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

matthew.sherwood — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:53 +0000

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

matthew.sherwood — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:28:48 +0000

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.

CT surgeon Jacob Schroder gives Cardiology Grand Rounds on ECMO at Duke

matthew.sherwood — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:24:41 +0000

Dr. Jacob Schroder, Duke’s newest CT surgery faculty member, gives a great Grand Rounds on ECMO at Duke and the initiation of an official ECMO program.

Attached are references that might add to his excellent presentation:

ECMO in ARDS

ECMO in Cardiogenic shock

Dr. Clyde Yancy discusses mentorship, gives Cardiology Grand Rounds

matthew.sherwood — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:09:50 +0000

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?

tariq.ahmad — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:27:48 +0000

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

matthew.sherwood — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:55:31 +0000

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.

Duke Cardiology Grand Rounds: Biomedical Engineering, the FDA, and more

Zubin Eapen — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:13:57 +0000

Drs. Robi Goswami and Ashwani Sastry discuss their research over the past two years as Duke Cardiology fellows.

Dr. Goswami on “Duke Biomedical Engineering and Ultrasound: Adding a Virtual Feel to Echo.”

Dr. Sastry on “Regulation of Cardiovascular Devices: An FDA Fellow Perspective.”

Duke Cardiology Grand Rounds: new developments in ACS management

Zubin Eapen — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:00:43 +0000

Drs. Christopher Granger and E. Magnus Ohman discuss new developments in the management of acute coronary syndromes and what this means for clinical practice.

Gwen Bernacki discusses the new ACC Geriatric Council

matthew.sherwood — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:27:56 +0000

Matt Sherwood, DCRI fellow, talks to Gwen Bernacki, cofellow at DCRI, about the newly formed ACC geriatric Council. Gwen enumerates their mission, and how participation as the Fellow-in-training representative to the council has been a privilege she much enjoys during her fellowship.

Duke Cardiology Grand Rounds: ACC recap

Zubin Eapen — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:27:43 +0000

Drs. Kenneth Mahaffey, Connie Hess, and Akshay Bagai present a recap of the 2013 ACC Scientific Session.