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Join host - IMS past-president Brian Privett, MD for a monthly check-in on medical issues impacting the practice of medicine in Iowa. Each episode will focus on a different current event, and feature a topic expert. This PRODUCT is supported in part by t

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    • Feb 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Operation I.O.W.A; the process and results

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 31:05


    The U.S. is experiencing a significant physician shortage estimated at 64,000 providers, that is only predicted to increase to at least 86,000 by 2036. On December 6, 2024, the Iowa Medical Society organized their Operation I.O.W.A. summit of over 60 physicians, healthcare executives, policy experts and community leaders to address this issue, and craft solutions.In this episode, we are joined by the President of the Iowa Medical Society, Dr. Christi Taylor, as well as Operation I.O.W.A. Co-chairs, Dr. Gerard Clancy and Dr. Michael McCoy, to talk more about the main takeaways from Operation I.O.W.A., and the Iowa Medical Society's plans to take action on solutions to the physician shortage crisis.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Bridging the Gap: State Maternal Health ECHOs with Adelle Rogers and Kristina Seier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 17:08


    In this episode, show host Dr. Privett is joined by Adelle Rogers from Primary Health Care's Women's Health Program, and Kristina Seier, Member Education & Grant Initiatives Specialist with the Iowa Medical Society to discuss how Project ECHO can serve as a helpful tool for maternal health providers.More information:Primary Health CareMaternal Health Innovations ECHO: https://iecho.org/public/program/PRGM1728395965730KHUVXWA733Adelle Rogers: arogers@phcinc.netIowa Medical SocietyThe Iowa Maternal Health ECHO: https://iecho.org/public/program/PRGM1735753038707BHPWRQ99K3Kristina Seier: kseier@iowamedical.orgThank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    IMS and the AMA: with Robert Lee, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 30:08


    In this episode we sit down with past IMS president and former IMS AMA delegate Rob Lee, MD to discuss the June House of Delegates meeting, and how IMS members can get involved in advocacy on a national level.This episode was recorded in July, 2024.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster GroupThank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Elections and the Economy with IMS Partner: Foster Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 37:10


    In this episode we sit down with Kent Kramer, CFP, Chief Investment Officer at Foster Group to discuss how Iowa physicians can make informed decisions during this election season about the future of their finances. Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Resilience Rx: with Dr. Charles Keller and Natalie Lyons

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 41:20


    In this podcast, we explore the mental health challenges faced by physicians, delving into statistics and the impact of job demands on their well-being. We'll share personal testimonials and actionable strategies to address these issues, and highlight valuable resources such as The Iowa Board of Medicine's Physician Health Program (IPHP) and Recognize. Recover. Rebuild. These programs are designed to support healthcare providers in managing burnout, compassion fatigue, and other stressors that affect their mental and physical health.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    A Conversation with AMA President: Bruce Scott, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 24:52


    In this episode, Dr. Privett sits down (live and in-person!) with AMA President Bruce Scott, MD, to discuss the American Medical Association's "5 keys to fixing America's rural health crisis," and to learn more about how these steps can help alleviate the physician shortage in Iowa.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Introducing: Christina Taylor, MD, 175th President of the Iowa Medical Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 32:15


    In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with IMS president, Christina Taylor, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Clover Health Value Based Care to discuss her role as IMS president and her vision for the future of the Iowa Medical Society.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Trends in Medical Liability and Patient Safety in Iowa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 39:43


    In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Alan Lembitz, Senior Medical Director and vice president of patient safety and risk management at COPIC. With over a decade of experience, Dr. Lembitz has spearheaded innovative initiatives, overseen comprehensive educational programs, and addressed critical issues in medical liability. Join us as we dive into his invaluable insights on enhancing patient safety and mitigating risks in healthcare.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    State-Level Advocacy: Getting Involved as a Medical Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 26:03


    In this episode, we are joined by two IMS medical student champions who took part in Physician Day on the Hill last year, Joshua Turek from Des Moines University and Sarah Costello from the University of Iowa, to talk about the importance of state level advocacy.Register for Physician Day on the Hill (PDOTH) here! We hope to see you for this important day of advocacy on February 6, 2024.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Iowa's Physician Shortage: a Local and Federal Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 19:25


    In this episode, we are joined by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, and IMS board member Dr. Peter Tonui to discuss Iowa's physician shortage, and how we can work together to find solutions to this critical healthcare issue. Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Navigating the Money Maze with Ashlee Vieregger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 52:56


    In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Foster Group Lead Advisor Ashlee Vieregger, JD, CFP, CTFA to discuss best practices for financial planning at all stages of our members' medical education and physician career.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Women in Medicine Month 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 46:40


    September is Women in Medicine Month! In this episode of the podcast, host Brian Privett, MD, speaks with Deborah Turner, MD, (IMS Women in Medicine Conference keynote speaker) and Lillian Erdahl, MD, (IMS Secretary/Treasurer) about their experiences as women in medicine in anticipation of the second annual IMS Women in Medicine Conference on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    IMS to AMA: Impacting Policy on All Levels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 27:55


    In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Privett sits down with Victoria Sharp, MD, MBA, Iowa Medical Society Delegate Chair to the American Medical Association, for a conversation around the AMA's Annual Meeting in Chicago, and how individuals can impact policy on all levels.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Advocacy During the Interim: Preparing for 2024

    Play Episode Play 25 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 43:14


    In this episode of the podcast, host Brian Privett, MD, sits down with Iowa Medical Society Director of Government Relations, Phil Jeneary, and Dr. Gerard Clancy, Senior Associate Dean for External Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, to discuss advocacy during this legislative interim, and how Iowa's healthcare community can engage with efforts leading into 2024. Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Adapting and Changing in Our Healthcare World: Jessica Zuzga-Reed, DO

    Play Episode Play 56 sec Highlight Listen Later May 11, 2023 28:38


    In this episode, podcast host Brian Privett, MD, is joined by Iowa Medical Society president and pediatric intensivist Jessica Zuzga-Reed, DO, to talk about physician advocacy, being involved with organized medicine, and the importance of adaptability in healthcare.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Medical Residency Programs: The Future of Quality Care in Iowa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 25:34


    In this episode of Doc 2 Doc, host Brian Privett, MD, sits down with Gena Benoit, MD, Program Director for the Genesis Quad Cities family medicine residency program, to discuss the importance of residency education, and the future of family medicine in Iowa.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Introducing New IMS CEO: Steve Churchill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 31:34


    In this episode of the podcast, host Dr. Brian Privett sits down with new Iowa Medical Society CEO Steve Churchill to talk about his journey with IMS so far, and his plans for the Society moving forward.IMS members can contact Steve at: schurchill@iowamedical.org or call (515)421-4770Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    The Fight for Medical Tort Reform - with IA Rep. Meyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 40:10


    In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Iowa State Representative Ann Meyer, and Michael McCoy, MD (President/CEO of Great River Health in West Burlington) to talk about the importance of passing medical tort reform this legislative session.Thank you to our podcast sponsor: Foster Group

    Iowa's Response to the Pediatric Respiratory Illness Surge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 31:45


    In this episode, host Brian Privett, MD, is joined by pediatric critical care physician Jessica Zuzga-Reed, DO, and the president of the Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Marianka Pille, MD, to talk about the state of pediatric respiratory illness in Iowa, and how we can help to protect those most vulnerable. 

    Doc 2 Doc's 1 Year Anniversary!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 38:36


    In this episode, we celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the Doc 2 Doc podcast with host Brian Privett, MD, and returning guests Doctor Scott Truhlar and Doctor Tiffani Milless. Listen as we recap some of the year's more popular podcast episodes, and share where are headed with the show in 2023!

    How IMS Membership Elevates the Physician Voice in Iowa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 23:19


    In this episode, Dr. Privett is joined by past IMS President Marygrace Elson, MD, and IMS student board director Mikayla Brockmeyer for a conversation about what it means to be a member of the Iowa Medical Society, and how membership can help to elevate the physician voice in Iowa.

    Conversations on DEI in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 29:30


    In this episode of Doc 2 Doc, podcast host Dr. Brian Privett sits down with two guest physicians: Katherine Imborek, MD, and Ruffin Tchakounte, DO, for a discussion surrounding Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in medicine.Dr. Imborek is a family medicine physician in Iowa City, and Dr. Tchakounte serves as the resident director on the Iowa Medical Society Board of Directors. 

    Celebrating Women In Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 51:00


    In this special episode of Doc 2 Doc, guest host Hillary Haas, DO, joins us for a conversation with pediatrician and IMS Women In Medicine Conference keynote speaker Kerri Lockhart, MD, to discuss the unique experiences of women physicians and what empowers women in medicine.

    Back-to-School Sports Physicals and Well Child Visits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 49:55


    In this episode of Doc 2 Doc, we are joined by Sarah Bancroft, DO, a sports medicine and primary care physician from McFarland Clinic in Ames, as well as Amy Shriver, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, to talk about the importance of back-to-school sports physicals and well child visits.

    Caring for Medically Underserved and Vulnerable Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 34:27


    In this episode, host Brian Privett, MD, sits down with  Primary Health Care Chief Visionary Bery Engebretsen, MD, and Chief Medical Officer Heidi Shreck, MD, to talk about Community Health Centers and how they serve Iowa's most medically underserved and vulnerable communities.

    Personal Financial Planning for Physicians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 60:25


    In this episode, host Brian Privett, MD, sits down with 173rd IMS President Scott Truhlar, MD, MBA, MS, to talk about personal financial planning, and why it is important for medical students, residents, and physicians.  Dr. Truhlar is a radiologist in Coralville and an adjunct clinical associate professor at the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine where he teaches a course on financial literacy.

    Addressing Physician Mental Health Stigma

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 29:41


    During this Mental Health Awareness Month, join Doc 2 Doc podcast host Brian Privett, MD for a conversation with physician wellness advocate, Charles Keller, MD about Physician Mental Health Stigma.New episodes of Doc 2 Doc premiere on the first Wednesday of every month. Listen on our podcast home page, or find us wherever you listen to podcasts!

    Advance Care Planning: Difficult Conversations, Positive Outcomes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 30:15


    Join Doc 2 Doc podcast host Brian Privett, MD for a conversation with EveryStep chief medical director Tom Mouser, MD, about how Advance Care Planning conversations bring peace to patients and families during difficult times.

    Adventures in Telehealth: Perspectives from OUD/SUD Providers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 47:50


    In this episode, host Brian Privett, MD sits down with Alison Lynch, MD, an addiction medicine and family practice physician in Iowa City, Katherine Meidl, MD a second-year psychiatry resident at the University of Iowa, and Shea Jorgensen, MD, a psychiatry specialist at Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare in Mason City to discuss the vital role that telehealth plays in providing care to our most vulnerable patients. 

    Controlling Hypertension Step by Step

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 27:20


    For American Heart Month, podcast host Brian Privett, MD sits down with two clinicians from Broadlawns Family Health Center in Des Moines, Alexandrea Jacob, DO and Emily Beckett, PharmD to discuss the work that they have been doing with the Iowa Medical Society to develop and implement new policies and procedures surrounding hypertension control.

    Advocacy and the Voice of Iowa Physicians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 23:21


    Join host Dr. Brian Privett in a special bonus episode of Doc 2 Doc where we talk Physician Advocacy with IMS Director of External Affairs, Dennis Tibben. Make sure to join us on February 8, 2022 for Physician Day on the Hill - an important day of grassroots advocacy for Iowa physicians. Virtual and In-Person options available.

    Confronting Iowa's Provider Workforce Shortages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 32:32


    This month, host Dr. Brian Privett sits down with Great River Health Systems Chief Medical Officer Michael McCoy, MD, (OB-GYN) and Iowa Medical Society President Tiffani Milless, MD, (Pathology) for a discussion on Iowa's provider workforce shortages.

    Addiction & Opioid Misuse During the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 32:32


    Join host Dr. Brian Privett, MD in a conversation with addiction and psychiatry specialist Dr. Alison Lynch, MD from UIHC in Iowa City. 

    Introducing: Doc 2 Doc - An IMS Pod Talk

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 10:45


    Welcome to "Doc 2 Doc" - a podcast presented by the Iowa Medical Society! With this show, we aim to provide Iowa physicians and friends of medicine with a monthly check-in and discussion surrounding current events impacting medicine in our state. This podcast will feature a broad range of subject matter experts, to gain insights and understandings on how different medical specialties and areas of Iowa are affected by these issues.

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