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

An overview of key clinical updates for physicians and advanced practice providers in the realm of hospital medicine.

This Grand Rounds is focused on updates in Precision Medicine and Immunotherapy in Oncology. Dr. Peter Emanuel, System Physician Vice President, Oncology Clinical Institute, lead the session joined by panelist Dr. Samer Shihabi, specialist in Hematology/Oncology, Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group.

CDC Flu Data and Vitamin D and Multivitamins: Helpful or Hurtful? Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses this topic with Dr. Bryan Jiang, Assistant Professor Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine Article:  https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/02/1.htm?utm_campaign=FY22-23_NEWS_INTERNIST_DOMESTIC_080222_EML&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this week's Grand Rounds Clinical Update will discuss innovations in breast cancer treatment, including a new groundbreaking study on the treatment of metastatic breast cancer with guest expert Dr. Shahzad Siddique , medical oncologist, Chair of Medical Specialties, Mercy Medical Group. This treatment will provide a new option for a large popul...

Physician Enterprise began a special series on best practices about gun safety, injury prevention, and evidence-based practice that can mitigate the toll of deaths related to firearm violence in our neighborhoods, communities, and workplaces. This first session focused on the research for gun injury mitigation as well as the approach to discussing gun safety with patients and families.

Dr. Thomas McGinn, CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise EVP discusses: - Omicron Numbers and the new Bivalent Vaccine - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we have a guest expert Dr. Shahzad Siddique, medical oncologist, Chair of Medical Specialties, Mercy Medical Group, joining us to discuss a new groundbreaking study on the treatment of metastatic breast cancer that will provide a n...

Join us for a deeper dive into the COVID-19 bivalent booster including discussion around immune response, insights for patients on when to get boosted, the outlook for fall/winter, and whether we may eventually have an annual booster in the future. Dr. Hotez also shares updates on international vaccine efforts.  Our special guest is Dr. Peter Hotez , Professor and Dean National School of Tropical...

Physician Enterprise hosted a Grand Rounds Clinical update focused on the latest information and data on Long COVID. Guest Experts: Dr. Fidaa Shaib, Chief Medical Officer, Baylor College of Medicine, and Associate Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Maureen Tierney, Chair, Department of Clinical Research and Public Health, and Professor at Creighton Univ...

Patients with aortic valve disease may be candidates for trans-aortic valve implementation (TAVI) or surgical valve replacement. This Grand Rounds Clinical Update is focused around the recent randomized control trial looking at the non-inferiority of TAVI vs. surgical valve replacement in patients with moderately increased operative risk. In addition, the discussion focuses on the clinical applica...

Dr. Thomas McGinn, EVP CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise covered:  - Latest Omicron Numbers plus Omicron Booster News - Labor Day - Alzheimer's Controversy and Implications for Patient Care with special guest Dr. Sanjay Singh - Podcast Recommendation Supporting materials: FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Use as a Booster Dose https://www.fda.gov/ne...

CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise EVP, Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses Polio, Influenza/COVID Twindemic (Fall Predictions, Omicron Booster, 2022 Testing Algorithm), and Vaccine Rate Declines Guests:  Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan, Division Chief of Infectious Disease and Associate Professor at Creighton University and Dr. Ankita Sagar, System VP for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction. Links: ...

Clinical Update: Respiratory Viruses and Updated Testing Recommendations Respiratory viruses will be a significant cause of acute upper respiratory infection in the coming months. This Friday, the Physician Enterprise will host a Grand Rounds Clinical Update focused on the diagnosis of common respiratory viruses (including COVID-19 and Influenza A/B) as we prepare for the fall and winter months. B...

Clinical Update: Hepatitis C Screening and Management Dr. Cezarina Mindru, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Nicholas Stine, SVP for Population Health at CommonSpirit Health Dr. Manasa Velagapudi, CHI Health Clinic Infectious Disease (CUMC - Bergan Mercy) Dr. Thomas McGinn, EVP,  CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise Dr. Ankita Sagar, System Vice President for Clin...

On this week's CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise 5-Minute Check-In, Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses: Omicron and Fall Boosters, Alzheimer's Research Controversy, Latest on Aortic Valve Surgery (TAVI vs. Surgery) Guest expert: Dr. Waleed Kayani, Interventional Cardiologist and Assistant Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine Links: Alzheimer’s study https://www.science.org/content...

On this week's CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise 5-Minute Check-In, Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses: - Omicron - Meta-Analysis: At-Home COVID Testing Sensitivity and Specificity  Article: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004011  Guests to discuss the meta-analysis: Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan, Division Chief of Infectious Disease and Associate Professor a...

New Research: Treating Mild Hypertension in Pregnancy Results in Improved Material and Neonatal Outcomes The following NEJM articles were referenced in the session: Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy (2022) and Less-Tight versus Tight Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy (2015). Speakers: Laurence Shields, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, System Physician Vice Presiden...

On this week's CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise 5-Minute Check-In, Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses what Clinicians need to know about Monkeypox. He features guest expert Dr. David Quimby, Assistant Professor Infectious Disease, Creighton School of Medicine.

On this week's CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise 5-Minute Check-In, Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses: - Omicron update  - Game-changing article on the treatment of mild HTN during pregnancy with Dr. Larry Shields, System Physician Vice President, Women and Infants Clinical Institute: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2201295?query=featured_home  - Lighter note in honor of Father&a...

CommonSpirit Health physicians discuss CT or Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain The panel includes: Dr. Juan Plana Gomez, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Cardiovascular Health Dr. Ankita Sagar, System Vice President for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction, CommonSpirit Health Dr. Nezar Falluji, System Vice President, Cardiovascular Service Line, CommonSpirit Health Dr...

On this week's CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise 5-Minute Check-In, Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses: - Omicron Update - The Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Long COVID with Dr. Ankita Sagar and Renuga Vivekanandan

CommonSpirit Health physicians discuss Evidence-Based Best Practices to Improve Care and Reduce Costs. The panel includes: Dr. Nicholas Stine, Senior Vice President for Population Health,  CommonSpirit Health Dr. Ankita Sagar, System Vice President for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction, CommonSpirit Health Dr. Helena Moon, System Director, Clinical Programs, Enterprise Population Health,...

On this week's CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise 5-Minute Check-In, Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses: - Omicron Update - Nonoperative or Surgical Treatment of Acute Achilles’ Tendon Rupture - Happy Nurses Week - Podcast about the World's Largest Animal Highway Links: Long haul COVID-19 Meta-Analysis: https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... Achilles: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10...

Physician experts from CommonSpirit Health discuss updates in the care and treatment of MS including the role of Epstein-Bar Virus: Dr. Tom McGinn, EVP, Physician Enterprise Dr. George Hutton, Baylor College of Medicine, Dept of Neurology Dr. Ankita Sagar, System Vice President for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction at CommonSpirit Health Dr. Gary Greensweig, Chief Physician Executive, Phy...

On this week's CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise 5-Minute Check-In, Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses: - Omicron Update - NEJM: Use of Troponin I after Cardiac Surgery:  https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2000803 - NEJM: Reducing Practice Variation and Avoidable Drug Spending (a thought leadership article from the CommonSpirit Health Population Health Team):  https://catalyst.nejm.o...

CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise 5-Minute Check In with Dr. Thomas McGinn features: - Omicron update - New booster recommendations: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qJ9t-eVVZZ3Nm1Ox0imAViukqwsb3ZM79o9DjnxbpNQ/edit?usp=sharing  - Black and Latinx patients bear a disproportionate burden of asthma and existing guideline recommendations have not been based on clinical trials in these po...