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Expert Teaches on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance

OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Expert Teaches on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance. For this topic, we’ve invited a national leader on polyp surveillance. Dr. Peter Stanich is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Ohio State University specializing in Gastroenterology. He is director of Intestinal Neoplasia and Hereditary Polyposis at Ohio State and the immediate past president of the national society: Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand current recommendation for age to start screening in average risk and increased risk patients.
  • Be aware of recommended surveillance colonoscopy intervals based on colonoscopy findings.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Advanced Adenomas
  • Red Flags
  • Adenoma Detection Rate
  • High Risk Patient

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 Provides COPD Updates

OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Online Webcast Provides COPD Updates. So what have we learned as a medical community in the past few years about COPD and what new treatments are available to our patients? For today’s webcast , We’ve invited two Ohio State University Pulmonary Critical Care experts to share their knowledge on the topic. We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professors of Internal Medicine Drs. Gennie Wang and Kelsey Black.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • To understand new definitions & phenotypes of COPD, and risk factors for disease other than cigarette smoking.
  • To understand how to evaluate for COPD & initiate clinical assessment for severity and burden of disease
  • Discuss changes to initial pharmacologic management with regards to new Gold Staging based on the 2024 update.
  • Discuss the emphasis on “treatable traits” with regards to COPD management.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • COPD Exacerbations
  • COPD in Women
  • Vaping
  • Inhalers
  • Indoor Air Pollutants

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 About Emotional Support Animals on Webcast

OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn About Emotional Support Animals on Webcast. So what exactly constitutes an Emotional Support Animal? What are the considerations for us as medical professions in evaluating patients for an ESA? To elaborate on this topic, We’ve invited a Psychiatry expert from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr Meera Menon is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Describe relevant federal and state laws
  • Explore the evidence base for the use of ESA
  • Review the process of conducting an ESA evaluation and pertinent ethical considerations
  • Consider liability concerns and strategies to reduce liability

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Who Can Evaluate?
  • Disability
  • Who Recommends?
  • Diagnosis
  • Social Determinants

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 Management of Cancer Pain in Primary Care

OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Get An Update on Management of Cancer Pain in Primary Care. On this webcast, we’ll be discussing the important topic of Cancer Pain. For this topic, we’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s Palliative Care experts. First, we have Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Dr Sachin Kale. Sach is the director of Ambulatory Palliative Care at Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital. And we’re also delighted to introduce Maureen Saphire who is a Doctor of Pharmacy and special practice pharmacist in Palliative Medicine at the James Cancer Hospital and heads up Opioid Stewardship. Today, their presentation will focus on pain management in cancer survivors.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Describe a comprehensive approach to assessing and managing pain in cancer survivors
  • Implement a universal precautions approach for opioid prescribing
  • Describe a comprehensive approach to assessing and managing pain in cancer survivors
  • Implement a universal precautions approach for opioid prescribing

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Cancer Survivors
  • Collaborating with Pharmacists
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Tapering Opioids
  • Buprenorphine
  • Substance Use Disorder

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 Evaluation of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting

OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Online Webcast Teaches on Evaluation of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting. Today’s webcast is on the Evaluation of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting with an emphasis on cyclic vomiting syndrome. We’re delighted to welcome a world renown expert of cyclic vomiting syndrome as our presenter today. Dr. Thangam Venkatesan is a Professor of Internal Medicine at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center specializing in Gastroenterology where she is the director of Neurogastroenterology and Motility.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Define chronic nausea and vomiting and delineate the various causes
  • Discuss common causes of vomiting: cyclic vomiting syndrome and cannabinoid hyperemesis.
  • Understand the management of cyclic vomiting syndrome.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Chronicity of Symptoms
  • Relation to Migraines
  • Differential Diagnosis
  • Antiemetics

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.