Highlights Archive: January 2024

Issues Surrounding the Decision-making Capacity of Patients

Dr. Temple Anzalone, Dr. Leslie Kunhel, Dr. Jennifer Osborn, and Dr. Megha Shah discuss the ethical principle of capacity determination and how to navigate difficult patient capacity-related cases.

CME credit available

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Management Reasoning: Decision-Making in the Setting of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Uncertainty

Dr. Zaven Sargsayan discusses strategies and resources to help clinicians and clinician-educators make diagnostic and treatment decisions in difficult clinical situations.

CME credit available

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The Impact of Inflammation of Clonal Hematopoiesis and Trained Immunity

Dr. Katherine King discusses hematopoietic stem cell quiescence in the setting of an inflammatory response, and how macrophage function is affected.

CME credit available

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World Leprosy Day

Hansen's Disease

Dr. Eva Clark discusses a typical presentation of a locally acquired case of Hansen's disease in Texas. Hansen's disease (leprosy) diagnoses are often delayed or missed in the United States due to poor healthcare provider awareness of the disease.

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Maternal Health Awareness Day

Maternal Health and Cardiovascular Disease

Dr. Rachel Bond and Laurence Shields discuss the impact of pregnancy on the future health of affected women. They also aim to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease in women, especially as it pertains to maternal health.

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Professional Development

Professionalism Matters 

Dr. Ellen Friedman discusses the role of professionalism in an academic and clinical environment with a focus on how to manifest professionalism through practical skills. 

CME credit available

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Environmental

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. They also describe the principles of environmental health and climate justice. 

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Identifying & Reducing Disparities in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

This learning module will discuss signs and symptoms of opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid withdrawal, management strategies for OUD and opioid withdrawal, and available resources to refer patients to outpatient care after Emergency Department discharge.

CME credit available

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