Cardiogastroenterology: A New Intersection of Ideas and Medicine
Einstein/Montefiore Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, May 30, 2013
8:00 AM: Forchheimer Medical Science Building 3rd Fl Lecture Hall
Speaker & Info
Neena S. Abraham, MD, MSCE, FACG, FASGE
Senior Associate Consultant
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Repeated at 12:15 pm, Cherkasky Auditorium, Montefiore Medical
Center
Dr. Neena S. Abraham graduated from Dalhousie Medical School and trained
in internal medicine (University of Alberta) and gastroenterology (McGill
University). After completeing a post-doctoral research fellowship and a
MSc in epidemiology and biostatistics (McGill University), she joined the
faculty of Dalhousie University as a gastroenterologist and outcomes
investigator (2001-2003). She was a clinical gastroenterologist at the
Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, a senior investigator at the Houston VA HSR&D
Center of Excellence (2003-2013), and an Associate Professor (with tenure)
at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Abraham is current a Senior Associate
Consultant in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal
Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona.
With peer-reviewed funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs and
others, Dr. Abraham has focused on process and structure determinants of
prescription decision-making, guideline adherence, physician-patient
communication support, and patient preferences for complex antithrombotic
therapies. She is a national leader in the gastrointestinal complications
associated with antiplatelets and anticoagulants. She has participated as a
member of the American College of Cardiology, American College of
Gastroenterology, and the American Heart Association expert consensus
guideline panel for the safer use of antiplatelet agents, ASA and NSAIDs;
chairing the 2010 update on reducing GI risks of antiplatelet therapy. As
the author of over 120 papers, abstracts, and book chapters, Dr. Abraham is
a frequent and highly regarded national speaker. Dr. Abraham is a Trustee
of the American College of Gastroenterology (2009-2013) and an Associate
Editor of the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2012-2017).
She was the first T. Franklin Williams Scholar in Geriatric
Gastroenterology (2007), a recipient of the Young Investigator Clinical
Science Award from the American Gastroenterological Association (2007) and
a Fulbright and Jaworski Faculty Ecellence Teaching Award (2008) from
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Objectives - After attending this activity, participants will be able
to:
- Understand the needs of aging cardiac patients who are at risk of
gastrointestinal bleeding
- Manage gastrointestinal bleeding associated with antiplatelets and
novel anticoagulant agents
- Promote intersectional ideas that encourage a cross-disciplinary
approach to this special patient population
Accreditation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this
educational activity for a maximum of 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that
he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Host: Division of Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases (Department of Medicine)