New ``Med Ed Hour'' Launches on UCTV; Featuring Valuable Medical Education Programs Every Tuesday and Thursday.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2003 Beginning March 25, every Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 1:00 p.m. (PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there ) is "Med Ed Hour" on UCTV, featuring a variety of medical programs aimed at physicians, nurses and other health care professionals who wish to expand their knowledge base, keep current on the latest research, and in some cases, earn Continuing Medical Education continuing medical education See CME. credit. Programs include an ongoing Grand Rounds series and other shows covering the latest developments in health care such as smallpox, hormone replacement therapy Hormone Replacement Therapy Definition Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of synthetic or natural female hormones to make up for the decline or lack of natural hormones produced in a woman's body. and Alzheimer's disease. One Tuesday each month during "Med Ed Hour," UCTV will premiere a new Grand Rounds lecture. This month is "High Risk Obstetrics," airing Tuesday, March 25. This valuable discussion is taped live from the UC Davis Medical Center The UC Davis Medical Center is a major research hospital located in Sacramento, California and is the primary teaching hospital of UC Davis School of Medicine. Researchers and specialists at the 577 licensed bed medical center work in over 150 areas of specialty. in Sacramento and features an informative lecture from William Gilbert, M.D., professor and vice chair obstetrics and gynecology obstetrics and gynecology Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. , UC Davis. The next Grand Rounds program premieres Tuesday, April 22 and covers the topic of CRP C-reactive protein (CRP) A protein present in blood serum in various abnormal states, like inflammation. Mentioned in: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease CRP, n.pr See C-reactive protein. (C Reactive Protein C reactive protein Lab medicine A 120 kD polypeptide of the pentraxin family which is produced by the liver during inflammation and detectable in serum in various conditions particularly during acute immune responses, named for its ability to bind the C ) and its role as a cardiac risk factor. Other April highlights include "Hormone Replacement Therapy" (April 1), "New Advances in Radiology" (April 3), and a timely Grand Rounds lecture on the threat of "Smallpox" (April 8). For a complete schedule of upcoming "Med Ed Hour" programs, visit www.uctv.tv/meded. Some programs, including the Grand Rounds series, allow health care providers to earn UC continuing medical education (CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). ) credit via UCTV's Web site (www.uctv.tv), its direct broadcast satellite channel (Dish Network Ch. 9412), and local cable (in some areas). To receive credit, participants must register with the host UC CME office through Web links provided during the broadcast and on the UCTV Web site. The UC Davis Health System is offering credit for the current Grand Rounds lectures and individuals may register at http://cme.ucdavis.edu. UCTV is available in over 10 million homes and can be viewed via the following: -- Direct Broadcast Satellite: nationwide, on Dish Network Channel 9412 -- Cable TV: limited carriage in California (see www.uctv.tv/cable for details) -- Internet: live webcast and subsequent "video-on-demand" streaming video at www.uctv.tv -- C-band satellite: nationwide, with large dish receiver and Mpeg-2 decoder (register at http://www.uctv.tv/downlink.a sp to receive coordinates) |
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