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CDC - Creating a Healthier Future through Prevention...

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2011/06/21

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Beyond the inherent moral implications, child abuse is a crime, a tragedy, and a significant public health burden. In the United States, approximately 1 in 5 children have experienced some form of maltreatment, including physical and sexual abuse and the often overlooked danger of neglect. Child maltreatment results in over 1,700 deaths each year; however, the negative health effects reach well beyond these fatalities. In addition to physical injuries,

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CDC - Creating a Healthier Future through Prevention...

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2011/06/21

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CDC - Lyme Disease: Challenges and Innovations, Part 1

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2011/06/01

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Lyme disease is one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America and Europe. In 2009, nearly 30,000 confirmed and more than 8,500 probable cases of Lyme disease were reported to the CDC in the United States alone. Named after a small Connecticut town, Lyme disease is transmitted to humans by the bite of ticks infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. This multi-system infection typically occurs in stages with different clinical

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CDC - TB & HIV: A Deadly Duo, Part 1

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2011/04/06

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD The CDC commemorates Dr. Robert Koch's 1882 discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes TB. Over the past 129 years, history has witnessed many advances over in TB control. Through the intervention efforts of CDC, USAID, WHO's Stop TB Partnership, and many others, TB death rates have fallen by 35% since 1990, and as many as 6 million lives have been saved since 1995. In spite of these successes, TB still remains a serious threat, especially

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PAs Around the World: Focus on the Netherlands

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2010/11/18

Guest: Luppo Kuilman, MPA Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA The United States is not the only country experiencing a shortage of physicians. Europeans are feeling the pinch as well. The medical community in the Netherlands began six PA programs a decade ago to make sure there were enough medical providers for their patients. Physician assistant Luppo Kuilman, a lecturer at Hanze University Groningen in the Netherlands, joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to explain how the PA

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The Medical System in Ghana: Key Roles for Physician...

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2010/07/22

Guest: Emmanuel Teye Adjase, MD Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA In the past 40 years Medical Assistants have become a crucial part of Ghana's healthcare system. The MAs as their called are the equivalent to PAs in the U.S. For the past 40 years the 500 Medical Assistants have been trained at the Kintampo Rural Health Training School. Dr. Emmanuel Teye Adjase, Director of the school joins host Lisa D'Andrea Lenell to discuss the pros and cons of the health system in

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Medical Assistants: Ghana's Solution to Physician...

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2010/07/22

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Emmanuel Teye Adjase, MD The Rural Health Training School in Kintampo, Ghana, was established in 1969 by the Ministry of Health. Now this one-of-a-kind school has trained more than 500 medical assistants who are the backbone of healthcare in Ghana. Medical assistants, comparable to physician assistants in the US, provide care to people living in remote and under-served communities. Dr. Emanuel Teye Adjase, director of the school,

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U.S. Medical Education and Healthcare: The View From...

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2010/04/28

Guest: Jaime Toro, MD Host: Martin Samuels, MD Are there lessons to be learned about the U.S. healthcare system — both in terms of patient care and medical education — from physicians practicing abroad? Joining host Dr. Martin Samuels to discuss this and other topics is noted neurologist and educator Dr. Jaime Toro.

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Investigating Long-Term Effects of Prenatal Exposure...

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2009/03/02

Guest: Ira Chasnoff, MD Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Over the past few decades, there has been grave concern that prenatal exposure to cocaine would result in a population of children with physical, mental and emotional problems. Many of these infants have been carefully studied as they progress toward adolescence and beyond, and data suggests the impact on their development may not be as dramatic as we once thought. Dr. Ira Chasnoff, professor of clinical pediatrics at the

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Combination Antimalarial Therapies in Children From...

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2008/12/15

Guest: Tim Davis, MD, PhD Host: Mary Leuchars, MD Malaria control is challenging in regions of the world where there is intense year-round transmission of multiple species. What do the results from a recent clinical trial in one such area — Papua New Guinea — tell us about treating this disease? Principle investigator Dr. Tim Davis, a professor of medicine at the University of Western Australia, shares the results of his NEJM-published study on combination antimalarial

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Financial Incentives for Organ Donation: Could It...

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2008/12/01

Guest: Arthur Matas, MD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Our system for procuring organs in the United States is based on altruism, but unfortunately, this approach continues to leave supplies short of demand, creating a shortage in transplantable organs that causes unnecessary deaths. As a means to meet the demands in other countries around the world, various forms of payment have been considered, and some are in use today. Dr. Arthur Matas, professor of surgery and director of the renal

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Global Perspectives on Organ Donation

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2008/12/01

Guest: Arthur Matas, MD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Since the mid-1970s, all 50 states have afforded citizens an opportunity to donate their organs for transplantation after death, either by signing the back of their drivers' license or through an organ donation card. Yet our supply of organs remains woefully short of demand for transplantation. What if we took steps, as many countries around the world have, to make organ donation near-mandatory? Dr. Mark Nolan Hill welcomes Dr

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Treating STDs: Global Lessons for Care in the US

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2008/11/25

Guest: Jill Grimes, MD Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP There are 340 million cases of curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) each year around the world. In developing countries, STDs and their complications are among the top five disease categories for which adults seek healthcare. Dr. Jill Grimes, practicing board-certified family physician in Austin, Texas, and associate editor of the 5-Minute Clinical Consult textbook, joins host Dr. Jennifer Shu to discuss notable facts and

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The Quest to Eradicate Polio in Endemic Countries

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2008/11/25

Guest: Bruce Aylward, MD, MPH Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Nearly 90 percent of poliomyelitis cases are found in Nigeria and India, two countries where the virus remains endemic. Poor vaccine coverage, especially in Nigeria, has contributed to the transmission of disease, but could a newly licensed monovalent vaccine help eliminate the virus in the region? Is this strategy applicable in India as well, and how does this all fit into the worldwide effort to eradicate poliovirus? Dr

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Issues of Immigration and Healthcare in the United...

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2008/11/24

Guest: Steven Larson, MD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Over the past several years, immigration and healthcare have become increasingly confounding issues for our nation's lawmakers and policy experts. In many circumstances, like those where a hospital weighs the possibility of transporting a migrant patient back to their country of origin, the two issues overlap, and with medical, legal, ethical and diplomatic ramifications. In some cases, as we learn from Dr. Steven Larson, assistant

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Vaccine Financing and Delivery: Room for Improvement

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2008/10/07

Guest: Jay Berkelhamer, MD Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Vaccines are one of our greatest public health successes, yet the nation's vaccine financing and delivery system is failing. The number of new vaccines advised for our young patients has nearly doubled in the last 5 years, just as the cost to fully immunize a child has increased substantially. Is our system broken beyond repair, or is relief in sight? Dr. Jay Berkelhamer, senior vice president and chief academic officer at

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Expedited Partner Therapy for STDs: Legal and...

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2008/10/06

Guest: Matthew Golden, MD, MPH Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LL.M. The CDC has suggested that expedited partner therapy for those with certain conditions such as sexually transmitted diseases is recommended. However, the act of providing medications or prescriptions without an exam or established relationship causes legal and professional concerns among physicians. What is the current legal situation for physicians providing expedited partner

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Expedited Partner Therapy for STDs vs. Traditional Care

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2008/10/06

Guest: Matthew Golden, MD, MPH Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LL.M. For many years the treatment of those infected with sexually transmitted diseases has included recommendations for including the notification and treatment of partners. Lately medical researchers and legal minds are studying how patient’s partners are accessed and treated by the medical system. They are proposing more effective methods for disease prevention and control. Join

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The Physician's Role in Controlling MRSA in...

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2008/09/29

Guest: John Jernigan, MD Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Life-threatening Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections occur most frequently in healthcare settings among patients with weakened immune systems. What do clinicians need to know about preventing MRSA in hospitals, nursing homes, dialysis centers and other healthcare facilities? Dr. John Jernigan, chief of the interventions and evaluation section in the division of healthcare quality promotion at the

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Universal MRSA Screening Among Hospital Patients

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2008/09/29

Guest: John Jernigan, MD Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for eight percent of all hospital-acquired infections in the United States, leading to upwards of 20,000 deaths per year. Several states have passed legislation mandating screening of hospital patients for MRSA. How effective are these screening programs? Dr. John Jernigan, chief of the interventions and evaluation section in the division of healthcare quality

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