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Mission Health Partners Podcast: Working together to improve the quality of healthcare in Western North Carolina.

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  1. 77: Protecting Your Brain for a Lifetime

    Please join us as Dr. Matthew Engelbrecht with Asheville Neurology Specialists discusses preventative strategies for cognitive and brain health.

  2. 79: Beyond the Pap: The New Era of Screening

    Please join us as Dr. Christopher Kragel with PML Pathology discusses the evolution of cervical cancer screening. Something old, something new: Cervical cytopathology in the new era - ScienceDirect

  3. 78: No Cement, No Problem: Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Please join us as Dr. Marc Barnett with Carolina Hand & Sports Medicine discusses cementless total knee arthroplasty. Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Resurgence—Who, When, Where, and How? - The Journal of Arthroplasty

  4. 76: Diagnosis & Treatment of Charcot Foot with Dr. Christopher Moore

    Please join us as Dr. Christopher Moore from Moore Foot & Ankle and MHP Medical Director Dr. Rebecca Louie discuss how to diagnose and treat Charcot Foot.

  5. 74: Pediatric Pulmonology

    Featuring Dr. Zeni Scott and Amy Trees

  6. 75: Congestive Heart Failure

    Featuring Dr. Vinay Thohan and Todd Day

  7. 73: High Risk Women's Program

    Featuring Dr. Jocelyn Medina, Lauren Sword, and Dr. Blair Harkness

  8. 71: HPV Vaccine: Your Shot at a Healthier Future

    A Discussion with Avery Weekman, MHP Pharmacy Resident.

  9. 70: Step up Your Care: Approaches to Foot Exams in Patients with Diabetes featuring Dr. Chris Moore

    Please join us as Dr. Caroline Knox chats with Dr. Chris Moore from Moore Foot & Ankle Specialists.

  10. 69: Fragility Fractures: A Discussion with Dr. Spencer Moore and Dr. Caroline Knox

    Please join us as Dr. Caroline Knox chats with Dr. Spencer Moore from Carolina Hand & Sports Medicine about fragility fractures.

  11. 68: Treatment & Management of Skin Cancer: A Discussion with Dr. Logan D'Souza and Dr. Caroline Knox

    Please join us as Dr. Caroline Knox chats with Dr. Logan D'Souza about treatment and management of skin cancer.

  12. 67: Making Your Practice LGBTQ+ Friendly: A Discussion with Dr. Ansley Miller and Dr. Jennifer Abbott

    Please join us as we discuss ways to make your practice LGBTQ+ Friendly. Resources: https://missionandme.mission-health.org/childrens-toolbox-documents-links/ Password: pedstoolkit...

  13. 66: Palliative Care

    Dr. Carolina Knox of Mission Health and Jacob Martinez of Mission Health Partners discuss palliative care in the healthcare continuum.

  14. 65: Tendonosis - Dr. Starnes Carolina Hand and Sports Medicine

  15. 64: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

    Please join MHP Physician Advisor, Caroline Knox, MD as she has a conversation with Christopher Lechner, MD an Orthopaedic Hand Surgery specialist with Carolina Hand & Sports Medicine to discuss Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Dr. Lechner shares with us the importance and benefits of early primary care...

  16. 63: Medicare Quality Podcast

    Medicare and Medicaid Quality Podcasts (Provider Focused): The quality team has put together two provider-focused podcasts for Medicaid and Medicare quality measures that are on the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) Scorecard. Please encourage your providers to view one or both of these podcasts to...

  17. 62: Medicaid Quality Podcast

    The MHP Quality Team has put together two provider-focused podcasts for Medicaid and Medicare quality measures that are on the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) Scorecard. Please encourage your providers to view one or both of these podcasts to better understand the quality measures. We hope that…

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  18. 61: ASCP's Choosing Wisely Guidelines with Christopher Kragel, MD

    Please join MHP's Medical Director Amy Russell, MD and Mountain Area Pathology's Christopher Kragel, MD as they discuss ASCP's Choosing Wisely Guidelines. Evidence shows that 30% of the care delivered in the United States is inappropriate. Choosing Wisely is part of a multi-year effort led by…

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  19. 60: Lung Cancer Screening: An Underutilized Yet Potentially Life Saving Service

    Please join Mission Health Partner's Medical Director, Amy Russell, MD as she discusses low dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening with Kerri McGovern, MD, a Medical Oncologist with Mission Medical Oncology. Lung Cancer is the second most common cancer, and the leading cause of...

  20. 59: Uterine Fibroids & Minimally Invasive Treatment Options For Patients

    Please join MHP Physician Advisor, Caroline Knox, MD as she has a conversation with Trevor Downing, MD, an Interventional Radiologist with Carolina Vascular as they discuss Uterine Fibroids. From what they are, and how they present, as well as treatment options, including some minimally invasive...

  21. 58: Learning Outside The US Health System- New Zealand

    Please join MHP Physician Advisor, Caroline Knox, MD as she has a conversation with Rhett Mays, MD about his time as a Consultant in General Medicine at Christchurch Public Hospital in New Zealand. Dr. Mays shares with us what he learned working within a National Health System which offered a...

  22. 57: Breast Cancer Screening

    Please join Mission Health Partners Medical Director, Amy Russell, MD and Asheville Radiology Associates Rachel McEachern, MD as they discuss breast cancer screening. Breast cancer screening is important for our patients, and there are many recommendations. Dr. McEachern is a fellowship trained...

  23. 56: Poverty: The Forgotten Epidemic

    Please join Dr. Susan Mims, Dr. Calvin Tomkins, and Dr. Laurie Pulver as they discuss the effects of poverty on healthcare.

  24. 51: Improving Quality Through Hospital and Post-Acute Partnerships

    Please join Dr. Caroline Knox in a conversation with Mission Hospital Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anthony Spensieri and Mission Hospital Senior Patient Safety Officer, Dr. Micah Krempasky regarding how to improve quality through hospital and post-acute partnerships.

  25. 19: Normal Newborn Care

    Dr. Colby Colasacco discusses normal newborn care at Mission Health with MHP's Calvin Tomkins Length 28:06

  26. 50: Pediatric Migraine

    Dr. Tomkins and Joanne Prinzhorn, NP, discuss co-management of pediatric migraines.

  27. 48: Functional Abdominal Pain

    Dr. Tomkins and Dr. Arrouk discuss the co-management guide for functional abdominal pain. Length 16:26

  28. 46: Sleep Disorders Co-Management

    Dr. Bacon and Dr. Tomkins discuss sleep disorder co-management. Length 12:33

  29. 41: Pediatric Dental Surgery

    Dr. Calvin Tomkins and Dr. Jowers discuss the Mission practice dental program. Length 9:00

  30. 43: PCOS Co-Management

    Dr. Calvin Tomkins and Dr. Lori Wagner discuss PCOS Co-Management in children and adolescents. Length 14:34

  31. 44: ADHD Co-Management

    Dr. Sandler and Dr. Tomkins discuss the C0-management of complex ADHD Length 14:42

  32. 49: Chronic Cough

    Dr. Tomkins and Dr. Julius discuss the Co-managment of Chronic Cough Length 14:15

  33. 42: Autism Co-Management

    Dr. Kevin Thompson and Dr. Adrienne Sandler discuss autism co-management. Length 12:44

  34. 7: Depression in the Elderly- Part Two

    Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Britt Peterson, discusses appropriate screening for depression and bi-polar disorder as well as substance abuse. Second half of a two-part conversation. Length 18:22

  35. 28: Depression Care Process Model

    Dr. Kate Rausche and Dr. Britt Peterson discuss the depression care process model at Mission Health. Used across the MHP network to improve quality and reduce costs by promoting events based medicine. length 27:32

  36. 25: Urological Topics in Primary Care

    Dr. Bryan Cohen discusses common issues in urology including hematuria and reoccurring UTI's. Length 24:23

  37. 32: Pulmonary Rehab at Mission Health

    Renee Whitmire, RN discusses the pulmonary rehab program at Mission Health. Length 20:41

  38. 18: Ischemic Stroke Program with Dr. Alex Schneider

    Dr. Alex Schneider discusses stroke care and the Mission Stroke Program. Length 22:14

  39. 29: Falls Prevention

    Lori Brown, Clinical Operations Director for MHP discusses local fall prevention strategies with Ayden Jones, Falls Prevention Manager for Healthy Aging NC. www.healthagingnc.com Length 10:18

  40. 33: Acupuncture Services and Chronic Pain

    Chris Jacobs describes acupuncture services as Mission Wellness and his own private practice. WE discuss the use of acupuncture as a treatment for chronic pain. This is a particularly useful as we deal with our opioid epidemic. Length 17:08

  41. 20: Community Acquired Pneumonia

    Dr. Sarah Wolf leads a discussion on community acquired pneumonia care process model. Length 14:48

  42. 17: Congestive Heart Failure Care

    Dr. Ben Trichon discuss hearth failure care at Mission Health including the Heart Failure Clinic, LVAD therapy and other new programs. Length 21:48

  43. 9: Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Initiative at Mission Health

    Conversation with Scott Bankard who is leading the CJR in initiative for Mission Health. Length 22:53

  44. 14: Hypertension Care Process Model

    Dr. Shannon Dowler discusses the work of the hypertension care process model tea. Length 24:36

  45. 6: Rheumatology- Part 2

    Part two or our conversation with Dr. Kristin Gowin: Fibromyalgia Second half of a two-part conversation. Length 18:22

  46. 5: Rheumatology-Part 1

    Dr. Kristin Gowin of Asheville Arthritis discuss rheumatology and approach work-up for lupus and RA. First half of two-part conversation Length 14:20

  47. 16: Breast Disorders in Primary Care and the Mission Breast Cancer Program

    Dr. Jennifer McAlister discusses common breast disorders in primary care and discussion points about appropriate work-up for those disorders. We also discuss the Mission Health Breast Program and it's whole person/multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer care. Length 28:56

  48. 8: Diabetes Care Process Model: Screening and Initial Management

    Discussion of the diabetes care process model with Dr. Elizabeth Bernstein of Asheville Endocrinology. Length 30:15

  49. 4: Memory Care

    Dr. Ginna Templeton discusses memory care service in Asheville, NC and dementia care in WNC. Length 20:55

  50. 26: Chronic Pain

    Drs. Bruce Ullrich and John Rowe discuss the chronic pain CPM at Mission. **there was technical difficulties with Dr. Rowe's microphone. Please excuse the ground hum and low volume. Length 29:01

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Mission Health Partners Podcast: Working together to improve the quality of healthcare in Western North Carolina.

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How many episodes does Mission Health Partners have?

Mission Health Partners has 57 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on March 27, 2026.

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Mission Health Partners Podcast: Working together to improve the quality of healthcare in Western North Carolina.

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Mission Health Partners publishes monthly, based on its 57 episodes since July 2020.

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