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Primary Care for a New Age: Direct Care and Hybridized Practice Models Jul 08, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough speaks with Larry Bauer, CEO of the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC), a leading organization dedicated to the growth of family medicine and primary care nationwide. Mr. Bauer has spent over two decades helping connect those interested in improving the health of their community by strengthening family medicine/primary care services and medical education.

Deciphering Chronic Pain and Pain Medicine Jun 27, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Primary care medicine is at the forefront for listening and responding to patients who suffer from chronic pain. Yet due to the myriad of potential causes and difficulty to treat, a regular office visit can become much more complex once a patient states he or she has pain. How do clinicians determine when the pain is physiologic vs psychologic in origin, and how can the potential for abuse of pain medicine be minimized? Host Dr. Brian McDonough speaks with Dr. Adrian Popescu to determine what clinicians can do to uncover these issues and properly address and manage pain symptoms. Dr. Popescu is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Popescu is also Pain Medicine Program Director at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center.

Roles of the Behaviorist in Primary Care Practice Jun 09, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

This week, Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Janelle von Bargen, Instructor at the University of Delaware and member of the Behavioral Medicine faculty for the Saint Francis Family Medicine Residency Program in Wilmington, DE. Their discussion centers on the perspectives of the Behaviorist in numerous facets of primary care practice, from psychiatric patient screening and treatment considerations to electronic health record utilization.

Physician Attitudes on Natural Family Planning May 27, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Natural family planning (NFP), also called fertility awareness, is a method of birth control that does not use any drugs or devices. Despite gaining traction of late, there are varying attitudes and sentiments from the medical community toward this practice. Dr. Robert Motley, President of Medical Staff at Lehigh Valley Health Network, joins host Dr. Brian McDonough to describe this alternative approach and its respective advantages and disadvantages for patients.

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Controversies in Breast Feeding Education and Advocacy May 07, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Nancy Fan, practicing OB/GYN at Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington, DE and current Chair of the School Health Committee for the Medical Society of Delaware, to discuss challenges and controversies surrounding breast feeding recommendations in maternity care practice.

IT Audits and Compliance in Medical Care Apr 16, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough is joined by Torpey White, Director of the Governance, Risk and Compliance Group. Their discussion will focus on compliance, as well as how to utilize electronic technology in order to benefit your patients. Mr. White will also touch on the HIPAA privacy rule, accepting credit card payments from patients, and how to securely handle patient data. He will also share his opinion on how physicians can protect their practices, as well as their patients' confidential information.

Big Data and Health Care Apr 10, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Tune in to hear how Chip Cleary serves as an advisor to physicians and others about Healthcare and Business.

Living with a Chronic Disease: The Patient's Perspective Apr 08, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

On this special program, Dr. Brian McDonough speaks with Chrissy McCoog and her father, Lou Antosh, about their collective experience in navigating a topsy-turvy healthcare system through the diagnosis, management, and followup of Chrissy's chronic kidney disease, Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Ms. McCoog details her nearly 20-year path as patient, and the struggles and triumphs she has witnessed. Mr. Antosh also describes his parental point of view as central advocate for his daughter's health and wellbeing, and the public awareness of FSGS that they are both trying to spread through the nonprofit organization, NephCure.

Quality Measurement and Improvement in Primary Care Apr 08, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Shoshanna Sofaer, Professor and Robert P. Luciano Chair of Health Care Policy at Baruch College in New York. Dr. Sofaer has a wide range of research interests: health care quality measurement and improvement; interventions to provide health care consumers with information to support them in choosing and using health care wisely; broad-based coalitions and partnerships to pursue community health improvement objectives; and innovative medical education programs to increase the extent to which physicians integrate biomedical knowledge with interpersonal skills in working with patients.

ENT Perspectives on Smell and Taste Sensory Deficits Mar 12, 2014

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Discussing innovative ENT treatments on the horizon for patients who experience loss of taste and smell is Dr. Edmund Pribitkin, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University.

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