"Controlling Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria in the Healthcare Setting: The Role of the Hospital Epidemiologist" with Dr. Forest W. Arnold. In this presentation, Dr. Arnold covers the MDR control pro...
We here at Louisville Lectures are excited to share a new project with you that has been nearly two years in the making. When working with our incoming residents on pr...
We here at Louisville Lectures are excited to share a new project with you that has been nearly two years in the making. When working with our incoming residents on pr...
Louisville Lectures creator Dr. Michael Burk presents "Breaking Bad News and Difficult Decisions" to emphasize the importance of thinking carefully before delivering "bad news" to patients. With t...
In this lecture, Dr. El-Kersh discusses the classification of Pulmonary Hypertension as well as the definition of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. He then discusses the pathophysiology, pathology, ...
Dr. Eric Burton explains brain tumors in this presentation about CNS tumors, common gliomas, histological classification of tumors and the epidemiolgy of primary brain and CNS tumors. He also discu...
Dr. Martin Brown presents ALS and other motor neuron diseases by first reviewing their history and clinical course. He then discusses the diagnostic workup and efforts to find anything instead of A...
Dr. Shah presents Acute CVA by first explaining how to evaluate a stroke patient, define a stroke and TIA as well as stroke epidemiology. He then discusses the concept of penumbra along with vascu...
Dr. Nathan Spell presents "Transparency with Information and Disclosure of Medical Errors" by first explaining the rationale for disclosure of medical errors to patients and/or families along with ...
Dr. Sager presents Delirium and how common it is through various statistics before explaining the Delirium DSM- 5 Criteria. He then discusses the many paths that lead to the development of Delirium...
Dr. Mokshagundam presents Lipid Disorders by going over basic aspects of lipoprotein transport and metabolism and how it can be problematic. He then discusses the recommendations for managing lipid...
Louisville Lectures wants to get to know our medical lectures community. From students to clinicians, we want to see where and how you study. Whether it be by our podcast, YouTube vide...
In a discussion with listeners, Dr. Sager through Bipolar Disorder by first explaining the DSM Criteria from Manic Episodes to Bipolar Depression. Dr. Sager presents how to diagnose Bipolar Disorde...
Dr. Churchwell takes listeners on a journey through different mentors he has had throughout his life beginning with his childhood to his current career. With each mentor, he provides insight to the...
Dr. LaFaver presents Movement Disorders by first explaining the spectrum of hyperkinetic movement disorders from myoclonus to dystonia and how their movements differ among them as well as what move...
Eric Baker presents Physician Burnout by first discussing burnout in terms of psychology from occupational burnout to job burnout. He then explains statistics involved with physician burnout throug...
Dr. Lorrel Brown presents Aortic Stenosis by first describing how medicine cannot fix a mechanical problem. She then describes the symptoms of aortic stenosis along with the mainstays of treatment:...
In this lecture, Dr. Moore presents Vasculitis. He begins by giving a broad and simple definition of vasculitis before moving on to different cases. He then goes on to discuss various types of vasc...
Dr. Perez presents sarcoidosis by first taking listeners along the case of a healthy 28 year old nonsmoker with two months of having a dry cough, bilateral ankle pain, no fever and no rashes with n...
In this lecture, Dr. Kausar Hamiduzzaman presents Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndrome. She begins explaining when it is appropriate to consider glomerular diseases in the differential diagnosis and f...
In this lecture, Dr. Kausar Hamiduzzaman covers hepatorenal syndrome. She begins her talk by explaining the pathophysiology of HRS and then uses a series of cases to walk her audience through diag...
Dr. Krem discusses age-related and biological factors for low-grade lymphoma pathogenesis and outcomes. He then explains the mechanisms of action from low-grade lymphoma therapies. He finishes by ...
Dr. Dmitry Abramov presents patient evaluations for advanced heart failure therapies by first discussing the classification system for heart failure severity. He then presents different opinions a...
Dr. Nunley presents lung transplantation by taking listeners along the case of a specific patient, his lungs, and the process that occurs before and after lung transplantation. From matching a dono...
Dr. Krishnasamy presents Inpatient Glucose Management by first discussing a case of hospital hyperglycemia. She then reviews current guidelines for glycemic management trends in non-critical care s...
Dr. Cavallazi presents mechanical ventilation by first discussing the physiology of respiratory failure. He then describes how to tailor mechanical ventilation to different forms of respiratory fa...
In this lecture, Dr. Mounika Mandadi presents ' Breast Cancer' by discussing epidemiology, screening, risk reduction, DCIS, and staging. She then finishes her talk with treatment, surveillance and...
In this lecture, Dr. Ng discusses cultural and clinical competence. He begins his presentation with cultural competence by explaining Trans 101, how to create a welcoming environment care and compa...
Dr. Eleanor Lederer presents stone disease and how stones may be a presenting feature in many systemic diseases. She then discusses diseases and how many are accompanied by stones as well as metab...
Dr. Raghuram presents and reviews the main classes of HIV medications and their mechanisms of action. She the explains the principles of HIV combination therapy and discusses some of the main side...
In this presentation, one of our master educators, Dr. Eleanor Lederer, is put to the test by our Curriculum Director, Christopher Migliore. As a "Clinician's Clinician," she takes listeners along...
In this lecture, Stephen Furmanek discusses Quality Improvement projects. This video examines different methods for displaying the results and how to determine which method is best.
In this lecture, Annuradha Persaud discusses various aspects of Diagnostic Tests. More specifically, this video will discuss how to calculate the measures of diagnostic accuracy, how to utilize th...
In this lecture, Dr. Brian Guinn discusses different ways to interpret Categorical Data. This lecture specifically looks at risk ratios, odds ratios, and Chi squared.
In this lecture, Dr. Stephen Furmanek discusses the difference between clinical thinking and statistical thinking. Topics also covered are p-values, effect sizes, and confidence intervals.
In this lecture, Annuradha Persaud discussesthe uses of REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture). REDCap is a browser-based, metadata-driven EDC software solution and workflow methodology for d...
Dr. Brummel is a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician on faculty at Vanderbilt University and is an expert in delirium and the patient experience in ICU outcomes with a focus on debility or post-I...
Dr. Krem presents this lecture by first describing chemotherapy indications and which patients should receive chemotherapy. He then explains common toxicities and their treatments along with drug-...
Dr. Abramov presents “Acute Decompensated Heart Failure” with a review of the underlying pathophysiology and treatment. He then dives into the roles of diuretics and beta blockers in acute exacerba...
In this lecture, Dr. Paula Peyrani discusses the process of clinical research. Some of the topics examined are Data Collection, Pretesting, Data Entry, and Data Quality.
In this video, Dr. Jennifer Potter talks about why questions on patient social history should include patient identities, adverse life experiences, and coping strategies. She then identifies quest...
In this video, Dr. Bryan Moffett examines common issues interns may face while cross-covering. He begins by discussing how to approach calls. He then examines areas like Diabetes, Insulin therapy...
In this lecture, Dr. Stephen Furmanek discusses how issues could arise in a study. He covers important areas that can impact your results, such as Sample Size, Effect Size, and Variance.
In this lecture, Dr. Paula Peyrani discusses the IRB (Institutional Review Board) review process, and how to determine which type of review (exempt, expedited, or full) a study needs. This video a...
In this lecture, Dr. Ruth Carrico discusses Quality and Performance Improvement as a research topic. She covers design approaches specific to QI projects, specifically in comparison to clinical res...
In this lecture, Dr. Paula Peyrani discusses where research questions come from and what makes a good research question. She covers designing a study including selecting the appropriate type of stu...
Dr. Julio Ramirez provides a brief overview of the types of medical research. He then covers important principles regarding conducting research in a university setting from the initial clinical que...
Dr. Luis Marsano delves into providing adequate nutrition for patients with cirrhosis to prevent hepatic encephalopathy and alcoholic hepatitis. He also addresses minimizing morbidity; including pr...
Dr. Sager takes the time to discuss when (and how) to screen for depression including various tools. He then delves into how to assess risk and proposes a practical algorithm-approach to treatment ...