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Valley Grand Rounds: Past and Future
Upcoming Presentations
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Dec. 16, 12:30-1:30 PM: Update on COVID-19
Mike Hori, MD, Infectious Disease Clinic
- Learn about the SARS-CoV-2 virus, COVID-19 disease, viral transmission, and vaccination
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Jan. 20, 12:30-1:30 PM: Seizures & Epilepsy: Current Diagnosis and Treatment
David Vossler, MD, Neuroscience Institute
- Learn the 10 different types of seizures
- Understand that seizures are just one of the problems that occur in the 40 epilepsy syndromes
- Know when to order testing for suspected seizures
- Learn how to differentiate epileptic seizures from psychogenic and physiologic non-epileptic episodes
- Gain understanding of the 32 antiseizure medications.
- Learn about how neuromodulation and brain surgery are used to treat refractory epilepsy
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Grand rounds presentations are via Zoom webinar only. The link is in the Outlook invitation sent by Patty Kyle to all VMC providers. Affiliate and community providers are also invited to view the webinars. Please email Patricia_Kyle@valleymed.org for the link.
Past Presentation
October 21 Grand Rounds Video: Implicit Bias in Medicine
Naomi Shike, MD