Highlights

Menopause: A Much-Neglected Neurological Transition State and Period of Psychiatric Vulnerability

Dr. Karen Horst discusses advances in the understanding of the cognitive, emotional, and sleep symptoms of menopause, and how they can be managed. She highlights recent studies on brain imaging and metabolic findings during perimenopause, and reviews the staging and associated physiological changes of menopause. Additionally, she provides strategies on how psychiatrists can help women through this transition period.

CME credit available

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Game-Changing Updates in the Management of Sickle Cell Disease

The speakers and panelists discuss sickle cell disease, its prevalence, new gene therapy management strategies, and relevant ethical considerations. A pioneering CRISPR patient gives her perspective on undergoing gene-editing therapy and how that has impacted her health and quality of life.

CME & Ethics credit available

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Myocardial Recovery: What Have We Learned and Future Directions

Dr. Stavros Drakos discusses heart failure's global burden of disease, pathophysiology, and current treatment methodologies. He then shares updates in our understanding of myocardial recovery and remission and how these advances may lead to new heart failure treatments.

CME credit available

Featured Grand Rounds

Graham-Schwartz Lecture: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Dr. Arun Sanyal discusses the history, current recommendations, and potential future directions of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as non-alcoholic steatotic liver disease (NASH). He also shares his personal professional journey as a clinician and researcher in this field.

CME credit available

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Why Palliative Care? Reviewing the Role and the Benefits of Palliative Care for Patients Living with Serious Illness

Dr. Mark Beiter and Dr. Paige Farinholt discuss palliative care treatment options to improve the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses and their families and how the recommended services change as the patient's illness progresses.

CME credit available

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International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (June 26)

Responsible Prescription of Pain Medicine during a Drug Overdose Epidemic

Dr. Travis Rieder shares his personal experiences as a pain and opioid therapy patient and discusses bioethics in the context of the opioid overprescription and overdose epidemic. He offers policy analysis surrounding this issue and highlights practical ways that physicians can help to prevent and resolve opioid addiction and overdose.

CME, Ethics & Pain Management credit available

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Professional Wellness Month

Coaching to Mitigate Burnout and Foster Team Wellness

Dr. Lacey L. Schmidt discusses the factors that make heath care a high-risk profession in terms of burnout, and coaching strategies to help mitigate those risks in yourself and your patient care team.

CME & Ethics credit available

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Surgical Treatment of Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Why Are We Not Following the Guidelines?

Dr. Ralph Damiano discusses the clinical burden of atrial fibrillation and its management options, particularly within the framework of care plans for patients with valvular disease.

CME credit available

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PTSD Awareness Month

Increasing Efficacy of Treatment for Survivors of Human Trafficking: Treating PTSD and Complex PTSD through a Collaborative Approach

Dr. Naomi Azar discusses the concepts and ethical treatment of PTSD and complex PTSD, specifically in survivors of human trafficking. She reviews evidence that supports the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) in the management of trauma.

CME & Ethics credit available

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Clozapine Is the Most Effective Antipsychotic Medication: Why Are We Not Prescribing It?

Clozapine Is the Most Effective Antipsychotic Medication: Why Are We Not Prescribing It?

Dr. Olaoluwa Okusaga discusses the clinical reasoning that supports strategies to increase the utilization of clozapine to treat treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

CME credit available

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