Trench Warfare and Butterfly Wings: Ehrlich's Magic Bullet and the Unexpected Origins of Cancer Chemotherapy
Wade K. Smith, MD
Professor
Division of Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Understand the origins of the research from treatments specific for cancer in humans
Appreciate the unanticipated benefits of basic and clinical research originally directed at one clinical problem for seemingly unrelated problems
17-Sep
Clinical Ethics
Laurie Lyckholm, MD
Page Professor of Bioethics and Humanities
Division of Hematology, Oncology & Palliative Care Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Identify basic ethical principles that guide our daily clinical decision making, and on a macro, our medical policy decision making
Identify ethical issues occurring in clinical medicine
Describe how to approach and resolve a clinical ethical dilemma
Know where to go to get help
24-Sep
Life Boat Ethics and the Baby Doom Generation: Rationing Kidney Transplant Resources Equitably
Douglas Keith, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Medical Director of the Kidney Transplant Program
University of Virginia Medical Center
Through this Grand Rounds presentation, the speaker will:
Elucidate the problem of deceased donor kidney supply in the United States.
Demonstrate disproportionate access to the waiting list and causes of delayed listing.
Discuss the concept of universal listing criteria and back dating of waiting time.
Elucidate the problem of disproportionate waiting times.
Discuss the politics of allocation policy and difficulties in finding a consensus.
Demonstrate the value of organ donation for recipients.
Discuss the process of organ donation and potential ways of improving donation rates.
OCTOBER
1-Oct
Wallerstein Lecture Evidence-Based Management of Valvular Heart Disease
Robert O. Bonow, MD
Professor, Division of Cardiology
The Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Identify the physiological adaptations of the heart to chronic pressure and volume overload.
Recognize the role of echocardiography in diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease.
Understand the indications for valve surgery based on current AHA/ACC guidelines
8-Oct
The US Health Care System—Need for Reform?
Dr. Gustavo Montana
Professor Emeritus
Radiation Oncology
Duke University Medical Center
Member, Physicians for a National Health Program
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Discuss the current state of the health care in the United States
Identify factors driving the cost of health care in the U.S.
Enumerate reasons supporting the need for health care reform
Compare and contrast the U.S. health care model with that of other countries
Identify and explain potential solutions/changes to the U.S. health care system
15-Oct
Mexico's National Response to the First Pandemic of the 21st Century
Samuel Ponce de Leon MD, MSc
Director of the National Vaccine Program for Mexico
Through this Grand Rounds presentation, the speaker will:
Describe the beginning and evolution of the influenza in Mexico
Review the clinical picture and differential diagnosis
Establish the best learning lessons for this winter
22-Oct
Clinicopathologic Conference
Discussant: Lisa Laycock Willett, MD
Associate Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
UAB School of Medicine
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
To recognize etiologies and diagnosis from the clinicopathologic case presented
To observe an experienced clinician's diagnostic reasoning process
29-Oct
FELLOW'S RESEARCH DAY
Development of an Improved Surveillance Definition for Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
Michael P. Stevens, MD
PGY-5, Division of Infectious Diseases
Ranjith Shetty, MD
PGY-2, Division of Cardiology
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Have a greater appreciation for the breadth and scope of research being conducted by fellows in VCUHS fellowship programs
Describe current and/or recent research projects conducted by VCUHS fellows
NOVEMBER
5-Nov
Perel Lecture:
Tailoring Treatment to the Diabetic Platelet
Dominick Angiolillo, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
University of Florida
College of Medicine Jacksonville
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Describe the mechanisms of platelet dysfunction in diabetes mellitus patients
Discuss the rationale for the use of antithrombotic drugs in diabetic patients
Define mechanisms to tailor antithrombotic treatment strategies in diabetic patients
12-Nov
TBA
Kate L. Lapane, PhD
Professor and Chair
Epidemiology and Community Health
Virginia Commonwealth University
19-Nov
Genomics of rheumatic diseases--RA, SLE, and OA
George Moxley, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
Deparment of Internal Medicine
VCU Medical Center
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Define key concepts and major advances in human genetics, including how to identify common markers or rare variants in complex human diseases
Describe the major breakthroughs in rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and osteoarthritis genetics, potential functional significance, and the role of environment
Recognize the challenges and approaches to incorporating genetic information into medical practice
26-Nov
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
DECEMBER
3-Dec
TBA
Richard P. Wenzel, MD, MSc
William Branch Porter Professor and Chair
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
10-Dec
ANNUAL ORHAN MUREN LECTURE Organized by the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
17-Dec
Clinicopathologic Conference
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
To recognize etiologies and diagnosis from the clinicopathologic case presented
To observe an experienced clinician's diagnostic reasoning process
VCU Closed December 19-January 3
Grand Rounds Calendar Subject to Change
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