Healthcare Insights

Dr. Morris has been treating cancer patients with radiopharmaceutical therapy for nearly ten years. He discusses this approach to personalized care for certain types of cancer, nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and clinical informatics. Learn more about Dr. Morris and United Theranostics here: https://www.unitedtheranostics.com/

Dr. Ebru Karpuzoglu is an immunologist and molecular medicine expert, and the Chief Scientific Officer and CEO of Aveseena. Dr. Karpuzoglu discusses "inflammaging," a condition where inflammation and premature aging occur simultaneously, triggered by factors such as stress, diet, and harsh skincare practices. Dr. Karpuzoglu highlights the skin's role as the first line of immune defense, protected...

A conversation about engaging clients in need - with Karen Russell and Alice Horton of Burke United Christian Ministry providing services to the homeless in Burke County, North Carolina. This is of special interest to Peer Support Specialists and Community Health Workers and others who support unsheltered populations.

Dr. Hoyle returns to provide a post-launch update of implementing a collaborative care management model in primary care practice in a large health system. The collaborative model provides continuity of care for chronic conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, and depression. Learn how the care model operates and insights on transforming care practices with a behavioral care manager, data registry, EHR wo...

Gerri Ashe is a Diabetes and Health Education Specialist with Access East HealthAssist Program at ECU Health in Greenville, NC. Gerri shares stories, approaches, and insights from her 17 years as a community health worker working in a free clinic, educating about diabetes and health, and working through the challenges of providing access to care. She clears up misconceptions, describes the obstacl...

Alice Horton, Executive Director and Karen Russell, Director of the HOPE Center at Burke County Christian Ministries in Morganton, NC. They give a first hand account of the needs and issues facing those experiencing homelessness and the boots on the ground successes, failures, challenges, and opportunities of providing basic needs care for those in need. Restoring resiliency is their goal. Learn m...

Tamar Blue is Y Combinator Alum, founder and CEO of MentalHappy. Her passion for formulating mental health solutions began in high school when she started a peer support organization and now heads up a company providing online support groups for practices to extend office hours and outreach to clients and patients. More about the Mental Happy platform here: https://www.mentalhappy.com/ And more ab...

Dr. Evans is the CEO and co-founder of Wellness and Equity Alliance, a national alliance of public health clinicians and supporting operations committed to transforming health care delivery to vulnerable communities. He is an experienced and passionate infectious disease and public health expert who has been on the front lines of major disease outbreaks (including two Ebola outbreaks) around the g...

Thomas is a business communication consultant, coach, entrepreneur, and author of the book TASK: Performance Based Communication. He shares insights and tactics to communication effectively, to understand, and to generate positive outcomes when working with patients, clients, customers, and colleagues. This is his third appearance on the podcast. Learn more about TASK at https://www.amazon.com/TAS...

Ronny Bell, PhD, MS, is chair of the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy and the Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor. His research focuses on health disparities in cancer as well as a concentration in chronic disease disparities with an emphasis on rural and underserved populations. As an enrolled member of the Lumbee tribe of eastern North Carolina, and Chair of the North Carolina Am...

Barbara L. Nye MD is a Board-Certified Neurologist, UCNS Board Certified Headache subspecialist. She is the Director of the Headache Fellowship at Atrium Health – Wake Forest Baptist and Associate Professor of Neurology at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Dr. Nye talks about her clinical approach, current treatment approaches, and advocacy for patients suffering from headache disorders. More on Dr....

Dr. Smiler returns to the podcast to discuss men's health, challenges men and boys are facing in the modern era, and what it means to be a man in America in the 21st Century. Learn more about Dr. Smiler at https://andrewsmiler.com/

Mark is the CEO and co-founder of Nomi Health, a company with a mission to fix healthcare by building better system from the ground up. Mark shares his experience as an entrepreneur and as a healthcare consumer, and provides insights into what is wrong with current payment systems, how they impact care delivery, and how his company is creating a transparent system between providers and payers. Rea...

Dr. Wells is a professor of neurology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Director of the Comprehensive Headache Program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She shares what she has learned in over 20 years of patient care and research on non-pharmacological approaches to treating migraine, and her current work on the mind/body connection to combat Migraine disease. More about Dr. We...

Crystal Norman is the Regional Long-term Care Ombudsman at Piedmont Triad Regional Council. She shares her experience and knowledge about navigating the realities of skilled nursing, assisted living, and long term care in our area. More about PTRC here: https://www.ptrc.org/ More about Crystal here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalleenorman/

April is the Chief Executive Officer of the North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. She shares her insights of providing care to the uninsured population in North Carolina and the challenges of providing care in the 65 clinics across North Carolina. Read more about April and the NCAFCC at https://ncafcc.org/

Amol Joshi, researcher, educator, engineer, technology innovator, joins the podcast for a far ranging conversation about technology, innovation, education, artificial intelligence, and dreaming big. He shares his experience working with students, founders, executive, and venture capital and discusses ethical concerns, the importance of trust and confidence. Read more about Amol here: https://www.l...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Dr. Shapiro joins us to discuss the increase in cardiovascular disease mortality, the primary causes and risk factors associated with CVD, common treatment approaches, and advances in screenings for risk and new treatments. Read more about Dr. Shapiro at https://school.wakehealth.edu/faculty/s/michael-d-shapiro

Summer McGee, President of Salem Academy and College, returns to the podcast to give an update of progress since her arrival as President of the institution. Summer shares her insights and experience on a variety of topics including: - How Salem is preparing young leaders for healthier communities - Infusing health and wellness across the curricula and developing new health-related programs and le...

Katie joins the podcast to discuss the effects of social media on adolescents' mental health, including issues such as anxiety, depression, and body dysmorphia, and discuss strategies to mitigate these effects. We talk about various coping mechanisms and resilience-building strategies that can help adolescents and young adults navigate the challenges of modern life. And she offers several tactics...

Luka is the CEO of Grapevine, a company with a mission to transform healthcare procurement. From college dorm to medical supply chain optimization, Luka describes how he helped transform the medical supply procurement supply chain to make it easier and more cost effective to purchase medical supplies from multiple vendors and why it became his mission to start a company that helps practices spend...

Dr. Diamantidis, a research clinician in nephrology and the interim director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity (MACHE) at Wake Forest University School of Medicine - delves into the significant disparities in nephrology and discusses the inequities in diagnosis and treatment, particularly among Black and Hispanic populations, and explores the causes of these disparities. She also highli...

Northwest AHEC began in 1974. In this special episode we take a moment to connect with colleagues, faculty, and partners to reflect on the many ways in which Northwest AHEC has impacted the health of the region over the past 50 years.

Angela Sharkey, MD, FAAP, is a professor of pediatrics and special advisor to the Dean for Education Innovation at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Sharkey shares her passion for teaching and learning and shares the vision of the next generation virtual immersive teaching and learning environments using cutting edge technology to potentially transform and accelerate healthcare ed...

David Zaas, MD, MBA is a lung transplant pulmonologist, clinician, researcher, and professor in Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Diseases. He is also the President of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Dr. Zaas shares many insights into talent recruitment, working as a physician scientist in an academic medical center, his exposure to science and medicine as a young volunteer, ch...