9/2/10: “BiPAP & Oxygenation”

Pulmonologist Katherine Hogg MD will discuss “BiPAP & Oxygenation”. The learning objectives include:

Review the pathophysiology of respiratory failure as it relates to treatment with Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Review the indications and contraindications of NIPPV
Review the set-up and subsequent management of NIPPV

9/9/10: “Palliative Care Case Conference”
Gregg [...]

“Managing Anxiety in Primary Care”

Thursday, August 19, 2010; 12:30 PM, 200 Rooms
Presented by Lisa Johnson, M.D.
Family Medicine

1.0 Credit Category I CME

Learning Objectives
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
Describe general features & morbidity of anxiety disorders
Discuss co-morbid conditions found in patients with anxiety [...]

Download the update on our sepsis care guidelines: here

Learn more about the Diagnostic Accuracy of this  Sepsis Marker
Download: Full Powerpoint

Thermal Ablation of Lung Lesions
Steven Lengle, MD, Interventional Radiology
Wednesday, August 25, 201012:00 – 13:00, 200 Rooms
During regularly scheduled Tumor Boards

Steven Lengle, MD Interventional Radiology

Learning Objectives
Following this event, partipants will be able to:

Recognize the inclusion criteria for surgical appraoch vs. thermal ablation approach to patients with [...]

Early Sepsis Diagnosis:
Procalcitonin, Lactate, and the Sepsis Protocol
08:00 AM — 08:45 AM
Thursday, August 12, 2010, 200 Rooms
Jeff Christenson, MD, Pulmonary Disease;
Rich Whitten, MD, Pathology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
Describe improved processes as they related to the EC
Evaluate cases using evidence-based best practices
Explain particularly problematic cases
1.0 credit Category I CME. Coffee, tea, [...]

“Pre-participation Sports Physicals”
Thursday, August 5, 2010; 12:30 PM
200 Rooms
Presented by Leyen Vu, D.O. Family Medicine, R3
1.0 Credit Category I CME Learning Objectives
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
1) Know the guidelines for pre-participation sports physicals
2) Describe what conditions limit participation in sports
3) Understand what conditions need referral prior to [...]

SAVE THE DATE
“Addressing Tobacco with Your Patients:
Evidence Based Interventions and Cessation Resources”
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010
12:30-1:30; 200 ROOMS
Matthew Gulbranson
Training and Outreach Specialist
Tobacco Cessation Resource Center (TCRC)
Washington State Department of Health
Learning Objectives:
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

Learn about brief tobacco [...]

Acute Assessment and Management of Pediatric Trauma
online curriculum in the acute assessment and management of pediatric trauma patients, hosted by Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA) – the designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Center for Washington state
http://depts.washington.edu/pedtraum/

Amy Belko PhD, MD Pediatrics
Tips for those who care for adults
1. Review the development of the current 2010 childhood vaccine schedule and understand its complexity.
2. Learn some tips for interpretation of footnotes.
3. Learn some local/national/international resources for questions
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