Quality: Raising the Bar- Implications for Performance
Francis Solano, MD, discusses the shift in medicine from volume-based health care to a system based on quality metrics, cost, and value. This presentation was part of the 2011 Update in Internal Medicine: Evidence Based Approaches to Common Medical Problems. MORE >
New Therapies for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
Kapil Chopra, MD, provides an overview of how Hepatitis C has changed over the years as well as the use of Direct Acting Antiviral (DAA) agents in patients with Chronic Hepatitis C. Results of evidence based studies are also covered in this UPMC presentation. MORE >
Diseases of the Esophagus
Previously believed to be a rare disorder, eosinophilic esophagitis has emerged as a common cause of adult dysphagia and esophageal food impactions. Kevin McGrath, MD, discusses diagnosis and management of this new player in the lineup of chronic esophageal diseases. MORE >
Surgical Treatment and Management of Hepatitis C Virus Induced Neoplasia
David Geller, MD, discusses the management options for hepatocellular carcnioma (HCC) including laparscopic liver resection and transplant. MORE >
Optimizing Outcomes In Pediatric Liver Transplant
George V. Mazariegos, MD, discusses the current state of pediatric liver transplant. The presentation provides a review of the determinants of early outcomes, surgical and medical factors that impact long term survival, and the assessment of the pediatric transplant recipient following surgery. MORE >
Pancreatic Diseases Update
Management and treatment of pancreatitis is the topic of this program by UPMC gastroenterologist, David Whitcomb, MD. This presentation was part of UPMC’s Update in Internal Medicine 2010: Evidence-Based Approaches to Common Medical Problems. MORE >
Sepsis: Systemic inflammation gone wrong
Derek Angus, MD, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of current pathophysiological models in the management and treatment of systematic sepsis in the hospital setting. MORE >
Risk factors and Markers for Severe Acute Pancreatitis
UPMC endoscopist, Georgios Papachristou, MD, reviews important markers for the diagnosis of pancreatitis disease as well as risk factors for severe acute pancreatitis. MORE >
Why Enteral Feeding Shortens SIRS and Decreases Infections
Stephen J. O'Keefe, MD, examines the role of enteral feeding in reducing systemic inflammatory response and infections during patient hospitalization. MORE >
Obesity and Free Fatty Acids in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
In his in-depth presentation on severe acute pancreatitis, gastroenterologist Dr. Vijay Singh reviews the clinical complications of obesity and the management of the disease. MORE >
Postoperative Crohn’s Disease: Pittsburgh’s Treatment Trial: A Model for Understanding IBD
Dr. Miguel Regueiro will discuss groundbreaking research from the UPMC Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center that has found treating patients with medication after resection can prevent Crohn’s disease recurrence. MORE >
Hepatitis C Recurrence after Live Donor Liver Transplant
Nationally recognized expert in abdominal transplant surgery, Dr. Abhinav Humar, provides an in-depth presentation on the advantages and disadvantages of living donor liver transplant or LDLT. MORE >
Man, Modeling, and Machine: Pancreatic Surgery in the 21st Century
Distinguished UPMC surgeons, Dr. Herbert Zeh and Dr. James Moser, discuss the role and implementation of robotic surgery in the management of pancreatic cancer. MORE >
Surgical Treatment and Management of Hepatitis C Virus Induced Neoplasia
Dr. David Geller of UPMC discusses the management options for hepatocellular carcnioma (HCC) including laparscopic liver resection and transplant. MORE >
Optimizing Outcomes In Pediatric Liver Transplant
Dr. George V. Mazariegos, discusses the current state of pediatric liver transplantation; the presentation provides a review of the determinants of early outcomes, surgical and medical factors that impact long term survival, and the assessment of the pediatric transplant recipient following surgery. MORE >
Latest Update: Intestinal Transplantation
This audiocast program by Kareem Abu-Elmagd, MD, PhD, will provide a comprehensive update on Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation at UPMC. MORE >
Pancreatic Diseases Update
The management and treatment of pancreatitis is the topic of this program presented by David Whitcomb, MD, PhD. This presentation was part of UPMC’s Update in Internal Medicine 2010: Evidence-Based Approaches to Common Medical Problems. MORE >
Latest Update in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
This audiocast program presented by Abhinav Humar, MD, provides a comprehensive update on Living Donor Liver Transplantation at UPMC, including donor selection and the evaluation process; recipient selection for adult and pediatric patients; risk versus benefit analysis; outcomes from national studies; donor complications, including morbidity and recent mortalities; measures being taken to ensure donor safety; current trends; and future innovations. MORE >
2010 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Posters & Oral Presentations
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