While the incidence of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has decreased, that of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) continues to rise, accounting for ~50% of heart failure hospitalizations. Patients with HFpEF suffer mentally and physically, similar to their HFrEF counterparts, and are markedly limited in terms of their functional capacity and quality of life. Yet in contrast to HFrEF, there are few effective pharmacologic treatments for HFpEF, despite numer...

This will be a half day medical education course designed to empower clinician educators with new skills focusing on coaching and using innovative assessment mechanisms that are applicable to any specialty. It will also be a forum to build the clinician educator community, troubleshoot educational challenges, and collaborate on new projects.This activity is designed for Physicians only.

This course is complimentary to participate on and is available ONLY to Penn Employees.The goal of the educational activity is to change the paradigm towards more judicious opioid prescribing by providing an overview of the opioid epidemic and identifying strategies for clinicians to safely manage and treat acute and chronic pain, promote adherence to new prescribing guidelines and promote harm reduction with opioid use. New Joint Commission requirements issued January 1, 2018 mandate that our h...

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. ...

Live panel discussion featuring pancreatic cancer experts from medical oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, nurse navigation and translational research from Penn Medicine.  Moderated by Ursina Teitelbaum, MD, the team will provide updates in the coordinated care approach to this complex disease, including clinical trial navigation, surgical updates to minimally invasive and locally advanced procedures, perioperative therapy for pancreatic cancer and more.

This learning activity provides an overview of ethical and regulatory principles of research with participants perceived as vulnerable.  Learners will review definitions of vulnerability, relevant regulations in the United States, and their implications for special protections among various populations, including: Children Pregnant women and fetuses Prisoners The cognitively impaired Patients in emergency settings Content Last Reviewed: March 3, 2021