Conference Coverage

Host: Lawrence Sherman, FACEHP, CCMEP Join host Lawrence Sherman at this year's meeting of the Alliance for CME, January 26-29, 2011, in San Francisco, for a discussion of increasing clinical relevance in continuing medical education, new trends toward team-based education, and how social media tools are getting involved. His three guests are: Dr. Robert Addleton, executive vice president of the P...

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Tune in for the highlights of findings presented at the 33rd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held from December 8th through the 12th, 2010, covering recent advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer, including the risk of breast cancer and hormone therapy, lack of mammogram screening, combination therapy for hormone receptor positive b...

Tune in for notable findings presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hematology, which took place December 4th through the 7th, 2010, in Orlando Florida. Topics ranged from advances in leukemia and lymphoma to hematologic disorders such as sickle cell anemia and hemophilia B.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Tune in for significant summaries from the Radiological Society of North America's 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28th through December 3rd in Chicago.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Tune in for a summary of some of the important information and research findings from the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), held November 11th through the 16th, 2010, in Phoenix. This year's meeting attracted over 3,000 participants from around the world. The conference highlighted advances in allergy, asthma, and immunology...

Host: Jason Birnholz, MD Host Dr. Jason Birnholz talks with experts on the conference floor from the Radiological Society of North America's 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago. His guests include: Dr. Candice Aitken, radiation oncologist and assistant professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School Dr. Jacques Souquet, founder and CEO of SuperSonic Imagine Dr. Judy Kalinyak,...

Host: John Lynn Health information technology (or HIT) is touted by many to help practices cut costs, but can also be daunting to consider. Host John Lynn, founder of EMRandHIPAA.com, addresses some of the most common questions about HIT with guests from the Practice Fusion Connect User Conference in San Francisco, on November 5, 2010. How can clinicians implement new technologies without going ov...

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Tune in for a summary of some of the important information and research findings from the American College of Surgeons 96th Annual Clinical Congress, held October 3 - 7, 2010, in Washington, DC. This year’s meeting attracted more than 13,000 participants from around the world, who attended presentations on novel surgical techniques, the impact of surgeon availability on sur...

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD The 2010 meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, held in Vancouver, Canada, October 21 - 24, attracted over 47-hundred participants from 82 countries around the world. This year's conference included presentations highlighting advances in a number of important areas — including the development of antibiotics and prevention of antibiotic resistance; HIV manage...

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Listen for highlights from the American College of Gastroenterology's 75th Annual Scientific Meeting, October 15 - 20 in San Antonio, Texas. The meeting attracted approximately 4,000 participants from around the world. The meeting focused on advances in the management of patients with gastrointestinal disorders, focusing on cancer, esophageal and bowel disorders, liver dise...

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Matthew Holt, MA, MS Guest: Roni Zeiger, MD This year's Health 2.0, now in its fourth year, held October 7th through the 10th in San Francisco, focused on the people and companies transforming all parts of the healthcare system with technology. The conference was the culmination of San Francisco's Health Innovation Week, and featured activities ranging from the Healt...

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA As the specialty of cosmetic medicine is rapidly evolving and expanding, so too are the roles of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in the field. Host Lisa Dandrea Lenell talks with some of the leading experts in plastic surgery and dermatology at the Aesthetic Extender Symposium, held October 8 - 10 in Miami Beach, Florida, which educates NPs a...

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Hear highlights from the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, held October 2-5, 2010, in San Francisco. This year’s conference focused on advances in the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults, attracting over 8 thousand participants from around the world.

Host: Mark Chyna, MD Hear highlights from research on the management of obesity, endocrine disorders, diabetes, menopause, and thyroid cancer presented at the Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting and Expo. The meeting took place June 19 to 22, 2010, in San Diego.

Host: Mark Chyna, MD This round-up describes highlights from the American Diabetes Association's 70th Scientific Sessions, June 25th through the 29th in Orlando, Florida, covering cutting-edge research, treatment recommendations, and advances toward a cure for diabetes.

Host: Mark Chyna, MD These findings were presented at the College's 58th Annual Clinical Meeting, which took place May 15th to 19th, 2010, in San Francisco, attracting thousands of experts from around the world.

Host: John Armstrong, MD Guest: Cecil Wilson, MD It's been a big year for medicine, and the next promises to be just as significant. Although health system reform was sorely needed, there are still components that need to be addressed, not the least of which is the flawed Medicare payment formula. The new AMA president, Dr. Cecil Wilson, who is an internist from Winter Park, Florida, discusses how...

Host: Mark Chyna, MD Tune in for the latest clinical information and findings presented by experts from around the world at the American Psychiatric Association's 2010 meeting in New Orleans.

Host: John Armstrong, MD Reporting from the floor of the 2010 AMA House of Delegates meeting, host Dr. John Armstrong gets reactions from key players about some of the most significant proposed resolutions. Public health issues discussed at this year's meeting include the health impacts of the gulf oil spill, mammography guidelines, smoking in multi-unit housing and personalized medicine. Tune in...

Host: Mark Chyna, MD Join us for updates from this year's conference, featuring the details of promising research in the diagnosis and treatment of lung, breast, genito-urinary, gastrointestinal and gynecologic cancers. This conference took place June 4 - 8, 2010, in Chicago.

Host: Mark Chyna, MD Listen to the latest research findings presented at Digestive Disease Week 2010. This conference was held May 1-6 in New Orleans.

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Host: Mark Chyna, MD Tune in for innovative science, trial results, and news of novel technologies from this year's cancer research meeting in Washington, DC, April 17 - 21, 2010.

Host: Mark Chyna, MD Tune in to coverage of research highlights from the AAN's annual 2010 meeting in Toronto.

Host: Mark Chyna, MD Tune in to hear important findings from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 41st Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer. This meeting took place March 14th through the 17th, 2010, in San Francisco. Over 1,800 attendees gathered to find out the latest research into the diagnosis, prevention and management of gynecologic cancers, included advances in chemotherapy, cancer screening,...