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Medicine Grand Rounds, Jonathan Juliano and Steve Meshnick, “Evolving Concepts in Malaria Control and Treatment”

October 12, 2017
In 2015, there were 212 million malaria cases worldwide, with the majority of deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to the human burden of malaria, the economic burden is vast. It is thought to cost African countries more than $12 billion every year in direct losses. For more than...

MHI Seminar Series: Kari North, PhD, Genetic Diversity Turns a New PAGE in Our Understanding of Complex Traits

October 10, 2017
Speaker: Kari North, PhDTopic: Genetic Diversity Turns a New PAGE in Our Understanding of Complex Traits Presentation Preview: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have laid the foundation for many downstream investigations, including the biology of complex traits, drug development, and clinical guidelines. However, the dominance of European-ancestry populations in GWAS creates...

Cardiovascular Grand Rounds: Dr. Adam Caldwell, “Genetics of Dilated Cardiomyopathy”

October 9, 2017
Speaker: Adam Caldwell, MD, Chief Fellow, UNC CardiologyTopic: Genetics of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Cohen Authors Science Perspective on Antibodies to Prevent HIV

October 6, 2017
Myron Cohen, MD, from the division of infectious diseases has co-authored a perspective about broadly neutralizing antibodies.

Three Faculty Physicians From Medicine Chosen to UNC School of Medicine Leadership Academy

October 5, 2017
Dr. Saira Sheikh, Dr. Carlton Moore and Dr. Richard Wardrop have been selected to participate in the UNC School of Medicine's Academic Career Leadership Academy in Medicine (ACCLAIM).

Reception to honor the life and career of Harold R. Roberts, MD

October 5, 2017
A reception to honor the life of renowned researcher and beloved faculty member Harold Roberts, MD, will be held Saturday, November 11 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Carolina Club.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Provides $1.7 million grant to UNC School of Medicine to fund program streamlining Afib care & education for underserved populations

October 5, 2017
Atrial fibrillation hospitalizations reduced by 30 percentage points in first year of program.

Medicine Grand Rounds, Ann Bailey and Elizabeth Dreesen, “NPO Guidelines for Procedural Sedation: What Are They and Why Do We Have Them?”

October 5, 2017
Anyone who uses sedation to accomplish procedures or surgery must adhere to NPO guidelines. UNC Hospital recently approved contemporary NPO guidelines for all procedural sedation. This lecture will detail what those are and why we have them. Ann Bailey is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics. She also serves at Associate...

Solving Complex Cases With Compassion

October 2, 2017
Patients come because they know UNC cares. The division of hospital medicine responds with care plans that better serve them, and this contributes to physician wellbeing.

Medicine Grand Rounds, Sriram Machineni, “Obesity Management: Leveraging the Heterogeneity of Response”

September 28, 2017
Dr. Machineni is a new faculty member in Endocrinology. This lecture will cover the complexity of weight regulation, the biological basis of heterogeneity of response to various treatments for obesity, the role of treatment response predictors and offer a pragmatic approach to medical management of obesity. At the New York...

Cardiovascular Grand Rounds: David Lee, MD. Optimal Therapies and Digital Health in Peripheral Artery Disease: There’s an App for That

September 25, 2017
Speaker: David Lee, MD. Cardiology Fellow, University of North CarolinaTopic: Optimal Therapies and Digital Health in Peripheral Artery Disease: There’s an App for That

Resident Competition Emphasizes Handoff Communication

September 22, 2017
Dr. Sean Gaffney wins the department of medicine's first "discharge competition."