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Partners in Practice
by ReachMD
This innovative series provides insight into the issues experienced by advanced practice healthcare clinicians as they deliver a broad range of medical services to a diverse population, interface with other healthcare providers and navigate their own career issues. Physicians and other health care professionals will gain insights into the world of these valued partners.
Episodes
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Overcoming Career Fatigue, the Healthcare Professional's Epidemic
Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Joanna Petrides, PsyD Career fatigue is a staggering epidemic where not only the healthcare professionals suffer, but so do their patients and family members. Join Dr. Jennifer Caudle as she speaks with Dr. Joanna Petrides, Clinical Psychologist and Resident...
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Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines: Finding Clarity in the Confusion
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Joyce Ross, MSN, CRNP, CS, CLS, FNLA, FPCNA One in two adults in the United States has a total cholesterol over 200 mg/dL, while one in three has diagnosed cardiovascular disease. The ACC/AHA's recently released Lipid Guidelines have provided new...
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Chronic Pain Management: The Family Practice Nursing Perspective
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP The annual cost of chronic pain in the United States is as high as $635 billion a year, which is more than the yearly costs for cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Over 100 million Americans are affected by chronic pain, and by extension, pain is the number…
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Nurse Practitioners: Founding History and Present Challenges
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Nurse Practitioners were first introduced into healthcare systems in 1965 by Loretta C Ford, and since that time the role has expanded to include over 189,000 NP's in practice today. Joining host Mimi Secor to review the first half-century of the Nurse...
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The Menopausal Patient: Clinical Pearls for Discovering and Managing Health Issues
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP There are approximately 55 million women of menopausal age in the US. In fact, about 6,000 women reach menopausal age every day. For many, the spectrum of physical changes and their associated impacts on daily life aren't always anticipated or well understood....
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Everything Below the Belt: The Women's Health Foundation's Pelvic Health Mission
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Host Mimi Secor welcomes Women's Health Foundation founder and Executive Director, Missy Lavender, to talk about innovative ways to bring women into pelvic health programs across the U.S. Through her foundation, Ms. Lavender helps address issues of ignorance…
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How to Start a Pelvic Health Program
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Helen Carcio, NP Mimi Secor is joined by Nurse practitioner Helen Carcio, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Director of the Health and Continence Institute in South Deerfield,...
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The Menace of Multitasking in Clinical Practice
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Modern clinical practice places high value on the skill of multitasking. Yet recent date indicate that multitasking leads to increased errors and decreased productivity. To better understand how multitasking impacts patient safety and personal wellbeing, host...
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How Can Nurse Practitioners Reduce Stress on the Job? Tips from a Life Coach
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Pratt Bennett Nurse Practitioners often put their patients' health and well being before their own. A career as an NP can be stressful, overwhelming and the pressure of juggling work and home can make life feel like it is spinning out of control. Pratt...
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CDC Guidelines for the Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Terri Warren, NP The CDC has recommendations when it comes to the treatment, testing and counseling of patients who may have sexually transmitted infections or at high risk of contracting an STI. There are a number of ways to test for diseases like...
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A Humanitarian Helping in Haiti
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Mary Fargen, PA-C Physician assistant Mary Fargen, 2011 AAPA Humanitarian PA of the Year, fell in love with the people of Haiti when she traveled there on her first medical mission in 2004. Since then, she has been to the island more than a dozen...
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Treating Hypertriglyceridemia with Fish Oil
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Nguyen Park, MS, PA-C Almost 4 million people in the US have high triglycerides. What can you do to help improve your patients' health? Nguyen Park, clinical assistant professor in the physician assistant studies program, at Wayne State University...
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Update on Physician Assistants in Puerto Rico
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Luis Ramos, PA-C Legislation was introduced last year to legally authorize physician assistants to practice in Puerto Rico, the only US territory where they're not. This week's guest, PA Luis Ramos, began the push to bring PAs and other mid-level...
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A Healthcare Legislation Compendium for PAs
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Patrick Killeen, PA-C As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passes its first anniversary, Patrick Killeen, president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to discuss some main…
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The Practice That Wister Built: An NP's Rural Arizona Practice
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Kirsten Wister, NP After years working in clinical practice in rural Arizona, NP Kirsten Wister had a vision for her own practice that would allow her to offer integrative medicine and treat poor and needy patients. Like some other rural states in the…
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Seven Steps to Starting Your Own NP Practice
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Barbara Phillips, NP Thousands of nurse practitioners across the country run their own practices. But for those who have never been self-employed, the challenges of starting their own business can seem daunting. Nurse practitioner Barbara Phillips,...
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What Family NPs Need to Know About Treating GI Patients
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP-BC Family nurse practitioners frequently see patients with gastrointestinal complaints. When can the family NP treat the patient, and when does the patient need to be referred to a GI specialist? Julia Pallentino, board...
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Mitigating Legal Issues for NPs: The "Four C's" for Reducing Lawsuit Risks
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP-BC Though the number of malpractice suits involving nurse practitioners is extremely low compared to other medical providers, as the number of nurse practitioners increases, so does the number of malpractice suits. Nurse...
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Getting a PA Job: Interviewing 101
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Robert M. Blumm, PA-C Even in times of economic recession, the job outlook for physician assistants is very good. Money Magazine recently ranked PA as the second best job in the country, and US News and World Report ranks PA as the top career in...
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No Scrubs Required: Non-Clinical Jobs for Physician Assistants
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Robert M. Blumm, PA-C One of the appealing aspects of the profession for many physician assistants is flexibility in employment. Is there a "norm" in terms of employment? Many PAs have developed jobs outside the traditional clinical setting,...
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On Paper: The Evolution of Medical Media
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Gary Falcetano, PA-C As the medical publishing industry evolves, and journals expand into non-print new media, it's a good time to explore the function of medical journals in the professional lives of PAs and NPs. Will the experience of receiving…
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Why Laughter May Be Good Medicine
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Norma Hannigan Laughter has been shown to lower blood pressure, increase blood flow and build endorphins. Nurse practitioner Norma Hannigan, associate professor of clinical nursing at Columbia University in New York, joins host Mimi Secor for a serious...
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Quick and Accurate Research Evaluation for Busy Clinicians
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Tom Bartol As medicine takes an increasingly evidence-based approach to care, it's more important than ever for busy clinicians to be able to evaluate the benefits and risk-reduction associated with new treatments and medications. This week's guest, Tom...
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Breaking the Code: Understanding and Preparing for Changes in Medical Coding
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Betsy Nicoletti ICD-10, HIPPA and OIG sounds more like secret code than medical codes. What do you need to know in order to understand the ever changing world of medical coding and how can you be prepared for what's to come? Betsy Nicoletti…
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New Changes in Medicare and Medicaid Services
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Betsy Nicoletti Every year brings changes to Medicare and Medicaid billing, and 2011 is no exception. This year, one main difference is the addition of an annual wellness visit. Betsy Nicoletti, author of The Field Guide to Physician Coding, helps...
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Physician Assistants Around the World: Saudi Arabia
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: David Fahringer, PA-C Saudi Arabia is a country that is quickly developing, and as part of that development, physican assistants are filling a newly emerging need in the healthcare system. Our guest is PA David Fahringer, department head and…
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Why Become an NP? Perspectives From a Student
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Allison Blood You're already a nurse, so why take the extra step to become a Nurse Practitioner? Allison Blood, an NP student at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston, Massachusetts joins host Mimi Secor to discuss the...
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From Nigeria’s Cholera Epidemic: An NP Reports Back
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Maryana McGlasson Nurse practitioner Maryana McGlasson waited for months to find out if she would be selected to work with the Doctors without Borders Program. Once she was notified, she had three days to hop on a plane and get to Nigeria, where she…
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The Business of Beauty: Teaching PAs and NPs to be Aesthetic Injectors
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Jill Jones Guest: Jennifer Puleo The recession has not slowed the demand for cosmetic procedures. Last year, more than 10 million surgical and non-surgical procedures were performed in the United States last year. Advanced practice clinicians are...
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PAs Around the World: Focus on the Netherlands
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Luppo Kuilman, MPA 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...
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Integrating Mental Health Services Into Primary Care
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Matt Freitas, FNP-C, PA-C Delivering quality mental health care to patients seems to come with an overwhelming number of obstacles. How can primary care practices make it easier to provide psychiatric and psychological services? Matt Frietas, an...
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A New PA Program Blows into the Windy City at Northwestern University
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: James Van Rhee, PA-C The physician assistant profession is one of the fastest growing careers in the United States, and PA programs are popping up all over the country to keep up with the demand. The latest addition is the physician assistant...
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An NP Goes to Washington to Discuss Health Reform With Michelle Obama
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Susan Matthews, PhD In September, over 5,000 nurses and nurse practitioners were invited to participate in a conference call with First Lady Michelle Obama to discuss the latest changes in healthcare policy. Five were invited to travel to Washington to...
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Cutting the Fat in America: What NPs Can Do to Curb Obesity
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Christine Kessler What makes Americans fat? Diet isn't entirely to blame. Christine Kessler, who is a nurse practitioner in the department of endocrinology and metabolic medicine at a Washington, DC, teaching hospital, joins host Mimi Secor to discuss…
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Non-Invasive Body Contouring and Medical-Legal Issues in Cosmetic Medicine
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: David Goldberg, MD, JD Non-invasive body contouring allows physicians to tighten skin without surgery. What are the different types of non-invasive body contouring procedures, and how have these procedures evolved? Dr. David Goldberg, clinical...
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What PAs Need to Know About Malpractice Coverage
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Jeffrey Nicholson, PhD, PA-C All PAs hope to never be sued. But if it happens, will malpractice coverage pay for legal costs and court awards? Is employer-provided malpractice coverage enough, and what are the differences between the types of...
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Great Reads: The PA Who Assists Stephen King
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Russell Dorr, PA-C The virus that nearly wipes out the population in mega-popular horror writer Stephen King's novel The Stand and the physician assistant pressed into running the hospital in King's Under the Dome were created out of the author's...
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The New Field of Wellness Coaching
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Eileen O'Grady, PhD, RN, NP Every day, we hear about the rise of chronic disease and rates of obesity. How do we persuade patients to change their behavior in order to become healthier? A new answer may lie in the field of wellness coaching. Dr. Eileen...
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The Medical Home: Not a Building, But a Model of Healthcare
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Eileen O'Grady, PhD, RN, NP How does the medical home fit into the rapidly changing healthcare model in the United States? The idea of the medical home isn't a new one. It's actually based on a concept created by the American Academy of Pediatrics in…
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Creating Portable Health Clinics Where They're Needed Most
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Elizabeth Sheehan Seven hundred women a day receive medical care inside moldy tents on the grounds of what once was the Grace Children's Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. But their circumstances will soon improve, thanks to an innovative…
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What PAs Need to Know About the Certificate of Added Qualifications
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Donald Sefcik, MD After many years of discussion, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) will offer PAs Certificates of Added Qualification in 5 specialties, beginning in 2011. Dr. Don Sefcik, chairman of the…
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Twitter, Linked-In and Facebook: How NPs can Benefit From Social Media
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Barbara Phillips Millions of people worldwide have Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts. What do you need to know about today's Internet-savvy e-Patient, who uses online tools to share information with their medical providers, search for medical...
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Assessing and Managing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Ken Harbert, PhD Do some of your patients have trouble sleeping, experience nightmares or are filled with anger or rage? If so they may be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Ken Harbert, dean of the school of physician studies at...
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How the VA System is Meeting the Healthcare Needs of Female Veterans
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Yvette Petti, PhD, APRN-BC In the next five years, women will account for more than 10 percent of the veterans in the United States. The growing population of female soldiers has raised new challenges for government. Not only are women facing some of…
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Medical Assistants: Ghana's Solution to Physician Assistants
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…
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Recent Developments in Medical Billing and Reimbursement for PAs
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Michael Powe Recently, Aetna, which is one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, announced it would reimburse PAs at 85 percent of the physician pay schedule. So what does this move mean for PAs? Michael Powe, vice president of...
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Medicare 101 for PAs: Understanding Billing
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Michael Powe Medicare and physician assistants both entered the healthcare field in the 1960s, but despite their similar ages, physician assistants don't always understand Medicare. Complicated rules and seeming inconsistencies can lead physician...
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How to Recognize Substance Abuse In Your Teen Patients
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Kimberly Comparetto, NP Alcohol, ecstacy and marijuana use has always been an issue for teens in the United States, but there are other alarming trends as well. More than five percent of 12 year-olds in this country say they have abused prescription...
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The Correlation Between Diabetes, Weight, and Alzheimer's Disease
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Susan Scanland, MSN, CRNP, GNP-BC How can we limit the risk of Alzheimer's disease? New research suggests a correlation between obesity, type 2 diabetes and dementia. Susan Scanland, gerontological nurse practitioner, discusses this research with host...
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How to Set Up a Bladder Health Program
Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Guest: Helen Carcio, NP More than 33 million people in the United States suffer from overactive bladder problems. Bladder health programs are being established in existing and new clinics to treat this issue that is rapidly growing, especially among the…
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This innovative series provides insight into the issues experienced by advanced practice healthcare clinicians as they deliver a broad range of medical services to a diverse population, interface with other healthcare providers and navigate their own career issues. Physicians and other health care professionals will gain insights into the world of these valued partners.
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ReachMD
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