General Medicine and Primary Care

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Guest: Anjali Owens, MD

Without any targeted therapies available for inherited cardiomyopathy, how can we treat our patients coping with its debilitating symptoms? Here to share her diagnostic and management strategies along with key data from a recent study is Dr. Anjali Owens, Medical Director at the Center for Inherited Heart Disease at Penn Medicine.

Host: Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSc

Guest: David Fajgenbaum, MD

Since its founding, the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN) has worked to identify an effective treatment for Castleman disease, a rare immune system disorder that leads to a cytokine storm and multi-organ failure—much like what’s being seen in COVID-19 patients. Here to review how the CDCN’s innovations are now being leveraged toward the fight against COVID-19 is the CDCN’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Dr. David Fajgenbaum.

Guest: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

As researchers look at the spread of COVID-19 in warm areas of the globe, their findings cast doubt on the idea that the summer heat will help slow the spread. Tune in as Dr. Charles Turck explains recent studies on how heat has very little—if any—impact on the spread of viruses.

Published June 5, 2020

Guest: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Against the backdrop of a global push to get more ventilators and other critical gear into the hands of healthcare professionals, some clinicians are opting out of using ventilators to treat their COVID-19 patients as several hospitals have reported unusually high death rates. Listen in as Dr. Charles Turck explains.

Published June 5, 2020

Guest: David P. Hudesman, MD

Please note: This activity is no longer available for continuing education credit.

It is estimated that only 20% to 30% of patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) have a non-progressive or indolent course. While most patients with CD present with non-penetrating or non-stricturing disease, 50% of patients develop intestinal complications within 20 years of diagnosis. In this interactive CME activity, Dr. Hudesman presents the case of a patient with CD, highlighting the importance of early recognition of disease complications and considerations for surgical management. This real-world patient case offers you an opportunity to test your clinical skills for the successful management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and learn more from an IBD expert faculty.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Guest: Carol Vargo, MHS

Guest: Sheryl Hirsch, MD, FAAP

Guest: Thomas Eppes, MD

The American Medical Association is one of the leading medical organizations across the country that have been working to provide physicians with the tools and resources they need to continue caring for patients and to keep their practices financially afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Joining Dr. Matt Birnholz to review the AMA’s guidance for reopening practices during the pandemic and how some practices have begun to reopen are Carol Vargo from the AMA, pediatrician Dr. Sheryl Hirsch, and family physician Dr. Thomas Eppes.

Guest: Anita Afzali MD, MPH, FACG, AGAF

Please note: This activity is no longer available for continuing education credit.

The management of IBD remains challenging, owing to variable clinical presentations and ever-changing therapeutic options. In this program, Dr. Anita Afzali presents the case of a newly diagnosed patient with IBD, highlighting the importance of prompt diagnosis and aggressive medical treatment. This real-world patient case offers you an opportunity to test your clinical skills for the successful management of IBD and learn more from IBD expert faculty.

Guest: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

With the growing amount of illicit pharmaceutical drugs and medical supplies filling the global market amid the COVID-19 pandemic, are we at risk of facing another public health crisis? Listen in as Dr. Charles Turck brings this troubling trend to light.

Published June 3, 2020

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Guest: Todd Askew

What’s being done to address the range of issues like the PPE shortage, lack of testing, and financial shortfalls encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here to share his team’s advocacy efforts to help tackle these and other challenges is Todd Askew, the American Medical Association's Senior Vice President of Advocacy.

Guest: John Russell, MD

Could immunization techniques of the past help us in our current hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine? To find out, Dr. John Russell reviews the history of immunizations going all the way back to the 1100s.

Published May 29, 2020