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MAGIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Worked with MDH to clarify provider visit licensure requirements. 
• Created Influenza Protocol and shared with our clinicians and provider partners.
• Created clinical considerations on the topic of Cannabis.
• Created a Video with recommended steps for facility nurses when starting a POLST with patients.
• Created a video highlighting the benefits of a receiving the COVID vaccine.
• Updated the annual Standing orders for SNF’s and shared with our clinicians and provider partners.
• Created an order set for Assisted Living Facilities and shared with our clinicians and provider partners.
• Held a successful annual conference "To Pill or Not to Pill: Medication in Geriatrics," held on November 7–8, brought together clinicians to discuss critical topics such as deprescribing, antipsychotic use, and managing anxiety and delirium in older adults; conference moved to a new venue in 2024 to accommodate increasing numbers of sponsors and attendees.  
• 2025 Annual Conference will be held November 6 and 7, 2025.
• Member of the MAGIC Board serves as Vice President on the Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging Board of Directors.
• MAGIC partners with the Minnesota Geriatric ECHO.
• In partnership with the University of Minnesota, we provided funding and participated in a survey to gain insights into the roles and needs of nursing home Medical Directors.
• Continue to meet with MDH about Issues that arise in MN that impact the populations we serve and our profession.
• Each year at our annual meeting we welcome new board members.

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