Join Larry Dudas, MD, Stephen Morgan, MD, Ian Hunter, MD, and special guest Matthew Vassy, MD, for an educational podcast, where medical staff leaders discuss updates in medical literature and practice changing articles. 

All while not taking themselves too seriously...

Articles discussed in today's podcast:

Geerts WH, Jay RM, Code KI, et al. A comparison of low-dose heparin with low-molecular-weight heparin as prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism after major trauma. N Engl J Med. 1996;335(10):701-707. doi:10.1056/NEJM199609053351003

Louis SG, Sato M, Geraci T, et al. Correlation of missed doses of enoxaparin with increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis in trauma and general surgery patients. JAMA Surg. 2014;149(4):365-370. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3963

Spradling J, Garfinkel S, Edgecomb T, et al. Venous Thromboembolism Rates in Trauma Patients Significantly Increase With Missed Prophylactic Enoxaparin Doses. Am Surg. 2024;90(9):2265-2272. doi:10.1177/00031348241269401

Join Larry Dudas, MD, Stephen Morgan, MD, and Ian Hunter, MD, for an educational podcast, where medical staff leaders discuss updates in medical literature and practice changing articles. 

All while not taking themselves too seriously...

Articles discussed in today's podcast:

Pallin, D. Inhaled Isopropyl Alcohol Superior to Oral Ondansetron as an Antiemetic. NEJM Journal Watch. 2018;:NA46286. doi:10.1056/nejm-jw.NA46286

Beran A, Mohamed MFH, Vargas A, et al. Early Diagnostic Paracentesis Improves Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis and Ascites: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024;119(11):2259-2266. doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000002906

Tan D, Wang B, Cao P, et al. High flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute-moderate hypercapnic respiratory failure: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. Crit Care. 2024;28(1):250. Published 2024 Jul 18. doi:10.1186/s13054-024-05040-9

This episode explores topics concerning Neurointerventional care especially as relating to stroke, as well as advanced neurological care including specialized intensive care. It’s a great episode, hope you enjoy. CME credits available. Special thanks as always to Robert Morgan for his time, use of the studio, and A/V expertise.

The panel features doctors:

*Sung Lee, Medical Director of Neurointerventional Surgery

* Tarek Dakakbi, Director of Acute Care Neurology and Neurocritical Care Director

* Jon Kerrick, Neurologist NGPG, Neurology and Physician Service Line Director, NGPG Specialty Services *Larry Dudas Hospitalist, NGPG Service Line Director, and Medical director of NGMC Patient Safety and Quality *Stephen Morgan, outgoing Chief of Medicine and Credentials Chair

Hey everyone, here's a special podcast performed at the behest of our Sepsis Alert Team. We were asked to cover fluids, antibiotics and inflammatory markers. Larry Dudas and I were honored to host Dr's Qutob, Ruch and Varghese. It was a great conversation and we hope you enjoy. As always, CME credit is available through the following link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RWSKMXN.

Speakers have no financial disclosures to disclose.

Speakers:

Stephen Morgan, MD

Larry Dudas, MD

Allison Ruch, MD

Merin Varghese, MD

Hisham Qutob, MD

Objectives:

Biomarkers- Follow their Lead!

Fluids- Who? What? When?

Antibiotic -Stewardship vs Empiric Coverage

Perfusion- What is the REAL Goal?

Accreditation Statement:

The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. designates this enduring activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hope you enjoyed, our thanks to Dr Nilam Soni. Remember to email your interest in a course and we’ll set something up that works for the most providers possible. Again mid levels, physicians and any specialty is welcome. 

Here’s a link is to a great table from a landmark paper comparing POCUS, the stethoscope, cxr with CT imaging as the gold standard.  (I couldn’t find the article Dr. Nolan Soni mentioned)

https://imgur.com/a/o5NADd4

Article link here

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14695718/

Lastly here is a link to a few of the memes that came from that “landmark” CNN piece Dr Marsh smoothly referenced. 

https://imgur.com/a/gDJEq39

Enduring CME will expire on 1/29/2023.

The presentation is originating from Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville.

Today's Presenters:
Adam Raulerson M.S., LMFT, Manager, Laurelwood 
Kalpana Prasad MD, Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Program, NGHS 
Kyle Armstrong DO, Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist, NGPG 

Objectives:
1. Understand BH prior to COVID-19
2. Describe the BH impact of COVID-19
3. Describe changes to BH service delivery in response to COVID-19 (both nationally and internally at NGHS)

Disclosures:
 - There is no commercial support for this activity
 - The speakers have disclosed that there are no relevant personal or financial relationships

Accreditation and Designation:
The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Click here to complete the survey for CME credit. 

Enduring CME will expire on 2/5/2023.

Today's Presenter: 
Uche Blackstock MD, Founder and CEO, Advancing Health Equity 

Objectives:
1. Describe the historical and current-day impact of structural racism on health equity.
2. Define and explore the concept of structural competency to better understand how to eradicate racial health inequities.
3. Identify practical strategies to mobilize for health equity.

Disclosures:
- There is no commercial support for this activity
- The speakers have disclosed that there are no relevant personal or financial relationships

Accreditation and Designation:
The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Click here to complete the survey for CME credit.

Enduring CME will expire on 11/13/2022.

Presenter: Damon Tweedy, MD ; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine

The presentation is originating from Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville.

Objectives:
- Explore how medical education and the health care system perpetuate disparities
- Explain how provider bias and patient mistrust exacerbate health differences
- Examine barriers to underrepresented minority recruitment and retention in the health care setting

Disclosures:
- There is no commercial support for this activity
- The speakers have disclosed that there are no relevant personal or financial relationships

Accreditation and Designation:
The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Links

• Click here to complete the survey for CME credit.

Enduring CME will expire on 12/15/2022.

Presenter: Andre Churchwell, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The presentation is originating from Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville.

Objectives:
- Explore how medical education and the health care system perpetuate disparities
- Explain how provider bias and patient mistrust exacerbate health differences
- Examine barriers to underrepresented minority recruitment and retention in the health care setting

Disclosures:
- There is no commercial support for this activity
- The speakers have disclosed that there are no relevant personal or financial relationships

Accreditation and Designation:
The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Northeast Georgia Medical Center & Health System, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Links

• Click here to complete the survey for CME credit.