Up to 30% of adults and children suffer from seasonal allergies. Allergic Rhinitis accounts for nearly 2 million lost school days and 6 million lost work days per year. Are there any non-pharmacologic ways to treat or manage seasonal allergies? Today, Dr. Gerald Volcheck is joining us to talk about allergic Rhinitis. Dr. Volcheck is a Mayo Clinic physician and chair of the Division of Allergic Diseases.

He is also course director for the Mayo Clinic Clinical Updates in Allergy and Immunology conference held July 2018 in Coronado, California. Visit ce.mayo.edu/allergy2018 and register today. Use coupon code ALLERGY to receive $100 off the registration fee. Offer is limited.

How can we diagnose a food allergy from an often vast array of symptoms? Is it possible to desensitize to the food we are allergic to? What are the best methods we have to test for food allergies? Today Dr. Gerald Volcheck is joining us to talk about food allergies. Dr. Volcheck is a Mayo Clinic physician and chair of the Division of Allergic Diseases.

He is course director for the Mayo Clinic Clinical Updates in Allergy and Immunology conference held July 2018 in Coronado, California. Visit ce.mayo.edu/allergy2018 and register today. Use coupon code ALLERGY to receive $100 off the registration fee. Offer is limited.

Hyperlipidemia is one of the most common healthcare problems seen by primary care providers. Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic physician in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, discusses pharmacological treatment of hyperlipidemia and the potential long-term risks of using statins. Dr. Kopecky also talks about how to treat the patient who develops myalgias from several different statins and discusses the gender differences in the benefits seen from statins.

For physicians like Mark Mannenbach, trampoline injuries are “what they do in the summertime.” Today’s selected presentation, “What I Won’t Let my Kids Do” is presented by Mayo Clinic pediatrician and pediatric emergency medicine physician, Mark Mannenbach, MD. Dr. Mannenbach discusses the top three sport activities he sees the most injuries from and goes on to offer some potential strategies to mitigate these “far too common” injuries.

Topics like these are discussed at the Mayo Clinic Pediatric Days conference. This annual conference provides an interdisciplinary update on the latest strategies for providing timely and effective evidence based diagnosis and management plans for multiple aspects of pediatric and young adult health. This year’s conference will be held in October at Chicago’s Westin Hotel on Michigan Avenue. We invite you to network with your colleagues and Mayo Clinic faculty by registering at http://ce.mayo.edu/pediatricdays2018.

Medical ethics is not new, it actually dates back many centuries. In fact, there’s evidence that this topic dates back to medieval times. Dr. Darryl Chutka welcomes Dr. Jon Tilburt, to review cases where an ethical decision has to be made.

Hypertension is extremely common in our society, affecting nearly 1 in every 3 individuals in the United States. The treatment of hypertension is the most common reason for office visits in non-pregnant adults to healthcare providers and the most common reason for use of prescription medications.

Dr. Darryl Chutka, a general internist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, along with Dr. Gary Schwartz, a consultant in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, discuss the evaluation and management of hypertension and the new hypertension treatment guidelines.

Healthcare professionals are more prone to stress and professional burnout compared to many other occupations. Chronic exposure to stress can decrease a provider’s efficiency and could result in negative consequences on our health and family life. It can lead to mental health issues, alcoholism, and other substance abuse. Debbie Fuehrer is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the Mayo Clinic Mind Body Medicine program and is the coordinator of the Mayo Clinic Complementary and Integrative Mind Body Medicine program. Debbie discusses how stress affects us as well as techniques health care professionals can use to manage stress.

Despite the fact that we have a wide variety of antihypertensive medications available, it’s estimated that up to half of the patients with hypertension are not adequately controlled. Dr. Darryl Chutka welcomes Dr. Gary L. Schwartz to discuss hypertension and the new hypertension guidelines.

Dr. Darryl Chutka, a general internist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester and Dr. Donald Hensrud, a physician in Preventative Medicine and the medical director for the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program in Rochester, Minnesota discuss the risks and benefits of drinking coffee.

Guest: Molly A. Feely, M.D. (@mollyfeelymd)

Host: Tracy McCray

Episode 10 of 10: Dr. Molly Feely, who is board certified in palliative care, internal medicine, and family medicine now practicing full time palliative care at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, talks about best practices for Management of Opioid Side Effects. 

Claim CME credit at ce.mayo.edu/opioidpc. This episode is required to be compliant with controlled substance prescribing guidelines in the state of Minnesota.

Episode transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gt8znj/Ep_27-Opioid_Edition_10_Side_Effects_Management.pdf