Physician Speak Podcast

Dr. Ryan Kruse discusses the challenges a physician will face coming out of residency with a lack of formal training in regards to the contract negotiation process. Dr. Kruse also talks about the main things a lawyer should review in your contract.

Jo Hannafin, M.D. discusses how orthopedics became the least diverse surgical specialty, the factors that influence an individual’s attraction to orthopedic surgery and how her experience as an elite athlete helped shape her career path.

Ara J. Deukmedjian, M.D. discusses how people with back pain are perceived in our culture, barriers that keep patients from receiving appropriate treatment and the impact back pain has on an individual’s confidence and social life. Dr. Deuk also talks about the role insurance companies play as a barrier to patients receiving medically necessary care.

Mary O'Connor, M.D. discusses the lack of gender diversity in the field of orthopedics. Dr. O'Connor talks about avenues for increasing diversity in the orthopedic community and the impact that increasing gender diversity has on overall patient experience.

Athena du Pré, Ph.D. discusses the things that influence patient experience, the lack of Health Communication curriculum in medical school today and skills that a physician would need to have to optimize a positive patient experience. Dr. du Pré also discusses the development of Communicating About Health: Current Issues and Perspectives and how the field of Health Communication has changed since its first edition.Athena du Pré, Ph.D., holds the title of Distinguished University Professor at the University of West Florida, where she directs the master’s degree program in Strategic Communication & Leadership and the graduate-level Health Communication Leadership certificate. du Pré is the author of Communicating About Health: Current Issues and Perspectives (now in its 6th edition), which is the best-selling text in the field and is required reading at more than 300 university medical, nursing, business, and communication schools. She is also the author of Humor and the Healing Arts and numerous other publications about communicating effectively. Dr. du Pré is a former journalist and hospital public relations director. She has worked as a consultant and leadership development coach with organizations in health care, finance, law enforcement, retail, aerospace and defense, and nonprofit sectors. She earned a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Since joining the UWF faculty, Dr. du Pré has twice been named Distinguished Teacher of the Year by the student body.

Why wait until November? #PhysicianSpeakPodcast will launch on November 2, 2020 - but in the meantime, here is a teaser to get you acquainted with the show. This podcast will be a great resource for physicians in medical school, residency, fellowship, internship - for physicians early in their practice to 20-years established. We'll speak with scholars in Health Communication, established orthopedic and sports medicine physicians and also feature physicians early in their career to provide a cross-section of perspectives on topics that support the growth of savvy physicians.

You spend your whole life preparing to practice medicine. All of that hard work to make sure you provide patients with superior clinical outcomes … and a patient leaves you a one-star review because a member of your staff didn’t make eye contact with them … ‘Physician Speak Podcast’ talks to leading experts across the country on topics that support the growth of savvy physicians. We dive deep into understanding the role brand equity plays in patient retention model, how a patient interacts with your brand, what drives a patient to leave a patient review and how to control the variables that influence your brand. Episode one to air November 2020. Make sure to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.