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Experts Discuss Inpatient Management of Diabetes on CME Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Experts Discuss Inpatient Management of Diabetes on CME Webcast. In the 100 years since the discovery of insulin by Banting and Best, insulin remains the cornerstone of treatment for diabetes but we now have better formulations of insulin as well as new oral diabetes medications that are improving the lives of diabetics like never before. But when patients with diabetes are admitted to the hospital with medical or surgical conditions, the management of diabetes can become complicated. On this CME webcast, we are going to show you the management strategies that you can use for your inpatients with diabetes to ensure the best outcomes. Let me welcome my guests. Dr. Kathleen Dungan is an endocrinologist and Professor of Internal Medicine from the Ohio State University. And Dr. Roger Harty is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, also from the Division of Endocrinology.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: describe the scope of hyperglycemia in the hospital and rationale for glucose control; illustrate management strategies based upon illness severity and other clinical characteristics; describe methods for determining inpatient insulin dosing; and provide an overview of discharge considerations for patients with diabetes in the inpatient setting.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Critical illness and diabetes control
  • Risks of hypoglycemia

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 Discusses Evaluation of the Inpatient With Anemia

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Discusses Evaluation of the Inpatient With Anemia.  On this CME webcast, we are going to help you diagnose and treat the common causes of anemia you encounter during inpatient practice but really, a lot of this information is going to apply to outpatients as well. Joining our moderator is hematologist and Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine from the Ohio State University, Dr. Camila Masias.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: Classify anemias according to their reticulocyte count and mean corpuscular volume; and determine the appropriate diagnostic workup required to identify the cause of anemia.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • The most common causes of anemia in inpatients
  • Initial approach in the evaluation of anemia
  • Interpretation of ferritin in the setting of inflammatory diseases
  • Causes of iron malabsorption
  • When to do a bone marrow biopsy
  • Management of iron deficiency from heavy menstrual periods
  • Time to resolution of anemia after starting appropriate 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.

Get the Latest Information on Medical Marijuana with On-line Education

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Get the Latest Information on Medical Marijuana with On-line Education. One of the most recent states to legalize medical marijuana is Ohio where a new medical marijuana law went into effect earlier this month. But it is not without controversy, however. And it is really difficult to find objective, scientific data on the medicinal effects of marijuana. On this CME webcast, we’ve brought in two of the Ohio State University’s top experts on marijuana to give us an unbiased review of medical marijuana and we’re going to frame the discussion in the context of Ohio’s new medical marijuana law. To review the pharmacology of marijuana, palliative medicine clinical pharmacist, and to tell us more about the medical uses of marijuana is Professor of Internal Medicine and the long-standing chairman of the OSU Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, Dr. Harrison Weed.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: UNDERSTAND the currently accepted appropriate uses of medical marijuana; and UNDERSTAND the potential
adverse consequences of medical marijuana.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Current pharmacologic uses of cannabinoids
  • Medicinal properties of marijuana
  • Hemp versus marijuana
  • The Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS)
  • Hospital approaches to inpatient use of medical marijuana
  • Purity testing and labeling

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 CME Education Covers Case Studies in Palliative Medicine

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 On-line CME Education Covers Case Studies in Palliative Medicine. On this CME webcast, we’re going to explore the breadth of palliative care and how you can use the principles of palliative medicine in your own practice. Let me welcome our guests today. Dr. Seuli Brill is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine from the Division of General Internal Medicine here at the Ohio State University. And Dr. Todd Barrett is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine from the OSU Division of Palliative Medicine.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: UNDERSTAND the difference between palliative care and hospice; OBTAIN tools to identify ethical dilemmas and how to begin goals of care conversations; IDENTIFY the generalist’s role in palliative medicine in patients across the chronic disease trajectory (sub-clinical, symptomatic, and end-stage); and DEVELOP systematic strategies for serious illness communication (Advance Care Planning) in primary care for healthy, sick, and dying patients.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Whether palliative medicine is just for cancer
  • Hospice versus palliative medicine
  • Estimating life expectancy
  • Working palliative medicine discussions into a busy office practice
  • Obligations of the hospice physician of record
  • Inpatient hospice versus outpatient hospice versus respite care

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.