Just Talking Podcast

Asha Brown, Founder and Executive Director of We Are Diabetes, joins me this week for a conversation about facing and treating eating disorders, why mental health is important in diabetes management, why she created We Are Diabetes, and the value of self care.

For more information about We Are Diabetes, visit wearediabetes.org and @WeAreDiabetes.

Run Time - 45:57

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This week I'm joined by Desirée Santos and Brittney Harris for a conversation about the Riverside Community Health Foundation, how the Foundation supports and contributes to the mission of the Riverside Community Diabetes Collaborative, effective advocacy and education tactics for diverse populations, and how the grant the Collaborative will receive from the Big Blue Test will make an impact in Riverside, California.

For more information about the Riverside Community Diabetes Collaborative, visit rchf.org/rcdc and rchf.org.

Run Time - 32:37

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Priyanka Chugh joins me for a conversation about her celiac disease diagnosis, the power of connecting with other people who understand, sharing her story online, and the potential of narrative medicine for medical school students.

Follow Priyanka on Twitter @antiwheatgirl and antiwheatgirl.com.

Run Time - 41:49

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This week, Anna Norton shares her life with diabetes, how she creates value in social support, her role as CEO of DiabetesSisters, and how the Diabetes Hands Foundation's Big Blue Test Grant will improve programs within DiabetesSisters.

Follow Anna on Twitter @thesnowapewife and diabetessisters.org.

Learn more about the Big Blue Test at bigbluetest.org.

Run Time - 51:08

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Andrea Downing joins me this week to offer a primer on BRCA gene mutations, to compare and contrast our perspectives on data sharing, to celebrate patient centered design, and to share experience participating in the IDEO Design Challenge at Stanford Medicine X.

Follow Andrea on Twitter @BraveBosom and bravebosom.com.

Run Time - 55:28

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This week I'm joined by Ryan Prior for a conversation about Stanford Medicine X, his career in journalism, the growing value of fact checking, his chronic fatigue syndrome diagnosis, and the impact of his documentary, "Forgotten Plague".

Follow Ryan on Twitter @r_prior.

Learn more about "Forgotten Plague" at forgottenplague.com.

Run Time - 45:29

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Chethan Sarabu joins me for a conversation about his presentation at Stanford Medicine X 2016 discussing more effective communication opportunities between doctors and children, the diversity of incoming medical students, and how a degree in landscape architecture was his most valuable introduction into medicine.

Follow Chethan on Twitter @Chethanr.

Run Time - 37:24

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This week I'm joined by Chelcie Rice for a conversation about comedy, the art of a good joke, and how you can make diabetes funny in the right context. We also discuss unique advocacy opportunities that arise from self-deprecating humor.

Follow Chelcie on Twitter @ChelcieRice and chelcierice.net..

Run Time - 47:36

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Britt Johnson returns to the podcast to discuss her impressions of Stanford Medicine X 2016, share her thoughts on her featured panel on prescribed opioids, and make her case for including chronic pain treatment in the broader Precision Medicine Initiative.

Read Britt's recap of her panel on her blog, thehurtblogger.com and follow Britt on Twitter @HurtBlogger..

Run Time - 33:36

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In anticipation of Stanford Medicine X 2016, I reflect on some of the past conversations I've had related to and because of the conference and share feedback from the Medicine X event at the White House engaging participants as partners in research in support of the President's Precision Medicine Initiative.

For more information about Stanford Medicine X, visit medicinex.stanford.edu and sign up for the free livestream..

Run Time - 38:42

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