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CME Webcast Teaches How to Approach Chronic Back Pain

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CME Webcast Teaches How to Approach Chronic Back Pain.  This program will cover a biopsychosocial approach to chronic back pain. The first presenter will discuss multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary treatment approaches to chronic low back pain. She will then discuss some of the common medications used for treatment. The next presenter will discuss the role of psychology/psychotherapy in treatment for chronic low back pain, with a particular emphasis on how psychology providers work with others in an interdisciplinary treatment team. Finally, the last presenter will discuss various strategies for treating patients with chronic low back pain to improve their overall function, coping, mobility, and quality of life.

For this program, we’ve brought together three smart and talented Ohio State University’s experts from the Pain Rehabilitation and Education: Values and Actions that Improve Life or PREVAIL clinic. These brilliant women work together as an interdisciplinary team to treat chronic back pain through a biopsychosocial approach. First, we have the pleasure of introducing Christina McGhee who is a Doctor of Nursing. Next, we have Lora Black who is a PhD in Psychology, and finally joining us is have Lauren Tiemeier who is a Doctor of Physical Therapy.

What you’ll learn on this webcast

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

  • Define biopsychosocial/interdisciplinary treatment approach
  • Describe roles of the medical, psychology, and physical therapy providers
  • Explain the role of the psychology provider and psychotherapy in the treatment of chronic low back pain.
  • Discuss some of the psychotherapy techniques used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for chronic pain.
  • Articulate strategies to promote an increase in function, coping, mobility, and quality of life with patients who have chronic low back pain.
  • Describe the role of physical therapy for patients with chronic low back pain.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • A Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Communication

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

Call our MedNet21 Webcast Producer 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.

Physicians Learn About Approach to Chronic Diarrhea

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Physicians Learn About Approach to Chronic Diarrhea. This webcast will discuss Approach to Chronic Diarrhea. This presentation will provide a structured approach to evaluating chronic diarrhea, emphasizing the importance of a thorough history to help identify and differentiate between potential causes. Learners will review key elements of the diagnostic workup that can help rule out organic disease in over 95% of patients. The session will also cover common treatment options tailored to functional diarrhea.

Loose or watery stool lasting more than 4 weeks affects up to 5% of the adult population. That means 1 out of 20 patients could be struggling with Chronic diarrhea. And even if it’s not life threatening, chronic diarrhea can disrupt the lives of patients causing them to miss work, withdraw from social events, and decrease their quality of life. We know that the causes are diverse ranging from functional conditions to cancer. So how should we approach a patient reporting chronic diarrhea? To help guide us through this question, we’ve invited one of Ohio State University’s Gastroenterology experts. We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Dr Jennifer Behzadi.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Identify key elements of the clinic history and workup that help classify and identify the causes of chronic diarrhea.
  •  Recognize appropriate medication options and when to consider initiating specific therapies based on suspected etiology.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Threshold for Workup
  • Colonoscopy
  • Supplements
  • Antibiotics

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 Clinician Approaches to Tobacco Cessation on Webcast Series

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Learn About Clinician Approaches to Tobacco Cessation on Webcast Series.  Participants will gain an understanding of evidence-based strategies to support patients in quitting tobacco including behavioral interventions and pharmacotherapy options. Actuarily, on average, a woman who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will live 11 years less than a woman who doesn’t smoke. Men who smoke a pack a day live 12 years less than non-smoking men. If you do the math, that works out to 14 minutes of life lost for every cigarette a person smokes. It’s a childhood epidemic with 90% of smokers beginning before age 18. By the time they are adults, they are fully addicted and quitting becomes very hard because of the severity of nicotine withdrawal symptoms.   But the good news is that we can help ameliorate those symptoms to help patients quit their nicotine habits.

Joining us today are two of the Ohio State University’s tobacco cessation experts. Lindsey Lee is a clinical pharmacist in the Division of General Internal Medicine. And Suzanne Higginbotham is also a clinical pharmacist in the Division of General Internal Medicine.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand the health impacts of tobacco use
  • Apply evidence-based cessation strategies and interventions for nicotine dependence
  • Implement appropriate treatment and follow up protocols to enhance patient adherence and reduce relapse

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Nicotine dependence tests
  • The pharmacist’s role in tobacco cessation
  • Nicotine replacement strategies for the heavy smoker
  • Cytisinicline (cytisine)
  • Pharmacologic approach to inpatients who are smokers
  • Pharmacologic approach to the smoker with coronary artery disease
  • Tobacco cessation and adolescents
  • Weight gain and tobacco cessation
  • E-cigarettes and tobacco cessation
  • Cough increase in the short-term after smoking cessation
  • Tobacco cessation in the habitual marijuana smoker
  • Over the counter pharmacologic therapies
  • Pharmacist prescriptive authority

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 How to Approach Oncologic Emergencies

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Learn How to Approach Oncologic Emergencies on webcast. This webcast will discuss Oncologic Emergencies. This presentation will review several common oncologic emergencies. The presenters will use case presentations to highlight each condition and review Febrile Neutropenia, Hypercalcemia of Malignancy, Spinal Cord Compression, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy complications. They will also review the clinical guidelines.

To discuss emergencies that we should not miss in our cancer patients, we’ve invited two Ohio State University’s Emergency Medicine Physicians. First, we have Dr. Jason Bischof who is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and in addition to his clinical work, does research. Next, we have Dr. Maegan Reynolds who is also an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and is also Pediatric EM trained.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Describe common presentations of oncologic emergencies and review the diagnostic evaluation and management of oncologic emergencies.
  • Discuss advances in oncology treatment and how to approach treatment to rapidly developing new therapies.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Disposition
  • Undiagnosed Cancer
  • Cancer vs Complication
  • Immunotherapy

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 How to Approach Airplane Emergencies on Webcast

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Learn How to Approach Airplane Emergencies on Webcast. Viewers Learners should be able to differentiate different types of common in-flight medical emergencies. Learners will learn what medical supplies are usually available on a flight and the generalized approach to a patient with an in-flight medical emergency. Learns will become familiar with laws and regulations that pertain to in-flight emergencies.

For this topic, we’ve invited one of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Emergency Medicine experts Dr Hilary Stroud. Hilary is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and has special expertise in Point of Care Ultrasound.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • To become familiar with in-flight equipment and laws and regulations
  • Common in-flight medical emergencies and how to approach the situation

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Medical Complications to Flying
  • International Flights
  • Legal Protections

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

Call our MedNet21 Webcast Producer 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.