Primary Viewpoints: A Patient Care Podcast

"Well, we're a little bit concerned about what might happen over the next 3 to 4 months," said Sterling Ransone, Jr, MD, referring to the 2022-23 respiratory virus season now in its very early weeks. Ransone, who is board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), discusses what the AAFP and its members are most concerned about as the country prepares for a third season of cocirculating influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus—a season that will be largely void of the mitigation measures Ransone believes are the reason he has not seen "a single case of influenza come through his office" in 2 years. He also offers an AAFP refresher on the annual push-back from patients that is so familiar to family medicine practitioners. 

Lynn R. Webster, MD, joins us in this episode to discuss findings from a large observational trial he co-authored that reviewed a mobile health technology platform developed to enhance communication between clinicians and patients with chronic pain. 

Clinician burnout has undoubtedly been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode of Primary Viewpoints, Ernest R. Gelb, DO, the 126th president of the American Osteopathic Association discusses how clinicians are faring currently during the COVID-19 pandemic and why humor can be beneficial for clinician wellness. 

Dr Hiddo Heerspink joins Primary Viewpoints to discuss findings he recently presented at the American Diabetes Association 2022 Scientific Sessions from a pre-specified analysis of the SURPASS-4 clinical trial of tirzepatide that looked for the first time at the effects of the novel GLP-1 receptor agonist on kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Hiddo Heerspink, PhD, PharmD, is professor of clinical trials and personalized medicine and a clinical pharmacologist/trialist in the department of clinical pharmacy and pharmacology at the University Medical Center Groningen in Groningen, Netherlands; he is also Codirector of the Better Treatments Program at the George Institute for Global Health in Newtown, Australia.

Dr Henry Mahncke joins Primary Viewpoints to talk about the impact of cannabis on brain health. 

Njira Lugogo, MD, sat down with Patient Care Online to discuss findings from the prespecified exploratory analysis of the NAVIGATOR study that she presented at ATS 2022.

Samoon Ahmad, MD, clinical professor of psychiatry at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, discusses his upcoming book titled Coping with COVID-19: The Mental, Medical, and Social Consequences of the Pandemic.

Obesity expert Ted Kyle joins us to discuss the prevalence of weight bias in health care, how media portrayal of patients with obesity exacerbates the issue, strategies primary care clinicians can use to check their own weight bias, and the advocacy work he is currently spearheading to change the narrative of weight stigma in health care.