The Immuno-Oncology program is designed to help the busy clinician keep on top of the rapidly developing field of immunotherapy as it relates to oncology. The program address a wide variety of topics including cancer immunobiology, classes of agents, potential…
The Tumor Genomics Program serves as a complement to the ASCO Cancer Genetics Program and is designed to increase knowledge in the area of tumor genomics, particularly regarding somatic genomic alterations that drive tumor progression and have implications for clinical…
You might think we do a pretty good job of providing care to individuals with illnesses and diseases. But it’s important to take a step back and consider the factors contributing to illness. It’s important to realize that things like…
Miscommunication is a primary root cause of perinatal injury and death. Current evidence links miscommunication to 56% of sentinel events and an increase in medical-legal malpractice claims. Since 2005, national professional and patient safety organizations endorse and support the use…
Chronic Kidney Disease is of high prevalence, increases with age, and is a great burden at end-stage. Patient outcomes are known to be significantly improved with early identification and intervention, but CKD remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. There are numerous barriers…
The CDC estimates that almost 50,000 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections occur each year, approximately 1.2 million people in the U.S. are infected with the virus, and approximately 20% of those people infected are unaware of their…
A current imbalance in the our perinatal care system has led to inappropriate, unsafe, and lack of transports in clinically relevant patients, as well as, risk of costly EMTALA violations by hospitals and physicians. In an effort to encourage safe…
Inappropriate, unsafe, or lack of transport when clinically indicated increases medical-legal risk to obstetricians and hospitals. Early identification of a perinatal patient (mother or fetus) requiring transport to a higher level of care improves outcomes. In 2015, ACOG & SMFM…
Since the CDC recommended expanded HIV testing, screening of patients for HIV will increase. In addition, with the approval by the FDA of rapid HIV tests and in-home HIV tests, screening will take place both in primary care and at-home…
Since the CDC recommended expanded HIV testing, screening of patients for HIV will increase. In addition, with the approval by the FDA of rapid HIV tests and in-home HIV tests, screening will take place both in primary care and at-home…
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