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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.
COPD Awareness month
Confronting COPD in the 21st Century
Dr. Nicola Hanania reviews updates in the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He also discusses the current trend toward precision therapy for these patients.
World Stroke Day
Advances in Stroke: Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Stroke Management
Dr. Annaliese Bosco, Candy Garner, M.S.N., Dr. Vishal B. Jani, and Drew Wellenstein, PA-C, discuss their team's efforts in utilizing artificial intelligence to aid in clinical decision-making when managing instances of stroke.
World Osteoporosis Day
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.
World Mental Health Day
It’s Not Burnout, It’s Moral Injury
Dr. Sheila LoboPrabhu discusses ways to identify burnout, impairment, and moral injury in healthcare workers. She also shares strategies and policy improvements that can help prevent and manage burnout and moral injury.
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Fine-Tuning Disease: Driving Proteins for Neurological Health
Dr. Huda Zoghbi discusses her work in childhood neurodevelopmental disorders, specifically Rett syndrome. She shares the clinical findings, genetics, protein biomarkers, and possible interventions studied in Rett syndrome. She emphasizes the importance of surgeons making a study of tissues to determine disease pathophysiology.
Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Mihail Chelu discusses pathophysiology and current treatment options for atrial fibrillation. He gives an overview of the landmark atrial fibrillation clinical trials and the guidelines that have been implemented in their wake.
CME credit available
Read MoreChildhood Obesity Awareness Month
A Paradigm Shift for Weight Management in Children and Adults
Dr. Stephanie Sisley, Dr. Yong Choi, and Dr. Layla Abushamat discuss evaluation, management, and surgical intervention of obesity in both pediatric and adult patient populations.
CME Credit available
Read MoreChildhood Cancer Awareness Month
Passport 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
Read MoreSickle Cell Month
Sickle Cell Disease-Modifying Therapies
Dr. Titilope Fasipe discusses the sickle cell disease-modifying therapies that are utilized at Texas Children's Hospital, as well as the natural history and current landscape of sickle cell disease treatment innovation.
CME Credit available
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