Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Education Office - Resident Vignettes

Come hear presentations from winners of the Department of Medicine's Scholarly Research Day research poster competition April 20:

Titles & Presenters:
Original Research: "Neighborhood Social & Economic Environment and Heart Failure Risk: The REGARDS Study
Presenter: Gargya Malla, MBBS, MPH, PhD
Co-authors: Gargya Mallaa, MBBS, MPH, PhD; D. Leann Longb, PhD; Andrea Cherringtonc, MD; Parag Goyald, MD, MSc; Boyi Guoe, MS, PhD; Monika M. Saffordd, MD; Yulia Khodnevac, MD, PhD; Doyle M. Cummingse, PharmD; Tara P. McAlexanderf, PhD, MPH; Shanika DeSilvaf, MS; Suzanne E. Juddb, PhD; Bertha Hidalgoa, PhD, MPH; Emily B. Levitana, ScD; April P. Carsona, PhD

Original Research: "Health Disparities in Metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer Presentations & Outcomes: Hispanic Americans versus Non-Hispanic White Americans Treated at University of Arizona Cancer Center"
Presenter: Aaron Bertolo, MD
Co-authors: Aaron Bertolo, MD; Ricardo Estrada-Mendizabal, MD; Armaan Dhaliwal, MBBS; Megan Kathleen Taylor; Kathylynn Saboda; Alejandro Recio-Boiles, MD

Quality Improvement: "Iron Deficiency and Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation: Improving Quality Of Life, Reducing Hospitalization, And Following Current Guidelines"
Presenter: Aaron Bertolo, MD
Co-authors: Aaron Bertolo, MD; Amie Kolimas, DO; Pallabi Shrestha, MBBS; Kenneth Barker, MD; Amith Rao, MD

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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians