General Medicine and Primary Care

Host: Alicia A. Sutton

Quality Improvement in medical education can take place along several stages of behavior change, from orientation to enablement to sustainment. The timing of QI intervention, and the ways in which QI teams collaborate creatively within each phase, become critical. Joining host Alicia Sutton to elaborate on this type of modeling for education improvement is Chitra Subramaniam, Ph.D., Assistant Dean and Director for Continuing Medical Education at Duke University's Clinical Research Institute. Dr. Subramaniam is also Assistant Dean at the Duke Center for Educational Excellence.

Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP

Guest: Joyce Ross, MSN, CRNP, CS, CLS, FNLA, FPCNA

One in two adults in the United States has a total cholesterol over 200 mg/dL, while one in three has diagnosed cardiovascular disease. The ACC/AHA's recently released Lipid Guidelines have provided new recommendations for treatment of dylipidemia, but they have also created some controversies and confusion in expert circles around best practices moving forward. Helping to dissect these Guidelines and shed light on the rationales behind the new recommendations is Joyce Ross, certified registered nurse practitioner and clinical lipid specialist.

Host: Alicia A. Sutton

Host Alicia Sutton welcomes Dr. Arif Kamal, Director of Quality and Outcomes at the Duke Cancer Institute, to talk about ways in which clinicians can become more involved or even take the reins of leadership in quality improvement initiatives within their health systems. The discussion pays close attention to the burgeoning field of Big Data, and how its rapid entry into healthcare impacts quality improvement efforts.

Host: Alicia A. Sutton

Host Alicia Sutton is joined by Bob Meinzer, Senior Director for National Education Strategy at the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians. Their topic of focus is accountable care organizations (ACOs): what they are, how they are structured, and where their potential benefits and pitfalls lie respectively within the medical education field.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

DNA testing can bring with it a level of risk that may be surprising to some; testing can bring about unexpected findings - either ucovering latent medical diseases and disorders or uncovering surprising family findings. Guest Dr. Doug Moeller speaks with Dr. Brian McDonough to discuss how the medical community can help prepare individuals for some of these findings. Dr. Moeller is the Medical Director at McKesson Health Solutions and is an expert on clinical coding with a growing focus on advanced diagnostics and episode of care management.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Herbal supplements have become increasingly popular in women's health circles, but there is a lot of misinformation about the relative benefits versus risks. How do clinicians wein their patients off harmful medications they are taking, and what health issues do women taking these medications encounter? Join Dr. McDonough and Pharmacist David Foreman to discuss the state of supplementation in and outside of health practices today.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough talks with Dusty Eber, creator and president of PatientSyle, an alternative hospital gown provider attempting to change the way patients see their medical experience. PatientStyle promotes its patient gown apparel as being high quality without compromising of medical service functions.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

The notorious "Freshman 15" equates to weight gain commonly experienced by college-age students living away from home for the first time. How does this problem in weight management and healthy nutrition surface in primary care practice, and how can college students be counseled to avoid gaining extra weight during their first year? Joining Dr. Brian McDonough to speak on this subject is Alice Holland, RNP, Director of Student Health Services at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Join Dr. Brian McDonough as he discusses the past versus present environments of medical practice with award winning journalist Steven Jacob. The two discuss a myriad of important topics encircling primary care, from the rise of concierge physicians and micropractices to accountable care organizations and healthcare costs.

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA

An old clinical dogma in OB/GYN was that dyslipidemia during pregnancy wouldn't have any long term implications on the developing fetus because of short exposures at 9 months. This has since been shown to be untrue. What health issues surface in children whose mothers experienced abnormally elevated lipid levels in pregnancy, and how can these problems be prevented at the peripartum stage? Host Dr. Alan Brown joins Dr. Robert Wild, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, to discuss prevention and treatment strategies for dyslipidemia during pregnancy. Dr. Wild is past president of the American Society of Preventive Cardiology, the Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists, the Oklahoma City Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, and the Menopause Group for the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.