The Medical Association of Georgia's 'Top Docs' Show

The Medical Association of Georgia's 'Top Docs' Show

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The Medical Association of Georgia's 'Top Docs' Show episodes

  • Vaping/E-cig Risks

    The latest episode of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses the health risks associated with vaping and smoking e-cigarettes – and it features Justine E. Henao, M.D., who is an internal medicine and hospital medicine physician at Northside Hospital Forsyth and Agape Chronic Care and Hospice Care’s medical director.

    22 min
  • Georgia health insurer physician contracts/physician contract terminations

    The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses new Georgia health insurer physician contracts and physician contract terminations (e.g., UnitedHealthcare) – which could result in narrower health insurance networks in the state – and surprise medical bills. The show features Ashutosh Rao, M.D., who is an interventional radiologist with Quantum Radiology. 

    19 min
  • Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential

    The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential (GCAPP), which is a “leading statewide adolescent health organization that is focused on improving the overall health well-being of adolescents.”

    31 min
  • Lung cancer & screening

    The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses lung cancer and why it’s crucial for applicable patients to get screened for lung cancer – and it features William “Bill” Mayfield, M.D., the chief surgical officer for the WellStar Health System and the chair of the Georgia Lung Cancer Roundtable (GLCRT), and Aaron Cann, M.D., Ph.D., the chief radiologist for lung cancer screening at Quantum Radiology and the chair of GLCRT’s Policy Committee.

    24 min
  • Maternal Mortality

    The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses maternal mortality, and it features Fatu Forna, M.D. – an OB-GYN and epidemiologist with The Southeast Permanente Medical Group and an international expert on maternal mortality reduction and other reproductive and maternal health issues.

    24 min
  • Georgia Rep. Silcox addresses 2020 General Assembly

    The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show features Georgia Rep. Deborah Silcox (R-Sandy Springs) – a deputy whip and the secretary of the House Health and Human Services Committee – discussing key health care legislation that will be considered during the state’s 2020 legislative session.

    34 min
  • Medicare PFS, E&M coding & QPP

    The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show is a ‘What’s new from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) for 2020 and beyond’ update. It features Richard E. Wild, M.D., J.D., M.B.A., FACEP, who is the chief medical officer for CMS’ Atlanta and Boston regions – which include Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and the six New England states. 

    48 min
  • Plant-based diets

    The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses the health benefits associated with plant-based diets – and it features Neil Cooper, M.D., an attending radiologist with Kaiser Permanente (KP) of Georgia and the immediate past chief of diagnostic imaging with KP.  

    33 min
  • Naloxone

    The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses naloxone and why it’s important for physicians to co-prescribe the life-saving drug when it’s clinically appropriate.

    20 min
  • Medically Ineffective/Inappropriate Treatment

    The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses medically ineffective/inappropriate treatment – and it features Anna Skold, M.D., M.P.H., an internist and palliative care physician with Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, and Kathy Kinlaw, the associate director with the Emory University Center for Ethics and an assistant professor of Pediatrics with the Emory School of Medicine.

    31 min

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With more than 8,400 members, the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) represents physicians in every specialty and practice setting. MAG’s mission is to, “Enhance patient care and the health of the…