The EngagED Midwife

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi get serious about gestational diabetes.   In this short review, the girls talk about screening and diagnosis and well as who needs early screening.  Not to Sugar Coat it offers listeners a reminder tour while briefly discussing treatment and follow up. #diabetes #gestationaldiabetes #glucosechallenge #nutrition #medicalmanagement #insulin

Send us Fan Mail In this BONUS episode, Cara and Missi talk about what it's like for students at the ACNM annual meeting.  This year's meeting will be in Orlando, FL May 5-8.  Tune in to get all of the insider information about how to get ready to explore this valuable conference. #annualmeeting #workshops #exhbithall #businessmeeting #kittywinners #fellows #mentoring #PACRally 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi get serious about puberty.  Join this important conversation about helping adolescent patients and their parents navigate changing bodies, volatile moods, contraception, and body issues.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi dive into care of the newborn in the immediate post-natal period.  Every wonder what to say when describing screening tests, blood draws, and procedures?  Listen in for some great tips on understanding those first 48 hours post-birth.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi explore the endocrine system and those primary care topics that can be hard to grasp.  They review the top two issues that are seen in the care of women- diabetes and thyroid dysfunction.  Join in for this conversation on diagnosis, management, and referral for these important disorders.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi dive deep into menopause and all it has to offer.  From hot flashes, to menstrual abnormalities, and all thing in between, join the girls for this conversation about understanding physiology and symptomatology while gain insight on providing supportive pharmacologic and non pharmacologic treatments for midlife. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode,  Cara and Missi break down the many opinions of breast cancer screening including the big three- ACS, USPSTF, and ACOG.  Join in to listen to this comprehensive conversation about screening, diagnosis, and consultation of breast complaints across the life span.  In loving memory of Chelsea Rust.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi get serious about how we communicate in our professional lives.  Do you feel emotional ?  Powerless?  Do you hate difficult conversations?  Tune in here the girls give all of their successful strategies for communicating effectively in all situations.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi review diagnosis and management of headaches.  Wether  you work in primary care or pregnancy, join this conversation and learn about types of headache, pharmacologic, and non-pharmacologic strategies for treatment.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss the dynamic of precepting from the student and preceptor perspective.  Precepting is one of the most important aspects of midwifery education and should be a value to both student and midwife.  Listen in for tips and tricks to make the most of this important relationship.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi compare and contrast active versus physiologic management of the third stage of labor.  Using the evidence as a guide, this conversation will help nurses and providers alike find their own way to manage third stage and understand the risk factors that may prompt active management.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss the ins and outs of vaginitis.  Most midwives can easily treat normal presentation of vaginitis using the CDC recommendations.  In this overview, abnormal presentations and treatment for recurrent infections are reviewed and tips and tricks for clinical practice are discussed.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara is joined by her twin sister Diana Bowman, who is a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner. Diana shares her expertise in caring for critically ill patients with us, while Cara highlights the importance of interprofessional collaborative care. Topics include sepsis, respiratory support, and resuscitation. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi provide an overview of the physiology, diagnosis, and treatment of jaundice.  As care providers for babies up to 28 days, it is imperative the midwives understand how to identify jaundice and provide anticipatory guidance to parents of newborns with hyperbilirubinemia.  Join in and build your foundational knowledge of management of jaundice with the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi step away from clinical conversations to talk about what it looks like to prioritize your life and get organized.  The girls discuss how to micro-schedule, make effective lists, and establish priorities to help you live a more well rounded life.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode,  Cara and Missi are joined by Dr. Teresa Ash  for a conversation around interprofessional collaboration between APRNs and Pharmacists.  Dr. Ash is a PharmD who is the Chief Operation Officer at Mercy Anderson in Cincinnati, OH.   Her wealth of experience provides insight on how to utilize pharmacy in the care of patients.  She offers up valuable advice on resource...

Send us Fan Mail In this quick update, Cara and Missi give all of the updates about what's coming from DeliverED Exam Prep.  The girls are so excited to announce our their new products and updates to the existing programs to help ensure student success.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss induction of labor.  Everything from bishop score to pharmacology to mechanical ripening, the girls are here for all of it.   We recognize that induction of labor is certainly facility dependent, but tune in to listen as the girls give the scoop on getting babies out.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi are joined by Elizabeth Holbein, RN, IBCLC, for a discussion on breast feeding you won't want to miss.  Elizabeth gives us awesome tips on how to help our patients be successful and how to manage those not so easy complications. Resources: Elizabeth's go to haakkaa https://a.co/d/cHuXMFg Breastfeeding network https://www.appalachianbreastf...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss identification and management of the acute abdomen in pregnancy.  This conversation specifically focuses on non-obstetrical causes of abdominal pain.  Although midwives are not surgeons, good assessment and diagnostic skills are crucial to the timely identification and management of abdominal emergencies.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi explore the concept of scope of practice for midwives in the US.  Several factors affect scope including national standards, state boards, and individual facilities.  As many states fight for full practice authority, understanding scope is of the utmost importance.  Listen in for tips on advocacy, knowing the role, and fighting for practice at the h...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi give their advice for getting down to studying.  Everything from how to read, and how to take notes, to how to use your questions banks more efficiently is covered here.  Don't know what kind of learner you are?  Listen carefully as the girls tell you how to unlock your own studying potential.  We know you can do hard things.  Even studying.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss the GBS treatment guidelines.  Dealing with GBS can be tricky, especially when a patient presents with an unknown status.  Tune in to hear a review of all of the algorithms for managing this common diagnosis in labor.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi give you all of the tricks that you might not read about in all of those textbooks.  Fun antidotes from nurses, tips from preceptors, and intuition gained from years of practice are all highlighted in this not-so-evidence-based episode.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cara and Missi take a deep dive into anemia.  Join the girls for a conversation around diagnosis, treatment, and education geared toward patients with anemia.