Dr. Joe Selby, Executive Director of PCORI, visits Duke

We all were fortunate to have Dr. Joe Selby, Executive Director of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), visit Duke and spend time with fellows and faculty alike. He sat down for a friendly, informal conversation with fellows on Monday for lunch, then gave Grand Rounds on the future of comparative effectiveness research and how PCORI will play an integral role. Finally he also gave the DCRI Grand rounds last week, talking about exciting changes to clinical research in the future.

Darren McGuire gives Grand Rounds, discusses diabetes and cardiovascular research with Weng Wong

Weng Wong, DCRI Research Fellow, discusses with Darren McGuire, Associate professor of Medicine at UT Southwestern, his clinical research training as a DCRI fellow, future of cardiovascular research on diabetic agents and the future of regulation from the FDA.

Darren McGuire also gave an excellent Grand Rounds on cardiovascular research in diabetes, the impact of diabetes on the US population, new oral therapies, and FDA regulation of these agents, and those coming in the future.

Dr. Clyde Yancy discusses mentorship, gives Cardiology Grand Rounds

Prateeti Khazanie, Duke Cardiology fellow, interviews the engaging Clyde Yancy, Chief of Cardiology at Northwestern, about how a fellow develops a mentor relationship, and finding the right person to work with.

Duke cardiology fellows and faculty were privileged to have Clyde Yancy as this year’s visiting professor, and he did not disappoint, delivering an excellent grand rounds on the present and future creation of national guidelines, both how and who they are made for.

Tariq Ahmad speaks to Dr. Dan Mark about the TACT Trial and asks him: What is the fuss all about?

The main results of the TACT trial were published in JAMA in March 2013 and can be found here.

The editorial by Steve Nissen referred to in the interview can be found here. An additional editorial by Howard Bauchner is also relevant here.

Finally below is the full DCRI grand rounds by Dan Mark and Kerry Lee on the controversial TACT trial results.

Duke Cardiology Grand Rounds: James Tulsky and Joe Rogers discuss Palliative Care in CHF

Dr. James Tulsky, Chief of Palliative Care at Duke, discusses how palliative care is so integral to the care of advanced CHF patients, but perhaps underutilized. Dr. Joseph Rogers, Vice Chief of Clinical Services for Duke Cardiology, then describes the PAL-HF study, pertinent background, and its inception with the NIH.