Physicians Teach Learners About Buprenorphine Treatment

OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Physicians Teach Learners About Buprenorphine Treatment. Joining us in the studio today to discuss buprenorphine is Dr. Erin McKnight. She is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Ohio State University and is the medical director of the Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. And we also have Dr. Lucas McKnight who is a hospitalist, an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and also the Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Pediatrics Residency Program here at OSU.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Learn outpatient strategies for buprenorphine initiation to avoid precipitated withdrawal
  • Understand stabilization and outpatient long-term management
  • Acknowledge need for inpatient initiation of buprenorphine
  • Understand low dose buprenorphine initiation strategies

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Opioid use disorder demographics
  • The role of the hospitalist in treating opioid use disorder
  • Outpatient scheduling strategies
  • When to suspect opioid use disorder
  • Pregnancy and opioid use disorder treatment
  • When to refer
  • Parental notification and opioid use disorder treatment
  • Discharge planning after initiating buprenorphine as an inpatient

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.

Online Webcast Teaches Learners About Lifestyle Medicine

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Online Webcast Teaches Learners About Lifestyle Medicine. There is now a growing body of evidence that things like physical activity and nutrition can help a great variety of conditions such as hypothyroidism, cancer related fatigue, memory deficits, and mental health. So today, we’ve invited a special guest. Dr Kara Wada is a board certified Internist and Pediatrician at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center who specializes in Allergy and Immunology and is also board certified in a newer discipline, Lifestyle Medicine. On this webcast, Kara will take us through the tenets of lifestyle medicine, why lifestyle medicine matters, and key habits that can improve health.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand the continued evolution of humans and diseases
  • Outline and discuss the 6 Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Lifestyle Medicine Training & Practice
  • Conditions
  • Evidence Based Medicine
  • Long COVID

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.

Online Webcast Teaches Learners About Autism Spectrum Disorder

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Online Webcast Teaches Learners About Autism Spectrum Disorder. Today, the CDC estimates that 1 in 44 children in the United States has Autism Spectrum Disorder—making it quite common. This guarantees that all clinicians will treat patients with autism. So, clinicians caring for all ages can benefit from being familiar with Autism and the unique aspects of its care. To that end, we’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s experts in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Christopher Hanks is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine who founded and directs the Center for Autism Services and Transition. And Dr. Ashley Byrd is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry who specializes in treating patients with not only Autism Spectrum Disorder but also Intellectual & Developmental disabilities.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand behavioral manifestations and challenges in patients with autism
  • Learn of psychotherapeutic and medication management options for patients with co-morbid mental health concerns

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Therapies
  • Life Expectancy

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.

Learners Can Learn About Bipolar Disorder on Webcast

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learners Can Learn About Bipolar Disorder on Webcast. On this CME webcast, we’re going to get an update on bipolar disorder: what it is, how to diagnose it, and all of the new treatments that are improving the lives of tens of thousands of people. Our guests are Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Dr. Abigail Huff. And also Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Dr. Douglas Misquitta.

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: appreciate the role of depression in Bipolar Disorder; and understand treatment options for patients with Bipolar Disorder.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Epidemiology of bipolar disorder
  • Whether bipolar disorder is curable

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 Educates Learners on Lung Cancer Staging

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Educates Learners on Lung Cancer Staging. On this program, we’re going to update you on the approach to lung cancer staging. Joining on moderator is our lung cancer expert from the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Clinical Instructor of Internal Medicine, Dr. Jean Bustamante Alvarez.

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: RECOGNIZE the importance of lung cancer staging and the need for a multidisciplinary approach; and IDENTIFY the minimally necessary studies that will be necessary to stage a patient with lung cancer.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Racial disparities in lung cancer diagnosis and survival
  • Staging small cell lung cancer
  • Surgery versus stereotactic ablative radiotherapy
  • Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy
  • When PET-CT can miss lung cancer

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.