Guest: Dr. Rajan K. Merchant, Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology Specialist, Dignity Health Woodland Clinic Neffy is the first FDA approved nasal spray epinephrine drug, providing needle-free alternative to EpiPens and similar medicines Omalizumab for the treatment of multiple food allergies (References: NEJM article ) Palforzia and oral immunotherapy for peanut allergies (References: https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2300145 )...
Jun 20, 2025•7 min•Season 4Ep. 11
In this episode, Dr. Thomas McGinn and guest expert Dr. Nezar Falluji discuss a new NEJM publication that explores the approaches for patients with symptomatic severe tricuspid regurgitation, comparing the outcomes and adverse events of transcatheter replacement to medical therapy. Guest: Dr. Nezar Falluji, Interventional Cardiologist System Physician Vice President, CommonSpirit Health National Cardiovascular Service Line Article discussed: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401918?qu...
Jun 04, 2025•8 min•Season 4Ep. 10
New article in JAMA asks the age-old question: Are routine EKGs in asymptomatic healthy adults helpful? Dr. McGinn and guest experts review the evidence and latest guidelines. Guests: Dr. Ankita Sagar System Vice President for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction, Physician Enterprise Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Creighton University Dr. Gary Greensweig System Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Medical & Quality Officer (CMQO), CommonSpirit Health Studies referenced: ...
May 22, 2025•8 min•Season 4Ep. 9
This Grand Rounds session discusses delirium among older adults, the first in a series of age-friendly initiative sessions discussing the care approach for aging patients. Moderators: John Morelli, MD , System VP Acute Care Clinical Service Line Thomas Frederickson, MD , FACP, SFHM, MBA, System VP Hospital Medicine Operations Speaker: Rajesh Tampi, MD , MS, DFAPA, DFAAGP, Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine Panelists: Nikhil Seth, MD , Assist...
May 13, 2025•57 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Implementing SDOH/Health-Related Social Needs Screening and Management in Ambulatory Care. Our speaker for the session is Kevin Fiori, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, from Montefiore Einstein, a premier academic health system known as a pioneer in the space and one of the largest value-based providers for health-related social needs assessment and value-based whole-person care. Panelist: Corey Karlin-Zysman, MD, Chief of the Physician Enterprise Barbara J. Martin, PhD, ACNP-BC, MPH, System Senior Vice Presid...
Apr 02, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Physician Enterprise Grand Rounds session discussing best practices for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Management. Our speakers for the session are Mandeep Bajaj, MBBS, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and Avin P. Pothuloori, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine. Panelist Debra Rockman, RN, MBA, System Vice President of Ambulatory Quality, CommonSpirit Health...
Mar 24, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Guest: Dr. Hana El Sahly, Professor, Kyle and Josephine Morrow Chair, Molecular Virology and Microbiology Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit, Baylor College of Medicine Discuss the latest updates and clinical implications of Bird Flu/H5N1 and the measles outbreak. Bird flu/H5N1 - Overview - Infection rates - Risk of transmission to humans - Prevention - Surveillance Measles - Overview - Outbreak status compared to prior years - Infection rates - Vaccine recommendations Resources: https://www....
Mar 13, 2025•10 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Our speaker for the session is Summer Peregrin, PharmD , Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist at Dignity Health Medical Group — Arizona, and one of the authors of the Opioid Toolkit for CommonSpirit Health. Learning Objectives Review the current state of the opioid epidemic Recognize signs and symptoms of a potential opioid overdose Build greater understanding of naloxone and its use to treat an opioid overdose Summarize best practices in emergency response to an opioid overdose Panelists Shawna Sharp...
Mar 11, 2025•42 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Our speaker for the session is Justin Reynolds, MD, the Medical Director of Liver Transplant and Chief of Hepatology at the St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Learning Objectives: Provide updates to the current landscape of steatotic (fatty) liver disease, including recent nomenclature changes. Learn about treatment options for individuals with MASLD/MASH including when to refer to specialty care. Discuss the epidemic of MASLD/NAFLD, as well as the increasing burden of...
Feb 25, 2025•53 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this episode of the 5-Minute Check In with Dr. Thomas McGinn, our myth-busting team takes on two popular topics submitted by our providers: 5G radiation: Whether you are near a cell phone tower or holding a cell phone too close to your head, is 5G radiation harmful? Vitamin D: this supplement is marketed as a cure all for preventing falls, fractures, and even dementia. Should patients be routinely screened if they have no indication for deficiency? Watch as we compare popular beliefs to the l...
Feb 19, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Hear from three of our Physician Enterprise Academic Excellence Award Winners as they share their award winning papers for 10 minutes, before breaking into a panel discussion/Q&A. Una Lee, MD Urology Physician Lead Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Category: Practice Innovation Paper Title: Creating an Extraordinary Experience for Women Undergoing Cystoscopy: A Patient-Centered Approach to Process Improvement Rachel Bond, MD, FACC System Director, Women's Heart Health Dignity Health in Arizon...
Jan 22, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this episode of the 5-Minute Check In with Dr. Thomas McGinn, Infectious Disease expert Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan joins us for an update on the winter virus season. Topics Discussed: Influenza COVID-19 RSV Pneumonia Disease X* Guest: Renuga Vivekanandan, MD , Infectious Disease Expert, Division VP and CMO Physician Enterprise - Midwest, Professor, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Creighton University School of Medicine *Disease X was identified as malaria after this recording. Learn more: h...
Dec 20, 2024•7 min•Season 3Ep. 25
In this episode our myth-busting team discusses the use of PRN antihypertensive medication in hospitalized patients without hypertensive emergencies. Watch as we compare popular beliefs to the latest evidence: Studies referenced: https://doi.org/10.1161%2FHYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17279 https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.3007 Guests: Dr. Ankita Sagar and Dr. Thomas Frederickson, System VP Hospital Medicine, CommonSpirit Health and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Creighton University ...
Dec 03, 2024•6 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Osteoporosis significantly impacts morbidity and mortality in the U.S., with approximately 12.3 million adults (USPSTF) in the United States aged 50 and over expected to be living with the disease. Osteoporotic fractures result in severe consequences such as functional impairment, chronic pain, reduced quality of life, and loss of independence. Furthermore, the clinical and economic burden of osteoporosis is substantial, with annual costs projected to be $25.3 billion by 2025 (AJMC). The U.S. Pr...
Nov 07, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Topics covered: - Defining antimicrobial stewardship - New randomized clinical trial looking at how stewardship prompts improve antibiotic selection for pneumonia - Resources and how CommonSpirit Health is taking action and addressing this important topic Guest expert: Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan, Infectious Disease Expert, Division VP and CMO Physician Enterprise - Midwest, Professor, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Creighton University School of Medicine
Oct 22, 2024•5 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Infectious Disease expert Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan joins us for a preview of what to expect this season. Topics covered: - Viruses - Influenza - COVID-19 - RSV - West Nile - MPox - Vaccines Guest: Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan, infectious Disease expert and Division VP and CMO Physician Enterprise - Midwest, Professor, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Creighton University School of Medicine.
Sep 23, 2024•6 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Back by popular demand, our mythbusting team takes looks at two new health topics making headlines and compares popular beliefs to the latest evidence: Is exercise as effective as other treatments to help depression? Meta-analysis: https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-075847 Do tattoos cause lymphoma? Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(24)00228-1/fulltext Plus a discussion on correlation vs. causation Guest: Dr. Ankita Sagar System Vice President for Clini...
Aug 12, 2024•6 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Components of social connection are associated with mortality, but research examining their independent and combined effects in the same dataset is lacking. That has now changed thanks to a recent study published in BMC Medicine. We're joined by the primary author of that study to discuss the results and to get his perspective on social connectivity, loneliness and isolation and the impact on mortality. Discussed: Subjective and objective types of social connection Analysis of more than 458,000 ...
Jul 31, 2024•8 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Back by popular demand, the latest myth-busting episode of the 5-Minute Check In with Dr. McGinn takes a closer look at another popular and controversial topic: Are full body, preventative scans helpful or harmful for healthy individuals? Watch as we separate fact from fiction and compare popular beliefs to the evidence. Previous Myth-Busting Episodes Myth-Busting — Fasting and Statins Do statins cause muscle aches and is it necessary to fast before labs? https://www.buzzsprout.com/1903646/episo...
Jul 09, 2024•7 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Learning Objectives (and corresponding articles): Identify medications best avoided by older adults in most circumstances or specific clinical scenarios (JAGS) Discern the benefits, harms, and efficacy of different smoking cessation pharmacotherapies and e‐cigarettes (Annals of Internal Medicine) Evaluate the effectiveness, harms, and benefits of newer diabetic medications on mortality, cardiovascular and renal outcomes (Cochrane Review) Understand the utilization of eGFRcr versus eGFR based on ...
Jun 28, 2024•53 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Learning Objectives: -Review the history and flawed assumptions in the use of race and how race-specific PFT reference equations might lead to health disparities. -Understand the evidence behind the recommendation to use race-neutral reference equations. -Review the quantitative impact of switching from race-specific to race-neutral reference equations. -Assess the many remaining gaps in our understanding of how to use pulmonary function tests to improve health. Speakers: Nirav Bhakta, MD, Assoc...
Jun 27, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 16
First-of-its-kind medication shows promise for liver disease patients Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD ) , formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is estimated to affect nearly one-quarter of adults in the United States . Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a form of MASLD that can cause liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer. It is one of the most common reasons why patients need liver transplants. The FDA recently grant...
May 15, 2024•5 min•Season 3Ep. 15
This special session will explore the transformative impact of gene therapy for sickle cell disease. The session includes the firsthand perspective of Ms. Victoria Gray. Ms. Gray is the first patient in the United States to undergo revolutionary CRISPR treatment for Sickle Cell Disease. After decades of pain and struggle, Ms. Gray's CRISPR procedure has not only modified her affected cells, she has not needed any transfusions and has not experienced any pain attacks. In addition to Ms. Gray's st...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 14
As part of our ongoing commitment to advancing health equity and evidence-based medicine, CommonSpirit Health has been leading the way in adjusting the use of race and ethnicity in various clinical calculators, first with eGFR and now with pulmonary function tests. In this 5-minute check in, we take a look at: The history and flawed assumptions in the use of race and how race-specific PFT reference equations lead to health disparity including misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. Updated rec...
Apr 18, 2024•7 min•Season 3Ep. 13
This is our 50th episode! Thanks to everyone that has participated as a guest or has watched our videos. In this episode of the 5-Minute Check In with Dr. McGinn, we take a closer look at CommonSpirit Health's updated breast cancer screening guidelines. Topics discussed in this episode include: - Reviewing screening best practices on risk stratification for breast cancer into average, intermediate, and high risk - Screening recommendations - Integrating the criteria into the process of care - Sc...
Apr 04, 2024•7 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Learning Objectives: - Differentiate between usual care, palliative care, and hospice care - Identify patients who may benefit from palliative care or hospice - Discuss outcome data supporting early palliative care intervention - Describe opportunities for integrating palliative care into the management of the patient with serious illness Speakers: Dr. Paige Farinholt, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, CHI St. Luke's Health; Assistant Professor Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine ...
Mar 27, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Learning Objectives: - Discuss the barriers and the necessary resources required for successful rapid up-titration of GDMT - Recognize the appropriate timing for referral of patients with advanced heart failure for percutaneous/surgical intervention - Understand indications/contraindications for HF patients requiring advanced therapies (i.e., transplant or mechanical circulatory support) - Recognize the current advanced non-medical therapy available for heart failure patients - Anticipate future...
Mar 26, 2024•53 min•Season 3Ep. 10
In this episode of clinical mythbusting, we’re taking a look at two commonly held health beliefs and comparing them to the evidence: * Do we really need to drink so much water? * Is a vegetarian or vegan diet healthy? Watch and see what the evidence shows. See the first Mythbusting Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1903646/13919434
Mar 14, 2024•5 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In honor of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we are taking a closer look at our updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, including risk-based screening, engaging patients, the best approach to screening, incidence and prevalence by age group (including rising incidence with younger patients) and more. Guests: Ankita Sagar, Devi Mukkai-Krishnamurty Colorectal Surgeon, Associate Professor, Creighton University School of Medicine Please see our other videos about cancer screening:...
Feb 29, 2024•7 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Learning Objectives: Define the key pharmacologic therapies for HFrEH and HFpEF and describe their optimal use in specific patient population Discuss the barriers and the necessary resources required for successful rapid up-titration of GDMT Identify how improvement in medical therapy influences patient outcomes, including hospitalizations, re-admissions, and mortality Speakers: Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine Selma Mohammed, MBBS, Advanced Heart Fail...
Feb 26, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 7
