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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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Episode 53: Highlights from Season 3

In this episode, podcast host - Dr. Ruth Adewuya presents highlights from her conversations with Season 3 guests to date.
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Episode 52: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Social Media: The future of medical knowledge dissemination?

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Michael Gisondi, Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University who is a medical education researcher and an expert in the application of social media in medical education. Dr. Gisondi will share insights about the pros and cons of social media. We will discuss how digital and social media is the new wave of online learning and learn the five steps to debunk social media misinformation.
To learn more, please see these resources:
Pendergrast, T. R., Jain, S., Trueger, N. S., Gottlieb, M., Woitowich, N. C., & Arora, V. M. (2021). Prevalence of Personal Attacks and Sexual Harassment of Physicians on Social Media. JAMA internal medicine, 181(4), 550–552. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7235
Gisondi, M. A., Barber, R., Faust, J. S., Raja, A., Strehlow, M. C., Westafer, L. M., & Gottlieb, M. (2022). A Deadly Infodemic: Social Media and the Power of COVID-19 Misinformation. Journal of medical Internet research, 24(2), e35552. https://doi.org/10.2196/35552
http://www.momthisishowtwitterworks.com/
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Episode 51: Physician Distress Mini-Series - Emotional Health Support for Healthcare Workers

In this episode, we discuss the types of help and support available to healthcare workers in distress with Ariel Brown, PhD, Board President & Founder of The Emotional PPE Project. Physician burnout, depression, suicide, and other forms of occupational distress is a significant issue in modern medicine. Each year in the United States, one in 10 physicians think about or attempt suicide, around 400 die by suicide each year, and more than half of physicians know of a colleague who has either thought about, attempted or committed suicide. Suicidal ideation has been associated with high workload volume and medical errors. Physicians who experience suicidal ideation have been shown to be less likely to seek the help they need. Today, we will discuss the ways in which clinicians can receive the help they need. 
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Episode 50: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Pregnancy and Epilepsy: Balancing the Risk and Outcomes

In this episode, Dr. Kimford Meador, Professor of Neurology and Neurosciences at Stanford University and Clinical Director of Stanford Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, provides an overview of epilepsy and women of child bearing age. Patients with epilepsy who become pregnant are at risk of complications, including changes in seizure frequency, maternal morbidity and mortality, and congenital anomalies due to antiepileptic drug exposure. We will discuss the appropriate management of epilepsy during pregnancy, the impact of epileptic drugs on children born to epileptic mothers, the risk for epileptic women to experience anxiety and depression. Dr. Meador will also provide tips for clinicians treating patients with epilepsy, to improve their outcomes and the reduce the risks to their children.
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Episode 49: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Monkeypox Updates

With the declaration of Monkeypox as a public health emergency in the US a few months ago, this episode continues the conversation about the latest development with Monkeypox in the US. Together with Dr. Benjamin Pinsky, Professor and Director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory for Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s Health and Dr. Jorge Salinas, Assistant Professor and Co-Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control Program at Stanford Healthcare, we discuss the current status of Monkeypox in the US, new measures being taken to reduce the spread of the disease, testing, vaccines and lessons learned from the COVID pandemic that will help members of the healthcare team protect themselves from exposure.
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Episode 48: Physician Distress Mini-Series - Championing Legislation to Prevent Physician Suicide

The practice of medicine involves a hidden culture that includes aspects such as clinical pressures and expectations, a mismatch between demands and resources, and psychological phenomena such as perfectionism or imposter syndrome. In this episode, we talk with J. Corey Feist JD, MBA who is the President and Co-Founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting the well-being of our healthcare workforce. Tune in to hear about factors that prevent healthcare workers from seeking help, including 6 barriers to mental health care, essential systemic changes needed across health systems, and policy initiatives / legislation that are vital to improve physician wellness and reduce physician suicide rates and help clinicians thrive, both in their professional and private lives.
Learn more about Physician Distress and find more resources.
•https://drlornabreen.org/•https://drlornabreen.org/first-wave/
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Episode 47: Pediatric Pulse Mini-Series - Sleep and its Impact on Mental Health

This activity will discuss the importance for children and adolescents to get consistent and quality sleep with Dr. Caroline Okorie, who is board certified in pediatric pulmonology, sleep medicine, and general pediatrics and a Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine at Stanford University. We will explore the connection between sleep and mental health, the common sleep disorders that may co-occur alongside mental health conditions, risk factors for sleep issues, and how parents can help improve their child’s sleep.
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Episode 46: Physician Distress Mini-Series - National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

Physicians are at a higher risk of suicide and suicidal ideation than the general population. About 400 physicians die by suicide each year. Suicidal ideation has been associated with high workload volume and medical errors. Physicians who experience suicidal ideation have been shown to be less likely to seek the help they need. In recognition of National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, this episode aims to contribute to the efforts and initiatives to reduce physician suicide rates. Stanford Medcast host, Dr. Ruth Adewuya, sits down with Chief Medical Officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Dr. Christine Yu Moutier, to discuss identifying signs of distress and suicide risk factors for physicians. The discussion will also include strategies you can utilize if you've identified issues/risk factors in yourself and/or your colleagues.
Resources available to help provide support include:•https://emotionalppe.org/•https://www.physiciansupportline.com/•https://www.peerrxmed.com/
Learn more about Physician Distress and find more resources.
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