The Call Room

Listen in to learn about the importance of a good fitting running shoe along with tips for selecting the right shoe in order to prevent injuries and prolong your running season. “The running shoe is one of the most important, if not the most important of the equipment for a runner.” — Dr. Robert Berry Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/34

Welcome to today’s episode of The Call Room. Today on the podcast, we have with us Dr. Saba Rizvi, MD, an emergency medicine physician. Dr. Rizvi is also currently studying to earn her law degree at Baylor University. Dr. Rizvi recently published an article in Emergency Medicine News about private equity contract management groups, and we thought it would be great to hear more from her about the role they are playing in healthcare and the cost of patient care. We will learn about the current state of healthcare in relation to private equity groups, the problems they’ve created and discuss steps that can be taken by physicians to get medicine away from them. Listen in to today’s episode to learn about Private equity, how it affects physicians, their patients, and healthcare in nearly every aspect. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr. Rizvi as much as I did! “We really need to go back to getting out of the employment model in hospitals and going back to just running our own practices and running our own businesses. That’s what’s going to give us back that power.” — Dr. Saba Rizvi, MD Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/33

Today on The Call Room, we’re talking about informed consent and why it’s important to consider when advising an athlete to return to sports after an injury. This episode was sparked from recent conversations I've been seeing online and I thought it would be great to share my own thoughts to further the conversation. Listen in to learn about the factors involved when advising an injured athlete about their return to sports, and the complexities that require a case-by-case analysis. “It is informed consent, discussing the risks and benefits with the athlete. No one athlete is the same, and no sport is the same.”- Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/32

Today we’re talking about what factors are contributing to increased healthcare costs. Join me to better understand the health insurance industry, the widening pay gap between the administrative side of healthcare and the actual service providers. We'll discuss where premiums come from and I'll share insight about better ways to approach your healthcare as a patient. “Healthcare costs can go down, and the way they go down is when we empower patients to be in control.”- Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/31

Today we’re talking about Tiger Woods’s recent car accident. We discuss what we know about his condition, the types of injuries he sustained, and how they could impact his recovery and future on the golf course. And we’ll dive deeper into the severity of his injuries from least to most concerning. "Tiger's probably one of the most mentally disciplined and tough athletes." - Dr. Robert Berry Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/30

Today we're talking about the spread of the covid-19 virus, vaccines, testing and lockdowns. Can we as a nation re-open and resume normalcy that we once knew? With new leadership in the United States, and a year since covid has started, we are locked down more than we ever were. Dismissed recommendations are now being reconsidered, no standards on the amount of cycles of threshold in the testing process; reactions to vaccines and testing are becoming a big business. "Treating early is the most important thing, even if somebody is negative, they should get treatment, and the treatment has been very politicized, which is really concerning for me as a physician." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/29

Listen in to learn about the reality of the No Surprise Medical Bills Act that's in front of Congress and what needs to change before it's passed. "Having an insurance plan does not guarantee care. You may have coverage, but that does not equal care." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/28

Listen in to learn about the most common ski injuries, what you can do to prevent them, and how you can prepare to have a fun and safe ski outing. "When all of us who are flatlanders head up to the mountain, if you are not acclimated, it takes or so to get acclimated to the altitude." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/27

Listen in to learn more about the transmission of COVID-19, the actual risk of asymptomatic spread, and what you need to know to wear a mask effectively. "I think an important differential between COVID and the flu is that COVID tends to prey on the elderly and those with comorbidities." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/26

Listen in to learn about the myth of the athletic scholarship, how to best prepare for your child's future, and why it may not be the best investment. "I don't think that any 9 or 10 year-old has got their path set out in front of them, despite what parents think." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/25

Listen in to learn the difference between a DO and an MD, where the osteopathic medical practice came from, and what they have brought to modern medicine. "What's the difference between osteopathic medical school and allopathic medical school? It really comes down to those first four years of training." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/24

Listen in to learn about the recent NFL injury that shocked the league, what is in Dak Prescot's future, and why it might not be so bleak. "Dak had actually turned down a contract last year that would have made him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in history." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/23

Learn why a shoulder dislocation should always be treated early for long term stability and to make a return to sports a sustainable decision. "As an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, this is one of the most common things that I and my colleagues see." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/22

Listen in to learn how the NFL has handled the pandemic compared to other sports leagues, and the new developments that could halt the NFL season. "An ideal test would have a 100% sensitivity and a 100% specificity." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/21

Listen in to learn about the rise in mental health crises and suicides during the pandemic, what to look out for in those you love, and how you can help. "If you listen to the news and you are looking at any of the statistics, you know that suicides and attempted suicides are on the rise." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/20

Listen in to today's episode to learn how college football is reacting and maybe overreacting to the pandemic, and why they may not need to be so careful. "With all of us looking at the same data, how is it that certain football conferences have decided to stay open and others have stayed closed?" - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/19

Listen in to learn the information and misinformation out there about surgeries for ACL injuries, and the many factors that lead to success. "I often get asked what I do differently for professional athletes that's different than other patients, and the answer is absolutely nothing." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/18

Whether you want to get back on the field or back to playing with your grandkids, this episode will answer the questions you may have on knee replacements. "If you have a partial or total knee replacement, there are going to be some things that you are still not going to be able to do that you may have been able to do with a natural knee." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/17

Learn the dangers of heat illness, how to prevent yourself and others from suffering from it, and why it's more likely to affect you than you think. "The good news is that heat illness is 100% preventable. If we all become aware of the signs, the symptoms, and the early treatment of heat illness, we can prevent needless deaths." - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always...

On today's episode, we're talking about the opioid epidemic, the effect on the "fifth vital sign", and why laws can make necessary treatment difficult. "Where was all of this concern before and why all of a sudden now do we consider it a crisis?" - Dr. Robert Berry. Waiver/legal notice: Information presented is the opinion of the host and guests and should not be considered medical advice. You should always consult your personal physician. Learn more about this episode of The Call Room with Dr. Robert Berry at www.inthecallroom.com/16