Weill Cornell Medical College Multidisciplinary Care of the Patient With Pituitary Disease 2021
Format:12 videos, size: 1.87 GB
Course Audience: endocrinologists
Overview:
The pituitary gland plays an enormously important role in human development, functioning, and aging. Pituitary disorders can have a profound impact on multiple organ systems, but many practitioners, including endocrinologists, may not be fully aware of the widespread impact of the pituitary gland in health and disease. This course is a comprehensive overview and discussion of the evaluation; management; and medical, surgical, and radiation treatments of pituitary disease.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
By the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Develop increased awareness of the pituitary tumors
- Describe radiological investigations of the pituitary tumors
- Interpret a visual field exam in relationship to a pituitary tumor
- Explore the neuropsychological changes in patients with pituitary disease
- Overview the treatment for hypopituitarism
- Overview the obesity management in patients with pituitary and hypothalamic disease
- Evaluate the diagnosis and medical treatment of acromegaly, Cushing disease, prolactinoma
- Analyze surgical management of pituitary macroadenomas and functional pituitary tumors
- Communicate modalities and indications of radiation treatment for pituitary tumors
TARGETED AUDIENCE
This course is intended for physicians in endocrinology, neurosurgery, internal medicine, family medicine, and general medicine, as well as physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical students, interns, residents, fellows, and other subspecialists and allied health professionals who desire to update their medical knowledge in pituitary disease.
Complex Decision Making in Pituitary Adenoma Surgery (Video MP4 Format)
Hypothalamic Obesity (Video MP4 Format)
Imaging of Pituitary Lesions (Video MP4 Format)
Impact of Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery for Functional Adenomas (Video MP4 Format)
Introduction to the Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Adenomas a 2021 Update (Video MP4 Format)
Medical Treatment of Functional Pituitary Adenomas The New and the Old (Video MP4 Format)
Oncologic Treatments for Pituitary Tumors (Video MP4 Format)
Ophthalmic Evaluation of Patients With Pituitary Disease (Video MP4 Format)
Optimizing and Individualizing Treatment in Hypopituitarism (Video MP4 Format)
Pituitary Disorders & Neuropsychological Assessment (Video MP4 Format)
Q&A Session Multidisciplinary Care of the Patient With Pituitary Disease (Video MP4 Format)
Radiation Therapy for Pituitary Adenomas (Video MP4 Format)