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Pearls

Speakers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar's Grand Rounds, coordinated by the Division of Continuing Professional Development, share their 'pearls of wisdom' about their chosen field of interest with us. 


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Step into the Rheum: When to refer to a rheumatologist?

In 2019, 1.71 billion people globally suffered from musculoskeletal conditions, and a small proportion of these conditions are due to inflammatory diseases best treated by a rheumatologist. This population can be identified by recognizing inflammatory features when...

Digital Scholarship in an Analog World

Over the past 20 years we have seen an increase in the digitalization of multimedia products. Health science education courses can now be delivered online...

Diabetes Epidemiology in Qatar: Current and Future Trends and Impact of Interventions

Diabetes poses a global health challenge. In 2021, 1 in 10 adults (537 million) had diabetes, and this is projected to increase to 783 million by 2045 (a 46% increase). Half of those with diabetes are undiagnosed. The cost of diabetes burden reached 966 billion USD in 2021...

Breaking Down Parkinson’s Disease: Causes, Symptoms and Latest Treatment Options

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the most common movement disorder and the second most common degenerative disease of the central nervous system, globally. A recent study reported that incident cases of PD in 2008 was 27-43 per 100,000 individuals in the Middle Eastern area...

Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD)

Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) refers to the combination of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), asthma, and hypersensitivity reactions to cyclooxygenase (COX-1) inhibitors such as aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)...

Movember

The month of Movember provides an opportunity for healthcare practitioners to focus on various aspects of men’s health, paying particular attention to prostate and testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention, especially in young adults. Overall, men die on average five years younger than women...

Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in females in Qatar (and worldwide), with a calculated percentage of 40% of all female cancers diagnosed between 2016-2018 in Qatar. It is also the second most common cause of cancer death in women...

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

The classical Philadelphia-chromosome negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) – essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) – are chronic blood cancers that cause...

Why Literacy Matters: How Information, Science and Health Literacy Impact Individuals and Public Health

Our understandings of the information and scientific ecosystems intersect when we consider how we find, evaluate, and apply evidence to make health-related choices. Being literate means...

Chest Pain: Anatomic vs. Functional Evaluation

One of the most common reasons that individuals seek medical care is the occurrence of chest pain. In fact, chest pain is responsible for more than 6.5 million visits to the emergency room...