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Speeding Up Translation of New Cancer Therapeutics
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/speeding-up-translation-of-new-cancer-therapeutics/3964/Translation for cancer therapeutics is taking too long and costing too much, according to Dr. Philip Schein, visiting professor in cancer pharmacology at the University of Oxford in England and leading international authority in the treatment of cancer. How can we improve in the future? Join host DrChanging a Culture: Women and Health In Senegal
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-global-medicine/changing-a-culture-women-and-health-in-senegal/3724/Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes Molly Melching, founding director of Tostan, an organization in Senegal empowering local communities to learn more about sustainable development and social transformation through a greater awareness for human rights issues. Ms. Melching shares more about her organizNeonatal Stroke: More Common Than We Know?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/neonatal-stroke-more-common-than-we-know/3656/Stroke has been increasingly recognized among children in recent years. Stroke in neonates, in particular, occurs at a much higher rate than in older children. What are the leading risk factors for neonatal stroke? How does it present and how is it diagnosed? Host Dr. Jennifer Shu learns more aboutColorectal Cancer: Early Detection, Prevention and Treatment
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/colorectal-cancer-early-detection-prevention-and-treatment/3600/It's the third most commonly diagnosed cancer, with more than 150,000 new cases projected in 2008, and the second leading cancer killer at more than 50,000 deaths this year alone, yet questions remain about screening strategies for colorectal cancer. Given that many health insurance plans don't coveThe Role of Emerging Technology in GI Practice
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/the-role-of-emerging-technology-in-gi-practice/3599/Is Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) the wave of the future, or just a wrinkle in the endoscopy movement? According to Dr. Pankaj Jay Pasricha, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the direction takenElectronic Medical Records: Turning Data Into Intelligence
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/electronic-medical-records-turning-data-into-intelligence/3583/We've heard quite a bit about electronic medical record (EMR) systems. Many of us have also counted the reasons why we're hesitant to make the switch. But are the benefits of EMRs too real and too many to pass up? Dr. Lawrence Kosinski, a member of the AGA's Practice Management and Economics CommittCompassion and Choices: The Rights of the Terminally Ill
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/compassion-and-choices-the-rights-of-the-terminally-ill/3498/Barbara Coombs Lee is a nurse, a physician's assistant, an attorney, and the president of Compassion and Choices, an organization dedicated to expanding and protecting the rights of the terminally ill. Ms. Lee discusses the biggest misconceptions doctors have about end-of-life care. Susan Dolan hostThe Evolution of General Surgery
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/the-evolution-of-general-surgery/3462/Thirty to forty years ago, the field of general surgery was truly flourishing. General surgeons treated patients for an array of surgical conditions, as the concept of present day sub-specialties had yet to take hold. What has led to this significant shift in the focus of general surgery? Host Dr. MKids, Hearing, and Language Development: When Should We Be Concerned?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/kids-hearing-and-language-development-when-should-we-be-concerned/3440/Dr. Robert C. Fifer, associate professor and director of audiology and speech-language pathology at Mailman Center for Child Development, in the department of pediatrics at University of Miami School of Medicine, talks with host Dr. Bruce Bloom about what physicians need to know about speech and lanScience Behind Neurotransmitters: Why You Need To Know
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/science-behind-neurotransmitters-why-you-need-to-know/3410/Ion channels, G proteins, receptor subunit proteins - many of these concepts were developed after we received our training. What does the practicing clinician need to know? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. George Viamontes, assistant clinical professor of medicine in the department of psychiatry a