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Given the current events in Lebanon, Lebanese physicians working there have been in the news extensively lately. Some have chosen to leave in search of a more stable life; some have chosen to stay, and some have chosen not to move back to Lebanon in the first place. We will interview Lebanese physicians working in Lebanon and beyond to get their opinions about the events taking place in Lebanon, the future of medicine in Lebanon, and the role Lebanese physicians play worldwide in their respective fields, and their connections to their home county. We will highlight success stories, stories that were not so successful, and everything in between. Medical students, physicians-in-training, and attending physicians at different points in their careers will be interviewed.
We hope you will find this podcast beneficial and exciting!
Given the current events in Lebanon, Lebanese physicians working there have been in the news extensively lately. Some have chosen to leave in search of a more stable life; some have chosen to stay, and some have chosen not to move back to Lebanon in the first place. We will interview Lebanese physicians working in Lebanon and beyond to get their opinions about the events taking place in Lebanon, the future of medicine in Lebanon, and the role Lebanese physicians play worldwide in their respective fields, and their connections to their home county. We will highlight success stories, stories that were not so successful, and everything in between. Medical students, physicians-in-training, and attending physicians at different points in their careers will be interviewed.
We hope you will find this podcast beneficial and exciting!
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If you are wondering what leads to happiness, tune in to our latest episode of the podcast with Sheryn Knaider. Sheryn currently resides in Dubai and is the founder and head of the Professional Speakers Association of Arabia. In this episode, we discuss how creativity and public speaking lead to happiness and help with the mental health epidemic. We discuss reasons for the epidemic and ways to combat it and make yourselves happy. An episode not to be missed.
#Professionalspeaking #publicspeaking #Happiness #mentalhealth
The US healthcare market is complex and difficult for patients to navigate. Specialist appointments are hard to find with long waiting times. Access to primary care providers is becoming difficult in certain markets. In this episode, we discuss with David Silverstein this complex landscape and his involvement with pushing for price transparency in the market and succeeding through executive orders. We then discuss his development of AMaze, working with employers, to provide immediate access to virtual care for their employees for both preventative and urgent issues (physical and mental health), and assisting these employees with getting the necessary appointments. By disrupting and the way the US healthcare market is functioning, AMaze has been able to decrease insurance costs on employers by having healthier employees both physically and mentally.
This episode can be found on all podcasting apps.
#UShealthcare #accesstocare #healthinsurance #healthcarecost
Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians’ Podcast with Dr. Reza Sanai. Reza is married to a great Lebanese pediatrician in the DMV area Dr. Nadine Idriss and is a cardiologist by training, and a healthcare entrepreneur whose goal is to make healthcare more efficient, available, and less costly.
In this episode, we discuss the healthcare landscape in the US, the difficult access to specialists and to needed care, and the paucity of specialists and healthcare providers in large swaths of underserved areas in the US. We discuss his development of the healthcare platform PicassoMD which streamlines referrals by connecting providers directly to each other. We also discuss its role in connecting providers in underserved areas of the country with specialists through curbsides to decide on the best course of treatment. We then discuss the benefits of early referrals and curbsides in reducing healthcare costs and decreased unnecessary ER visits.
#healthcareaccess #UShealthcare #Costeffectiveness
Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Q8BwN1kqnnM
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Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Aniella Abi Gerges, Associate Professor of Physiology at the Lebanese American University and Myriam Boueri, medical student. In this episode co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly, we discuss their latest published clinical trial: "Cherfane M, Boueri M, Issa E, Abdallah R, Hamam A, Sbeity K, Saad A, Abi-Gerges A. Unveiling the unseen toll: exploring the impact of the Lebanese economic crisis on the health-seeking behaviors in a sample of patients with diabetes and hypertension. BMC Public Health. 2024 Feb 27;24(1):628. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18116-6. PMID: 38413883; PMCID: PMC10900622."
In this episode, we discuss the outcomes of the year-long project that medical students conduct at LAU in which Myriam and her colleagues under the mentorship of Dr. Abi Gerges looked at the effects of the Lebanese economic crisis on access to hypertension and diabetes treatment between 2021 and 2022. The effects of the crisis were eye opening and revealing, and the numbers can be used to build on policy in the future. An episode not to be missed.
#lebanon #economiccrisis #medicationshortage #healthcareaccess
This episode can also be found in audio form on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Anghami, Googleplay, and others.
Watch and listen to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Anthony Wehbe discussing his company Sena Health. Dr. Wehbe established his company during the pandemic. In this episode, we discuss hospital overload with inpatients and the role of hospitalizing patients at home in an effort to improve quality and decrease costs. We also discuss the use of remote patient monitoring technologies and AI for preventative care to decrease costs and improve outcomes.
Will the majority of hospitalizations in the future be at home or in a traditional hospital? Tune in and let us know your thoughts.
The episode is available also on Apple, Spotify, Googleplay, Anghami, iHeartRadio, and others.
Also on YouTube https://youtu.be/_K7jSA5djnw
#podcast #homecare #healthcarecosts #preventativehealth
Watch and listen to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing fake medical news on social media with Manual Manouchakian, a Class of 2026 medical student at the University of Balamand. You have all heard the term "fake news" which has altered and changed outcomes of elections on social media.
In this episode, we discuss fake medical news. We list a series of 4 videos containing fake information on social media. These videos include the following:
1- https://www.tiktok.com/ZSFkK8dLK/ which discuss putting a candle in the ear to remove earwax
2- https://youtu.be/WwpsfJq5TyI?si=WQ6gQhH3h3U0YT9_ Using laundry powder (Borax or sodium borate) for joint pain relief
3- https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFkokjpV/ Body builders injecting synthol into muscles 4- https://youtu.be/BfQlUel_HY4si=Ykd8kIwZgPpzPpJu Ingesting cotton balls to feel full and lose weight Through this discussion, we delve into the importance of assessing all news on social media for legitimacy before accepting it as a true fact.
This episode is also available on Apple, Spotify, Google, Anghami, and iHeartRadio under The Lebanese Physicians Podcast
Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aK3i2XQLiVUsi=e1z0w_N72P1seu0S
#lebanon #fakenews #socialmedia
Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Lina Daouk-Oyri, Associate Professor at the Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the BI Norwegian Business School and Adjunct Associate Professor at the American University of Beirut. In this episode, we discuss her involvement in the SAWI project during her time in Lebanon and currently. We discuss gender gap in Lebanon and the MENA region and the role of the SAWI project in data collection and documentation, and its role in helping employers and governments bridge the gender gap. We also discuss Dr. Daouk-Oyri's role in improving communication and streamlining processes specifically at AUBMC and in other hospital in Lebanon through the Adilla project. An episode not to be missed.
#Lebanon #genderequality #gendergap #mena
This episode can also be found on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Anghami
Also on YouTube https://youtu.be/LOqFYZH3FTA
In this episode co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly, we discuss the future of telehealth in the MENA region with the founder of DRAPP Hady Bsat, a biomedical engineer by training. We delve into what inspired Hady to develop the app, how it started, and the learning experiences through the process leading to the latest version of the app. We also discuss its expansion from Lebanon to Egypt and now to other countries in the MENA region. We finish the episode with a discussion of the future of telehealth in the MENA and the rest of the world. This is an episode not to be missed.
Also found on Apple, Spotify, Googleplay, Anghami, and iHeartRadio.
On YouTube: https://youtu.be/eChBNWheTTQ
#telehealthcare #telehealthservices #mena #lebanon
Please listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Fawzi Maalouf. This episode was recorded live from Bar Tartine on Bliss Street, Beirut. Dr. Maalouf is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Neonatology at the American University of Beirut. In this episode, we discuss the recent advancements in neonatal intensive care worldwide and the survival of younger infants. We then discuss neonatal intensive care in Lebanon both in the Beirut area and in the regions. We then delve into the involvement of AUB in projects aiming at improving access to care of infants in the different regions of Lebanon depending on their needs and complexity of care. Currently, outcomes in the regions for preterm infants might not be at the same level as Beirut. If you are interested in equal access to care and quality outcome improvement, this is an episode not to be missed.
#NICU #Pediatrics #healthcareequality #podcast
Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with MohammadAli Jardaly discussing the three year anniversary of the podcast. We reflect on the year 2023 discussing the major themes, which have included artificial intelligence and mental health and their intersection in some episodes.
We reflect on some of the most listened to episodes which include the episode on the disaster preparedness and the Beirut blast with Drs. Haytham Kaafarani and Jamal Hoballah, the episode on the medical tents during the revolution with Alain Sabri and Zakia Dimassi, the in-person episode at Paul, Gemmayzeh with Cynthia Abi Khalil and Antoine Saab, and the in-person episode in DC with Ziad Khatib, Hala Najm, and Rasha Abi Hana. We also discuss potential guests we have been trying to have on the podcast including Joelle Abi Rached, Jeanine Akiki, and multiple others.
It has been a great 3 year run so far and it could not have happened without all our guests. A shout out to everyone who joined the podcast and to the people who will join in the coming years. Please feel free to submit any topics or potential guests you want on the podcast.
Also available on Apple, Spotify, Anghami, and iHeartRadio and YouTube
#podcast #anniversary #lebanon #healthcare
Please listen to and watch our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing disaster preparedness in hospitals in Lebanon. In this episode, I interview Dr. Mariana Helou, the Chief of Emergency Medicine at the LAU-MC Rizk Hospital in Achrafieh. Dr. Helou is very active in Disaster Medicine and Mass Casualty event preparedness training in Europe. We discuss the August 4th explosion and disaster preparedness at that time, and then discuss current hospital preparedness in Lebanon for a potential mass casualty event given the political events in the region. We discuss emergency preparedness specifically at LAUMC-RH, but also discuss the national emergency preparedness plan and the importance of closed loop communication among the various hospitals in case of a mass casualty event. If you want to learn more about disaster and emergency preparedness, this is the episode to listen to.
Also available on Podbean, Apple, Spotify, Anghami, and iHeartRadio
Website: www.thelebanesephysicianspodcast.podbean.com
#emergencypreparedness #disastermedicine #masscasualtyevent
Please listen to and watch this latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Lama El Zein MD, MHA. Dr. El Zein just started a position as Vice President, Quality and Implementation Science at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey.
In this episode, we discuss the rising healthcare costs in the United States. We analyze the sectors of healthcare that lead to this high cost, and we discuss the role of palliative care and advocacy in improving the quality of care for patients in a more efficient less wasteful, and less costly manner.
If you are interested in the economy of healthcare, this is the episode to tune in to.
Also available on Spotify, Anghami, iHeartRadio, and Apple podcasts.
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/8pBkVREL_Nw
#healthcaremanagement #healthcareeconomics #costofhealth #Qualityofcare #palliativecare
Please watch and listen to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the science of well-being and work-life balance with Dr. Myriam El Khoury Malhame. If you are struggling with work-life balance issues, stress, and anxiety, this is the episode to listen to. Dr. Malhame is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at The Lebanese American University. Her research focuses on positive psychology and factors that promote it which include sleep, mindfulness, exercise, among others. She has received a major NIH grant with her team to implement practices promoting emotional intelligence, stress management and growth mindset with vulnerable adolescents in public schools in Lebanon.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of emotional intelligence, factors that promote work-life balance, positive attitude and outlook, and positive thinking. We also discuss Dr. Malhame's multiple research projects on the topic and on stress management. The episode is also available on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and
Anghami. #worklifebalance #happiness #emotionalintelligence #stressmanagement
Please watch and listen to Episode 75 of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with the founders of the platform Mind-Easy, Alexandra Assouad, CEO, Dalia Ahmed, Chief Clinical Officer, and Akanksha Shelat, Chief Technology Officer. In this episode, we discuss the start-up company Mind-Easy that was developed by the 3 co-founders who came from different cultural backgrounds to North America and found it hard to find culturally sensitive mental health services as they were adapting to their new homes. With their backgrounds in finance, clinical psychology, and computer science, they developed Mind-Easy. This platform currently offers culturally sensitive, adaptive, and preventative mental health services to multiple companies, schools, and colleges. Employees can log in, and depending on their mood, they are offered different ways to cope with their emotions and overcome hardship in multiple different languages. Using AI, these offerings adapt to the employees' moods and feelings during that particular week. The goal is to prevent the development of mental health disorders.
You can listen to this episode on Podbean, Apple, Spotify, Anghami, and iHeart Radio and watch it on YouTube.
#artificialintelligence #clinicalinformatics #mentalhealthawareness #workplacewellness #productivity
Our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast moderated by MohammadAli Jaradi in a discussion with Dr. Rina Allawh. Dr. Allawh is a medical school graduate from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She runs her own podcast "Skin The Surface" which is available on Apple, Spotify, and multiple other platforms. In this podcast, we discuss the importance of skin cancer screening in people of all skin types and colors. We discuss sunscreen products and sunscreen application. We also discuss skin lightening products and their appropriate and safe application.
A podcast not to be missed. If you are interested in learning more about other skin diseases and skin care, do not miss "Skin The Surface", Dr. Allawh's podcast.
#skincancer #skincare #sunscreen
This podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Anghami
Listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing life with visual impairment in Lebanon with Yara Kobrossy who was diagnosed with retinitis pigementosa, a degenerative eye disease that leads to progressive loss of vision, at 8 years of age. Instead of letting this be a detriment, Yara completed her studies in education at the University of Balamand in Lebanon and has been involved in multiple NGOs helping improve the lives of people with disabilities in Lebanon through advocacy, enhancing access to education, promoting inclusivity at school and in the workplace, and raising awareness about the condition. Her most recent work is in ShareQ, an NGO that is promoting inclusivity for people with disabilities in schools and in the workplace.
Yara currently works 2 full time jobs, a full time mother, and a full time activist.
Please listen to this podcast and to Yara's inspiring story about how she overcame her diagnosis and visual impairment to not only complete her studies, but dedicate her life's work to improving the lives of others who are following her path.
#visualimpairment #disbility #universalacess #lebanon
This episode can also be found on Apple, Spotify, Anghami, and iHeartRadio
Our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the role of the European Commission and the French Development Agency (AFD) as donors in promoting the development of a strong primary healthcare system in the country. This episode, which was co-hosted by Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly and Dr. Vlad Chaddad (Regional Health Advisor for the International Rescue Committee in the MENA region), our guests were Madhuri Severgnini (Health Program Manager for the European Commission in Lebanon), and Rouba El-Khatib (Health Program Manager at the Agence Francaise de Developpement).
In this episode, we discussed how the role of the EU delegation and the AFD has transformed from primarily development related to ensuring citizens of Lebanon and Syrian refugees have equitable access to quality primary healthcare through supporting NGOs on the ground offering these services. We discuss how they are trying to align their goals with those of the Ministry of Public Health and their vision in making these primary health organizations self-sufficient in the future. We also discuss how their donor programs had initially started to support the Syrian refugees in Lebanon, but recently have transformed to supporting an increasing number of Lebanese citizens who are in dire need for these services.
#lebanon #economiccrisis #primaryhealthcare #donors
This episode is available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Anghami, and iHeartRadio
Our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians Podcast with Louis Atallah, PhD, R and D lead Clinical AI and analytics at Phillips in Boston, MA, USA. This episode is co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly. Dr. Atallah is working mostly in tele ICU and eiCU monitoring developing AI algorithms to detect disease early, improve outcomes, and improve quality of care. In this episode, we discuss the role of AI currently and in the future in healthcare, its potential to improve quality of care, and assist healthcare workers and physicians in evaluating disease and monitoring patients.
If you are a physician, you have to listen to this episode to understand your evolving role in the future and whether or not you will still have a job:)
This episode is available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Anghami, and iHeartRadio under The Lebanese Physicians Podcast.
#Artificialintelligence #healthcare #qualityofcare #clinicalinformatics
Please listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing clincial informatics in primary care and its role in enhancing access to primary care and preventive care. This episode is co-hosted with Dr. MohammadAli Jardaly. Our guest is Dr. Ramy Khalil who is now based in Dubai, but is still director of medical informatics at PeopleOne Health, a direct primary healthcare company in the US that offers health plans for employers offering direct primary and preventive care to their employees thus cutting administrative costs.
Preventive and primary care suffers from lack of primary care physicians and primary care physician burnout in the United States and the MENA region due to low reimbursement and overwork. We discuss the role of AI and medical informatics in improving access to primary care enhancing quality of life for primary care physicians and job satisfaction while at the same improving patient care.
An episode not to be missed, the longest episode we have recorded so far.
#primarycare #preventivecare #medicalbilling #Artifiicialintelligence #Medical Informatics
Please listen to our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast discussing the role of Artificial Intelligence in Optimizing nursing processes. In this episode, which was co-hosted by MohammadAli Jardali and Antoine Saab, we discuss our topic with Cynthia Abi Khalil, director of nursing services at The Lebanese Hospital-Geitaoui. Ms. Abi Khalil is currently pursuing her PhD in Medical Informatics at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She is exploring the identification of key design and implementation features that are related to optimizing the usability, clinical relevance and outcomes of clinical decision support systems implemented
for the nursing process. We discuss her efforts to start this process at her current hospital, and the recent conference she organized among the major hospitals in Lebanon aimed at streamlining AI implementation and research at these different hospitals. This is an episode you would not want to miss.
It is available on Apple, Anghami, Spotify, and iHeartRadio.
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