In this CME Outfitters BriefCase, we will follow Macy, a 30-year-old Black woman, through the highs and lows of her pregnancy and postpartum journey.
Sierra McClain-Henry is the founder of Sankofa Mama Birth Services, providing full-spectrum doula support and a variety of parent courses, including HypnoBirthing, Prepared 4 Postpartum and Belly Birth Basics. Also known as, “The Doula’s Doula,” Sierra offers continuing and technical education for birth workers, as well as mentoring and a line of professional documents via her Business School for Doulas.
Since 2021, Sierra has served as Training and Support Coordinator for the Shades of Blue Project, helping to further initiatives that break cultural barriers in maternal mental health.
Beyond her professional endeavors, Sierra is a homeschooling mother of 2 and a lifelong Houstonian.
Heather Irobunda, MD is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist currently practicing at NYC Health + Hospitals, offering over a decade of experience in the medical field. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, after which she attended a Post Baccalaureate Program at the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York (SUNY) Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She earned her Doctorate of Medicine from Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in 2011.She went on to serve as an active-duty Army OB/GYN as she completed her Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and joined the Guthrie Ambulatory Care Center as an Attending Physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Fort Drum, NY. She helped soldiers, spouses, and veterans by focusing on making sure military women had access to high-quality reproductive health care during their service. She continues to provide high-quality healthcare, currently for the people of the Bronx, New York.
Monica Peek, MD, MPH, MSc is an Ellen H. Block Professor of Health Justice in the Department of Medicine. She is also the Associate Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research, and Director of Research, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She is a practicing internist, medical educator, and clinician investigator. Her research pursues health equity and social justice, with a focus on promoting equitable doctor/patient relationships among racial minorities, integrating the medical and social needs of patients, and addressing health care discrimination and structural racism impacting health outcomes (e.g., diabetes, COVID-19). Dr. Peek has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts on health care disparities, diversity, and bias; has been the principal investigator of multiple grants to address health disparities; and has been invited to speak at numerous local and national medical meetings.
This CMEO BriefCase episode will focus on factors for disparities in joint arthroplasty procedures and strategies clinicians can implement to improve racial equity in orthopedic arthroplasty and surgical care.
Melvyn A. Harrington Jr, MD, is a Professor, Residency Program Director, Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Director, and a Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion for the Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. He is a graduate of the AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) Leadership Fellows Program and served two terms on the Diversity Advisory Board of the AAOS. He is past president of the J. Robert Gladden Orthopedic Society. Dr. Harrington served on the Executive Committee of the American Orthopaedic Association and is a member of the Council of Residency Directors™ Academic Committee. He is a member of the Steering Committee for Movement is Life Musculoskeletal Health Disparities National Caucus. Locally, he is past chair, and a member of, the Houston Leadership Board for the Arthritis Foundation. Dr. Harrington is a board- certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in arthritis and joint replacement surgery.
Monica Peek, MD, MPH, MSc is an Ellen H. Block Professor of Health Justice in the Department of Medicine. She is also the Associate Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research, and Director of Research, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She is a practicing internist, medical educator, and clinician investigator. Her research pursues health equity and social justice, with a focus on promoting equitable doctor/patient relationships among racial minorities, integrating the medical and social needs of patients, and addressing health care discrimination and structural racism impacting health outcomes (e.g., diabetes, COVID-19). Dr. Peek has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts on health care disparities, diversity, and bias; has been the principal investigator of multiple grants to address health disparities; and has been invited to speak at numerous local and national medical meetings.
Test your knowledge during this interactive CME Outfitters Live and OnDemand webcast featuring augmented reality animations that will reinforce the fibrotic consequence of untreated HBV.
This patient BriefCase introduces Khadi, a 58-year-old woman who recently immigrated to the United States from Ghana and presents to her primary care provider for a new patient examination. This case will show how to optimize efficacy and safety profiles of current agents when initiating or switching treatment in patients with HBV.
Dr. Kumar is the Chief of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Professor of Medicine in Microbiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, where she also serves as the Senior Associate Dean of Students. She has served as both the Program Director and the Associate Program Director for the Infectious Diseases Fellowship.
She has won numerous awards and was the first woman to be inducted into the Golden Apple Orchard in 2004 for sustained teaching of medical students. She has also received awards for the teaching of residents including the Sol Katz Society Award for dedicated and sustained teaching of medical residents. In 2010, Dr. Kumar was inducted into the Magis Society of Master Teachers. Georgetown University School of Medicine also presented Dr. Kumar with the 2015 Founders’ Medal for Dedication and Leadership of Cura Personalis. In 2019 she received the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching medical students from the Class of 2019.
Dr. Kumar has also excelled in clinical research. She served as the Director of the Clinical Population Sciences Core for the DC CFAR (Washington, DC, Center for AIDS Research) until June 2020 and in this role worked tirelessly to decrease the incidence of new HIV infections within the District of Columbia. She is the Principal Investigator for the DC Cohort, which is a unique NIH-funded, city-wide longitudinal cohort for outpatients with HIV who receive care in Washington, D.C. She has more than 60 publications in peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Kumar’s public service includes serving as the Medical Director and volunteer at Gift of Peace, a Missionaries of Charity home that was founded by Mother Teresa and provides care to the uninsured and homeless in D.C. She also received a certificate of appreciation from the Peace Corps for her service in advising the Peace Corps on medical issues and the teaching she has provided to the Peace Corps Medical Officers.
Dr. Kumar was awarded the 2016 Mastership in the American College of Physicians. This honor was presented to her because of her integrity, positions of honor, eminence in practice and medical research, and her attainments in science, and in the art of medicine. In 2019, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Foundation named Dr. Kumar a Women of ID to recognize her profound impact on the field of infectious diseases and the lives of those around her. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kumar serves as the Co-Chair for Medstar Health’s Response Team and is the Co-Chair for the COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Working Group.
This CME Outfitters BriefCase will guide clinicians through best practices to identify patients with schizophrenia who are ideal candidates for LAIs as well as effective communication strategies to facilitate the discussion of using LAIs in these patients.
John M. Kane, MD, is the Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health Services at Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System) in New Hyde Park, New York. He is Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at The Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York. Additionally, he is Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Dr. Kane earned his medical degree from New York University in New York, New York, and completed his internship and residency in Psychiatry at The Zucker Hillside Hospital. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Kane is the recipient of many awards, including the Lieber Prize, the American Psychiatric Association’s Kempf Award and Foundations Prize, the New York State Office of Mental Health Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Dean Award from the American College of Psychiatrists. He has served as President of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, the Psychiatry Research Society and the Schizophrenia International Research Society.
Dr. Kane has been the principal investigator for research projects focusing on schizophrenia, psychobiology and treatment, recovery, and improving the quality and cost of care. He is the author of over 600 peer-reviewed papers and serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals.
This CME Outfitters BriefCase guides clinicians through effective strategies to develop and implement a treatment plan based on patient preferences, phase of illness, and the latest evidence on safety and efficacy of LAIs.
John M. Kane, MD, is the Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health Services at Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System) in New Hyde Park, New York. He is Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at The Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York. Additionally, he is Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Dr. Kane earned his medical degree from New York University in New York, New York, and completed his internship and residency in Psychiatry at The Zucker Hillside Hospital. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Kane is the recipient of many awards, including the Lieber Prize, the American Psychiatric Association’s Kempf Award and Foundations Prize, the New York State Office of Mental Health Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Dean Award from the American College of Psychiatrists. He has served as President of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, the Psychiatry Research Society and the Schizophrenia International Research Society.
Dr. Kane has been the principal investigator for research projects focusing on schizophrenia, psychobiology and treatment, recovery, and improving the quality and cost of care. He is the author of over 600 peer-reviewed papers and serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals.