Ambulatory Week Curriculum 2021-2022
The Ambulatory Medicine curriculum is a longitudinal, progressive educational program across the three-year residency. A portion of the curriculum is delivered during the +1 Week, across a 5-week cycle, such that each Pod receives the same and all portions of…
Ambulatory Week Curriculum 2020-2021
The Ambulatory Medicine curriculum is a longitudinal, progressive educational program across the three-year residency. A portion of the curriculum is delivered during the +1 Week, across a 5-week cycle, such that each Pod receives the same and all portions of…
Conversion of Patient Visits to Telephone Visits: Info for Clinic A
Some in-person primary care visits have been converted to telephone visits during the public health emergency. Check your email and/or read below for the most recent updates.
COVID-19: Be Prepared to Evaluate and Treat Patients with the Coronavirus
Update March 13, 2020: Updated PPE recommendations from CDC and DPH. Added info for 3M N-95 mask fitting.
Update March 4, 2020: L.A. County Department of Public Health (DPH) has declared a local public health emergency with six new cases in the county. The State of California has also declared a state of emergency with the first related death in the state. The CDC and DPH have updated screening and testing guidelines. The Department of Medicine at Olive View-UCLA has announced plans for the care of persons under investigation (PUI) and confirmed COVID-19 cases. Check your email and messaging for the most up-to-date information.
The following are useful links and resources for your preparedness.
Ambulatory Week Curriculum 2019-2020
The Ambulatory Medicine curriculum is a longitudinal, progressive educational program across the three-year residency. A portion of the curriculum is delivered during the +1 Week, across a 5-week cycle, such that each Pod receives the same and all portions of…
April 2019
Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women (JUPITER) Initial Treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura with High-Dose Dexamethasone
Viral Hepatitis Screening and Vaccination
Clinical Trial of the Effects of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure (DASH)
Hypertension—one of the top chronic conditions we face— involves a multipronged approach to management. In addition to pharmacotherapy, never forget to start with lifestyle modifications. Here we review the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension, from which the combination DASH diet…
March 2019
This month we touch on topics about hypertension and kidney diseases. Tolvaptan, a Selective Oral Vasopressin V2-Receptor Antagonist, for Hyponatremia Clinical Trial of the Effects of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure (DASH)