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HelixTalk Episode #109 - Clinical Controversy: Can Obese Patients Take DOACs for Acute VTE?
Date posted: February 25, 2020, 6:00 am
In this episode, we review the pros, cons, and literature regarding the use of DOACs versus warfarin in obese patients with venous thromboembolism.
HelixTalk Episode #108 - 6 Reasons to be Addicted to Lifestyle Medicine
Date posted: February 4, 2020, 6:00 am
In this episode, we provide an overview of lifestyle medicine, its six pillars, and how it plays a role in improving health outcomes.
HelixTalk Episode #107 - You’re Going to Go Bananas Over this Brief Review of Hyperkalemia
Date posted: January 14, 2020, 6:00 am
In this episode, we discuss clinical pearls and management related to chronic and acute hyperkalemia.
HelixTalk Episode #106 - It’s Finally Here! The 2019 IDSA CAP Guidelines
Date posted: December 24, 2019, 6:00 am
In this episode, we discuss the important updates in the 2019 IDSA Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) guidelines with Dr. Christie Bertram, PharmD, an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist and Assistant Professor at Rosalind Franklin University’s College of Pharmacy.
HelixTalk Episode #105 - Unraveling the Mystery of P2Y12 Inhibitors: Clinical Pearls and Comparative Evidence
Date posted: December 3, 2019, 6:00 am
In this episode, we review the three oral P2Y12 inhibitors on the market (clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor) and discuss each agent’s clinical pearls, comparative effectiveness, and unique precautions.
HelixTalk Episode #104 - Breathtaking Updates from Global INitiative for Asthma (GINA) Guidelines 2019
Date posted: November 12, 2019, 6:00 am
In this episode, we will discuss what is the latest and greatest from the GINA (Global INitiative for Asthma) 2019 guidelines, including new recommendations regarding rescue inhalers, tiotropium, and azithromycin for asthma.
HelixTalk Episode #103 - How Can Peeing Sugar Improve Heart Failure? No One Knows, but We Know It Works!
Date posted: October 22, 2019, 6:00 am
In this episode, we discuss the newly published DAPA-HF trial, which studied dapagliflozin (a drug for diabetes) among patients who had heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) many of which did NOT have a history of diabetes.
HelixTalk Episode #102 - When the Squatty Potty Isn’t Enough: Drug Therapy for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
Date posted: October 1, 2019, 6:00 am
In this episode, we provide an overview of chronic idiopathic constipation and discuss available treatment options with a particular focus on lubiprostone, linaclotide, plecanatide, and prucalopride.
HelixTalk Episode #101 - Measles, We Have a Problem
Date posted: September 10, 2019, 6:00 am
In this episode, we will be discussing the recent updates in measles outbreaks, where the vaccination recommendations stand, and other preventative strategies.
HelixTalk Episode #100 - Evolution or Revolution? The Future of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Education
Date posted: August 20, 2019, 6:00 am
We are proud to announce our 100th HelixTalk episode! In celebration, we sit down with Dr. Marc Abel, the Dean of the College of Pharmacy at RFUMS to discuss the profession of pharmacy and the future of pharmacy education.