OSU MedNet21

The webcast will discuss COPD Updates.  Learners will understand updates in how COPD is defined, new phenotypes of disease, environmental and genetic risk factors for COPD other than tobacco smoking, and be able to initiate clinical evaluation for the severity and burden of disease. This program will also provide a brief update of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of COPD.

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The webcast will discuss Emotional Support Animals. By the end of this presentation, participants should be able to describe relevant federal and state laws surrounding the use of emotional support animals. They will become familiar with the minimal evidence that exists to support use of emotional support animals for psychiatric disability. They will weigh the ethical considerations of an ESA evaluation. They will become aware of liability concerns surrounding ESA evaluations.

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The webcast will discuss Management of Cancer Pain in Primary Care.  We will discuss comprehensive pain management with a focus on individuals in long-term cancer survivorship. We will discuss assessment of pain and both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic options to treat pain. We will also discuss the role of opioids in managing chronic pain from cancer and elements of a universal precautions approach to opioid prescribing.

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The webcast will discuss Evaluation of Chronic Nausea & Vomiting. This presentation will enable viewers to differentiate between vomiting and other conditions like rumination and regurgitation. The presentation will be focused on the diagnosis and management of cyclic vomiting syndrome. Differential diagnosis such as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and gastroparesis will also be discussed.

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The webcast will discuss Clinical Presentations of Substance Intoxication and Withdrawal. This presentation will discuss the clinical presentation of substance intoxication and withdrawal, including alcohol, benzodiazepines, opioids, and stimulants, as well as additional novel substances. The learner will also be provided with a brief overview of the types of illicit drugs leading to intoxication, withdrawal and dependence including the pharmacokinetics, clinical presentation, complications and treatment. This discussion will include stimulants, cannabis, hallucinogens, and other less commonly used illicit substances.

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The webcast will discuss Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. The program will focus on three main areas. The first part of the talk will define the problem at both a national and state level. The second part of the talk will focus on data to action efforts in Ohio, and how they are informed by MMRC recommendations. Finally, the presenter will discuss what providers can do to impact maternal mortality.

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The webcast will discuss Cardiac Imaging Indications.  The learners should be able to explain the differences between coronary artery calcium scan and coronary CT angiography in terms of difference in image acquisition, indications and clinical uses in the setting of the most recent ACC/AHA guidelines. Viewers will also learn about Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) techniques, Guidelines, and Common CMR indications.

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The webcast will discuss Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19. The program will also help learners with diagnosis and management of neurologic symptoms in Long COVID.  They will learn how to identify and treat POTS in patients with Long COVID and understand potential causes and treatment strategies for post-COVID dyspnea and fatigue.

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The webcast will discuss Moderate and Deep Sedation.  This webcast will go over the different levels of sedation, risks of sedation, pre-sedation patient assessment, airway management and basic sedation billing. The second half of the program will dive deeper into the pharmacology of medications used for sedation.

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The webcast will discuss Oral Pathology for Physicians. Practitioners will learn to distinguish the presenting features of oral candidal infections and common clinical variants. The features of coated tongue will be discussed with emphasis on discrimination from oral candidiasis. The distinguishing clinical findings of recurrent aphthous stomatitis, traumatic ulcers and potentially neoplastic ulcers will be reviewed and management strategies will be discussed. Practitioners will understand the distinct clinical presentation of HPV-related tonsillar cancer compared to oral cancer.

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