Highlights Archive: March 2023

Baylor Citywide Clinic Informatics Grand Rounds

Push and Pull: Bridging Gaps in Healthcare with Innovative Solutions

Dr. Fogarty discusses his experience in finding and implementing strategies to utilize data in order to advance health care innovation and promote evidence-based practice.

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Section of General Internal Medicine Series

Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Environmental Health

Dr. Abiodun Oluyomi and Dr. Omar Merchant discuss the effect that human beings have had on the global climate and environment, and how these factors in turn effect public health and individual patients. 

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Clinical Genetics Conference

Somatic Genetic Alterations in Vascular Anomalies

Dr. Ionela Iacobas discusses her collaborative research on the potential benefits of conducting somatic genetic testing in patients with vascular anomalies.

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American Diabetes Alert Day

Driving Precision Diabetes

This lecture is part of the Physician-Scientist Series presented by the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Dr. Ashok Balasubramanyam shares his journey as a clinical investigator and educator in the field of endocrinology and diabetes research.

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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer: Update in Screening Guidelines

In this presentation, Dr. Yesenia Rojas-Khalil discusses current guidelines and screening modalities for colorectal cancer, as well as the rationale behind the changes in recommendations and barriers for implementation.

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National Kidney Month

In recognition of National Kidney Month, Clinician Resources is highlighting the research and education available from Baylor Faculty and affiliates about kidney care and health.

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Datathon

There is often confusion around the role of quality improvement (QI) projects distinguished from research. The change in a particular context of the scientific evidence is important in order to be able to define the project as QI. The incorporation into practice and execution of the project can change based on environment. The purpose of this activity is to familiarize attendees with quality improvement definitions, QI project approaches based on context, and considerations when analyzing results. CME credit available

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BCM Ethics, Professionalism, and Policy Program (EP3)

The Ethics, Professionalism, and Policy Program (EP3) is the ethics education curriculum created by the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. The goal of the EP3 program is to educate the medical community about biomedical ethics. The EP3 topics are issues most medical providers encounter regularly but many feel unequipped to handle. The EP3 program’s goal is to provide easily digestible and actionable recommendations and resources about these complicated topics.

CME and Ethics credit available

On-Demand Activities You May Have Missed

Cadaver Musculoskeletal Anatomy Emg/Mskus Guided Injections, Dystonia And Spasticity

This course will address both the educational gap for PMR residents and fellows to learn more about recognition and treatment of cervical dystonia and upper and lower limb spasticity with chemodenervation. 

March 30, 2023 – April 1, 2023 | CME credit available

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Pri-Med Southwest 2023

This conference features a curriculum developed in partnership with Richard J. Hamill, MD, and Michael Fordis, MD, both of Baylor College of Medicine. Courses will be presented by premier faculty from Baylor College of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and other prominent institutions.

March 16 - 18, 2023 | CME and AANP credits available

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5th Annual Hematologic Malignancies Symposium

The symposium will provide important novel development in MDS and AML pathogenesis leading to unique opportunity for clinical trial design ideas. 

March 25, 2023 | CME, MOC, and CNE credits available 

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22nd Annual GI and Liver Course 22nd Annual GI & Liver Course: Innovations in Clinical Care

This conference aims to provide updates for practicing physicians and other health professionals in both the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases/conditions is essential to providing quality care leading to improved patient outcomes. 

March 25 – 26, 2023 | CME and Ethics credits available 

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9th Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

This conference aims to educate learners on emerging trends in quality improvement and patient safety through new strategies, priorities, and direction in medicine and healthcare systems. 

April 25, 2023 | CME and MOC Part II Credit available

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