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The purpose of both these talks was to inform and inspire others to include in their work the idea that they might innovate in ways that have value to the marketplace.
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Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC) is a disorder affecting 1:6000 individuals of all races, age, and gender. The disease carries significant morbidity involving multiple organ systems in pediatric patients. Because of the complexity and extent of disease involvement, primary care providers and subspecialists for pediatric patients alike need to be familiar with the primary disease manifestations and their management so as to provide the best possible...
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Darcy A. Krueger, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
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As the United States becomes a more racially and ethnically diverse nation, health care systems and providers need to respond to patients’ varied perspectives, values, and behaviors about health and well-being. Failure to understand and manage social and cultural differences may have significant health consequences for minority groups in particular.
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Roberto Dansie, PhD
Faculty
Psychosocial Trauma Institute
Missouri School of Medicine
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Secondhand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoke, is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of tobacco products and the smoke exhaled by smokers. Approximately 50,000 persons die annually in the United States due to secondhand smoke exposure (Cal EPA, 2005; USDHHS, 2006). Secondhand smoke is associated with at least 46,000 coronary heart disease deaths (California EPA, 2005; NIH, 1999; USDHHS, 2006) and 3,400 lung cancer deaths annually among adult...
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Ellen Hahn, DNS, RN
Alumni Professor
Colleges of Nursing and Public Health
University of Kentucky, Director
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Social and clinical advances in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) continue to occur across the globe. Significant accomplishments include reductions in HIV-associated morbidity and mortality, introduction of less complex medications and dosing regimens, more thorough understandings of the processes surrounding HIV infection, and development of stronger social program infrastructures. As efforts to combat HIV...
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Brian S. Murphy, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Division of Infectious Diseases
University of...
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Kentucky leads the nation in diseases related to tobacco. Secondhand smoke exposure is a major problem in our state with the high prevalence of adult smokers. This presentation will address the issues that concern Kentucky’s children who are being exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke. An understanding in the problems related to secondhand smoke exposure will help a healthcare provider better treat children and their families.
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Don Hayes Jr, MD, FAAP, FACP, FCCP
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine,
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A recent study from the NIH indicates that there are 50 million or more Americans have high BP warranting some form of treatment. Periodically there are new guidelines released designed to increase awareness, prevention, treatment and control of hypertension. Educating providers on the new guidelines will hopefully increase patient care.
For more than three decades, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has administered the National High Blood Pressure Education...
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Steven Dunn, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Cardiology
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Pharmacy
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Exercise and nutrition play a key role in helping persons with spinal cord injury reduce the incidence of secondary complications and to improve activity level, which can impact the person’s overall QoL and community integration.
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David R. Gater Jr, MD, PhD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
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Physicians often refer patients with amenorrhea either without a sufficient diagnosis and evaluation or they are referred with extensive diagnostic evaluation that is often excessive. Many diagnostic tests are unnecessary and expensive for the patient. A better knowledge of the management of these patients would benefit the physician and patient. This module will give the participant the opportunity to learn the management of amenorrhea and the knowledge to better inform...
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Emery A. Wilson, MD
Director
Office of Health Research & Development
Dean Emeritus
Professor of Obstetrics and...
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Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizure in children. Although febrile seizures are now thought to be a relatively benign syndrome, children who have experienced them are more likely than other children to later develop unprovoked seizures and epilepsy. Even though the risk of unprovoked seizures after febrile seizures is on the order of a few percent, it is several times higher than what is seen in the general population. Furthermore, a history of febrile seizures is present in...
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Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology & Population Health
Hyman Climenko...
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