACE Association, the Governance Committee of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board.

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Keep Up With PACE S1E12 | Best of KUWP Season 1 Finale

Keep Up With PACE concludes Season 1 with a compilation of best moments from each episode. Guests include PACE leaders such as Shawn Bloom (CEO of the National PACE Association), Maria Zamora (CEO at Center for Elders’ Independence), and Adam Burrows (Medical Director at Upham’s Corner PACE) who share insights into the future of PACE, successful initiatives they’ve implemented, and heartfelt stories of participants who have benefited from PACE.

Episode Breakdown

Intro: 00:00 – 01:53

Future of PACE (Shawn Bloom): 01:54 – 05:37

Lessons from COVID (Maria Zamora): 05:47 – 09:57

Partnerships in PACE (Samira Beckwith): 10:04 – 15:12

PACE Success Story/Housing (Dan Drake): 15:20 – 18:44

Preventing Burnout (Ross Colt): 18:53 – 21:32

Opioid Initiative Program (Jeff Montemurro): 21:39 – 27:40

Interdisciplinary Teams (Adam Burrows): 28:04 – 31:19

Staff Retention (Alan Sadowsky): 31:29 – 36:18

Creating Meaningful Life for Participants (Stephen Gordon): 36:42 – 40:21

Extending Quantity/Quality of Life (David Wensel): 40:36 – 44:35