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Learn About Assessing and Addressing Complex Pain on Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Assessing and Addressing Complex Pain on Webcast. Treatment of pain is just as old as these theories. The first signs of opium cultivation date back to 5,000 BCE. As the Buddhists say, “pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.” Here to teach us how to evaluate complex pain and make suffering optional is Dr Sarah Ehrman. Dr Ehrman is an Assistant Professor of Palliative Medicine 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:

  • Diagnose major components of complex pain
  • Identify appropriate treatments for complex pain

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Palliative Care and Treating Pain
  • Substance Use Disorder
  • Mood & Pain
  • THC

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.

CME Webcast Discusses Hip Problems

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Discusses Hip Problems. For this webcast special tribute webcast, we’ll be learning about common hip disorders from two of Ohio State University’s Sports Medicine experts. We’re excited to introduce Dr William Kelton Vasileff Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Hip preservation expert. And Dr Stephanie Di Stasi, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Sports medicine researcher.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand basics of hip pain- hip osteoarthritis, impingement, and gluteal tendon pathology.
  • Presentation, history, physical exam, imaging.
  • Understand basic treatment options for hip OA, FAI and GTPS.
  • Understand the movement features that distinguish GTPS vs OA
  • Articulate common posture and movement features that increase load to the anterior hip joint

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Causes of Hip Pain
  • Posture & Position
  • When to refer
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recovery

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 Monkeypox on CME Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Monkeypox on CME Webcast. Over the past few months, cases have spread like wild-fire across large swathes of the globe. Now, there are over 16,000 cases across 74 countries. Just last week, the World Health Organization declared Monkeypox a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern”.

So here at MedNet, we wanted to bring you the most up to date information about Monkeypox. Joining us in this special edition webcast, we have two of Ohio State University’s experts. We’re pleased to introduce Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and Medical Director of Epidemiology Dr Christina Liscynesky and Infectious Diseases Chief fellow Dr Leama Ajaka.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand history and transmission of Monkeypox
  • Increase provider’s level of comfort with recognizing and managing monkeypox
  • Raise awareness of vaccination strategies in order to limit spread of monkeypox

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Monkeypox Transmission
  • Testing
  • Vaccine & Treatment

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 Diabetic Retinopathy

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Webcast Teaches on Diabetic Retinopathy. Low vision is a top 10 cause of disability in the United States with diabetic retinopathy being the leading cause of blindness in adults. Most concerning is that 90% of Diabetes-related blindness is preventable. Here to educate us on the epidemiology, pathology and treatment of Diabetic retinopathy are two of Ohio State University’s Retinal specialists. I am pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Dr Irina Livshitz & Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Dr Fatoumata Yanoga.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

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

  • Understand the epidemiology and pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy
  • Discuss diabetic retinopathy disease as an serious public health problem
  • Identify the risk factors for diabetic retinopathy
  • Describe diabetic retinopathy classification
  • Discuss the medical and surgical treatment of diabetic retinopathy
  • Describe how vision loss can be prevented

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Development of Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Pregnancy and Retinopathy
  • Glucose level and retinopathy risk

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 Discusses Guidelines for the Sidelines: Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in Sports

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Webcast Discusses Guidelines for the Sidelines: Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in Sports. Sports injuries lead to not only time away from sport but also missed school, missed work, medical expenses and sometimes lasting residual effects. In the United States alone, there are approximately 8.6 million sports and recreation related injuries each year. Over a third of these injuries land in the emergency room and half are seen in for doctor’s office—that makes sports-related injuries one of the most common types of acute visits. So, here to teach us about the most common forms of acute musculoskeletal sports injuries on the sidelines and how to manage them are two of Ohio State University’s Sports Medicine experts. We’re pleased to introduce Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Dr Timothy Miller and Associate Professor of Family Medicine & Sports Medicine Dr Bryant Walrod.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

  • Learners will understand the most effective reduction maneuvers for treating acute shoulder (glenohumeral joint) dislocations.
  • Learners will be able to understand the common causes of an acute knee effusion following a sports related knee injury.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Which sports have the most injuries
  • Which sports require a physician present on the sideline

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.