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Focused Transsylvian Approach for a Left Posterior Insular Cavernous Malformation: 3D Operative Video
Watch and hear narration for a complete resection of a left posterior insular cavernous malformation measuring 1.2 centimeters, using a focused transsylvian approach. You’ll see 3D pre- and postoperative images and hear about the patient’s outcome.
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Fall’s Virus Harvest: What to Know About COVID, RSV, Flu, and the New Vaccines
This talk provides answers to the questions clinicians are starting to hear every day, including how worried to be about current COVID cases, when the latest COVID vaccines will be available, and whether they’ll work better against upcoming variants.
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The UCSF Hip Preservation Center: Where Hurting Hips Go to Become Happy Hips
See how our specialists work together and use advanced techniques to address all types of hip injuries in all types of patients, including infants and athletes.
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Integrative Approaches to Symptom Management for Cancer Patients
This presentation from a variety of UCSF specialists covers a range of practical topics, from how clinicians can easily meet the new DEA educational requirement for opioid use disorder to the current evidence on mindfulness meditation's capacity to alleviate physical, psychosocial and even existential distress in cancer patients.
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New Keys to Cancer Care: How 2023 Findings Impact Treatment Decisions
These four collaborative talks from UCSF and John Muir Health specialists shine a light on recent study results that should inform treatment planning for patients with a variety of GI, breast, lung and blood cancers.
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Contraceptive Game Changer: How Patients Can Benefit From the OTC Birth Control Pill
Family physician Montida Fleming, MD, who played a role in norgestrel (Opill)'s road to FDA approval, presents what providers need to know about this soon-to-be-available option, from mechanisms of action to the data on efficacy and safety.
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Better Management of Lung Nodules: Cutting-Edge Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools
Interventional pulmonologist Diana H. Yu, MD – who performed the first robotic bronchoscopy at UCSF – presents the case for more aggressive lung screening in California and throughout the country, then offers an exciting look at the latest ultrasound and robotic techniques for detecting lesions, assessing risk of malignancy and performing biopsies.
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Erectile Dysfunction: Guide to Diagnosis and Complete Care for a Common Condition
This presentation from urologist John Lindsey, MD, lays out the numerous contributing factors as well as treatments for erectile dysfunction, which affects about 30 million men in U.S. but isn’t always discussed during regular checkups
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Streamline Your Approach to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Expert on Diagnostic Tactics and Effective Care
In just 20 minutes, orthopedic surgeon Lauren Shapiro, MD, MS, presents what clinicians need to know to identify CTS, from symptoms to simple in-office strength and screening tests, providing criteria for when to pursue electrodiagnostic studies.
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Treating Brain Aneurysms: How a Savvy Neurosurgical Team Individualizes Care
In this short video, vascular and endovascular surgeon Ethan Winkler, MD, PhD, explains the factors that go into determining the right treatment for different cases involving dangerously bulging blood vessels in the brain.
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Unconscious Bias in Patient Care: Harms and Paths to Healing
While physicians intend to treat all their patients with equal respect and compassion, studies show that favoritism and other implicit attitudes can emerge, especially in times of stress, affecting medical decisions and care quality.
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Screening for Breast Cancer in an Era of Breast Density Legislation
Get an in-depth look at evidence for mammography as a screening tool to reduce mortality via early detection of breast cancer. Also: the value of breast density legislation, density assessments and supplemental screening options like MRI and ultrasound.
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Breast MRI and Advanced Breast Intervention
Bonnie Joe, MD, PhD, discusses how breast MRI is performed, common indications for breast MRI and advanced methods for biopsy and pre-surgical localization of tumors.
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Mammography 101
Bonnie Joe, MD explains the differences between screening and diagnostic mammography, shows evidence for screening, answers common questions about radiation risk and false positives and discusses digital breast tomosynthesis, also known as 3D mammography.
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Update on Brain Metastases: Navigating Treatment Decisions, Reducing Long-Term Harms
In three parts, UCSF neuro-oncology specialists present the latest on managing brain metastases.
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Accidental Adrenal Findings: How to Identify the Serious “Incidentaloma”
In this guide to working up adrenal masses, endocrinologist Chienying Liu, MD, clears away the confusion on screening and interpretation of results. She provides usable flowcharts and tables showing appropriate tests to order as well as guidelines on testing protocols that optimize accuracy.
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Sleepy Patients: Identify and Treat Common Sleep Disorders
David Claman, MD, director of the UCSF Sleep Disorders Center, presents an update on the sleep problems often seen in primary care, from insomnia to restless legs syndrome to obstructive sleep apnea.
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Reshaping Care for Heart Failure: The Promise of New Drugs and Devices
Heart failure is increasingly prevalent and continues to have a high mortality rate, yet the future isn’t bleak. Cardiologist Liviu Klein, MD, MS, director of the UCSF Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, presents cutting-edge therapeutic options, including drugs, surgical implants and advanced monitoring systems.
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Currents in Myocarditis: A Fresh Look at Causes, Classification and Care
COVID-19 infections and vaccines, as well as certain cancer treatments, can play roles in myocarditis – whose incidence has increased about tenfold in recent years.
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Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating PCOS
Heather Gibson Huddleston, MD, explains the multidisciplinary approach used by the UCSF Center for Reproductive Health when treating patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), as well as additional options for treatment models.
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Approaching Endometriosis: Deliver the Right Care for Individual Patients
Gynecologist Jeannette Lager, MD, MPH, associate director of the UCSF Endometriosis Center, offers a thorough update on this painful condition impacting around 10% of U.S. women.
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Urinary Misery: How to Help Female Patients With Persistent Dysuria
In this resource-packed talk, urogynecologist Caitlyn E. Painter, DO, explains how to categorize causes, what to understand about urine cultures and other tests, and the latest evidence on which treatments help patients.
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Aggressive Versus Conservative Approaches to Knee and Shoulder Injuries
When is surgery the best choice? And which surgery will have the best outcome? Conventional wisdom has shifted in many cases. Learn which factors to weigh in determining whether to recommend surgery, injections, PT or other types of conservative management.
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Headache Update - Module 2
Here’s a guide to secondary headaches caused by trauma, infection, intercranial pressure, and more, including red flags for when to investigate further. Headaches related to vascular disorders, for example, can be dangerous and require early diagnosis.
