Mini-Medical School Spring Zoom 2023
March 21 – May 9, 2023
Agenda
| March 20, 2023 |
| 7:00-7:30pm Optional Practice Session to Check Audiovisuals Urine Dipsticks |
| March 21, 2023 |
| 6:45-7:00pm Introduction to MMS The Aging Brain Brian Gordon, PhD Assistant Professor of Radiology Neuroinformatics Research Group Ethical Issues in Medicine, with case discussions Piroska K. Kopar, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Div. of General Surgery, Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery Director, CHESS, Center for Humanism and Ethics in Surgical Specialties |
| March 28, 2023 |
| Weekly: 6:30-6:45pm Open Community, and photo sharing session 6:45-7:00pm Updates on Covid-19, other infectious diseases, and trending medical topics Jason Newland, MD, MEd Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases Glaucoma – Diagnosis and Treatment of the Second Leading Cause of Blindness Erin G. Sieck, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences David Brown – The World’s Fastest Blind Runner, His Story Parathlete from Missouri who lost his sight from glaucoma Emergency Medicine: Commotio Cordis Cynthia Wichelman, MD Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Course Director, Mini-Medical School |
| April 4, 2023 |
| Problems Associated with Prematurity Barbara Cohlan, MD Professor of Pediatrics Division of Newborn Medicine Boogers, Snot and Mucous – Myths and Realities of Sinus Infections John S. Schneider, MD, MA Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Chief, Division of Rhinology and Anterior Base Skull Surgery |
| April 11, 2023 |
| Prevention and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections – Going with the Flow Michael Durkin, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Co-Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship Associate Hospital Epidemiologist of Barnes-Jewish Hospital Colon Cancer from Diagnosis to Targeted Therapy, with patient presentation Katrina S. Pedersen, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology |
| April 18, 2023 |
| Urinary Incontinence – Bladder Control Issues and Treatment H. Henry Lai, MD Gerald L. Andriole Professor of Urologic Surgery Professor of Anesthesiology Director of Research, Division of Urologic Surgery Care of the Burn Patient Lindsay M. Kranker, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Acute and Critical Care |
| April 25, 2023 |
| Bariatric Surgery: A Lifesaver for Adolescents, with patient presentation Shaina R. Eckhouse, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery Associate Director, Washington University Weight Loss Surgery Program The Agony of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV): from Chicken Pox, to Shingles, to Ramsay-HuntSyndrome, to Post-Herpetic Neuralgia Gregory A. Storch, MD Ruth L. Siteman Professor of Pediatrics Division of Infectious Diseases Research Integrity Officer |
| May 2, 2023 |
| The New Frontier: Blood Tests for Early Cancer Detection Aadel Chaudhuri, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science Shoulder Injuries – Rotator Cuff Tear, Frozen Shoulder, and Shoulder Replacement Alexander W. Aleem, MD, MSc Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education of Orthopaedic Surgery Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery |
| May 9, 2023 |
| Cannabis – From Medical Use to Recreational Abuse Paul Glaser, MD, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry Director, Adolescence Substance Use Education MMS Farewell Wrap-Up and Hot Topic TBA Cynthia Wichelman, MD Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Course Director, Mini-Medical School Graduation and Ode to MMS |