October 25, 2022
Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is pleased to announce that Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, and Paul Katz, MD, CMD, have been named co-editors-in-chief (EIC) of JAMDA, the Society’s monthly medical journal. They will officially be taking over with the January 2023 issue. Both are long-time Society members who have held a variety of leadership positions and have long medical publication experience.
Dr. Resnick is a professor in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, co-directs the Biology and Behavior Across the Lifespan Research Center of Excellence, holds the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology, and does clinical work at Roland Park Place. Dr. Katz is professor and chair of the Department of Geriatrics at Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine. Before coming to FSU in May 2015, he was vice president of medical services at the Baycrest Health Centre and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.
“We are thrilled that Dr. Resnick and Dr. Katz have agreed to take over at the helm of JAMDA. Our members depend on the journal for the latest post-acute and long-term care research and clinical insights, and it will be in incredibly good hands with our new co-EICs,” said Christopher E. Laxton, CAE, the Society’s executive director. “In addition, we are most grateful to retiring co-EICs Drs. Phil Sloane and Sheryl Zimmerman for their outstanding service to JAMDA and the Society over the past five years.”
“I am honored to serve as co-editor-in-chief of JAMDA along with Dr. Katz,” Dr. Resnick said. “My experience as editor of Geriatric Nursing will be extremely helpful in this position; I’m looking forward to this new challenge.”
“I have been involved with JAMDA for quite some time and am excited to take this journey together with Dr. Resnick,” Dr. Katz noted. “We’ve already started working with Drs. Sloane and Zimmerman and I am confident that it will be a smooth transition.”
Get more information about the journal on the JAMDA website. Please send an email to Ellen Mullally if you would like to speak with Dr. Resnick and Dr. Katz.
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About AMDA
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is the only medical specialty society representing the community of over 50,000 medical directors, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other practitioners working in the various post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. Dedicated to defining and improving quality, we advance our mission through timely professional development, evidence-based clinical guidance, and tireless advocacy on behalf of members, patients, families, and staff. Visit www.paltc.org for more information.
About JAMDA
JAMDA is the official journal of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. JAMDA publishes peer-reviewed articles including original studies, reviews, clinical experience articles, case reports, and more, on all topics more important to post-acute and long-term care medicine. Visit www.jamda.com for more information.