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Sleep Apnea in Children: Identification and Treatment Pathways Feb 04, 2017

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Sleep apnea in children can lead to many behavioral, school and social problems. Recent research has even suggested that children who snore loudly were found to be twice as likely to have learning problems as children who don’t snore. What can be done to minimize sleep apnea in children?

On this episode of Everyday Family Medicine, Dr. Jennifer Caudle speaks with Dr. Diana Batoon, dentist and founder of Bonita Dental in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Batoon has devoted much of her dental practice and public education efforts around identifying and treating sleep apnea in children.

Treating Women With Fibroids: Medical, Surgical, and Psychological Priorities Oct 10, 2016

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle to share insights about fibroid treatment updates and counseling methods is Dr. Jessica Shepherd, Assistant Professor of OB/GYN and Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecology at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Dr. Shepherd is the founder of HerViewpoint.com, an online forum for women designed to discuss all those women's health topics that are difficult to raise in doctors' offices.

11 Essential Foods for Infants and Children: Guidelines to Healthy Eating Sep 12, 2016

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Parents today are bombarded with confusing and sometimes harmful information in regard to which foods are best to give their kids. Nutritional guidelines are constantly changing and parents don’t know who to trust for medically sound and proven advice that works.

Host Dr. Jennifer Caudle sits down with Dr. Tanya Altmann, pediatrician, founder of Calabasas Pediatrics, and author of the book, What to Feed Your Baby: A Pediatrician’s Guide to the 11 Essential Foods to Guarantee Veggie-Loving, No Fuss, Healthy Eating Kids. The two talk about the importance of introducing children to healthy eating habits from an early age to ensure a good eating adult lifestyle.

Zika Virus Update: The Family Doc's Guide to Recognition and Treatment Aug 30, 2016

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

News about the Zika virus have dominated health headlines, but understandings about the full range of viral transmission routes, symptomatology, complications, and rising endemic zones remain unclear for many clinicians.

Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle for updates in recognitions and treatment for Zika virus infection is Dr. Kecia Gaither, practicing OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist, and perinatal consultant at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Most recently, Dr. Gaither served as Director of Perinatal Outreach at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Prior to this post, she served as the Vice Chairman and Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Gaither earned her MPH in health policy and management at Columbia University.

Delivering Safer Pain Management Options in an Era of Opioid Abuse Aug 15, 2016

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Addictions to opioids have soared since the 1990's. It's now estimated that as many as 36 million people worldwide abuse opiods. The medical community not only assumes the heavy responsibility of confronting this epidemic in clinical practice, but also shoulders a significant amount of blame from the general public for overprescribing opioid medications. Where should clinicians on the front lines of care start to address both the clinical priorities and the encumbent social responsibilities of opioid abuse?

Dr. Anita Gupta, Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Division of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at Drexel University School of Medicine, joins Dr. Jennifer Caudle to discuss the call to action for safer pain management in this era of prescription drug abuse.

The Rise of Mood Tracking: How Big Data Can Transform Psychiatry Aug 08, 2016

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Mood tracking, a novel integration of technology with psychiatric care to track mental status changes over time, has the potential to fundamentally change how clinicians treat behavioral health disorders. Will smartphone apps become the vehicle for this technology to the wider masses?

Dr. Adam Kaplin, Principle Psychiatric Consultant to the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers of Excellence, is the founder and inventor of Mood 24/7, a mobile app that allows people to record their mood daily and share this data with their health care providers to provide better accuracy in reporting mood symptoms. He joins Dr. Jennifer Caudle to discuss the emergence of mood tracking portals such as Mood 24/7 and the ways they can transform mental health care.

How Information Technology Will Revolutionize Mental Health Care Aug 01, 2016

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Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Psychiatry gets a bad rep for being one of the more "technophobic" fields in clinical medicine. This negative association stems in part to the difficulty in tracking changes in mood, cognition, and certain behaviors over time. But there is a growing contingency of psychiatric clinicians who are bringing technology into this specialty to help propel standards in mental health care.

Dr. Adam Kaplin, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Principle Psyciatric Consultant to the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers of Excellence, joins Dr. Jennifer Caudle to discuss ways in which technological innovations can enhance psychiatric care and decrease stigma surrounding mental illness.

Adventures of a Female Medical Detective: Dr. Mary Guinan's Pursuit of Smallpox and AIDS Jul 25, 2016

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Dr. Mary Guinan was one of the first scientists to conduct an initial investigation into the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, she was one of the first female physicians to work on smallpox eradication and has been a leading researcher and educator on sexually transmitted diseases.

Dr. Mary Guinan is the founding dean of the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is now a professor emerita.

She joins Dr. Jennifer Caudle to discuss her book, Adventures of a Female Medical Detective which explores Dr. Guinan's life in medicine, including her many experiences with emerging disease outbreaks and the efforts to control them. She provides a unique female perspective from a time when very few women worked in the field.

A Practice Unplugged: How a Physician Cares for the Amish in Lancaster County Jul 18, 2016

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

The Amish population are less likely to undergo annual checkups or engage in preventative care and typically prefer natural methods over institutional medicine. This creates unique challenges for the physicians who care for them.

Dr. Jennifer Caudle talks with Dr. Candice Boyer, owner and medical director of Lancaster County Osteopathic Integrative Health, about her collective experiences caring for Amish patients.

Pectus Excavatum: Research Advances Guiding Surgical Innovations Jun 21, 2016

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Pectus excavatum is an uncommon condition, but a highly impactful one for those who are born with it. What do physicians need to know about pectus excavatum when encountering it in practice, and what new advances in treatment are on the horizon?

Host Dr. Jennifer Caudle sits down with Dr. Dawn Jaroszewski, a cardiovascular surgeon at the Mayo Clinic, to talk about research updates and treatment options for patients with pectus excavatum.

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