Northern Exposure: Practicing Medicine in Alaska

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: John Russell, MD
Guest: Darvin Scott Smith, MD

Hospitals and health systems face several economic and logistical challenges due to low rates of flu vaccination. Fortunately, there are policies, programs, and initiatives that can be implemented in health system environments and at the community level to increase flu vaccination rates. Learn more with Drs. Darvin Scott Smith and John Russell. Dr. Smith is an Infectious Disease Consultant of Public Health Works, LLC in Northern California, and Dr. Russell is a family medicine physician at Jefferson Health System in Abington, Pennsylvania.

Guest: Natalia Castillo Almeida, MD

Influenza can increase the risk of hospitalization and disease severity, specifically for high-risk patients. Fortunately, the influenza vaccine can help combat this. Join Dr. Natalia Castillo Almeida, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Nebraska School of Medicine, as she shares key data on hospitalization rates and recommendations for vaccination.

Host: Mary Katherine Cheeley, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA
Guest: Shelby Yaceczko, MS, RDN-AP, CNSC

The burden of malnutrition across the globe is very high, with hospitals and care teams being directly impacted. Here with Dr. Mary Katherine Cheeley to share what we need to know about the relationship between nutritional deficiencies and health economics in the hospital is Ms. Shelby Yaceczko, an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of the Pacific in Sacramento, California.

Host: John E. Anderson, MD
Guest: Scott Pilla, MD, MHS

One of the most serious side effects of diabetes, hypoglycemia can lead to severe consequences, and keeping up with the latest in care can help us prevent this complication. To share the latest updates, Dr. John Anderson is joined by Lead Researcher Dr. Scott Pilla to share insights from his recent studies on hospital utilization and primary care communication for patients with diabetes.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP
Guest: Michelle Hughes, MD

Over the past two decades, there has been an increasing need for GI hospitalists to help provide rapid access to care. Since then, GI hospitalists have become an important part to many healthcare systems and their approach to patient care. Joining Dr. Peter Buch to discuss the benefits and challenges that come along with the GI hospitalist role is Dr. Michelle Hughes, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Chief of Quality and Safety for Digestive Health at Yale New Haven Health.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Kathryn Gallagher, MS, RN, BSN
Guest: Kate Newcomb-DeSanto, MSN, RN, MSW

What does Penn Medicine’s newly-opened patient room facility have to offer? Dr. Charles Turck is joined by Penn Medicine Clinical Advisors Kathy Gallagher and Kate Newcomb-DeSanto to discuss the new pavilion and how it's revolutionizing patient care.

Host: Tom Corbridge, MD, FCCP
Guest: Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc

Severe asthma is an uncontrolled disease that can be difficult to diagnose. To help us overcome this obstacle, Dr. Tom Corbridge joins Dr. Michael Wechsler from National Jewish Health in Denver to discuss the challenges we face while trying to diagnose severe asthma.

This is a non-promotional, non-CME disease state disease education podcast series brought to you by American College of CHEST Physicians in collaboration with and paid for by GSK.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Emily Carroll, JD, MSW

The No Surprises Act aims to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. But how exactly does it go about doing that, and what’s the current status of its implementation? Joining Dr. Charles Turck to share progress and challenges associated with the No Surprises Act is Ms. Emily Carroll, a senior legislative attorney for the American Medical Association's Advocacy Resource Center.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Hassan Bencheqroun, MD

Evaluating the need for therapy escalation can be challenging. So joining Dr. Charles Turck to help us understand how to escalate treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine.

This is a non-promotional, non-CME disease state disease education podcast series brought to you by American College of CHEST Physicians in collaboration with and paid for by GSK.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Deborah Levine, MD, FCCP

To better understand whether or not corticosteroids should be incorporated in treatment for our patients with COPD, Dr. Charles Turck is joined by Dr. Deborah Jo Levine, a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at the University of Texas Health.

This is a non-promotional, non-CME disease state disease education podcast series brought to you by American College of CHEST Physicians in collaboration with and paid for by GSK.