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Residency Program

Journal Club

Journal club meets at different restaurants around Little Rock on the second Thursday of every month.  Two articles are presented, with the help of a faculty member, by either a PGY 2 or 3 Resident.  Articles are selected by the resident with help from either the faculty mentor or Chief Resident.  Journal club starts at 6:30pm and finishes at approximately 8:15pm.      

 March 13, 2008                                            
 Faculty/Attending: Dr. Michael Saccente; Residents: Dr. Dhaval Patel                
Management Strategy for Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Comparison Between Empirical Treatment with Esomeprazole and Endoscopy-Oriented Treatment. Amer J Gastro 2008; 103:267-275.
 February 21, 2008                                            
 Faculty/Attending: Dr. Michael Saccente; Residents: Dr. Kathy Liverett; Dr. Dan Young                
Hydrocortisone Therapy for Patients with Septic Shock. NEJM 2008; 358(2):111-124.

Dexamethasone in Vietnamese Adolescents and Adults with Bacterial Meningitis. NEJM 2007; 357(24): 2431-2440.

Corticosteroids for Bacterial Meningitis in Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa. NEJM 2007; 357(24): 2431-2440.
 January 10, 2008                                            
 Faculty/Attending: Dr. Georges Chahoud; Residents: Dr. Sumith Aleti; Dr. Prasuna Madhavaram                
The COURAGE Trial (medical vs. non-medical stent management for angina).

A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial Assessing the Effects of Rosiglitazone on Echocardiographic Function and Cardiac Status in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with New York Heart Association Functional Class I or II Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 49(16).

 December 6, 2007                                            
 Faculty/Attending: Dr. Paula Anderson; Residents: Dr. Becca Martin; Dr. Noel Tancinco                  
A Multi-center, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care. NEJM 1999; 340(6):409-417.

Salmeterol and Fluticasone Propionate and Survival in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. NEJM 2007; 356(8): 775-789.
 November 8, 2007                                            
 Faculty/Attending: Dr. Robert Lavender ; Residents: Dr. Latonya Washington; Dr. Adam Woodruff                  
Idraparinux versus Standard Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease: NEJM 2007; 357: 1094-1104.

Addressing Anemia in the Elderly: Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 2007; 82: 958-66.
 October 11, 2007                                            
 Faculty/Attending: Dr. Gina McNew; Residents: Dr. Grant Matthews; Dr. Giri Raval       
Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society/American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline Ann Intern Med, Oct 2007; 147: 492 - 504.

Once Yearly Zoledronic Acid for Treatment of Postmenopausl Osteoporosis: NEJM 2007; 356:1809-22.
 September13, 2007                                            
 Faculty/Attending: Dr. Karina Torralba; Residents: Dr. Alona Kantorovich; Dr. Shormi Jahan                  

A Multiethnic, Multicenter Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) as a Model for the Study of Ethnic Disparities in SLE.

Proinflammatory High-Density Lipoprotein as a Biomarker for Atherosclerosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis. 

 August 9, 2007                                           

 Faculty/Attending: Dr. Mony Fraer; Residents: Dr. Juan Lombeida; Dr. Nick Willis     

Effect of Rosiglitazone on the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death from Cardiovascular Causes.

Aliskiren, an Oral Renin Inhibitor, Provides Dose-Dependent Efficacy and Sustained 24 Hour Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Hypertension.

 

 

 

 

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