Charles Crecelius, MD, Associate Professor, WashU Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, was awarded the 2024 James Pattee Award for Excellence in Education by The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
The James Pattee Award for Excellence in Education was established in 1997 to honor James Pattee, MD, CMD, the father of the AMDA Certification Program and the Core Curriculum program, and a founder of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Medicine.
AWARD ELIGIBILITY
- A physician, physician assistant or advanced nurse practitioner in good standing with the community and profession
- Active in the field of post-acute & long-term care medicine
- AMDA member in good standing
- Not a current officer on the AMDA, ABPLM or Foundation boards.
It’s a real honor to be recognized as a leading educator of clinical and administrative information by the only national medical society for those serving patients in nursing homes, post-acute care, long term care, assisted living, home care and other related settings.
Dr. Crecelius presents regularly at national and state meetings on topics including dementia, advance care planning, deprescribing, medical director role, reducing hospitalizations, value-based medicine and billing / coding.