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Quality, 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 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 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 MoreSurgical 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
Read MoreWhen Accuracy Becomes Passé: AI Ethics for the Coming Era of Exceptional AI
Dr. Kristin Kostick-Quentin discusses potential future applications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the medical field and how we will need to reconsider medical and professional ethics as AI continues to advance in capacity and prevalence.
CME & Ethic credit available
Read MoreRisky Business: What Every Physician Should Know to Protect Against a Government Investigation or Prosecution
Jose Vela Jr., J.D., discusses key laws that prohibit or impose limitations on certain business relationships, emphasizing the importance of adhering to legal frameworks to avoid potential penalties related to medical licensing.
CME credit available
Read MoreSuicidal Recovery Predicted by MicroRNAS as Epigenetic Plasma Biomarkers
Dr. Thomas Kosten discusses his research on the role of biomarkers, specifically epigenetic microRNAs, in suicidality and recovery from attempted suicide.
CME credit available
Read MoreThe Mouse Metabolism and Phenotyping Core at Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Pradip Saha discusses the function of the Mouse Metabolism and Phenotyping Core and the benefits of animal models in scientific research and how they can advance our understanding of the genetics, pathogenesis, and prevention of endocrine diseases and disorders of metabolism.
CME credit available
Read MoreConcepts in Professionalism
Dr. Thomas Nasca shares his reflections on the ethical foundations of medicine as a profession, the formation of physician professional identity, the role of trust-worthiness in medicine, and next steps in the improvement of professionalism in medicine.
CME credit available
Read MoreRenovations in the House of Medicine
Dr. Joseph Hill discusses the history of cardiovascular disease management and the evolution of cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in the world. He describes advances in research to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease and its common comorbidities, diabetes and obesity.
CME credit available
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