Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

On today's episode we talk about the issue of pain control & just why your doctor is afraid to prescribe you adequate pain medication. The motivation behind this episode was two-fold, on my recent Lunch and Learn survey it was a topic that the community wanted hear about (the topic of opioid use & pain control) as well as the most recent celebratory death of Mac Miller, a well known hip hop artist...

On today's episode we talk about a recent Medscape Survey on Resident Lifestyle and Happiness. Medscape recently polled 1900 residents across the US and ask them questions such as their biggest challenge during residency, who bullies them in the hospital and what suggestions on avoiding burnout.    Listen to today's shows to understand what are some of the biggest issues your resident physician is...

On today's episode we talk about health care accountability and ultimately who is responsible. With all of the recent changes in health care in the last decade and the people coming up on different sides of the coin when discussing whether healthcare is a right or a privilege I thought it would be interesting to see what some of the studies have shown when discussing the topic at hand.   Listen to...

On today's episode we talk about Hospice care. With the recent news of Aretha Franklin being placed in hospice care and the almost immediate reaction  from the general public I knew that having a discussion on just what Hospice is would be important for the Lunch and Learn Community. Listen to today's shows to hear why Hospice could be an important service for your loved ones but also for the care...

  On today's episode I come to the true reason for the podcast. After going to Podcast Movement 2018 and having to explain to 40+ people just what the podcast was about I came to the realization that the main underlying theme was patient advocacy. Listen to today's shows as I explain why patient's need someone advocating for them and what is in store on the podcast in the future.    Listen on  App...

On today's episode we sit down with Student Doctor Kendra Williams and discuss why the myth of the perfect medical student needs to be shattered to pieces. In today's episode hear how one of her tweets going viral helped shed light on a belief that has far too long that has caused some of our brightest members of society to change their entire outlook on their future careers based on a proposed st...

On today's episode we discuss minority mental health month with Maria Davis Pierre LMHC, a follow up to last week's discussion on the burden Mental Health plays on minorities. In this episode we will discuss one of the biggest reasons why there is a dedicated month to mental health in the minority community. Also, I ask Maria  what are some of the reasons minorities have trouble getting help for t...

On today's episode we discuss minority mental health month and what the toll is of being a very public black physician has on my every time thought process. Those in the Lunch and Learn Community knows what it means to have your mental health in the best shape you can but what usually gets overshadowed is the effects of just being a minority has on the status of your mental health. As a physician...

On today's episode I wanted to talk about some of the most common things we don't tell our physicians and explore should the patient even have to. With much media fanfare for a certain hip hop star not wanting to disclose the fact that he had a child much has been made at whether we have the right to even know. I ask this because when we think about the doctor/patient relation its built on trust a...

On today's episode I wanted to thank all the listeners over the past year who helped me get to season 2 of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry. It has been amazing ride thus far and I can't wait to continue to deliver the bout of excellence I can with the podcast. On this episode find out what  has been going on over the past year, why quitting was never an option and just how to I plan to move the...

On today's episode we discuss the important of June as it relates to mens health.  Prostate and Colon Cancer are the typical highlight themes of the month but with the most recent media attention to mental health & wanted to take a closer look at the subject in relation to men today.  Some of the statistics are surprising and I hope this episode can serve as a wake up call to someone out there tha...

On today's episode I ask an all important question in the pursuit of mental health & well being. Do you trust your doctor enough to be able to tell them that you need help. With the most recent highly publicized suicide deaths of Kate Spade & Anthony Bourdain the awareness of suicide is definitely on the rise but the important question is for how long.    Find out today why suicide rates have incr...

On today's episode I am discussing the most recent guideline changes for colon cancer screening. This is a disease that kills over 50,000 people yearly with the sad fact that over 90% of cases could have been prevented. Find out today why colon cancer deaths are becoming a public health crisis, get a refresher on risk factors associated with colon cancer and ways you can get screened for colon can...

On today's episode I am discussing the most recent media story to hit the timeline about a dermatologist/cosmetic surgeon Dr. Windell Davis-Boutte. It is a story of two different issues, once about malpractice, the other about proper social media rules your physician should be following. Find out today why I was a little bit disappointed in my other physician colleagues regarding this story as wel...

Today's episode I am discussing the importance of cholesterol and why all your annual physicals include getting that tested. This topic is pretty long overdue seeing that we have talked about everything else that affects heart disease. Right in the beginning I am going to bring up some numbers that should have everyone in the lunch and learn community wondering if there numbers are something that...

Today's episode I discuss when and why I started on my path to serve my patients, my community and last but not least the Lunch and Learn Community. Over the past month I have attended to two very different conferences one focused on putting myself in the position to serve myself better and the other on how can I put my medical residents in the best position to succeed. Both had different agendas...

Today's episode is a discussion on which type of a physician is the best one to take care of you in the clinic setting. This week I was able to attend the American College of Internist conference for residency trainers and it hit home that I was truly assuming the role as an academic physician. There has always been discussion on the importance of the academic physician in healthcare and medical e...

Today's episode is a reflection of a great weekend at the Momentum in Medicine conference. I officially come back as a rejuvenated physician ready to take on the world again. As a former academy graduate it was amazing to see such the new class MMC18 cross the proverbial stage of entrepreneurship and freedom in this health industry. I honestly became so rejuvenated that I decided to make a pledge...

Listen on   Apple Podcast , Google Play , Stitcher , Soundcloud , iHeartRadio , Spotify Today's guest is Dr. Nicole Washington , a Board Certified Psychiatrist, best selling author & speaker. She is here to give the Lunch and Learn Community some much needed advice on the importance of seeing a psychiatrist, why finding one that fits is most important in the way of treatment and discuss why she ha...

Listen on   Apple Podcast , Google Play , Stitcher , Soundcloud , iHeartRadio , Spotify Sometimes a relationship that you thought was meant to be doesn't last and right before the breakup is official the other person decides to test the waters before they are officially allowed to. That is what is happening in the healthcare industry and what we see is more startling than many believe. Today on th...

Listen on   Apple Podcast , Google Play , Stitcher , Soundcloud , iHeartRadio , Spotify April is Autism Awareness month and since the diagnosis of my oldest daughter this has been one of the months that I truly look forward to in an effort to continue to shine light on a problem affecting the communities I care deeply for. On today's show we have my wife Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and CEO of Autism...

Listen on   Apple Podcast , Google Play , Stitcher , Soundcloud , iHeartRadio , Spotify Every now and then something across my desk, timeline or social media feed that confirms that I need to keep doing that best I can at promoting smart healthy choices & passing out factual health information because if I don't than a lot of people are going to be led down a terrible path in trying to stay as hea...

Listen on   Apple Podcast , Google Play , Stitcher , Soundcloud , iHeartRadio , Spotify A quick search for the term "Physician frustration" brings up a whole list of different websites trying to come the conclusion of why physicians seem more frustrated now more than ever. Unfortunately, in the community of physicians we tend not to tell the other colleagues our problems and when asked everyone se...

Listen on   Apple Podcast , Google Play , Stitcher , Soundcloud , iHeartRadio , Spotify One of my biggest pet peeves is the fact that the media throws every celebrity who enters inside a hospital on their final death bed with only "life support" keeping them around. Like clockwork once rapper Rick Ross was found unresponsive over the weekend the media went to work putting out headline after ridicu...

Listen on   Apple Podcast , Google Play , Stitcher , Soundcloud , iHeartRadio , Spotify It's the leading cause of death WORLDWIDE. Its will cost the US over 200 billion per year and that number is only going to go up. This month as we have our annual celebration of valentines day and the release of The Black Panther I wanted to make sure we end the note understanding just how important staying hea...