Healthcare Insights

Ruth Benca, MD is the Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She is a researcher on sleep and sleep-related conditions. We talk about the common problems associated with sleep deprivation and strategies for better sleep. Learn more about Dr. Benca here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-benca-86b12026/ Get CE Credit: This episode is part of the free Podcast CE Learning Series. Earn CE credit for listening! Register here: http://nwahec.org/74079

Emergency Department doctor Stephen Lee Powell, MD talks about emergency medicine, challenges in medical care, training for emergency medical careers, and much more in this episode of Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina. More about Stephen at https://school.wakehealth.edu/faculty/p/stephen-lee-powell

Marvin and his team of licensed Medicare guides aim to liberate individuals from the confusion surrounding Medicare, empowering them with knowledge and guidance for a worry-free retirement through optimal Medicare plans. Find out more at https://medicareschool.com/

Rachel Patricia Zimmer, DNP, NP is an assistant professor in implementation science at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Reverend Tembila Covington is the Senior Pastor at Exodus United Baptist Church and a Program Director at Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods, both in Winston-Salem, NC. We discuss social drivers of health factors including access to care, food insecurity, poverty, housing, violence, and how community health workers and food prescriptions can help bridge the gap between healthcare systems and historically underserved communities. Learn more about Rachel at https://school.wakehealth.edu/faculty/z/rachel-patricia-zimmer and Rev. Covington at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tembila-covington-3ab1581b/

Soon, 20% of the US population will be over the age of 65, and amounting to 40-50% of clinical and hospital encounters. Hal Atkinson is a professor and clinician in gerontology and geriatric medicine and Wake Forest University School of Medicine and joins us to talk about the two main hypothesis for the cause for Alzheimer's disease and the latest in treatments for slowing cognitive decline. We learn about the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's, factors related to cognitive decline, and the GUIDE program for supporting patients, families, and caregivers including caregiver respite funding. More about Hal here: https://school.wakehealth.edu/faculty/a/hal-huntley-atkinson You can earn 1 Contact Hour CE Credit by listening to this podcast. Details: https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/73570

Gretchen is a pediatric physician with Twin City Pediatrics in Clemmons, NC. She talks about the rise in depression, anxiety, and ADHD in pediatrics and the need for more mental health providers for that population. More about Gretchen here: https://www.shotshurtless.com/providers/gretchen-hoyle

Dr. Gligorovic returns to the podcast to discuss the role of tele-psychiatry in the emergency department and shares his findings from a study of psychiatry visits in the ED before and during the COVID-19 pandemic response. We also discuss Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and other modalities to treat severe depression and OCD. Earn 1 contact hour of CE credit for listening to this podcast. Details here: https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/73195

Kenneth T. Kishida is an Associate Professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine with appointments in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Department of Neurosurgery, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering. His research grapples with the questions of how the human brain gives rise to conscious subjective experiences and how those processes guide human behavior and decision-making. Leanr more at https://www.kishidalab.com/

Beth is the Chief Executive Officer at Global Medical Virtual Assistants, a leader in providing trained medical virtual assistants to the healthcare industry. We talk about how virtual assistants can reduce staffing costs and streamline practices in front and back office tasks at scale. See more at https://www.globalmedicalva.com/

Jennifer is the VP of Industry Partnerships and Continuous Innovation at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, NC. We discuss the business climate and career growth potential in today's workforce. Learn more about FTCC at https://www.forsythtech.edu/