Duke Medicine Learning, Education, and Discussion Series

In October 2020, the Department of Medicine launched a new continuing medical education series for our faculty and trainees.

The Duke Medicine Learning, Education, and Discussion Series (LEADS) will take place each Tuesday at 12 p.m.

Together with Medicine Grand Rounds, Duke Medicine LEADS will keep our knowledge current and our skills sharp while strengthening our commitment to being a values-driven, data-driven, and anti-racist department.

Background

Chetan Patel, MD, vice chair for clinical affairs, is activity director for Duke Medicine LEADS.

"We live in a rapidly changing world, and there are many forces pushing and pulling the delivery of health care in the United States. New medical knowledge is broadly available through multiple platforms; value-based care and other payment models are creating practice changes; wearable devices and other technologies are connecting us to our patients in unprecedented ways; and there is a need for a thorough examination of racism and systemic causes of health disparities."

Duke Medicine LEADS will help fill gaps in knowledge as well as cultivate the inspiration that comes from interacting with our community of faculty and trainees.

Dr. Patel and a planning committee will tap the vast knowledge within the department to invite faculty and trainees to be presenters and discussion facilitators. See below to learn more.

Rotating themes

The series will include four rotating themes, guided by teams of faculty and our chief residents:

Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine, for ongoing dialogue about diversity, equity, and inclusion — Laura Svetkey and Kim Evans (senior leads), Julius Wilder (faculty lead), and Dennis Narcisse (chief resident).
Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions, a case-based discussion — Aimee Zaas (senior lead), Eileen Maziarz (faculty lead), and Jessica Regan (chief resident).
Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine, explorations of quality, process improvement, and value-based care — Chet Patel (senior lead), Darsh Kothari (faculty lead), and Michael Burt (chief resident).
Topic-based Clinical Updates, to review internal medicine guidelines and explore new therapies — Anne Phelps (senior lead), David Leverenz and Stephen Bergin (faculty leads), and Nancy Yang (chief resident).

Credits

Category 1: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Attendance and CME credit is tracked online by Duke Continuing Medical Education.

Special Note: Faculty who teach residents and fellows are especially encouraged to attend Medicine Grand Rounds sessions note with an asterisk* below as part of their annual faculty development activities.

Special Note : Faculty can now receive MOC credit for attending "Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine" sessions (beginning Feb. 22). In order to receive credit please be sure to update your profile in in Ethos (https://ja.dh.duke.edu ) in order for their MOC credit to be sent to the specialty board. Failure to ensure their information is correct in their profile, including identifying their specialty board, diplomate number and birth date will result in no MOC credit being reported for them. It is not CEPD’s responsibility to ensure the correctness of the individual’s information.

How to participate

Duke Medicine LEADS sessions will take place in Zoom. Instructions for connecting will be included in a weekly email message sent to all faculty and trainees in the Department of Medicine.

Schedule

Date	Theme	Presenter	Title	Pearls and Recordings
06/07/2022	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	ACR Leads	TBD
5/31/2022	Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine	ACLT Chiefs	TBD
5/24/2022	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Daniel Parker, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine Duke University	Advances in Alzheimer's Disease: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment	Review 05/24/2022 Pearls Watch the recorded session
5/17/2022	No LEADS Conference
5/10/2022	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Paul Aronowitz, MD, MACP Clinical Professor of Medicine UC Davis School of Medicine	Images in Medicine: Clinical Problem Solving	Review 05/10/2022 Pearls Watch the recorded session
5/03/2022	No LEADS Conference
4/26/2022	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Robert William Harrison, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology Duke University	Cardiology Updates: Contemporary Approach to Evaluating Chest Pain	Review 04/26/2022 Pearls Watch the recorded session
4/19/2022	Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine	Howard Eisenson, MD Associate Consulting Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Jonathan Kotch, MD Emeritus Professor Department of Maternal and Child Health UNC Chapel Hill	[Improved] Medicare for All - Why We Need It	Review 04/19/2022 Pearls Watch the recorded session
4/12/2022	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Ann Cameron Barr, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Michael Cosiano, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Sean Taasan, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program	An Unlikely Diagnostic Pathway for Fever of Unknown Origin	Review 04/12/2022 Pearls Watch the recorded session
4/05/2022	Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine	Richard Shannon, MD Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Duke Health Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine	Health Outcome Disparities: It's Time to Look in the Mirror	Watch the recorded session
3/29/22	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Amy Barto, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Gastroenterology Nicholas Turner, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease	Update to C. difficile Treatment Guidelines	Review 3/29/2022 Pearls Watch the recorded session
3/22/22	Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine	Jan Dillard, Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Department of Case Management, Division of Clinical Social Work Regina Miller Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Department of Case Management, Division of Clinical Social Work Shelia Rittgers Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Department of Case Management, Division of Clinical Social Work Nathan Amos Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Department of of Case Management, Division of Clinical Social Work	Who's In Charge Here (And Does It Really Matter Anyway)?	Review 3/22/2022 Pearls Watch the recorded session
3/15/22	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Tyler Couch, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program John Roberts, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Nephrology	A Mysterious Case of Recurrent Muscle Cramping	Review 3/15/2022 Pearls Watch the recorded session
3/08/22	Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine	Julius Wilder, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Vice Chair, Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, focusing on Black faculty initiative Vice Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Kimberly Evans Associate Professor of Medicine Nephrology Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Diversity Chair, Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee Aimee Zaas, MD Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease John Duronville, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology	The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Committee: A Year in Review	Review 3/08/2022 Watch the recorded session
3/01/22	Topic-based Clinical Updates	David Leverenz, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology	Don’t Judge Podagra by His Parents – Moving Beyond the Myths of Gout Management	Review 3/1/22 Pearls Watch the recorded session
2/22/22	Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine	Jonathan Bae, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Professor of Pediatrics General Internal Medicine	Change Management	Review 2/22/22 Pearls Watch the recorded session
2/15/22	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Timothy Hopper, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Sitharthan Sekar, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Ryan Keane, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Panel Thomas Holland, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Disease	Mysterious Febrile Illness in a Returning Traveler	Review 2/15/22 Pearls Watch the recorded session
2/08/22	Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine	Bryan C. Batch, MD, MHS Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology Nia S. Mitchell, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine Julius Wilder, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology	Perspectives on Health Disparities Research	Review 2/08/22 Pearls Watch the recorded session
*2/02/22	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Brian Sullivan, MD, MHS Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Durham NC	Colorectal cancer screening	Review 2/2/22 Pearls Watch the recorded session
1/25/22	Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine	Amit Patel, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology Caroline Sloan, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences Gabriela M. Maradiaga Panayotti, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Daniella Zipkin, MD Associate Professor of Medicine	Patient Advocacy and Involvement in Governmental Affairs	Review 1/25 Pearls Watch the recorded session
1/18/22	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Amanda Broderick, MD PGY2, Internal Medicine David Leverenz, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology Alexandra Stefanovic, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematologic Malignancies & Cellular Therapy	Untangling the Mystery of Multifocal CNS Lesions	Review 1/18/22 Pearls Watch the recorded session
1/11/22	Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine	Opeyemi Olabisi, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology Member of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute	“CARE” and “JUSTICE”: A Community-Based Approach for Reducing Racial Kidney Health Disparity	Review 1/11/22 Pearls Watch the recorded session
1/04/22	No LEADS conference-New Year Holiday
12/28/21	No LEADS conference- Winter Holiday Season
12/21/21	No LEADS conference- Winter Holiday Season
12/14/21	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Katherine Garman, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology	Opportunities to Address Disparities in H. Pylori, Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia, and Gastric Cancer	Review 12/14/21 Pearls Watch the recorded session
12/07/21	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Aaron Hein, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Rachel Tobin, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program James Helzberg, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Panel Michael Mulvihill, MD Fellow, Surgery Carolyn Glass, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, MD Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology & Immunology	A Diagnostic Dilemma of Multifocal Arterial Aneurysms	Review 12/7/21 Pearls Watch the recorded session
11/30/21	No LEADS conference- Thanksgiving Holiday
11/23/21	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Cristiana Costa Chase, DO Assistant Professor of Pathology, Chief, Cardiovascular Pathology	Amyloidosis Updates	Review 11/23/21 Pearls Watch the recorded session
11/16/21	Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine	Noppon Setji, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Jennifer Phillips Site Dir, DUHS Clinical Risk Management Vonda Capps Nurse Manager, Operation Moderated by Kara Lyven Executive Director of Patient Safety	Understanding Why - The Root Cause Analysis Process: An Overview and Simulation	Review 11/16/21 Pearls Watch the recorded session
11/9/21	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Sebastian Franco, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Brittany Chapman, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Nathan Hirshman, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Dilraj Grewal, MD Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Carlos De Castro, MD Professor of Medicine of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy Member of the Duke Caner Institute	Painful Ophthalmoplegia: An Atypical Presentation of a Systemic Illness	Review 11/9/21 Pearls Watch the recorded session
11/2/21	No LEADS conference - Election Day
10/26/21	Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine	Jane Gagliardi, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)	Civility Champions	Review 10/26 Pearls Watch recording of talk
10/19/21	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Kevin Shah, MD, MBA Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Associate Chief Medical Officer - Innovation and Improvement Daniel George, MD Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Surgery Member, Duke Cancer Institute	Prostate Cancer Screening Updates and Challenges	Review 10/19 Peals Watch recording of talk
10/12/21	Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine	Adam DeVore, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology Omar Mohamedaly, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Stephen J. Greene, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology Lindsay King, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology	Perspectives and Innovations in Multidisciplinary Care at Duke	Review 10/12 Pearls Watch recording of talk
10/5/21	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Joshua Parsons, MD Fellow, Division of Infectious Disease Ryan Anderson, MD Faculty, Division of Rheumatology Vanessa Blumer, MD, Fellow, Division of Cardiology Cary Ward, MD Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) Arthur Baker, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Disease)	A Challenging Case of Endocarditis— Multi-Disciplinary Approach is an Achievable Chimera.	Review 10/5 Pearls Watch recording of talk
9/28/21	Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine	Pamela Douglas, MD Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Cardiovascular Disease, in the School of Medicine Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH Medical Instructor (Nephrology) Panelists: Camille Frazier-Mills, MD, MHS; David Kirsch, MD, PhD; Amber Graham, MD	Women in Medicine: Equity, Internationality, and Belonging at Duke	Review 9/28 Pearls Watch recording of talk
9/21/21	Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine	Rebecca Sadun, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology and Immunology) and Pediatrics Director, Young Adult Rheumatology Clinic Robert Benjamin, MD Chief, Duke Pediatric Endocrinology Division Associate Professor of Pediatrics Medical Director, Lenox Baker Hospital Associate Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Carly Kelley, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition) Medical Director, Duke Endocrinology South Durham Co-Director of the Duke Adult Gender Medicine Clinic David Ming, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Pediatrics, and Population Health Sciences	Improving Care Transitions at Duke: How Can We Bridge the Gap?	Review 9/21 Pearls Watch recording of talk
9/14/21	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Susan Spratt, MD Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition)	SGLT2 inhibitors for Diabetes: A Compelling Story	Review 9/14 Pearls Watch recording of talk
9/7/21	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	David Ortiz-Melo, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) Erik Paulson, MD Robert J. Reeves Professor of Radiology Chair, Department of Radiology Nathan Hirshman, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Meghan Price, BS (MS4, Duke University School of Medicine)	A Rare But Serious Cause of Abdominal Pain in Patients on Maintenance Peritoneal Dialysis	Review 9/7 Pearls Watch recording of talk
8/31/21	Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine	Erica Taylor, MD, MBA Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery PDC Associate Chief Medical Officer of Diversity and Inclusion Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Orthopaedics Duke Raleigh Hospital Chief of Surgery and Orthopaedic Medical Director	Addressing Racial Health Disparities in an Academic Medical Center: The Duke Health Experience	Review 8/31 Pearls Watch recording of talk
8/24/21	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Anne Phelps, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Neha Pagidipati, MD, MPH, MHS Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) John K. Roberts, MD, MS, MEd Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology)	Removing the Roadblocks of Care: When and How to Use SGLT2 Inhibitors for Cardiorenal Protection	Review 8/24 Pearls Watch recording of talk
8/17/21	Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine	Kevin Shah, MD, MBA Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Associate Chief Medical Officer - Innovation and Improvement	Health Care Finance and Payment Reform: How Do We Do That?	Review 8/17 Pearls Watch recording of talk
8/10/21	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Ryan Duffy, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Hannah Florian, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Matthew Abbott, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Panelists: Louis Diehl, MD; Lawrence Mumm, MD; Endi Wang, MD, PhD	A Challenging Case of Jaundice and Pancytopenia	Review 8/10 Pearls Watch recording of talk
8/3/21	Health Equities and Disparities in Medicine	Hayley Cunningham, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Carly Kelley, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition) Director of the Duke Gender Medicine Clinic Deanna Adkins, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Director, Duke Child and Adolescent Gender Care Kristen Rezak, MD Assistant Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Director, Duke Raleigh Plastic Surgery Dane Whicker, PhD Medical Instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Director of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Initiatives in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (SOM)	Gender Affirming Care: What All Physicians Need to Know	Review 8/3 Pearls Watch recording of talk
7/27/21	Topic-based Clinical Updates	Thomas Ortel, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine and Pathology Chief, Division of Hematology	Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism	Review 7/27 Pearls Watch recording of talk
7/20/21	Quality and Systems-based Approaches in Medicine	David Ming, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Pediatrics, and Population Health Sciences	Systems of Care for Patients with Complex Health Needs: It’s Complicated	Review 7/20 Pearls Watch recording of talk
7/13/21	Diagnostic Reasoning and Discussions	Geargin Wilson, MD PGY-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program Panelists: Stephen Bergin, MD, and Ephraim Tsalik, MD, PhD	ANTI vs. PROcalcitonin: A discussion on the utility of Procalcitonin	Review 7/13 Pearls Watch recording of talk
7/6/21	No LEADS conference - Holiday