Everyday Family Medicine

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Pediatric patients who have allergies could have a higher chance of running into other issues, such as asthma and things that can become more serious. So earlier intervention and treatments could decrease the likelihood of running into secondary issues. To learn more about addressing the root cause of allergies, join Dr. Charles Turck as he speaks with Dr. Brian McDonough, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and the Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, DE.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP One of the most important things you can do as a clinician providing care to your patients with allergies is taking time to educate them, their family, or caregivers on the factors that could possibly be causing the allergies and discussing steps on how they can improve it. So to dive into some of these strategies and best practices, join Dr. Charles Turck as he speaks with Dr. Brian McDonough, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO It can be easy to think of heat exhaustion and heatstroke as the same condition, but there’s a key difference between the two that we need to help our patients understand, especially during the warm summer months.

Guest: Jennifer Caudle, DO It’s an unfortunate reality that an increasing number of patients are refusing to get vaccinated—regardless of whether that’s the recommendation for themselves or their children. But luckily, there are ways you can talk to your patients about this, as Dr. Jennifer Caudle explains.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Catherine Apicella, MPT, PYT-C, PRPC With less and less primary care physicians partnering with physical therapists, it’s time we ask: are we doing ourselves—and our patients—a disservice by not taking advantage of this option? To find out, Dr. Jennifer Caudle sits down with physical therapist Catherine Apicella to discuss the often-overlooked benefits of physical therapy and how primary care physicians and physical therapists can work together to benefit their patients.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Catherine Apicella, MPT, PYT-C, PRPC Frustrating multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms like urinary frequency and incontinence can be detrimental to a patient’s quality of life, but there are resources available to help. To explore the benefits of pelvic floor physical therapy for MS, Dr. Jennifer Caudle sits down with two special guests: physical therapist Catherine Apicella from CORE 3 Physical Therapy and her patient—and ReachMD’s very own employee—Crystal Gouldey.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: John C. Lipman, MD, FSIR Every 10 minutes, 12 hysterectomies are performed. But Dr. John Lipman, an interventional radiologist from the Atlanta Fibroid Center, believes fibroid treatment can be done with a minimally invasive approach. While speaking with Dr. Jennifer Caudle, not only does he explain his mission to restore his patients’ confidence and femininity, but also his passion for educating those with uterine fibroids.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Tune in as Dr. Jennifer Caudle provides an update on suicide rates in the United States.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO August is National Immunization Awareness Month sponsored by the National Public Health Information Coalition. Dr. Jennifer Caudle discusses the important role immunizations play in healthcare.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Mental health affects so much of a patient's wellbeing, but unfortunately, the importance of mental health is often overlooked. Dr. Jennifer Caudle joins us to review a deeper dive on mental health statistics.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO The month of September is dedicated to raising awareness of sickle cell disease, which affects approximately 70,000 to 100,000 Americans each year. Here to tell us more about this prevalent condition and the various resources available is Dr. Jennifer Caudle.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO For the two percent of Americans diagnosed with psoriasis, proper and individualized treatment is essential in improving a patient’s quality of life, as Dr. Jennifer Caudle explains.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Sarah E. Domoff, PhD To address the growing issue of prolonged screen time and media use among children, Dr. Jennifer Caudle speaks with Dr. Sarah Domoff, Director of the Family Health Lab at Central Michigan University, about the tools available to help physicians identify and curb screen addiction.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Anne Negrin, MD Since eye issues are becoming increasingly common in patients with rheumatological conditions, it’s now more vital than ever that physicians are aware of their common symptoms. Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Anne Negrin, an ophthalmologist in New York, to break down these symptoms and to focus on rheumatological concerns that ophthalmologists see in practice.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Career burnout is unfortunately all too common in the healthcare industry, with over half of physicians suffering from at least one symptom of burnout. Not only that, but the rates of depression and suicide in this industry are significantly higher than others. To discuss this very real threat to health care providers, Dr. Jennifer Caudle is joined by Dr. Shawn Jones, ENT physician and author of Finding Heart in the Art: A Surgeon's Renaissance Approach to...

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Ashira Blazer, MD Did you know that African Americans are three times as likely to be diagnosed with lupus than other demographic groups? To make matters worse, being diagnosed with lupus doubles their risk of kidney disease, stroke, and heart attacks. To address this growing health threat among African Americans, Dr. Jennifer Caudle is joined by Dr. Ashira Blazer, Instructor in the Department of Medicine and Rheumatologist at NYU Langone Health, to discuss diagnosis, comorbidities, and various treatment options for your lupus patients. Correction Note: Dr. Blazer has updated that in the U.S., variation homozygosity for APOL1 is present in 13% of the African American population.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Lisa Ipp, MD Although most college students in the U.S. believe it is important to get an annual influenza vaccine, less than half say they typically get vaccinated, according to results from a new National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) survey. Motivating college students to get their annual flu vaccinations remains a public health challenge that many health care officials have struggled to overcome. Host Dr. Jennifer Caudle chats with Dr. Lisa Ipp about the results and takeaways from this survey and what methods and strategies would be the most effective in encouraging more students to get vaccinated. Dr. Ipp is a Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and Associate Director of Adolescent Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital. She also serves as a board member for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Vince Parry In today’s digital world, the way that people interact with health care is very different than in the past. Guest Vince Parry, President and Chief Branding Officer at Parry Branding Group, says there are fundamental problems in the way healthcare companies and their advertising agencies currently market health and wellness brands across digital media. Host Dr. Jennifer Caudle will lead a discussion of the current brand “identity crisis” and how healthcare brands can better capitalize on the current digital landscape to improve outcomes.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Evan Rubin, DO Palliative care patients who received in-home, interdisciplinary care could be less likely to need emergency room visits or get admitted to the hospital than those receiving more standard home care. On today’s program, host Dr. Jennifer Caudle will be joined by Dr. Evan Rubin, an internal medicine doctor with Visiting Physician Services, to focus on this unique model for palliative care, how it can improve the quality of life for patients, and its cost reductions on the healthcare system.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Leah Sarris, RD, LDN It's important for physicians to know how to talk to their patients about healthy eating habits and smart dietary choices, which can be a difficult conversation to have. Tulane Medical School is trying to overcome this obstacle by teaching their medical students how to cook, hoping that it translates into better communication with patients in the future. Host Dr. Jennifer Caudle explores this innovative program with Chef Leah Sarris, a registered dietitian and Director of Operations and Executive Chef at the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. They talk about ways in which teaching culinary medicine to medical students is leading to healthy eating habits and improved outcomes for the larger community.