Stanford Medcast: Expert Voices in Medicine and Healthcare

This episode will address tele-guided pediatric point-of-care ultrasound and how it has advanced to improve access to care for patients and facilitated the engagement of healthcare clinicians who are located in different clinics/or high-level institutions. Topics discussed include the benefits of using this technology across the globe, the challenges and limitations it presents, the impact of COVI...

In this episode of our Hidden and Here Mini-series, we have a conversation on schools and education in the world of COVID-19. Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and several countries declared nationwide school closures, these measures have and are affecting hundreds of millions of children. As with schools across the country, East Palo Alto (EPA) schools have been hit hard by the pandemic. We...

This episode will address physician wellness and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physicians and other members of the healthcare team. Burnout is an ongoing issue in healthcare, but the pandemic escalated the problem even more. Participants will learn about the challenges members of the healthcare team have faced since the beginning of the pandemic, and the factors involved in reducing the r...

The Hidden and Here Mini-series aims to use storytelling to highlight and educate clinicians on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on caregivers, non-physician essential workers and teachers who we believe have been hidden but very much here. In this episode, Ranak Trivedi, PhD interviews Dr. Peter Poullos - a Clinical Associate Professor, Radiology and Founder/ Executive Director of th...

This episode focuses on the importance of leadership development and the skill set physicians need to be successful. Presenters discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physicians and the ways in which they had to pivot into leadership roles to create new care units and manage department needs. Other topics discussed include diversity, inequality for women and clinicians in underrepresented...

This episode will discuss the importance of improving communication strategies in order to reach the national goal of vaccinating 80-90% of the population. Read Transcript CME Eligibility End Date: August 31, 2023

A Story Council takes time. It is a donation of presence to one another. The experience of being heard does not come from direct response or advice; it arises from the pure act of having one’s story received and held in the center. Someone speaks of a hidden joy or a terrible burden he or she has been carrying, and as the person lays it down, it is as though the heart of the group - residing in ca...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Smith and Dr. Brook Calton discuss how the pandemic has changed palliative care. They will discuss the challenges guiding families through difficult conversations via video or mobile phone and the role palliative care teams have had as an added layer of support to family and staff to prevent burnout.  Read Transcript CME Eligibility End Date: August 31, 2023

This episode discusses the use of wearables to detect infection and in particular, COVID-19. The presenters discuss the types of data wearables provide, including rest heart rate, skin temperature, etc. By assessing a patient's health data, it is possible to determine when a person is becoming or is ill, even though they may be asymptomatic. This data is very useful, especially as it can be used t...

This episode will address the topic of neuromodulation for the treatment of pain. There have been many advances in neurostimulation for pain management, including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, spinal cord stimulation and other technolgies that reduce dependance on opioids and other non-opioid medications. The panel of expert presenters will discuss the advances in this area and the...

Smoke is damaging to the heart and lungs, and during the California wildfires this year, the rates of admission for allergies, asthma and stroke increased and heart attacks increased by 40-50%, This episode will provide up to date insights on the correlation between wildfire smoke and COVID-19. Read Transcript CME Eligibility End Date: August 31, 2023

This podcast episode will provide up to date insights on teens and adolescents who vape and its relation to COVID-19. This patient population is at increased risk for contracting COVID-19, and there are ways clinicians can talk with their patients about vaping and e-cigarettes that may help them reduce their risks and improve their lung health. Read Transcript CME Eligibility End Date: August 31,...

Tune in to Stanford Health Care Chief of Staff - Megan Mahoney, MD's conversation on the social determinants of health and their impact on COVID-19 disease. Discussions will address the higher incidence of COVID-19 on people of color and examine why the death rate is higher for this underserved population. This podcast episode will also discuss the impact of unconscious bias in healthcare and what...

This episode will provide up to date insights on emerging COVID-19 vaccines and natural immunity. Dr. Bali Pulendran discusses what the term "Operation Warp Speed" means in terms of vaccine development. This podcast includes information about the stages of clinical trials, the status of major vaccines in phase three and the various types of vaccines in development. Read Transcript CME Eligibility...

Join Emmy award winning journalist, poet, physician and author Dr. Seema Yasmin as she provides up to date insights regarding communication issues facing the medical profession. With the volume of information out there, there is much misinformation, false information, disinformation, as well as accurate information. Sorting it all out can be daunting. Tune in to learn how to communicate effectivel...

This episode will provide up to date insights about COVID-19 and treatments that target inflammation. Dr. Anne Liu will address the risk and benefits of using immunomodulators and when to use them based on the disease state of the patient. Listen in to learn how to treat patients early in the disease process with antivirals, and which immunomodulators are better and more cost effective for later s...

Listen to Dr. Robert Shafer answer questions on monoclonal antibodies and its use in the treatment of COVID-19 and potential use in the development of a vaccine. Read Transcript CME Eligibility End Date: August 31, 2023

This podcast episode discusses the impact of COVID-19 on pain patients. During the early stages of COVID-19, many patients did not receive procedures they were scheduled for, as the hospital and clinics were not allowing elective procedures. This contributed to longer periods of patients on opioids, and longer waits for needed surgeries/procedures. Now that things are beginning to return to normal...

This episode addresses Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) and its impact on the pediatric population in the Bay Area. Multi-system inflammatory syndrome is an inflammatory response that follows COVID-19 infection. Read Transcript CME Eligibility End Date: August 31, 2023

This episode will provide up to date insights in the association between diabetes and COVID-19. Dr. Nicolas Cuttriss will address questions about COVID and diabetes, including; Is there an increased risk of getting COVID infection if a patient has diabetes? Is there an increased risk for mortality? Are patients more at risk for getting COVID simply because they have diabetes? Who is most at risk?...

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