DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013
Date Division Presenter Title
2012
Block 3:
September 6 Allergy/Immunology Dr. R. Borici-Mazi “Anaphylaxis”
September 13 Cardiology Dr. Morillo “ New Oral Anticoagulant (intro by Dr. Baranchuk) Agents for Prevention of SPAF: 2012 Update”
September 20 Resident #1 : Eva Pasyk Possible Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Disease
Block 4:
September 27 Guest Speaker Dr. Fisher “Precise Control of Atrial PCO2: (intro by Dr. Iscoe) Ushering In A New Era Of Diagnostic & Therapeutic Potential”
October 4 General Internal Medicine Dr. Smith Resident Duty Hours & Beyond
October 11 Gastroenterology: Dr. Beyak The Gut & Brain in Obesity – A Failure to Communicate
October 18 Infectious Diseases Dr. Petrof TBA
Block 5:
October 25 Resident #2 Christine Orr Insulin Degludec
Wilson Lam Landmark Trials in Hematology
November 1 Nephrology Dr. Morton The Man With the Dragon Tattoo
November 8 Resident #3: Barbara Bielawska Ascites & Renal Dysfunction in Cirrhosis
Zarasht Jaff The New 2012 Atrial Fibrilation Guideline
November 15 Rheumatology Dr. Averns “The Electronic Medical Record”
Block 6:
November 22 Geriatric Medicine Dr. Gibson How Clerks Learn (and why we should care) – A Study of the core Internal edicine Clerkship Experience
November 29 Endocrinology Dr. Houlden Inpatient Management of Diabetes
December 6 Resident #4: Maureen Cameron Antibiotic Stewardship at KGH Improving Our Antimicrobial Prescription Practices
Neal Manning Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists: Current & Potential Uses in Thrombocytopenic Conditions
December 13 Christmas Rounds
Date Division Presenter Title
Block 7:
December 20 CANCELLED
December 27 CANCELLED
2013
January 3 CANCELLED
January 10 Medical Oncology Drs. Baetz, Eisenhauer & Tron Molecular Driven Therapies for
Melanoma- A Paradigm Shift
Block 8:
January 17 Cardiology Dr. S. Archer Mitochondrial Dynamics in Hyperproliferative Disorders: Translational Relevance to Pulmonary Hypertension and Lung Cancer
January 24 Respirology Dr. Fitzpatrick Strange Happenings at Night
January 31 Allergy Dr. Ellis The Power of Social
Media in Academic Medicine
and Health Care
February 7 Resident #6 Marina Lerner Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis:
Nothing but the truth
Gitadokht Majd A study on etiologies of
hirsuitism and screening for
late-onset 21 hydroxylase
deficiency
Block 9:
February 14 General Internal Medicine Dr. Murphy TBA
February 21 Cardiology Dr. Johri TBA
February 28 Resident #7: Jasmine Kerr Medical Treatments for Obesity
Thiwanka Wijeratne Anorexia Nervosa … The Medicine
Consult
March 7 Nephrology Dr. Garland TBA
Block 10:
March 14 Gastroenterology Dr. Vanner TBA
March 21 Palliative Medicine TBA TBA
March 28 Rheumatology TBA
Date Division Presenter Title
April 4 Resident #8: Atoosa Enzevaei TBA
Mitra Abaeian TBA
Block 11:
April 11 Infectious Diseases Dr. Wobeser TBA
April 18 Hematology Dr. Matthews TBA
April 25 Resident #9: Howard Lee TBA
Bill McIntyre TBA
May 2 Resident # 10: Julie Gilmour TBA
Alasdair Nazerali-Maitland TBA
Block 12:
May 9 Respirology Dr. D’Arsigny TBA
May 16 General Internal Medicine TBA TBA
May 23 Resident #11: Nazanin Fallah-Rad TBA
Barry Chan TBA
May 30 Neurology TBA
Block 13:
June 6 Geriatric Medicine TBA
June 13 Nephrology Dr. Shamseddin TBA
June 20 Gastroenterology Dr. Louw TBA
June 27 CANCELLED