Sarasota Memorial HealthCasts

Saving a life can be as easy as taking a training class called "Stop the Bleed," giving someone facing a life-threatening trauma the important time until medical help can arrive. Sarasota Memorial's trauma prevention coordinator, Casey Howell, RN, discusses what the training entails and why it can be so vitally important.

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There are many types of clinical research, and Sarasota Memorial has a robust program dedicated to such research. Kirk Voelker, MD, explains what patients can expect if they participate in drug and device trials, and what they should know before they sign up. Dr. Voelker also addresses the building of the new Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute at SMH, and what this resource will mean for local patients.

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Depending on the type of procedure a patient needs, different kinds of anesthesia may be used to ensure that patient's safety and comfort. Matthew Waldron, MD, Department Chair and Medical Director of Anesthesiology at Sarasota Memorial discusses how age can also impact anesthesia, and what patients can do to prepare themselves for anesthetic as they get older.

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In the nearly 100 years since Sarasota Memorial was founded, health care has changed quite a bit, as has the shape of the public healthcare system. Sarasota Memorial Health Care System CEO David Verinder discusses how the hospital has grown with the community and kept up with ever changing technology and patient needs

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One in four older adults fall every year in the U.S., and millions of them require hospital treatment. Casey Howell, RN, Sarasota Memorial's trauma injury prevention coordinator explains why a fall risk assessment can provide some of the most helpful information for a person and their family.

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Patients at risk of cardiac disease should be aware of how their diet can impact the disease process. Gemady Langfelder, RD, discusses what these patients can do to improve their health in this final part of the HealthCasts Dietitian series.

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For those diagnosed as pre-diabetic, there is an opportunity to reverse the health impacts. Laura McLeroy, RD, discusses the ways to improve health and prevent the onset of diabetes.

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Inflammation is at the root of so many diseases, and your diet can greatly impact that inflammation. In the second part of a four-part dietitian series, Gemady Langfelder, RD, discusses how food and nutrition can impact inflammation, even eliminating it, and what you should look out for when shopping for foods.

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Malnutrition and dehydration are extremely common in the aging population, and Sarasota Memorial dietitian Laura McLeroy, RD, says it isn't talked about enough. In this first episode of a four part dietitian series, McLeroy discusses what nutrition information the aging population needs to be healthy.

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More than half of women and almost one in three men suffer a sexual assault with violence in their lifetimes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Board-certified sexual assault nurse examiners (SANE) help these patients through every step of the process. Sarasota Memorial has a special program to ensure these SANE nurses are available around the clock at all 3 ECC locations. Elizabeth Kovach, RN, explains how the program works and why it's so important to the community.

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