Primary Medicine Podcast

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Tune in to this educational monthly podcast covering various topics in Canadian Primary Care from the perspectives of two Canadian doctors in Emergency and Family Medicine, Kevin and Dimitre. The Primary Medicine Podcast is full of practical medical information that listeners can use in their daily practice – all in a convenient format that can be listened on a commute to work!

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Podcast 95: Dr. Kevin Mailo on empowering physicians to be mentally, physically and financially healthy

Dear Listeners, Dr. Kevin Mailo is an emergency physician based out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is the founder of Physician Empowerment, an organisation dedicated to transforming the lives of Canadian physicians through education in finance, practice management, wellness, and leadership. During the podcast, we have a chance to talk about his vision about the long-term wellne

Podcast 94: Dr. Megha Poddar on Obesity

Dear Listeners, In this episode we are talking with Dr. Megha Poddar about evidence based approach in treatment of Obesity. Dr. is an Endocrinologist and Obesity medicine specialist in Toronto, Ontario. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and an Assistant Professor (Adjunct) in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University. Dr. Poddar serves a

Podcast 93: Dr. Puneet Seth on AI in Primary Care in 2024

Dear Listeners, In this episode we are talking to Dr. Puneet Seth about his predictions about advancements on AI in primary care in 2024. These advancements will impact administrative staff, patients, clinicians, medical students and the entire novel medical ecosystem. Dr. Seth is a medical doctor and technologist, recognized for pioneering digital health tools and advanc

Podcast 92: Dr. Munk and Urgent Calls From Distant Places

Dear Listeners, On today’s podcast we talk to Marc-David Munk, a Canadian/American emergency physician and healthcare executive. Over the past decade, he has held leadership roles at various nontraditional healthcare delivery organizations in the US and abroad. He began his career as a professor of emergency medicine and as the medical director for the Qatari nation

Podcast 91: Dr. Stephen Sharpe of Aroga Health

On today’s podcast, we will be talking to Dr. Stephen Sharpe, a fellow family physician and the Medical Director of Aroga Health, one of the fastest growing Lifestyle Medicine Clinics in Canada. There is no longer any serious doubt that daily habits and actions profoundly affect health and quality of life. This concept is supported by literally thousands of research ar

Podcast 90: What is Virtual Hallway?

Dec 15 2023 18 mins

Dear Listeners, On today’s podcast we talk to Dr. Luke Napier, the founder of Virtual Hallway. Virtual Hallway (virtualhallway.ca) is a platform that bridges the gap between primary care providers and specialists, making peer-to-peer phone call consultations swift and efficient via their innovative platform modelled after the traditional “hallway consult”. T

Podcast 89: Dr. Joseph Antoun on Benefits of Fasting

Oct 30 2023 30 mins

Dear Listeners, In this episode of the primary medicine podcast, we will talk about the benefits of intermittent fasting and the alternative fasting mimicking diet with the CEO of L-Nutra, Dr. Joseph Antoun. Fasting is a popular dietary strategy that involves alternating periods of eating and fasting. It has been shown to have various positive effects on the body, such as impro

Podcast 88: Dr. Weill on Organ Transplants

Sep 26 2023 25 mins

Dear Listeners, Please join us for a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at organ transplants and what it’s like to work as a lung transplant physician confronted with critical decisions on a daily basis. Our guest is transplant consultant Dr. David Weill, who is the former Director of the Center for Advanced Lung Disease and the Lung Transplant Program at Stanford. He�

Podcast 87: Michael Dutra a few words on Disability Insurance

Aug 28 2023 18 mins

In today’s bonus episode we talk to Michael Dutra, the CEO of Michael Dutra Real Estate Planning and Insurance, about Disability Insurance. This is perhaps the most important insurance policy for professionals during their working careers.

Podcast 86: Dr. Seth on Generative AI in Medicine

Jul 28 2023 42 mins

Dr Seth is a leader and a practitioner of generative AI in improving healthcare for both patients and healthcare practitioners. We will discuss what generative is AI, what its currently capable of, and how it can be used practically used by doctors to enhance their practice, their mental health, and their patients experience.