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Episode 63: Women in Critical Care Mini-Series - The Wicked Problem of Physician Well-Being

In this episode, our critical care specialists guest hosts, Dr. Kirsten Steffner and Dr. Amanda Schilling will focus on physician well-bring and burnout with Dr. Rebecca Margolis and Dr. Jina Sinskey. Dr. Margolis is the Director of Well-Being in the Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine and Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Sinskey is an Associate Professor of Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco. Together, we will discuss the signs and symptoms of burnout and how it applies to careers in medicine. We will also identify key concepts of wellness within both home-life and work-life. Listen in to learn about the techniques to help promote wellness and the tools to combat burnout and empathy fatigue, which will allow for improved work performance and patient care.
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Episode 62: Hot Topics Mini-Series - What’s Trending in Gut Health?

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Justin Sonnenburg, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Stanford University. He is a leading expert in the field of gut microbiota and has made significant contributions to understanding how they impact human health. We will discuss the structure of the gut microbiome and microbiota variability and how these can change in response to diet and environment. We will explore the early establishment of your microbiome and how your mode of delivery into the world (C-section or not) shapes your gut. Our discussion also includes lifestyle factors that can alter your microbiome and the integral role the gut microbiome plays in communicating to other organs, including your brain.
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Episode 61: Hot Tops Mini-Series - A Conversation with Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi

In this episode, we hold a conversation with Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi, a Nobel Prize laureate in Bioorthogonal Chemistry, and Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. We will delve into Professor Bertozzi’s journey to become a chemistry research scientist and all of the achievements she has made along the way. We will also talk about her discovery of bioorthogonal chemistry and the impact it has on medicine today and in the future.
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Episode 60: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Chronic Heart Health in Minority Populations

In today’s episode, we speak with Latha Palaniappan MD who is an internist, and clinical and population researcher at Stanford University. Her research has focused on the study of diverse populations, chronic disease and prevention. Dr. Palaniappan specifically seeks to address the gap in knowledge of health in Asian subgroups and other understudied racial/ethnic minorities). We will discuss Dr. Palaniappan's work in treating chronic heart health seen in this diverse population of patients.
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Episode 59: Women in Critical Care Mini-Series - Underestimation of Influence

In this episode, we focus on women in critical care medicine with Dr. Vanessa Bohns, a social psychologist, professor and chair or organizational behavior at Cornell University. We will discuss cognitive biases that lead employees to underestimate their influence over others in the workplace. Our discussion will include how underestimation of influence may be at play within the context of medicine and identifying moderating factors that attenuate the underestimation effect. We will also focus on real-world solutions to help employees more fully recognize their influence over other members of the organization.
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Episode 58: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

In this episode, we speak with Danielle Dawes, a women’s health nurse practitioner at Stanford University about perinatal mental health and how it is diagnosed. We also discuss the stigma associated with the conditions that fall under the umbrella of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, which refers to “a mental health disorder experienced during pregnancy, after having a new baby, adopting, or experiencing pregnancy/infant loss." Our conversation includes screening tools and resources to help patients. Additionally, Danielle shares various treatment options available to patients, including non-pharmacological strategies, such as exercise, meditation, proper sleep hygiene and more.
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Episode 57: Hot Topics Mini-Series: Women in Medicine

In honor of Women's History Month, in this episode, we continue to focus on sharing stories of women in medicine. Today, we speak with Dr. Carla Pugh who is a Professor of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. Our discussion will focus on when Dr. Pugh first considered pursuing medicine and what sparked her interest. Dr. Pugh will share her journey with us, her insights into what helped her get to where she is today and the she will also talk about the issues facing minority women in medicine today.
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Episode 56: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Women in Medicine

In this episode, we focus on the impact of Women in Medicine, with Raji Koppolu, a pediatric nurse practitioner with the general surgery service at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Raji provides direct clinical care in both inpatient and ambulatory settings and has been involved in the development of the trauma and injury prevention programs and subspecialty general surgery clinics. She has a strong interest in the transition of complex patients from hospital to home. Today, Raji shares her journey as a nurse practitioner and advocate for children, through her work as a clinician in clinical care to health policy and QI.
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Episode 55: Pediatric Pulse Mini-Series - A Pediatric Surgeon’s Story

In this episode, Dr. Gary Hartman, a Clinical Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Stanford University, shares his journey through medical school and into pediatric surgery. Dr. Hartman discusses the common conditions he sees in his practice today, including developmental maladies, where organs do not develop normally prior to birth. Operating on babies is much more challenging than operating on adults, as the margin of error is very limited in babies. Dr. Hartman will share the challenges and rewards of the work he is doing in caring for neonates.
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Episode 54: Pediatric Pulse Mini-series - Understanding Eating Disorders

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Megan Vo, a pediatrician at Stanford Medicine who focuses on treating eating disorders in children, teens and young adults. Listen in as we discuss the most common types of eating disorders in pediatric patients, including restrictive eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder and binge eating disorders.
Discussion also includes the symptoms of eating disorders, how to spot them in your pediatric or adolescent patients, and the benefits of collaborating with other healthcare providers and families to treat/manage eating disorders in your patients. We will also address the impact of social media on eating disorders, factors that lead to eating disorders and resources available to clinicians.
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