Knowledgeable Provider
This is a podcast about medicine. We discuss all aspects of medicine from the strictly professional clinical stuff to the behind-the-scenes break room talk and everything in between. Whether you are a medical professional, a student, a patient, or just someone with a passing interest in the medical field you are bound to hear something you like!
Episodes
Jody responds to the American College of Physicians' Annals On Call Podcast episode released on May 19th, 2025.
Links:
Advanced Practice Clinicians Cannot Replace Primary Care Physicians. Annals On Call Podcast, 5-29-25
New Workforce Model Suggests Continued Physician Shortages In Nonprimary Care Speci...
D is for deprescribing! Jody wrestles with this very complicated and grey area of medical practice.
Resources:
NICE Medicines Optimization Guidelines
The list of deprescribing resources was generated by ChatGPT.
Jody is joined by one of the world's foremost AI experts, ChatGPT itself, to discuss how AI is impacting healthcare currently and how it might change the medical field in the future.
C is for constipation! Jody discuss pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of this surprisingly common problem.
References:
- American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines
- Rome Foundation
- Chronic Constipation in Adults: Management (UpToDate)
- NIDDK on Constipation
- Mayo Clinic Constipation Article
- Merck Manual Constipation Article
- Diagnosis & Management of Constipation (AAFP)
The outline for this episode was created in part b...
In this final episode of the #NephMadness 2025 series, Jody summarizes each region in detail. Remember, it's about LEARNING, not WINNING...
Links:
Jody checks his final scores of #NephMadness 2025.
Jody reviews the changes to healthcare policy made by the Trump administration so far.
References:
1) Grossi, G. et al. Health policy in flux: Trump administration updates. AJMC. Published online March 28, 2025. https://www.ajmc.com/view/health-policy-in-flux-trump-administration-updates
2) Kates, J., Michaud, J., Moss, K., & Dawson, L. Overview of President Trump's executive actions on global health. KFF. Published online Jan...
Jody checks his score and standing after the second round of #NephMadness 2025 results are released.
The first set of picks are out! #NephMadness 2025
Jody submits his bracket for #NephMadness 2025 at the last minute! A true buzzer beater!
B is for Brugada! Jody reviews this important cause of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrest.
References & Resources:
1) Medications to Avoid (Brugadadrugs.org)
2) Brugada Syndrome (Life In The Fastlane)
3) Wylie, J. V. Brugada syndrome: Epidemiology and pathogenesis. UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com/ contents/brugada-syndrome-epidemiology-and-pathogenesis
4) Wylie, J. V. Brugada syndrome: Clinical presentation, diagno...
A is for alpha-1-antitrypsin! Jody reviews this maybe-not-so-rare genetic disorder that is an important and often overlooked cause of mostly lung and liver disease.
References:
1) Stoller, J.K. Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and natural history of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-manifestations-diagnosis-and-natural-history-of-alpha-1-antitrypsin-deficiency
2) Hogarth, D. K. Alp...
Jody reviews a recent Special Communication from JAMA about a 2024 update of medical malpractice standards from the American Law Institute.
Reference:
Jody shares what he learned at this year's Huntsville Hospital Cardiology Update, held on Saturday, February 8th, 2025 at the UA Huntsville College of Nursing.
Links:
1) UA Huntsville CON Golden Gala
2) WHO 2003 Pulmonary Hypertension Guidelines
4) 2022 ESC/ERS 3 Strata Risk Score Calculator for Pulmonary Hypertension
Jody shares some gruesome details of his professional encounters with death.
Justin Gallien is an oncology nurse at Tristar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He and Jody discuss how we deal with death as healthcare providers and human beings.
Sometimes patients say things that really make you think.
The ADPH Substance Misuse Summit was held on January 14th, 2025 at Frazier Church in Montgomery, AL. The event was sponsored by Alabama Department of Public Health, Auburn University, COACH, and University of South Alabama. The keynote speaker was Dr. Ben Carson (yes...THAT Dr. Ben Carson).
References & Links:
Auburn University COACH Center
...Alaina Peterson is a nursing instructor at Calhoun Community College. She talks with Jody about implementing change in an educational setting and her philosophy about education in general.
Jody discusses (mostly rants about) how health insurance influences the US healthcare system from a primary care perspective.
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