Welcome to Hippo Education Presents: The Monthly Rounds, an open door to the expert-led learning behind Hippo Education’s podcasts. This month, we’re digging into some life-changing strategies to manage pain and anxiety with IUD placement. Dr. Matt Zeitler, a full-spectrum Family Medicine physician and educator at UNC sits down with host Dr. Neda Frayha to explore new recommendations from the CDC, evidence based options for pain and anxiety management, and a toolkit of strategies to make our patients as comfortable as possible. The video demonstrating the tampon + lidocaine hack can be found here. Our blog post with helpful resources and a great table can be found here. For more, visit us at hippoed.com/podcasts.

Welcome to Hippo Education Presents: The Monthly Rounds, an open door to the expert-led learning behind Hippo Education’s podcasts. This month, we’re sharing a pearl-packed conversation from ERcast on the most important updates in diverticulitis - a diagnosis that feels very bread-and-butter and yet actually has a lot of nuance to it. Should you order a CT? Should you prescribe antibiotics? EM physicians Dr. Matt DeLaney and Dr. Brit Long share tons of information here that any clinician in the ED, Urgent Care, or Primary Care setting should know. For more, visit us at hippoed.com/podcasts.

Welcome to Hippo Education Presents: The Monthly Rounds, an open door to the expert-led learning behind Hippo Education’s podcasts. In light of the current measles outbreak, we are bringing you a conversation from Hippo’s Peds RAP podcast in which pediatricians Drs. Liza Mackintosh and Mike Cosimini review the most important things front-line clinicians need to know about measles. They cover the clinical presentation, testing protocols, and strategies for minimizing community spread. For more, visit us at hippoed.com/podcasts.

Find our blog on measles, here: MMR Vaccines in the Time of Outbreak

Welcome to Hippo Education Presents: The Monthly Rounds, an open door to the expert-led learning behind Hippo Education’s podcasts. In this episode, Drs. Micaela Bowers and Neda Frayha from Hippo’s Primary Care RAP podcast tackle a clinical topic that has gained a lot of attention lately: menopausal hormone therapy. MHT has had a bad rap for years, but it’s time for clinicians to rethink what we were taught and feel confident prescribing MHT to the appropriate patients. Listen in as Micaela and Neda break down the who, when, why, and how of menopausal hormone therapy in an empowering way. For more, visit us at hippoed.com/podcasts.

Join Dr. Kelly Heidepriem and pharmacist Dr. Kyle Dvoracek as they dive into the growing concern around xylazine, also known as "Tranq," a potent substance increasingly being found in illicit drugs. In this discussion, they’ll unpack the latest developments surrounding this dangerous drug, its effects on the body, and what clinicians need to know to recognize and respond to cases of xylazine exposure. From its rising prevalence to its impact on treatment protocols, this discussion offers essential insights for healthcare professionals navigating the complexities of this emerging threat. Explore Our Podcasts: hippoed.com/podcasts

The opioid epidemic is an ongoing crisis that devastates individuals and communities across the U.S. But did you know opioid use disorder dates back to the early 1800s? In this conversation, we’ll explore the history of this public health issue and then shift focus to how clinicians and lawmakers can collaborate on harm reduction and effective treatment strategies for OUD. Explore Our Podcasts: hippoed.com/podcasts

Three months after Dr. Beth Weinstock’s 20-year-old son, Eli, tragically died in 2021, the coroner revealed that his body contained both kratom, a legal herbal supplement, and fentanyl—something Eli never intended to ingest. His death highlights the deadly rise of fentanyl, which contributed to over 107,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, with synthetic opioids like fentanyl involved in 67% of those cases. In this conversation, Dr. Sol Behar and Neda Frayha speak with Dr. Weinstock, a Family Medicine physician and founder of BirdieLight, to discuss Eli’s story, the fentanyl crisis, and practical harm reduction strategies clinicians can use to prevent further loss. Explore Our Podcasts: hippoed.com/podcasts

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in emergency medicine is here, particularly in the last several months and all of us will have our careers impacted by AI soon. There is a lot of computer science and jargon to understand, and Drew and Cam will help break down some of this nomenclature. Computers/AI are good at generating probabilities. But, making a diagnosis about a patient in front of you is more than understanding/predicting probabilities and is based on an understanding of human values and cause/effect. Explore Our Podcasts: hippoed.com/podcasts

What do you do with the patient who arrives in the ED with an unreasonable request? DeLaney, Drew, and Andy discuss how to best handle this all-too-common occurrence. Explore Our Podcasts: hippoed.com/podcasts

The terms vocation and profession are both commonly used to describe the practice of medicine. While these terms may seem interchangeable, there are subtle differences in their definitions that can make a big difference. DeLaney covers how we describe our lives in the emergency department and how what we say may make a difference. Explore Our Podcasts: hippoed.com/podcasts