Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry I talk about the important role of a hospital physician better known as the hospitalist. When I made the transition from primarily an outpatient physician to an inpatient one I had to spend a lot of time explaining to my people exactly what my new job title was.

I know you are aware that when you go to the hospital that someone is assigned to take care of you but there is this assumption that those doctors spend a portion of their day in the hospital and a portion outside of it. It has not been a long time since we started having physicians who dedicated themselves to a life of working in the hospital.

As a hospitalist you serve on the front line

Which drug prices rise many people have to make these life or death decisions on a daily basis. Medication compliance because an issue and if you are someone who is trying to Empower Themselves For Better Health than it would impossible doing so without the medications you required.

Short Answer Technically Yes..

Long Answer - When I first started out after residency I did just that. I would see my patients in the office & before clinic, on my lunch break or after work I would see patients in the hospital but overtime as my outpatient practice got busy it wasn't feasible enough for me to do both which happens to most physicians these days.

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On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we discuss rising drug prices, an unfortunate but common practice in the health industry. Often when we talk about price gouging we tend to hear about unlawful business owners preying on those in need in times of great difficulty.

Probably the most common time is during natural disasters where all of the sudden gas stations start charging $20 for a case of water because the supplies are low. On this episode I am going to talk about rising drug prices and what the drug companies do to families on a daily basis.

As a former outpatient physician I learned very quickly which medicines my patients could afford and which they couldn't. It got to the point where I didn't even suggest medications because I knew it would mean that my patient would have to choose between getting dinner and filling a prescription.

Which drug prices rise many people have to make these life or death decisions on a daily basis. Medication compliance because an issue and if you are someone who is trying to Empower Themselves For Better Health than it would impossible doing so without the medications you required.

Did you know that every year drug prices rise in which companies attribute to inflation but what is unfortunate that many drug companies tend to raise the price of these drugs with little added benefit to the customer(patient).

Short Answer Yes..

Long Answer - When patients continue to see their life saving medications that were routinely affordable one year only to be "upgraded" and had their prices sky rocket they will just stop taking them.

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• LEMS Med
• Congress and Drug CEOS
• Canadian International Pharmacy Association

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On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we discuss recent findings from the American Cancer Society which discussed the "improvement" in racial disparities in regards to cancer. The study highlights what drove this improvement & what still needs to be done for better result. Of course you will hear my thoughts on the matter as an African American physician.

Whenever you have a study that says that something like cancer rates are improving you have to acknowledge the positive benefits from it. The biggest one is that if less people are being diagnosed with cancer than less people are dying form it. And with cancer being the number 2 cause of death in the US (see episode 96 for the number 1) its great to see less people affected.

Probably the biggest reason why we should not go screaming from the roof tops the amazing effort that has taken place to get these improved numbers is the fact that they were so bad in the first place. In the episode we will go over just how bad some of the numbers were.

As we talk about Cancer & racial disparities we must talk about the key factor that has played a role in its existence. If we are looking to get even better numbers the next go around that we have to attack the root of the problem.

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On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we provided a well needed update on the number one killer in the world but also the number one killer here in the US which is heart disease. Last year we had Dr. Mike discuss the importance of staying heart healthy but for reasons some that you can control & some that you can't this hasn't been the case.

We have tons of new information associated with heart disease and because of it's prevalence we are finding more relationships and associations with almost every field of medicine to study. There are very few medical specialities that get to avoid the affects that heart disease has had on this country.

On the episode we are going to talk about guideline changes that may have played a role in over 121 million people suffer from heart disease. The American Heart Association offers its reasons but one that is telling is that one that me and Dr. Ducatel actually predicated would happen in episode 48

As we talk about heart disease being one of the most deadliest diseases in the world we have to understand that it is not a death sentence and for most people you have the time to lessen the affects from it.

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• Mayo Clinic on CVD
• Heart Healthy Foods

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On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we are going to discuss the topic of Pneumonia. A topic that has gotten a lot of publicity of late as news that Kim Porter's , former model, actor and ex-wife of Sean "Diddy" Combs death was ruled due to natural causes from Pneumonia. What was interesting to me was the social media reaction that someone so young could die from something like pneumonia. Not very often you see one of the top ten causes of death worldwide being reduced to such a small stature but there it was so I decided to bring this episode to you front and center and maybe get a little appreciation of how deadly pneumonia can be.

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• American Lung Association
• Don't sleep on the flu

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Starting this year I am going to be giving my podcast audience a chance to listen to my live stream Empower Yourself For Better Health Series. This week I give you 8 tips to have a successful New Year Resolution.

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On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have our first guest of year Dr. Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie, America's Favorite Obesity Doctor who is here to educate the Lunch and Learn community about a real life disease process that plays a role in so many more that physicians deal with regardless of there speciality.

On today's show we are going to find out why she first became motivated to talk about about obesity so freely, how she helps in the battle of weight loss and just how many people are able to maintain their weight. Listen out for tips on to begin the transformation of weight loss and why she HATES cheat days.

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• National Weight Control Registry
• Obesity Medicine Association
• Obesity Action Coalition
• Dr. Bollie's Website
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

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On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have a follow up to last weeks show where we talked about New Years Resolutions. One key point that was brought up by one of the Lunch and Learn community members was that she didn't feel that a physician was such a big force in trying to lose weight and that her time would be better off chasing down those who could give her adequate time to learn.

On today's show we are going to talk about why your doctor isn't likely going to be your FIRST choice when its time to get healthy but probably going to be one of the more important ones. We also talk about different career fields that will help you along the journey to becoming the better you.

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• Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10)
• Pierre Medical Consulting (If you are looking to expand your social reach and make your process automated then Pierre Medical Consulting is for you)

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• Food Essentials for the busy professional
• Find a Registered Dietician
• Bodyspace App

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On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we are talking about new years resolutions. That's right, it's that time of the year where we all look back at how the year went, see what could have been better and proclaim to the world (really just ourselves most of the time) that we are going to make the necessary changes to make the upcoming year a special one.

On today's show we are going to get into all of the different kinds of New Years Resolutions I have heard over the years, the reasons why starting early on them is always better than later and most importantly how to attack those health related goals for the new year.

You also get a chance to hear what my new some of my new years goals are (hint if you picked up my last ebook The Power in Affirmation than you'll already know what some of them are.

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• Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10)
• Pierre Medical Consulting (If you are looking to expand your social reach and make your process automated then Pierre Medical Consulting is for you)

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• Power in Affirmation
• Amazon List of Healthy Items
• Bodyspace App

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On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry, I get a chance to look back at the new year and reflect on all the things I have done right and wrong since my last birthday.

Listen to the show today to see where I stand on my day job versus side job. Here what I struggled with leading up to my 35th birthday last year and what things I was able to accomplish leading up to my 36th birthday. There is also a surprise announcement for the website as well.

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• Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10)

Links/Resources:

• Power in Affirmation

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