George Auditorium, RIH
Sopkin Auditorium, TMH
Room 653, VAMC

Tuesdays at 8:00 AM

July 13, 2010
"Parkinson's Disease Update 2010"

July 20, 2010
"The quiet epidemics: Non-influenza respiratory viral infections in adults"

July 27, 2010
Morbidity & Mortality Conference


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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Tuesday Mornings at 8:00 AM
George Auditorium, Rhode Island Hospital
Hurvitz Board Room 1, The Miriam Hospital
(teleconferenced from RIH)
Room 653, VA Medical Center (teleconferenced from RIH)
Library Video Room, Newport Hospital (teleconferenced from RIH)


July 13, 2010: "Parkinson's Disease Update 2010"

Joseph H. Friedman, M.D., Consulting Staff, Rhode Island Hospital; Director, Movement Disorders Program, Butler Hospital; Professor and Chief, Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology; Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Objectives: At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to: recognize the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease, with video examples; explain the non-motor problems associated with PD; explain current thoughts on etiology, pathology of PD; and discuss active treatment trials.


July 20, 2010: "The quiet epidemics: Non-influenza respiratory viral infections in adults"

Edward E. Walsh, M.D., Attending Physician; Head of Infectious Diseases, Rochester General Hospital; Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY

Objectives: At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to: recognize the epidemiology of respiratory viral infections; define the impact that common respiratory viruses have on hospitalizations; and develop a better appreciation of the diagnostic difficulties posed by respiratory viruses.


July 27, 2010: Morbidity & Mortality Conference

Case 1: "A 69-year-old male presents with worsening hypoxia"

    Presenter: To be determined

    Panelists: To be determined

    Objectives: At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to: recognize the indications for urgent intubation in a hypoxic patient; and develop a differential diagnosis for hypoxic patients with underlying malignancy.

Case 2: "An 83-year-old female with septic arthritis-induced bacteremia and acute post-operative shortness of breath"

    Presenter: To be determined

    Panelists: To be determined

    Objectives: At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to: discuss medical and surgical management of septic arthritis; and discuss work-up and management of post-operative shortness of breath.


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