Drs. Craig and Edwards will be reviewing the highlights of the latest medical literature pertaining to the practice of hospital medicine. Specific topics include updated guidelines on the treatment of C. difficile colitis, DOACs for cancer-associated VTE, and many more. The speakers note that the lecture will be fast-paced, interactive, and (hopefully) fun! Eric Edwards … Read more
Dr. Runge is executive vice president for Medical Affairs at the University of Michigan, Dean of the Medical School, and CEO of Michigan Medicine. Prior to joining the University of Michigan in March 2015, he was executive dean and chair of the UNC Department of Medicine, where he was instrumental in guiding the academic and … Read more
Speaker: Anil Gehi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Service, UNCTopic: "An Integrated Approach to A-Fib Patient Care"
Speaker: Melina Kibbe, MD, Colin G. Thomas Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, UNCTopic: "When Mice are Men: Sex Bias in Surgical Research"
Dr. Hayashi is Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Liver Transplantation. UNC’s Liver Transplant Program opened in the Fall of 1991. From the beginning, UNC’s Transplant Team has been committed to providing patients with the highest quality care and access to the newest, most effective therapies. Located in UNOS Region 11, our transplant … Read more
Dr. Blythe was an expert in salt and water homeostasis. This lecture will use a case-based approach to review the overall principles of salt and water homeostasis, and will describe new paradigms in long term salt balance, the storage of salt in the tissues and the neural control of salt appetite and thirst. Future advances … Read more
Speaker: Olga Bokeriya, MD, PhD, FACC, Professor of Cardiology; Chief, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Chief Scientist and Physician for Bakoulev National Medical and Research Center for Cardiovascular Surgery and Ministry for Healthcare, Russian Federation in MoscowTopic: "The Russian National Center for Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery: Extensive Experience and Creative Innovations"
The bionic pancreas system proved better than either conventional or sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy at managing blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 diabetes living at home, with no restrictions, over 11 days. "For study participants living at home without limitations on their activity and diet, the bionic pancreas successfully reduced average blood glucose, … Read more
Monoclonal gammopathies are a group of plasma cell or B-cell disorders including true cancers such as multiple myeloma or “sort-of cancers” such as light chain amyloidosis. These disorders in many cases cause no injury to a person (i.e., monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance ) but when they do cause injury, the pattern of injury can … Read more
Speaker: David Zawieja, PhD, Regents Professor and Department Head of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University College of MedicineTopic: Lymphatics: the link between the parenchyma, cardiovascular and immune systems