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High-Tech Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
https://reachmd.com/programs/lipid-luminations/high-tech-cardiovascular-risk-assessment/3570/The means for assessing cardiovascular risk include several new high technology developments. Dr. James Ehrlich, MD, a veteran in the development of advanced coronary risk assessment centers, educates us on the role of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT), endothelial function testing, andProud to Be an American Physician
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/proud-to-be-an-american-physician/2918/Dr. Michael Polifka discusses Project Hope, which gave him the opportunity to provide medical care in third world countries where there was none. Their mission to "train the trainers" will have long term benefits on the care of the underserved as well as improving the global image of our country.Ancient Wisdom for Modern Medicine: A Martial Arts Perspective on Career Satisfaction
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/ancient-wisdom-modern-medicine-martial-arts-perspective-career-satisfaction/7507/The increasingly recognized concept of a clinician's "work-life balance" is critical to thriving and avoiding burnout, but the philosophy behind this balance remains poorly understood. Some argue that adequate time alottment to one's priorities is the key factor in sustaining a positive medical careThe Role of Cardiac Resynchronization in the Prevention of Heart Failure
https://reachmd.com/programs/heart-matters/the-role-of-cardiac-resynchronization-in-the-prevention-of-heart-failure/4923/Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is recommended for patients with moderate to severe heart failure and a prolonged QRS interval, is it ever recommended for patients with mild cardiac symptoms? Can prophylactic resynchronization therapy, delivered by an implantable defibrillator, reduQuicker Diagnostic Testing of Cardiac Conditions in the ER
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/quicker-diagnostic-testing-of-cardiac-conditions-in-the-er/3630/Point-of-care testing has evolved in the last decade, allowing for immediate diagnostic testing at a patient's bedside. But a new study points to perhaps some usages and healthcare benefits not previously realized, particularly in the emergency room. Peter Farrell, divisional vice president ofScreening and Diagnosing Lung Disease in the Primary Care Office
https://reachmd.com/programs/everyday-family-medicine/screening-and-diagnosing-lung-disease-primary-care-office/7437/Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most common cancer among both men and women in the United States. But how can clinicians increase awareness and screening for this disease within their practices? Dr. Jennifer Caudle welcomes Dr. Nina Maouelainin, Director of InterventMy Heart Your Heart: Explanting Pacemakers to Reuse Abroad
https://reachmd.com/programs/heart-matters/my-heart-your-heart-explanting-pacemakers-to-reuse-abroad/4831/Charitable organizations have been working for years to support the harvesting of pacemakers for implantation in individuals worldwide, for whom these lifesaving and life-prolonging devices otherwise might not be available. It is a practice that is not currently allowed for reuse within the United SAlice Stewart: The Woman Who Knew Too Much
https://reachmd.com/programs/book-club/alice-stewart-the-woman-who-knew-too-much/3066/How much do you know about the woman who first identified the cancer-causing effects of X-rays in pregnancy? British physician Dr. Alice Stewart was persecuted professionally and financially for her unpopular research. Dr. Gayle Greene, Professor of Literature and Women’s Studies at Scripps College,Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death
https://reachmd.com/programs/book-club/knocking-on-heavens-door-the-path-to-a-better-way-of-death/7034/Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes award-winning journalist Katy Butler. In her book, Knocking on Heaven's Door, she speaks for the twenty-four million Americans who are helping their parents through their final years. Ms. Butler's memoir and investigation reports on the modern complications of technWhen Patients Leave the Hospital, a Healthier Transition
https://reachmd.com/programs/heart-matters/when-patients-leave-the-hospital-a-healthier-transition/4840/There are several prominent points of disagreement in today's health reform debate, but one area of general accord involves hospital readmissions: we can (and must) do much better in coordinating the transition and follow-up process for admissions and readmissions — and, if executed properly, this w