Jody shares what he learned at this year's Huntsville Hospital Cardiology Update, held on Saturday, February 8th, 2025 at the UA Huntsville College of Nursing.

Links:

1) UA Huntsville CON Golden Gala

2) WHO 2003 Pulmonary Hypertension Guidelines

3) BMPR2 Gene Mutations

4) 2022 ESC/ERS 3 Strata Risk Score Calculator for Pulmonary Hypertension

Jody shares some gruesome details of his professional encounters with death.

Justin Gallien is an oncology nurse at Tristar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He and Jody discuss how we deal with death as healthcare providers and human beings.

Sometimes patients say things that really make you think.

The ADPH Substance Misuse Summit was held on January 14th, 2025 at Frazier Church in Montgomery, AL. The event was sponsored by Alabama Department of Public Health, Auburn University, COACH, and University of South Alabama. The keynote speaker was Dr. Ben Carson (yes...THAT Dr. Ben Carson).

References & Links:

Auburn University COACH Center

CDC OD2A Program

Alabama Department of Public Health

Alabama Department of Mental Health

National Opioid Settlement

Inside a Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Lab in Mexico (NYT)

Acetyl Fentanyl Information Document (DEA)

Operation Press Your Luck (DEA)

Together For Families (DEA)

Caduceus Groups for Recovering Medical Professionals

Alabama HB280, aka Price Hornsby Act

DisposeRx Medication Disposal Packets

Alaina Peterson is a nursing instructor at Calhoun Community College. She talks with Jody about implementing change in an educational setting and her philosophy about education in general.

Jody discusses (mostly rants about) how health insurance influences the US healthcare system from a primary care perspective.

Mary McCulloch returns to share memorable stories from her career in law enforcement.

Jody reviews diabetes management in primary care.

ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes 2025

Jody's review of this short critical care guidebook focused on using capnography as part of patient assessment and management.