Continued Medical Ed..

Continued Medical Education

Unless otherwise specified, CME events are sponsored by

Continuing Medical Education, Education & Training Services, Castle Medical Center, Kailua, Hawaii

● June 3rd, 2014

Postoperative ICU Care of the Cardiac Surgical Patient

Presenter: Nicholas Dang, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Understand the basic physiology relevant to the management of cardiac surgery patients 2. Identify pitfalls and near misses in postoperative ICU care 3.

Develop a systems approach to optimizing care for complex cardiovascular patients

● May 27th, 2014

Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare - Part Two (45 min. DVD)

Moderator: Elizabeth Christenson, MD, LAc

At the end of this program the participant will be able to: 1. Identify strategies for incorporating integrative medicine into an existing practice 2. Design ways to work collaboratively with colleagues across specialties in order to improve patient care 3. Evaluate the necessity of, and alternatives to, invasive and costly tests, medications and procedures 4. Consider ways to engage patients in promoting, supporting and monitoring healthier lifestyle choices

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May 23rd, 2014

"Delivering Excellent Care for our Aging Hawaii Population"

Key Note Speaker: Dr. Wes Lum, Director, Executive Office of Aging, Department of Health, State of

Health

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May 20th, 2014

Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare – Part One (45 min. DVD)

Moderator: Elizabeth Christenson, MD, LAc

At the end of this program the participant will be able to: 1. Identify strategies for incorporating integrative medicine into an existing practice 2. Design ways to work collaboratively with colleagues across specialties in order to improve patient care 3. Evaluate the necessity of, and alternatives to, invasive and costly tests, medications and procedures 4. Consider ways to engage patients in promoting, supporting and monitoring healthier lifestyle choices

● May 13th, 2014

Atherosclerosis – Up Close and Personal, Know Your Risk, Is it Time for a Paradigm Shift

Presenter: Claude K. Lardinois, MD, FACP, MACN, FACE

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Recognize all the genes and biomarkers involved in the development of atherosclerosis 2. Identify the different genetic tests that are available and used with regard to atherosclerosis 3. Understand the clinical significance of each genetic test available 4.

Recommend a regimen modification based on the results of the genetic tests

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May 7th, 2014

Weekly Neuroscience Grand Rounds

Neuromyelitis Optica

Ilya Yepishin, DO & Kore Kai Liow, MD, FACP, FAAN

35 yo Right Eye Pain with Visual Loss

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May 6th, 2014

Tumor Conference

Moderators: Jonathan Cho, MD and Alan Cheung, MD, MBA, FACS, Vice President-Medical Affairs

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Provide a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving of cancer cases 2. Discuss pre-treatment evaluations, staging and treatment strategies 3.

Identify treatment protocols 4. Summarize treatment recommendations

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April 30th, 2014

Complicated Migraine Syndrome

Rio Cole, DO, Resident on Neurology Rotation,University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine

David Kaminskas, MD, Director, Hawaii Headache and Botox Center, Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience

Institute

67 yo with Confusion, Dysarthria, Left Sided Paresthesia and Hemiparesis

● April 1st, 2014





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April 8th, 2014

Tobacco Treatment Update 2014

Presenters: Allie Hall, RN, MPH; Kanani Kilbey, MEd, CTTS

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Discuss key findings from the January 2014

Surgeon General’s Report on the Health Consequences of Smoking-50 years of progress 2. Describe the recent changes in state and local smoke-free policies and laws including those affecting public multi-unit housing, and their anticipated impact 3. Identify insurance coverage changes for tobacco treatment services effective in 2014 due to the Affordable Care Act

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April 15th, 2014

Asthma Patient Role and Its Role in Asthma Management & Control

Presenter: Ronald Sanderson, DrPH, MEd, RPFT, AE-C

At the end of this live program the participant will know the: 1. Introduction to the Hawaii State Asthma Plan 2.

Role of the Certified Asthma Educator 3. How to make a peak flow or system based written Asthma Action

Plan

● April 22nd, 2014

Blast Injuries ltIji

Presenter: Alex Berk, MD t:l

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Understand the physical components of an explosion 2. Learn the classifications of blast injuries 3. Discuss the treatment protocols for organ systems affected

● April 29th, 2014

Spine Surgery i

Presenter: Kenneth Kaan, MD t:t

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Discuss clinical diagnosis and evaluations 2.

Discuss current treatment alternatives

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March 4th, 2014





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March 11th, 2014

Asthma Patient Role and Its Role in Asthma Management & Control

Presenter: Ronald Sanderson, DrPH, MEd, RPFT, AE-C

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Introduction to the Hawaii State Asthma Plan

2. Role of the Certified Asthma Educators 3. How to make a peak flow or system based written Asthma Action

Plan

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March 12th, 2014

60 yo with Diplopia, CN III Palsy, Valvular Disease Anticoagulation in Stroke: Who, When and How

Kelly Jones, MD Resident on Neurology Rotation David Kaminskas, MD Director, Hawaii Stroke and TIA

Clinic Neurology Faculty, Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience

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March 18th, 2014

An Introduction to Movement Disorders – TO BE HELD IN THE WELLNESS AUDITORIUM

Presenter: Panida Piboolnurak, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. To be able to recognize different forms of movement disorders 2. To be able to determine the potential cause of each movement disorder 3. To be able to recommend a treatment for movement disorders

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March 25th, 2014

Cardiology Conference

Presenter: Albert Ing, MD t:ltI

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Update current knowledge of cardiology through case presentations 2. Evaluation of cardiovascular discovery

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March 12th, 2014

60 yo with Diplopia, CN III Palsy, Valvular Disease Anticoagulation in Stroke: Who, When and How

Kelly Jones, MD Resident on Neurology Rotation David Kaminskas, MD Director, Hawaii Stroke and TIA

Clinic Neurology Faculty, Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience

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March 10, 2014

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education

New and Emerging Strategies to Simplify the Cure of Chronic HCV Infection at Honolulu, HI

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February 4th, 2014



At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Provide a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving of cancer cases. 2. Discuss pre-treatment evaluations, staging and treatment strategies. 3.

Identify treatment protocols. 4. Summarize treatment recommendations

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Getting Old and Getting Care; Population Health and Palliative Care

Presenter: Emese Somogyi, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Describe the population in need of advanced disease management. 2. Describe the components of advanced disease management.

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Medical Management of Side Effects of Psychiatric Medication

Presenter: Denis-Mee Lee, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Increase awareness of the common side effects of psychiatric medication. 2. Evaluation of these side effects. 3. Collaborative management of side effects.

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Plant Based Diets in the Prevention & Treatment of Chronic Disease: Recent Findings ltitittittfii:tii

Presenter: Brenda Davis, RD t:i

At the end of this live presentation the participant will be able to: 1. Participants will be able to site the percent risk reduction in mortality from coronary heart disease experienced by vegetarians based on the results of EPIC-

Oxford (Crowe, 2013) and the 2012, 7-country meta-analysis (Huan, 2012). 2. Participants will be able to site the cancer risk reduction of vegans and lacto-ovo vegetarians compared with omnivores in the Adventist Health

Study-2. 3. Participants will be able to list at least 5 features of the Diabetes Lifestyle Intervention Diet in the

Marshall Islands.

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February 21st, 2014

55 yo with Paresthesia in Fingers and Ataxia Cervical Cord Subluxation and Myelopathy

Michelle Lee, MS4 Medical Student on Neurology Rotation Kenneth Kaan, MD Orthopedic Surgeon

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63 yo with Dysphagia, Involuntary Movements Huntington’s Disease

Ian Geis, MD Resident on Neurology Rotation

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January 7th, 2014

Held in the Wellness Auditorium-III





● January 14th, 2014

Surviving Sepsis

Presenter: George Swanson, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Update current treatment recommendations for sepsis care 2. Integrate sepsis guidelines into patient care

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January 21st, 2014

Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Presenter: Douglas Williams, MPAS, PA-C

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Review the fundamentals of Mohs micrographic surgery 2. Review the appropriate use criteria for Mohs micrographic surgery

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January 28th, 2014

Valvular Heart Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation and Aortic Stenosis in the

21st Century

Presenter: Christian Spies, MD t:itii

At the end of this live presentation each physician will understand: 1. Review the presentation, diagnosis and etiologies of the two most common heart valve lesions 2. Identify current and emerging indications for valve repair or replacement 3. Review open surgical treatment options for mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis 4.

Identify candidates

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January 29, 2014

Management of Medically Refractory Epilepsy

Vagal Nerve Stimulator Kore Liow, MD, FACP, FAAN Epileptologist, Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience Clinical

Professor of Neurology University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine

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December 18th, 2013

Overcoming the Challenges of Refractory Epilepsy

Vagal Nerve Stimulator Kore Liow, MD, FACP, FAAN Epileptologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist

● December 17th, 2013

Neuroscience Conference

Moderator: Kore Liow, MD, FACP, FAAN

At the end of this live presentation each physician will understand: 1. Provide a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving in neuroscience cases. 2. Discuss clinical diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment strategies. 3.

Summarize treatment recommendations, pearls and pitfalls of common neurological cases.

● December 16th, 2013

Hazard Communication 2012 training at Castle Medical Center

2 hours Health Stream certification

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December 10th, 2013


Presenter: Maria Markarian, DO

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Update current knowledge of cardiology through case presentations. 2. Evaluation of cardiovascular discovery.

● December 3rd, 2013

Opioid Abuse and Rational Opioid Prescribing

Presenter: Damien Tavares, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Have a better understanding of the psychosocial complexities of chronic pain patients. 2. Site the importance of informed consent, patientphysician agreements, and patient monitoring. 3. Understand “rational” opioid prescribing for chronic noncancer pain.

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November 26th, 2013

Orthopedic Hand Surgery

Presenter: Minh Nguyen, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Evaluate and treat common and complex fractures of the hand 2. Evaluate the decision-making process behind the successful outcomes of frequently seen hand problems.

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Therapeutic Hypothermia

Presenter: Dan Bendtsen, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Describe therapeutic hypothermia, its purpose, and its goals. 2. Describe methods of initiating and maintaining hypothermia.

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1. Bilateral Breast Cancer and Primary Left Lung Cancer 2. Metastatic Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung 3.

Pancreatic Cancer Moderators: Jonathan Cho, MD Alan Cheung, MD; MBA; FACS; Vice President, Medical

Affairs

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October 29th, 2013


Moderator: Sonny Wong, MD, FACC

At the end of this live presentation the participant will be able to: 1. Update current knowledge of cardiology through case presentations. 2. Evaluation of cardiovascular discovery.

● October 22nd, 2013

Disease in Travelers

Presenter: James J. Navin, MD

At the end of this live presentation the participant will be able to: 1. Be aware of the common problems in acute phases. 2. Know the chronic problems and Rx.

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Influenza/Immunizations

Presenter: Raul Rudoy, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Understand the influence of recent changes in influenza virus and how it affects patient care. 2. Be able to enumerate conditions in which influenza vaccine is contraindicated. 3. Describe current recommendations for treatment of influenza infections.

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Dealing with Irrational Behaviors in Health Care

Presenter: Emese Somogyi, MD, FAAHPM

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Describe the role of rational persuasion in the medical encounter & in informed decision making. 2. Describe maladaptive coping behaviors in the face of serious illness. 3. List three ways to respond to maladaptive coping. 4. Identify one communication skill you will improve on during the next month.

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October 1st, 2013


Moderators: Jonathan Cho, MD; Interim Program Director Clinical Sciences, Cancer Research Center

Alan Cheung, MD; MBA; FACS; Vice President, Medical Affairs


Identify treatment protocols. 4. Summarize treatment recommendations.

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September 24th, 2013


Moderator: Kore Liow, MD, FACP, FAAN

At the end of this live presentation each physician will understand: 1. Provide a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving in neuroscience cases. 2. Discuss clinical diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment strategies. 3.


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Treating Dysglycemia: Individualizing Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Guest Speaker: Claude Lardinois, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Name the first-line treatment of type 2 diabetes in the absence of contraindications. 2. List health outcome improvements of metformin aside from glucoselowering ability. 3. Name medications that can cause hypoglycemia as a side effect. 4. Identify from a list of medications, which ones possess the highest A1c reduction capability. 5. Name adverse effects of various antidiabetic medications.

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Case Presentations and Multidisciplinary Faculty Discussions

Headache in Pregnancy

28 yo with Migraine Headache @ 35 weeks Pregnancy

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Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Optimizing Patient Outcomes

Webcast

Moderator: Bart L. Scott, MD

At the end of this webcast program the participant will be able to: 1. Incorporate patient-and disease-specific features when selecting treatment regimens for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes based on current standards of care. 2. Incorporate novel approaches when making treatment decisions for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. 3. Assess the risk/benefit ratios when considering the optimal use of iron chelation therapy in appropriate patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.

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August 27th, 2013

Promoting Preventative Health

Guest Speakers: Nicole Kerr, RD, MPH; Amanda O’Neill, RD, CSSD; Cindy Carvalho, ACE; Eileen

Towata, PhD; Erica Woekel, PhD

At the end of this live presentation each physician will understand: 1. Review Castle Wellness & Lifestyle

Medicine Center programs and successes. 2. Discuss latest updates and current practices on Diabetes Education.

3. Review guidelines and health benefits for high intensity interval training (HIIT). 4. Summarize somatic methods of movement training, focusing on mind-body integration, and how they may help patients improve balance, body awareness, and ease of movement. 5. Examine the benefit of psychological skills training within the athletic and general population. No Grant

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August 20th, 2013

Preventing Recurrent Acute Coronary Syndromes: Improving Clinical Outcomes through Evidencebased Antiplatelet Therapy and Continuing Comprehensive Care

Guest Speaker: Freny Vaghaiwalla Mody, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Discuss risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes and the need to promptly initiate appropriate treatments. 2.

Demonstrate antiplatelet treatment options based on an understanding of the different efficacy/safety profiles of available agents and pertinent clinical trial results. 3. Identify institution and practice-specific lapses and inefficiencies that increase the risk of recurrent events in ACS patients. 4. Establish and comply with critical protocols and quality improvement tools to refine discharge planning and its follow-through to ensure continuance of quality health care delivery to patients after hospital discharge. No Grant

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August 16-18, 2013

Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows

The 17th Annual Healthcare Symposium

Pay For Quality or Time to Panic?

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August 13th, 2013

Successful Tobacco Treatment: Important Updates & Strategies for Health Care Providers

Guest Speakers: Kanani Kilbey, MEd, TTS; Allie Yamada, RN, MPH, TTS

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Identify current and new tobacco and nicotine products being marketed by tobacco companies. 2. Describe current strategies, including the use of NRT and non-NRT medications, for comprehensive tobacco treatment interventions for inpatient and outpatient clients. 3.

Discuss updated federal/state policies regarding e-cigarettes and CMC’s current policy. No Grant

● August 7th, 2013

Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience Center


86 yo with Alzheimer’s noted to have Rapid Deterioration BINSWANGER DISEASE, CADASIL and other

MICROVASCULAR Subcortical Leukoaraiosis and Ischemic Vascular Dementia

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August 6th, 2013




At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Provide a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving of cancer cases. 2. Discuss pre-treatment evaluations, staging and treatment strategies 3.


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July 24th, 2013

Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience Center


90 yo with Aphasia, Acalculia, Finger Agnosia & Agraphia Interesting findings of GERSTMANN’S

SYNDROME

● July 30th, 2013


Moderator: Sonny Wong, MD, FACC

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July 23rd, 2013

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Electroconvulsive Therapy: Realistic Options for Depression

When Therapy and Medication Management Fail

Guest Speaker: Jeremy D. Roberts, MD

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July 16th, 2013

Transitions & Readmissions – More Questions Than Answers

Part Two

Guest Speaker: Emese Somogyi, MD, FAAHPM, Medical Director Palliative Care Program Castle

Medical Center

● July 9th, 2013

Transitions & Readmissions – More Questions Than Answers

Part One

● June 25th, 2013


Moderator: Kore Liow, MD Medical Director, Neuroscience Castle Medical Center; Director of Hawai‘i

Pacific Neuroscience; Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Hawai‘i John Burns School of

Medicine

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Provide a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving in neuroscience cases. 2. Discuss clinical diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment strategies. 3.


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June 18th, 2013

Making Therapy Decisions in Individual PAH Patients: Balancing Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability

Guest Speaker: Deborah Levine, MD Medical Director Pulmonary Hypertension, University of Texas

Health Science Center San Antonio

Presented by Simply Speaking

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June 11th, 2013

CAUTI Quality Measures - Updates and Implementation Strategies

Guest Speaker: Jone Geimer Flanders, DO, FACP, FACC Medical Director, Mountain-Pacific Quality

Health Hawaii

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Describe technical aspects of CAUTI reduction initiative 2. Discuss social adaptive drivers important in reduction of CAUTI 3. List the appropriate use recommendations for urinary catheters in the new CDC/HICPAC CAUTI Prevention Guideline, 2009 4.

Discuss expectations of CMS as it applies to hospital compliance

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June 4th, 2013


Moderator: Jonathan Cho, MD Interim Program Director Clinical Sciences, Cancer Research Center

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Provide a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving of cancer cases. 2. Discuss pre-treatment evaluations, staging, and treatment strategies. 3.

Identify treatment protocols.

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May 21st, 2013

Partial Knee Replacement with Robotic Precision

Guest Speaker: Linda Rasmussen, MD Orthopedic Surgery, Castle Medical Center

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Determine who may be a candidate for partial knee replacement. 2. Learn how the robot adds precision, positively affecting results of surgery. 3. Learn the results of partial knee replacement vs. total knee replacement.

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May 7th, 2013





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April 30th, 2013

Celiac Disease & Gluten Allergy: State of the Art in 2013

Guest Speaker: Robert Jao, MD Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Internal Medicine, Castle Medical

Center

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Differentiate wheat allergy, gluten allergy, and celiac disease. 2. Understand and apply diagnostic tests for celiac disease. 3. Understand the natural course and treatment of celiac disease.

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April 23rd, 2013

Parasites in Paradise

Guest Speaker: James Navin, MD Consultant, Diagnostic Laboratory Services

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Describe Eosinophilic Meningitis in Hawaii. a.

Etiology, treatment and prevention. b. Discuss cockroaches and disease risks.

● April 16th, 2013

Hybrid Approaches to Aortic Arch Aneurysm

Guest Speaker: Nicholas Dang, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Understand the clinical presentation and evaluation of aortic arch aneurysms 2. Discuss the principles of traditional aortic arch repair 3. Outline the development of thoracic endovascular stent grafting and its application to aortic arch aneurysms

● April 9th, 2013

The Role of Diet in Preventing, Treating, and Reversing the 15 Leading Causes of Death

Guest Speaker: Michael Greger, MD Director, Public Health and Animal Agriculture, Humane Society

International

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Describe the role diet may play in preventing some of the leading causes of death in the United States. 2. Describe the role diet may play in treating some of the leading causes of death in the United States.

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March 26, 2013

Neuroscience Case Conference

Moderator: Kore Liow, MD, FACP Director, Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience Chair, Dept. Medicine, Castle

Medical Center Clinical Professor of Neurology, JABSOM

68 yo with Progressive Distal Weakness Inclusion Body Myositis

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March 19th, 2013

Fatty Liver Update 2013

Guest Speaker: Haruko Katsuie, APRN and Robert Jao, MD Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Internal

Medicine, Castle Medical Center

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Identify fatty liver features. 2. Review epidemiology. 3. Know current treatment recommendations.

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March 12th, 2013

Personalized Medicine Advances in Oncology: An Update

Guest Speaker: Michael Castro, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Highlight the new understanding of cancer emerging from genomics. 2. Trace the evolution and implications for oncology moving from population-based to personalized medicine. 3. Highlight some of the latest breakthroughs in lung and colon cancer that have emerged as a result of new diagnostic tools.

● February 26, 2013

Lipid Management in 2013

Guest Speaker: Terrance Moran, MD, FACC, FAHA Director, Cardiac Wellness Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine University of California, San

Francisco

Objectives: 1. What is residual risk when treating lipid disorders? 2. Why is non-HDL-C is used when treating lipids?

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Coronary Bypass Surgery, Part 2

Guest Speaker: Henry Louie, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Castle Medical Center

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Overview of cardiac surgery 2. Overview of coronary bypass surgery techniques

● February 12th, 2013

Coronary Bypass Surgery, Part 1

Guest Speaker: Henry Louie, MD, FACS Cardiothoracic Surgery, Castle Medical Center

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Overview of cardiac surgery 2. Overview of coronary bypass surgery techniques

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December 18, 2012

Neuroscience Case Conference

Moderator: Kore Liow, MD, FACP Medical Director, Neuroscience Castle Medical Center, Director of

Hawai‘i Pacific Neuroscience Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Hawai‘i John Burns School of Medicine

Patient Demonstration Everything that Shakes is Parkinson’s Disease? Challenges and Pitfalls in Everyday

Practice

● November 27th, 2012

Common Skin Neoplasms

Guest Speaker: Tony Clinton, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Understand common features of benign, premalignant, and malignant skin neoplasms. 2. Understand typical treatment modalities for selected neoplasms.


What Can Interventional Pain Management Do To Help Your Pain Patients?

Guest Speaker: Louis Pau, MD

1. How to treat patients with low back pain. 2. How to treat patients with radiculopathy. 3. What can be done for patients who have failed spinal surgery.


Best Practice for Testing and Optimal Process in Brain Death and Organ Donation

Guest Speakers: Kore Liow, MD, FACP Medical Director, Neuroscience Castle Medical Center, Director of Hawai‘i Pacific Neuroscience Katharine Kickertz, RN Clinical Services Director, Legacy of Life

Hawai‘i

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Be able to accurately determine and declare brain death. 2. Describe best practice in the process of facilitating a potential organ donor to actual organ donor.

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CVD Risk Reduction and Lipid Management; State of the Science in HDL Therapy

Guest Speaker: Prakash Deedwania, MD

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Examine the extent of residual CVD risk that continues to burden dyslipidemic ACS patients despite intensive statin treatment to reduce LDL. 2. Compare the relative effectiveness of existing treatments to raise HDL and reduce CVD risk. 3. Explain the rationale for developing CETP modulators and inhibitors to increase HDL and reduce CVD risk, and discuss accruing clinical data on this drug class. 4. Discuss how the modulation of complex cholesterol metabolism could have an impact on atherogenesis and improve clinical outcomes.

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October 23rd, 2012

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and Central Line Associated Blood Stream

Infection

Guest Speaker: Francis Pien, MD, MPH, Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Inc.



● October 16th, 2012

Immunization Updates for 2012 Guest Speaker: Raul Rudoy, MD

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Update on the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema and Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Guest Speaker: Eugene Ng, MD, Pacific Retina Group, Founder, Retinal Surgeon Director, Castle

Medical Center Cardiopulmonary

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Raise awareness of diabetic retinopathy as a leading cause of vision loss in Hawai‘i. 2. Discuss the evolving role of anti-VGF therapy and laser photocoagulation in the management of diabetic macular edema.

● October 2nd, 2012


Moderator: Jonathan Cho, MD Interim Program Director Clinical Sciences, Cancer Research Center of

Hawai‘i

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Provide a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving of cancer cases. 2. Discuss pre-treatment evaluation staging and treatment strategies. 3.


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Reduce ICU Ventilator Length of Stay Increasing Patient Safety

Guest Speaker: Ronald Sanderson, RRT, RPFT, Med, DrPH, AE-C Director, Castle Medical Center

Cardiopulmonary

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Discuss the current problems with definition of

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). 2. Explain the value of precise measurement of ventilator LOS. 3.

Describe at least three methods to improved quality of care for ICU ventilator patients.

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Neuroscience Conference Guest Speaker: Kore Liow, MD, FACP Medical Director, Castle Medical

Center Neuroscience



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Hawai‘i



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August 28, 2012

The Sex Assault Forensic Examination: The Law and the Medicine

Guest Speaker: Steven Emura, MD Medical Director, The Sex Abuse Treatment Center

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Understand the legal definitions of sexual assault. 2. Learn the services available to the OBGYN first responder and how to get your patient those services if assault is suspected. 3. Learn what is done in a forensic exam. 4. Understand the difference in the role of a non-examining physician vs the physician forensic examiner/court expert.

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August 21, 2012

Saying a Compassionate “No” - Responding to Requests for Non-beneficial Treatments, Part 2

Guest Speaker: Emese Somogyi, MD Medical Director, Castle Medical Center Palliative Care Program

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Conceptualize a different diagnosis of conflicts over medical care. 2. Describe useful approaches to negotiating conflict. 3. Identify common pitfalls in dealing with conflicts.

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August 14, 2012

Saying a Compassionate “No” - Understanding Requests for Non-beneficial Treatments, Part 1

Guest Speaker: Emese Somogyi, MD Medical Director, Castle Medical Center Palliative Care Program

At the end of this live program the participant will be able to: 1. Identify the reason for requesting and providing non-beneficial treatments. 2. Describe what constitutes non-beneficial treatments. 3. Describe legal and institutional framework of addressing futility. 4. Assess your own skills discussing and limiting ineffective treatments.

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Hawai‘i



● J uly 24, 2012

Best Practice for Brain Death: Testing and Optimal Process in Organ and Tissue Donation

Kore Liow, MD, FACP Medical Director, Neuroscience Castle Medical Center

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July 17, 2012

Vertebral Augmentation Procedures

Ian Cunningham, MD, The Radiology Group, Inc.

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June 19, 2012

2012 Post Conference Update European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)

Fernando Ona, MD Associate Professor of Medicine University of Hawaii

● May 22, 2012

Hereditary Angioedema: There’s Nothing Neurotic About it

John McDonnell, MD Private Practice

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May 15, 2012

Update on Fertility Preservation: The Pitfalls and Successes of Preserving Eggs, Sperm, and Embryos

John Frattarelli, MD Advanced Reproductive Medicine and Gynecology of Hawaii, Inc.

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May 8, 2012

Osteoporosis: Benefits and Potential Risks with Long-Term Medication Use

Claude Lardinois, MD Emeritus Professor Endocrinology Division University of Nevada School of

Medicine

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May 1, 2012



Hawaii

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April 24, 2012

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement The Future is Now

Christian Spies, MD, Queen’s Heart Physician Practice Assistant Clinical Professor Department of

Medicine, University of Hawaii

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April 17, 2012

Commonly Observed Rashes Both Inpatient and Outpatient

Rebecca Luria, MD Kenner Dermatology

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April 10, 2012

Inpatient Diabetes and Hyperglycemia Mgt. in Non-ICU Settings: Evidence, Strategies, and Calculations

Alpesh Amin, MD, Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Quality in the Dept. of

Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine.

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April 3, 2012

Making Therapy Decisions in Individual PAH Patients: Balancing Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability

Deborah Levine, MD Medical Director Pulmonary Hypertension University of Texas Health Science

Center San Antonio, TX

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March 27, 2012

Redefining the Peer Review Process

Mary Hoppa, MD Senior Consultant, The Greeley Company

● March 20, 2012


Moderator: Kore Liow, MD, FACP Medical Director, Neuroscience, Castle Medical Center

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March 13, 2012

Surgical Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Nicholas Dang, MD Cardiothoracic Associates of Hawaii

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March 6, 2012

Monthly Tumor Conference


Hawaii

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February 28, 2012


Moderator: Kore Liow, MD, FACP Medical Director, Neuroscience, Castle Medical Center

● February 21, 2012

Advanced Wound Care

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