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Grand Rounds, a staple of American medical education for more than 100 years, spans every field of clinical practice. It is a master class on the art and science of medicine, delivered by renowned clinicians in academic settings nationwide. Yet in today's practice, where time is an all-too precious commodity, regular attendance at Grand Rounds sessions has become increasingly difficult. In response to this challenge, ReachMD brings the lecture hall to you, with these outstanding talks from top academic centers across the country.
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Beyond the Data: Hearing Health Across the Lifespan
Discover how hearing loss in the US is growing and how it affects young and older people alike. Protect your patients' hearing with these tips and resources in an increasingly noisy world from Dr. John Iskander and Dr. William Murphy in this session of Beyond the Data.
Visit Dangerousdecibels.org to learn how to protect your hearing. Discover “How loud is too loud?” -
Beyond the Data: Emerging Tickborne Diseases
In this session of Beyond the Data carrying forward ideas discussed at CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds, Dr. Phoebe Thorpe speaks with Dr. Bobbi Pritt, Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory and Co-Director of Vector-borne Diseases Laboratory Services at the Mayo Clinic. The two expand on Dr. Pritt's lecture focusing on advances in diagnosing tickborne diseases.
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Beyond the Data: Overcoming Barriers to Medication Adherence for Chronic Diseases
In this session of Beyond the Data carrying forward ideas discussed at CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds, Dr. Phoebe Thorpe and Dr. Larry Garber expand on the reasons for medication non-adherence by patients, and priority considerations for helping reduce this risk.
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Strengthening a Culture of Laboratory Safety
Laboratory safety may sound straightforward, but in reality it is supported by complex and ever-changing science. Safety standards and practices evolve as scientists learn more about the materials they handle regularly.
In this session of Public Health Grand Rounds from the CDC, presenters will discuss how standards of laboratory safety have improved over the years, what we’ve learned from past incidents, and how establishing safety protocols and training systems can lead to an overall culture of workplace safety, resulting in continued public trust in our science and recommendations.
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Beyond the Data: Unusual Transplant-Associated Infections -- Just How Unusual?
CDC's Dr. Phoebe Thorpe speaks with Dr. Sherif Zaki about the important work being done to further reduce the risk of unusual transplant-associated infections.
Ensuring that organs are safe requires:
Involvement by many disciplines including: pathologists, epidemiologists, clinicians, and others Global collaboration between federal and state agencies as well as academic institutions Continued focus on improving regulations and screening procedures -
Beyond the Data: Preventing A Million Heart Attacks and Strokes
CDC's Dr. John Iskander and Dr. Janet Wright discuss the progress that has been made with Million Hearts®, along with the work that is still needed to reach the goal of preventing one million heart attacks and strokes by 2017.
Providers should:
Utilize electronic health records to proactively reach individuals with elevated blood pressure or cholesterol Place emphasis on detecting cases of uncontrolled high blood pressure which are hiding in plain sight Communities can:
Implement smoke-free policies to lower exposure to smoke Adopt food procurement policies that make healthier foods more readily available Encourage and train individuals to self-monitor their blood pressure
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