Healthcare Webinars

People with CF and carriers have higher rates of colon cancer than the general population. Colonoscopy screenings are the #1 way to prevent colon cancer. Join Jeffrey King, MD, gastroenterologist at National Jewish Health, for a candid conversation about how to prepare for a successful colonoscopy as someone with CF, and what to expect during the procedure. By demystifying the colonoscopy process, it is hoped that more members of the CF community will undergo this potentially life-saving screening.

Advances in Cough and Secretion Management, is the second webinar in the "Advances in Respiratory Care in ALS" (ARC-ALS) 4-Part Webinar Series presented by NEALS and the NEALS Respiratory Care and Ventilation Committee.Join us for the second session in the webinar series, which will delve into advances in cough and secretion management in ALS. This webinar highlights the application of the validated Oral Secretion Scale (OSS) to predict tolerance of noninvasive ventilation and to manage secretions effectively. Expert discussions will cover: • Indications for Oropharyngeal Suctioning: Identifying when this intervention is necessary. • Mechanical In-Exsufflation: Differences in application between bulbar and nonbulbar ALS patients. • Contraindications in Airway Management: Essential precautions and considerations. • Pharmacological Agents: Exploring pharmacological approaches to secretion management.Presenters: Tamara LeBlanc, BSRC-RRT, Pamela A. Cazzolli, RN, and Benjamin Rix Brooks, MD, FANA, FAAN.

In this session, clinical and technology leaders from health systems will discuss the practical applications of AI in healthcare. Panelists will share operational and clinical use cases while highlighting successes and key challenges. The session will also get into the future of AI in clinical and operational domains, exploring anticipated advancements and preparations required today.Learnings include:• The decision-making processes for applying AI in healthcare• Common roadblocks encountered when deploying AI-powered solutions• Best practices and resources for ensuring AI initiatives deliver an ROIPresenters: Amit Phadnis - Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, RapidAI; Joseph Izzo, MD - Chief Medical Information Officer, San Joaquin General Hospital; Brian Clay - Associate Chief Medical Officer for Inpatient Care, Associate Program Director for Clinical Informatics Fellowship, UC San Diego Health; Aaron Weismann - Chief Information Security Officer, Main Line Health; Aaron Heath - Chief Information Security Officer and Cybersecurity Counsel, Medical University of South Carolina.

Nucleic acid-based therapies have become the third major drug class after small molecules and antibodies. The role of nucleic acid-based therapies has been strengthened by recent regulatory approvals and tremendous clinical success. In this review, we look at the major obstacles that have hindered the field, the historical milestones that have been achieved, and what is yet to be resolved and anticipated soon. This webinar provides a view of the key innovations that are expanding nucleic acid capabilities, setting the stage for the future of nucleic acid therapeutics.Speakers: Hassan Fakih, PhD (UMass Chan Medical School) and Jillian Belgrad, MD, PhD Candidate (UMass Chan Medical School)

Medication errors are a leading cause of injury and avoidable harm in healthcare, with an estimated 1.3 million people impacted in the U.S. each year. Preventable medication errors cost the nation more than $21 billion annually across all care settings, representing a serious public health concern, as well as an economic burden on our healthcare system. Join AHRQ’s expert panel of speakers to hear how quality improvement approaches and digital healthcare interventions such as clinical decision support tools are reducing medication errors, improving provider effectiveness, and enhancing patient safety in a variety of clinical care settings. CE/CME accreditation of this activity is pending; if approved, eligible providers can earn up to 1.5 CE/CME contact hours for participating in the live webinar.Learning Objectives:At the conclusion of this Webinar, participants should be able to:• Discuss how an e-prescribing tool can reduce medication discrepancies and improve patient safety by enhancing communication between pharmacists and providers.• Identify how clinical decision support systems can significantly reduce the prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to older patients at the time of discharge from the emergency department setting.• Explain how outcome measures, such as the Wrong-Patient Retract-and-Reorder measure, can be developed and used to detect medication errors in electronic orders.Speakers: Samantha Pitts, M.D., M.P.H. (Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Camille P. Vaughan, M.D., M.S. (Director, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology, Emory School of Medicine), Jason Adelman, M.D., M.S. (Director, Associate Dean for Quality and Patient Safety, Center for Patient Safety Science, Columbia University).Moderator: James Swiger, M.B.E. (Health Scientist Administrator, Division of Digital Healthcare Research, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, AHRQ).

In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, optimizing patient experiences remains a paramount goal. This presentation will share Penn Medicine’s story about the intricacies of omnichannel contact center transformation focused on technology, agent and patient experience, and the ultimate goal of creating a world class customer experience for their patients. We will explore how to show consistent progress towards core business problems and why operational changes are needed along with technology. Finally, we will highlight how establishing a strong data and governance foundation can help pave the way for the future of AI tools and technologies. Learning Topics:• How to define the business problems that will improve patient experiences• How to stay the course during a multi-year transformation• How to establish sound operating cross-organization structures and practices• How to set up a rich data foundation to build towards automation and AI features in the futurePresenters:Robin Ward - Associate Vice President, Enterprise Customer Analytics and Marketing Technology, Penn MedicineCalvin Jordan - Associate Vice President, Patient Access, Penn MedicineAaron Johnson - Associate Vice President, Patient and Consumer Engagement, Penn MedicineHosts:Ellie Rice - Slalom Healthcare and Life Sciences LeaderZach Lewis - Salesforce Industry Partner Advisor - Healthcare and Life Sciences

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, "Glaucoma Medications: From Drops to Implants," featuring Arpine Barsegian, MD. This informative session will delve into the latest advancements in glaucoma treatments, covering a comprehensive range of medication options from traditional eye drops to innovative implant technologies.Speakers: Michelle de Elizalde (Assistant Director of Patient and Research Programs) and Arpine Barsegian, MD (Ophthalmologist)

Monoclonal antibodies represent a highly successful class of therapeutics that are used to treat complex diseases across a wide range of therapeutic areas. However, their high cost and variable patient response underscores the need for new modalities that can be used to activate or suppress the immune system. Aptamers have long been viewed as a simpler alternative to antibodies, but challenges with biostability, effectiveness, and throughput have slowed their progress in the clinic. In this talk, I will discuss a path for democratizing antibody therapeutics that relies a class of molecules called threomers, which are highly functionalized synthetic nucleic acids assembled on a biologically stable threose nucleic acid (TNA) framework. I will describe the underlying chemistry and enzyme engineering developed to support a high throughput discovery pipeline and provide examples of recently discovered threomers that mirror the binding properties of antibodies.Speaker: John Chaput, PhD, Professor - University of California, Irvine

Learner Outcomes: By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to articulate why it’s important to consider a patient community audience when planning scientific and data dissemination including incorporating their voice within it. They will also gain confidence to follow clear methodologies to incorporate the patient voice within publications and understand the role of Medical Affairs in disease awareness campaigns. Additionally, participants will learn best practice approaches including novel ways to disseminate information.Speakers: Tracy Hart (CEO, Osteogenesis Imperfecta foundation) and Gavin Jones (Global Healthcare Agency Lead, Lumanity).

Losing a partner is a life-changing experience. We draw on numerous datasets to examine differences between widowed and partnered older women and to provide a comprehensive picture of well-being in widowhood. Most importantly, our analysis accounts for time use in widowhood, an aspect which has not been studied previously. Based on data from several European countries we trace the evolution of well-being of women who become widowed by comparing them with their matched non-widowed ‘statistical twins’ and examine the role of an exceptionally broad set of potential moderators of widowhood’s impact on well-being. We confirm a dramatic decrease in mental health and life satisfaction after the loss of a partner, followed by a slow recovery. An extensive set of controls recorded prior to widowhood, including detailed family ties and social networks, provides little help in explaining the deterioration in well-being. Unique data from time-diaries kept by older women from several European countries and the U.S. tell us why: the key factor behind widows’ reduced well-being is increased time spent alone.Presented by Dr. Michal Myck, Director, Centre for Economic Analysis, CenEA.