JGH Virtual Medical Grand Rounds - March 2022
JEWISH GENERAL HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
MONDAY VIRTUAL MEDICAL GRAND ROUNDS
12:30 - 1:30 PM
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March 7
INNOVATION IN TYPE 1 DIABETES: A REFRESHER ON GLUCOSE MONITORING, NEWS ON NEW INSULINS AND A WORD ON INSULIN PUMPS
Agnieszka Majdan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Â鶹AV
Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital
Educational Objectives:
1. To understand the basics of continuous glucose monitoring systems and how to interpret their data
2. To recognize the differences and similarities among currently used short and long acting insulins
Contact Person: Mark Trifiro, MD, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Tel. 514-340-8222 ext. 2397.
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March 14
COVID-19 AND ITS IMPACT ON LUNG CANCER CARE - THE JGH EXPERIENCE
Jason Agulnik, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Â鶹AV
Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Jewish General Hospital
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Carmela Pepe, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Â鶹AV
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Jewish General Hospital
Educational Objectives:
1. Review COVID statistics affecting lung cancer care
2. Impact on the trajectory of care in lung cancer
Contact Person: Carmela Pepe, MD, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Tel. 514-340-7900.
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March 21
MARCH, DVT AWARENESS MONTH
NEW ANTICOAGULANTS: MOVING BEYOND THE DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS
Jeffrey Weitz, MD, FRCPC, FRSC, FACP
President, International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Professor of Medicine & Biochemistry, McMaster University
Heart & Stroke Foundation/J.F. Mustard Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Thrombosis
Executive Director, Thrombosis & Atherosclerosis Research Institute
Educational Objectives:
1. To review the role of factor XI in thrombosis and hemostasis
2. To present the clinical data with factor XI inhibitors
3. To provide perspective on the potential for factor XI inhibitors in the era of direct oral anticoagulants
Contact Person: Susan Kahn, MD, Division of Internal Medicine, Tel. 514-340-8222 extension 24667
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March 28
IDENTIFYING DIFFERENCES IN THE PROFILE OF SOCIALLY ISOLATED OLDER PERSONS DURING THE PANDEMIC USING THE ESOGER1 TOOL (FIRST LEVEL SOCIO-GERIATRIC EVALUATION)
Cyrille Launay, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Â鶹AV
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Jewish General Hospital
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Nadia Sourial, PhD
Assistant professor, Department of Health Management, Evaluation and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Montreal
Research Center of the University of Montreal Hospital Center
Educational Objectives:
1. To understand how the pandemic may have led to different pathways to social isolation
2. To highlight the importance of targeting interventions to different profiles of socially isolated older adults
3. To highlight the impact of a telehealth intervention on the trajectories of frailty
Contact Person: José Morais, MD, Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Tel. 514-340-7501.
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