California End-of-Life Option Act

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

Catherine S. Forest, MD, MPH, Clinic Chief, Stanford Health Care at Los Altos, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine-Family Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine with Catherine S. Forest, MD, MPH California recently became the fifth state to legalize assisted suicide. The new law, called the End of Life Option Act, will become effective January 1, …

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Trauma Grand Rounds: The Not So Simple Ankle Fracture

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

  Julius A. Bishop, MD, Associate Residency Program Director, Stanford University School of Medicine, Ankle fractures are among the most common injuries treated by orthopedic surgeons. While straightforward management will lead to successful outcomes in many cases, some patients and some injuries are very challenging. This talk will address some of the difficult challenges in …

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Cardiology Case Conference

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

M. Kerala Serio, M.D. FACP, FACC, Cardiology Service Director, NMC; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF with M. Kerala Serio, MD 3 Different Patients with Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Requiring Non-Cardiac Surgery Dual antiplatelet therapy, DAPT, is prescribed to millions of patients worldwide following coronary artery stenting. A significant number of these patients undergo non-cardiac surgery. …

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PEDS Grand Rounds: Maternal-Fetal Microbiome

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

with Martha V. Douglas-Escobar, MD, FAAP Martha V. Douglas-Escobar, MD, FAAPNatividad Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Director Up to 90% of all disease can be traced in some way back to the gut and health of the microbiome; More than 10,000 different microbe species have been identified living in the human body; There are …

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Physician Leadership Academy: Facilitating Effective Teamwork

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

By Invitation Only:  Facilitating Effective Teamwork Equip yourself with the competencies necessary to facilitate change here at NMC. The program consists of skill-building workshops delivered by Advisory Board faculty across 2017 and 2018—each one designed to provide you with actionable tools to tackle every day challenges. The workshops are highly interactive, data-rich, and tailored around …

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Trauma Grand Rounds: Mass Casualty Triage

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

Millicent E. Wilson, MD, Emergency Medicine, Disaster Training Specialist – County of Los Angeles, EMS Agency presented by Millicent E. Wilson, MD Mass Casualty Incidents, or MCI’s, are a disturbing reality of today’s modern world. There are established best practices in this field, but most physicians are unfamiliar with the procedures. All healthcare professionals need …

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Trauma Journal Club

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

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By Invitation Only

The Frequency and Impact of Stress and Burnout and Other Factors Affecting Physician Attitudes, Behaviors, and Patient Care

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

Alan H. Rosenstein, MD, MBA, Practicing Internist and Consultant in Physician Behavioral Management, San Francisco, CA presented by Alan H. Rosenstein, MD, MBA Physicians are trained to provide best patient care. It takes years of dedicated time, effort and commitment, and the reward is the joy of practicing good medical care. But the changing nature and complexity …

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ARU Grand Rounds: Rehabilitation for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Role and Efficacy

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

Yashaar Chaichian, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Immunology & Rheumatology, Stanford University Medical Center presented by Yashaar Chaichian, MD Dr. Yashaar Chaichian was born in Lansing, Michigan. He completed his training and obtained his medical degree with Distinction in Research from the University of Iowa. After completing an internal medicine residency at the University …

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NMC Grand Rounds: Management of the Difficult Airway in Adults

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

Roger S. Proctor, MD, Anesthesiologist, Natividad Medical Center presented by Roger Proctor, MD, Anesthesiologist. Dr. Roger Proctor has spent most of his professional practice, before arriving at Natividad, at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. In addition to a revolving door of Traumas, most of his patients had multiple co-morbidities and difficult airways were part of his …

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Snake Bites

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

Susan Spano, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Health Science Series, Emergency Medicine, UCSF presented by Susanne Spano, MD North America is home to 25 species of poisonous snakes. Approximately 8,000 bites are reported in the United States annually, with approximately 2,000 delivered by venomous snakes. A bite from a venomous snake can be deadly, and should …

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PEDS Grand Rounds: Scoliosis

Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United States

KALI R. TILESTON, MD,Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford Children’s Health && Sutter Health CPMC presented by:  Kali R. Tileston, MD, Scoliosis Scoliosis in adults is very different than scoliosis in children. More than 600,000 patients seek physician care annually for this disorder. Approximately 30,000 children have back braces to manage scoliosis. Moderate to …

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Personalized Oncology – Is it myth or reality?

Arina Ganeles, MD, Hematologist, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula presented by Arina Ganeles, MD, Hematologist, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Every patient is different. Every tumor is different.  Personalized cancer treatment is a delivery of the right treatment, based on the tumor genomics (somatic mutations) as well as on individual genetics (germ line …

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