Guest: Jennifer Caudle, DO It’s an unfortunate reality that an increasing number of patients are refusing to get vaccinated—regardless of whether that’s the recommendation for themselves or their children. But luckily, there are ways you can talk to your patients about this, as Dr. Jennifer Caudle explains.

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Vaccinations: How Can HCPs Respond to Patients Choosing Not to Get Them?

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO It can be easy to think of heat exhaustion and heatstroke as the same condition, but there’s a key difference between the two that we need to help our patients understand, especially during the warm summer months.

Heat Exhaustion vs. Heatstroke: How to Tell the Difference

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Catherine Apicella, MPT, PYT-C, PRPC With less and less primary care physicians partnering with physical therapists, it’s time we ask: are we doing ourselves—and our patients—a disservice by not taking advantage of this option? To find out, Dr. Jennifer Caudle sits down with physical therapist Catherine Apicella to discuss the often-overlooked benefits of physical therapy and how primary care physicians and physical therapists can work together to benefit their patients.

Is Primary Care Taking Full Advantage of Physical Therapy?

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Catherine Apicella, MPT, PYT-C, PRPC Guest: Crystal Gouldey Frustrating multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms like urinary frequency and incontinence can be detrimental to a patient’s quality of life, but there are resources available to help. To explore the benefits of pelvic floor physical therapy for MS, Dr. Jennifer Caudle sits down with two special guests: physical therapist Catherine Apicella from CORE 3 Physical Therapy and her patient—and ReachMD’s very own employee—Crystal Gouldey. 

How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Can Help MS Patients

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: John C. Lipman, MD, FSIR Every 10 minutes, 12 hysterectomies are performed. But Dr. John Lipman, an interventional radiologist from the Atlanta Fibroid Center, believes fibroid treatment can be done with a minimally invasive approach. While speaking with Dr. Jennifer Caudle, not only does he explain his mission to restore his patients’ confidence and femininity, but also his passion for educating those with uterine fibroids.

An Advanced Uterine Fibroid Treatment Option for Your Patients

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Tune in as Dr. Jennifer Caudle provides an update on suicide rates in the United States.

Suicide Awareness: CDC Vital Signs

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Mental health affects so much of a patient's wellbeing, but unfortunately, the importance of mental health is often overlooked. Dr. Jennifer Caudle joins us to review a deeper dive on mental health statistics. 

Raising Mental Health Awareness

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO August is National Immunization Awareness Month sponsored by the National Public Health Information Coalition. Dr. Jennifer Caudle discusses the important role immunizations play in healthcare.

The Importance of Immunizations

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO For the two percent of Americans diagnosed with psoriasis, proper and individualized treatment is essential in improving a patient’s quality of life, as Dr. Jennifer Caudle explains.

How Does Plaque Psoriasis Affect Patients?

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO The month of September is dedicated to raising awareness of sickle cell disease, which affects approximately 70,000 to 100,000 Americans each year. Here to tell us more about this prevalent condition and the various resources available is Dr. Jennifer Caudle.

Raising Awareness of Sickle Cell Disease

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Sarah E. Domoff, PhD To address the growing issue of prolonged screen time and media use among children, Dr. Jennifer Caudle speaks with Dr. Sarah Domoff, Director of the Family Health Lab at Central Michigan University, about the tools available to help physicians identify and curb screen addiction.

Impacts of Prolonged Screen Time on Children's Health

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Anne Negrin, MD Since eye issues are becoming increasingly common in patients with rheumatological conditions, it’s now more vital than ever that physicians are aware of their common symptoms. Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Anne Negrin, an ophthalmologist in New York, to break down these symptoms and to focus on rheumatological concerns that ophthalmologists see in practice. 

Ocular Manifestations of Rheumatological Conditions

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Ashira Blazer, MD Did you know that African Americans are three times as likely to be diagnosed with lupus than other demographic groups? To make matters worse, being diagnosed with lupus doubles their risk of kidney disease, stroke, and heart attacks. To address this growing health threat among African Americans, Dr. Jennifer Caudle is joined by Dr. Ashira Blazer, Instructor in the Department of Medicine and Rheumatologist at NYU Langone Health, to discuss diagnosis, comorbidities, and various treatment options for your lupus patients. Correction Note: Dr. Blazer has updated that in the U.S., variation homozygosity for APOL1 is present in 13% of the African American population.

Lupus Management Considerations for African American Patients

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Lisa Ipp, MD Although most college students in the U.S. believe it is important to get an annual influenza vaccine, less than half say they typically get vaccinated, according to results from a new National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) survey. Motivating college students to get their annual flu vaccinations remains a public health challenge that many health care officials have struggled to overcome. Host Dr. Jennifer Caudle chats with Dr. Lisa Ipp about the results and takeaways from this survey and what methods and strategies would be the most effective in encouraging more students to get vaccinated. Dr. Ipp is a Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and Associate Director of Adolescent Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital. She also serves as a board member for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)

Addressing the Challenges of Influenza Vaccination on US College Campuses

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Vince Parry In today’s digital world, the way that people interact with health care is very different than in the past. Guest Vince Parry, President and Chief Branding Officer at Parry Branding Group, says there are fundamental problems in the way healthcare companies and their advertising agencies currently market health and wellness brands across digital media. Host Dr. Jennifer Caudle will lead a discussion of the current brand “identity crisis” and how healthcare brands can better capitalize on the current digital landscape to improve outcomes. 

The Identity Crisis for Healthcare Brands

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