In this episode of Southern Medicine, Dr. Ankur Patel highlights the potential consequences of polypharmacy, such as drug interactions, decreased adherence, and increased likelihood of adverse events. He also emphasize the rising prevalence of ADEs, underscoring their impact on patient outcomes, healthcare costs, and the burden on healthcare providers.

In this episode of Southern Medicine, Dr. Sadie Elisseou, an internationally recognized subject matter expert in trauma-informed care (TIC), will highlight specific examples of how healthcare professionals can apply the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service (SAMHSA)'s "4 Rs" and "6 principles" of TIC to clinical care and their own well-being. Listeners will leave with simple, actionable steps to ensure that care provided is safe, collaborative, and avoids retraumatizing patients.

Trauma is highly prevalent in the general population in various forms--adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), natural disasters, medical illness, and community violence are several examples. U.S. Military Veterans have unique exposures to trauma in the course of their service. The aftereffects of trauma can impact Veterans' health as well as their experience with health care. In this podcast, VHA healthcare professionals discuss how to practice person-centered, trauma-informed care with Veterans.

Sara Paul, DNP, FNP, FAHA, CHFN, FHFSA, discusses the association between sudden death and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and actions for aggressive treatment and management of heart failure will be presented. In addition, she describes device therapy for the prevention of sudden death.

Healthcare planning predicts a shortage of 135,000 or more physicians in the next 10 years, coupled with existing shortages of all healthcare workers including nurses and other allied health professionals. Organized medical leaders must address the current and future gap in delivering health care to America's patients.

Gerald Harmon, MD, FAAFP, presents data outlining the scope of the situation and current and potential approaches to addressing it.

Desiree Burroughs-Ray, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACP, and Christopher Jackson, MD, FACP, FSSCI, discuss contributing factors to physician burnout, barriers to physician wellness, organizational and individual practices to reduce the impact of burnout, and interventions that can promote physician wellness.

This presentation will explore the principles of collective intelligence and teaming, emphasizing their importance in healthcare. SMA Education Committee member Daniel Matthew Sherrer, MD, MBA, FASA, FAACD, will discuss principles of collective intelligence and teaming as well as strategies to minimize conflicts and enhance collaboration.

In this episode, Richard Leggett, MD, discusses writing as a form of physician wellness with Jeffery K. Smith, MD, a modern day "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle", who has published three novels as well as 20 non-fiction books on various historical figures. Together, they address the process of getting started in writing and publishing fiction and non-fiction works.

SMA Education Committee member Rodney W. Overstreet, BSN, CRNA, MNA, discusses compassion fatigue, burnout, PTSD; explains depersonalization and derealization; and details the process of interoception. He also highlights healing tools and modalities that can be utilized to target the pain, release it, and allow space for healing.