General Medicine and Primary Care

Host: John Buse, MD, PhD

Guest: Louis J. Aronne, MD, FTOS

In the SURMOUNT-4 trial, 100 patients with obesity were on tirezpatide for 9 months, and the average weight loss was 20.9 percent. The patients were then randomized to receive either placebo with behavioral intervention or tirzepatide for another year, and the patients in the former group regained a significant amount of weight. Dive further into the study’s findings and implications with Dr. John Buse and Dr. Louis Aronne, the Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.

Host: Ayanna Lewis, MD

This program includes updates in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with a unique perspective on bringing light to challenges associated with patient management and their journey, and best practices on how to make appropriate interventions in a timely manner. Best practices are predicated on the latest guidelines, with a review of targeted therapies.

Host: Marquis R. Ellison

This program includes updates in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with a unique perspective on bringing light to challenges associated with patient management and their journey, and best practices on how to make appropriate interventions in a timely manner. Best practices are predicated on the latest guidelines, with a review of targeted therapies.

Host: Ugo Iroku, MD, MHS

Host: Ayanna Lewis, MD

This program includes updates in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with a unique perspective on bringing light to challenges associated with patient management and their journey, and best practices on how to make appropriate interventions in a timely manner. Best practices are predicated on the latest guidelines, with a review of targeted therapies.

Host: Ayanna Lewis, MD

This program includes updates in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with a unique perspective on bringing light to challenges associated with patient management and their journey, and best practices on how to make appropriate interventions in a timely manner. Best practices are predicated on the latest guidelines, with a review of targeted therapies.

Host: Ugo Iroku, MD, MHS

This program includes updates in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with a unique perspective on bringing light to challenges associated with patient management and their journey, and best practices on how to make appropriate interventions in a timely manner. Best practices are predicated on the latest guidelines, with a review of targeted therapies.

Host: Javed Butler, MD

Guest: Michael J. LaMonte, PhD, MPH

The American Heart Association recommends physical activity to help lower the risk of heart failure, but how much exercise is needed, especially for older women, to lower that risk? According to a recent study, even just low-intensity exercise for 30 minutes is associated with a 25 percent lower risk of overall heart failure. Dive further into the findings with Dr. Javed Butler and Dr. Michael LaMonte, a Research Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University of Buffalo.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD

Guest: Chris Bundy, MD, MPH, FASAM

Clinicians experiencing substance abuse disorder (SUD) may have some reluctance about utilizing a Physician Health Program; however, it’s important to know what your resources are in terms of formal treatment and to seek a psychiatrist with addiction specialization. Dive into part two of this discussion to learn more about the valuable resources and programs that can help physicians recover from SUD with Dr. Michael Greenberg and Dr. Chris Bundy, Executive Medical Director of the Washington Physicians Health Program and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD

Guest: Chris Bundy, MD, MPH, FASAM

Along with the general population, physicians are vulnerable to substance use disorder (SUD) with rates as high as 10 to 14 percent. And with demanding careers, stress and burnout can often exacerbate SUD. Tune into part one of this discussion with Dr. Michael Greenberg as he takes a deep dive into the prevalence of SUD and use characteristics among physicians with Dr. Chris Bundy, Executive Medical Director of the Washington Physicians Health Program and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Read the original publication, titled "The Whole Physician: Physicians with Substance Use Disorder: Help is Available," which was published on Practical Neurology in November 2023.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP

Guest: Benjamin Schmidt, MD

It’s become clear that social media is here to stay, and it’s become a way that people get their information and spread information. Dive into this episode to learn about the benefits and challenges of social media in healthcare from a recently published article with Dr. Peter Buch and Dr. Benjamin Schmidt, Gastroenterologist at Esse Health in St. Louis, Missouri. He’s also the author of the article, titled “How a GI Fellow Found a Following: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Education and Fun,” which was published in Digestive Diseases and Sciences in 2023.