Learn About Dementia on Continuing Medical Education Webcast

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Dementia on Continuing Medical Education Webcast. Currently, dementia is the 7th leading cause of death worldwide. There is no known cure so management can be quite challenging. To discuss this disease, We’ve invited two of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s dementia experts. We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Neurology Dr. Soumya Bouchachi who specializes in treating Alzheimer’s and other dementias. And Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Dr. Guibin Li. Guibin is a Geriatrician who founded the Cognitive Assessment Clinic at OSU and serves as the Geriatrics fellowship Director.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • How to assess a patient with cognitive impairment.
  • How to recognize the most common causes of dementia.
  • Be familiar with nonpharmacologic interventions for management of dementia and understand how to manage non-cognitive symptoms in patients with dementia.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Prognosis
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Social Supports
  • Diagnosis
  • Genetic Testing
  • Prevention

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.

On-line Education Teaches Physicians About Multiple Sclerosis

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 On-line Education Teaches Physicians About Multiple Sclerosis. Over the past 25 years, there have been dramatic new developments in how we treat multiple sclerosis and this is giving hope to patients who on the past had very few options. Here today to bring us up to date on the latest developments in multiple sclerosis is the Chairman of the OSU Department of Neurology, Dr. Benjamin Segal.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: LEARN about the typicalclinical course of multiple sclerosis and disease modifying treatments; and LEARN about our current understanding of the pathogenesis of MS.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Common signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis
  • Current concepts in multiple sclerosis treatment

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.

On-line Education Teaches Physicians About Interstitial Lung Disease

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 On-line Education Teaches Physicians About Interstitial Lung Disease. Once each year, I exercise moderator’s privileges and serve as both host and presenter and so today, I’m going to be talking about a topic that is important to me, namely interstitial lung disease.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: IDENTIFY patients with undiagnosed interstitial lung disease based on clinical, radiographic, and pulmonary function test presentations; DISTINGUISH idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from other common interstitial diseases based on radiographic and pathologic findings; and DESCRIBE the initial management of common interstitial lung diseases including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, non-specific interstitial pneumonitis,
hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and sarcoidosis.

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.

On-line Education Series Teaches On Common Poisonings

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 On-line Education Series Teaches On Common Poisonings. The American Association of Poison Control Centers manages a 24-hour hotline that is staffed by healthcare professionals with training in toxicology. Each year, U.S. poision control centers get more than 2 million calls about poison exposures, that works out to 1 poisoning every 15 seconds. Although poisonings still are most common in children between the ages of 1 and 3 years old, poisonings can and do occur in people of all ages. Therefore, it is important for all physicians who provide clinical care to patients to be familiar with the common causes of poisoning. Joining our webcast today to update you about poisoning is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Jennifer Yee.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: IDENTIFY potential GI decontamination methods and indications; and IDENTIFY life-threatening toxicologic ingestions.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Common causes of poisonings
  • Use and limitations of the tox screen
  • www.webPOISONcontrol.org
  • Laundry detergent pod ingestion
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning

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.

On-line Education Webcast Teaches Physicians About Sarcoidosis

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 On-line Education Webcast Teaches Physicians About Sarcoidosis. On this CME webcast, we’re going to update you about the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis.

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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 how to distinguish sarcoidosis from other granulomatous disorders; DESCRIBE basic concepts relating to the treatment of sarcoidosis; EXPLAIN clinical presentation, basic histology and epidemiology of sarcoidosis; and UNDERSTAND the diagnostic criteria and the differential diagnoses for sarcoidosis.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Organ involvement and treatment selection
  • Administration and dosing of methotrexate
  • Angiotensin Converting Enzyme levels (ACE)

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.