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The APOL1 gene is recognized as a kidney risk gene. APOL1-mediated kidney disease is a rapidly progressive form of proteinuria kidney disease. Although this gene is autosomal recessive the risk comes from the genotype of both parents. Compared with other chronic kidney disease patients, those of African ancestry with a confirmed APOL1 gene variant progress to dialysis 9 to 12 years earlier. APOL1-...

Dr. Jordan Yakoby discusses how these newly established recommendations provide a structured, evidence-informed framework for delivering neurocritical care remotely. Designed for hospitals and emergency departments without continuous neurointensivist coverage. He reviews the 13 recommendations from the society that outline both minimal and optimal standards to ensure critically ill neurologic pati...

Rosa Hart, a stroke certified registered nurse with the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, describes new updates from the America Heart Association and the American Stroke Association’s January release of the 2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. This guideline replaces the 2018-2019 guideline and updates. In the same month the Centers for...

This Podcast highlights the rural healthcare center established by Northern Michigan University (NMU) and its impact on the rural population who reside in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Former Director James K. Haveman of the Michigan Department of Community Health under two Governors, and Elise Bur the Director of the Center discuss the evolution of the NMU Rural Healthcare Center and its impac...

Cheryl Phillips, M.D, AGSF, is the senior program consultant for the John A Hartford Foundation’s Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and discusses the 4Ms. What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility and how these concepts interface with person-centered care planning for persons with and at risk for multiple chronic conditions. Dr. Phillips describes the administration’s polic...

In this edition of the MCCRC Podcast, Dr. Kim Kuebler sits down with Richard Knight to discuss the Patient Perspective for those with Kidney Disease.   Hear Richard's key take away’s, specific information that would have helped him to better understand how his hypertension impacted upon his kidney function, talking about the missing links in the collaborative medical management of patie...

Arlene Bierman MD, MS, Brittany Watson MD, MPH and Jane Pederson MD, MS discuss the recent JAMA online publication Person-Centered Care Planning for People Living with or at Risk for Multiple Chronic Conditions. This paper describes a qualitative study using theme analysis from responses following a Request for Information (RFI) published in the Federal Register soliciting input on PCCP, posted by...

A link to the slides mentioned in the podcast: https://hcanys.org/doclink/kuebler-medication-safety/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJrdWVibGVyLW1lZGljYXRpb24tc2FmZXR5IiwiaWF0IjoxNzMzNDIwOTE0LCJleHAiOjE3MzM1MDczMTR9.Xg5H1OS1UAio4gUrdriWHmecDx9uMOC-ZmB2Y-Rv9I8 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the sixth edition of the MCCRC Podcast, Dr Kim Kuebler sits down with Dr. Eduardo Bruera to discuss palliative care in and how it is being used in the primary care setting for those patients living with non-reversible, symptomatic chronic conditions. Here is a link to the reference Dr. Bruera used in this podcast: https://www.nursingoutlook.org/article/S0029-6554(24)00166-0/abstract?dgcid=raven...

In the fifth edition of the MCCRC Podcast, Dr. Kim Kuebler sits down with Dr. Paul Ciechanowski talks about the benefits of integrated behavioral health models in primary care, why integrated care is a preferable model to hiring psychiatrists or social workers as part of a co-located model, and much more. Here are links to the references Dr. Ciechanowski used in the podcast: Clinical inertia: http...

In the fourth edition of the MCCRC Podcast, Dr. Kim Kuebler sits down with Dr. Irina Koyfman to talk about Chronic Care Management (CCM), getting in depth on what CCM really is, why specialists should consider doing CCM, and the future of CCM. Visit The Multiple Chronic Conditions Website here: https://multiplechronicconditions.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the third edition of The MCCRC Podcast, Dr. Kim Kuebler sits down with Dr. Matthew Sorenson to talk about how the human body is impacted by chronic conditions, the different types of cells in the immune system, and the factors impacting immune health. Visit The Multiple Chronic Conditions Website here: https://multiplechronicconditions.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this second edition of The MCCRC Podcast, Dr. Kim Kuebler sits down with Dr. Glenna Crooks to talk about her most recent research on helping overloaded people remaining in the workforce, along with her most recent book "The NetworkSage: Realize Your Network Superpower." Order "The NetworkSage: Realize Your Network Superpower" here: https://www.amazon.com/NetworkSage-Realize-Your-Network-Superpo...

In this first edition of The MCCRC Podcast, Dr. Kim Kuebler sits down with Dr. Julian L. Gallegos to talk about T2DM, Obesity, and Hypogonadism. Visit The Multiple Chronic Conditions Website here: https://multiplechronicconditions.org/ The MCCRC Podcast EP #1: Dr. Julian L. Gallegos, PhD, MBA, FNP-BC, CNL, CMHE, FAUNA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.