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CME Webcast Teaches on Cardiac Risk Assessment

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CME Webcast Teaches on Cardiac Risk Assessment.  This talk will focus on a review of guideline-based risk assessment for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. We will define risk severity for both primary and secondary prevention with the help of some risk calculator tools. We will define risk-enhancing factors for cardiovascular disease and their appropriate utilization, with special focus on coronary artery calcium score and lipoprotein(a).

Back in 1948, there were only a couple of fairly ineffective antihypertensive drugs and there were no drugs to treat high cholesterol. But today, we have extremely effective medications to treat both high blood pressure and high cholesterol in order to reduce the chances of cardiovascular disease. But which patients should be treated and how aggressively should they be treated? Fortunately, we have solid evidence-based answers to those questions and today, we are going to explore the tools that every primary care provider can use for every adult patient to prevent cardiovascular disease. We’re pleased to welcome cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Dr. Benjamin Romer.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

Understand guideline-based risk assessment for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Be able to utilize risk calculators and understand risk-enhancing factors to best define risk

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • When to begin cardiovascular risk assessment in your patients
  • Harnessing the electronic medical record for cardiovascular risk assessment
  • Use of cardiovascular risk assessment for medication de-escalation
  • Statin dosing
  • Lipoprotein(a) testing
  • When to order Hs-CRP
  • Treatment of elevated levels of Hs-CRP
  • Role of the routine EKG in cardiovascular risk assessment

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.

Learn About Suicide Risk Assessment and Response in Primary Care

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Suicide Risk Assessment and Response in Primary Care on webcast. Nearly every primary care physician has had a patient die from suicide. But there is something that all of us can do about it. We can better identify our patients at risk for suicide and we can more effectively talk with our patients about suicide. On this CME webcast, we’re going to be discussing suicide risk assessment and response in primary care. We’d like to welcome our guests. Clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Craig Bryan. And also clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Justin Baker.

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 how items from the Suicide Cognitions Scale-Revised can improve the accuracy of suicide risk screening and assessment; and identify the components of crisis response planning for suicide prevention.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • ‘Red flags’ for emergency care
  • When to refer outpatients
  • What to look for when referring a patient to a mental health professional
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

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 Suicide Risk Assessment on Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Suicide Risk Assessment on Webcast. On this CME webcast, we are going to be discussing the assessment of suicide to give you the tools you need to recognize suicide risks so that you can direct patients to psychiatric care that can save their lives. Joining us in the studio is Professor and Vice Chairman of Department of Psychiatry from the Ohio State University, Dr. Eileen Ryan.

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 major risk factors and warning signs for suicide; and assess patients for suicidal risk.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Epidemiology of suicide
  • Suicide assessment tools
  • Medical hold for suicidal patients
  • Resources for physicians in outpatient settings
  • Overview of the treatment approach to suicidal patients
  • Time course for SSRI effectiveness

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.