Grand Rounds - February 2012

Unless otherwise noted*, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds is held at 8 a.m. Thursdays in the U of L Ambulatory Care Building auditorium, located on the building's lower level.

► * - Feb. 23, 2012 Grand Rounds will be held in CTR Building Room 101-102

Feb. 2  |  Feb. 9  |  Feb. 16  |  Feb. 23

February 2

Andrew P. DeFilippis, M.D., M.Sc.

• Assistant Professor of Medicine

• Director, Advanced Cardiac Support Center

The University of Louisville

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Topic: "Myocardial Infarctions: Are They All The Same?"

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Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the difference between atherothrombotic MI and non-atherothrombotic MI.
2. Identify the limitation of cardiac troponins as a biomarker of acute coronary syndromes.
3. Recognize the promise and challenges of biomarker development.

• Presented by the U of L Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

February 9

David M. Hiestand, M.D., Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor of Medicine

• Associate Program Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis

The University of Louisville

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Topic: "Sleep and Safety: Pilots, Drivers, Doctors"

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Learning Objectives:

1. Review the physiology of human sleep.
2. Discuss consequences of sleep restriction.
3. Explore effects of sleep restriction on safety in pilots, drivers, and doctors.
4. Identify strategies to improve alertness.
   

• Presented by the U of L Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine

February 16

Joseph V. Bonventre, M.D., Ph.D.

• Samuel A. Levine Professor of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Topic: "Acute Kidney Injury and Repair"

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Learning Objectives:

1. What are the reasons for the change from "acute renal failure" to "acute kidney injury?"
2. How important is acute kidney injury as a contributor to chronic kidney disease?
3. What is the current status of urinary biomarkers of injury?

• Presented by the U of L Division of Nephrology

February 23

Cindy Owen, M.D.

• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Dermatology)

The University of Louisville

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Topic: "Severe Adverse Cutaneous Drug Reactions: Recognition and Management"

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Learning Objectives:

1. Recognize severe cutaneous drug reactions.
2. Evaluate patients with these reactions and assess their potential systemic manifestations.
3. Assign a likelihood to a potential offending agent.
4. Design a strategy to manage these patients.

• Presented by the U of L Division of Dermatology

NOTE: THIS GRAND ROUNDS LECTURE WILL BE HELD AT THE CTR BUILDING, ROOMS 101-102. THERE WILL BE NO TELECONFERENCE BROADCAST TO THE VA.