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Addictions Update 2024: Hot Topics and Emerging Trends in Substance Use Treatment
Dr. Daryl Shorter discusses recent epidemiological, research, and treatment trends in addiction medicine and related disorders. He focuses on updates in our understanding of the opioid use epidemic, including the impact of stigma reduction and of the availability of evidence-based therapies.
CME & Pain Management credit available
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Read MoreQuality, Patient Safety, and Equity in BCM Obstetrics
Dr. Christina Davidson and Dr. April Adams update learners about recent and ongoing quality, safety, and equity improvement projects that have been implemented at Ben Taub General Hospital and TCH Pavilion for Women. They also review national and statewide data regarding maternal morbidity and mortality, highlighting the need for continued work in quality improvement in obstetrics and gynecology.
CME credit available
Read MoreMenopause: 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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Read MoreGame-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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Read MoreMyocardial 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
Read MoreGraham-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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Read MoreWhy 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
Read MoreInternational 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
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
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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