CME

Physician Viewers Learn About Food Allergy on CME Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Physician Viewers Learn About Food Allergy on CME Webcast. On this CME webcast, we’re going to bring all of you up to date about food allergies. First, to tell us about non- IgE mediated food allergies is Ohio State University Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and also allergist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Dr. Margaret Redmond. And then to tell us about IgE mediated food allergies is Dr. Benjamin Prince who is also an allergist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: DEFINE IgE-mediated food allergy and review risk factors for its development; and DEFINE anaphylaxis and demonstrate the proper technique for using an epinephrine auto-injector.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Food allergy signs and symptoms
  • Epidemiology of food allergies
  • Epinephrine auto-injectors

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 Teaches on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Teaches on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Joining our moderator to tell us all about transcatheter aortic valve replacement is cardiologist and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine from the Ohio State University, Dr. Scott Lilly.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: UNDERSTAND the origin of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and how it compares to surgical valve replacement; and IDENTIFY patients appropriate for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Advantages of TAVR
  • Patient selection for TAVR
  • What patients should expect during and after the TAVR procedure
  • Exercise and activities after TAVR
  • TAVRs and metal detectors
  • TAVRs and pacemakers

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 Influenza On CME Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Influenza On CME Webcast. This year’s flu season has already started and just about every physician in the United States will be encountering influenza directly or indirectly in their clinical practices. Joining our moderator, Dr. Jim Allen, in the studio to update you on influenza is infectious disease specialist and Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Dr. Mohammad Mahdee Sobhanie.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: REVIEW the different influenza vaccination strategies, and which influenza vaccine is appropriate for a specific patient population; and REVIEW the literature surrounding influenza treatment, infection control and post
exposure prophylaxis.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Why is influenza different than other common respiratory viruses?
  • New treatments for influenza
  • Flu myths

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 Teaches On Vaccine Preventable Diseases

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Teaches On Vaccine Preventable Diseases. On this webcast, we are going to re-acquaint you with some diseases that 40 years ago, physicians expected to be eradicated. In many cases, these disease are not only not eradicated but they are increasing in incidence. Joining our moderator in the studio is infectious disease specialist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics from the Ohio State University, Dr. Matthew Washam.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: RECOGNIZE the clinical presentation of measles, mumps, and hepatitis A infection; and UNDERSTAND how to interpret testing results for measles, mumps, and hepatitis A virus.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Measles in the United States
  • Vaccine effectiveness
  • Autism and vaccines
  • Egg allergy and the MMR vaccine

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 Headache on On-line CME Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Headache on On-line CME Webcast. Today, we have a much better understanding of what causes headache and we have much more effective and safer treatments for migraine. Joining our moderator, Dr. Jim Allen, to tell us all about headache is Assistant Professor of Neurology, Dr. Kevin Weber.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: RECOGNIZE the different types of migraine; and DESCRIBE the therapies for adult and pediatric migraine.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Common causes of headache
  • Diagnostic approach to the patient with headache
  • When to consult a headache specialist
  • Quantifying headache

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.