Recorded Lectures

Stanford Health Care Caregiver Center cofounders Amy Yotopoulos and Charisse Lee discuss:  ways to encourage and foster connection, recognize and focus on what can be controlled, learn and practice ways to cope, and available caregiving resources.

This talk is for people who have been diagnosed with coronary artery disease, angina, or who have had stents or bypass surgery and want to prevent a heart attack.

Kaniksha Desai, MD, ECNU provides an overview of the primary conditions that affect the thyroid and their treatments. This includes thyroid nodules, cancer, hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism.

Grant Smith, MD, explains palliative medicine and how it helps patients with life threatening illnesses. He addresses the differences between palliative care and hospice care and when each is appropriate, as well as explaining the End of Life Options Act.

Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib or AF, is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. An arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too fast, or in an irregular way. This talk addresses the diagnosis and treatments available for atrial fibrillation and the ways in which people can live better with this condition.

Unexplained symptoms and mystery medical conditions are challenging for patients, their loved ones, and their providers alike. Hear Stanford doctors shed light on the long and difficult diagnostic journey that many face and explain how doctors at the Stanford Consultative Clinic are working as a team to help patients pursue an accurate diagnosis.