WisMed OnCall

Financial Literacy Series: What I wish I knew

Presented by WisMed Assure and the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation

Guest: Robert Foulks, retired Wisconsin Medical Society Chief Financial Officer

Bob and Peter discuss the pros and cons of buying versus leasing a car. Learn how each method works, which one may be more suitable for you depending on your individual situation and how to protect yourself when entering into a lease agreement or purchasing your automobile outright.

Financial Literacy Series: What I wish I knew

Presented by WisMed Assure and the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation

Guest: Robert Foulks, retired Wisconsin Medical Society Chief Financial Officer

Bob and Peter discuss budgets. Learn more about how creating a budget can help organize your finances—to alleviate stress and pave the way for a sound financial future.

Financial Literacy Series: What I wish I knew

Presented by WisMed Assure and the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation

Guest: Robert Foulks, retired Wisconsin Medical Society Chief Financial Officer

Bob and Peter discuss the basics of business accounting—Balance sheets and income statements. Learn more about how these tools work and why they're critical to managing your business finances and planning for the future.

Over 100 free and charitable clinics in Wisconsin serve almost all counties in the state and provide care to more than 150,000 patients, including the Benevolent Specialists Project (BSP) Free Clinic in Middleton. BSP has provided specialty medical care at no cost to low-income patients without insurance for 16 years and has recently partnered with the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation for assistance recruiting physician volunteers and fundraising.

During the latest episode of WisMed OnCall, host Peter Welch talks with Clinic Director Tricia Levenhagen and Society CEO Bud Chumbley, MD, who volunteers at the clinic twice a month.

While there’s a wealth of research regarding physician burnout, addressing the problem is no small task. During this interview, WisMed OnCall host Peter Welch and Society member Alan Schwartzstein, MD, discuss some of the highlights of Dr. Schwartzstein’s career, including ways he has found to avoid burnout.

The June 27, 2018 decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Mayo vs. the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund reinstates the cap on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases. In this episode of WisMed OnCall, Society General Counsel John Rather, JD, and Senior Vice President of Government Relations Mark Grapentine, JD, talk about why this outcome is so important and its implications for Wisconsin physicians and patients.

Society staff Mark Grapentine, JD, and Lisa Davidson discuss the upcoming Democratic Party primary for governor, which features 10 candidates, as well as two other “races to watch”—the U.S. Senate race between Democratic Party incumbent Tammy Baldwin and one of five Republican Party candidates, and the U.S. House of Representative seat vacated by Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville. They also take a look at some key state contests, including the race for Wisconsin attorney general.

Physician working to help sex trafficking victims, increase awareness

Since the early 1990s, the Wisconsin Medical Society’s 2018 Physician Citizen of the Year Gloria Halverson, MD, has worked to increase awareness and treat victims of sex trafficking—both in the United States and internationally. During this interview with host Peter Welch, she talks about the magnitude of the problem, resources available and the role physicians can play to help these patients.

Additional resources from this podcast can be found here:

* Polaris Project

* National Human Trafficking Hotline: 888.373.7888

* HEAL Trafficking: Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage

 

How can we increase access to mental health care?

In this episode, which was recorded May 8 during National Mental Health Awareness month, host Peter Welch interviews Wisconsin Medical Society President Molli Rolli, MD. As a psychiatrist and chair of the Society’s Mental and Behavioral Health Task Force, Dr. Rolli offers a unique perspective on Wisconsin’s psychiatrist shortage, the role of stigma and ideas to increase access to mental health care.

Episode 7: Some Light in the Darkness (05/03/2018)

In this episode, Mark Grapentine, JD, interviews pain management physician Michael McNett, MD, about new data that shows progress being made to reduce opioid prescribing, some history on the opioid crisis and what lies ahead. Their conversation was recorded on April 24, 2018.