CGIBD Research Seminar with Dr. Xiling Shen
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Speaker: Jeffrey L. Carson, MD. Richard C. Reynolds Professor of Medicine, Rutgers University.Topic: "Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Patients: How Low Can You Go?"
2016-2017 Chief Residents Cole Sims, Emily Sturkie and Evan ShelbyThis lecture is presented by Chief Residents Emily Sturkie, Evan Shelby and Cole Sims. They will discuss major changes to our residency program in the past year, including regionalization of our medicine teams, daily admissions, and our new ambulatory curriculum for interns. They will explain why … Read more
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Dr. Jerath has a special interest in a novel condition known as “alpha-gal food allergy,” which causes some patients to experience allergic symptoms when they eat mammalian meat such as pork and beef. She has a cohort of patients with this condition and, together with her UNC colleagues, is trying to understand this condition at … Read more
Speaker: Kamal Henderson, MD, UNC Cardiology FellowTopic: "Advancing Cardiovascular Health Outcomes with Social Determinants of Health"
As of the beginning of this year, UNC Senior Alliance, our Accountable Care Organization (ACO), is responsible for the total cost of care for approximately 24,000 attributed Medicare beneficiaries in the Triangle and Caldwell service areas, regardless of where they receive care. Our ACO rewards coordinated care across settings and provides us with flexibility to … Read more
Dementia (Alzheimer’s disease and other major neurocognitive disorders) affects 15% of the United States’ population older than age 65 and is the sixth leading cause of deaths among all adults. Despite the impact of dementia on patients, families and society, the last FDA-approved treatment was in 2003. In this presentation, Dr. Winzelberg will share evidence-based … Read more
Speaker: Laurie Boyer, PhD, Departments of Biology & Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTopic: Mending a Broken Heart