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Early bird discounted registration for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine's 2024 Update in Internal Medicine (UIM): Practice Changing Advances course is open until September 20th. Register now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ewHzbQhr

Register today for the Graft vs. Host Disease (GvHD) National Symposium, happening on Friday, September 27, 2024. Discussion will include cutting-edge breakthroughs in GvHD research and treatments. UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is co-sponsoring this event and Dr. Annie Im is serving as one of the program directors. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ewVzBgJE

UPMC Department of Urology researchers including Christopher J. Staniorski, MD; Michelle Yu, MD; Danielle Sharbaugh, MPH; Michael G. Stencel, MD; John M. Myrga, MD; Benjamin J. Davies, MD; Jonathan G. Yabes, PhD, and Bruce L. Jacobs, MD, MPH, recently published a study in Urologic Oncology titled "Predictors of persistent opioid use in bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy: A SEER-Medicare analysis." More details and full study access ➡ https://lnkd.in/g7G3hpYA

Registration is open for the UPMC New Paradigms in Gastrointestinal Surgery and Medicine Conference taking place Saturday, Nov. 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa. UPMC colorectal surgery, oncology, and gastroenterology experts will discuss topics ranging from advancements in colorectal cancer surgery to updates in third space endoscopy to IBD decision making, and telemedicine. This symposium is hosted by the UPMC Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery and UPMC Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. A reception will occur Friday, Nov. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e_z34d4W

Please join UPMC Health Plan for a live, CME-accredited webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from noon to 1 p.m. that will review targeted optimal #pharmacotherapy in patients with heart failure. Presenters will include Nick DeGregorio, MD, MMM, FACP, AVP, Medicaid Services, UPMC Health Plan, and Melinda Morgan, PharmD, Manager, Clinical Pharmacy, UPMC Health Plan. Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eBUkMX4S

You're invited to join UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences for the 2025 Adrenal Symposium happening Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. This course is designed to cover the most recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of #adrenal disorders, including the management of incidental adrenal nodules. William F. Young, Jr., MD, MSc, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, will be the keynote speaker. ➡️ More Details: https://lnkd.in/e6_Pmnvj

Since its approval in mid-2023, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has treated two individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy with the new #Elevidys gene therapy. "In June of 2023, the therapy was only approved for use in cases with specific gene mutations, and only in children 4 or 5 years of age, along with other criteria. But this just changed as of June of 2024 to expand therapy to all patients with DMD over 4 years of age and only excluding certain mutations over time as the evidence accrues from clinical trials and observational data in patients who have received the therapy. Gauging long-term efficacy will take time," said pediatric neurologist Hoda Z. Abdel-Hamid, MD. Learn more about this treatment: https://lnkd.in/ebjGWrYS