Global Medicine

Guest: Nic Garner, PharmD

Travel vaccines are becoming increasingly common as they play a key role in protecting travelers abroad, but they’re only effective if patients actually receive them. That’s why Dr. Robert Walker speaks with Dr. Nic Garner, who shares best practices for counseling patients on travel vaccines. Dr. Garner is the District Support Pharmacist Leader at CVS Pharmacy in Texas with more than 10 years of community pharmacy management experience.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Guest: Paul Llobet, MD

Guest: Holly Llobet, MD

Drs. Paul and Holly Llobet have been traveling the world as locum tenens physicians for over four years now, and their career has taken them to places they never would’ve expected. Tune in to learn more about their adventures in places like Guam and India as well as how locum tenens has impacted both their careers and relationship as husband and wife.

Host: Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSc

Guest: Richard Kojan, MD

As the fight against Ebola continues, can a new biosecure emergency care unit (CUBE) and therapeutic guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) help combat this disease? Mario Nacinovich joins study Dr. Richard Kojan, President of the Alliance for International Medical Action, to discuss these new guidelines.

Host: Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSc

Guest: Siwen Wang, MD

Have our patients experienced anxiety, depression, and stress following a COVID-19 infection? Joining Mario Nacinovich to dive into emerging research on post-COVID-19 psychological distress is Dr. Siwen Wang, a researcher in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Guest: William Schaffner, MD

Before recommending the new COVID-19 booster, what do we need to know about this vaccine, and which of our patients fit the criteria for it? To learn the latest on what experts have to say about the new COVID-19 booster, Dr. Charles Turck speaks with Dr. William Schaffner from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

Host: Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSc

Guest: Charles P. Gerba, MD

A recent case of polio emerging in New York City have clinicians questioning whether or not we need to be concerned about a spread. What do we need to know about this case—and our potential risk—of polio? Joining Mario Nacinovich to take a look at this case is microbiologist Dr. Charles Gerba, a Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona.

Host: Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSc

Guest: Julia Bilinska, MD

Guest: Aatish Patel, MD

Monkeypox continues to spread around the globe, and its clinical manifestations can differ from what we’ve seen. What are the newest symptoms of this disease? Learn more about these manifestations from Drs. Aatish Patel and Julia Bilinska from Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London as they talk about their research with Mario Nacinovich.

Host: Javed Butler, MD

Guest: Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH

As global temperatures continue to rise, experts are calling attention to the devastating effects this can have on human health. Cardiovascular mortality is especially a concern, as two recent studies from the University of Pennsylvania outlined the connection between these two health risks. To learn more about how climate change can impact our cardiovascular health, Dr. Javed Butler is joined by Dr. Sameed Khatana, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a physician at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

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

Guest: Andrew Ong MBChB, MRCP, FAMS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) varies by geography, culture, and environment. So to learn more about IBS in the Asian population, Dr. Peter Buch welcomes Dr. Andrew Ong, who discusses the differences between IBS in the Asian population compared to North America and the importance of considering cultural differences when confronting IBS.

Host: John Russell, MD

Guest: Randy Young, MD

As monkeypox continues to spread across non-endemic countries, how can we detect it in our patients? And what’s being done to stop the spread? Guest and fellow ReachMD Host Dr. Randy Young, a pulmonary disease and critical care medicine physician, joins Dr. John Russell to discuss what physicians should be looking for and how this virus has impacted public health.