JGH Virtual Medical Grand Rounds - October 2021
October 4, 2021
12:30 - 1:30 PM
SEVENTH ANNUAL JGH DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE CLINICAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
I. DE-LABELING ANTIBIOTIC ALLERGY WITHOUT SKIN TESTING: AN UPDATE
Jesse Schwartz, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Â鶹AV
Division of Allergy and Immunology, Jewish General Hospital
Educational Objectives:
1. Understand the risks and benefits of re-trying a medication after a patient has had an adverse reaction, with a focus on penicillin allergy
2. Provide an overview of the DAAST study: De-labeling Antibiotic Allergy without Skin Testin
II. PATIENT-LED REFERRAL FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AT THE TIME OF CARDIAC ICU ADMISSION
Michael Goldfarb, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Â鶹AV
Division of Cardiology, Jewish General Hospital
Educational Objectives:
1. To describe a patient-initiated referral program for family and household members at the time of a patient’s hospitalization for acute coronary artery disease
2. To understand how a family-oriented approach to primary cardiovascular prevention in family and household members can identify and improve cardiovascular
III. ONGOING TRIALS IN THE JGH DIALYSIS UNITS
Daniel Blum, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Â鶹AV
Division of Nephrology, Jewish General Hospital
Educational Objectives:
1. Review the equipoise around anticoagulation for stroke prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation among people receiving dialysis: SAFE-D Trial
2. Review the equipoise around targeting low serum phosphate to improve cardiovascular outcomes among people receiving dialysis: PHOSPHATE Trial
Contact Person: Vicky Tagalakis, MD, MSc, Division of Internal Medicine, Tel. 514-340-7596.
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October 11, 2021
No Rounds - Thanksgiving
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October 18, 2021
12:30 - 1:30 PM
A TRANSLATIONAL APPROACH TO BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
Philippe Lefrançois, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Â鶹AV
Division of Dermatology, Jewish General Hospital
Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
Educational Objectives:
1. Understand the epidemiology, clinical features and dermoscopic features of basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
2. Explore the broad therapeutic modalities for BCC according to clinically-relevant features
3. Learn novel signalling pathways and actionable targets for BCC from cancer genomics
Contact Person: Robin Billick, MD, Chief, Division of Dermatology, Tel. 514-340-8222 ext. 25065.
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October 25, 2021
12:30 - 1:30 PM
UPDATE ON DELIRIUM AND THE HOSPITAL ELDER LIFE PROGRAM (HELP)
Fred H. Rubin, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Educational Objectives:
1. Understand the criteria for diagnosis of delirium and how to apply them in a clinical situation.
2. Recognize the harms that delirium can cause
3. Appreciate that nearly half of all cases of delirium can be prevented
Contact Person: José Morais, MD, Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Tel. 514-340-7501.
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