Highlights Archive: May 2023
Here you'll find the latest news and featured highlights from Clinician Resources.
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Treating and Managing Patients with Opioid or Other Substance Use Disorders
Resources to meet the MATE 8-hour training requirement.
May 17, 2023 | CME credit available
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Read MoreFeatured Grand Rounds
Improving Surgical Risk Prediction for Patients with Cirrhosis
Dr. Nadim Mahmud discusses the recent progress made in surgical risk prediction when considering treatment options for patients with cirrhosis. He provides guidance on how to evaluate risk prediction models, as well as prediction tools, such as the VOCAL-Penn Score.
CME credit available
Read MoreEndocrine Effects from Sleep Deprivation: Why Sleep is the Most Important Pillar of Lifestyle Intervention
Dr. Rui Chen discusses the link between sleep deprivation and endocrine system disorders. He shares his experiences treating patients referred to endocrinology for hypogonadism who also were diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, and highlights the importance of addressing sleep issues when considering lifestyle modifications for patients.
CME credit available
Read MorePopulation-Wide Modelling of Immunologic Risk and Infection Susceptibility
Dr. Nicolas Rider discusses the use of electronic health records and machine learning to improve care coordination and health outcomes for patients with inborn errors of immunity.
CME credit available
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Treating and Managing Patients with Opioid or Other Substance Use Disorders
Resources to meet the MATE 8-hour training requirement.
May 17, 2023 | CME credit available
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Read MoreHIV Vaccine Awareness Day
Observations on Art, Medicine, and HIV: A Researcher's Journey
Dr. Thomas Giordano discusses his educational and career trajectory from studying art history in graduate school to conducting research in HIV care as a clinician and investigator.
Read MoreNational Senior Health & Fitness Day
Observations on Art, Medicine, and HIV: A Researcher's Journey
Dr. Thomas Giordano discusses his educational and career trajectory from studying art history in graduate school to conducting research in HIV care as a clinician and investigator.
Read MoreHepatitis Awareness Month
Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis: Update on Epidemiology and Management
Dr. Norah Terrault discusses current trends in epidemiology and treatments for alcohol-associated hepatitis. She reviews findings from her research in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis as an indication for liver transplant.
Read MoreOsteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Management
Dr. Reina Villareal reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis, causes, and management strategies of osteoporosis. She discusses the different treatments as well as the benefits of a drug holiday versus continuous therapy for some patients.
Read MoreLearning Spotlight
Treating and Managing Patients with Opioid or Other Substance Use Disorders
Resources to meet the MATE 8-hour training requirement.
May 17, 2023 | CME credit available
Announcements Highlight Learning Spotlight
Read MoreOn-Demand Activities You May Have Missed
Survivorship Care as a Prevention Opportunity
Dr. Elizabeth Kvale discusses her work studying cancer survivors, their on-going healthcare needs related to their cancer and exposure to cancer treatments, and special considerations for health surveillance in this population.
CME credit available
On-Demand Activities You May Have Missed
Read MorePhysician-led Video Series: Listening Behavior Course and Tools
Similar to other skills in medicine, listening to the patient is a technique that can be refined. Listening is a key driver in how the patient feels about their experience. In partnership with NRC Health, the Patient Experience Team has compiled evidence based best practices into a toolkit for Providers. These tools are designed to help you demonstrate to the patient that you are listening.
No CME credit is designated
On-Demand Activities You May Have Missed
Read MorePassport for Care: A Useful Resource for the Delivery of Care to Childhood Cancer Survivors
The Passport For Care (PFC) is a clinical decision support tool, that is freely available to clinicians and to survivors themselves and makes available a survivorship care plan and guideline-based recommendations tailored to the survivor’s history of treatment exposure. This module introduces to clinicians the PFC, its benefits, and how it may be used to guide follow-up screening for late effects of cancer treatment.
CME credit available
On-Demand Activities You May Have Missed
Read MoreUpcoming Conference
Michael E. DeBakey Surgical Society Alumni Symposium and 11th Annual Research Day
This meeting will promote the latest surgical knowledge, techniques, research, and education to those attending, which will in return these surgeons will bring this knowledge of information back to their practice groups and/or departments to disseminate further increasing the continual knowledge from this meeting as well as share with others and their specialties.
June 9 - 10, 2023 | CME credit available
Read MorePediatric Preparedness for the Healthcare Professional
During this activity, the attendees will be able to recognize components necessary to developing a comprehensive community and facility plan designed to improve pediatric clinical and post disaster resilience.
May 24 - 25, 2023 | CME credit available
Read More6th Annual Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research Summit
The summit will address current health equity research, training, clinical care, and outreach initiatives and offer an opportunity for connecting with allies and partners working the field of health equity to reduce health disparities.
May 16, 2023 | CME, Social Work, and Ethics credit available
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