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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds originated as part of residency training to present clinical problems and focus on current or interesting cases. At UNMC's Internal Medicine Department, Grand Rounds are an integral component of medical education, teaching new information and enhancing clinical reasoning skills.


Attend our Grand Rounds in person on Fridays at 12 pm CST in the Durham Research Center Tower I Auditorium 1002. You may also watch Grand Rounds from your computer, IOS, or android device. Broadband or Wifi connection is recommended. This link will only work during the live stream. Join live stream now.


The upcoming Grand Rounds are listed below or you can view videos of past rounds.

Record Attendance and CEUs via TEXT:
https://www.unmc.edu/cce/rss/attendance-text.pdf
You must have a UNMC CME account for the TEXT option to work. If you do not have an account, register through Center for Continuing Education website .
Follow instruction to register and record attendance to receive CME credit. 

1/05/2024
“Referral for Lung Transplant”
Speaker: Shweta Kukrety, MBBS
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
 
1/12/2024
“Potential Benefits of Herpesvirus Latency”
Speaker: Douglas W. White, MD, PhD
Gunderson Health System & Gunderson Medical Foundation
La Crosse, WI
 
1/19/2024
“Air Pollution Effects in Allergies and Asthma in Underserved Populations”
Speaker: Jonathan A. Bernstein, MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH

1/26/2024
“Contemporary Trends in Management of Atrial Fibrillation”
Speaker: Jason Payne, MD
UNMC, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Omaha, NE

2/2/2024
“Optimizing Thyroid Cancer Care Delivery: Acknowledging and Addressing Disparities in Care”
Speaker: Megan Haymart, MD
Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

2/9/2024
“Inpatient Quality: Now and Into the Future”
Speaker: Micah Beachy, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

2/16/2024
“Medical Nutrition and Frailty in Cirrhosis”
Speaker: Faruq Pradhan, MBBCh
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

2/23/2024
“Food is Medicine: Making a Case for Physician Advocacy Around Food Security”
Speaker: Stephanie Hartman, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

3/1/2024
“Opioids and Older Adults: A Review of Best Practices”
Speaker: Alëna Balasanova, MD, and Al Fisher, MD, PhD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

3/8/2024
“Teaching Clinical Reasoning: Learning the Language of Diagnosis and Management”
Speaker: Andrew Parsons, MD, MPH
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA

3/15/2024
“From Then to NOW to When ... Perspectives from 45 Years of Patient Experience”
Speaker: Kaleb Michaud, PhD, Professor of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

3/22/2024
“Aspiring to Excellence: Solving the Pancreas Cancer Puzzle”
Speakers: Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Kelsey Klute, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

3/29/2024
“Clinical Reasoning - Human vs. Machine”
Speaker: Rabih Geha, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California
San Francisco, CA

4/5/2024
“Leveraging Genetics and Genomics to Advance Understanding of Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis”
Speaker: Timothy Blackwell, MD, Professor and Chair of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan

4/12/2024
“Aging, Lysosomes and Neurogenerative Disease”
Speaker: Aimee Kao, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine
University of California
San Francisco, CA

4/19/2024
“Navigating New Frontiers in Type 1 Diabetes: The Teplizumab Trial and Beyond”
Speaker: Justin Gregory, MD, MSci, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN

4/26/2024
“Antibiotic Resistance: History, Current State and Opportunities for Control”
Speaker: Mary Hayden, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Academic Year 2023-24

2023 Topics and Presenters

9/8/2023
"Well-being in Modern Medicine: From Burnout to Thriving"
Speaker: 
Colin P. West, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Medical Education, and Biostatistics
Mayo Clinic
Rochester MN
 
9/15/2023
"Developing a Liquid Biopsy for Lupus Nephritis"
Speaker: 
Andrea FAA, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore MD
 
9/22/2023
"The Healthcare Needs of Migrants"
Speaker: 
Carlos del Rio, MD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Medicine
Interim Dean, Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta GA

9/29/2023
"Using the Geriatrics 'M's' to Maximize Patient Care"
Speaker:
Jessica Kalender-Rich, MD, MHA
Professor, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Post-Acute Medical Director, University of Kansas Health System
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, KS
 
10/6/2023
"Navigating the Network of Rheumatology Research"
Speaker:
Ted Mikuls, MD, MSPH
Professor, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Rheumatology
Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
 
10/13/2023
"Diabetic Nephropathy, A New Hope"
Speaker:
Joel Topf, MD, FACP
Assistant Clinical Professor
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Roseville, MI
 
10/20/2023
“Invasive Hemodynamics in Pulmonary Hypertension or is Vascular Resistance Everything?”
Speaker: Ron Zolty, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
 
10/27/2023
“Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis”
Speaker: Juan Carlos Valez, MD
Professor of Medicine
Oschner Clinical School
New Orleans, LA
 
11/03/2023
“Medical & Surgical Treatment of Patients with Obesity”
Speakers: Corrigan McBride, MD
Professor of Medicine and Chief
General Surgery, MIS and Bariatrics Surgery
& Brianna Johnson-Rabbett, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

11/10/2023
“What is a Caring Physician? Insights from an Oncologist, Family Caregiver, and Patient”
Speaker: James O. Armitage, MD
The Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine
Division of Oncology & Hematology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

11/17/2023
“Nephrology 2023: New Initiatives, New Approaches”
Speaker: Michelle A. Josephson, MD
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Section of Nephrology
University of Chicago
 
12/1/2023
“Top 10 Things Every Clinician Should Know About Celiac Disease”
Speaker: Amy Oxentenko, MD
Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean of Practice
Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN

12/8/2023
“Publications of the Quarter"
Speakers: Peter Mannon, MD, MPH - “Flagellin-Specific CD4 Cytokine Productions in Crohn’s Disease”
Anupam Kotwal, MBBS - "Hypophysitis & Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency from Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors"
Tate Johnson, MD - "Aortic Stenosis Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis"
UNMC, Omaha, NE
 
12/15/2023
“A Role for Inflammatory Responses in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension"
Speaker: Steven Crowley, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC