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Expert Teaches on Cardiac Arrhythmias Beyond Atrial Fibrillation

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Expert Teaches on Cardiac Arrhythmias Beyond Atrial Fibrillation. On this webcast, we will discuss other common cardiac arrhythmias. To do so, I’ve invited one of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Cardiology experts. I am pleased to introduce Electrophysiologist and Professor of Internal Medicine Dr Mahmoud Houmsse.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Recognize the importance of comprehensive evaluation of symptomatic cardiac tachyarrhythmia including history taking, ECG, Holter monitor and echocardiogram.
  • Recognize the appropriate management of cardiac tachyarrhythmia

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Referral

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.

Expert Teaches on Lymphedema

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Expert Teaches on Lymphedema. Although congenital lymphedema remains rare, other causes of lymphedema are increasingly common. Until recently, there was little to be done for patients with lymphedema other than compression garments but as we are going to see today, there are revolutionary new surgical techniques that are offering life-changing improvements in their conditions. Here in the studio to tell us about new treatments for lymphedema is Professor of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Roman Skoracki. Dr. Skoracki is the Division Chief of Oncologic Plastic Surgery at the Ohio State University and is also the Medical Director of the OSU Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Gain a greater appreciation for the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system
  • Understand treatment options for lymphedema, including conservative as well as surgical therapies for its’ treatment.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Common causes of lymphedema
  • Common symptoms and clinical consequences of lymphedema
  • Lymphedema therapists
  • Prevention recommendations for patients with lymphedema
  • Exercise and lymphedema

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.

Expert Teaches on Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Expert Teaches on Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Today hepatocellular carcinoma still remains one of the most deadly types of cancer. To discuss Hepatocellular carcinoma in more detail, we’ve invited one of Ohio State University’s experts. Dr. Lanla Conteh is an Associate Professor of Medicine, specializing in Transplant Hepatology. She directs the Hepatobiliary Tumor Program at OSU, and if that weren’t enough, she also researches Hepatocellular Carcinoma and disparities in patients with liver disease. On this webcast, she will be reviewing the epidemiology, treatment and prevention strategies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Recognize the increasing incidence of liver cancer
  • Recognize the importance of screening and introduce different treatment options available

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Causes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Screening for Liver Disease
  • Treating Hepatitis B
  • Referral

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.

Expert Teaches on Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Expert Teaches on Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors. In 1909 Swiss physician Theodor Kocher won the Nobel Prize for developing safer techniques for removing the thyroid, bringing down the thyroidectomy mortality rate to <1%. Now, thyroidectomies are primarily used to treat thyroid cancers. To discuss thyroid and parathyroid tumors and their workup and treatment, We have with us one of Ohio State University’s experts Dr Priya Dedhia. Dr Dedhia is an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology and specializes in Endocrine Surgeries.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Discuss management of thyroid nodules.
  • Determine need for parathyroidectomy in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Prognosis
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Elevated Calcium
  • Parathyroidectomy Age

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.

Expert Teaches on Peripheral Vascular Disease

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Expert Teaches on Peripheral Vascular Disease. In the United States today, the majority of amputations are done to treat complications of vascular disease such as from Diabetes. The good news is, recent research shows the rates of amputation in diabetic patients is decreasing. The true rate of Peripheral Arterial Disease is very difficult to assess since most patients are asymptomatic but the CDC estimates approximately 6.5 million Americans have Peripheral Arterial Disease. Here to discuss more about the pathophysiology of PAD as well as the variety of treatment options—which thankfully no longer hinge on amputation—is one of Ohio State University’s Vascular Surgery experts. We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery Dr. Kate Peng.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Identify the symptoms of Peripheral Arterial Disease.
  • Describe the management options for Peripheral Arterial Disease.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • PVD vs PAD
  • Women and PVD
  • Elevated ABI
  • Foot Care
  • Pharmacotherapy

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.