UF Health MedEd Cast

Elias Sayour, MD, PhD highlights the signs and symptoms of pediatric brain tumors. He explains how they are classified and discusses current management strategies. Additionally, he shares the challenges of treating brain tumors in children and for developing effective therapies and limitations of brain tumor clinical trials to find new treatments.

At the University of Florida Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, the team constantly expand their knowledge to provide minimally invasive procedures that can save patients’ lives. In this podcast, Bashar Qumseya MD, MPH, FASGE highlights the typical and atypical presentation of GERD, the sequala of untreated acid reflux and exciting recent advances to management of patients w...

At the University of Florida Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, the team constantly expand their knowledge to provide minimally invasive procedures that can save patients’ lives. In this podcast, Bashar Qumseya MD, MPH, FASGE highlights endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, a non-surgical approach to management of obesity. He describes the increasing prevalence of obesity, talks about...

Ashley Ghiaseddin, M.D., highlights treatment strategies for malignant gliomas. He shares challenges to therapeutic options, the standard approaches to treatment, novel treatment strategies and when it is important to refer to the specialists at UF Health Shands Hospital.

William A. Friedman M.D., describes the diagnostic criteria for trigeminal neuralgia as well as other facial pain disorders. He highlights the best medical therapy for trigeminal neuralgia and its limitations and he outlines the three neurosurgical options for treating medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia.

As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to: 1. Describe the basics of BPH and Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate 2. Explain the appropriate evaluation and patient selection for Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate 3. Outline the Pro’s and Con’s of Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate

R. James Toussaint M.D., discusses lateral ankle sprains, the prevalence of these injuries and the mechanics involved. He explains the difference between mechanical instability vs functional instability, when nonoperative and operative treatment are indicated and importantly, the return to play criteria for an ankle sprain during recovery phase and functional phase.

Oluwadamilola Oladeru M.D., discusses patient-centered breast radiotherapy fractionation and treatment approach. She describes the changing trend of radiotherapy fractionation over the last 20 years and the long-term results of UK FAST and FAST FORWARD studies. Lastly she describes the patient selection for short course treatment and its benefits in terms of patient convenience.

Oluwadamilola Oladeru M.D., discusses prone position for breast radiation treatment. She describes the benefits of prone positioning for protecting normal tissues including lungs and heart. She examines recent studies regarding prone position and she shares the factors that make a patient a good candidate for prone position or breast cancer radiation treatment.

Si Chen M.D., discusses cochlear implants and expanding access to hearing rehabilitation. She highlights the limitations of hearing aids and when cochlear implants should be considered. She describes cochlear implant evaluation, surgery, post-operative care, and hearing outcomes and she shares recent advances and ongoing research that are improving cochlear implant performance.    *exam questions...

Aaron Franke M.D., M.S highlights current challenges facing the shifting paradigm of early-stage NSCLC management. He analyzes recent data supporting novel therapeutic approaches vs standard of care in resectable NSCLC. He reviews anticipated and ongoing clinical trials using IO-based therapy in early-stage NSCLC.  Additionally, he examines knowledge gaps and challenges facing adopting the neoadju...

As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to: 1. Describe the most common causes of nasal obstruction. 2. Outline the initial treatment protocol that should be prescribed. 3.Discuss when referral to ENT and surgical intervention may be helpful.

Drs. Calvin Choi and Mohammad Al-Ani discuss the epidemiology and symptoms associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the contemporary evaluation and management strategy for HCM, and the latest advances in treatment options for HCM.

Kevin Campbell M.D highlights vasectomy reversal with both provider and patient consideration. He describes the workup and counseling for patients interested in vasectomy reversal. He outlines the surgical techniques and procedures available for men with a history of vasectomy and he discusses the post-operative considerations following a vasectomy reversal.

Robert Zlotecki M.D., PhD describes the factors that make a patient a candidate for Pluvicto treatment for prostate cancer. He explains the process of treatment through a series of Pluvicto infusions for prostate cancer and he outlines the current shift in thinking regarding systemic radiopharmaceutical therapy for prostate cancer.

In this episode, Basma Mohamed, MBChB, describes the importance of a comprehensive preoperative evaluation of elderly spine surgery patients and the methods of frailty assessment in the literature. She also explains the role of prehabilitation in frail elderly patients preparing for spine surgery.

Patrick Duff M.D. highlights group B streptococcal infection in pregnancy. He describes the principal risk factors for early-onset group B streptococcal infection, the most useful methods for identifying maternal group B streptococcal colonization and the best strategies for reducing the frequency of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal infection. Lastly, he shares the special considerations...

Zain Shahid M.D., defines physician modified endovascular grafts (PMEG). He describes patient selection and the indications for PMEG and he helps us to understand the role of PMEG in treatment of complex aortic aneurysms.

Jesus Fabregas MD, MPH, FACO helps us to recognize colorectal cancer as a major cause of morbidity and mortality. He identifies different colorectal cancer screening methods and as a medical oncologist, he shares the symptoms at presentation of colon malignancies and the latest treatment options available.

Robert Zlotecki MD, PhD discusses MRI guided radiation therapy. He helps us to understand the role and effectiveness of radiation therapy in cure and palliation of GI tract cancers. He speaks about the technologic advances that have increased the safety of radiation therapy treatment and he explores how this has the potential to preserve and improve patient quality of life factors in the treatment...

Kathryn Hitchcock M.D., PhD discusses colorectal cancer awareness. She describes next steps if rectal cancer is suspected, as well as current treatment for rectal cancer. She explains recent and ongoing changes in rectal cancer treatment and she outlines the current shift in thinking regarding management of metastatic colorectal cancer. 

Angela Pham, MD, discusses Project ECHO and how it incorporates IBD quality metrics to potentially improve patient outcomes. She helps us to understand how it can be utilized for patients and she explains the options and benefits Project ECHO can bring to your practice.

In this episode, W. Allan Steigleman, MD, discusses the latest updates in refractive surgery. He compares and contrasts the most widely used corneal refractive procedures, describes common contraindications for refractive surgery and discusses alternative refractive surgery options when corneal refractive surgery may not be appropriate.

William Collins MD, FACS, FAAP, discusses pediatric endoscopic sinus surgery. He help us to understand the indications for pediatric endoscopic sinus surgery, the unique surgical technique differences in pediatric sinus surgery compared to adults and the limitations of performing endoscopic sinus surgery in pediatric patients.

Thomas Wright, MD, and Jay King, MD, discuss computer navigation in shoulder arthroplasty and why this type of navigation can be more beneficial than using traditional instruments in shoulder arthroplasty. They also share their thoughts about the future of shoulder arthroplasty surgeries.