'Ann intern med' presentation slideshows

2011 CLABSI Master Class Monitoring of CVC-associated bloodstream infections in Victorian hospitals

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Sources of Bias in Randomised Controlled Trials

Sources of Bias in Randomised Controlled Trials. REMEMBER. Randomised Trials are the BEST way of establishing effectiveness. All RCTs are NOT the same. Although the RCT is rightly regarded as the premier research method, by the cognoscenti, some trials are better than others.

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Multidrug Resistant Organisms

Multidrug Resistant Organisms. Danae Bixler, MD, MPH. Objectives. Definitions Explain: Which MDROs are important and why Reservoir for MDROs Resistance to key antibiotics Surveillance Control measures Challenges of outbreak investigation.

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HEPATITIS B

HEPATITIS B Anna S. F. Lok, MD University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI What is Hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus How common is hepatitis B? Worldwide 400 million people are chronic carriers About 75% of HBV carriers live in Asia

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Incorporating Palliative Care Into Your Dialysis Unit

Incorporating Palliative Care Into Your Dialysis Unit. Alvin H. Moss, MD West Virginia University. RWJF ESRD Workgroup Recommendation: Dialysis Units.

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Empiric Antifungal Therapy in the ICU

Empiric Antifungal Therapy in the ICU. Ramzi Moufarrej, M.D Chief of Critical Care Zayed Military Hospital / Abu Dhabi. Invasive fungal infections have increased significantly over the last 2 decades. aging population with life sustaining therapies like renal dialysis

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17th European Society on Hypertension Meeting Milan, 2007

17th European Society on Hypertension Meeting Milan, 2007. INGENIOUS HYPERCARE : RENAL PHENOTYPE. Josep Redon. MD, PhD, FAHA Hypertension Clinic. Internal Medicine Hospital Clinico. University of Valencia Spain.

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Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of drug companies

Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of drug companies. Richard Smith Chief executive, United Health Europe Formerly editor BMJ. Agenda. Editors are all at it Observations on the drug industry Advertising Trials Mostly drug company funded

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APPROACH TO WIDE QRS COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA

APPROACH TO WIDE QRS COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA. Dr HA TUAN KHANH Dr DAVID TRAN. Content. Definition Causes of WCT Diagnosis criteria Clinical history Physical examination ECG criteria: Brugada criteria, other criteria, findings favoring SVT, VT vs AVRT criteria Management Unstable hemodynamic

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Herb-drug interactions

Herb-drug interactions. Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D. Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment 6-1870, gyllenha@uic.edu. Outline. Evidence for herb-drug interactions Pharmacokinetic (PK) versus pharmacodynamic (PD) interactions

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Cultural Sensitivity and Cancer Patients

Cultural Sensitivity and Cancer Patients. Darryl L. Jordan, M.D. Assistant Professor Liaison Medical Director for Veteran Affairs at Meharry. Disclaimer.

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Cyclosporiasis: An Emerging Zoonotic Disease?

Cyclosporiasis: An Emerging Zoonotic Disease? . Proposed Life Cycle. Ingested oocysts excyst in GI tract Sporozoites invade small intestinal epithelial cells Asexual forms 2 different sized merozoites type I meronts (8-12 merozoites) type II meronts (4 merozoites) Sexual forms

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Teaching Ethics Through Case-Based Methods

Teaching Ethics Through Case-Based Methods. Doug Post, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Family Medicine The Ohio State University. Behavioral Medicine Human Development Professionalism Ethics Diversity Violence. Palliative Medicine Meaning in Medicine Addiction

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Richard C. Josiassen Ph.D.

Richard C. Josiassen Ph.D. Hyponatremia and Schizophrenia. Are Vaptans a Treatment Option?. Is Hyponatremia an Important Clinical Issue in the Overall Care of Individuals with Schizophrenia ? .

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Prevention Techniques for Diabetes Mellitus: Type 1 and 2

Prevention Techniques for Diabetes Mellitus: Type 1 and 2. Stephanie Pike Course: PAS 646 Advisor: Dennis Karounos, M.D. Types of Diabetes:. TYPE 1 DIABETES (T1DM) 5-10% cases Autoimmune disease Requires insulin Spontaneous? Genetic predisposition TYPE 2 DIABETES (T2DM) 90-95% cases

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Tonya Hongsermeier, MD, MBA Corporate Manager, Clinical Knowledge Management and Decision Support Clinical Informatics R

From the Bench All the Way to Bedside Clinical Decision Support: The Role of Semantic Technologies in a Knowledge Management Infrastructure for Translational Medicine. Tonya Hongsermeier, MD, MBA Corporate Manager, Clinical Knowledge Management and Decision Support Clinical Informatics R&D

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Chlamydia Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2008

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Insights of the RE-LY CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc subgroup analysis Hisao Ogawa Kumamoto University, Japan

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Future campaign based on the conclusions

Future campaign based on the conclusions. Results: HH compliance nurses > medical doctors HH compliance after contact > before contact Pre-campaign compliance still increases after 3 camp Post-campaign compliance remains stable after 3 camp Impact of the campaign on HH compliance decreases

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Triglycerides,LDL cholesterol and HOMA score predict the virological response in HIV/HCV co-infected patients

Triglycerides,LDL cholesterol and HOMA score predict the virological response in HIV/HCV co-infected patients treated with Pegylated interferon alpha 2a and Ribavirn. Paola Nasta MD Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases University of Brescia

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