This free iTunes segment is just one tiny snippet of the fully-loaded 3-hour monthly Primary Care RAP show. Earn CME on your commute while getting the latest practice-changing primary care information: journal article breakdowns, evidence-based topic reviews, critical guideline updates, conversations with experts, and so much more. Sign up for the full show at hippoed.com/PCRAPPOD Paul Offit, MD is a world-renowned expert on the safety and efficacy of vaccines. He has authored over 160...

This free iTunes segment is just one tiny snippet of the fully-loaded 3-hour monthly Primary Care RAP show. Earn CME on your commute while getting the latest practice-changing primary care information: journal article breakdowns, evidence-based topic reviews, critical guideline updates, conversations with experts, and so much more. Sign up for the full show at hippoed.com/PCRAPPOD   Rana Awdish, MD a pulmonary and critical care physician in Detroit, Michigan, wrote an incredibly powerful,...

This free iTunes segment is just one tiny snippet of the fully-loaded 3-hour monthly Primary Care RAP show. Earn CME on your commute while getting the latest practice-changing primary care information: journal article breakdowns, evidence-based topic reviews, critical guideline updates, conversations with experts, and so much more. Sign up for the full show at hippoed.com/PCRAPPOD Post-contrast AKI (or contrast induced nephropathy as it used to be called) is one of those hot-button issues in...

This free iTunes segment is just one tiny snippet of the fully-loaded 3-hour monthly Primary Care RAP show. Earn CME on your commute while getting the latest practice-changing primary care information: journal article breakdowns, evidence-based topic reviews, critical guideline updates, conversations with experts, and so much more. Sign up for the full show at  hippoed.com/PCRAPPOD We have been waiting and waiting and waiting for the new community acquired guidelines. And here they are!...

A cough lasting longer than 8 weeks can be a major frustration for our patients (and everyone around them). In this segment, pulmonologist and cough expert Dr. Kathryn Robinett walks Neda Frayha, MD, and Paul Simmons, MD through a real-world approach to chronic cough and drops tons of beautiful, shimmery knowledge pearls along the way. To view the references and show notes for this segment CLICK HERE   

In this Hippo Education bonus conversation, Drs. Jay-Sheree Allen and Neda Frayha sit down with noted health disparities researcher Dr. Utibe Essien, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Core Investigator for the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. They explore reasons for disparities in the health care outcomes of our patients, disparities in the diversity of our medical profession, and...

Got time? A lot of our resident listeners have been asking for tips and tools for time management in the clinic. Dr. Nikki Southall joins Paul Simmons, MD, and Neda Frayha, MD for a conversation about typical time sinks, some great time management tips, and strategies for becoming more efficient at work.  Click here to view references and show notes

Race and health are inextricably linked to each other. Pediatricians Nathan Chomilo and Michael Cosimini break down the AAP Policy Statement on the health effects of racism on children. To view the references for this segment Click Here

In recent weeks, many of our medical organizations have released official statements declaring racism to be a public health crisis. In this introduction to Hippo Education’s new Race and Medicine audio series, Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen sits down with Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha for a candid conversation exploring the definition and types of racism, the historical and present-day manifestations of racism in medicine, and potential strategies we all can incorporate into our daily practices...

Do you automatically refer to a urologist when a patient asks about a vasectomy? Have you ever considered that this procedure can actually be done in the primary care office? Our own Paul Simmons, MD discusses this with Lyrad Riley, MD in the first installment of a new series on procedural tips and tricks called: “Proceed with Confidence.”  To view the references and show notes from this segment Click Here

Drs. Brian Lin and Mike Weinstock discuss alterations to our usual practice patterns of laceration repair in the setting of the COVID pandemic, which include increasing patient throughput through faster closure techniques, reducing total points of contact with the healthcare system by using techniques to obviate the need for a return visit, and habit changes during closure to minimize exposure risk during face-to-face contact.   To view the references and show notes from this podcast ...

How are you coping with all of the death around us these days? In this Hippo Education update, Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha interviews Dr. BJ Miller, a hospice and palliative care specialist at the University of California, San Francisco whose TED talk on what really matters at the end of life has been viewed over 10 million times. Along with Shoshana Berger, Dr. Miller is the co-author of the book, A Beginner’s Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death and...

Dr. Mizuho Morrison & Dr.Jenny Beck Esmay both having had covid themselves, briefly discuss the clinical course and what presence of IgM vs. IgG signifies. They discuss what we currently know about antibody testing (national availability, reliability, sensitivity) as well as convalescent plasma transfusion (CPT) and criteria for donation vs. recipient.   To view the references and show notes from this podcast Click here

*Editor's note: As of June 4, 2020, The Lancet article by Mehra MR et al has been retracted. (https://www.thelancet.com/lancet/article/s0140673620313246) In this Hippo Education short, Dr.Salim Rezaie from REBEL EM and Lit Matters critically appraises two papers published on Friday May 22nd, 2020.  He discusses what the evidence shows for both remdesivir & hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as effective treatment or prophylaxis for COVID-19.   To view the references and show notes from...

COVID-19 causes STEMI’s, arrhythmias and myocarditis?!? Emergency medicine and cardiology guru Amal Mattu, MD chats with Mizuho Morrison, DO on the cardiovascular effects of COVID-19. They discuss: the known pathophysiology of how viral infections affect the heart; Review the new consensus statement from the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and interventions (SCAI), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) on how to manage STEMIs; and...

Children seem to be less affected than adults by the direct effects of COVID-19 infection, but the pandemic has brought forth other health risks to the pediatric population. Sol Behar interviews Oakland, CA based primary care pediatricians Celine Sparrow and Katie D’Harlingue about the indirect  impact of COVID-19 on children. Topics covered include home school and academic achievement, mental health issues, and nutrition/food insecurity.  To view the references and show notes from this...

Are you an expert in continuous glucose monitors and how to use them? Great! Then you can teach us! If not, endocrinologist and friend of the podcast Dr. Beth Lamos is back to walk us through the indications for CGMs and practical ways to use them in our patients. View the show notes and references by  CLICKING HERE

In this Hippo Education update, Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha interviews regular guest and Infectious Diseases expert Dr. Devang Patel for a discussion of where the IDSA stands on all the potential treatments for COVID-19, a review of the remdesivir paper that is all the rage lately, and a look back on whether or not their very first conversations on the novel coronavirus have stood the test of time.    To view the references and show notes from this podcast Click here

Sol Behar, MD interviews New York City pediatric emergency physician Dr. Ee Tay, highlighting the features of pediatric COVID disease, including an emerging illness that is being compared to Kawasaki Shock Syndrome called “pediatric inflammatory multisystem disease” (PIMS). To view the references and show notes from this podcast Click here

Dr. Matthieu DeClerck talks to Dr. Manie Beheshti on how the healthcare system should approach the “re-opening” of society as we plan the lifting of social restrictions. What safety implementations need to be in place in order to protect our most vulnerable patients. What changes can we anticipate in the healthcare system moving forward? To view the references and show notes from this podcast Click here  

Have you ever had a patient who is on peritoneal dialysis? What does this even mean? How does it work? Paul Simmons, MD and Neda Frayha, MD answer these questions and more in this 2 part-segment about peritoneal dialysis.  To see the show notes and references  Click Here  Subscribe today to hear Part 2 and the rest of this month's program.  

In this Hippo Education Short, psychiatrist Dr. Melissa Shepard sits down with Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha for some real talk on the mental health challenges facing health care workers in the COVID-19 pandemic, and some concrete, tangible tools to help us get through this period. Spoiler alert: it’s more than yoga.    To view the references and show notes from this podcast Click here

Dr. Matthew DeLaney and Dr. Michael Weinstock sit down to discuss the threat of lawsuits in the midst of the COVID pandemic. The last thing anyone wants to think about is the risk of a lawsuit. Unfortunately, despite the extra challenges posed by our current pandemic, the threat of medicolegal consequences remains. In this segment, we evaluate the unique medicolegal risks that can occur during disaster situations and look at potential sources of medicolegal protection. To view the references...

Drs. Mike Weinstock and Josh Russell, from Urgent Care RAP, just published a landmark COVID study: CXRs obtained from confirmed and symptomatic COVID-19 patients presenting to the UC were normal in 58.3% of cases, and normal or only mildly abnormal in 89% of patients. Matthew DeLaney, MD joins in on the conversation in this important podcast. To view the references and show notes from this podcast Click here