That's Healthful

Rural areas have a provider shortage. Hear how rewarding it is to work in rural healthcare taking care of families across the lifespan. Join me for a conversation about rural access to care. Dr. Dee Blakney, a Family Nurse Practitioner and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner who has a clinic in two small towns in West Tennessee, and Dr. Sarah Rhoads a nurse practitioner and nurse researcher with a speci...

Congratulations to Dean Wendy Likes for being selected a Health Care Hero for 2021 by the Memphis Business Journal! In this episode, we will hear from the leader of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing. Dean likes and I discuss the various programs offered at the UTHSC CON. Programs include an Accelerated Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), a traditional Ba...

During National Nurse Practitioner Week, Dr. April Kapu, President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners discusses the role of the APRN as provider, the role of the AANP in support of the APRN, and how nurses and APRNs have stepped up during the pandemic to selflessly care for patients. Dr. Kapu also discusses self-care and taking the time to “fill your tank” and “find your joy”. Nurs...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This week's guests include the Director for the Shelby County Crime Victims and Rape Crisis Center and Dr. Christie Manasco. Ms. Bromley sheds light on the prevalence of domestic violence and provides statistics and resources. Dr. Manasco shares her own personal family story related to domestic violence. This episode is dedicated to Cathy and all the C...

Your podcast host, Dr. Lisa Beasley talks about her recent breast cancer journey during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Listen as Dr. Eric Bailey & Ms. Brenda Fortney recount stories of how the strong women in their lives fought courageous battles of breast cancer and how the memories of these women are honored through the sharing of these stories.

Director of Partnerships, Kristina Whiton-O'Brien and Organizing Director, Leah Ford with Vot-ER discuss the importance of healthcare providers & their role in registering patients to vote. Listen as they talk about the Vot-ER vision of how healthy communities power an inclusive democracy. Visit Vot-ER.org

What does inclusion mean in nursing education? How do we recruit more diverse nursing students? Faculty at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, Christie Cavallo shares her insight and thoughts for being inclusive. Ms. Cavallo also reflects on her own personal story.

September is National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. Dr. Artangela Henry DNP, ACACNP-BC, FNP-BC discusses the impact of Sickle Cell Disease & how providers can be more aware of the impact SCD has on patients & families.

Dr. Raza discusses rheumatological diseases including SLE, inflammatory arthritides, vasculitis and approaches to treatment.

Executive Director, Nikki Gibbs and Partnership & Training Coordinator, Deborah Townsend from A Step Ahead Foundation discuss the foundation's mission to "empower women to reach their life's goals by eliminating barriers to voluntary, long-acting, reversible birth control through educational programming, services, and funding.

Good nutrition reduces inflammation lowering your risk for cancer and other diseases associated with cardiovascular health. In this episode, Dr. Vicki Chandler, Family Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor at UTHSC CON discusses which foods are best and how to incorporate them into your daily life.

The guests for this episode are co-founders Whitney Trotter, RDN, RN and Rachel Haaga, Executive Director of RestoreCorps. Rachel & Whitney discuss human trafficking and the fight for victims and survivors. RestoreCorps is a non-profit organization that advocates for victim and survivor rights, and meaningful legislative change.

Who do you believe about vaccinations? What do you believe? What is the history behind vaccines? In this episode, Dr. Diana Dedmon, Family Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor at UTHSC CON discusses the importance of immunizations during August - National Vaccine Awareness Month.

How far have we really come in the fight against COVID? In this episode, Dr. Jain, an Infectious Disease physician discusses the state of the current pandemic with the Delta variant prevailing as the most circulating variant of COVID-19.

In this episode, Dr. Lauren Burge, Child Abuse Pediatrician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center discusses her work with the Le Bonheur Children's Hospital CARES team, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and building resilience.

This episode explores the most up-to-date information & technology in orthopedic surgery. Dr. Pokabla's focus areas are the elbow, shoulder & sports medicine. He discusses 3D printing and how it aids in joint replacement and how image guided joint replacement aids in patient healing & recovery.

In this episode, you will hear from three nurses who want to improve the services that sexual assault survivors receive by expanding the number of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE). Drs. Andrea Sebastian DNP, APRN, PNP, SANE-P; Christie Manasco PhD, RN; and Lisa Beasley DNP, APRN, NP-C, RN share their vision for the HRSA funded grant "SANE Training & Education through Partnerships for Underser...

This episode explores the latest treatment in women's health with entrepreneur Dr. Susan Murrmann, MD, in which she discusses integrated gynecology, sexual wellness, menopause, anti-aging strategies and treatment, and more. Dr. Murrmann is the co-founder of the McDonald Murrmann Women's Clinic, a Center for Wellness & Health.

The Tennessee Nurses Association President, Carla Kirkland and Director of Government Affairs, Kathleen Murphy discuss improving access to care by removing physician oversite. Hear how the state nurses organizations advocate for the profession of nursing and the health of patients.

Dr. Kate Fouquier, Professor and Certified Nurse Midwife discusses the role nurse midwives play in caring for women before, during and after labor as well as starting a new nurse midwifery program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing in Memphis, TN.

To close out Pride Month, our guest, Dr. Adedotun Ogunbajo "Aday", a Yerby post-doctoral Fellow with the Harvard School of Public Health, discusses in broad terms, his research on the intersection of structural barriers and sexual health outcomes among racial and sexual minority communities both in the United States and various Sub-Saharan African countries.

Join us this episode for an amazing story of survival. Dr. Pastor Chuck Lester was diagnosed with COVID-19 in July 2020 and spent several weeks on mechanical ventilation. Pastor Chuck is described by the medical community as a COVID-19 "Long Hauler".

In this episode, we explore rural health in America, specifically in the State of Tennessee. Our guest, Jacy Warrell is the Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Health Association of Tennessee (RHAT). Jacy is passionate about providing healthcare access to rural Tennesseans. We discuss the role of RHAT and how the organization advocates for those communities.

In this episode, Dr. Ansley Stanfill PhD, RN with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing discusses her passion for research, for genetics and how the social determinants of health factor into our DNA.