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How a Culture of Innovation Can Transform the Healthcare System

2018-07-2330:00

Looking to the future of healthcare, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Rasu Shrestha on the two things that are needed to truly transform the system: design thinking and a culture of innovation.

Affordable Care Act for Women: Additional Birth Control Options?

2012-08-20--:--

Guest: Mary Jane Minkin, MD Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Millions of insured women will have additional choices when it comes to their preferred method of birth control due to the Affordable Care Act for Women. But, what does that mean for health care providers and their patients? How does it change how patients are given treatment? Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Dr. Mary Jane Minkin. Dr. Minkin will address these questions and more. Dr. Minkin is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Yale University School of Medicine and has a private practice in New Haven, Conn.

Clinical Pearls in Osteoporosis & Fracture Prevention

2012-08-0315:29

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Steven T. Harris, MD, FACP Join host Dr. Brian McDonough as he welcomes Dr. Steven Harris, Clinical Professor of Medicine from the University of California-San Francisco, to discuss the practice guidelines in preventing osteoporotic fracture and the appropriate treatments to prevent additional fractures. He will also address how to best ensure patient compliance. Download and listen today!

Herpes: Challenges and Successes in Treatment

2009-01-29--:--

Guest: David Soper, MD Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD Even though herpes is not a life threatening disease, it is widespread. One in five Americans have been diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 herpes. It's important for physicians to debunk the myth that patients can't pass along herpes to their partner if they don't have symptoms. Dr. David Soper, director of the division of gynecology and general obstetrics at the Medical University of South Carolina, discusses with host Dr. Lisa Mazzullo the best way to diagnose the disease, treatment plans, how to counsel patients and the possibility of a vaccine in the future.

Can a Woman with Lupus Have a Healthy Baby?

2009-01-29--:--

Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD Guest: Jane Salmon, MD Twenty years ago, women who suffered from lupus were discouraged from having children; today women with lupus are successfully having healthy babies. Doctors have found that counseling lupus patients prior to conception significantly increases the chances of a healthy pregnancy. Dr. Jane Salmon, professor of medicine at Weill Medical College in New York, joins host Dr. Lisa Mazzullo to talk about her groundbreaking research for pregnant women dealing with this autoimmune disease.

What to Expect in the Workplace When You're Expecting

2009-01-29--:--

Guest: Jane Halpert, PhD Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD What is the best way to announce a pregnancy to an employer? This is one of the most difficult issues for a working woman about to become a mother. Dr. Jane Halpert, an associate professor of psychology at DePaul University in Chicago, talks with host Dr. Lisa Mazzullo about challenges our pregnant patients may encounter in the workplace and how they can deal with discrimination.

The Need for Evidenced-Based Maternity Care

2008-11-04--:--

Guest: Carol Sakala Host: Bruce Japsen Maternity care accounts for a very large expenditure in the US healthcare system, which can include overuse of procedures, drugs and tests. How can all of this be corrected to increase quality? Carol Sakala, director of programs for the Childbirth Connection, tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about how a balance can be achieved with evidenced-based maternity care and why doctors and their patients should take notice. Be a part of The Connect Dialogues community and learn about all our new educational offerings. Click here to sign-up.

Addressing Sexual Dysfunction in Women Following Serious Illness

2008-10-03--:--

Host: Lauren Streicher, MD Guest: Laura Berman, PhD Sex is the last issue on a woman's mind after being diagnosed with cancer or facing a hysterectomy. Studies show that only half of gynecologists bring up the issue prior to a hysterectomy and only 13 percent of patients have the guts to ask their doctor about it. So, how do doctors bring up the issue, and when in their patients' recovery is it appropriate to bring it up? Host Dr. Lauren Streicher and Dr. Laura Berman, assistant clinical professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, discuss the protocol for bringing up sexual dysfunction, body image after surgery and medication used to treat sexual dysfunction in women.

Diabetes in Pregnancy: The Risks For Two Patients

2007-10-1513:29

Guest: Thomas Moore, MD Host: Michael Benson, MD Diabetes during pregnancy can pose a serious threat to mother and fetus. What are these risks? Do long-term diabetics face different dangers those with a new diagnosis during pregnancy? Dr. Thomas Moore, chairman of the Department of Reproductive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, joins host Dr. Michael Benson, to discuss these issues.

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