Talk With A Doc

Spring is here, and with it arrives a wave of seasonal allergies!
Host Jennifer Semenza joins Dr. Goutam Shome to discuss how to differentiate between allergies and colds, identify seasonal allergy triggers, and explore effective prevention and management strategies. Learn how to navigate changing seasons and find relief from those pesky symptoms. Understanding seasonal allergies and seeking treatment can significantly improve your quality of life during allergy season.

Featured Speaker: Goutam Shome, MD, an expert in the field of allergies and immunology at Covenant Medical Group, a full clinical professor at Texas Tech university Health Sciences Center, both in Lubbock, Texas, and Diplomate of the American Board of Allergy & Immunology.

For more information and resources, visit: Providence or Covenant Health

Host Jennifer Semenza sits down with Dr. Seth Workentine, substance use expert from Providence Alaska, speaks about alcohol use disorder. He helps us understand what alcohol use disorder is, what alcohol does to your body when you consume it in excess or over a long period of time, and how it matters to your health.

If you or someone you know needs assistance with or more information about alcohol and/or substance use, visit: Alcoholics Anonymous

Host Jennifer Semenza speaks with Dr. Seth Workentine, counselor, and a substance disorder expert from Providence Alaska, talks about the basics of alcohol consumption in this short podcast. You will learn what alcohol is, what it does to your body when you consume it and how it matters to your health.

If you or someone you know needs assistance with or more information about alcohol and/or substance use, visit: Alcoholics Anonymous

Brendan Hooley and Dr. Marc Horton, executive medical director of surgical services, surgical chair, and attending surgeon at Providence Swedish Surgical Specialists, discuss an exciting and groundbreaking procedure in the field of liver cancer treatment, called histotripsy. We cover what this treatment is, how it compares to more traditional liver cancer treatments and the impact it may have on cancer treatments in the future. You don't want to miss this fascinating conversation.

For more information and resources visit or call:

• Liver Cancer | Swedish – Find information on histotripsy treatment at the bottom of the page at this link.
• Providence Swedish makes history with histotripsy – Swedish blog article
• Call 206-386-6959 for more information on histotripsy treatment.

"I liken it to Gilligan's Island. It's a 3-hour tour." - Tonny Lee, MD-Gastroenterology, Providence Little Company of Mary

Listen to our new episode of Talk With a Doc as we discuss the life-saving importance of colorectal cancer screenings with Dr. Tonny Lee and Dr. Eugene Yoon, gastroenterologists with Providence. Our medical experts unpack everything you need to know: from when to get screened to the latest advancements in early detection. 

Don't forget to subscribe on your favorite podcast platforms for new episodes with Providence experts on your health and wellness!

For more information and resources visit:
Providence
Providence Cancer Institute
Tonny M. Lee, MD | Gastroenterology at Little Company of Mary | Torrance, CA (providence.org)
Eugene J. Yoon, MD | Gastroenterology at St. Jude Medical Group | Fullerton, CA (psjhmedgroups.org)

Talk With A Docs: Wellness Brief sat down with Dr. Nancy Isenberg, a neurologist and the medical director of the Center for Healthy Aging. Dr. Isenberg also serves as the medical director of Providence's women's brain health program. In our discussion, we delved into the topic of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, which have been making headlines due to recent diagnoses of two well-known personalities, Bruce Willis and Wendy Williams. We sought out Dr. Isenberg to address the pressing questions we knew you would be curious about.

If you would like additional information on primary progressive aphasia or frontotemporal dementia, here are the links to a couple of organizations Dr. Isenberg mentioned in our conversation with her.

Homepage - The National Aphasia Association
AFTD - The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (theaftd.org) 

Coming soon...

Our host, Mary Renouf, is joined by Dr. Emily Morgan, who has a PhD in Psychology and specializes in working with children, parents, and families. In this conversation we get a better understanding of autism spectrum disorder, how to recognize signs in children and adults, what that looks like for the person with autism and the people around them and caring for them. We also discuss the difference in how we view this condition today in comparison to years ago. What we’ve learned, how it affects the family dynamic and how we make a safe space for individuals with autism and make that individual a part of the process of creating that safe space.

Resources:
Providence
Providence Children's Development Institute
Providence Boyden Family Autism Center-Everett, WA
CDC Learn the Signs. Act Early.

"A patient's not their illness. A patient is a patient, and they have an experience with an illness, and that's part of their journey, but that's not all of it." - Dr. David Jenkins
As part of our continuing Let's Finish Cancer series, Mary Renouf and Dr. David Jenkins, Radiation Oncologist at Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center in Lubbock, Texas, discuss the whole person approach to cancer and what that means for both the doctor and the cancer patient.

For more resources, visit:
Providence Cancer Institute
Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center
David Jenkins, MD - LinkedIn Profile
Mary Renouf - LinkedIn Profile

As part of our Let's Finish Cancer series, Mary Renouf and Dr. Gabriel Axelrud, Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center in Lubbock, Texas, discuss cancer prevention. While some cancers are genetic, others are related to lifestyle and steps can be taken to lower risk and Dr. Axelrud gives information and advice on what those steps are.

For more resources, visit:
Providence Cancer Institute
Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center
Gabriel Axelrud, MD - LinkedIn Profile
Mary Renouf - LinkedIn Profile