Dr. Alma Berlingeri Ramos reflects on her weight loss journey which included losing 50-pounds 2 years ago, as well as starting a weight loss and life coaching podcast, which aims to inspire others to achieve their weight loss goals.
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Dr. Ilana Cass joins Inside the Practice to discuss how her department is changing in return to work in the post-pandemic era.
Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, PhD is professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University, and professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, joins Wellbeing Checkup.
Dr. Nina Alfieri discussing her own de-stressing methods which includes walking the dog, growing vegetables and flowers in her garden, listening to music with her husband, and keeping a board of comments from her children-patients.
Dr. Harold Bays discusses his background in stand-up comedy and his new Youtube series “Science of Standup” he created during the COVID-19 pandemic while he had more time without traveling, as well as his belief in human as medicine, and the power of comedy and laughter.
Sandip Patel, MD, a medical oncologist and associated professor of medicine at UC San Diego Health, discusses the importance of maintaining mental wellness as healthcare providers, and how an interconnected community can help to achieve that.
Dr. Indu Subramanian, a movement disorders and Parkinson disease specialist who is trained in mindfulness, shares her advice about the importance of taking a pause during the day and with patients to better center oneself and improve wellbeing.
Veterinary technician Alyssa Mages, BS, CVT, talks about how her love of music brought her to her side gig - Hypnotic Eye: The Tom Petty experience
Jamie Costello of Pritikin Longevity Center talks about using exercise as a stress relief. Costello focuses on how doctors and those in healthcare could benefit from exercise programs, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pharmacy law experts Ron Lanton and Ned Milenkovich sat down to discuss legal questions surrounding the adoption of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In the conversation, they discussed potential issues in private businesses, the legality of state mandates, and more.
Dr. Carolyn Shadle discusses different ways veterinary professionals can help take care of their mental health in and out of the workplace.
Ha Kung Wong practices general intellectual property law with Venable LLP of New York. His emphasis is on complex patent and trade secrets, intellectual property transactions and contract negotiations for mergers. In his spare time, Ha Kung likes to indulge his passion for movies, and his interest in all types of movies continues today and his knowledge of movies has become encyclopedic.
Jasmine Zapata, MD is a pediatrician and author of the Beyond Beautiful books, a series offering mental health guidance to young women and girls. She joins Wellbeing Checkup to discuss her best practices for overall wellbeing.
Dr. William Baker joins After Hours to discuss his exciting hobby of Cowboy Action Shooting.
Oncologists often hold a heavy emotional weight on their shoulders, because while the health of their patients is an utmost priority, cancer is a tornado of a disease that leaves no one untouched in its path. Eunice Wang, MD, Chief of the Leukemia Service at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares how her patients inspire her to keep a positive attitude and give her the strength to get through difficult moments.
Stephanie Skolik, MD, has been putting brush to canvas since childhood. In early adulthood, she had to make the difficult decision of whether to be a physician or an artist. Dr. Skolik chose ophthalmology but never stopped painting, with many works on display in the Huntington Museum of Art. Dr. Skolik takes us on her journey for how she creates multisensory “touch to see” art.
In the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, communication with outside individuals was scarce and oftentimes hard to facilitate. As people were spending more time looking at themselves while on Zoom, this gave rise to another issue -- Zoom dysmorphia. Over the course of the pandemic, more and more dermatologists and aesthetic providers were seeing an increase in patients wishing to change their appearance through both invasive and noninvasive cosmetic procedures. In this episode of Behind the Science, a group of aesthetic providers give their perspective on Zoom dysmorphia and how it has affected both their patients and their practice.
Patrick I. Borgen, MD, may be the chair of the Department of Surgery and the head of the Breast Center at the Maimonides Cancer Center, but he also ensures that he makes time for something else he is passionate about – music. In this segment, he discusses his love for music, how he started playing, and his band.
Theresa McArdle, Marketing Senior Manager at Pharmavite explains how there is a decline in self-care by pharmacists amid the pandemic.
Susan Ash-Lee, MSW, LCSW, discusses issues doctors face with moral distress and the toolkit Cancer Support Community has created to help them cope.
Stephanie Casey, DO, is a family physician in rural coastal Oregon but since a young age has been a competitive and decorated elite race walker, including participating in Olympic trials and for Team USA at World Cup events. She tells the story of how it started and the bumps along the way.
Editors of Managed Healthcare Executive, Peter Wehrwein and Briana Contreras caught up with MHE Editorial Advisory Board member David Calabrese. Calabrese is market president of Health Plans/PBMs at OptumRx. In the conversation, the editors learned how Calabrese, an avid exerciser, dove deeper into running to find his physical and mental well-being as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Russell Kennedy is a physician specializing in the treatment of anxiety. He is the author of Anxiety Rx: A New Prescription for Anxiety Relief from the Doctor Who Created It. Dr. Kennedy explains how stand-up comedy helps him relieve stress and avoid burnout.
Mentors positively affect people’s lives in many ways, including passing on knowledge and wisdom. In this video, 6 doctors share the best piece they have received from a mentor.
Ashish Mathur, PhD, is the vice president of UVDI, which makes ultra-violet light devices for the purposes of disinfection. He’s an entrepreneur, in other words, and loves reading, especially about the industrial titans of their time: the Fords and the Rockefellers. But he also likes exercising, hiking and cricket. He just loves to play cricket, and he loves talking about loving to play cricket.
Dr. David Liew, a rheumatologist and clinical pharmacologist at Austin Health, loves to travel and has been to over 70 countries and counting! He discusses when his love of traveling began, his favorite places to visit, and where he plans on going next.
With the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating emotional strain as well as time away from home for many in the medical field, how are health care professionals finding ways to give patients their best attention and efforts? Several doctors explain the methods in which they channel in on patients’ needs and alleviate stress and distractions, from time management to maintaining resilience and positivity despite the difficulties faced.
Mental wellness is of the utmost importance, especially for those in the healthcare and oncology fields. Nagla Abdel Karim, MD, a professor of medicine, and medical director, Georgia Cancer Center, discusses the importance of maintaining good mental hygiene, as well as the need for outlets and resources to discuss these topics for cancer care providers.
Dr Robert Bransfield talks about his love of fishing. He even has proof of the fish that didn’t get away….he caught a Drum fish in the Delaware Bay this past May. He has been fishing since he was a young boy growing up along the Jersey shore. He has fished from boats, kayaks, and jet skis. As a practicing psychiatrist, Dr. Bransfield understands the importance of mental health especially during the pandemic and stresses the need to do recreational activities to get a break from the pandemic.
Dr. Michael F. Myers joins Wellbeing Checkup to discuss mental wellbeing for other physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
