Medicine Grand Rounds - Dr. Michael Pignone: "Colorectal Cancer Screening"
2016-05-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | NC

SMART@UNC Research Meeting
2016-05-09 10:00 - 11:00
(1) New intern introductions
(2) Determine schedules of undergraduate research assistants
(3) Summer 2016 Goals
(4) How do we distribute summer enrollments?
(5) EP lab data collection
(6) Who will volunteer to work on the Tikosyn database this summer?
(7) What other issues need to be addressed?

Medicine Grand Rounds - Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead: "Management of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence in the Elderly"
2016-05-12 12:00 - 13:00

Medicine Grand Rounds - Dr. Eugene Chung: "Sports Cardiology"
2016-05-19 12:00 - 13:00

Medicine Grand Rounds - Dr. Dirk Dittmer: "Global Oncology – Research and Implementation"
2016-05-26 12:00 - 13:00

Medicine Grand Rounds - Dr. Beth Jonas: "IgG4-Related Disease"
2016-06-02 12:00 - 13:00

Medicine Grand Rounds M & M - Dr. Andrew Greganti, Julie Sharpless, and Fran Collichio: "Hypophysitis Secondary to Immunotherapy"
2016-06-09 12:00 - 13:00

Medicine Grand Rounds - Dr. Jonathan Juliano: "Infections in the Returning Traveler"
2016-06-16 12:00 - 13:00

Writing Committee Meeting
2016-07-26 09:30 - 10:30, 2016-08-16 09:30 - 10:30, 2016-09-13 09:30 - 10:30

Board of Advisors Meeting
2016-08-03 10:30 - 14:00

Medicine Grand Rounds - Dr. Christopher Klipstein
2016-09-08 12:00 - 13:00
“On Lecturing: Tips on Delivering an Effective Lecture”

Journal Club
2016-09-14 13:30 - 14:30

Medicine Grand Rounds - Dr. Gregg Silverman: "Rheumatoid Arthritis: From Genes to Joints"
2016-09-15 12:00 - 13:00
Dr. Gregg Silverman, NYU Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Co-Director of the Muskuloskeletal Center of Excellence, will discuss the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, incorporating environmental factors, genetic pre-dispositions, and the development of a diverse group of autoantibodies, paying particular focus on anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) and the role of B and T-cell activation in breaching immunologic tolerance.

Medicine Grand Rounds: David J. Weber, Matthew Collins and Helen M. Lazear "Zika Virus Infection"
2016-09-22 12:00 - 13:00
Researchers at UNC School of Medicine and UNC Hospitals are leading the charge in Zika research with more than 10 groups currently studying Zika – its transmission, its epidemiology and its associated neurological and birth defects, including microcephaly.
Dr. David Weber is a member of UNC Hospitals’ Zika Response Working Group, keeping clinic directors informed of Zika virus updates, providing UNC Health Care personnel and patients with pre- and post-travel counseling and evaluations, and developing a diagnostic testing algorithm. Weber’s research focuses on hospital-acquired infections, especially antibiotic-resistant pathogens and outbreak investigations.
Dr. Matthew Collins and his colleagues are trying to develop improved serodiagnostics to precisely define Zika virus exposure in those living in or traveling to endemic areas. Collins is also working with collaborators in UNC departments of obstetrics and gynecology, epidemiology, and family medicine, as well as colleagues in Leόn, Nicaragua, to define the epidemiology of Zika virus as it emerges in Nicaragua.
The Lazear lab is investigating the protective role of skin-specific antiviral effects of IFN-λ and is also identifying host factors that restrict vertebrate-specific flavivirus infection in mosquito cells. Dr. Helen Lazear’s lab also has developed a novel mouse model for studying Zika virus pathogenesis.

Grand Rounds: Mel Scheinman, MD
2016-09-22 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Mel Scheinman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Walter H. Shorenstein Endowed Chair in Cardiology, University of California
Topic: “ECG Signs Denoting Risk for Sudden Death”

Medicine Grand Rounds, Alex Duncan "Inflammasomes in Infection and Inflammatory Disease: What Can Go Wrong with Host Defense"
2016-09-29 12:00 - 13:00
Dr. Duncan is an infectious diseases specialist and physician scientist. He runs a laboratory focused on understanding the role of the human immune system both in protecting us from infection but also in understanding how host immunity is exploited by pathogens to promote infections. His lab studies host immune response to N. gonorrhoeae and S. aureus, which are both recognized by the CDC as top public health threats in emerging antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Duncan will share why walking into his lab to analyze new data never gets old and how bench side research leads to better patient care.

Grand Rounds: Olivia Gilbert, MD
2016-10-03 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Olivia Gilbert, MD. Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellow, University of North Carolina.Topic: “Evolution of the LVAD”

McAllister Heart Institute Seminar Series: Frank Conlon, Ph.D
2016-10-04 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker: Frank Conlon, Ph.D, Professor, Biology—UNC
Topic: “Proteomic Based Approaches to Cardiac Development and Disease”

Medicine Grand Rounds, Samantha Meltzer-Brody & Amy Weil "An Institutional Program to Increase Physician Engagement"
2016-10-06 12:00 - 13:00
Awareness, Assessment and Treatment of Burnout

Medicine is facing an era of rapid and continuous change in nearly every way. The profession of medicine also is approaching an epidemic of physician burnout — a complex and systemic issue that is receiving increased attention from both within and outside the field of healthcare. Novel and systemic approaches are needed that directly address the drivers of physician burnout and add wellness as a critical metric to the collective performance of healthcare institutions.
Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, associate professor of psychiatry, will explain the new UNC School of Medicine initiative that adopts the Quadruple aim. She also will detail the specific components of this comprehensive, institution-wide program that seeks to increase physician engagement and application to the Department of Internal Medicine.
As national conversations about physician burnout continue to grow louder, Meltzer-Brody knows there’s not a simple solution to the problem. “Addressing physician burnout requires a dialogue that is both bottom-up and top-down,” said Meltzer-Brody. “This takes an all-hands-on-deck effort.”
Building Resilience: Current and Future Wellness Programming, Emerging Directions for Structural Change
Amy Weil is Co-Leader of the UNC Wellness Committee, and Co-Advisor of the Larry J. Keith Advising Colleges. Her presentation will introduce a new wellness program. “When you enter the medical field, whether as a student or a resident, you’re often optimistic about the profession,” says Weil. “But external forces too often cause that optimism to deteriorate. The forces in our health care system today threaten to prevent us from having the kind of relationships with patients that allow us to feel fulfilled as physicians. Humanities, in combination with things like mindfulness and other activities that foster well-being, can help us remain present when we’re with our patients and prevent those outside pressures from intruding on these relationships. They can inoculate physicians against burnout and help them sustain longer and happier careers.”

Medicine Grand Rounds, John B. Buse "Type 2 Diabetes Care: Struggle, Progress and the Future"
2016-10-13 12:00 - 13:00
Type 2 diabetes is a major and growing contributor to poor health outcomes globally. Clinical science has conclusively demonstrated that glycemic control reduces the risk of microvascular complications – eye, kidney and nerve disease. For cardiovascular disease, blood pressure and lipid management, smoking cessation and antiplatelet therapies are effective in reducing risk. However, great controversy regarding the utility of glycemic management to reduce cardiovascular disease has persisted. Further, treatment with insulin – the mainstay of late diabetes care – has been associated with increasing concerns about hypoglycemia and its impact on health outcomes and quality of care. Dr. Buse will review major trials published over the last 18 months that have revolutionized the landscape of type 2 diabetes care and suggest a new path forward to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with the diabetes epidemic.
Dr. Buse’s practice combines clinical care, research and education. He has received international recognition for innovative efforts at prevention of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and their complications. He practices patient-centered care focusing on developing treatment programs in collaboration with patients that meet their needs and expectations. He works with teams of investigators in diabetes clinical trials, comparative effectiveness research and translation of basic science research towards clinical application. Current projects focus in novel treatments including development of glucose-responsive insulin, cardiovascular safety and efficacy of diabetes drugs and developing the evidence-base for treatment guidelines of the future in diabetes care.
Dr. Buse is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Director of the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, Director of the Diabetes Center and is the Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He has clinical practices at the UNC Highgate Specialty Center in Durham, NC and the Salem Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He enjoys lecturing about diabetes.

Grand Rounds: J. Kevin Harrison, MD
2016-10-17 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: J. Kevin Harrison, MD, Professor of Medicine, Structural Heart Specialist, Duke UniversityTopic: “TAVR for Intermediate and Low Risk Aortic Stenosis Patients”

Medicine Grand Rounds, Roger S. Blumenthal "The ABC's of ASCVD Prevention"
2016-10-20 12:00 - 13:00
Roger S. Blumenthal, Director of Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, specializes in treating adults who are at higher risk for future cardiovascular events because of 1) a history of prior cardiovascular or peripheral arterial disease or 2) the presence of multiple coronary risk factors. Dr. Blumenthal’s principal clinical and research interests involve the optimal management of ischemic heart disease, noninvasive detection of coronary atherosclerosis, and the development of new strategies to optimize the management of cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Dr. Blumenthal is the Director of Preventive Cardiology at Johns Hopkins. He is a member of the official national spokesperson panel for the American Heart Association and was also chairman for four years of the American College of Cardiology Committee for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
An experienced writer, Dr. Blumenthal is on the editorial board of The American Heart Journal, Clinical Cardiology and is the Preventive Cardiology/Coronary Heart Disease section editor of Cardiology Today.

2016 North Carolina Cardiovascular Update
2016-10-21 12:30 - 2016-10-22 12:00
Featuring The 15th Annual Ernest and Hazel Craige Lecture
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Roger S. Blumenthal, MDDirector, Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Centerfor the Prevention of Heart DiseaseThe Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of CardiologyJohns Hopkins Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

George A. (Rick) Stouffer, III, MDChief, Division of CardiologyHenry A. Foscue Distinguished Professor of MedicineMedical Center Physician in Chief, UNC Heart & Vascular Service Line

Eugene H. Chung, MDAssociate Professor of Medicine, UNC School of Medicine
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