About CAPTA |
The California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) is the professional organization for California physicians, medical directors, nurses, pharmacists, administrators, and other professionals working in long-term care. We are positioned at the forefront of statewide efforts to advocate quality patient healthcare, provide long-term care education, and influence policy. CALTCM is the state chapter of the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). PROJECT PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Anna N. Rahman, Ph.D. Anna Rahman, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow at the USC Davis School of Gerontology and program director for CALTCM. Her current research, and the topic of her recent publications, relates to identifying and evaluating effective methods for translating nursing home research into practice. She recently served as program manager for Vanderbilt University’s distance learning project on improving incontinence management in nursing homes. CAPTA COURSE PRESENTER John F. Schnelle, Ph.D. John F. Schnelle, Ph.D. is the Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Quality Aging and Professor at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator on 9 National Institutes of Health clinical trial intervention grants designed to improve care and management in nursing homes and has received awards for his outstanding contributions to behavior therapy. Dr. Schnelle has published extensively in the areas of incontinence management, quality control in institutional settings and quality of life issues in the frail elderly, with over 200 publications. In addition to this research, Dr. Schnelle has over 30 years of experience in clinical care and staff management in nursing homes. |