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Why Identifying and Managing Giant Cell Arteritis as an Emergency Is Crucial

Physician's Weekly

I’m the Vice Chairman of Rheumatology at the Cleveland Clinic and the co-director of the Center for Vasculitis Care and Research. And I’m here today to talk about giant cell arteritis in clinical practice. If there’s visual symptoms, patients are often hospitalized for high dose intravenous symptoms.

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Episode 53 – Clinical unknown Dr. Paul Sax – Cough & Rash

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Sax is Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the HIV Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Sax is also on the core faculty of the International AIDS Society – USA and the New England AIDS Education and Training Center.

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Episode 54 – Clinical unknown w/ Dr. Paul Sax – Fever and Headache

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Sax is Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the HIV Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Sax is also on the core faculty of the International AIDS Society – USA and the New England AIDS Education and Training Center.

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Growing together: How Sound creates a culture of leadership

Sound Physicians

I am often asked about how Sound builds the next generation of clinical leaders. The expertise and thoughtfulness that our leaders bring to our patients, teams, and, most importantly, our hospital partners is not something that just happens. It is, by design, built into the ways we educate, train, and support our clinical leadership.

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Migraine headaches: diagnostic and treatment tips

Common Sense Family Doctor

A retrospective analysis of characteristics of 15 consecutive years of code stroke cases at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, found that patients who were ultimately diagnosed with migraine headache with aura (1.1%) were more likely to be younger, female, and have fewer vascular risk factors than patients with ischemic strokes.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

But if ACE units are so great, why do so few hospitals have them? Kellie Flood’s paper in JAMA IM showing that not only ACE units deliver better care, but also help with the hospitals bottom line. Eric: And we’re going to be talking about improving hospital care for older adults via ACE units, or acute care for elders.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Nwamaka Eneanya and Jennifer Tsai to discuss the limitations and harms of race-based medicine in clinical practice. Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality.

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