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Online Webcast Teaches on Food as Medicine

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Online Webcast Teaches on Food as Medicine.  This webcast will go over the current obesity epidemiology and trends. Then presenters will use lifestyle and obesity approaches and discuss components of a healthiest diet and framework for approaching nutrition.

For this program, we’re excited to introduce two experts who will share evidence-based insights into how we can use food and nutrition to improve patients’ health. Dr Allison Rhodes is a board-certified Internist and Obesity Medicine specialist and uses her skills to partner with patients to achieving their weight goals as well as control of their chronic conditions. She also does research in obesity medicine and is a frequently invited speaker. Our other guest is Dr. Kimberly Tartaglia who is a Professor of Internal Medicine and renown educator. More recently, she has developed a special interest in Lifestyle Medicine so in addition to practicing Hospital Medicine, she is now also board certified in Lifestyle Medicine and started and runs the inpatient Lifestyle Medicine service at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Identify contribution of diet to disease and mortality
  • Recall components of a healthiest diet​

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Food Insecurity
  • Patient Beliefs
  • Hospitalized Patients
  • Misconceptions
  • Routine Care

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Webcast Producer 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 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

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Expert Teaches on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine on webcast. This presentation provides a primer on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its uses in Medicine. It starts off with defining artificial intelligence, reviewing a brief history, and discussing different types of artificial intelligence. Then the webcast dives into how AI is used in healthcare including clinical and research applications. Finally, the presentation will also discuss pitfalls of AI. We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Dr. Andrew Srisuwananukorn. Andrew is a Hematologist by training and incorporates his informatics expertise to use machine learning for Hematology research.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand basic terminology of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI.
  • Understand selected pitfalls associated with seemingly high performing AI algorithms.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Terminology
  • Biases in AI
  • Regulation
  • Future of AI in Medicine

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Webcast Producer 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 Racism and Racial Bias in Medicine

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo CME Webcast Discusses Racism and Racial Bias in Medicine. For this webcast, we wanted to highlight the very important and overdue topic of Racism in Medicine. For this we’ve invited an expert from Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. We’d like to introduce Dr. Henry Young, who is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine. He is also the assistant dean of Diversity and Inclusion for Learners and the vice chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at OSU College of Medicine.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Review the history of Racism and Racial Bias in Medicine and how it still affects patient care to this day.
  • Describe racial correction among Clinical Guidelines and how it creates disparities.
  • Go through pathways forward to eliminate racial disparities.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Internal Bias
  • Clinical Environment
  • Discussing with Patients
  • Medical Calculators

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

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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.

Help Patients Prepare for Travel by Watching Travel Medicine Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Help Patients Prepare for Travel by Watching Travel Medicine Webcast. To discuss Travel Medicine and how best to address your patients health while traveling, We’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s experts. We’re pleased to introduce Associate Professor of Family Medicine Dr. Allison Macerollo who practices primary care and is a leader in medical education. And we also have Dr. Sharon Clark who is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine who practices both adult and pediatric hospital medicine. She has a special interest in global health and founded and directs the Global Health Interest Group at OSU Wexner Medical Center.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Identify the benefits and risks of travel abroad
  • Be able to provide travel advice to a wide range of travelers
  • Recognize that a returning traveler has additional risks than a person from the community.
  • Evaluate a returning traveler who is ill with an appropriate differential diagnosis and initial workup.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • International vs Domestic Travel
  • Travel Restrictions
  • Travel & Chronic Disease
  • Travel Vaccines
  • Emerging Infections

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.