General Ophthalmology: Recent Episodes
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Host: Marianna Fontana, MD
Guest: Ronald Witteles, MD
Struggling to manage ATTR-CM? Our faculty are exploring the key considerations shaping current clinical trial design and how innovations might change our approach to the management of ATTR-CM in the future. They'll also discuss the use of outpatient diuretic intensification as a potential endpoint in trials and the ongoing challenge of defining and measuring “clinically meaningful benefit” for patients with ATTR-CM. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and elevate your understanding of ATTR-CM treatment strategies!
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Mark Pennesi, MD, PhD
Approximately 165,700 people in the United States are affected by inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and treatment options for these conditions are limited. So what role does genetic testing play in the patient journey of people living with IRDs? Join Dr. Charles Turck as he dives into this topic with Dr. Mark Pennesi, Professor of Ophthalmology and an IRD specialist affiliated with the Casey Eye Institute at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine.
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Host: John Kitchens, MD
Guest: SriniVas R. Sadda, MD
Whether you’re a medical or surgical retina specialist, the port delivery system (PDS) is a practice-changing treatment modality. How can you smoothly incorporate continuous anti-VEGF delivery technology into your clinical practice? Join Dr. SriniVas Sadda and Dr. John Kitchens as they discuss how the PDS fits into our treatment arsenal.
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Nick Kusnezov, MD
Can you balance locum tenens with a full-time career? To answer that question, Dr. Charles Turck is joined by board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Nicholas Kusnezov, to walk us through his journey from joining the military to locum tenens.
Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Roni Devlin, MD
As rates of burnout continue to rise in the healthcare community, how can help our female physicians combat it? Dr. Jennifer Caudle joins Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. Roni Devlin, to discuss how we can prevent burnout for female physicians.
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Yannis Paulus, MD, FACS
Early diagnosis of retinal diseases can make quite a difference when it comes to preserving our patients’ vision. But what are the symptoms we should be looking out for, and how can we optimize screening opportunities with our patients? Find out with Dr. Charles Turck as he explores effective strategies for detecting and treating retinal diseases early with Dr. Yannis Paulus from the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center.
Host: Paul P. Doghramji, MD, FAAFP
Guest: Samantha Conroy, MD
Locum tenens can improve quality of care around the globe—especially in remote and underserved communities. To share how, Dr. Paul Doghramji joins Dr. Samantha Conroy, a family practice obstetrician to share her experiences working as a locum tenens obstetrician in underserved communities.
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Trevor Cabrera, MD
What’s it like becoming a locum tenens physician right out of residency? Dr. Charles Turck joins Dr. Trevor Cabrera, a Board-Certified pediatrician who trained in Houston, Texas, to share his firsthand experience and offer advice for residents.
Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Maurice G. Sholas, MD, PhD
After years of serving the New Orleans community, one physician decided to pursue locum tenens work. Dr. Jennifer Caudle joins Dr. Maurice Sholas, a pediatric physical rehabilitation physician, to share his experiences with locum tenens and in New Orleans.
Host: Adrienne W. Scott, MD
Guest: Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD
Guest: Jennifer I. Lim, MD, FARVO
A main goal in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy is to intervene early enough to prevent vision loss. New data are giving us new tools for our armamentarium and helping us define what constitutes “early”—and if there’s such a thing as “too early.” Join us to take a closer look at the data surrounding the management of NPDR and CI-DME with good vision and hear our panelist of experts explain how the data translate into clinical care.
Host: Ruth S. Weinstock, MD, PhD
Guest: Susan B. Bressler, MD
Guest: Mark Dunbar, OD, FAAO
With the increasing prevalence of diabetes in the United States, more individuals are at risk of losing their vision due to diabetic retinopathy every day. Fortunately, research is improving our understanding of this disease. But what does the latest information mean for our patients?
Hear Dr. Susan Bressler, Dr. Mark Dunbar, and Dr. Ruth Weinstock share their perspectives as multidisciplinary specialists treating these patients. Find out what the evidence shows and how timely referral, early diagnosis, and appropriate treatment can prevent the vision-threatening complications of diabetes.
Host: Rahul N. Khurana, MD
Guest: Jennifer K. Sun, MD, MPH
The results from the Protocol W and PANORAMA clinical trials have sparked a lot of talk in the retina community about what the data really mean. So how should physicians interpret these data, and what is changing for their patients with diabetic retinopathy?
Find out in this activity as Dr. Rahul Khurana and Dr. Jennifer Sun review the findings from both trials and discuss if treatment with anti-VEGF really improves outcomes for patients with moderate to severe NPDR.
Host: John J. Russell, MD
Guest: Joseph E. Bavaria, MD
Featuring a wide range of disciplines and a new approach to comprehensive care, what do we need to know about the Aorta Center at Penn Medicine? Dr. John Russell is joined by Dr. Joseph E. Bavaria to dive into this aortic program and discuss a new approach to comprehensive care.
Host: Jayanth Sridhar, MD
Guest: Avni P. Finn, MD, MBA
Are you aware of the latest data that adds to our understanding of the management of diabetic retinopathy (DR)? Listen in as Dr. Avni Finn and Dr. Jay Sridhar discuss what those data are and the impact they have on the early referral and timely treatment of patients with DR. Make sure you’re properly using all of the resources in your armamentarium to save your patients’ sight.
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Kathryn Gallagher, MS, RN, BSN
Guest: Kate Newcomb-DeSanto, MSN, RN, MSW
What does Penn Medicine’s newly-opened patient room facility have to offer? Dr. Charles Turck is joined by Penn Medicine Clinical Advisors Kathy Gallagher and Kate Newcomb-DeSanto to discuss the new pavilion and how it's revolutionizing patient care.
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Sandy Marks
Guest: Kim Horvath, JD
Guest: Kyle Thomson, JD
With telehealth services expanding during the COVID-19 pandemic, has our access to them changed? To better understand this, Dr. Charles Turck meets with Sandy Marks, Kim Horvath, and Kyle Thomson from the AMA to explore what’s been done to provide Medicare coverage during a public health emergency and what’s on the horizon for telehealth access.
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Emily Carroll, JD, MSW
The No Surprises Act aims to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. But how exactly does it go about doing that, and what’s the current status of its implementation? Joining Dr. Charles Turck to share progress and challenges associated with the No Surprises Act is Ms. Emily Carroll, a senior legislative attorney for the American Medical Association's Advocacy Resource Center.
Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Sarah Ali, MD
From working in a big city to taking on an assignment in a small mountain village, Dr. Sarah Ali from the Ventura County Medical Center joins Dr. Jennifer Caudle to talk about her adventures abroad with locum tenens and share key lessons she learned along the way.
Host: Paul P. Doghramji, MD, FAAFP
Guest: Mojgan Saber, MD
Can Locum Tenens be an option for healthcare professionals just completing their residency? Dr. Paul Doghramji is joined by Dr. Mojgan Saber to share her own experience as well as tips and tricks for residents looking at Locum Tenens right after residency.
Host: Charles P. Vega, MD
Guest: Robert O. Roswell, MD, FACC, FACP
Diversifying our physician workforce so that it is more racially, ethnically, and geographically balanced can ultimately have a positive impact on community health. Join us as two experts discuss how pipeline programs reaching children as early as elementary school can help ensure workplace diversity. Also find out how clinicians can be advocates for their patients by helping to disentangle them from structural inequities and working towards policy changes. There’s a lot than can be done to provide more balanced care, but we need to look beyond simple fixes to the root causes of the issues. So find your bandwidth – that’s what you can do today – and discover why it’s so important to move upstream to solve the problems manifesting downstream.
Host: Charles P. Vega, MD
Guest: Candice Taylor Lucas, MD, MPH, FAAP
What is cultural humility, and how can it be incorporated into clinical practice? How does your patient's culture impact their health behaviors, and why does your culture matter?
Listen in as two leading experts navigate concerns surrounding cultural humility and emphasize the importance of empathy, awareness, and advocacy. Discover ways to integrate small but important changes into your clinical practice to help bridge communication gaps and enable your patients to thrive.
Host: Charles P. Vega, MD
Guest: Sateria Venable
Regional healthcare disparities are biases that are based on where people live. Are your patients’ treatment options being impacted and limited by their geographical location? Join us as our two experts discuss how to support broader policy issues and highlight the importance of diagnostic algorithms that have been developed with diverse input. These steps may be of value in your clinical practice to ensure all patients have equal access to care regardless of their epidemiologic, socioeconomic, or insurance circumstances.
Host: Charles P. Vega, MD
Guest: Lionel Phillips, MBA
Learn why diversity in clinical trials is so important to community health. Two experts discuss the key role that trusted messengers play in enrollment, why it is critical to break the cycle of medical mistrust, and the downstream effect of a lack of diversity in clinical trials.
Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG
Guest: Julio M. Jimenez
While many practicing physicians are aware of Mendelian genetics, epigenetics is a much more complicated field of study. What can this field of genetics tell us about chronic health conditions? Dr. Hector Chapa joins Dr. Julio Jimenez, a licensed chiropractic doctor, to discuss the importance of understanding epigenetics.
Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Jean Bennett, MD, PhD
Guest: Albert Maguire, MD
Power couple Drs. Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire discuss how their new therapy for the RPE65 gene, which causes retinal blindness, was recently approved by the FDA to become the first gene therapy treatment for a genetic disease in the United States and the first worldwide treatment for inherited blindness. Not only do they delve into the mechanics of the corrected gene injection, but they also explain what this milestone means for patient eligibility and how their marriage has played a role in the success of their research partnership.
Dr. Jean Bennett is the F.M. Kirby Professor of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Albert Maguire is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Attending Physician in the Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Host: Paul Rokuskie
Autism Spectrum Disorder affects communication skills as well as emotional & social development. Researchers have been studying the brain for decades to better understand how these developmental differences manifest as autism. Recent studies that measure rapid eye movement (REM) have been showing great promise in elucidating the origins and mechanisms of disease.
Host Paul Rokusie sits down with Dr. John Foxe to talk about his study on rapid eye movement, its implications on disease pathogenesis, and new insights it can bring to future autism research.
Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP
Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Gail L. Torkildsen, staff ophthalmologist at Andover Eye Associates and one of the leading Dry Eye Principal Investigators in the world. Dr. Torkildsen has served as P.I. on over 20 client-sponsored Dry Eye studies since 2002. In this discussion she takes listeners on a tour of common eye problems faced in primary care, and how clinicians can better prepare themselves to address issues such as Meibobian gland disorders, blepharitis, dry eyes, and conjunctivitis with greater confidence.
Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP
A clinical pearl in the arena of eye care is that serious eye problems tend to manifest serious symptoms and signs, which makes vision loss one of the key findings in a diagnostic workup. Yet vision testing is commonly neglected in primary care practice even when patients present with eye-related complaints. What are the most important steps a clinician can take when assessing eye problems, and where does the primary care practitioner fit into the ophthalmologic care continuum? Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Sumitra Khandelwal, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine, to examine the top issues in eye care for generalists and ophthalmic specialists.
Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP
On average, more than 90% of adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, and for 60% of the population, that daily use pattern extends beyond five hours. Regardless of the reasons why, all that time can take a toll on the eyes and lead to digital eye strain. Speaking on the health implications of digital eye strain is Dr. Dora Adamopolous, optometrist in practice in Alexandia, VA.
Guest: Stephen Orlin, MD
This Excerpt from the Podium comes from Prova Education's "From Guidelines to Practice" program in New York City and features Dr. Stephen Orlin, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Orlin speaks on the various types of conjunctivitis, their common etiologies, and their respective management approaches.
Guest: Stephen Orlin, MD
This Excerpt from the Podium features Dr. Stephen Orlin, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, speaking on the patient workup for red eye at Prova Education's "From Guidelines to Practice" program in New York City.
Guest: Stephen Orlin, MD
The classic "red eye" presentation by your patient may be a common sighting in your clinical practice, but are you truly up to date on the various causes, treatments, and pitfalls that clinicians encounter when confronting ocular problems? Discussing this issue is Dr. Stephen Orlin, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of the Cornea Department, and Co-Director of the Refractive Surgery Service at the University of Pennsylvania.
Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD
Guest: Dan Roam
Tremendous leaps have been made in the science of vision giving us a better understanding of how we see. What do visual pathways teach us about the process of visual thinking? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures to discuss how we can use visual thinking techniques to improve our communication skills.
Host: Larry Kaskel, MD
Guest: Elizabeth Tieman, MD
Work-life balance: how many of us can say we have it, let alone come close to having it? Board-certified radiologist Dr. Betsy Tieman is one healthcare professional who can say she achieved work-life balance by leaving private practice where she was working 14 hours a day to take advantage of locum tenens work, which also enabled her to train and compete in triathlons.