Psychiatry and Mental Health

Guest: Yvonne Michael, ScD, SM

Dr. Yvonne Michael, an Associate Professor at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, shares her findings and discusses preventative measures we can share with postmenopausal patients to help them combat risk factors for coronary heart disease.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP

Guest: Douglas Drossman, MD

Guest: Johannah Ruddy, MEd

Gender bias and trauma are prevalent issues that have far-reaching impacts on our GI patients’ health and even our diagnostic and treatment approaches. To learn more about how gender bias and trauma impact patients and clinicians alike, Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Douglas Drossman and patient advocate Ms. Johanna Ruddy from the Rome Foundation.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

An important component of protecting our patients from the COVID-19 pandemic is taking care of their mental health. With that in mind, Dr. Jennifer Shu provides tips for keeping your young patients safe during the winter, and as they go back to school during the pandemic.

Guest: Tina Aswani Omprakash

Wellness includes many different aspects, but what about mental health and the stressors of life that affect IBD patients? Joining Dr. Charles Turck to share key takeaways from a session at the 2021 Crohn’s and Colitis Congress called “Holistic View of IBD Diet Disparities and Well-Being” is Tina Aswani Omprakash, patient advocate and co-moderator of the session.

Host: Jerome Lisk, MD, MBA, M.S., FAAN

Guest: Eric Gantwerker, MD, MMSc, FACS

The rise of gaming in medical education has become a much bigger and faster-moving phenomenon than we may know. To find out more, Dr. Jerome Lisk is joined by Dr. Eric Gantwerker from Level EX, which develops video games that are designed to improve clinical decision-making skills. Together, they talk about the evolving role of video games in healthcare settings and why we may be pressing play sooner than we think.

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD

Guest: Tiffany H. Taft, PsyD

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, AFRID, is a newly introduced eating disorder at the forefront of GI care. Stay tuned to hear Dr. Neil Nandi discuss the impact of ARFID on GI health with Dr. Tiffany Taft, the Director of Psychogastroenterology Research in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Northwestern University.

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD

Guest: Tiffany H. Taft, PsyD

Patients with an inflammatory bowel disorder, or IBD, often suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. But how do the psychological impacts of PTSD impact our IBD patients? Dr. Neil Nandi is joined by Dr. Tiffany Taft, the Director of Psychogastroenterology Research in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Northwestern University, to discuss IBD’s relationship with PTSD.

Host: John Russell, MD

Guest: Adam Hill, MD

Dr. John Russell is joined by pediatric oncologist Dr. Adam Hill, author of “Long Walk Out of the Woods,” to discuss depression among healthcare professionals and address trauma faced in the medical field.

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG

Guest: Robert Owens Carpenter, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS

Burnout is a common response to work overload in the field of medicine. What can we do to best avoid this? Dr. Hector Chapa joins Dr. Robert Owens Carpenter, the Texas A&M University College of Medicine’s Director of Wellness, to discuss the importance of managing mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, not only for patients but healthcare professionals as well.

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG

Guest: Meredith Williamson, MD

One of the most common medical complications during pregnancy and the postpartum period, perinatal depression affects many women and often goes undetected. What steps can we take to improve the detection and care for women suffering from this condition? Dr. Meredith Williamson, a licensed psychologist at Texas A&M Health Family joins Dr. Hector Chapa to discuss the concerns of mental health in perinatal women.