Dr. Ria Dancel Ria Dancel specializes in the care of hospitalized adults and children, bedside ultrasound at the point of care, ultrasound guided procedures, resident education. Dr. Dancel's area of clinical interest and quality improvement research focuses on point of care ultrasound (POCUS) as a diagnostic tool and an instrument to increase patient safety during … Read more
Speaker: Cory Henderson, UNC Cardiology FellowTopic: Cardiac CT: A Review of Clinical Applications
Once deemed primarily diagnostic, endoscopy has quickly transcended to a minimally invasive intervention and therapeutic tool. This continuous evolution of the spectrum of endoscopy represents an active area of ongoing research and clinical care with tremendous biomedical potential. This review will focus on latest developments in the field of therapeutic endoscopy Ian Grimm, MD, has … Read more
Speaker: Bo Jiang, MD, UNC Cardiology FellowTopic: Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease
Speaker: Dr. Anne Marie Schmidt, New York UniversitySubject: Rage/Diaph1 Mechanism of Diabetic Complications and Metabolic Dysfunction
Professional satisfaction is a powerful driver of patient experience, quality of care and wise resource use. Burnout is widespread among physicians and is the result of health system dysfunctions, rather than weakness on the part of individuals. Improvements in clinical workflow, teamwork and leadership are among the most potent anecdotes to the burnout. This session … Read more
In epidemiologic studies, sex steroid deficiency predicts cardiovascular risk in both men and women, but the utility of hormone replacement therapy for reducing cardiovascular risk remains uncertain. Exogenous sex steroids regulate plasma concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), but little is known about sex steroid-mediated effects on other metrics of HDL composition and function. Understanding … Read more
Speaker: Dr. Brian Kim, Stanford University
Dr. Jay will discuss the diagnosis and pathophysiology of minor Traumatic Brain Injury, along with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. He also will describe the most common forms of Post-Traumatic Headache, including diagnosis and treatment. Gary Jay specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of headache and pain of all types including migraine with and without aura, chronic … Read more