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CME Webcast Teaches How 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.

Get Latest Update About Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia on Webcast

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Get Latest Update About Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia on Webcast.  This webcast will discuss Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. This presentation will first discuss the approach and diagnosis to lymphocytosis. It will use case presentations to highlight the presentation and evaluation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The presenter will also review complications and health maintenance implications for CLL. The second half of the talk will discuss staging and risk stratification. The presenter will review the rationale for observation and indications for treatment as well as the various different treatment options and their associated side effects.

Patients with CLL can have nonspecific symptoms like fatigue and lymphadenopathy—or be entirely asymptomatic. As a result, many cases of CLL are first detected incidentally through routine bloodwork showing lymphocytosis. Unlike many cancers, CLL often progresses so slowly that some patients may not need treatment. Others may not be so lucky and suffer devastating complications such as cytopenias, infections, and secondary malignancies. On this webcast, we’ve invited two Ohio State University’s Hematology experts who both specialize in CLL to discuss this common subtype of Leukemia. How do we diagnose it? And how do we manage it? We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Hematology Dr. Aseel Alsouqi. Aseel treats not only patients with CLL but also non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is an investigator on several clinical trials for leukemia and lymphoma. We also have Associate Professor of Hematology Dr. Seema Bhat. In addition to her clinical treating of patients with CLL, Seema is also a principal investigator on clinical trials for novel CLL therapies.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Learn the basic diagnostic work up for CLL
  • Understand the health implications of CLL
  • Understanding Staging and Risk Stratification of CLL
  • Understand rationale of observation for early-stage asymptomatic patients with CLL and approach to select treatment for CLL when indicated.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Prognosis
  • Evolution of CLL
  • PCP’s role
  • Therapies
  • CLL Patients in the Hospital

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.

Get An Update on Chronic Pain and Addiction on CME Webcast

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Get An Update on Chronic Pain and Addiction on CME Webcast. For this topic, we’re excited to have back on the program one of Ohio State University’s Addiction Medicine experts. We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dr. Trent Hall. Trent has served as the clinical lead for inpatient addiction medicine consult services at Ohio State University East Hospital and is a clinician researcher with expertise on the intersection of chronic pain and addiction.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Define pain and addiction
  • Discuss the pain / addiction connection
  • Describe the basics of evaluation and management

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Central Sensitization
  • Low Dose Naltrexone

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

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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.