Topic: "DISH and Review NEJM Triple Therapy vs anti-TNf in RA"
Time and Place: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 12:00 pm in the Broyhill Conference Room, 3300 Thurston Building Articles to be discussed can be found here:1, 2, 3.
Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR discusses prolotherapy and a recent published paper on the use of prolotherapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis. The discussion appears in Medpage Today as part of the The Gupta Guide.
Elizabeth Duncan, MD, PhD and Yvonne Golightly PT, PhD recently presented their current research as part of their KL2 Program, Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development at the North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute. Their work was presented at the Translational Science 2013 Meeting in Washington DC.
Dr. Duncan presented a poster titled Combination of cigarette smoke exposure and overexpression of the beta-epithelial Na+ channel mimics gene expression changes found in Human Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Dr. Golightly presented a poster titled Foot disorders associated with foot related symptoms and function.
The TARC Heels showed true Tar Heel spirit on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Arthritis Foundation Triangle Walk. Wearing Carolina Blue, the team of over 60 people walked and raised over $4000 to benefit the Arthritis Foundation research programs.
Many thanks to Fran Spivack and Tony Russo (along with Bubbles and Jerzee) for setting up and working the Thurston table. Many people stopped by to pick up information about the Center.
At last count over 600 people walked and donated over $61,000. The day was gray and windy, but spirits were high as the walkers were treated to entertainment and raffle prizes. Dr. Adam Dore, a rheumatology fellow at Thurston, took home a gift certificate.
The UNC School of Medicine has reinitiated IRIS, an online Literary and Arts Magazine. The magazine celebrates the diversity of talents of the students, faculty and staff in the School of Medicine.
A number of pieces by Thurston’s Dr. Amanda Nelson were included in this renewed endeavor.
A reception was held on Friday, May 3, 2013 in the Lobby of the UNC Children’s Hospital to showcase a variety of the artistic talents of the participants.
North Carolina legislators are considering a bill that would require that schools have a minimum of two EpiPens and people trained to use them. An EpiPen is an epinephrine auto-injector used for severe allergic reactions. In a recent interview with WRAL-TV, Dr. Edwin Kim, spoke about the importance of kids having access to appropriate treatment. Dr. Kim is part of research team that is studying immunotherapies for children with peanut allergies.
Dr. Edwin Kim (right) with his patient in the study, Patrick Campfield (center), and his dad, Ray Campfield (left).
Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR participated as an instructor in the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology Training Course held at Duke University Medical Center, April 27-28, 2013. The purpose of the course was to provide rheumatology physicians, fellows, PAs, and NPs with the basic principles and practice of musculoskeletal ultrasound as a diagnostic tool and an aid to therapeutic injections in clinical practice.
Instructors for the Continuing Medical Education course (pictured from left to right): Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Catherine J. Bakewell, MD, University of Washington Medical Center; Jonathan Samuels, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center; Minna Kohler, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital; Robert T. Keenan, MD, MPH, Duke University Medical Center; and Alvin F. Wells, MD, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine.
