On Medical Grounds: Recent Episodes
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On Medical Grounds is a casual, friendly place where you can find an authentic, audible blend of timely scientific and medical knowledge. We talk with experts about their experiences and knowledge, the utilization of new therapies, and challenges within the world of health care. Select podcasts offer free CME. Visit OnMedicalGrounds.com for more information.
Have you ever wondered why some patients have better access to healthcare than others? Today we’re speaking with Dr. Christopher Colbert, the assistant program director of the emergency medicine residency at the University of Illinois about healthcare disparities that affect access to care and what can be done to address this problem.
(00:00) Introduction to Dr. Chris Colbert (01:25) Disparity in vaccinations - Chicago, IL (04:50) Vaccine disparity accommodations - Chicago, IL (06:26) Other ways the pandemic has affected healthcare disparity (08:43) Number one problem (10:50) Dr. Colbert's number one wish for healthcare (13:18) Summary
OMG is a casual, friendly place with an authentic, audible blend of timely scientific & medical knowledge.
Select sponsored podcasts offer continuing medical education credits, while others are OMG originals on topics that need to be stirred. Perks include links to pertinent content so you can drink more if you choose—and we promise to keep you awake!
A young mother presents puzzling symptoms when she arrives at the ER. Tune in for a few minutes to test your medical diagnostic skills.
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our lives in so many ways. We have added many safeguards, yet other important practices and routines have fallen by the wayside. One of them - food safety. In this episode, On Medical Grounds host Dr. Jane Caldwell interviews Dr. Ben Chapman, a professor, food safety specialist and head of the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University on what we've been missing in the area of food safety.
(00:00) Is A Decline In Recalls Due To The Pandemic? (01:17) Introduction To Dr. Ben Chapman (02:46) Plummeting Recall Numbers (05:45) What Are Reasons For Recalls In The U.S.? (08:36) Effects Of COVID-19 On Food Safety (10:16) FDA Suspension Of Foreign Food Inspection (11:50) Recommendations For Pandemic Shopping (16:01) COVID-19 In Frozen Food (18:36) Pandemic Challenges In The Food Safety Industry
The FDA has authorized two new oral antiviral drugs to treat COVID-19. But what role will these drugs play in the ongoing pandemic? And where did we go wrong in communicating the need, efficacy, and safety of COVID vaccines? Join host Jane Caldwell as she interviews Dr. Scott Ratzan, editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives on Variants, Antivirals, Vaccinations & Health Literacy.
FREE CME - In this episode, On Medical Grounds host, Dr. Jill Sellers interviews board eligible OB/GYN Dr. Laura Hanks on adnexal masses, the importance of proper early assessment and the likelihood of malignancy. Dr. Hanks also explains ROMA (Risk of Ovarian Malignancy) scores and how using this method can help physicians determine the best course of action for their patients.
We're talking vaccine development with the "Mother of DNA Vaccines," Dr. Margaret Liu. This episode takes a deep dive into how different types of vaccines work, how they are developed and what it takes to get approval, with a special focus on the COVID-19 vaccines. It's a must-listen episode for improving patient education on vaccines.
In Part 2 of RSV, The OTHER Respiratory Virus, we'll focus on the availability of diagnostic tools, developments on the horizon to protect against the virus and how RSV impacts older adults.
Lately, it seems that everything health-related is revolving around COVID-19, yet another respiratory virus that is commonly overlooked has raised concerns in the medical community.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, is on the rise across the United States and surging in some locations in the South – filling up pediatric hospital wards and posing a serious risk to the children and older adults that contract it.
This is the first of two episodes that will focus on RSV – the threat, the tools available to diagnose it, and developments on the horizon to protect against it.
Our two guests today will focus on the pediatric side of RSV.
A family devastated by a rare disease and a sister’s hope to find a cure. In this episode of On Medical Grounds, host Dr. Jill Sellers interviews Heidi Edwards, founder of Sisters' Hope Foundation on her family’s personal struggle with Adult-Onset Leukoencephalopathy with Axonal Spheroids and Pigmented Glia, also known as ALSP.
Hear how the loss of four family members to this disease has turned Heidi into an advocate for research and funding to improve treatment options and moved her to create a community of support for other families facing this dire diagnosis.
UPDATE July 21, 2021:
Since recording this episode, we have an update on Holly. Holly was able to achieve the goal of seeing her son, Mason, graduate from high school and they celebrated his 19th birthday this summer. In addition, she also got to celebrate her nephew Braydon’s 13th birthday on July 19, 2021, before she passed on July 20, 2021. Holly was a fighter and did all she could to hold off the inevitable. Please keep this heartbroken family in your thoughts and visit www.sistershopefoundation.org to see how you can help.
What was going through hospital administrators’ minds as it became evident that COVID-19 was becoming a deadly global pandemic?
In this episode of On Medical Grounds, find out how Steve Edwards, president and CEO of Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri, leveraged lessons from the past, social media and international connections to prepare for COVID-19’s arrival in his community.
Free CME: Visit www.OnMedicalGrounds.com for extensive show notes, CME information, and other resources.
Hyponatremia is one of the most common electrolyte disturbances that clinicians find in outpatient and inpatient settings. It can be easily detected with a basic metabolic profile test. But once discovered, how do you treat it?
Listen in as On Medical Grounds host Dr. Jill Sellers interviews Dr. Biff Palmer on diagnosing and treating hyponatremia and the effectiveness of conivaptan as a therapeutic strategy.
Free CME: Visit www.OnMedicalGrounds.com for extensive show notes, CME information, and other resources.
Intravenous ibuprofen has emerged as an alternative to opioids for the management of peri- and post-operative pain.
Listen in as On Medical Grounds host, Dr. Jill Sellers interviews Dr. Stephen Southworth about a groundbreaking study on IV Ibuprofen and how the findings have changed the way he and his colleagues are managing pain in their orthopedic surgery patients.