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Learn the Latest About Common Spine Disorders on Webcast

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn the Latest About Common Spine Disorders on Webcast. Today on MedNet21, we are going to show you just how far spine surgery has come. Joining our moderator in the studio is Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and the residency program director in the Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Andrew Grossbach.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Identify presenting symptoms common to lumbar stenosis
  • Identify presenting symptoms common to cervical stenosis

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Minimally invasive spine surgery techniques
  • Robotics and spine surgery
  • Artificial intelligence and pre-operative planning
  • Initial imaging of spine disorders
  • Surgical decision making in spinal and foraminal stenosis
  • Osteoporosis and spine surgery
  • Obesity and spine surgery
  • Activities and exercise in the post-op period
  • Initial assessment of the sports-related back injury

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 Latest About Prostate Cancer Screening on CME Webcast

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn Latest About Prostate Cancer Screening on CME Webcast. Practicing here in the United States, 1 out of every 8 men will have prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is deadly too. It is the 2nd most common cause of cancer death in men after lung cancer. So, clinicians need to know when and how to screen for this very common form of cancer. To teach us about this important topic, We’ve invited one of Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital’s Urologic oncology experts. We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Urology Dr Shawn Dason.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand the rationale, benefits, and harms of prostate cancer screening.
  • Have an approach for prostate cancer screening in a primary care setting

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • False Positives
  • Sensitivity
  • Frequency of screening
  • Types of Screening
  • 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.

Learn About Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Updates

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn About Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Updates on webcast. Our knowledge of COVID-19 continues to evolve, just as the virus continues to mutate. On April 19, 2023, the CDC and FDA changed their guidance on COVID-19 vaccines. To update us on the latest COVID-19 vaccine data and guidance, WE’ve invited two experts. Emily Vrontos is a Doctor of Pharmacy at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and serves as the Lead specialty practice pharmacist for the Department of Family and Community Medicine. We also have Dr Matthew Washam, an Assistant professor of Pediatrics at Ohio State who practices as a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and is also the Chief of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention there.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

  • Review data supporting COVID-19 vaccination in children and adults
  • Provide an overview of the current CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in children and adults
  • Discuss frequently encountered questions surrounding COVID-19 vaccination in children and adults

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Recommendations
  • Future
  • Waning Immunity
  • Vaccine vs Natural Immunity
  • Efficacy
  • Side Effects

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 Our Latest Updates on COVID-19

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014Get Our Latest Updates on COVID-19 on CME Webcast. We’re now two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and a lot has changed since our previous COVID programs on MedNet. On this webcast, we’re going to bring you up to date about developments in managing the infection and about keeping your patients and your community safe. First, Jim Allen will review the current epidemiology of COVID. Next, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine from the Division of Infectious Disease, Dr. Michael Haden will tell us about the latest on vaccines. Then, Professor of Family Medicine, Dr. Randy Wexler will update us on outpatient treatment and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine from the Division of Hospital Medicine, Dr. Dustin Chase will update us on inpatient treatment. Finally, our moderator will review travel precautions in the era of COVID.

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: interpret common epidemiologic datasets used for COVID-19; advise patients about the indications, risks, and benefits of COVID-19 vaccinations; manage outpatients with COVID-19; be familiar with inpatient treatment of patients with COVID-19; advise patients about travel precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 the Latest About Type 1 Diabetes on Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Viewers will learn the Latest About Type 1 Diabetes on this webcast. To discuss the topic, we’re joined Dr. Kathleen Wyne, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, and Dr. Elizabeth Buschur, Assistant Professor of Medicine in 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: review epidemiology of T1D; understand diagnosis of T1D; describe management of T1D with insulin (basal and bolus); and understand special management for unique populations of T1D.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Percentage of patients using continuous glucose monitors
  • Concept of time in range for blood glucose
  • Antibody testing for PCPs
  • GLP1 agonists or SGLT2 inhibitors for patients with type 1 diabetes
  • Challenges of transitions of care
  • Basic recommendations for best patients for insulin pumps or continuous glucose monitors

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.