Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/covid-19-mental-health-10 Overview: In this podcast, Dr. Shirah Vollmer outlines how delivering bad news is a skill set that is necessary for clinicians. In a time when many families and patients face loss, this is an increasingly valuable ability. This episode reviews specific techniques to improve the delivery of bad news to patients. Understanding that giving bad news can cause inc...
May 27, 2020•12 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-covid-19-5-27 Overview: Listen to this Q&A session about special topics on COVID-19 infection, including COVID in pregnancy and pediatric patients Guest: Guest: Alan Ehrlich, MD Music Credit: Richard Onorato
May 27, 2020•17 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-174 Overview: In this episodes, we will discuss a systematic review and meta-analysis that examines outcomes from the use of furosemide compared to torsemide in patients with congestive heart failure. Guest: Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC Music Credit: Richard Onorato...
May 25, 2020•9 min
Credits: 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/pain-points-nonpharmacologic-management-older-adults Overview: Treating chronic pain in older individuals and balancing analgesia and adverse effects in this population, which is often afflicted with multiple comorbidities, is challenging. This program reviews the assessment and nonpharmacologic treatment of chronic pain in patients aged 65 years and older. This activity is supported b...
May 20, 2020•19 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/covid-19-seniors-nursing-homes Overview: Skilled nursing facilities experienced some of the first clusters of COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States. In this episode, geriatrician Lee Lindquist will discuss how the characteristics of COVID-19 and the policies surrounding testing contributed to the spread of the virus in skilled nursing facilities. She will outline practical policies t...
May 18, 2020•13 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/covid-19-mental-health-9 Overview: In this podcast, Dr. Shirah Vollmer reviews how healthcare professionals in general, and increasingly during COVID-19, are vulnerable to suicide. The podcast identifies characteristics in health care professionals which increase vulnerability to depression and decrease the likelihood of asking for help. The clinician will learn four action items to h...
May 18, 2020•14 min
Credits: 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/strategies-options-management-hypoglycemic-emergencies Overview: During this podcast, Dr. Diana Isaacs will give an in-depth review of the currently available pharmacologic options for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia. She will explain their differences and highlight shared decision-making strategies clinicians can employ during patient encounters to select therapies for the treatm...
May 18, 2020•22 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-173 Overview: In primary care we are tasked with treating multiple conditions, therefore many of our patients are on numerous medications. Some of these medications are prescribed to deal with side effects of other medications. Often clinicians may not be aware that they are treating preventable drug side effects and wind up prescribing even more medications. This...
May 18, 2020•10 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/covid-19-mental-health-8 Overview: In this podcast, Dr. Shirah Vollmer will discuss how the unique situation that COVID-19 puts families in can increase the risk for child abuse and neglect. Without the resources of school and the increased economic pressures families face, there can be an increase in family dysfunction. She will outline ways that clinicians can be sensitive to the sp...
May 11, 2020•12 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-172 Overview: As men age, over-active bladder (OAB) symptoms (urgency, frequency, nocturia) are commonly seen. Typically, these symptoms are secondary to the development of benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH). Alpha-blocking and/or antimuscarinic agents are commonly prescribed to treat such symptoms. In this podcast we review the COBALT study which examines the bene...
May 11, 2020•8 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/covid-19-seniors-FAQs Overview: In this podcast, geriatrician Lee Lindquist, MD will answer frequently asked questions about how COVID-19 is impacting older adults. She will explain some of the unique issues with testing seniors for COVID-19 and explore the challenges in long-term care settings during an infectious disease outbreak. Please note that any data, indications, and guideline...
May 05, 2020•15 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/covid-19-mental-health-7 Overview: In this podcast, Dr. Shirah Vollmer will outline how certain symptoms are a manifestation of inability to cope with stressors. She will explain how previously well-managed patients who have learned to deal with their symptoms, may now face an exacerbation. Understanding how symptoms develop and putting them into context of the current situation will ...
May 04, 2020•10 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-171-2 Overview: Join us as we discuss falls: a clinical issue that warrants regular assessment in adults over the age of 65. Guest: Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC Music Credit: Richard Onorato
May 04, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/woc-coburn-id-expert-covid-19-faq Overview: In this podcast, infectious disease specialist Dr. Woc-Colburn answers your questions from the past few weeks with a focus on COVID-19 symptoms and atypical presentations. Please note that any data, indications, and guidelines presented in this activity are current as of the recording on 04/29/2020 and they are subject to change as new infor...
May 01, 2020•10 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/covid-19-seniors-atypical-presentations Overview: COVID-19 has shown more severe infections and increased mortality in the older adult. In this podcast, geriatrician Lee Lindquist, MD, will discuss how the body of older adults is different, and why this increases seniors’ risk for infection and complications from COVID-19. She will review action items for clinicians treating older adu...
Apr 27, 2020•16 min
Overview: In this podcast, psychiatrist Dr. Shirah Vollmer will explore the unique aspects of referring patients to online psychiatry. She will weigh the potential advantages and disadvantages of mental health care moving to an online platform and discuss techniques for providing online mental health care. Please note that any data, indications, and guidelines presented in this activity are current as of the recording on 04/27/2020 and they are subject to change as new information is published. ...
Apr 27, 2020•13 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-170 Overview: Plantar fasciitis is a common and often unsuccessfully treated chronic, painful condition. Multiple interventions have been suggested with varying degrees of effectiveness. Corticosteroid injections are sometimes used, but the evidence for efficacy has been limited with significant bias present in many of the trials. A Cochrane review in 2017 found a...
Apr 27, 2020•8 min
Overview: In this podcast, psychiatrist Dr. Shirah Vollmer will discuss how those on the front lines can approach the challenges of dealing with death and loss. She will identify coping-skills and practices that healthcare professionals can use to deal with grief and process the emotional burden of their work. Please note that any data, indications, and guidelines presented in this activity are current as of the recording on 04/20/2020 and they are subject to change as new information is publish...
Apr 20, 2020•12 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-169 Overview: Many providers are dissatisfied with patient visits because of issues such as time limits and technology burden. Join us as we discuss 5 practices that could improve satisfaction with visits for both patients and providers. Guest: Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC Music Credit: Richard Onorato...
Apr 20, 2020•8 min
Overview: We are in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic that has caused too many deaths globally with an increasing number daily. For most, this pandemic has provided “bonus” home time from cancelled travel, meetings and rounds; how can you optimize this time to find meaning and purpose? During this time of chaos, consternation and crisis we need to recalibrate our lives. Our planet, burnt and violated in recent decades, is at this time healing. We as people need to heal as well. In this inte...
Apr 17, 2020•25 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/covid-and-seniors-treating-in-place Overview: This podcast will provide a practical approach to COVID-19 preparedness and management at senior residential communities and skilled nursing facilities. A leading geriatrician will discuss prevention, testing, monitoring, and treatment of COVID in this vulnerable population. Guest: Lee A. Lindquist, MD, MPH, MBA...
Apr 14, 2020•15 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/id-expert-covid-19-faq Overview: In this podcast, infectious disease specialist Dr. Woc-Colburn answers your questions from the past few weeks. She will discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic compares to previous disease outbreaks, review disease transmission, and explain the significance of “herd immunity”. Please note that any data, indications, and guidelines presented in this activity ...
Apr 13, 2020•13 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-168 Overview: A recent RCT from Hong Kong found that a brief 1-minute standardized intervention (based on the AWARD Model and self-determination theory) was more effective than giving printed smoking cessation materials to semi-urgent and non-urgent emergency department patients at smoking abstinence at 12 months. Join us as we discuss the implications of this stu...
Apr 13, 2020•11 min
Overview: Join psychiatrist Dr. Shirah Vollmer for her fourth episode on mental health during COVID-19. In this episode she will discuss strategies for media consumption during this anxious time. She will explain how media during a crisis can perpetuate anxiety and requires intentional consumption to maintain mental health. Please note that any data, indications, and guidelines presented in this activity are current as of the recording on 04/05/2020 and they are subject to change as new informat...
Apr 11, 2020•7 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/aging-during-covid-19 Overview: Lack of in-person social encounters and out-of-the-house activities are difficult for anyone but can be especially detrimental for our elderly patients and family. In this podcast, geriatrician Lee Lindquist, MD, will discuss ways to help older adults during shelter-in-place and social distancing. She will review methods to stimulate cognition, encourag...
Apr 08, 2020•24 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/covid-19-mental-health-3 Overview: In this podcast, psychiatrist Dr. Shirah Vollmer will discuss at-home tools for managing mental health during COVID-19. She will discuss cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness strategies, and medication options. Clinicians can use these tools to help their own mental health as well as provide recommendations for their patients. Guest: Shirah Vollm...
Apr 06, 2020•12 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-167 Overview: Acute low back pain is a common problem and a frequent cause of inability to work. Although there are many treatments available, they often provide limited relief and have accompanying side effects. Listen to this episode to hear about how using certain vitamins may act as an adjunct treatment to speed recovery of acute low back pain. Guest: Alan Ehr...
Apr 06, 2020•10 min
Overview: In this podcast, Dr. Shirah Vollmer will discuss the mental health challenges that healthcare providers are facing during the COVID-19 epidemic. Clinicians are suffering unexpected stress, and they have had to weigh their personal safety against important work in a dangerous environment. She will provide clear action items for dealing with these difficult decisions and practicing self care. Guest: Shirah Vollmer, MD
Apr 01, 2020•5 min
Overview: In this podcast psychiatrist Dr. Shirah Vollmer will discuss the difference between social distancing and social isolation. Dr. Vollmer will provide practical tips for maintaining healthy relationships and maintaining mental health during this unique time when we are physical separated from others. Guest: Shirah Vollmer, MD
Mar 30, 2020•6 min
Credits: 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/ask-the-id-experts-covid19-coronavirus Overview: With information changing rapidly around the COVID-19 pandemic, it is difficult for primary care clinicians on the front lines of care to stay up to date on the most accurate information regarding prevention, testing, and treatment. Join this live discussion between family physician Dr. Frank Domino and infectious disease specialist Dr....
Mar 30, 2020•39 min