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Physician's Weekly offers in-depth interviews with the most highly respected experts in the medical community, weighing in on landmark research, trending topics, and offering insight on issues affecting everyday medical practice. In collaboration with Medicom Medical Publishers, Physician's Weekly Podcast continues to maintain the company's nearly 40 year reputation as a trusted resource for healthcare professionals.

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The Evidence Behind Stress Reduction: For You and Your Patients

Jun 19 2024 31 mins  
PW editorial board member and regular host Alex McDonald, MD, speaks with stress expert Jay Winner, MD, about stress reduction techniques for you and your patients. Too much stress can ruin our days and shorten our lives. It ages us, harms relationships, and impairs job performance. Excessive stress can exacerbate almost any medical condition, including obesity, heart disease, chro

How to Handle Negative Reviews, Genetic Kidney Disease

Jun 05 2024 42 mins  
Regular contributor Dr. MedLaw explores what to do when you get a negative online review. We also speak with Drs. John Sayer (University of Newcastle, UK) and Roman-Ulrich Müller (University Clinic Cologne, Germany), live from the 61st European Renal Association annual meeting to discuss the 11% of the world’s population that has genetic kidney disease. We talk about how one-thi

Ableism and Antiableism: What You Need to Know

May 22 2024 28 mins  
PW Editorial Board member Alex McDonald, MD (Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group), speaks with Joanna Bisgrove, MD (Rush Universitiy), who has broken remarkable boundaries as a hard-of-hearing physician. As a physician with a disability, Dr. Bisgrove is determined to advocate for a country where there are no barriers for persons with disabilities anywhere. In this c

Pre-Nups for Physicians, ACC 2024 Late-Breakers

May 08 2024 38 mins  
We speak with Gregg Stone, MD, who presented findings at ACC 2024 from RELIEVE-HF, a randomized trial designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treating patients with heart failure with an interatrial shunt. The results are clear, so keep listening to hear his interpretation of the results. We next talk to, Javed Butler, MD, who presented results from the EMPACT-MI rando

Thriving in Medicine- Mastering Leadership and Balance

Apr 24 2024 41 mins  
Dike Drummond, MD (TheHappyMD@PW author) brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in preventing physician burnout through innovative strategies and leadership principles to a lively discussion. Dr. Drummond explores the concept of "leadership power tools," one of the seven healthy habits for doctors to maintain wellbeing and stave off burnout. These tools are not just about mana

What & Why You Need to Know About Value-Based Care

Apr 10 2024 31 mins  
PW editorial board member and regular contributor Alex McDonald, MD, speaks with Kim Yu, MD, FAAFP (PRIME National Strategy Consultant, American Board of Family Medicine; Director of Health Care Strategy, KCS Inc.), about new mandates concerning value-based care and what they might mean to you.Enjoy listening!Changes Are Coming Soon!Stay tuned for an exciting new format!Let us know

Physician Liability & AI, the Checkmate 67T Trial

Mar 27 2024 31 mins  
Regular contributor Dr. MedLaw discusses the question many physicians are asking themselves: what are the rules regarding AI use in medicine and physician liability? Also, Saby George, MD, FACP (Roswell Park Cancer Institute), discusses results of the Checkmate 67T trial, which he recently presented at the 2024 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers symposium. The study compared subcutaneous n

The Benefits of a Trauma-Informed Approach to Practice

Mar 13 2024 26 mins  
PW Editorial Board member and columnist Alex McDonald, MD (family and sports medicine, Kaiser Permanente), speaks with Erika Roshanravan, MD (family physician and medical director, CommuniCare+OLE), about trauma-informed care and the need to shift the focus in patient conversations from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” A trauma-informed approach to care

How Will the 2024 Presidential Election Affect Healthcare?

Feb 28 2024 28 mins  
“Healthcare is at a very delicate moment,” says Jeanne Haggerty, a lobbyist for Williams & Jensen in Washington DC. With 25 years of governmental affairs experience in Washington, she should know. Haggerty’s successful career on the Hill has included working on the Senate Finance Committee, and later, the House Energy and Commerce Committee. During this time, she built st

Regain Your Grip On the Work You Love

Feb 14 2024 33 mins  
Regular contributor Dike Drummond, MD, (family physician, CEO of TheHappyMD.com, PW columnist) talks about the difference between your job and your medical practice, recognizing the fact that they are almost never attuned. More importantly, he provides critical tools to mend the bridge and regain your grip on the work that you love. What are the changes that need to happen and how