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Seminar Series 2019 – 2020

  1. July 11, 2019 – Introduction. David Gerber and John Kizer.
  1. July 18, 2019 – Open versus closed repair of infra-renal AAA. Sentinel article: NEJM 2019; 380:2126. Bill Marston.
  1. August 1, 2019 – Are surgery patients harmed by overlapping surgeries? Sentinel Article: JAMA 2019; 320:762. David Gerber.
  1. August 15, 2019 – Consumer genetic databases and unapproved forensic use for criminal investigation. Sentinel Articles: JAMA 2019; 321:1869; NBC News, July 18, 2018; PLos Biol 2015; 16(10)e2006906. John Conley.
  1. August 22, 2019 – Picking Surgical Residents – Will modern methods improve the selection? Sentinel Article; JAMA 2019; 321:1106. Michael Meyers.
  1. September 5, 2019 – Primary prevention of coronary artery disease and stroke with ASA. Sentinel Articles: JAMA 2008; 300: 2134; JAMA 2010; 303:841; NEJM 2018; 379:1529; and NEJM 2018; 379:1499. Rick Stouffer.
  1. September 19, 2019 – Taxes on sugar-containing beverages: How much should government regulate personal health choices? JAMA 2019; 321:1759; JAMA 2019; 321:1777. Seth Berkowitz.
  1. October 10, 2019 – Treatment of AFIB in patients with systolic heart failure. Sentinel Article; NEJM 2018; 378:417. Anil Gehi.
  1. October 17, 2019 – Thalidomide, its congeners, anti-VEGF and anti-edoglin therapy for gastrointestinal AVMs. Sentinel Articles: Gastroenterology 2011; 141:1129-1137; Expert Opin Ther Targets 2017; 10:933-947.  Seth Crockett.
  1. October 31, 2019 – Paying people to stay well – Good fiscal policy? Philosophically sound? Sentinel Articles: JAMA 2019; 321:1491; JAMA 2019; 321:1451. Tim Carey.
  1. November 7, 2019 – Gastric bypass surgery for adolescents; is this good practice? JAMA 2019; 321: Michael Phillips.
  1. November 21, 2019 – Treatment for the two forms of multiple sclerosis; are we advancing? Sentinel Articles: NEJM 2017; 376:221; Lancet 2016; 387:1075; NEJM (online) 10.1056/NE/Moa1901981. NEJM 2019; 380:2406-17. Irena Dujmovic.
  2. December 5, 2019 – Contrast Associated Nephropathy. What is the risk? Does it exist? NEJM 2019; 380:2147. Gerry Hladik.