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 …
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 …
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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Daniel B. DiGiulio, MD,Clinical Instructor, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Sepsis is a serious medical condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection that can progress to shock, multi-organ failure and death. Severe sepsis affects approximately 750,000 Americans annually, with a mortality rate of ~28-50%. This educational …
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Vafi Salmasi, MD, Clinical Instructor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Stanford University presented by Vafi Salmasi, MD, Clinical Instructor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Stanford University Neuromodulation is one of more advanced tools that pain physicians apply to help patients with longstanding pain. Spinal cord stimulation was first used in 1960’s and its technology has …
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Carolyn J. Sachs, MD, MPH, Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA presented by Carolyn J. Sachs, MD, MPH, Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Health care workers often encounter victims of domestic violence and may lack the necessary training to identify and treat them effectively. …
Lauren Destino, M.D., Assistant Medical Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Medical Director of Acute Care Units, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine with Lauren Destino, MD Patient care hand-offs between physicians occur frequently and are vulnerable to communication failures with potential impacts on patient safety. This grand rounds will …
Debi H. Siljander, MD, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, NMC; Charles R. Harris, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, NMC; Jane A. Finney, CLS, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS, Consultant. presented by: Debi H. Siljander, MD, Charles R. Harris, MD, and Jane A. Finney, CLS, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS. Desired Outcomes: Explain the concept of patient-centered medical home model care within Population Health Management …
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