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2023 Grand Rounds

  • 12/14/23 – “The viruses are winning! Winter Season/December 2023 Update”
    Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., M.D., MACP 
    Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
    (the presentation begins around the 34 -minute mark)
  • 12/07/23 – “Revisiting Hypertensive Crises”
    Saima Fawad, M.D. 
    Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
    (the presentation begins around the 14:30 -minute mark)
  • 11/30/23 – “Functional Breathing Disorders”
    Steven Deas, M.D.
    Assistant Professor, Pulmonary/ Critical Care Medicine, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
    (the presentation begins around the 41-minute mark)
  • 11/16/23 – “Actions of Parathyroid Hormone in Target Tissue”
    Marc Wein, M.D., Ph.D
    Associate Professor of Medicine
    (the presentation begins around the 40-minute mark)
  • 11/09/23 – “Fecal Incontinence”
    Satish SC Rao, M.D., Ph.D., FRCP (Lon), FACG
    J. Harold Harrison, M.D., Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology, Professor of Medicine Director, Neurogastroenterology/ Motility Director, Digestive Health Clinical Research Center Medical College of Georgia Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 
    (the presentation begins around the 34-minute mark)
  • 11/02/23 – “Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance on all Fronts”
    Payal Patel, M.D., MPH, FIDSA
    Systemwide Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Intermountain Health, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Intermountain Health, Adjunct Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Utah
    (the presentation begins around the 30-minute mark)
  • 10/26/23 – “Evaluation and Management of Dyspnea in Heart Failure”
    Kalaivani Sivakumar, M.D.
    Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure MCS and Cardiac Transplantaion
    (the presentation begins around the 25:30-minutes mark)
  • 10/19/23 – “CAR T-Cell Therapy for Lymphomas: Current and Future Trends”
    Sattva S. Neelapu, M.D.
    Professor and Deputy Chair Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas 
    (the presentation begins around the 29-minute mark)
  • 10/12/23 – “Emerging trends and updates in AKL”
    Rajendra Mandalapu, M.D.
    Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Hospotal Medicine 
    (the presentation begins around the 15:45-minute mark)
  • 10/05/23 – “Anthracycline- Induced Cardiotoxicity: from Bench to Bedside”
    Passcode: ?%QR$x7e
    Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D. FACC
    Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 
    (the presentation begins around the 46-minute mark)
  • 9/28/23 – “Hyponatremia Why is it so Hard?”
    Passcode: nzJx=hM6
    Joel M Topf, M.D., FACP
    Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine 
    (the presentation begins around the 29-minute mark)
  • 9/21/23 – ”Elevating Dignity in Healthcare: A practical approach to improving person-centered care”:
    Passcode: ^MtV@8+h
    Sarah E. Harrington, M.D., FAAHPM
    Professor of Medicine, Chief, CAVHS Palliative care, Division of Palliative Medicine, UAMS Department of Internal Medicine 
    (the presentation begins around the 15-minute mark)
  • 9/14/23 – “Beyond Guideline Directed Medical Therapy:  Foundational and Emerging Device Therapies for Heart Failure”
    Passcode: N!5YyADZ
    William T. Abraham, M.D., FACP, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FRCP
    Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, College of Medicine Distinguished Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University
    (the presentation begins around the 23-minute mark)
  • 9/07/23 – “Future Trends and Challenges in Multiple Myeloma” Passcode: 4tu+=d2q
    Sharmilan Thanendrarajan, M.D., Ph.D., FACP 
    Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, UAMS Department of Internal Medicine
    (the presentation begins around the 25-minute mark)
  • 8/31/23 – “Obstructive Sleep Apnea:  Reasons to Diagnose and Treat”
    Passcode: m3jUin3$
    Khaled R. Khasawneh, M.D.
    Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UAMS Department of Internal Medicine
    (the presentation begins around the 20-minute mark)
  • 8/24/23 – “Nosocomial Harm: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment”
    Passcode: a5EG+epS
    Aaron S. Wenger, M.D.
    Director, Integrated Medicine Service Line Director, Division of Hospital Medicine Associate Professor, UAMS Department of Internal Medicine 
    (the presentation begins around the 21-minute mark)
  • 8/17/23 – “Adult Immunization 2023:  Miles to Go Before I Sleep…”
    Passcode: ZW^8znc$
    Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., M.D., MACP
    Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, UAMS College of Medicine
    (the presentation begins around the 39:45 mark)
  • 8/10/23 – “Contemporary Management and Innovation in Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis”
    Passcode: vX.d.6K4
    Sumant Inamdar, M.D.
    Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
    (the presentation begins around the 23-minute mark)
  • 8/3/23 – “Flozination: use of SGLT2i from a nephrologist perspective”
    Passcode: d!@OEs$2
    Sreelakshmi Ravula, M.D.
    Assistant Professor, Nephrology
    (the presentation begins around the 34-minute mark)
  • 7/27/23 – “Syphilis: Is It Gone Yet?”
    Passcode: $p$f2!%M
    Michael Saccente, M.D., FACP, FIDSA
    Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency, Professor of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    (the presentation begins around the 55-minute mark)
  • 7/20/23 – “UAMS ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)”
    “Venovenous Extracorporeal life support”
    “VA ECMO and MCS”

    Passcode: 71d*nErY
    Benjamin Lee Davis, M.D., MBA, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery
    Chief, Acute Care Surgery, Medical Director, ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
    Matthew L. Roberts, M.D.
    Assistant Professor of Surgery; Assistant Director of ECMO
    Dustin Rumpel, M.D.
    Assistant Professor, Medical Director, CVICU, Associate Director, VA ECMO, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    (The presentation starts around the 32-minute mark)
  • 7/13/23 – “The Case FOR Liquid Biopsy”
    Passcode: D9&eIf?H
    Ahmed Safar, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, CAVHS/UAMS
  • 7/6/23 – “Spectrum of Respiratory abnormalities in Long COVID”
    Passcode: ?B3erJ7B
    Anand Venkata, M.D.
    (The presentation starts around the 15:30 mark)
  • 6/29/23 – “A One Health Approach to Endemic and Emerging Zoonotic Diseases”
    Passcode: %!^d0TJr
    Laura Rothfeldt, D.V.M.
    (The presentation starts around the 14 minute mark).
  • 6/22/23 – “Hospice: Is It Time?”
    Passcode: 8*Mf#Gx?
    Brooke Peeples, M.D.
  • 6/8/2023 – “Obesity and Infectious Diseases”  
    Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio, M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases)
  • 6/1/2023 – “Anticoagulation FAQs”
    Passcode: 3!J%XfQL
    Robert Lavender, M.D.
    (The presentation starts around the 21 minute mark).
  • 5/25/2023 – “Optimizing Glycemic Control in CKD”
    Passcode: n8YOh0$?
    Arwa Albashaireh, M.D.
    (The presentation starts around the 20 minute mark).
  • 5/11/2023 – “Teaching Well: Don’t Put Them to Sleep”
    Nick Gowen, M.D., FACP (VA Hospitalist, Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine)
  • 4/27/2023 – “Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Update on Management Options”
    Matthew G. Deneke, M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine; Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) 
  • 4/20/2023 – “Behcet’s Syndrome”
    Passcode: *0*5FK8g
    Sruthi Kanuru, M.D. (Fellowship Program Director, Division of Rheumatology; Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System)
  • 4/13/2023 – “Snake Bites – Just Sounds Nasty, Pretty Much Is!”
    Passcode: 3i$vb!#D
    Franklin John Gray, Jr., M.D. (Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine)
  • 4/6/2023 – “Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
    Passcode: Ypk1.rH7
    Sajjad Akbar Bhatti, M.D. (Assistant Professor, Medical Oncologist)
  • 3/30/2023 – “The Future of Medicine: A Dual Health and Social Mission”
    Victor J. Dzau, M.D. (President, National Academy of Medicine) 
    Passcode: w=3w*SR2
  • 3/23/2023 – “Cardiac Electrophysiology Updates: Advanced Ablation for AF and VT”
    Passcode: X9Q3At@a 
    Auras R. Atreya, M.D., MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FHRS (Assistant Professor, Cardiology)
  • 3/16/2023 – “Physical Diagnosis Potpourri”
    Passcode: Y9%q@8zX
    André Mansoor, M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University) 
  • 3/9/2023 – “Updates in Outpatient Medicine: Top 10 Practice Changing Updates in the Last Five Years”
    Passcode: xHUMmh$6
    Kristen Shealy, M.D., MPH (Assistant Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine; Medical Director, UAMS Internal Medicine Clinic (Main Campus); co-Course Director for the Practice of Medicine 1 Course) 
  • 3/2/2023 – “Care of Gender Diverse Individuals”
    Passcode: =QJWa*6S 
    Gena Miller, M.D. (Assistant Professor, Endocrinology)
  • 2/23/2023 – “Injection Drug Use and Infections: A Forgotten Syndemic”
    Passcode: #53^E2s7
    Michael Lowry, M.D. (Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases) 
  • 2/16/2023 – “I’d Rather Be Good Than Lucky: Understanding and Improving Diagnostic Error”
    Passcode: 4w$v3kB?
    Emily Kocurek, M.D. (Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Clinical Informaticist, UAMS Health; Associate Program Director for Research, UAMS Internal Medicine Residency Program)  *presentation starts at 1:22:45
  • 2/9/2023 – “Alcoholic Hepatitis and Liver Transplantation”
    Passcode: 0JSudR!Y
    Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia, M.D., FACP (Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division Director) 
  • 1/26/2023 – “2022 Rheumatology Year in Review”
    Passcode: t6?uakN6
    John J. Cush, M.D. (Executive Editor of RheumNow.com; Professor of Medicine, St. Georges University) 
  • 1/19/2023 – “Short Bowel Syndrome”
    Passcode: hSy0!9H3
    Chandra S. Dasari, M.D. (Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, UAMS College of Medicine) 
  • 1/12/2023 – “Myeloma Bone Disease”
    Passcode: 4v0m^^C1
    Maurizio Zangari, M.D. (Myeloma Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) 
  • 1/5/2023 – “Update on Management of Left Ventricular Thrombus”
    Passcode: %8qkhf.c
    Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Cardiac Noninvasive Lab; Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship; UAMS)
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