1. Caregiver Burnout: The Hidden Patient

As part of the care team for a chronically ill individual you may have more patients than you realize. The “hidden patient” is oftentimes an unpaid family member or friend who takes on the caretaker role due to a sense of obligation stemming from loyalty, financial strain, or even guilt about their negative emotions surrounding caregiving. In this episode, we have UConn School of Nursing student Nicey Brooks and Quinnipiac University Physician Assistant student Simon Ebbott interviewing Dr. Roshni Patel, MD (NYU trained quadruple board-certified physician specializing in interventional pain management, and advanced regenerative therapies at UConn Health) and Kizzy Hernandez-Bigos (Yale School of Medicine Research Assistant in the Infectious Disease Department and a Human Services/SDOH Consultant in the CT Area Health Education Center Program Office).