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 >
Evidence-based Approach to the Management of Dementia: How Biomarkers are Improving Our Understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia and an evidence-based approach to the medical management of Alzheimer's disease is the topic of this presentation by Oscar Lopez, MD, of UPMC's Department of Neurology. MORE >
Stroke Update
Watch UPMC neurologist, Dr. Lawrence Wechsler’s presentation that was part of UPMC’s Update in Internal Medicine 2010: Evidence-Based Approaches to Common Medical Problems. MORE >
UPMC Synergies: A Window Opens Into the Brain
William E. Klunk, MD, PhD, documents his Alzheimer's disease research in this article from the UPMC Synergies by the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC published in Winter 2011. MORE >
Controversies in Cranial Base Surgery
UPMC head and neck surgeon, Dr. Carl Snyderman, discusses indications, risk factors and complications of endonasal skull base surgery. MORE >
Surgery remains underutilized in patients suffering from epilepsy
A closer look at presurgical evaluation of patients with epilepsy
Invasive EEG evaluations provide critical data for patient management
Vagal nerve stimulation approved, common procedure for complex epilepsy
Epilepsy monitoring unit observations yield key clinical, research benefits
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