The Dr Synonymous Show

Interview with Tom Leaman, MD Founding Chair Department of Family and Community Medicine M S Hershey Med Ctr Penn State University in Hershey, PA. We'll talk about how a new medical school and university hospital was started in Hershey, PA and how the Dept of F & CM was the first department with the first residency program in the hsopital. Dr Leaman will speak of the people and the era that pi...

After traditional opening comments about patient and physician blogs, followed by medical factoids, Dr Synonymous introduces our special guest Ken Bertka, MD. Dr Bertka is one of the hard workers in Family Medicine. He just finished service on the AAFP Board of Directors and continues a decades long influential relationship with the Ohio AFP, including service as President and Delegate to the AAFP...

Innovation is our middle name in Family Medicine, as evidenced by many of the presentations at the Health Care Innovators Network at the FMEC NE 2010 meeting in Hershey, PA. Elder Power with "Freedom at Home Packages" that use high tech and high touch methods, enable seniors to stay at home longer instead of going into assisted living or extended care nursing homes. "Seven Dollars Can Change Lives...

Dr Synonymous will be mentioning the upcoming Family Medicine Education Consortium NE Regional Meeting. This meeting for medical students, residents, faculty and practicing physicians focuses on the issues of importance in enhancing the pipeline of family physicians who intend to serve patients. We look at blogs from patients, physicians and Dr Synonymous to generate insights about where we are an...

How do we redirect what's right and good about health care to best serve our patients during the massive change coming in health care payment? Dr. Synonymous will review patient online social media and physician online social media including blogs, tweets and medical literature to focus a few thoughts about where we are and where we might go. Emphasis will include the healthcare workforce pipeline...

Interviews with Family Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Catherine Johnson is continued. We'll hear about the FNP program she's starting in Columbus, OH. She and Dr Synonymous will discuss the AAFP proposal to study the studies about FNP's. Dr S. will reflect on FNP's from his training days in Hershey, PA to current practice in Beavercreek, OH. Education, training and teamwork are aspects of this discussion...

Dr Synonymous will review a patient blog (Dr. Fatty Finds Fitness), a physician blog, including AFP Community Blog on cultural competence, and his blog about connecting patients and physicians in the Human Centered Health Home. He will discuss web sites he recommends to patients, especially www.lef.org for vitamin, mineral and supplement information. He will mention the nutraceuticals that he tend...

Interview with Family Nurse Practitioner, Educator, Leader Catherine Johnson, FNP, PhD. We review her fascinating career, current position with Mount Carmel where she is developing a nurse practitioner training program, and the future. How are nurse practitioners connecting into the health care changing system? How will they be positioned as primary care providers? What will be the health care tea...

After 7 minutes of technical difficulty/silence, Dr. Synonymous will review a patient blog, a physician blog (AFP Community blog by Kenny Lin) and some interesting medical progress, including the rebuttal to the JUPITER study by Dr.'s Kopes-Kerr and Ebell (family medicine authors and editors) and innovation. He will reflect on his West Point training about Military Leadership and focus on the Nine...

Interview with Larry Bauer, MSW, MEd a Family Medicine educator and thought leader. Mr Bauer will discuss his career, the Family Medicine Education Consortium, Inc and its upoming meeting in Hershey, PA., and innovation in family medicine and training of family physicians. What causes hundreds of medical students to attend the FMEC meeting year after year. What causes residents and faculty to cont...

Interview with Lori Heim, MD President of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr Heim will review highlights of the last year as President and comment on personal challenges and Academy successes. Her valuable perspectives on health care reform will be shared. Her personal career in the US Air force and North Carolina will be reviewed. She will comment on the future for students, residents,...

After a few minutes of technical confusion due to feedback on his headset, Dr Synonymous will review some recent medical news and comment. He will introduce a patient blog and relate to medical blogs including "Family Medicine: Hope" from his blog. The Principles of Family Medicine and comments from G. Gayle Stephens, MD, a founder of the specialty will be introduced. Nostalgia may ensue, while Dr...

Comments by Dr Synonymous about how patients and family physicians relate to each other. The focus for this episode is Protection of patients and family physicians in the context of their important relationship. Protection to do their work, to have their life and to make reasonable decisions regarding health and well-being may depend on internal and external forces, such as personal values and soc...

Interview with Cheryl Blalock Aspy, PhD, Univ. of Oklahoma Medical School Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine about her career in Family Medicine and Research. We'll discuss how her medical school department looks at needs of student and resident learners. We'll discuss what teaching and research is needed to best serve and protect patients during the massive change coming in health care....

Interview with Sarah Sams, MD, FAAFP, new President of the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians about her life and family medicine career and the challenges facing her as a leader. We will discuss her unique experience with her Guardian Angel and her commitment to the woman who became her angel. Her story includes migration from Iowa to Columbus, Ohio to job to medical school. She will mention the ch...

Interview with Steve Deal, Systems Engineer about how to honor and protect patients during the massive change coming in health care. Discussion will include Mr Deal's reflections on AHFE (Association of Human Factors Engineers) International meeting in July, where he presented paper by he and Dr S about Human Centered Health Home (HCHH). Discussion will include comments about maintaining respect f...

A Family Physician discusses the future of family medicine, the future patient and the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Dr S reviews definition of PCMH and a successful, innovative PCMH for the underserved. He comments on his article about PCMH in The Ohio Family Physician. Further reference to pesticides and "the dirty dozen" fruits and vegetables. Become a supporter of this podcast: https:/...

A family physician discusses family medicine and health care in America with a 2nd year WSU med student, Patrick Feasel, and a human systems engineer, Steven Deal. What is happening to patients, med students and doctors as the system changes? How can patients enhance their role to steer the system in the right direction? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dr-s...