Open Access Medical Education
Committed to sharing Internal Medicine focused lectures as free open access medical education.
In this presentation, Dr. Lederer is put to the test as a "clinician's clinician" and takes listeners along with her during her thought process where she covers the basics of what you need to know during the process: how to listen to the patient, the presentation and natural progression of the disease and an organized and consistent approach to obtaining data.
Read MoreIn the Eleventh lecture of our Research Series, Stephen Furmanek discusses Quality Improvement projects. This video examines different methods for displaying the results and how to determine which method is best.
Read MoreIn the Tenth lecture of our Research Series, 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 the calculations clinically, and how to interpret RUC curves and AUC curves.
Read MoreIn the Ninth lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Brian Guinn discusses different ways to interpret Categorical Data. This lecture specifically looks at risk ratios, odds ratios, and Chi squared.
Read MoreIn the Eighth lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Stephen Furmanek discusses the difference between clinical thinking and statistical thinking. Topics also covered are p-values, effect sizes, and confidence intervals.
Read MoreIn the Seventh lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Annuradha Persaud discussesthe uses of REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture). REDCap is a browser-based, metadata-driven EDC software solution and workflow methodology for designing clinical and transnational research databases.
Read MoreDr. Brummel begins his presentation by reviewing long-term cognitive impairment and disability associated with survival from critical illness. He then uses the vulnerability hypothesis to understand risk factors for the development of these poor outcomes after critical illness. After, he describes preliminary trials of rehabilitation for long-term cognitive impairment after critical illness.
Read MoreDr. Abramov covers acute decompensated heart failure. starting with a review of the underlying pathophysiology and treatment. He then dives into the the roles of diuretics and beta blockers in acute exacerbations. Finally, he discusses indications for referring a patient to a heart failure specialist along with primary prevention measures.
Read MoreIn the Sixth lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Paula Peyrani discusses the process of clinical research. Some of the topics examined are Data Collection, Pretesting, Data Entry, and Data Quality.
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