CVD is the leading cause of death in the US. Hypertension and diabetes are among the foremost risk factors for the development of CVD, stroke, peripheral artery disease, and heart attack. This program will provide an overview of recent advances that target the underlying pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease. The focus of the program will be on the new guidelines for hypertension, DM and CKD and will discuss the advances in pharmacotherapeutics in these fields.

These sessions will bring content experts from many aspects of the University including Penn Medicine and CHOP to address relevant and contemporary issues in delivering care to medically underserved patient populations.

During the course, Rachel Brandstadter, MD and Christopher Perrone, MD will review their recent work in MS management. Dr. Brandstadter will speak to her work in women’s health, specifically as it pertains to MS diagnosis in childbearing years and family planning. Dr. Perrone will discuss treatment best practices and clinical management for MS patients during the COVID-19 era.Dina Jacobs, MD and Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC will serve as featured moderators for the Q&A portion of the course. Drs. ...

During the activity, the presenters will review two neurology cases, as well as two surgical epilepsy cases. Each case will be specific to the treatment of adult patients with epilepsy, whose diseases have been resistant to medication. The four cases will provide a review of current medical and surgical practices and will highlight technological advances in monitoring and treating seizures and epilepsy.Following the case discussion, Drs. Davis and Gelfand will review the qualifications and proce...

Lecture on differential diagnosis and cures for various Rheumatology disease. To increase knowledge for our faculty, fellows and nurses.

The goal of the ID Case Management Conference as an educational activity is to create a setting where real cases are presented and discussed. This will keep the attendees (physicians, nurses, pharmacists) up-to-date with the latest trends in infectious diseases, diagnoses, diagnostic approaches, and treatments. Such a series will allow attendees to maintain their competence and improve patient safety. These goals are also important links to the departmental/institutional quality improvement i...

Intended for researchers in the social and behavioral sciences, as well as IRB members and staff, this course provides an overview of ethical principles and federal regulations that govern research in these fields. Learners will review the rationale for regulating social and behavioral research, as well as landmark studies that have raised ethical questions.

The goal of this activity is to provide learners with basic knowledge and skills on how to make ethical evaluations on research protocols, including understanding of specific ethical requirements and regulations. In this activity, learners will engage with the content by moving through a series of website pages that other brief lecture videos, links to related readings, downloadable resources, and quizzes.There was no commercial support used in the development of this educational activity.Conten...

This educational activity is based on a recording of a live webinar in the Geriatrics for Practicing Professional Series that took place at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania on May 24th, 2017. An interdisciplinary presentation involving a geriatric physician, a palliative medicine physician, a social worker, and a chaplain introduces the learner to some tools to determine prognosis, how to communicate that prognosis effectively, and how to support the patient ...