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Learn About Maternal Morbidity and Mortality on Webcast

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn About Maternal Morbidity and Mortality on Webcast. Since 2000, maternal mortality in the US has doubled and has been exacerbated in recent years by the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, globally, maternal mortality declined 38% from 2000-2017. A 2023 JAMA report shows that not only have we seen maternal death rates double in the last 20 years but there are significant disparities among American Indians, Alascan natives and Black individuals. The rate of maternal deaths among Black women in the US is the highest of all racial groups and is nearly 3 times the rate of maternal deaths for white women. We’re based in Ohio and the Midwest and Southern regions are two that are particularly affected.

So what can we do about this? That’s why we’ve invited our guest today Dr Cynthia Shellhaas. Dr Shellhaas is a introduce Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center specializing in Maternal Fetal Medicine. Additionally, she has a masters in public health and is the medical director fo the Bureau of Child and Family Health Services in the Ohio Department of Health where she works at the state level designing maternal child health programs.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:
Understand the current national and state data on maternal mortality
Understand current data to action efforts in Ohio, and how they are informed by MMRC recommendations

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Pregnancy & Primary Care
  • Mental Health Conditions
  • Racial Bias

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Online Webcast Teaches on Cardiac Imaging Indications

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Online Webcast Teaches on Cardiac Imaging Indications. Today’s webcast is on Cardiac Imaging Indications where we’ll explore two newer and less common cardiac imaging modalities, CMR as you might have guessed and Cardiac Computed Tomography. We’ve invited two of Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital’s Cardiologists specializing in Cardiac Imaging to share their knowledge. Dr. Thura Harfi and Dr. Karolina Zareba are Associate Professors of Cardiovascular Medicine and fellowship trained in both Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging and are leaders in Cardiac CT and MRI.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Explain the difference in image acquisition and clinical applications of CAC scan and Coronary CT angiography.
  • Discuss appropriate selection criteria of stress test modality vs CCTA in chest pain patients.
  • Appreciate the comprehensive nature of evaluation with cardiac MRI.
  • Identify main indications for cardiac MRI.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Who Orders
  • Who Reads
  • Limiting Factors
  • CAC Score

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

CME Webcast Provides Latest Update on Moderate and Deep Sedation

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo CME Webcast Provides Latest Update on Moderate and Deep Sedation. With the vast number of procedures performed each day, it is not always possible or necessary to have an anesthesiologist available to oversee sedation. Proceduralists can and do provide their own sedation while performing the procedure. On this webcast, we will review the very important topic of Moderate and Deep sedation. Here at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, a variety of specialists such as gastroenterologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists and more may view today’s program and complete the post-test to help obtain and maintain their hospital sedation privileges.

We’ve invited two guests on the program today. First, we have Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and director of Ambulatory Perioperative Services, Dr. Jarrett Heard. We also have Kristin Brower, Doctor of pharmacy and specialty practice pharmacist at Ohio State specializing in perioperative services where she works alongside both Anesthesiologists and Surgeons to care for patients.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Review indications for procedural sedation
  • Define procedural sedation, safety and billing
  • Learn about sedatives and reversal agents

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Types of Procedures
  • Sedation Risks
  • Analgesia
  • Combination of Pharmacotherapy
  • Routes of Administration
  • Rescue from deeper sedation

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Learn Latest About Oral Pathology for Physicians on Webcast

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn Latest About Oral Pathology for Physicians on Webcast. In your medical training, you don’t always get much education on oral health and pathology, but disease of the mouth are extremely common. For example, worldwide, dental caries is the single most common chronic condition affecting 2.5 billion people. Nearly a billion people also have severe gum disease. And, many patients do not have a dental home meaning they often present to physicians for oral complaints. A 2003 study showed that in a 4 year period, there were nearly 3 million Emergency Department visits in the United States for dental complaints. There are of course many other conditions that can affect the mouth than dental caries or broken teeth.

For this webcast, we’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology experts to discuss common Oral pathology. We’re pleased to introduce Associate Professor of Dentistry Dr Kristin McNamara and Professor of Dentistry, Dr John Kalmar.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Understand the clinical presentations of oral fungal infections.
  • Be able to distinguish the likely etiology of various forms of oral ulcers based upon history and clinical characteristics

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Training
  • Oral Pathologist Role
  • Underlying disease
  • Thrush and Breastfeeding
  • HPV and Head & Neck Cancers
  • Timing of Workup

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Get An Update on Advances in Migraine and other Headache Syndromes on Webcast

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Get An Update on Advances in Migraine and other Headache Syndromes on Webcast. Just within the past few years, there have been several new agents approved by the FDA for both migraine prevention and acute migraine treatment.

Today on MedNet21, we have invited two of Ohio State University’s Neurology experts to review migraines and other common primary headache syndromes and discuss their treatment options including these new agents. I am so pleased to introduce Drs. Ana Verdecia and Kevin Weber. Ana and Kevin are both fellowship trained in Headache Medicine and Kevin also serves as the division director of Headache medicine at OSU.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Be able to diagnose migraine using ICHD3 criteria
  • Learn about the different treatments currently available for the acute and prophylactic treatment of migraine.
  • Learn about the diagnosis and management of trigeminal autonomic cephalgias
  • Learn about the diagnosis and management of other primary headache disorders.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Frequency of Migraines
  • Medication Overuse Headache
  • Prevention
  • Treatment Duration
  • Disability and FMLA

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.