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Presentations:

"Response to Corticosteroid Therapy in Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura", William
Beaumont Hospital Clinical Day. Royal Oak, Michigan - April 20, 1974.

"Response to Corticosteroid Therapy in ITP of Childhood", Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Society and the Society for Pediatric Research. Washington, D.C. - May 3, 1974.

"Monitoring the Lung - New Approaches", "What's New in Monitoring?" St. Francis Medical Center. Lynwood, California - October 17, 1979.

"Long Term Effects of Bilateral Lung Autotransplantation", 45th Annual Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians. Houston, Texas - November 8, 1979.

"The Pathophysiology of Asthma", Pathophy~iology of Disease Course. U.C.L.A. School of Medicine. Los Angeles, California -February, 1981.

"The Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome", Medical Grand Rounds. California Medical Center-Los Angeles - April, 1980.

"The Pathophysiology of Asthma", Pathophysiology of Disease Course. U.C.L.A. School of Medicine. Los Angeles, California -February, 1981.

"Status Asthmaticus", Emergency Lecture Series, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - July, 1981.

"Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation", Medical Grand Rounds. California Medical Center-Los Angeles - November 10, 1981.

"Medical Considerations Preoperatively for the Patient with Lung Disease", Surgical Grand
Rounds. California Medical Center-Los Angeles, December 9, 1981.

"Asthma - The Basics", U.C.L.A. School of Medicine - February, 1982.

"Goiter and Upper Airway Obstruction", California Medical Center-Los Angeles - May 21, 1982.

"Hospital Acquired Pneumonias", Southern California Critical Care Nursing Symposium -
June 16, 1982.

"Anticoagulant and Thrombolytic Therapy in Pulmonary Embolism", Medical Grand Rounds, California Medical Center-Los Angeles - October 8, 1982.

"Asthma - Pathophysiologic Considerations", U.C.L.A. School of Medicine. P.P.D. Course - February, 1983.

"Status Asthmaticus", Emergency Lecture Series. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - July, 1983.

"Pathophysiology of Asthma", U.C.L.A. - February, 1984.

"Emergent Therapy of Asthma", Cedars-Sinai Medical Center -November, 1984.

"Asthma", U.C.L.A. School of Medicine - February 15, 1985.

"New Concepts in Medicine", Chairman, California Medical Center- 21st Annual Staff Seminar - November 8, 1985.

"Prevention of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications", Grand Rounds Orthopaedic Hospital - October, 1985.

"Training Strategies for the L.A. Marathon", Marathon Symposium, Orthopaedic Hospital - January 11, 1986.

"Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation" Orthopaedic Hospital -January 29, 1986.

"Obstructive Lung Disease" Orthopaedic Hospital - April 15, 1986.

"CPR-Recent Trends" Orthopaedic Hospital - July 16, 1986.

"Physiology of Training" - Sports Medicine Symposium -Orthopaedic Hospital - August 22, 1986.

"Status Asthmaticus-New Approaches" Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - August 27, 1986.

"Physical Examination of the Chest" Orthopaedic Hospital -September 23, 1986.

"New Developments in CPR" Orthopaedic Hospital - October 7, 1986.

"New Trends in Marathon Training" Los Angeles Marathon Training Program - January 24, 1987.

"New Strategies in the Management of Status Asthmaticus" Medical Grand Rounds, Hollywood Community Hospital - March 27, 1987.

"New Developments in Asthma Management" Hollywood Community Hospital - March 27, 1987.

"CPR-Recent Trends" Qrthopaedic Hospital - July 2, 1987.

"Status Asthmaticus-New Concerns" Grand Rounds, California Medical Center - July 10, 1987.

"Status Asthmaticus" Emergency Lecture Series, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - July 17, 1987.

"Asthma-The Essentials" Orthopaedic Hospital - August 4, 1987.

"The Lungs - Structure and Function" - Wildwood School - October 16, 1987.

"Arterial Blood Gases - Principles and Interpretation of Results" Orthopaedic Hospital - March 30, 1988.

"Pulmonary Embolism - Current Trends in Diagnosis and Treatment" Vascular Disease for Primary Care Physicians, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - May 7, 1988.

"Evaluation of the Breathless Patient" - UCLA Student Lecture (Discussion of Major Diseases) June 14, 1988.

"Management of Respiratory and Medical Work-Associated Problems" Management of Work Site Injuries, Orthopaedic Hospital - August 11, 1988.

"Emergent Management of Asthma" - Emergency Lecture Series, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - September 1, 1988.

"Pulmonary Embolism-Latest Concepts" Vascular Disease for Primary Care Physicians. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - May 20, 1989.

"Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism" Grand Rounds -Orthopaedic Hospital - July 20, 1989.

"Emergency Treatment of Asthma" Emergency Lecture Series -Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - August 1, 1989.

"The Preoperative Medical Evaluation" California Workers' Compensation Institute Medical Management Seminar - University Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles - March 9, 1990.

"Vascular Assessment of the Lower Extremities" California Workers' Com?ensation Institute Medical Management Seminar -University Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles - March 9, 1990.

"Management of Status Asthmaticus" - UCLA Student Lecture. (Discussion of Major Diseases) - March 20, 1990.

"Pulmonary Embolism - Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment" Vascular Disease for Primary Care Physicians. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - June 2, 1990.

"New Developments in the Emergency Approach to Asthma" Emergency Lecture Series. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - August 9, 1990.

"Status Asthmaticus-New Approaches" Emergency Lecture Series Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - August 5, 1991.

"The Preoperative Medical Evaluation - New Perspectives" State Workers' Compensation Symposium - January 17, 1992.

"Preoperative Considerations for Patients Undergoing Cervical Spine Surgery" Rehabilitation Nurses' Seminar. Orthopaedic Hospital, July 24., 1992.

"Status Asthmaticus-New Approaches" Emergency Lecture Series Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - September 21, 1992.

"The Role of the Critical Care Nurse in the Care of the Asthma Patient." Critical Care Nursing Program. Orthopaedic Hospital, November 18, 1992.

"The Role of the Internist in the Back Surgery Patient." Workers' Compensation Symposium. Orthopaedic Hospital, November 20, 1992.

"Status Asthmaticus - A New Paradigm" Emergency Lecture Series Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - August 27, 1993.

"Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines" California Patient Care Assessment Council, Downey Community Hospital - November 19, 1993

"Evaluation and Management of Severe Asthma" OB-Gyn Grand Rounds. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - December 1, 1993.

Multidisciplinary Approach to Antibiotic Utilization" Educational Videotape. Miles Laboratories, 1994.

"Status Asthmaticus - Therapeutic Advances" Emergency Lecture Series, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - September 12, 1994.

"Evolution of Data-Driven Decision-Making at Cedars-Sinai".
Healthcare Forum - Quality Improvement Network, Los Angeles - October 20, 1994.

"The Role of Resistance Training for Maintaining Physical Function" - Orthopaedic Hospital, Marathon Lecture Series , February 8, 1995.

"Anticipating the Marathon Course" - Orthopaedic Hospital, Marathon Lecture Series - March 1, 1995.

"Marathon Questions & Answers", Timeslink Bulletin Board (via Internet), March 1 - 4, 1995.

"The L.A. Marathon", KWHY TV (ch. 22), March 3, 1995.

"Diagnosis and Therapy of Asthma for the Primary Care Physician Primary Care Lecture Series. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center- June 14, 1995.

"New Approaches in Treating Life-Threatening Asthma" Emergency Lecture Series, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - August 18, 1985.

"The New L.A. Marathon" Marathon Lecture Series, Orthopaedic Hospital - February 21, 1996.

"Accelerating Your Recovery" Marathon Lecture Series, Orthopaedic Hospital - February 28, 1996.

"Managing Resources and Maintaining Quality" (Moderator), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - November 7, 1996.

"Physician Owned Insurance Companies" (Moderator), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - November 25, 1996.

"Medical Staff Reengineering" National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, New Orleans, Louisiana - December 5, 1996.

"Preparing for the Marathon" L.A. Marathon Lecture Series, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - January 10, 1997

"Going the Twenty-Six" L.A. Marathon Lecture Series, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - February 24, 1997.

"Heart Disease and the Marathon" KCOP Television Interview -March 2, 1997.

"Medical Staff Reengineering" Patient Care Assessment Council -March 28, 1997.

Healing by Killing" Museum of Tolerance - May 6, 1997.

"Redesign the Medical Staff" California Association of Medical Staff Services, San Diego, California - May 7, 1997.

"Status Asthmaticus: Current Trends and Management" Managing the High Risk Pregnant Patient, Kona, Hawaii - August 19, 1997.

"Asthma in Pregnancy" Managing the High Risk Pregnant Patient, Kona, Hawaii - August 20, 1997.

"Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy" Managing the High Risk Pregnant Patient, Kona, Hawaii - August 21, 1997.

"Emergency Management of Asthma" Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California - September 8, 1997.

"Current Trends in Emergency Management of Asthma" Health Source Medical Group, Los Angeles, California - September 24,1997.

"Status Asthmaticus" Emergency Lecture Series, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California - July 15, 1998.

"Key Aspects of Care - A Better Way". Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. May 31, 1999.

"New Concepts in Asthma Therapy" Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. July 14, 1999.

"Key Aspects of Care". Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, March 23, 2000.

"ORYX and Core Measures". Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California,
September 14, 2000.

"Key Aspects of Care" Chief of Staff Dinner. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, November 8, 2000.

"Peer Review at Cedars". Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California,
March 12, 2001

"The New Quality Vocabulary" Leadership Development Series, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. April 27, 2001.

"Strategies in Enhancing Healthcare Quality and Reducing Medical Errors" Quality Subgroup, Board of Directors, . Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, April 30, 2001.

"Preventing Medical Errors" Quality Improvement Committee, Boars of Directors. Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, Ca. June 4, 2001.

"Medical Quality - Caught in the Crossfire" Cedars-Sinai Health System Leadership Retreat, Palm Springs, Ca. Oct 19, 2001

"Adverse Events - A Summary" Quality Improvement Committee, Board of Directors, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California . October 15, 2001

"Shopping For Quality" Quality Improvement Committee, Board of Directors, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California . December 3, 2001

"Management of Severe Asthma - New Trends" Emergency Lecture Series, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. July 15, 2002.

"Status Asthmaticus - Emerging Patterns" Medical Grand Rounds, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. July 18, 2003.

"Core Measures - Accountability for Quality" Compliance College, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, Ca. October 10, 2003

"Principles of Physician Peer Review" Clinical Chiefs' Conference, Cedars-Sinai Health System, May 12, 2004

"Peer Review Update" Medical Executive Committee, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. July 11, 2005.

"New Frontiers in the Management of Severe Asthma" Medical Grand Rounds, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. July 15, 2005.

"Improving Critical Care" Medical Executive Committee, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. August 1, 2005

"Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers - the Dana Reeve Tragedy" KFWB radio, Los Angeles, Ca
March 7, 2006

"Death in Asthma - recognizing patients at risk." Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. July 27, 2006

"Emergent management of Asthma" - Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. July 25, 2007.

"Preventing Medical Errors" - Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. June 20, 2008.

"Evaluation and Management of Status Asthmaticus" Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. August 4, 2008.

"Essentials of Patient Safety" Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. July 1, 2009.

"Management of Life-Threatening Asthma" Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA.
July 2, 2009.

"Patient Safety" Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. July 1, 2010.