Uzima Health and Wellness: Recent Episodes
Dr. Kendra Outler
Uzima seeks to integrate the social, medical and political conversation so that communities of color can start to become empowered to strategically attack the social and political determinants of health that shorten our life span.
Listen to Dr. K as she interviews prominent guest in medicine or reviews a book. She always keeps it real as she engages us in conversations that matter about health disparity. We can talk and learn together.
Dr. Vanessa Freeman, a psychiatrist for the United States Army talks to Dr. K about what her childhood desire to become a psychiatrist. She educates us on what Black families need to get help for mental illness. Listen to her informative interview during Mental Health Awareness Month. #mentalhealth
Dr. Jacqueline Turner talks to Dr. K about colon cancer in Black patients. As a colorectal surgeon at Tulane University she explains the health disparities and how Black patients continue to die at alarming rates. She stresses we still need to stress the need of colonoscopies at the earlier age of 45 and not 50 years of age.
This week, Dr. Kendra Outler interviews Dr. Naa Oya A. Kwate, an associate professor at Rutgers University, about her research into racial inequalities in African American health --specifically, our relationship with fast food.
In this episode, the doctors discuss several significant issues around this topic:
- The food we eat
- Our access to healthy choices
- The history of fast food in the black community
Together, they dive into food policing and why physicians should not ignore race when looking at health and food choices. Dr. Kwate shares her research into how fast food has become embedded into black communities and why African Americans are disproportionately affected by the lack of access to healthy food options across all communities, even with those with higher earnings.
Dr. Kwate cites research that will cause us to rethink the term 'food desert' and dig deeper into what's really going on.
Tune into the episode for a much-needed conversation about our communities relationship with fast food.
Dr. Kendra Outler, MD from Uzima Health and Wellness sat down with Dr. Richard Moses, MD, an anesthesiologist and member of the United States Navy. Dr. Moses outlined his journey to medical school, from growing up with the challenges of being in special education as a child and getting his Bachelor’s at Rutgers University, to being in medical school at Penn State University and joining the United States Navy as a part of their Health Professions Scholarship Program. In addition to his own personal journey, Dr. Moses discussed the challenges and disparities higher education presents, especially on Black students, as well as the challenges special education students encounter and the importance of good mentors.
To learn more about how you can help, we recommend you check out the following resources:
My Uzima Health and Wellness: https://www.myuzima.org
Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP): https://www.med.navy.mil/Accessions/Health-Professions-Scholarship-Program-HPSP-and-Financial-Assistance-Program-FAP/
Dr. Kendra Outler, MD founder of Uzima Health and Wellness sat down with Dr. Claude Brunson, MD, the Executive Director of the Mississippi State Medical Association, (UMMC). As a part of ongoing discussions surrounding health disparities and the social and political implications on health, Dr. Claude Brunson discussed the challenges disasters such as the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have on medical centers such as the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which is the only level one trauma center in the state of Mississippi.
To learn more about how you can continue to stay informed on this crisis we recommend you check out the following resources:
My Uzima Health and Wellness: https://www.myuzima.org
University of Mississippi Medical Center: https://www.umc.edu/
Mississippi State Medical Association: https://www.msmaonline.com/
https://mississippitoday.org/2019/02/04/brunson-to-be-first-african-american-head-of-state-medical-association/
Dr. Kendra Outler, MD from Uzima Health & Wellness interviews Kylar Wiltz, a third-year medical student at Howard University Medical School, a historically black medical school. Coming from a large loving family in Breaux Bridge Louisiana, the future Dr. Wiltz outlined his journey to medical school; from growing up in a rural environment completing his undergraduate degree at Xavier University in New Orleans,La to now completing his third year of medical school. The future Dr. Wiltz is so dynamic that he is currently taking a gap year to earn his Master of Business Administration (MBA). His ultimate goal is to be a leader in medicine after completing his residency. In addition to his own personal journey, hear Kylar Wiltz discuss the economic challenges and disparities higher education presents, especially on Black young men, as well as the challenges of medical school, from applications to getting into residency. https://www.aamc.org
https://medicine.howard.edu
Uzima Health and Wellness continues to have focused discussions on the gun violence epidemic and the need for a cease fire. Dr. Kendra Outler, MD sat down with two Black physician leaders to discuss the psychological, physical, racial, and sociological implications the of rise of gun violence. They both give lend their voice to the trauma of gun violence and the wounds it creates. Panel members included Dr. Rahn Kennedy Bailey, MD, a forensic psychiatrist and Chairman of LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans Department of Psychiatry, and Dr. Elliot Jessie, MD, MBA, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Trauma Surgery and Director of the Intensive Care Unit at Walter Reed, National Military Medical Center, Bethesda.
This panel was sponsored by the LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry.
To learn more about how you can help, we recommend you check out the following resources:
MyUzima Health and Wellness: https://www.myuzima.org
LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry : https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/psychiatry/
Trauma Recovery Clinic at University Medical Center New Orleans: https://www.lcmchealth.org/university-medical-center-new-orleans/our-services/behavioral-health-psychiatry/trauma-recovery-clinic/
Dr. Kendra Outler, MD from Uzima Health and Wellness sat down with Dr. Erich Conrad, MD, FACLP, a Professor of Psychiatry at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC), the Vice Chairman for Hospital Psychiatry, Program Director for the LSU-Ochsner Consultation-Liaison Fellowship, and Service Line Director for Behavioral Health at the University Medical Center, New Orleans (UMCNO). As part of an ongoing discussions on the rise of gun violence as it relates to health, both mentally and physically, Dr. Erich Conrad, a native of New Orleans who has been educated within the LSU system, discussed the effects of traumatic injuries that gun violence/injury can have on individuals. Gun violence as leads to not only posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but also acute trauma disorder and hence there is a need to start recovery services earlier for individuals after these events. There also must be in place services for family and community members who have were witnesses to the gun violence.
This interview was sponsored by the LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry.
To learn more about how you can help, we recommend you check out the following resources:
MyUzima Health and Wellness: https://www.myuzima.org
LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry : https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/psychiatry/
Trauma Recovery Clinic at University Medical Center New Orleans: https://www.lcmchealth.org/university-medical-center-new-orleans/our-services/behavioral-health-psychiatry/trauma-recovery-clinic/
Dr. Kendra Outler, MD founder of Uzima Health and Wellness sat down with Dr. Erika Rajo, PsyD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans (LSUHSC) and Director of the University Medical Center, New Orleans Trauma Recovery Clinic (UMCNO) to discuss the importance of the Acute Trauma Recovery Center on helping victims of gun violence, and trauma recovery. As a part of ongoing discussions on the rise of gun violence as it relates to health, both mentally and physically, Dr. Erika Rajo, a native of New Orleans, discusses her role in helping the citizens of her city heal from acute trauma by providing services after individuals experience traumatic injuries especially from gun violence. She directs her team to provide acute interventions, treatment, and resources to help prevent acute post-traumatic stress and other mental health conditions that arise from trauma. She notes that LSU Health Science Center is being nationally recognized in the area of acute trauma recovery.
This interview was sponsored by the LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry.
To learn more about how you can help, we recommend you check out the following resources:
MyUzima Health and Wellness: https://www.myuzima.org
LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry : https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/psychiatry/
Trauma Recovery Clinic at University Medical Center New Orleans: https://www.lcmchealth.org/university-medical-center-new-orleans/our-services/behavioral-health-psychiatry/trauma-recovery-clinic/
Dr. Kendra Outler, MD founder of Uzima Health and Wellness sat down with a two esteemed physician leaders to discuss the psychological, physical, racial, and sociological implications of gun violence. This discussion is crucial as we need to understand the burden that gun violence has on individuals and Black communities, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Panel members included Dr. Rahn Kennedy Bailey, MD, a forensic psychiatrist and Chairman of LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Keneeshia Williams, MD, an assistant trauma surgeon and Student Clerkship Director for the medical students at Grady Hospital and Emory School of Medicine, and Ellis Dean, Director of Digital Programming and Production at BlackDoctor.org. The show talk was co-hosted by Tamara G. of 101. 5 FM lite in Miami, Florida.
This four part discussion of Gun Violence is sponsored by the LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry.
To learn more about how you can be more informed, we recommend you check out the following resources:
MyUzima Health and Wellness: https://www.myuzima.org
LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry : https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/psychiatry/
Trauma Recovery Clinic at University Medical Center New Orleans: https://www.lcmchealth.org/university-medical-center-new-orleans/our-services/behavioral-health-psychiatry/trauma-recovery-clinic
Dr.K and Tamara G of 101.5 FM discuss The Political Determinants of Health. This important work by Daniel E. Dawes helps understand how our government works to help create and strike down laws. It is a must read in order for us to advocate for laws that will advance health equity. Daniel E. Dawes is the executive director of the David Satcher Institute in Atlanta, Ga.
Daniel Dawes, the executive director of the David Satcher Institute in Atlanta,Ga, wrote the book 150Yrs of ObamaCare. Dr.K and Tamara G of 101. 5 Fm Lite discuss this important historical book on how we achieved healthcare reform in American with President Obama. The book is a blue print of how we can get important policies in America through the gridlock of Congress.
Uzima Founder and CEO, Dr. Kendra Outler sit-downs with Dr. Bailey to discuss various topics in the medical field and his journey to New Orleans.
Uzima Founder and CEO, Dr. Kendra Outler sit-downs with Dr. Napolean Higgins to discuss his story and how race impacts the educational system for Black folks.
Uzima Founder and CEO, Dr. Kendra Outler sit-downs with Dr. Nii Addy to discuss various topics in the medical field.
Uzima Founder and CEO, Dr. Kendra Outler sit-downs with Dr. Napolean to discuss unforeseen impacts of COVID-19 and educational disparites.
Uzima’s Founder Dr. Kendra Outler and Clinical & Forensic Neuropsychologist, Dr. Sonal Pancholi discuss the current state of online learning, children’s mental health, behavior and the importance of cognitive testing.