My guest this episode is Family Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Midwife, Dr. Meg Gill. Dr. Gill is a clinician in East Tennessee at Choice Health Network.

Kim Humerickhouse with the Tennessee End of Life Partnership (TELP) is my guest on this episode. We discuss advance care planning - who needs it? Why do we need it? What are the benefits of planning in advance? Get helpful information and be prepared for what the future holds in store. 

Resources:
https://endoflifecaretn.org/ 

https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/ 

https://www.fivewishes.org/ 

State of Tennessee Advance Care Planning Document 

Join me for an episode during Pride Month with Registered Nurse, Ms. Tiffany Elliott. Ms. Elliott is a nurse researcher whose research interest includes health inequities in the LGBTQ community. 

Episode Resources:

https://nursejournal.org/resources/lgbtq-care-training-and-resources-for-nurses/

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research/

https://cancer-network.org/cancer-information/cancer-and-the-lgbt-community/barriers-to-health-care/

April 11 through the 17th is Black Maternal Health Week. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that maternal mortality is increasing and it is especially true for Black women with 69.9 maternal deaths out of 100,000 births. These are unprecedented numbers. Join me and my guest, Certified Nurse Midwife - Davin Johnson, this week as we talk about ways we can advocate and help change the system.

Join me this week for a discussion with Certified Nurse Midwife, Davin Johnson! Davin and I discuss the role of the professional CNM and all that entails.

January is National Stalking Awareness Month. This brief episode discusses the identification of stalking and ways to protect yourself from stalkers.

Resources:

https://www.stalkingawareness.org/

https://victimconnect.org/learn/types-of-crime/stalking/#:~:text=End%20All%20Contact%20%E2%80%93%20Sometimes%20this,an%20obvious%20sign%20of%20danger.

https://www.techsafety.org/resources-survivors

November is National COPD Awareness Month and my guest is Respiratory Physiologist and Registered Nurse, Dr. Sarah Miller from the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Miller's expertise helps shine a light on the challenges with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in general and the special challenges in our rural communities.

This week’s episode is part 3 of 3 on gun-related violence. My guest is Dr. Regan Williams, a pediatric trauma surgeon at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. Dr. Williams and her team see their fair share of gun-related violence both intentional and unintentional inflicted upon our children. Dr. Williams and I explore potential causes and solutions to this epidemic in both our city and in our country.

Join me for this episode as Mr. Andrew McIver and I discuss a rare autoimmune disease that impacts his daily life - Eosinophilic Esophagitis or EoE. Roughly, 160,000 Americans are living with this autoimmune disease and it can be isolating and have other implications for daily living.

Resources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eosinophilic-esophagitis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20372203

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/forgoing-one-food-treats-eosinophilic-esophagitis-well-excluding-six#:~:text=For%20people%20with%20EoE%2C%20swallowing,a%20cornerstone%20of%20EoE%20treatment

https://www.aaaai.org/conditions-treatments/related-conditions/eosinophilic-esophagitis#:~:text=Seeing%20an%20allergist%20will%20provide,of%20foods%20to%20your%20diet

https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/eosinophilic-gastroenteritis/

Dale Lane is Chief of the Collierville Police Department, a suburb outside of Memphis, Tennessee. Join me for this episode as Chief Lane and I discuss two active shooter incidents that occurred within the last 2 years in Collierville. We discuss what you can do to protect yourself in an active shooter event. Chief Lane encourages active shooter training. If your organization or facility inside Collierville would like to receive this training, call the non-emergency number at 901-853-3207. If you live outside of Collierville and would like to receive active shooter training please reach out to your local police department.

Resources:

https://youtu.be/5VcSwejU2D0

https://www.colliervilletn.gov/government/town-departments/police