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Learn About Dementia on Continuing Medical Education Webcast

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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.

Online Webcast Teaches on Medical Therapy for Obesity

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Online Webcast Teaches on Medical Therapy for Obesity. The past decade, we’ve seen several new medications receive FDA approval for weight loss and some of them even have known cardiac benefits. So, to give us the updates on the currently approved medical treatment options for obesity is one of Ohio State University’s experts. Dr Benjamin O’donnell specializes in treating patients with obesity and is an Associate Professor of Endocrinology.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

Gain a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying weight control and how to approach lifestyle changes to lead to weight loss.
Understand which patients will qualify for medications or endoscopic therapies and the relative risk/benefit of each option.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Goals of Treatment
  • Duration of Therapy
  • Stacking Meds
  • Medication Selection
  • Off Label Meds

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.

How to View a MedNet21 Webcast

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Here’s how to view an OSU MedNet21 Webcast.

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First, navigate to our website here: https://ccme.osu.edu/

Then, log into your CCME account at the top of the page.

On the new page that appears, insert the email and password for your account. If you don’t remember your password, you can reset it by clicking the link to Forgot your password.

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Next, click the MedNet21 Webcasts from the Online CME drop-down menu.

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On the new page that appears, scroll download the page and click on the link for the webcast you would like to see. You can always find new webcasts on this page.

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Scroll down once the webcast page appears.  Click on the View Webcast button.

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You should see a window appear with a play button.  Click on the play button to watch the webcast.

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The webcast should start playing.

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To view or download presentation handouts, navigate back to the webcast page and click on the download button for the file that you would like download.

Racism and Racial Bias in Medicine – 2    (This handout is two slides per page in black and white.)

Racism and Racial Bias in Medicine – 4   (This handout is four slides per page in black and white.)

Racism and Racial Bias in Medicine – 2 color (This handout is two slides per page in color.)

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Once you finish watching the webcast, navigate back to the webcast page to take the post-test by clicking the Take Post-test button.  You’ll need to earn at least 80% to pass the post-test to earn your CME credits/MOC points.

CME Webcast Teaches on Medical Errors: Causes and Prevention

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Teaches on Medical Errors: Causes and Prevention. If a painter or a plumber makes an error, it is annoying. But if doctor of a nurse makes an error, it can be deadly. Fortunately, by creating systems of medical care and promoting a culture of safety, many and maybe even most medical errors can be avoided. On this CME Webcast, we’re going to take a close look at medical errors: why they occur and what we can all do to prevent them. Joining our moderator in the studio is Associate Professor of Surgery and the Associate Chief Quality Officer for Perioperative Services at the Ohio State University, Dr. David Renton.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: DEFINE and discuss different types of medical errors; and DISCUSS different options for preventing medical errors.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Failure of the individual versus failure of a system
  • Just culture
  • Root cause analysis
  • Event reporting systems
  • The problem with verbal orders
  • The Joint Commission and medical errors
  • Reducing ventilator-associated infections
  • Medical error disclosure
  • Electronic medical records and medical errors

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 the Medical Management of Heart Failure on CME Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About the Medical Management of Heart Failure on CME Webcast. Heart failure is an indiscriminate villain and can attack the rich and the poor, man or woman, old or young. But the good news is that we have better medical treatments for heart failure than ever before. On this CME Webcast, we’re going to update you about them. Joining our moderator in the studio are two heart failure cardiologists from the Ohio State University. Dr. Ajay Vallakati is an Assistant Professor and Dr. Brent Lampert is an Associate Professor, both from the Department of Internal 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 mechanism of action and indications for sacubitril-valsartan; UNDERSTAND the mechanism of action and indications for ivabradine; DISCUSS the pharmacological management of heart failure; and RECOGNIZE new heart failure therapies including sacubitril-valsartan and ivabradine as well as understand their role in treating heart failure.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • New medications to treat heart failure
  • Selecting an ACE inhibitor
  • Selecting a diuretic
  • Diastolic versus systolic heart failure treatment
  • Counseling patients about sodium and fluid intake
  • When to place an automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator
  • Follow-up testing of patients with heart failure

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.