Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology, and
Director of the Center for Transitions and Health at
the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Learning Objectives:
Identify individual/family and system factors associated with poor post-discharge outcomes among hospitalized older adults
Define consequences of breakdowns in care among elders, family caregivers and health care providers
Describe impact of body of evidence from testing of TCM on clinical practice and health care policy
20-Sep
Quality and Safety at VCUHS...Moving Forward
Ron Clark, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Chief Medical Officer
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Learning Objectives:
Describe the vision for quality and safety at VCUHS
Explore the impact of medical error
Describe 12 key safety practices to prevent patient harm
27-Sep
Student Responsibilities and Rights
Mary Alice O'Donnell, PhD
Director, Graduate Medical Education
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Isaac Wood, MD, F.A.A.C.A.P.
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education in Psychiatry
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Delineate the basic content of University and School of Medicine policies related to student responsibilities and rights
Describe the nine areas defined by the Association of American Medical Colleges as potential student mistreatment
Review a vignette about a medical student and determine if it represents a violation of University and School of Medicine policies
OCTOBER
4-Oct
Role of Percutaneous Thermal Ablative Therapies in Management of Solid Neoplasms
Dan Komorowski, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Outline the indications for percutaneous thermal ablative therapies in management of solid neoplasm in lung, liver and kidney
Describe the mechanism of action of thermal ablative therapies
Discuss the local control and complication rates of cryoablation and radiofrequency ablation in lung, liver and kidney
11-Oct
Curing Hepatitis C: How Far We Have Come and How Far We Have to Go
Mitchell L. Shiffman, MD
Chair, Section of Hepatology
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
To understand the natural history of chronic hepatitis C virus infection
To understand the current treatment for chronic HCV and the cure rate associated with this treatment
To understand how chronic HCV will be treated in the future
18-Oct
An Update on Human Papillomavirus Vaccines
Kevin A. Ault, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Understand the evidence linking human papillomavirus infections and cancer
Understand the epidemiology of human papillomavirus infections
Know the recommendations of the AdvisoryCommittee on Immunization concerning the use of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine in adolescents and adults
25-Oct
Clinicopathologic Conference:
A 21 year old man with fever
Discussant: Richard P. Wenzel, MD, MSc
William Branch Porter Professor and Chair
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
To recognize etiologies and diagnosis from the clinicopathologic case presented
To observe an experienced clinician's diagnostic reasoning process
NOVEMBER
1-Nov
Challenges and Gratification on the Road to Timbuktu - Musings on a Career in Global Health
Myron Levine, MD, DTPH
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Director of the Center for Vaccine Development
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Attendance at this lecture will make participants familiar with differences in the social, economic and health profiles of industrialized countries, developing countries and transitional countries.
Attendance at this lecture will make participants aware of the relevant importance of infectious diseases as a cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, the major disease-specific causes of mortality and vaccine-preventable infections
Attendees will be made aware of the concept of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and specific examples will be given.
8-Nov
Genetic Testing in Internal Medicine-
Anticoagulation with Warfarin as the Example
Bonnie Bukaveckas, PhD, FACB
Assistant Professor,
Departments of Pharmacy & Pathology
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to describe one clinical scenario in which pharmacogenetic testing promotes personalized medicine
Participants will be able to list key capabilities required for physicians to provide genetic tests in support of personalized medicine
Participants will be able to identify the opportunities created by clinical information systems in disseminating decision support guidelines related to personalized medicine
15-Nov
MRSA: More than a Hospital Problem
Michael Climo, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
McGuire VA Veterans Medical Center
Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of MRSA as a significant cause of mortality in the U.S.
Learn about the increasing incidence of Community-acquired MRSA
Understand the dynamics of public pressure crafting MRSA control strategies
22-Nov
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
29-Nov
ANNUAL ORHAN MUREN LECTURE: The Pathobiology of Emphysema–An Exercise in Translation
Norbert Voelkel, MD
Associate Professor and Director of Research
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
To recall that COPD is a complex clinical syndrome with systemic manifestations
To identify that emphysema can be smoking related or not and is also a vascular and endothelial cell disorder
To reflect that there is no specific treatment for emphysema and that the concept of rebuilding the destroyed, adult human lung deserves investigation
DECEMBER
6-Dec
Alcohol and Other Drug Use Disorders:
Beyond Cirrhosis and Dirty Needles
Marjolein de Wit, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
To review prevalence of the disorders and spectrum of implicated substances
To review socioeconomic burdens and costs of the disorders.
To understand the medical complications associated with the disorders and the steps that can be undertaken to minimize morbidity.
13-Dec
Clinicopathologic Conference:
A 47 year old woman with dyspnea and recurrent pneumothoraces
Discussant: Dennis Wixted, MD Assistant
Professor
Division of General Medicine & Primary Care
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Radiologist: Mark Parker, MD Associate Professor Department of Radiology
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Pulmonary Discussant: Catherine Grossman, MD Assistant Professor
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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