The Healthcare Policy Debate:
Will Any Real Change Happen?
Aryana Khalid, M.H.A.
Deputy Secretary
Office of the Secretary Health and Human Resources
Commonwealth of Virginia
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Summarize each candidate's healthcare policy plan
Compare and contrast the candidates’ healthcare policy plans
Discuss what change in healthcare policy is realistic on a national level
18-Sep
ANNUAL GALEN WAMPLER LECTURE
Organized by the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care
Communicating with Cancer Patients:
Challenges and Approaches
Laura Siminoff, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Social and Behavioral Health
Virginia Commonwealth University
Associate director of Cancer Prevention and Control, Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Describe the communication needs of cancer patients
List barriers to effective communication
Employ best practices for cancer patient communication
Understand the relationship between communication and healthcare outcomes
25-Sep
Greatest Myths in Healthcare
Arthur "Tim" Garson, M.D., M.P.H. Executive Vice President and Provost
University of Virginia
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to assess and discuss the accuracy or fallacy of the following statements:
American medical care is second rate compared with the rest of the developed world
Preventive care saves money
There is a federal "safety net" for health care coverage for the poor
Major change in US Healthcare is impossible
OCTOBER
2-Oct
New Advances in Cardiac Imaging
James D. Thomas M.D.
Section Head of Cardiovascular Imaging
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute
Lead Scientist for Ultrasound to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Learning Objectives
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Identify new cardiac imaging techniques
Describe the application of new imaging techniques for the management of valvular disease
Describe the application of new imaging techniques for looking at special problems with heart failure
9-Oct
Everything We Really Need to Know About Responsible Conduct of Research We Learned in Kindergarten!?
Betsy Ripley, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Program Director, General Clinical Research Center
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Describe what scientific misconduct includes
Identify the key areas of responsible conduct of research
Recognize our role in encouraging, conducting, and requiring responsible conduct of research
16-Oct
Endocrine aspects of Pulmonary Hypertension:
A Paradigm for Translational Research
Lori Sweeney, M.D. Assistant Professor
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Discuss potential endocrine epigenetic factors in the pathogenesis of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
Discuss potential endocrine therapies in PAH
Present PAH as a model for translational, multi-disciplinary research
Share lessons learned by a junior clinician scientist in her first year of conducting translational research
23-Oct
Clinicopathologic Conference
Discussant: Rachel Waller, M.D. Assistant Professor, Division of General Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Pathologist: Richard A. McPherson, MD
Harry P. Dalton Professor and Chairman
Division of Clinical Pathology
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
30-Oct
Using The New 10-Year Fracture Risk Calculation: The FRAX™
Robert Adler, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Understand the reasons for the FRAX calculation and how to use it
Appreciate that men get osteoporosis and can be screened for it
Understand the importance of vitamin D insufficiency and how to treat it
List new treatments for osteoporosis and potential side effects
Appreciate that performance measures for osteoporosis are being instituted
NOVEMBER
6-Nov
The Great Debate: White Coats
Ron Clark, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Chief Medical Officer
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
VS.
Michael B. Edmond, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A.
Professor of Internal Medicine, Epidemiology and Community Health
Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases
Associate Chair for Education
Department of Internal Medicine
Hospital Epidemiologist
Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Assess the role of clothing in the transmission of organisms in the healthcare setting
Discuss physicians’ views of the white coat and practices with regard to infection control
Understand patients’ perspectives on the relationship between physician appearance and professionalism
Debate the view that professionalism is always good
13-Nov
Update on Ventricular Arrhythmias
Mark Wood, M.D. Professor of Medicine
Assistant Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
List characteristics of patients for high risk for Ventricular Arrhythmias
Discuss methods of evaluation for patients having episodes of Ventricular Arrythmias
Describe current recommendations for treatment of Ventricular Arrythmias
20-Nov
Cardiac Remodeling Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Antonio Abbate, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Be familiar with the pathophysiology and natural history of ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction
Identify the short- and long-term complications of ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction
Discuss the treatment strategies for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction and post-infarction cardiac remodeling
27-Nov
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
DECEMBER
4-Dec
Fellows' Research Day
Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Barrett's Esophagus with Dysplasia
Jenny Smith, MD
Fellow,
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Silencing microRNA miR-34a and 451 promotes recovery from unfolded protein response (UPR) and reverses nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Onpan Cheung, MD
Fellow,
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Tadalafil and Metformin in Obese Diabetic Mice– New Possibilities for Treating Insulin Resistance
Amit Varma, MD
Research Fellow,
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
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
11-Dec
Lipids in 2008: Is Everything You Know Wrong?
Franklin Zieve, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Associate Chief of Staff for Research
Director, Diabetes Health Center
McGuire VA Medical Center
Learning Objectives:
Following this Grand Rounds presentation, participants will be able to:
Discuss the implications of recent negative lipid trials
Describe alternatives to LDL as the primary target and monitor of therapy
Compare the relative value of fasting and non-fasting lipid measurements
Summarize arguments for earlier and more aggressive lipid-lowering therapy
18-Dec
Clinicopathologic Conference
Discussant: Georgia McIntosh, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of General Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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