Seminar Series 2013 – 2014

1. July 11, 2013 – Introduction, Expectations, & Schedules. David Gerber and John Kizer. 

2. July 25, 2012 – What am I reading? – 5 vignettes. John Kizer.

3. August 8, 2013 – Steroid Injections for chronic musculoskeletal complaints and OA. (Seminal Article – Lancet 2010; 376:1751). Alfredo Rivadeniera.

4. August 15, 2013 – Do beta blockers affect mortality in patients with coronary artery disease? (Interesting article – JAMA 2012); 308:1340. Rick Stouffer.

5. August 22, 2013 – Health Insurance, Cost Sharing and Medical Outcomes: What Have We Learned in 30 years? (Important papers: The Oregon Experiment, NEJM 368:18, 2013 and the Rand Study NEJM 309:1425, 1983; and Health Check Health Study JAMA 2013; 309:2489- 2490). Jonathon Oberlander.

6. September 12, 2012 – Should we treat all patients that are found to have H. pylori, even those without ulcers? (Interesting article – JAMA 2013; 309:578). Jon Hanson.

7. October 3, 2013 – Diastolic Heart Failure – Are there effective therapies? (Seminal Article – JAMA 2013; 309:781). Patty Chang.

8. October 17, 2013 – Periodic deworming of school children in the third world; is it beneficial? (Seminar Article Lancet 2013; 381-1478-1486). Jon Juliano.

9. October 31, 2013 – Reducing emergency department expenditures – can we identify non-emergency ED visits? (Seminal Article – JAMA 2013; 309:1145). Kevin Biese.

10. November 14, 2013 – Prophylactic platelet transfusions – what is the level of evidence? (Seminal Articles – Lancet 2012; 380:1309; and NEJM 2013; 368:1771). Marshall Mazepa.

11. November 21, 2013 – The benefits and risks of immediate vs. delayed surgery for bacterial endocarditis. (Seminal Article – NEJM 2012; 366:2466). Andy Kiser.

12. December 12, 2013 – Gabapentin and chronic pain – an interesting story of the use and misuse of off label use and trial evidence. (Seminal Article – NEJM 2009; 361:1963). Paul Chelminski.

13. January 9, 2014 – Are we over-treating atrial fibrillation? (Seminal Articles Eur Heart J 2012; 33:1500 and the very important review of this in ACP Journal Club 157(8) page JC4-13, 2012). John Kizer.

14. January 23, 2014 – Prophylaxis of venous thrombosis on medical wards; are we thinking clearly? (Seminal Articles Annals of Int Med 2011; 155:602, Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 2013;(7): CD008201, and Ann of Emerg Med 2005; 45:302). Stephan Moll.

15. January 30, 2014 – Invasive treatment for stroke; still valid in the current ERA? (Seminal Articles NEJM 2013; 368: 893, and Lancet Oct 26, 2013). Ana Felix.

16. February 20, 2014 – Crystalloid vs. colloid; saline vs. balanced salt for resuscitation – can we resolve this controversy? (Seminal Articles JAMA 2012; 308:1566, and JAMA 2013; 310:1809). David Gerber.

17. March 6, 2014 – Treatment of peripheral vascular disease with claudication: Which medicines, which exercises, or which procedures prevent loss of limb? (Seminal Articles JAMA 2013; 309:453, and Circulation 2012; 125:130). Bill Marston.

18. March 27, 2014 – Control of the airway – Is the laryngeal mask a leap forward? Does it increase success in CPR? (Seminal article Brit J of Anes 1983; 55: 801). Tony Passannante.

19. April 10, 2014 – Fatigue, performance and limits on surgeons: What do we really know about sleep and performance? (Seminal Article JAMA 2013: 310:1837). Heidi Roth.

20. April 15, 2014 – Surgery on the injured knee – What works best? (Seminal Articles NEJM 2010; 363: 331, and NEJM 2013; 368:1675). Alex Creighton.

21. May 8, 2014 – Student Research Presentations. David Gerber and John Kizer.