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5-Minute Clinical Update and Grand Rounds with Dr. Thomas McGinn
Hosted by Dr. Thomas McGinn, Professor, Baylor College of Medicine; Clinical Professor of Medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine; Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive Officer, CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise. Dr. McGinn brings the latest healthcare news to physicians and advanced practice providers.
Episodes
141 episodes
Mythbusting: Are Smartwatches and Rings Accurate for detecting AFib and monitoring Sleep?
Are you putting too much trust in your health and fitness tech? In this 5-Minute Check In, we ask: Can your smartwatch really detect AFib and is your ring accurately monitoring sleep? We're diving deep into the scientific data to reveal what th...
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Virtual Grand Rounds: Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms in Women with Cancer
CommonSpirit Health hosted a Grand Rounds session discussing the treatment of menopausal symptoms in women with cancer. The discussion included strategies on optimizing quality of life with oncologic safety. Speaker:<...
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Virtual Grand Rounds/Clinical Update: Ebola Outbreak, DRC and Uganda
The second Grand Rounds session discussing the Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda.Speakers:Ankita Sagar, MD, MPH, FAACP, FAMWA, System Vice President of Clinical Transformation and Well-Being, CommonSpirit HealthChristopher Ba...
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5-Minute Check In: Hantavirus and Ebola
Join Chief Physician Executive Officer Dr. Thomas McGinn and infectious disease expert Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan for a focused discussion on Ebola and Hantavirus. This quick, informative session is designed for healthcare professionals, offering ...
Virtual Grand Rounds: Hantavirus and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (Part 1)
Topic: Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (Part 1): Hantavirus, Tick-Borne Diseases (STARI and Alpha-gal), Candida auris, Dengue, and MeaslesSpeakers:
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Virtual Grand Rounds: Updates in Hypertension Diagnosis and Management
CommonSpirit Health hosted a Grand Rounds session discussing updates in hypertension diagnosis and management. Speakers:
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Virtual Grand Rounds: Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship
CommonSpirit Health hosted a Grand Rounds session discussing pediatric antimicrobial stewardship guidelines for upper respiratory infections.Speakers:
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Virtual Grand Rounds: Colorectal Cancer Updates for Primary Care Clinicians
Speakers:Mital Patel, MD, Director of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Dignity Health ...
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Virtual Grand Rounds: Updates in Hospital Medicine
Learning Objectives:By completion of this program, attendees will be able to:Review publications from 2025 that influence the practice of hospital medicine.Apply an updated understanding of recent data to common ...
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Virtual Grand Rounds/Clinical Update: Updates in Endocrinology
Learning Objectives:By completion of this program, attendees will be able to:InpatientIdentify the latest diabetes wearable devices and their approach to inpatient use.Determine the approach to per...
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5-Minute Check In: New Guidelines in Hypertension
The landscape of hypertension management is evolving, and the 2025 guidelines offer significant updates since their 2017 predecessors. Our new video provides a concise overview of these changes, covering critical areas from detection and evalua...
Myth Busting: Cold Plunging and Raw Milk
In this myth-busting ‘5-Minute Check In’ episode, Dr. Thomas McGinn, Dr. Ankita Sagar, and Brooke Burgess break down the evidence behind the most popular health topics trending on social media — helping you separate fact from fiction in just a ...
Virtual Grand Rounds: VTE Prophylaxis: Diving into Difficult Scenarios
Learning Objectives:By completion of this program, attendees will be able to:Evaluate VTE risk factors in medical patients and apply appropriate prophylaxis strategies.Develop a management plan for VTE prophylaxi...
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5-Minute Check In: Best of 2025
Here are the links to our favorite podcasts of 2025:AI and evidence-based medicine: YouTube | PodcastFall P...
5-Minute Check In: Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
Discussion on antibiotic prescribing, including a deeper dive in urgent care and pediatric settingsReview of a new study published in the Annals of I...
Myth Busting: Fall Prevention Interventions and Best Training Regimen for Weight Loss and CV health
Myth or fact: One form of fall prevention intervention is superior to all others.Do you know which intervention reigns supreme? In this episode we explore diverse therapies and a
Virtual Grand Rounds: Evidence-Based Updates: Respiratory Immunization Clinical Guidelines
On Friday, Oct. 17, the Physician Enterprise hosted a Grand Rounds session discussing evidence-based updates for respiratory immunization clinical guidelines. We also have this additional resource available related to fall viruses ...
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5-Minute Check In: Fall Viruses and Vaccinations
Thomas McGinn, MD, MPH, SEVP, Chief Physician Executive Officer and guests Dr. Ankita Sagar, System VP for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction, and Dr. Hana El Sahly, Professor Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medic...
5-Minute Check In: AI and Evidence-Based Medicine
Join us for an in depth discussion on AI and evidence-based medicine using insights from a recent BMJ study on computer-aided detection in the diagnosis of polyps in adult patients.Guests: - Farid Foroutan, PhD, Ted Rogers Cent...
Virtual Grand Rounds/Clinical Update: Lessons Learned in Age-Friendly Medicine
Learning Objectives:Understand and analyze the key challenges facing healthcare systems in addressing the needs of an aging population with increasing rates of chronic and advanced illnesses.Describe the inte...
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Virtual Grand Rounds/Clinical Update: Frailty and Mobility Among Older Adults
Learning Objectives:- Describe the 4M’s and recognize how to implement them in clinical practice- Distinguish between robust and frail individuals- Build inpatient and outpatient treatment plans based on mobility and frailty usi...
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5-Minute Check In: New Developments in Allergy Treatments
Guest: Dr. Rajan K. Merchant, Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology Specialist, Dignity Health Woodland ClinicNeffy is the first FDA approved nasal spray epinephrine drug, providing needle-free alternative to EpiPens and similar ...
5-Minute Check In: Transcatheter Valve Replacement in Symptomatic Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
In this episode, Dr. Thomas McGinn and guest expert Dr. Nezar Falluji discuss a new NEJM publication that explores the approaches for patients with symptomatic severe tricuspid regurgitation, comparing the outcomes and adverse events of transca...
5-Minute Check In: Routine Electrocardiogram Screening in Adults
New article in JAMA asks the age-old question: Are routine EKGs in asymptomatic healthy adults helpful? Dr. McGinn and guest experts review the evidence and latest guidelines. Guests:Dr. Ankita SagarSystem Vice Pr...
Virtual Grand Rounds/Clinical Update: Assessment and Management of Delirium Among Older Adults
This Grand Rounds session discusses delirium among older adults, the first in a series of age-friendly initiative sessions discussing the care approach for aging patients.Moderators:
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