Southern Medicine

In our newest podcast, we are joined with Pathologists Dr. Bennet Omalu and Dr. Deepak Mohan. We will go through an in depth, scientific analysis of the George Floyd autopsy findings and what the current autopsy guidelines are under CMS and how COVID-19 has changed the world of pathology. This podcast will be moderated by Fred Newmark and Andy Mohan.

The exacerbated impact of a pandemic on mental health is widely uncovered. We as a society must understand how prevalent mental illness is, how it is further impacted by a pandemic crisis, and realize that it is time to stop stigmatizing mental health and treat it in the same light as physical well being. This discussion explores common causes for the rise of mental health issues during a pandemic environment, avenues for seeking treatment, how the perception of telehealth has changed since the pandemic began, how to address and improve the disparity of socioeconomic inequities facing the most vulnerable communities to COVID-19, and what is being done to identify and mitigate increased stress and higher levels of anxiety to workers in the healthcare field.

In the podcast, we are joined with 2 executives from Abbot that is an industry leader in testing of infectious diseases. The goal of this podcast is to provide an overview of COVID-19 testing. We will further discuss current challenges and misconceptions related to quality and availability of tests. Lastly we will discuss the importance of serology testing and managing high risk populations.

In a off subject podcast, we are joined with Auburn University's Head Basketball, Bruce Pearl. In this fun and uplifting discussion, Coach Pearl discusses on how he has coached through the COVID-19 Pandemic. We also get into his coaching methods and how his faith has influenced his life and more importantly coaching his players. Our sports correspondent, Dylan Stephenson, moderates this podcast in his debut.

Pandemics can amplify health disparities; for all its strengths as a vibrant, multicultural region, the American South is still grappling with the legacy of the Jim Crow era and policies that perpetuate social, economic, and health disparities. COVID-19 is laying bare racial and socioeconomic health disparities and cracks in our healthcare system and social safety net.

The COVID19 pandemic faces providers with myriad challenges. Dr. Jason Wagner highlights the salient clinical features of critically ill patients with COVID-19, reviews the various treatment approaches, and touches on the various challenges that the future holds.

Dr. Meena Makhijani will discuss the COVID-19 response in her practice, how they have been able to manage the situation in nursing homes, how technology has changed her practice, and what the new norm looks like moving forward.

In this podcast, SMA President Dr. Philip Hartman and licensed therapist Jaclyn Replogle discuss how anxiety and depression have changed in the patient population throughout the COVID-10 pandemic and how providers might assist those patients. In addition, coping techniques, methods,and resources for both patients and healthcare providers are detailed.

Today we're talking with Ryan Fahy, a general surgery resident at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. Ryan attended Medical School at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. He earned his Bachelor of Science in biology from Loyola University, in Chicago.

Ryan and I met at the ice rink in Pelham Alabama where we played beer league hockey together. Yes, we have hockey in Alabama! We crossed paths on a Facebook thread last week where we discussed the pandemic. We decided to take our conversation offline to learn about what he's experiencing and to take a peek into the research he's doing on COVID19.

SMA President Dr. Philip Hartman, a family physician who treats chemical dependency is joined by Mike Foster, a licensed chemical dependency counselor, to discuss the struggles of treating addiction and maintaining sobriety during a pandemic. Helpful tools and resources for healthcare providers are also outlined.