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Learn About Pulmonary Function Testing and Office Based Spirometry on Webcast

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Learn About Pulmonary Function Testing and Office Based Spirometry on Webcast. This webcast will discuss Pulmonary Function Testing & Office Based Spirometry. In the first half of the program, learners will gain an understanding of the key updates in the 2022 ATS/ERS pulmonary function test (PFT) guidelines. We will discuss how these revisions differ from the 2005 standards in areas such as test interpretation, reference values, and diagnostic criteria. In the second half viewers should expect to learn key updates in PFT interpretation, including the impact of the new reference standards and revised criteria for classifying severity of impairments and bronchodilator responsiveness. Learners will also appreciate common physiologic impairments on PFTs and develop an approach to interpreting PFTs.

Pulmonary Function Testing can be a useful way to detect and monitor disease. So on this program, we have invited two Ohio State University’s Pulmonary experts to teach us how to interpret PFTs and recent updates to PFT interpretation including the 2022 American Thoracic Society & European Respiratory Society joint guidelines. First, we’d like to welcome Dr Matthew Huang, who is an Assistant Professor of Pulmonary & Critical Care medicine who specializes in treating Asthma and COPD.  Second, we have Dr Gennie Wang joining us. She is the Medical Director of the Pulmonary Function Testing Lab at Ohio State and a clinician-scientist studying Women’s lung health disparities.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • To understand common physiologic impairments on PFTs.
  • To develop an approach to interpreting PFTs.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Indications
  • Spirometry vs PFTs
  • 2022 Updates
  • Accurate PFTs

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.

Experts Teach on Common Office Procedures

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Experts Teach on Common Office Procedures. Some of the most commonly performed in-office procedures involve the skin and the joints. Our skin is the largest organ in the body, so it’s no surprise that dermatologic complaints are also one of the most common reasons for a doctor’s visit. Many skin lesions such as warts or skin tags may be easily treated in the office. Some skin lesions, that are not readily diagnosed by physical exam, may benefit from biopsy. Procedures such as cryosurgery and skin biopsy are simple, common and extremely useful tools in the primary care arsenal to diagnose and treat skin conditions. On this webcast, we will review these two dermatologic procedures Cryosurgery and Skin biopsy so you, our viewers can perform these in your practice.

To share their expertise, We’ve invited two Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s primary care experts. Dr. Bethany Panchal is an Associate Professor of Family medicine who is very experienced at teaching physicians since she serves as the program director for Ohio State’s Family Medicine Residency Program. She’ll be covering Cryosurgery. Dr. Mary Meier is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and will cover skin biopsies. Beth & Mary, welcome to MedNet.

While we won’t be able to cover every office-based procedures that a primary care physician may perform, another important and common procedure is the joint injection. Joint injections historically were used not only to treat joint pain but also to diagnose joint effusions. On this program, We’re also delighted to invite back to the program Dr. Larry Nolan who is a primary care sports medicine physician at Ohio State and specializes in non-surgical approaches to musculoskeletal complaints.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Learn the indications for which cryosurgery can be applied.
  • Demonstrate techniques for using cryosurgery on different skin conditions.
  • Understand when to perform a punch biopsy based on the indications and contraindications to the procedure.
  • Understand when to perform a shave biopsy based on the indications and contraindications to the procedure.
  • Understand the different skin procedures performed in the office for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons and their indications
  • Understand the common injection techniques performed in the outpatient setting.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Timing
  • Indications
  • Anesthetic

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.

Webcast Teaches on Pulmonary Function Tests and Office Spirometry

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Webcast Teaches on Pulmonary Function Tests and Office Spirometry. Probably the most important tests we use in evaluating and managing lung disease are pulmonary function tests and particularly, spirometry. In the past, PFTs were relegated to the hospital pulmonary function lab and they were usually interpreted by pulmonologists. But today, the availability of inexpensive office spirometers has led to many primary care physicians performing spirometry in their own offices and doing their own interpretations. The focus of today’s webcast is going to be on how to perform and interpret office spirometry. We’ll be covering all of the information that we require at our own hospital for credentialing non-pulmonologists to do spirometry. And then, we’ll finish up with a look at some of the other pulmonary function tests that you can order from full-service pulmonary labs.

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

  • Understand the indications for office spirometry
  • Understand the definitions of obstruction
  • Recognize common errors with data entry and performance of testing
  • Recognize common flow volume loop patterns
  • Understand the clinical significance of restriction and a low diffusing capacity

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 Webcast Discusses Common Office Procedures

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 On-line Webcast Discusses Common Office Procedures. This CME webcast has been designed to standardize the techniques used by physicians at our hospital who seek office procedure credentials and it will also help you to keep up to date with your own procedural skills. Joining our moderator today to discuss office dermatologic procedures are Associate Professor of Family Medicine Dr. Bethany Panchal and Associate Professor of Family Medicine Dr. Kristen Rundell. And then to discuss office joint injections and aspirations is Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Dr. Larry Nolan.

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 different skin procedures performed in the office for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons and their indications; DESCRIBE risks, benefits and complications for each procedure; and UNDERSTAND the indications and proper technique for common musculoskeletal injections in the office for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Common Dermatologic Office Procedures
  • Incorporating dermatology telemedicine into the primary care practice
  • Common Orthopedic Office Procedures
  • How frequently cryosurgery be repeated
  • Approach to moles
  • Steroid choice and dosage
  • Frequency of repeat injections

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.