GI Epi Conference - "Challenges in clinical trial design for EoE" with Evan Dellon, MD, MPH and "DDW Practice Talk: A multivariable model predicts complete histologic response to topical steroids in EoE" with Swathi Eluri MD
2017-04-12 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

Medicine Grand Rounds, Ronald Falk, "Perspective on Autoimmunity: A View from the ANCA Vasculitis Looking Glass"
2017-04-13 12:00 - 13:00
Dr. Ronald Falk’s lifelong career has been the study of autoimmune kidney disease and ANCA vasculitis. His research has led to a deeper understanding of the causes and conditions that may lead to the development of ANCA vasculitis in an effort to improve the lives of those patients afflicted with vasculitis and autoimmune kidney diseases.
Dr. Falk received the prestigious NIH Astute Clinician Award and presented this topic at the NIH. Nominated by the NIH community, the Astute Clinician Award recognizes the scientist’s contributions and exemplifies how astute clinical observations lead to innovative research. NIH Astute Clinicians are scientists who observed an unusual clinical occurrence and, by investigating it, opened up an important new avenue of research. Through this lecture series, the NIH works to keep researchers abreast of the latest and most important research in the United States and beyond.

CGIBD Research Seminar - "Intestinal Stem Cells: Regulation and Dynamics" with Dr. Vincent Yang
2017-04-13 16:30 - 17:30
Watch the seminar online: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/join?uuid=M5RXAAYEB6V25IX0KLDM6C9ZSK-12JV

Grand Rounds: Michael Yeung, MD; Lucius Howell, MD; Joshua Vega, MD
2017-04-17 12:00 - 13:00
Speakers: Michael Yeung, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Lucius Howell, MD, Cardiology Fellow; and Joshua Vega, MD, Cardiology Fellow (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)Topic: UNC/Project Health for Leon: Interventional/Surgical Brigade 2017, planning and executing cardiac procedures in the developing nation of Nicaragua.

GI Epi Conference - "Recent advances in IBS research that have led to tailoring treatment for the mutliple symptoms in IBS patients"
2017-04-19 16:00 - 17:00

Medicine Grand Rounds, Ned Sharpless, "The Surprising Relationship Between Cancer and Aging, and What This Means for an Internist"
2017-04-20 12:00 - 13:00
Dr. Ned Sharpless is the Director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and a practicing oncologist. He runs a 15-person basic science group that employs genetically engineered mice to study cancer and aging. His research has focused on how normal cells age and undergo malignant conversion. Dr. Sharpless discovered a fundamental biological link between cancer and aging, and has used this knowledge to develop murine models and human diagnostic tests of molecular age.
Work from his group has described novel regulators of metastasis, identified pharmacological approaches to protecting stem cells in vivo, and characterized circular RNAs, a novel form of non-coding RNA. He has authored more than 130 original reports, reviews and book chapters, and is an inventor of 14 filed or issued patents.

CGIBD Research Seminar with Dr. Mary Estes
2017-04-20 16:30 - 17:30

Grand Rounds: Aaron Baggish, MD, FACC, FACSM
2017-04-21 12:00 - 13:00
Topic: Sports Cardiology 2017: Recent Progress, Future ChallengesSpeaker: Aaron Baggish, MD. Associate Professor of Medicine & Director, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Harvard University

Medicine Grand Rounds, Matthew Nielsen, "Prostate Cancer: What's New in 2017?"
2017-04-27 12:00 - 13:00
Dr. Nielsen’s clinical practice is focused in urologic oncology—in particular the treatment of bladder, prostate and kidney cancer. He is a member of the integrated Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Group at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, where he serves as Director of the Division of Urologic Oncology. Dr. Nielsen is committed to providing compassionate, individualized, patient-centered care, and has been selected by his peers to be named among the Best Doctors in America in Urology since 2013. Alongside his clinical practice, Dr. Nielsen serves in leadership roles in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement activities locally as well as on the national level.
Dr. Nielsen’s research in medical decision making, cancer care quality and treatment outcomes has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and The American Cancer Society, and nationally recognized by the Rising Stars in Urology Research Award. He is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network.

CGIBD Research Seminar - DDW Practice Session "The enteric microbiotic regulates Paneth cell number and function without affecting intestinal stem cells" with Ajay S. Gulati, MD
2017-04-27 16:30 - 17:30

Medicine Grand Rounds, Lee Berkowitz "Time and Hope"
2017-05-04 12:00 - 13:00
Dr. Berkowitz’s academic career has centered on his role as residency program director at UNC, a position he held until 2014. Currently the Department of Medicine Vice Chair for Education, he has also served as president of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, chair of the test writing committee of the American College of Physicians In-training examination, and chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine Council.
In this Grand Rounds, Dr. Berkowitz will examine how physicians spend their time in patient care and how it can be redirected to improve patient care and work satisfaction.

Grand Rounds: Rita Jermyn, MD, CardioMEMS-- What's New and Exciting?
2017-05-08 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Rita Jermyn, MD. Director, Heart Failure Program, St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY.Topic: Cardiomems– What’s New and Exciting?

Medicine Grand Rounds: Drs. John Vavalle and Thomas Caranasos. Leading the Charge: A New Era in the Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease
2017-05-11 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Dr. John Vavalle and Dr. Thomas CaranasosTopic: Leading the Charge: A New Era in the Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease

Medicine Grand Rounds, John Vavalle and Thomas Caranasos "Leading the Charge: A New Era in the Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease"
2017-05-11 12:00 - 13:00
In 2014, Dr. Vavalle and Dr. Caranasos successfully performed the first TAVR procedure here at UNC. The TAVR program recently completed its 100th procedure; it is quickly growing into one of the busiest programs in North Carolina. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a new technology that provides a treatment option for many patients with aortic valve stenosis who previously had no other treatment option, or were at high risk for standard open surgical valve replacement due to advanced age, frailty, or co-morbid illness.

Dr. Vavalle also leads the UNC Heart Valve Clinic where a multi-disciplinary team of cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, and advanced practice providers evaluate patients with valvular heart disease to determine the best treatment options available. Dr. Caranasos serves as a co-director of the TAVR Program along with Dr. Vavalle and Dr. Michael Yeung. He is director of Adult Cardiac Surgery.

CGIBD Research Seminar with Dr. Diana Arsene
2017-05-11 16:30 - 17:30

McAllister Heart Institute Seminar Series: Yibin Wang, PhD. Finding “Lncs” For Heart
2017-05-16 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker: Yibin Wang, PhD. Chair, UCLA Cardiovascular Research; Vice Chair for Research of Anesthesiology; Professor of Anesthesiology, Physiology and Medicine (University of California at Los Angeles).Topic: Finding “Lncs” For Heart

Medicine Grand Rounds, Christopher Sayed "DRESS Syndrome and Related Drug-Induced Dermatitis"
2017-05-18 12:00 - 13:00
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare, potentially life-threatening, drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction that includes skin eruption, hematologic abnormalities (eosinophilia, atypical lymphocytosis), lymphadenopathy, and internal organ involvement. DRESS is characterized by a long latency (two to eight weeks) between drug exposure and disease onset, a prolonged course with frequent relapses despite the discontinuation of the culprit drug, and frequent association with the reactivation of latent human herpesvirus infections. DRESS will be reviewed in this lecture, along with related drug-induced dermatitis.
Dr. Sayed practices Adult Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. He has a special interest in treating Hidradenitis Suppurativa and follicular disorders, along with skin complications of inflammatory bowel disease.

CGIBD Research Seminar with Dr. Xiling Shen
2017-05-18 16:30 - 17:30

Grand Rounds: Jeffrey L. Carson, MD. "Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Patients: How Low Can You Go?"
2017-05-22 12:00 - 13:00
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?”

Medicine Grand Rounds, Cole Sims, Emily Sturkie and Evan Shelby "Ambulatory Curriculum for Residents; Tracking Data on Daily Admitting and Regionalization"
2017-05-25 12:00 - 13:00
This 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 they made these changes, how they did it, and results on patient care and education of our residents which includes exposure to subspecialty ambulatory experiences.

Dr. Sturkie is UNC Hospitals Chief. After residency, she plans to pursue a career in hospital medicine. The other UNC Hospitals Chief, Dr. Shelby, is working toward to a career in gastroenterology with a focus on medical education. Dr. Sims is UNC Ambulatory Medicine Chief. He aspires to work in geriatrics and general medicine after his chief year.

CGIBD Research Seminar
2017-05-25 16:30 - 17:30

GI Epi Conference - "CGIBD Pilot Feasibility Presentation Practice" with Edward Barnes, MD, MPH
2017-05-31 16:30 - 17:30

Medicine Grand Rounds, Maya Jerath, "Alpha-Gal Allergy Update"
2017-06-01 12:00 - 13:00
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 all levels — in the clinic, in the community, and at the bench. Dr. Jerath firmly believes that what they learn has the potential to help not only her patients with this condition, but also to shed new light on the broader field of food allergy.
Maya Jerath is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and serves as Associate Chief of Clinical Allergy and Immunology in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology. Dr. Jerath is Director of the UNC Allergy & Immunology Clinic.

Grand Rounds: Kamal Henderson, MD. Advancing Cardiovascular Health Outcomes with Social Determinants of Health
2017-06-05 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Kamal Henderson, MD, UNC Cardiology FellowTopic: “Advancing Cardiovascular Health Outcomes with Social Determinants of Health”

Medicine Grand Rounds, Darren DeWalt "Healthcare Payment and Changing Healthcare Delivery: What is an Accountable Care Organization?”
2017-06-08 12:00 - 13:00
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 test innovative care delivery approaches, such as telehealth in a patient’s home and expansion of home health services. By reducing avoidable costs, we can invest in other needed services (e.g., transportation services, case management, etc.).
Our first goal is to reduce avoidable ED utilization, admissions and readmissions. We are concentrating our implementation efforts on UNC REX, UNC Hospitals, Caldwell Memorial Hospital and Chatham Hospital.
Dr. DeWalt was part of the work team that implemented these programs. He is Chief of the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology.

Medicine Grand Rounds, Gary Winzelberg "Medications for Dementia and Its Complications: Are We Treating Patients or Ourselves?"
2017-06-15 12:00 - 13:00
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 approaches to both treating dementia and its behavioral disturbances. Dementia remains a disorder in need of more effective pharmacologic therapies. Dr. Winzelberg will discuss strategies to minimize potential harms from currently available treatments for patients with dementia, including de-prescribing of medications with unfavorable benefit to burden expectations.
Dr. Winzelberg serves as an associate professor in UNC’s Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care Program. He was Medical Director of Carol Woods Retirement Community from 2008-2016. His clinical and teaching interests involve improving the care of vulnerable older adults through effective physician communication with patients and their family caregivers.

Genetics Chair Seminar Series: Laurie Boyer, PhD, "Mending a Broken Heart"
2017-07-12 12:00 - 13:15
Speaker: Laurie Boyer, PhD, Departments of Biology & Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTopic: Mending a Broken Heart

UF/UNC Heart Failure Management 2017
2017-07-13 00:00 - 2017-07-16 00:00

McAllister Heart Institute Seminar Series: Suk-Won Jin, PhD, ” Context-dependent outcomes of BMP signaling in vasculature”
2017-07-27 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker: Dr. Suk-Won Jin, Associate Professor of Medicine, Yale University, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, KoreaTopic: Context-dependent outcomes of BMP signaling in vasculature

Whitehead Lecture: Dr. Brian Jensen, "Patience is a Prickly Virtue"
2017-08-09 12:30 - 13:30
Dr. Brian Jensen will be giving this year’s annual Whitehead Lecture.
