General Medicine and Primary Care

Host: Paul Doghramji, MD

Guest: David H. Peyton, Ph.D.

The vaping epidemic is becoming more and more concerning, but could new research prompt people to quit? To find out, Dr. Paul Doghramji speaks with Dr. David Peyton about his recent study that challenges the claim that vaping devices take less of a toll on our health than tobacco smoking.

Host: Jenn Simmons, MD

Guest: Susan Domchek, MD

Tune in as Dr. Jen Simmons is joined by Dr. Susan Domcheck, who debunks the common misconception that men don’t have to worry about the BRCA mutation and dives into the explorations of the BFOR Study.

Host: Jenn Simmons, MD

Guest: Dike Drummond, MD

Half of all doctors report troubling symptoms like depression, exhaustion, dissatisfaction, and a sense of failure, and Dr. Dike Drummond was one of them. Experiencing burnout not once, but twice led him to dedicate his career to coaching physicians and healthcare organizations, which he dives into with Dr. Jen Simmons.

Host: Kristina Montemayor, MD

Guest: Natalie E. West, MD

Guest: Allison Lambert, MD

Drs. Natalie West and Allison Lambert join Dr. Kristina Montemayor on the floor of the 2019 CHEST annual conference to talk about the sweat chloride test, CFTR modulator therapies, and other emerging strategies for diagnosing and treating patients with cystic fibrosis.

In this episode, Drs. West, Lambert, and Montemayor will share what clinicians should do to improve our patients with cystic fibrosis.

This episode is supported in part by an unrestricted/independent medical educational grants from the following: Chiesi USA, Inc., Mylan Specialty, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.

Host: Tim Rush

Guest: Bassam Rimawi, MD

Currently completing a second fellowship in Reproductive Infectious Diseases and Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Bassam Rimawi shares his unique journey in medicine and reveals some alternative career choices for fellows.

Host: Peter A. Lio, MD

Guest: Eric Simpson, MD, MCR

Guest: Mark Boguniewicz, MD

Please note: This activity is no longer available for continuing education credit.

“I begged my doctor for something else – there had to be something else,” Pam.

For over 50 years, Pam suffered with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD). She experienced the evolution of treatment strategies over the course of the several decades, trying everything from topicals to off-label targeted systemic agents. She was willing to try anything to make the unbearable itch go away. In this roundtable discussion, we brought Pam and her dermatologist to discuss AD with a multidisciplinary physician panel. Together they weigh in on experimental and newly approved therapies, management strategies, impact on quality-of-life, and shared decision-making techniques, all supplemented by Pam’s unfiltered, down-to-earth reality check of what life with AD and all these drugs really feels like.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Guest: Griffin Myers, MD, MBA, FACEP

Guest: Barbara Spivak, MD

Despite increasing levels of burden, physicians remain supportive of efforts that improve patient care. At least for now. As the move to value intensifies, it will be even more important for physicians to have access to avenues that encourage changes they consider valuable.

This episode featuring Dr. Griffin Myers of Oak Street Health, a network of primary care practices for adults on Medicare, and Dr. Spivak from the Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association (MACIPA), a physician membership organization, explore their experience working in the Medicare Advantage (MA) space. Topics of discussion include if and how MA has altered physician practices, the challenges clinicians have encountered, and its impact on patient outcomes and practice sustainability.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

The MMR vaccine offers protection from measles, mumps, and rubella, but why is it so important for children in particular to receive this vaccine? What are the proper doses for our patients who need protection, and who doesn’t need the MMR vaccine? These are just some of the FAQs Dr. Jennifer Shu answers amid our country’s measles outbreak.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Guest: Claudette Poole, MD

There’s been a rising number of parents who delay or refuse vaccines for their child, causing the World Health Organization to list vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 threats to global health. Joining Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss how and why we got to this point along with tips physicians can use to better inform parents about vaccinating their child is Dr. Claudette Poole.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Guest: Barbara Pahud, MD

More patients are receiving conflicting information about vaccines, and after the rise of preventable outbreaks in 2019, Dr. Barbara Pahud joins Dr. Jennifer Caudle to debunk the most common myths surrounding vaccines and to share how we can better educate our patients.