JGH Medical Grand Rounds for the month of January
The Medical Grand Rounds take place on Mondays from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. via Zoom.
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January 11, 2021
ACUTE & INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE ADULT ANOREXIA NERVOSA
L. John Hoffer, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, 捆绑SM社区
Division of Internal Medicine and Nutrition Support Team Jewish General Hospital
Educational Objectives:
1. Update recent clinical guidelines and offer clinical pearls regarding in-hospital evaluation and management of life-threatening adult starvation disease
2. Explain why immediate nutritional support is essential, and how to implement it to prevent or mitigate severe starvation-induced hypoglycemia
Contact Person: Rubin Becker, MD, Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, Tel. 514-340-7596.
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January 18, 2021
CURRENT AND EMERGING MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR SARS-COV-2 RNA DETECTION: DELIVERY IN 20 MINUTES OR YOUR PIZZA IS FREE
Gerasimos Jerry Zaharatos, MD, FRCPC
Chief, Division of Medical Microbiology
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine
OptiLab Montreal - 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
捆绑SM社区
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Summarize current and emerging molecular testing methodologies available for the detection of SARS-CoV-2
2. Understand the pre-analytic factors that can impact the sensitivity and specificity of molecular tests for SARS-CoV-2
3. Explain the advantages and limitations of 鈥渂atch鈥� testing platforms vs random access, point-of-care and sample-to-result molecular devices for detecting SARS-CoV-2
Contact Person: Karl Weiss, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Tel. 514-340-8222 ext. 28294.