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Physicians Learn About Pharmacy Phacts: Updates in Medications

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Physicians Learn About Pharmacy Phacts: Updates in Medications. This webcast will discuss Pharmacy Phacts: Updates in Medications. This presentation will include a potpourri of recent updates to pharmaceutics. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about several new medications to the US market for ADHD and female urinary tract infections. The presenter will also discuss results of research conducted on existing medications and safety concerns. Finally, the presenter will include tips to provide therapies affordably to patients.

A couple of years ago, one of Dr. Jing-Jing Mao’s collaborating clinical pharmacists started sending out a newsletter called “Pharmacy Phacts”. In this newsletter, she would communicate a variety of pharmacy related updates. They would range anywhere from new medication and vaccine approvals, to new safety alerts, or interactions.

Jing-Jing has found these newsletters immensely helpful to update my practice so we’ve invited the author to the program to share her knowledge with you. We’re excited to introduce Dr. Cheryl Maslouski. Cheryl is a Doctor of Pharmacy, and is a board certified Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist with over 3 decades of experience. Dr Mao have had the pleasure of working with Cheryl at the Ohio State-Nationwide Children’s Med-Peds Primary care residency clinic where she collaborates on patient care and teaches medical and pharmacy residents.

Today Cheryl will be sharing a sampling of her knowledge including several new medications for ADHD, practical applications for asthma guideline updates, medication affordability tips, and safety concerns.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Discuss two new medicines for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD).
  • List two new treatments for infectious diseases.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • The Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
  • Medication Cost

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.

Physicians Learn About Approach to Chronic Diarrhea

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Physicians Learn About Approach to Chronic Diarrhea. This webcast will discuss Approach to Chronic Diarrhea. This presentation will provide a structured approach to evaluating chronic diarrhea, emphasizing the importance of a thorough history to help identify and differentiate between potential causes. Learners will review key elements of the diagnostic workup that can help rule out organic disease in over 95% of patients. The session will also cover common treatment options tailored to functional diarrhea.

Loose or watery stool lasting more than 4 weeks affects up to 5% of the adult population. That means 1 out of 20 patients could be struggling with Chronic diarrhea. And even if it’s not life threatening, chronic diarrhea can disrupt the lives of patients causing them to miss work, withdraw from social events, and decrease their quality of life. We know that the causes are diverse ranging from functional conditions to cancer. So how should we approach a patient reporting chronic diarrhea? To help guide us through this question, we’ve invited one of Ohio State University’s Gastroenterology experts. We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Dr Jennifer Behzadi.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Identify key elements of the clinic history and workup that help classify and identify the causes of chronic diarrhea.
  •  Recognize appropriate medication options and when to consider initiating specific therapies based on suspected etiology.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Threshold for Workup
  • Colonoscopy
  • Supplements
  • Antibiotics

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 Physicians About Advances in Liver Disease

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Webcast Teaches Physicians About Advances in Liver Disease. Last summer, experts from around the world worked together to rename Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease into Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease or MASLD. And earlier this year at the end of March 2024, the FDA approved the first drug to treat MASLD. Meanwhile another promising agent is already in the pipeline, currently undergoing phase 3 clinical trials.

To share more about the advances in some of the most common liver conditions including MASLD, autoimmune hepatitis, and Hepatocellular carcinoma, We’ve invited one of Ohio State University’s Transplant Hepatology experts. We are pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Dr Vivek Mendiratta.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand steatotic liver disease including diagnosis, management, and pharmacologic treatment options.
  • Learn about the newest advances in hepatocellular carcinoma including the role of combination therapy, novel biomarkers, and liver transplantation.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Treatment & Monitoring
  • Weight Loss
  • Liver Transplantation

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 Physicians About Acupuncture

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Experts Teach Physicians About Acupuncture. While patients’ appetite for complementary and alternative medicine has increased, many of these modalities are not taught in medical school. Acupuncture has been practiced in China for nearly 3 millennia. In a few decades the practice has spread worldwide. Yet, how does Acupuncture work? What conditions can acupuncture treat? And how can we find skilled acupuncture practitioners?

For these questions and more, we’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s Integrative Medicine experts. Welcome Dr David Wang who trained as a physician and as a scientist in China. He practiced medicine in Beijing prior to moving to the United States where he has been practicing acupuncture since 1995. He has been a faculty member at Ohio State University Center for Integrative Medicine now since 2005 and is nationally recognized and active in multiple Traditional Chinese Medicine professional organizations. Alongside David, we have Dr Linda Chun, who is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine. She serves as the program director of Ohio State University’s Integrative Medicine Fellowship.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • To identify the primary conditions that acupuncture may address.
  • To understand the contraindications associated with acupuncture
  • Present evidence for acupuncture for common conditions.
  • Discuss when to consider acupuncture and how to find an acupuncturist for your patient.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Training
  • Children
  • Referrals
  • Dry Needling
  • Duration
  • Additional Modalities

    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 What Physicians Need To Know About Human Trafficking

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    OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn What Physicians Need To Know About Human Trafficking. On this webcast, we’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s experts to teach us what healthcare professionals needs to know about human trafficking. Hannah Parks is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Doctor of Nursing Practice at Ohio State University and a member of our MedNet programing committee. She has previously worked with human trafficking organizations and survivors in both Southeast Asia and the United States. We’re pleased to invite back to the program Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Dr. Jamie Macklin. Jamie practices adult and pediatric hospital medicine and serves as the chief of internal medicine at OSU East Hospital and has clinical interests in human trafficking.

    What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

    • Adopt trauma-informed care practices with patients to promote cultures of healing and empowerment
    • Identify potential barriers for self-identification when those in the life of human trafficking seek medical care
    • Become familiar with potential “red-flags” and presentations to the healthcare system by those in the life of human trafficking
    • Diagnose acute and chronic medical issues that human trafficking survivors may develop as a result of their exploitation
    • Understand the danger assessment of clinical situations and when mandated reporting is warranted
    • Recognize national resources available to assist human trafficking survivors

    You’ll also learn about the following:

    • Terminology
    • Hotline
    • Safety Planning
    • Exploitation

    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.