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Deep Dive - Season 6

EP. 1: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Tuberculosis

June 22nd 2022

In this episode of the Deep Dive, Professor Robert Bollinger, an infectious disease professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Sebastian Seiguer, CEO and co-founder of emocha Health, discuss tuberculosis.

EP. 2: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Selective Salpingography

June 21st 2022

Interventional radiologist Lindsay Machan, MD, discussed his longtime work with selective salpingography and fallopian tube recanalization to assist women with infertility issues, and key findings from a new study that he recently presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) conference.

EP. 3: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into In-Home Health Care

June 20th 2022

As health care staffing shortages continue to burden access and quality of care delivery, alternative care options, such as in-home care, may have potential to provide relief to hospital systems while better maximizing patient outcomes and allowing for a more sustainable health care industry. On today’s Deep Dive, Amal Agarwal, MD, MBA, vice president of Home Solutions for Humana and a practicing ER physician, discusses the vast array of quality- and cost-related benefits that in-home care can provide for patients and physicians through embracing the whole patient care approach.

EP. 4: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Exploring the Science Behind Sleep

June 15th 2022

Dr. Peter Polos dives into the science behind sleep, including how to get quality sleep and the negative consequences of poor sleep. Polos initially entered the sleep medicine field when it was still in its infancy: “I think for me it was a moment of ‘Wow, I don’t know anything about this,’ and the more I had to study it as part of my training, the more I wanted to learn about it.”

EP. 5: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Pharmacy Technician Struggles

June 14th 2022

Although health care workers across the board face burnout, relatively little attention has been paid to pharmacy technicians. To discuss this issue and how technicians can tackle burnout, Sara Wettergreen sat down to review the signs and symptoms of burnout as well as techniques to improve mental health and how burnout can impact patients.

EP. 6: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Diversity and Equity in Healthcare

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June 13th 2022

Dr. Brandi Kaye Freeman is a physician dedicated to eradicating the health inequities that impact vulnerable populations through evidence-based practices and improved quality of health care delivery. She is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and the Associate Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Pediatrics as well as an Attending Physician at the Child Health Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Colorado. In these roles, she is a practicing primary care physician and health services researcher whose research portfolio includes developing approaches to improve Diversity and Equity in the Healthcare and investigating best practices to help children thrive in early childhood. As a community leader and advocate, Dr. Freeman dedicates numerous hours to improving the health and wellbeing of minority communities.

EP. 7: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Health Coverage of Homeless Americans

June 10th 2022

For the more than half a million Americans experiencing homelessness each given night, access to quality health care is a prominent issue exacerbated by social determinants of health and coverage issues. On today’s Deep Dive, Michael Hochman, CEO of Scan Group’s Healthcare in Action, speaks with The American Journal of Managed Care® on the street-based medical group approach his organization is taking to reach the medical needs of homeless individuals in California and potential action on a nationwide scale.

EP. 8: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into MGMA

June 9th 2022

Anders Gilberg, senior vice president for government affairs at MGMA, discusses which issues the organization’s advocacy wing is pursuing.

EP. 9: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into AHRQ

June 8th 2022

Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MS, is director of the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement in the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She is a general internist, geriatrician, researcher and author of the article, “Realizing the Dream: The Future of Primary Care Research.” Dr. Bierman sat down with Medical Economics to discuss her vision for current and future research in primary care, and the mission of AHRQ.

EP. 10: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Mattress Failures

June 7th 2022

Edmond A. Hooker, MD, DrPH, speaks his study on hospital mattress failures and how they cause thousands of hospital-acquired infections every year. Even the smallest holes in the hospital mattress cover mean the mattress has failed, and Hooker describes how and why these failures occur.

EP. 11: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into ALS Advocacy, Big Data, and Research

June 6th 2022

In time for ALS Awareness Month, celebrated annually in May, expert physician Matthew B. Harms, MD, of Columbia University, sat down for a conversation with NeurologyLive® to discuss the union of advances that have occurred in research for the disease, the advocacy efforts that are ongoing, and the collection of large genetic databases. He shared his perspective on how these energies have aligned in recent years to truly push the field closer to effective treatments, and hopefully, a cure.

EP. 12: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into an Untraditional Path to the C-Suite

May 19th 2022

On this episode of Deep Dive, we learn how Jeffrey Nau, PhD, took the road less traveled to his role as President and CEO at Oyster Point Pharma. His background is unique in that he brings a life-long dedication to the field of ophthalmology and an ability to understand the science in this specific space. Dr. Nau takes us on his journey, where he started as a technician with a multispecialty ophthalmology practice and prepared patients for pre-LASIK consultations and captured retinal images. Next, he worked at an eye bank where he learned how to harvest organs and corneal tissues. From there, he earned his Master of Medical Science with Drexel University’s College of Medicine and spent time at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia conducting ocular oncology research. He transitioned this experience into ophthalmic drug development and offers advice for clinicians who might consider a move from clinical medicine to the pharmaceutical industry.

EP. 13: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Nano-Pulse Stimulation Technology

May 18th 2022

In this Deep Dive, Nano-Pulse Stimulation (NPS) Technology is up for discussion. What is NPS technology and what is the mechanism of action that it uses to clear benign lesions? Is it covered by insurance and what are the risks of using the CellFX system? All these questions and more are covered in this Deep Dive.

EP. 14: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Filling Gaps in Patient Care

May 17th 2022

Shirley Lee, CRNP-FNP, MPH, discusses gaps in care and how not closing them can be harmful to patients. Lee is director of a patient navigation program and a nurse practitioner for the Greater Los Angeles Division of Genesis Healthcare Partners and Vice President of Clinical Strategy for Preveta.

EP. 15: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Healthcare Provisions of Build Back Better Bill

May 13th 2022

The experts at Avalere, Ryan Urgo & Neil Lund, shared insights with MHE into the politics of a less ambitious Build Back Better bill and the healthcare provisions it might include. If a "skinny bill" doesn't get passed, the healthcare action of the Biden administration might shift to CMS Innovation Center and payment models, including a successor to the Oncology Care Model.

EP. 16: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Women Abandoning Contraception

May 12th 2022

Elizabeth Ruzzo, PhD, founder and CEO of adyn, a discusses the findings of a report published by the United Nations Population Fund, which found women were abandoning effective methods of contraception due to misinformation about side effects.

EP. 17: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Genetic Testing in Colorectal Cancer

May 10th 2022

During Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Rachel Pearlman, MS, LGC, speaks to the importance of genetic testing in colorectal cancer. Although universal tumor screenings still have an important place in the treatment landscape, she notes that it shouldn’t be the only factor driving genetic testing anymore. She explains how universal testing is not effective in catching all cases of Lynch syndrome and a significant portion will not pick up mismatch repair variants. Additionally, she speaks to her work on the Ohio Colorectal Cancer Prevention Initiative and how the efforts have led to exploration of accessible gene testing in other disease types such as endometrial cancer.

EP. 18: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Telemedicine in Oncology

May 9th 2022

Following a presentation during the NCCN Annual Meeting, Targeted Oncology spoke with Dr. Robin Zon of Michiana Hematology Oncology about the role of telemedicine in oncology and how it continues to evolve to shape the future of the field.

EP. 19: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Cholangiocarcinoma

April 29th 2022

On this episode of Deep Dive, you’ll hear from Jesper B. Andersen, associate professor and group leader at the University of Copenhagen and the Biotech Research and Innovation Center at the Department of Health. Andersen discusses how recent years brought exciting FDA approvals in the cholangiocarcinoma space, though the majority of patients are still receiving older standard-of-care options because their specific disease subtype may not be eligible for new targeted therapies, highlighting a pressing need for more research in this area.

EP. 20: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Nutritional Needs for Patients With Cancer

April 28th 2022

Caitlin Benda, MBA, MS, RD, CSO, LDN, a clinical oncology nutritionist supervisor at American Oncology Network, discusses dietary strategies to support patients undergoing curative cancer therapies.

EP. 21: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Turnover

April 27th 2022

Turnover rates were 4 times greater among health aides or assistants than physicians in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new observational cross-sectional study data. The new findings from a survey of full-time health care employees highlights the significant setbacks incurred among the workforce at the time of significant strain brought on faculty and their resources during the pandemic. By profession, turnover rates were peaked for each of aides/assistants, technicians, and registered nurses during 2020. Turnover rates exceeded 6% for aides and assistants in 2020; though it decreased in 2021, it remained 1.3 percentage points greater than from the pre-pandemic period. Though physicians had the lowest turnover rate among the observed professions, they were the only group to report continuous increase in overall turnover rates through 2021. In an interview with HCPLive, study author Bianca K. Frogner, PhD, discussed some of the most surprising findings from her team’s research, including the continued increase in turnover rates among long-term care facility workers through even 2021. Frogner also addressed how the findings depict COVID-19 as a factor in US health care turnover rates—whether it was a catalyst, just another exacerbation, or a bit of both. She also discussed the particularly high rate of turnover among particular women in health care—a population which constitutes approximately two-thirds of the entire work force yet continues to struggle with pre-pandemic issues including time and resources afforded to childcare and work-life balance.

EP. 22: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Psychedelic Medicine's Potential

April 26th 2022

Tiago Marques discussed the potential role for ketamine and other psychedelic medicines in the opioid epidemic, both to manage chronic pain and to treat addiction. Although psychedelic medicines are still under investigation for these uses, Marques said data is looking promising. He also discussed the benefits of in-home infusions for ketamine, which he said are just as safe as in-clinic infusions when administered and overseen by a medical professional.

EP. 23: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Medical Cannabis Nurses

April 25th 2022

Nurse Heather Manus discusses her role in helping to pass a new medical cannabis bill in California called SB 311, also known as “Ryan’s Law,” which requires healthcare facilities to allow the use of medical cannabis on their premises for terminally ill patients with a valid medical cannabis card or recommendation from their physician. Heather also offers a preview of her talk at the upcoming Cannabis Science Conference West and shares important information for nurses to gain more education about medical cannabis.

EP. 24: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Emojitoons

April 22nd 2022

Mary Scott, RN, MSN-CIC, Infection Prevention Director, and Robin Ward, Infection Prevention Coordinator, of Grand Strand Medical Center (GSMC) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina talk about their “emojitoons,” which are hints, guidance, or rules to help health care workers remember key infection prevention and control practices with avatars of employees. The response in their facility has been remarkable.

EP. 25: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Allergen of the Year

April 21st 2022

In 2021, the American Contact Dermatitis Society named acetophenone azine, an allergen found in such substances as soccer shin guards and flip flops, the “allergen of the year.” What does this mean to this pediatric population; how can pediatric health care providers treat this allergen; and what exactly does it mean to be the “allergen of year?” Dr. Bernard A Cohen, the dermatology column editor for Contemporary Pediatrics, explains it all.

EP. 26: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Veterinary Genetics Testing

April 20th 2022

On this episode of Deep Dive, dvm360 explores the world of veterinary genetics testing and how it can be used to help solve anything from how a pet passed away to identifying a murder suspect.

EP. 27: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Electronic Transfer of Medical Images Between Institutions

April 19th 2022

Arun Krishnaraj, MD, MPH and David Larson, MD, MBA, discussed the continued use of physical media to transport medical images between different health-care facilities, resulting inefficiencies and delays with patient care, and the initiative to create a linked multi-hub model to end this dated practice once and for all.

EP. 28: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Epstein-Barr Virus as a Cause of Multiple Sclerosis

April 18th 2022

Dr. Bridget A. Bagert sat down with NeurologyLive to discuss a hot topic of clinical concern in multiple sclerosis: Epstein-Barr virus. After 2 decades of research suggesting a link between EBV and MS, the findings of a recently published paper provided the most robust dataset to date, with analyses suggesting there may be a causal link between EBV infection and MS disease onset. Bagert, an expert in the field of MS who has focused on this link in her clinical research, offered her perspective on the findings the what is known to this point.

EP. 29: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Gepants for Migraine Prevention

April 15th 2022

On this episode of Deep Dive, headache specialist Dr Peter McAllister joins us to discuss migraine prevention and specifically the role that the newly approved oral migraine preventive medications may play in treatment of migraine in primary care settings.

EP. 30: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Best Practices for Dental Prescribing Decisions

April 14th 2022

In this episode of Deep Dive, pharmaceutical experts Jason Goodchild and Mark Donaldson share best practices for prescribing decisions for dental practices, including newer synergistic methods, along with updates on managing patient pain and taking steps to combat the opioid crisis. Many of today’s practices can keep patient pain levels low without always going the opioid route first.

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