5-Minute Clinical Update and Grand Rounds with Dr. Thomas McGinn

Implementing SDOH/Health-Related Social Needs Screening and Management in Ambulatory Care. Our speaker for the session is Kevin Fiori, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, from Montefiore Einstein, a premier academic health system known as a pioneer in the space and one of the largest value-based providers for health-related social needs assessment and value-based whole-person care. Panelist: Corey Karlin-Zysman, M...

Physician Enterprise Grand Rounds session discussing best practices for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Management. Our speakers for the session are Mandeep Bajaj, MBBS, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and Avin P. Pothuloori, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine. Panelist Debra Rockman,...

Guest: Dr. Hana El Sahly, Professor, Kyle and Josephine Morrow Chair, Molecular Virology and Microbiology Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit, Baylor College of Medicine Discuss the latest updates and clinical implications of Bird Flu/H5N1 and the measles outbreak. Bird flu/H5N1 - Overview - Infection rates - Risk of transmission to humans - Prevention - Surveillance Measles - Overview - Outbrea...

Our speaker for the session is Summer Peregrin, PharmD , Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist at Dignity Health Medical Group — Arizona, and one of the authors of the Opioid Toolkit for CommonSpirit Health. Learning Objectives Review the current state of the opioid epidemic Recognize signs and symptoms of a potential opioid overdose Build greater understanding of naloxone and its use to treat an opioid...

Our speaker for the session is Justin Reynolds, MD, the Medical Director of Liver Transplant and Chief of Hepatology at the St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.  Learning Objectives: Provide updates to the current landscape of steatotic (fatty) liver disease, including recent nomenclature changes. Learn about treatment options for individuals with MASLD/MASH including...

In this episode of the 5-Minute Check In with Dr. Thomas McGinn, our myth-busting team takes on two popular topics submitted by our providers:  5G radiation: Whether you are near a cell phone tower or holding a cell phone too close to your head, is 5G radiation harmful? Vitamin D: this supplement is marketed as a cure all for preventing falls, fractures, and even dementia. Should patients be routi...

Hear from three of our Physician Enterprise Academic Excellence Award Winners as they share their award winning papers for 10 minutes, before breaking into a panel discussion/Q&A. Una Lee, MD Urology Physician Lead Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Category: Practice Innovation Paper Title: Creating an Extraordinary Experience for Women Undergoing Cystoscopy: A Patient-Centered Approach to Proc...

In this episode of the 5-Minute Check In with Dr. Thomas McGinn, Infectious Disease expert Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan joins us for an update on the winter virus season. Topics Discussed: Influenza COVID-19 RSV Pneumonia Disease X* Guest: Renuga Vivekanandan, MD , Infectious Disease Expert, Division VP and CMO Physician Enterprise - Midwest, Professor, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Creighton Un...

In this episode our myth-busting team discusses the use of PRN antihypertensive medication in hospitalized patients without hypertensive emergencies. Watch as we compare popular beliefs to the latest evidence: Studies referenced:  https://doi.org/10.1161%2FHYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17279 https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.3007 Guests: Dr. Ankita Sagar and Dr. Thomas Frederickson, System VP Hospi...

Osteoporosis significantly impacts morbidity and mortality in the U.S., with approximately 12.3 million adults (USPSTF) in the United States aged 50 and over expected to be living with the disease. Osteoporotic fractures result in severe consequences such as functional impairment, chronic pain, reduced quality of life, and loss of independence. Furthermore, the clinical and economic burden of oste...

Topics covered:  - Defining antimicrobial stewardship - New randomized clinical trial looking at how stewardship prompts improve antibiotic selection for pneumonia - Resources and how CommonSpirit Health is taking action and addressing this important topic Guest expert: Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan, Infectious Disease Expert, Division VP and CMO Physician Enterprise - Midwest, Professor, Associate Dean...

Infectious Disease expert Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan joins us for a preview of what to expect this season. Topics covered: - Viruses - Influenza - COVID-19 - RSV - West Nile - MPox  - Vaccines Guest: Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan, infectious Disease expert and Division VP and CMO Physician Enterprise - Midwest, Professor, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Creighton University School of Medicine.

Back by popular demand, our mythbusting team takes looks at two new health topics making headlines and compares popular beliefs to the latest evidence:  Is exercise as effective as other treatments to help depression? Meta-analysis:  https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-075847 Do tattoos cause lymphoma? Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(24)00228-1/fulltext...

Components of social connection are associated with mortality, but research examining their independent and combined effects in the same dataset is lacking. That has now changed thanks to a recent study published in BMC Medicine. We're joined by the primary author of that study to discuss the results and to get his perspective on social connectivity, loneliness and isolation and the impact on...

Back by popular demand, the latest myth-busting episode of the 5-Minute Check In with Dr. McGinn takes a closer look at another popular and controversial topic:  Are full body, preventative scans helpful or harmful for healthy individuals? Watch as we separate fact from fiction and compare popular beliefs to the evidence.   Previous Myth-Busting Episodes Myth-Busting — Fasting and Statins   Do sta...

Learning Objectives (and corresponding articles):  Identify medications best avoided by older adults in most circumstances or specific clinical scenarios (JAGS) Discern the benefits, harms, and efficacy of different smoking cessation pharmacotherapies and e‐cigarettes (Annals of Internal Medicine) Evaluate the effectiveness, harms, and benefits of newer diabetic medications on mortality, cardiovas...

Learning Objectives: -Review the history and flawed assumptions in the use of race and how race-specific PFT reference equations might lead to health disparities. -Understand the evidence behind the recommendation to use race-neutral reference equations. -Review the quantitative impact of switching from race-specific to race-neutral reference equations. -Assess the many remaining gaps in our under...

First-of-its-kind medication shows promise for liver disease patients Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD ) , formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is estimated to affect nearly one-quarter of adults in the United States . Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a form of MASLD that can cause liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver canc...

This special session will explore the transformative impact of gene therapy for sickle cell disease. The session includes the firsthand perspective of Ms. Victoria Gray.    Ms. Gray is the first patient in the United States to undergo revolutionary CRISPR treatment for Sickle Cell Disease. After decades of pain and struggle, Ms. Gray's CRISPR procedure has not only modified her affected cells...

As part of our ongoing commitment to advancing health equity and evidence-based medicine, CommonSpirit Health has been leading the way in adjusting the use of race and ethnicity in various clinical calculators, first with eGFR and now with pulmonary function tests. In this 5-minute check in, we take a look at: The history and flawed assumptions in the use of race and how race-specific PFT referenc...

This is our 50th episode! Thanks to everyone that has participated as a guest or has watched our videos. In this episode of the 5-Minute Check In with Dr. McGinn, we take a closer look at CommonSpirit Health's updated breast cancer screening guidelines. Topics discussed in this episode include: - Reviewing screening best practices on risk stratification for breast cancer into average, interme...

Learning Objectives: - Differentiate between usual care, palliative care, and hospice care - Identify patients who may benefit from palliative care or hospice - Discuss outcome data supporting early palliative care intervention - Describe opportunities for integrating palliative care into the management of the patient with serious illness Speakers: Dr. Paige Farinholt, Hospice and Palliative Medic...

Learning Objectives: - Discuss the barriers and the necessary resources required for successful rapid up-titration of GDMT  - Recognize the appropriate timing for referral of patients with advanced heart failure for percutaneous/surgical intervention - Understand indications/contraindications for HF patients requiring advanced therapies (i.e., transplant or mechanical circulatory support) - Recogn...

In this episode of clinical mythbusting, we’re taking a look at two commonly held health beliefs and comparing them to the evidence: * Do we really need to drink so much water? * Is a vegetarian or vegan diet healthy? Watch and see what the evidence shows.  See the first Mythbusting Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1903646/13919434

In honor of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we are taking a closer look at our updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, including risk-based screening, engaging patients, the best approach to screening, incidence and prevalence by age group (including rising incidence with younger patients) and more. Guests: Ankita Sagar, Devi Mukkai-Krishnamurty Colorectal Surgeon, Associate Pr...