American Family Physician Podcast
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bonus Episode 12 - february 3, 2021
Coauthor family physicians Krys E. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Christina N. Johnson, MD, PhD; and Cleveland Piggott, MD, MPH, share their essay, Dear White People. Originally published in Ann Fam Med. 2021;19(1):66-69. Shared with permission. Outro music "Trick or Treat" by RYYZN. https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn/trick-or-treat
EPISODE 127 - february 1, 2021
Telemedicine for musculoskeletal issues (1:30), sexual assault (7:10), exercise for respiratory tract infections (12:10), the QuantiFERON-TB Gold+ test (14:00), patient-collected HPV testing (17:00), and AFP Clinical Answers (19:30).
Episode 126 - january 15, 2021
Hip pain in adults (1:30), icosapent ethyl for cardiovascular disease (6:00), unhealthy drug use screening (9:20), labor dystocia (11:40), osteoarthritis management (17:00), low back pain relief with placebo (19:50), and the placebo game (21:20).
See references for the placebo game in the podcast.
Episode 125 - january 1, 2021
An editorial on systemic racism (1:40), breast cancer screening (5:00), electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (10:30), treatment-resistant depression (12:30), eating disorders in primary care (14:50), and appropriate use of diagnostic imaging (18:50).
Episode 124 - december 15, 2020
Lasmiditan for migraine (1:30), peripheral neuropathy (3:50), long COVID (9:00), preoperative evaluation and frailty assessment (11:50), degenerative cervical myelopathy (14:20), and an ode to 2020 (17:40).
Episode 123 - december 1, 2020
Parkinson disease (1:30), penicillin allergies (5:30), low-protein diets for chronic kidney disease (7:40), levonorgestrel intrauterine system (10:20), seasonal affective disorder (12:20), and dementia medications (14:40).
Episode 122 - NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children (1:40), probiotics in colic (6:50), avoiding overtesting and overuse (8:40), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (11:10), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (12:40), and prevention of preterm birth (19:50).
Episode 121 - November 1, 2020
Gout (1:40), KardiaMobile for electrocardiogram monitoring and arrhythmia diagnosis (5:10), eye emergencies (7:50), vulvar disorders (11:40), and rebound bilirubin levels after phototherapy (16:30).
Episode 120 - October 15, 2020
Outpatient management of COVID-19 (1:40), school-based asthma management programs (9:20), onychomycosis (11:00), influenza vaccination update (12:30), inguinal hernia (14:30), outpatient pneumonia testing (17:40), and Diary of a Family Physician (19:10).
Episode 119 - OCTOBER 1, 2020
Prevention of childhood injury (1:40), alcohol use disorder (8:30), patellofemoral pain (10:50), inhaled corticosteroids and growth (13:50), persistent night sweats (17:40), and COVID-19 research brief (20:40).
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The 2020-2021 podcast Resident co-hosts are (back row, left to right) Krista LaBruzzo, MD, Kiana Espinosa, MD, Amy Picone, MD; (front row) Ronna Lao-Wilson, MD, Genevieve Lambert, MD, Jocelyn Bowker, MD, Ee-Lynn Loi, MD, Meredith Rosenthal, MD
The 2020-2021 podcast team (left to right) Jake Anderson, DO (faculty podcast editor), Bill Dabbs, MD (music), Sarah Coles, MD (faculty podcast editor), and Steven R. Brown, MD (co-host)
The AFP Podcast is a discussion of the key evidence-based learning points from each issue of American Family Physician (AFP). Each episode includes brief summaries of articles and other features, such as POEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters), Cochrane for Clinicians, Practice Guidelines, Editorials, and Medicine by the Numbers, and discusses answers to clinical questions from the Family Physicians Inquiries Network. In addition, the podcast features interviews with family physicians, favorite tweets, and other regular segments.
The AFP Podcast is produced in partnership with the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Family Medicine Residency. The 2020-2021 hosts of the AFP Podcast are Program Director Steven R. Brown, MD, and residents Jocelyn Bowker, MD, Kiana Espinosa, MD, Krista LaBruzzo, MD, Genevieve Lambert, MD, Ronna Lao-Wilson, MD, Ee-Lynn Loi, MD, Amy Picone, MD, and Meredith Rosenthal, MD. Faculty members Jacob Anderson, DO, and Sarah Coles, MD, fact-check and pitch in. Bill Dabbs, MD, provides the music. Tyler Coles is the sound and technical guru.
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