Webinars by Medical Specialty - General Health and Wellness

General Health and Wellness 

The Importance of Infectious-Disease Testing in Injection Drug Users

Author: Opesanmi, Toyin, MD
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Category: Webinar
Description: Dr. Opesanmi discusses testing recommendations beyond drug monitoring for the injection drug user.

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Pursuing the Standard of Care in HIV Screening

Author: Kapoor, Hema, MD, D (ABMM), SM
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Category: Webinar
Description: Dr Hema Kapoor discusses the importance of early detection and describes the accuracy of assay and guideline recommendations.

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Laboratory Testing Requirements for PrEP Patients

Author: Baxter, John D., MD
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Category: Webinar
Description: Dr John Baxter outlines the testing regimen that is required when placing a patient on PrEP.

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Osteoporosis: Overview of Evaluation and Management

Author: Maalouf, Naim, MD
Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017
Category: For Credit, Webinar
Description: Dr. Maalouf discusses the major risk factors underlying osteoporotic fractures, non-pharmacological approaches to patients with osteoporosis and the major classes of FDA-approved anti-osteoporosis medications. Read more ▸

Caring for an HIV Patient: Comorbidities and Lab Testing

Author: Sax, Paul E., MD
Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Category: Webinar
Description: Dr Sax explains testing recommendations for patients with varying comorbidities.

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Breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment: Quantitation of CSF Beta Amyloid 40 & 42

Author: Clarke, Nigel J., PhD
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Category: For Credit, Webinar
Description: Dr Clarke discusses the advantages in assessing Alzheimer’s disease by measurement of amyloid beta 42/40 ratio, describes an improved LC-MS/MS approach for quantitating amyloid beta... Read more ▸

Assessment and Management of Rapidly Progressive Dementia (RPD)

Author: Geschwind, Michael D., MD, PhD
Date: Monday, June 12, 2017
Category: For Credit, Webinar
Description: Dr Geschwind discusses when to consider a diagnosis, the differential diagnoses, proper evaluation, and reviews the various management strategies for RPD.

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Why the HCV Genotyping Test is Still Needed in the Era of Pan-Genotypic Drugs

Author: Reau, Nancy, MD
Date: Monday, June 12, 2017
Category: Webinar
Description: Dr Nancy Reau discusses why genotyping is still needed.

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Insights into the Importance of Genetic Testing in Epilepsy

Author: Smith, Lacey, MS, CGC
Date: Monday, June 12, 2017
Category: Webinar
Description: Lacy Smith, genetic counselor with Boston Children’s Hospital’s Epilepsy Genetics Program and Athena Diagnostics’ genetic counselor Susan Hahn describes the etiology of epilepsy, and the... Read more ▸

Use of FibroTest® (Noninvasive) to Assess Liver Fibrosis in Place of Biopsy

Author: Alam, Imtiaz, MD
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Category: Webinar
Description: Dr Alam explains why noninvasive tests are an alternative to liver biopsy. Read more ▸