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About

Neurology Grand Rounds 2020/2021

 

Time: 7:30 AM (unless noted otherwise below)
Location: ZOOM - Contact Erika Slaughter at eslaughter@uchicago.edu for zoom details
Recurrence: Thursday (frequency may vary)
Supervising Faculty: Helene Rubeiz
  click here for a list of previous years

 

September

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

Steven Galetta, MD, Professor and Chair of Neurology, New York University Langone

Grand Rounds Lecture Title:
Neuro-ophthalmological Complications of Covid 19
 

Learning Objectives:

  1. To Describe the ophthalmological complications of Covid 19
  2. To Discuss the neurological complications of Covid 19
  3. To Describe the neuro-ophthalmological complications of Covid 19

 

September

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

Fernando Goldenberg, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Chicago

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Brain Death: Some Controversies and Consensus

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand some current controversies around the diagnosis of BD
  2. Identify gaps in science of BD
  3. Learn about recent worldwide consensus on diagnosis and management of BD

 

September

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

Douglas Nordli, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Chicago 

Grand Round Lecture Title:

EEG Findings in FEBSTAT

Learning Objectives:

  1. Specify how EEG can help in the logical evaluation of children with FSE
  2. Review the previously published data on EEG in FSE

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qHYSDFZ52job4LgXRrP6PL-7UpAaBZb_/view?usp=sharing

October

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

Beatrix L. McBride, Program Administrator, Office of Diversity and Inclusion - UChicago

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Implicit Bias:  A Primer

Learning Objectives:

  1. Build skills to effectively use language to create communities where people feel a sense of belonging.
  2. Identify and implement strategies to reduce the impact of implicit bias.
  3. Examine and assess how individuals can be better allies to marginalized and underrepresented people.

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

October

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

Henry David, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology, University of Chicago

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Pediatric Stroke and the Lessons I've Learned...So Far

Learning Objectives:

  1. To be able to compare and contrast the presenting signs of pediatric stroke versus adult stroke.
  2. To be aware of the latest pediatric stroke trials and treatment guidelines.
  3. To be aware of the Comer Stroke Protocol and how it will complement the adult stroke team’s efforts and objectives

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

October

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

Michael S. Okun, M.D., Adelaide Lackner Professor and Chair of Neurology, University of Florida Health

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Ending Parkinson’s Disease and Living with Parkinson’s Disease

Learning Objectives:

  1. To discuss the current data on the incidence and prevalence of PD
  2. To discuss the current growth of PD
  3. To discuss tips and pearls for your practice in helping patients with PD

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19EY9mv8_puz0fT2wWwq62LO_cmf6KjwU/view?usp=sharing

November

 

 

 

 

05

 

 

 

 

Lawrence J. Hirsch, MD, Professor of Neurology, Yale University

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Critical Care EEG Monitoring and Nonconvulsive seizures: A Personalized Update

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify which patients are at risk of nonconvulsive seizures and warrant EEG monitoring; 
  2. Interpret EEG reports and determine which findings require urgent or aggressive treatment; and 
  3. Manage clinical and nonconvulsive seizures in the critically ill more effectively. 

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Ypdzf9xi5o2O36VR9A6OfBhsQlP7X2K/view?usp=sharing

November 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce L. Miller, MD, A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor in Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
 

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Frontotemporal Dementia

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the main clinical presentations of frontotemporal dementia (FTD)
  2. Describe the neuropathology and genetics of FTD
  3. Explain how degeneration of specific neuroanatomical systems gives rise to specific behavioral changes

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n7zF2qqlPTvbNesW2jkNo94joCXsePvq/view?usp=sharing

December

 

 

 

 

03

 

 

 

 

Anthony Lang, MD, Professor of Neurology, University of Toronto

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Clinical Trials Targeting Alpha Synuclein In Parkinson's Disease

Learning Objectives:

  1. To review the role of alpha synuclein in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease.
  2. To review various potential approaches targeting alpha synuclein as disease modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease.

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jMxWSu9Bhqh7u6UpJgapKFZn8oa6r1fK/view?usp=sharing

December

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

Ralph Jozefowicz, MD, Professor of Neurology and Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Career Development for Medical Educators

Learning Objectives:

  1. List six points for success in career development for medical educators
  2. Identify specific goals for the early, middle and late phases of career development for medical educators
  3. Incorporate ten teaching aphorisms into your encounters with learners

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jEDYi5YwvixuUqYNpDnNFX40gaBu-e-9/view?usp=sharing

December 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey Guptill, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology - Neuromuscular Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Antagonism of the Neonatal Fc Receptor (Fcrn) for the Treatment Of MG

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the mechanism of action for FcRn antagonists
  2. understand the evidence to date supporting use of FcRn antagonists for myasthenia gravis
  3. know potential safety risks associated with FcRn antagonists

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PGhoMnyuNmRVk4sxe_WIncdvA6RCHW4y/view?usp=sharing 

January 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Ellen M. Mowry, M.D., M.C.R., Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology, Co-Director, Multiple Sclerosis Precision Medicine Center of Excellence, Johns Hopkins University

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Deep phenotyping in people with multiple sclerosis to identify subgroups and improve outcomes

Learning Objectives:

  1. To review the types of MS and the types of questions for which “big data” are well-positioned to address
  2. To give operational overview of the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Precision Medicine Center of Excellence
  3. To provide examples about how precision medicine-acquired data are being leveraged by our team currently

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jM_izeiVkOOr6M-IXeixTfiJtykgj7ag/view?usp=sharing

February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanya Simuni, MD, Division Head, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Northwestern University

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Clinical Genetic Testing in PD; Are We Ready ?

Learning Objectives:

  1. To review the types of MS and the types of questions for which “big data” are well-positioned to address
  2. To give operational overview of the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Precision Medicine Center of Excellence
  3. To provide examples about how precision medicine-acquired data are being leveraged by our team currently

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1inR_D2ohlkHqBdhWLBUHpHKbV43iVd86/view?usp=sharing

February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tao Xie, MD, PhD, Neurology Department, UChicago

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Deep Brain Stimulation in Managing Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: An updated Overview for Clinical Practice

Learning Objectives:

  1. Indications, Targets and Benefits of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Managing Patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
  2. Limitations of DBS in Managing Patients with PD
  3. Advances on DBS in Managing Patients with PD

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/196W6X6uIOaYPkTtiyC9p_1RAKl-NMO3W/view?usp=sharing

February 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen VanHaerents, MD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Neurology and Medical Education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Grand Round Lecture Title:  

Clinical Approach to Autoimmune Epilepsy

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the difference between paraneoplastic and autoimmune encephalopathies
  2. Understand the clinical characteristics and pathophysiological mechanisms of Autoimmune Encephalitis
  3. Understand the difference between acute symptomatic seizures related to autoimmune encephalitis and autoimmune associated epilepsy
  4. Understand when to suspect autoimmune related seizures and epilepsy
  5. Understand the algorithmic approach to diagnosis of Autoimmune Encephalopathies
  6. Understand the treatment options for Autoimmune Encephalopathies

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GyK3hv4MZWQw3Cl5N_7Tj3TapxMvkk32/view?usp=sharing

February 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sahar Zafar, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurointensivist and Epileptologist, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Grand Round Lecture Title:

ICU EEG: Connecting Seizures to Outcomes

Learning Objectives:

  1. Define the prevalence of common ICU EEG patterns in critically ill patients
  2. Assess the impact of seizures and inter-ictal patterns on outcomes
  3. Evaluate the effectiveness of anti-seizure treatment strategies

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ysEt00t0nb0Y9ryvk-X23lUUaMuu2tLq/view?usp=sharing

March

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neelum Aggarwal, Associate Professor, Rush University Medical Center

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Current Research and Therapeutic Strategies for the Treatment and Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand how the Diagnosis of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease is made
  2. Review the Potential Modifiable Risk Factors for cognitive change, dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease in diverse populations and women
  3. Discuss the Role of Lifestyle Changes in decreasing the risk of dementia and improving the quality of health and longevity

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XBf-cE4yuhcIkZaJK9MptEmPDS3tr1q4/view?usp=sharing

March

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Vaillancourt, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, University of Florida 

Grand Round Lecture Title:

A Journey from a Voxel to a Clinical Application for Parkinsonism

Learning Objectives:

  1. Learn about free-water imaging
  2. Learn how free-water imaging impacts Parkinsonism
  3. Learn how machine learning and big data can impact diagnosis of Parkinsonism

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LLwbeU5oNYV5qaihXZMWUggG2ULTt44x/view?usp=sharing

March 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 David Holtzman, MD, Professor and Chairman of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine

Grand Round Lecture Title:

The Role of TREM2 and APOE in the brain’s innate immune response to Alzheimer’s type pathology

Learning Objectives:

  1. To describe the effect of APOE genotype on risk for Alzheimer’s disease
  2. To describe the effect of APOE and TREM2 on amyloid related pathologies
  3. To describe the effect of APOE and T REM2 on tau pathology and tau-mediated neurodegeneration
     

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16DFezBu0uCqOQD8mOLXaMeLuD-inVJKC/view?usp=sharing

March 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marwa Kaisey, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurology, Cedars Sinai

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Multiple Sclerosis:  Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the 2017 McDonald Diagnostic Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis
  2. Consider common areas of error in MS diagnosis
  3. Identify novel imaging tools for MS diagnosis

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nrlYRP440EhuRSL6gAqUZ3xoNJjy6yMX/view?usp=sharing

 

April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Graves, MD, PhD, MAS, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, University of California San Diego

Grand Round Lecture Title:

 The Role of Biological Aging in MS

Learning Objectives:

  1. To understand the association of chronological age with MS relapse rate and disability progression.
  2. To understand the contribution of reproductive and somatic aging to phenotype in people living with MS.
  3. To understand how biological age impacts MS patient care and treatment strategies.

​​​​​​Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QPAM1eP_o90ubEMQ74xp9FhrIsCURKtu/view?usp=sharing

April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pooja Khatri, MD, Msc, Professor of Neurology - Vascular Division, University of Cincinnati

Grand Round Lecture Title:

The Future is Now: NIH StrokeNet, Endovascular Therapy, and Platform Clinical Trials

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the objective and scope of NIH StrokeNet
  2. Identify key gaps in knowledge related to endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke 
  3. Explain the difference between a standard versus platform clinical trial

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19BZrpQCkgDVBeHlYhf6uAFSBTUtsN15c/view?usp=sharing

April 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, University of Toronto

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Deep Brain Simulation:  Where are we going and why neuromodulation can't always be the answer

Learning Objectives:

  1. To be aware of the expanding opportunities in Neuromodulation in terms of new technologies and indications
  2. To realize the major gaps that Neuromodulation won't be able to address
  3. To gain a sense of where this field is going

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AWMiXnuE-t1grLl4ufI4RETLqB7i38Zu/view?usp=sharing

April 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Randolph S. Marshall, MD, MS, Professor of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Hemodynamic Contributions to Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Learning Objectives:

  1. To identify multiple contributors to vascular cognitive impairment
  2. To understand how high-grade narrowing in pre-cerebral vessels produces cerebral hemodynamic impairment
  3. To appreciate the impact of cerebral hemodynamic failure on cortical thickness

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Om4uZ3L6vQjBjgKGr09bnMOwqQJKlb_v/view?usp=sharing

May

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Woo, MD, Stroke Division, University of Cincinnati

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Intracerebral Hemorrhage - Quirks and Insights

Learning Objectives:

  1.  To understand the different risks and features of ICH by location and race/ethnicity
  2.  To understand the management differences after ICH with regards to blood pressure and blood thinning
  3.  To understand the progressive cognitive impairment issues after ICH.
     

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GMLLztNJiUZx4rTJYJXRwPFyOSx6Um94/view?usp=sharing

 

May 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gregory S. Day, MD, Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Antibody-Mediated Encephalitis:  From Madness to Understanding Discovery

Learning Objectives:

  1. Review the historical events and findings that have contributed to our modern understanding of antibody-mediated encephalitis.
  2. Identify the clinical findings and test results that distinuish patients with antibody-mediated encephalitis in clinical practice.
  3. Apply understanding of antibody-mediated encephalitis to facilitate early recognition and improve treatment of affected patients.

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OsM_JKjHqVBak4klcBcY6KutGvlPrEHY/view?usp=sharing

May

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jori Fleisher, MD MSCE, Associate Professor, Rush University Medical Center

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Palliative Care & Parkinsonism:  Pearls for Today, Models for Tomorrow

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify common motor and non-motor symptoms in advanced Parkinson’s Disease and related disorders
  2. Describe causes of and appropriate approaches to both sudden and gradual declines in these conditions
  3. Discuss novel models of care for patients with advanced Parkinson’s Disease and their care partners

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nwlQDswaMRwoUhb3CC_knsMJaEMdoBc1/view?usp=sharing

June

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lisa Shulman, MD, Professor of Neurology, University of Maryland Medical System

Grand Round Lecture Title:

How does Emotional Trauma Change Brain Function?

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify common motor and non-motor symptoms in advanced Parkinson’s Disease and related disorders
  2. Describe causes of and appropriate approaches to both sudden and gradual declines in these conditions
  3. Discuss novel models of care for patients with advanced Parkinson’s Disease and their care partners

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nwlQDswaMRwoUhb3CC_knsMJaEMdoBc1/view?usp=sharing

June

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merit Cudkowicz, MD, Chief of Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Grand Round Lecture Title:

What's new in ALS Therapeutics

Learning Objectives:

  1. Current Diagnosis & Care for People with ALS
  2. Recent Trial Results
  3. New Research Studies

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tgAqp9hMgAEwFp4xr6ccPkrAqBZoEzgT/view?usp=sharing

June

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric Burton, MD, Associate Research Physician, Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Institutes of Health

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Elderly Glioblastoma

Learning Objectives:

  1. Brief GBM Overview
  2. Current Standard(s) of Care
  3. Challenges in Era of COVID
  4. Future Directions

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tOT4oaoy5hdhKXKTo9r-xy8JLI29amT3/view?usp=sharing

July 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veronica Cipriani, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Chicago

Grand Round Lecture Title:

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Multiple Sclerosis

Learning Objectives:

  1. Healthcare disparities
  2. Risk Factors
  3. Disease Course
  4. Biomarkers
  5. Response to disease modifying therapy

Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16F4cRqlPOpPsyx6jgYwy_CTTqmjPnJZR/view?usp=sharing

    July

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    29

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Kenneth Lee, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology

    Grand Round Lecture Title:

    Effects of Sleep Insufficiency on Medical Education

    Learning Objectives:

    1. Understand the general effects of insufficient sleep
    2. Review history regarding insufficient sleep as pertaining to medical education and implementation of work hours
    3. Discuss what’s been learned since implementation of work hours

    Presentation Link (Copy and paste to Internet Explorer to view)