Podcasts about American Thoracic Society

Welcome to the last Air Health Our Health podcast of Season Five. This is a collaboration with the American Thoracic Society's Breathe Easy podcast, of which I am a new host. We produce over 450 million tons of plastic each year, the majority of which accumulates in the environment- it is vital to understand how that impacts us. For today's episode, I interview Dr Adam Soloff, PhD a researcher at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center of the University of Pittsburgh in the department of cardiothoracic surgery and immunology. He describes himself as the “Lorax of the Thorax” and walks us through research on how ever-present microplastics that we inhale can seed tissues throughout the body and what that does to our immune system. So what can you do? Look at where you are using plastic in your own life and see if you can replace it with a healthier option. Few options here.Find out what can be done to reduce plastics in your community. Look up your members of Congress and share with them your concern about dismantling important science-based support for health at the federal level, whether the NIH, EPA, CDC, VA and more. Then, look up your city councilperson and state legislator to ask what they are doing to help prevent plastic pollution and find out what you can do to help.Finally, be sure to enjoy the beautiful planet on which we all live and take at least one step to keep it beautiful and healthy. Find what you can do and do it. None of us have to do everything, but we can all do something.

Case + Cass live from the American Thoracic Society conference, sharing their experience advocating for HPS!

In this episode with Dr. Rania Esteitie, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Central Michigan, and a strong advocate for women in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in Michigan and at the American Thoracic Society, we share her journey, challenges, and triumphs in a field historically dominated by men.  We explore topics such as mentorship, gender equity, leadership development, and the importance of diversity, and representation in medicine.  This episode can be found on Apple, Spotify, Anghami, and all podcast apps.    #WomenInMedicine #CriticalCareMedicine #WomenInSTEM #MedicalLeadership #DiversityInMedicine #HealthcareHeroes #WomenInHealthcare #MentorshipInMedicine #LeadingTheWay #GenderEquity #WomenInICU #FutureOfMedicine

Save 20% on all Nuzest Products WORLDWIDE with the code MIKKIPEDIA at www.nuzest.co.nz, www.nuzest.com.au or www.nuzest.comCurranz Supplement: Use code MIKKIPEDIA to get 20% off your first order - go to www.curranz.co.nz  or www.curranz.co.uk to order yours This week on the podcast, Mikki speaks to Dr Paul Reynolds about the effects of vaping on health, particularly its impact on inflammation, cancer risk, and pregnancy outcomes. Dr Reynolds, whose background is in lung development and disease, has been investigating how e-cigarettes influence inflammatory pathways, glycation, and long-term health risks.In this conversation, they discuss why breathing is more than just taking in oxygen and how air quality plays a critical role in overall health. Dr Reynolds explains glycation—how it damages the body—and how inflammation, often seen as a necessary defence mechanism, can sometimes do more harm than good.Mikki and Dr Reynolds delve into the chemicals found in e-cigarettes, comparing their inflammatory effects to traditional cigarettes. They explore whether vaping genuinely helps smokers quit or if it fosters new dependencies, as well as the risks of secondhand exposure and how vaping should be approached from a public health perspective.Dr Reynolds shares findings from his research on vaping during pregnancy, including its effects on foetal and placental weight, and the potential implications for conditions like intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and preeclampsia. They also discuss how e-cigarette flavours—such as Red Hot and Green Apple—can influence cancer cell invasion and inflammation, raising questions about whether some flavouring compounds should be restricted.With vaping still largely unregulated in many areas, Dr Reynolds offers insights into where research should focus next, what policymakers need to consider, and whether vaping should be treated with the same caution as smoking.This is a must-listen for anyone interested in the science behind vaping and its potential long-term health consequences. Enjoy the conversation!Dr Paul Reynolds is a professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at Brigham Young University, with a research focus on lung development, pulmonary disease, and the effects of environmental exposures such as tobacco and vaping aerosols on respiratory health. He holds a PhD in Developmental and Molecular Biology from the University of Cincinnati and has conducted extensive research on pulmonary injury, oxidative stress, and inflammatory pathways. His work examines how vaping impacts lung function, foetal development, and cancer progression, with recent studies exploring the role of e-cigarette flavours and nicotine in inflammation and disease risk. Dr Reynolds has received multiple awards for his research and teaching, including the Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research, and is an active member of organisations such as the American Physiological Society and the American Thoracic Society.Dr Paul https://cell.byu.edu/directory/paul-reynolds Contact Mikki:https://mikkiwilliden.com/https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutritionhttps://www.instagram.com/mikkiwilliden/https://linktr.ee/mikkiwilliden

M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF, immediate past-president of the American Thoracic Society and lung cancer expert, offers up a compelling argument for trusting science. As we're buffeted by government actions and disease outbreaks, it is critical that clinicians and public health officials work together to minimize the impact. Patti Tripathi hosts.06:46 What is immune amnesia and how does it relate to measles?08:51 What is the role of federal health agencies?10:07 What is the ripple effect generated by research funding?12:36 Why should the public trust science?

Dr. John Fleetham chats with Dr. Yet Kor about her article, "Assessment of Home-based Monitoring in Adults with Chronic Lung Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement."

Guidelines from the American Thoracic Society report on the value of pulmonary rehabilitation for people with COPD, interstitial lung disease, or pulmonary hypertension. JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis author Michaela R. Anderson, University of Pennsylvania, discusses these guidelines and more with JAMA Associate Editor David Simel, MD, MHS. Related Content: Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Adults With Chronic Respiratory Disease Proper Use of Inhalant Medications for Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Dando sequência à série "Naruhodo Entrevista" de conversas descontraídas com cientistas brasileiras e brasileiros, chegou a vez da Médica, Doutora em Fisiopatologia em Clínica Médica e Livre Docência em Pneumologia, Suzana Tanni.Só vem!> OUÇA (90min 14s)*Naruhodo! é o podcast pra quem tem fome de aprender. Ciência, senso comum, curiosidades, desafios e muito mais. Com o leigo curioso, Ken Fujioka, e o cientista PhD, Altay de Souza.Edição: Reginaldo Cursino.http://naruhodo.b9.com.br*Suzana Erico Tanni possui graduação em Medicina pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1998), doutorado em Fisiopatologia em Clínica Médica [Botucatu] pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2008) e Livre Docente em Pneumologia pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2018). Atualmente é Professora Associada da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Foi presidente da Sociedade Paulista de Pneumologia e Tisiologia (2022-2023). Coordenadora da Comissão de Epidemiologia e Pesquisa Clínica da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, com responsabilidade na construção de guidelines nacionais de conteúdo respiratório.Desde 2010 atua como Docente do curso MECOR - Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical and Operations Research da American Thoracic Society e da Associación Latino Americana do Thorax. Atualmente é Docente Líder do nível 2, para realização de manual de procedimento operacionais e plano de análise estatística.É Editora Associada do periódico Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia na área de Epidemiologia e DPOC, na Revista Médica Brasileira na área de pneumologia e da Frontiers Medicine-Respiratory Diseases. Atua como "Guest Editor" nos periódicos Frontiers in Case Report in Respiratory Diseases e Women in Science: Pulmonary Medicine 2023.Desde 2008, atua em Estudos Multicêntricos sobre Doenças Respiratórias. Faz parte do 4-Consortium for Clinical Characterization of COVID-19 By EHR (4CE) liderado por pesquisadores da Harvard Medical School, Boston, USATem experiência na área de Medicina, com ênfase em Pneumologia, atuando principalmente no seguinte tema: doenças pulmonares; doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica, tabagismo e covid-19.Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4887507894734442*APOIE O NARUHODO PELA PLATAFORMA ORELO!Um aviso importantíssimo: o podcast Naruhodo agora está no Orelo: https://bit.ly/naruhodo-no-oreloE é por meio dessa plataforma de apoio aos criadores de conteúdo que você ajuda o Naruhodo a se manter no ar.Você escolhe um valor de contribuição mensal e tem acesso a conteúdos exclusivos, conteúdos antecipados e vantagens especiais.Além disso, você pode ter acesso ao nosso grupo fechado no Telegram, e conversar comigo, com o Altay e com outros apoiadores.E não é só isso: toda vez que você ouvir ou fizer download de um episódio pelo Orelo, vai também estar pingando uns trocadinhos para o nosso projeto.Então, baixe agora mesmo o app Orelo no endereço Orelo.CC ou na sua loja de aplicativos e ajude a fortalecer o conhecimento científico.https://bit.ly/naruhodo-no-orelo

Dr. Kamal Bharucha is a Pediatrician-Scientist, Clinical Development Leader and Biotech Startup Advisor in the rare disease space.  And suddenly he found himself dealing with a rare disease - sarcoidosis.  He says he was feeling fine and went for a routine check-up and discovered everything was far from fine.  Dr. Bharucha describes his journey through diagnosis and discovery as he fights back against the disease.  But what does a researcher do when presented with something like this?  They present a poster to colleagues urging them to consider pushing the use of heart rate monitors in more people -- so heart issues become apparent much sooner! Below is the poster he present to the American Thoracic Society entitled Multisystemic Sarcoidosis Culminating in Asymptomatic Complete Heart Block.         SHOW NOTES Participate in the aTyr Clinical Trial: https://bit.ly/3EUOxNq More on the Efzofitimod study: https://sarcoidosisnews.com/news/benefits-seen-efzofitimod-pulmonary-sarcoidosis-treatment-trial/ Kamal's Papers on Sarcoidosis:  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-021-07310-6 https://www.kevinmd.com/2023/08/heart-disease-in-the-shadows-a-closer-look-at-cardiac-sarcoidosis.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamal-bharucha/ Support Mark Steier's wife, Caeleigh:  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/2024-team-rally-for-sarc/Team/View/193889/Team-Sarc-Mark Donate to Royce and Cycle4sarc: https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/Team/View/172803/Cycle4Sarc Help FSR further its mission by becoming an Alliance Volunteer:  www.stopsarcoidosis.org/gsca-leaders/ Become a community outreach leader: https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/gsca-leaders/ MORE FROM JOHN: Cycling with Sarcoidosis http://carlinthecyclist.com/category/cycling-with-sarcoidosis/ Do you like the official song for the Sarc Fighter podcast?  It's also an FSR fundraiser! If you would like to donate in honor of Mark Steier and the song, Zombie, Here is a link to his KISS account.  (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis)  100-percent of the money goes to the Foundation.  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/MarkSteier The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ Donate to my KISS (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis) fund for FSR  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/JohnCarlinVsSarcoidosis?fbclid=IwAR1g2ap1i1NCp6bQOYEFwOELdNEeclFmmLLcQQOQX_Awub1oe9bcEjK9P1E My story on Television https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/news-anchor-sarcoidosis/ email me  carlinagency@gmail.com                            

Sleep medicine is her passion and she has a particular interest in the relationship between sleep and brain/body health. Dr. Joyce Lee-Ianotti . She's earned a national reputation as a leading expert in her field.! She is Chair of the Sleep Division of the American Academy of Neurology, Director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program Directors Council sponsored by the American Thoracic Society, and on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation. Dr. Lee-Ianotti is here to help us explore the relationship between sleep and brain/body health.

This is a special bonus episode to bring you some good clean air and climate news. Advocacy is often hard and frustrating, but it is important to celebrate when improvement is made. On February 7th, 2024, the EPA released it's final rule for the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (or NAAQS) for particulate matter pollution, lowering the annual standard to 9 ug/m3. The previous standard was 12ug/m3. If you've been listening to this podcast, you know that we've covered in multiple episodes how people were sickening and dying from lung disease, heart disease and more at levels below 12. For context, the WHO advises a standard of 5, and the American Thoracic Society has been advising a standard of 8 for years.  It includes an update on what has happened, and a roundtable in which I participated as a representative of the American Thoracic Society. It's important to celebrate the steps forward in advocacy! Learn more from the EPA announement here. Read the ALA response here. Read the ATS response here. The photo is of EPA administrator Michael Regan pictured with advocates from EcoMadres and Moms Clean Air Force after the signing on Feb 7th. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/airhealthourhealth/message

Elizabeth Killien, MD MPH is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and an attending physician in the Pediatric ICU at Seattle Children's. She earned her MD from Dartmouth Medical School in 2011. She completed her residency in General Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington. She underwent additional training in pediatric trauma research at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in the Pediatric Injury Research Training Program from 2017-2019, and completed her Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology at the University of Washington in 2019. She is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators, and American Thoracic Society. Her scholarly work focuses on organ failure after traumatic injury and long-term outcomes after critical illness.Learning Objectives:By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to:Define post-intensive care syndrome, recognize the clinical presentation and make the presumptive diagnosis.Recognize common risk factors of post-intensive care syndrome in children.Discuss practical ways to reduce the risk of post-intensive care syndrome in children admitted to the pediatric ICU.Discuss management strategies to optimize the care provided to children suffering from post-intensive care syndrome.Recall key next steps in post-intensive care syndrome research.How to support PedsCrit:Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show.Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. Check out http://www.pedscrit.com for detailed show notes. And visit @critpeds on twitter and @pedscrit on instagram for real time show updates.References:Manning, Joseph C. RN, PhD1,2,3; Pinto, Neethi P. MD, MS4; Rennick, Janet E. RN, PhD5,6; Colville, Gillian MPhil, CPsychol7; Curley, Martha A. Q. RN, PhD8,9,10. Conceptualizing Post Intensive Care Syndrome in Children—The PICS-p Framework*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 19(4):p 298-300, April 2018. | DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001476 https://www.palisi.org/ Killien EY, Zimmerman JJ, Di Gennaro JL, Watson RS. Association of Illness Severity With Family Outcomes Following Pediatric Septic Shock. Crit Care Explor. 2022 Jun 15;4(6):e0716. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000716. PMID: 35733611; PMCID: PMC9203075.Smith MB, Killien EY, Dervan LA, Rivara FP, Weiss NS, Watson RS. The association of severe pain experienced in the pediatric intensive care unit and postdischarge health-related quality of life: A retrospective cohort study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Aug;32(8):899-906. doi: 10.1111/pan.14460. Epub 2022 Apr 22. PMID: 35426458; PMCID: PMC9990726.Support the show

Elizabeth Killien, MD MPH is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and an attending physician in the Pediatric ICU at Seattle Children's. She earned her MD from Dartmouth Medical School in 2011. She completed her residency in General Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington. She underwent additional training in pediatric trauma research at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in the Pediatric Injury Research Training Program from 2017-2019, and completed her Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology at the University of Washington in 2019. She is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators, and American Thoracic Society. Her scholarly work focuses on organ failure after traumatic injury and long-term outcomes after critical illness.Learning Objectives:By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to:Define post-intensive care syndrome, recognize the clinical presentation and make the presumptive diagnosis.Recognize common risk factors of post-intensive care syndrome in children.Discuss practical ways to reduce the risk of post-intensive care syndrome in children admitted to the pediatric ICU.Discuss management strategies to optimize the care provided to children suffering from post-intensive care syndrome.Recall key next steps in post-intensive care syndrome research.How to support PedsCrit:Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show.Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. Check out http://www.pedscrit.com for detailed show notes. And visit @critpeds on twitter and @pedscrit on instagram for real time show updates.References:Manning, Joseph C. RN, PhD1,2,3; Pinto, Neethi P. MD, MS4; Rennick, Janet E. RN, PhD5,6; Colville, Gillian MPhil, CPsychol7; Curley, Martha A. Q. RN, PhD8,9,10. Conceptualizing Post Intensive Care Syndrome in Children—The PICS-p Framework*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 19(4):p 298-300, April 2018. | DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001476 https://www.palisi.org/ Killien EY, Zimmerman JJ, Di Gennaro JL, Watson RS. Association of Illness Severity With Family Outcomes Following Pediatric Septic Shock. Crit Care Explor. 2022 Jun 15;4(6):e0716. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000716. PMID: 35733611; PMCID: PMC9203075.Smith MB, Killien EY, Dervan LA, Rivara FP, Weiss NS, Watson RS. The association of severe pain experienced in the pediatric intensive care unit and postdischarge health-related quality of life: A retrospective cohort study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Aug;32(8):899-906. doi: 10.1111/pan.14460. Epub 2022 Apr 22. PMID: 35426458; PMCID: PMC9990726.Support the show

How do we find out how air pollution is affecting us at our own county and state level? Dr. Laura Gladson has been a researcher with the Health, Environment, and Policy Program at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management since 2014. On this podcast, we discuss the Health of the Air report, which shows how many people are affected in each state and county by air pollution in excess of recommended ATS standards. We also discuss separating out the toll of wildfire smoke exposure and how it affects communities, and what can be done to decrease the toll. To Do-  1- Go to the Health of the Air report to see how impacted your state or county is by air pollution. There is a list by each state at the end of the report. Contact your representatives at every level to see what can be done. Listen to last month's episode “Clean Air and Climate Advocacy for Busy People” to learn how to get started.  2- Check the report to see how impacted your state or county is is by wildland fire smoke, and make a plan for protection. Listen to the “Our Health in Wildfire Season” episode to learn more about how to do that. You can also learn more about controlled burns and protecting your home from wildfire in the “Fighting Fire with Fire episode.” 3- You can learn more about ozone from Dr. Nassikas in the “True Cost of Ozone” episode from last season and more about PM2.5 from a host of episodes, including the “What's in a Standard” episode with Dan Costa from Season 2 and “What's burning” episode with Dr. Goobie from Season three.  4- To learn more about personal tools with regards to air pollution, learn more about the Air Quality Index in the “What's in an Index” episode. 5- Consider a donation to the American Thoracic Society, which funds excellent research like that behind the Health of the Air Report and also advocates for clean air and healthier air quality standards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit blog post for more information, or go to airhealthourhealth.org. Follow and comment on Facebook page and Instagram.  Record a question or comment on the podcast site or send an e-mail via the website.  Photo by Photoholgic on Unsplash --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/airhealthourhealth/message

The American Thoracic Society together with the Marron Institute of Urban Management at NYU has published the latest Health of the Air Report. Dr. Kevin Cromar and colleagues share local and national estimates of the health impacts of air pollution – including smoke from wildfires – that exceeds recommended levels by the ATS.

Please consider subscribing, rating and commenting on our podcast (Spotify). But you can hear our podcasts anywhere.Dr. John Schuen is the division Chief of Pediatric Aerodigestive Specialties at Helen DeVos Children's hospital in Grand Rapids.  He is also the director of the CF care center.  We're talking to Dr. Schuen to discuss all that they have going on for CF patients in Grand Rapids. And why he decided to become a CF doctor.You are a specialist in so many areas, in addition to CF, in sleep medicine as well.  Why did you decide to become a doctor, and specifically why did CF draw you in?I wanted to do this podcast to highlight all the great things that you and Dr. Susan Millard are doing and Dr. Johanna Zea-Hernandez. Overall how many patients do you have in the pediatric department and what are you seeing since the latest modulator came about in 2019?(Laura did have a cold through this podcast).--------------------------------John Schuen serves as division chief of Pediatric Aerodigestive Specialties at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Schuen provides medical care of children with complex pulmonary, respiratory related problems and sleep disorders. He also serves as medical director of the pediatric sleep laboratory, center director of cystic fibrosis care center at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. He is board certified in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine.After matriculating from Albion College, Dr. Schuen earned his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He completed his residency in pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic and fellowship in pediatric pulmonology & sleep medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospitals.Dr. Schuen has been a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American Thoracic Society.  He serves on statewide and national committees devoted to advancing lung health in children such as the Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screen Task Force as well as the Center Committee of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The CF Care Center is also a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Learning Network as well as the Therapeutic Development Network. The Helen DeVos Children's Hospital CF Care center also collaborates with Michigan State University to create and foster new research in their new Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Program. The Pediatric Pulmonary section recently launched the system's first Pediatric Pulmonary fellowship program and currently has two wonderful fellows. He chaired the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Center Committee for two consecutive terms during the pandemic and is ex officio of Spectrum Health West Michigan's Medical Group Committee of the Board.He has published multiple original journal articles, book chapters, reviews as well as delivered dozens of invited talks devoted to advancing the state of the art in child's lung and sleep health.Helen DeVos Children's Hospital: https://www.spectrumhealth.org/for-health-professionals/referrals-and-consultations/pulmonary-critical-care-and-sleep-medicine/cystic-fibrosis-clinicPlease consider making a donation: https://thebonnellfoundation.org/donate/The Bonnell Foundation website: https://thebonnellfoundation.orgBonnell Foundation email: thebonnellfoundation@gmail.comThanks to our sponsors:Vertex:  https://www.vrtx.comGenentech: https://www.gene.comViatris: https://www.viatris.com/en

This is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we'll dig into some of the questions we all have about medications we commonly see and use in the ED. This episode again focuses on common antibiotics we use in the ED. What has changed and what are the latest recommendations? We'll answer these questions and more!  Did this episode change your practice? Let us know on social media @empulsepodcast or at ucdavisem.com Hosts: Dr. Sarah Medeiros, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis Dr. Julia Magaña, Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis Guests: Christopher Adams, PharmD, Emergency Department Senior Clinical Pharmacist and Assistant Professor at UC Davis Resources: CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Oct 1;200(7):e45-e67. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1581ST. PMID: 31573350; PMCID: PMC6812437. ACEP EMRA Antibiotic Guide. *** Thank you to the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at OM Productions for audio production services.

João e Fred discutem sobre tratamento de pneumonia, incluindo as diferenças de tratmento do paciente internado e o paciente ambulatorial, quando usar terapia dupla e uso de corticoide. Referências: 1. Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, Anzueto A, Brozek J, Crothers K, Cooley LA, Dean NC, Fine MJ, Flanders SA, Griffin MR, Metersky ML, Musher DM, Restrepo MI, Whitney CG. Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Oct 1;200(7):e45-e67. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1581ST. PMID: 31573350; PMCID: PMC6812437. 2. Martin-Loeches I, Torres A, Nagavci B, Aliberti S, Antonelli M, Bassetti M, Bos LD, Chalmers JD, Derde L, de Waele J, Garnacho-Montero J, Kollef M, Luna CM, Menendez R, Niederman MS, Ponomarev D, Restrepo MI, Rigau D, Schultz MJ, Weiss E, Welte T, Wunderink R. ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Jun;49(6):615-632. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07033-8. Epub 2023 Apr 4. Erratum in: Intensive Care Med. 2023 May 17;: PMID: 37012484; PMCID: PMC10069946. 3. Corrêa RA, Costa AN, Lundgren F, Michelin L, Figueiredo MR, Holanda M, Gomes M, Teixeira PJZ, Martins R, Silva R, Athanazio RA, Silva RMD, Pereira MC. 2018 recommendations for the management of community acquired pneumonia. J Bras Pneumol. 2018 Sep-Oct;44(5):405-423. doi: 10.1590/S1806-37562018000000130. Erratum in: J Bras Pneumol. 2018 Nov-Dec;44(6):532. Erratum in: J Bras Pneumol. 2019 May 13;45(2):e20180130. PMID: 30517341; PMCID: PMC6467584. 4. Dequin PF, Meziani F, Quenot JP, Kamel T, Ricard JD, Badie J, Reignier J, Heming N, Plantefève G, Souweine B, Voiriot G, Colin G, Frat JP, Mira JP, Barbarot N, François B, Louis G, Gibot S, Guitton C, Giacardi C, Hraiech S, Vimeux S, L'Her E, Faure H, Herbrecht JE, Bouisse C, Joret A, Terzi N, Gacouin A, Quentin C, Jourdain M, Leclerc M, Coffre C, Bourgoin H, Lengellé C, Caille-Fénérol C, Giraudeau B, Le Gouge A; CRICS-TriGGERSep Network. Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2023 May 25;388(21):1931-1941. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2215145. Epub 2023 Mar 21. PMID: 36942789.

Dr. Jennifer Taylor-Cousar is an amazing woman I can't wait to meet in person one day.  She is a Board Certified Pediatric and adult pulmonologist at National Jewish Health in Colorado. She's a rock star in the world of CF, and she's doing incredible work raising awareness about systemic and individual bias and racism in medicine. She also talks about the importance of representation in the field of medicine. I hope after you hear this podcast you are more inspired to speak up and do more to change the world.About Dr. Taylor-Cousar:Dr. Taylor-Cousar is a tenured professor of adult and pediatric pulmonary medicine at NationalJewish Health (NJHhttps://www.nationaljewish.org/home), where she serves as the Medical Director of Clinical Research Services,President of the Medical Staff, and is co-director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Program andDirector of the CF Therapeutics Development Network (TDN) center. She received herundergraduate degree in human biology from Stanford University, and completed her doctoratein medicine, combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics, and her combinedfellowship in adult and pediatric pulmonary medicine at Duke University. She obtained herMaster of Clinical Science from the University of Colorado.Dr. Taylor-Cousar's expertise is clinical trial design and conduct; she has been national/globalprimary investigator on multiple CF TDN trials. Her investigator-initiated research focuses onthe development and evaluation of novel therapies for the treatment of CF, and on sexual andreproductive health in people with CF. Additionally, she serves on a number of nationalscientific advisory committees for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, American Thoracic Societyand the National Institutes of Health. She is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Cystic Fibrosisand a member of the International Advisory Board for the Lancet Respiratory Medicine.Dr. Taylor-Cousar is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation(ASCI). Her recent awards include the American Thoracic Society's Distinguished AchievementAward (2023,) the American Thoracic Society William J. Martin II Public Advisory RoundTable Distinguished Achievement Award (2022), the Emily's Entourage CF Trailblazer Award(2022) and the Cystic Fibrosis Research Incorporated CF Champion Award (2021).Michele and Terry Wright screening tool: https://noaacf.org/the-wright-cystic-fibrosis-screening-tool/Please consider making a donation: https://thebonnellfoundation.org/donate/The Bonnell Foundation website: https://thebonnellfoundation.orgBonnell Foundation email: thebonnellfoundation@gmail.comThanks to our sponsors:Vertex:  https://www.vrtx.comGenentech: https://www.gene.comViatris: https://www.viatris.com/en

Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown joins us to discuss the BIG and important topic of children & sleep. Dr. Brown shares her personal journey with sleep deprivation and insomnia, which fueled her passion for helping others improve their sleep.We delve into parents' challenges when their children have trouble sleeping and explore practical strategies for improving children's sleep habits. We also learn about the impact of sleep on children's cognitive function, behavior, and growth.In addition, we discuss the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea in children, including adenotonsillectomy, CPAP therapy, and other treatment options.Take advantage of this informative episode filled with valuable information for parents and anyone interested in optimizing sleep for children. BIO:Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown is a triple-board-certified sleep medicine physician passionate about helping people discover the gift of sleep as a superpower. Dr. Brown is a speaker, coach, educator, writer, and the founder of RestfulSleepMD, where she helps busy professional women and their children prioritize sleep to achieve their optimal health and thrive and live to their fullest potential. As a physician in practice for over a decade, and a mom of two who struggled with sleep issues, she fully understands the impact of sleep deprivation on our mental, physical and emotional health. As a result, she has dedicated her career to helping professional women be their best selves. She is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and The American Thoracic Society. She is also on the medical advisory board of Baby Center and the expert advisory board of Project Sleep.  SHOW NOTES: 

ATS LIVE! Part 2 Interviews from the 2023 American Thoracic Society Conference Host: Amy Attaway, MD Recorded live at ATS, Dr. Amy Attaway talks with attendees about their emerging and innovative work. Dr. Anna May: Medication use before starting positive airway pressure therapy. Dr. Neha Solanki: Platelets' association with severe asthma. Dr. Peng Zhang: Repurposing medications to decrease asthma inflammation. Dr. Uddalak Majumdar: Mechanical ventilation and obstructive airway diseases.

A healthy sleep pattern is vital for our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. When we consistently get enough high-quality sleep, we experience improved cognitive function, enhanced memory, and better concentration. It also supports a healthy immune system, promotes physical recovery, and helps regulate our hormones. Conversely, inadequate sleep can have profound effects on our mental health and weight management. Sleep deprivation can lead to increased levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. It affects our emotional regulation and can contribute to mood disorders. Additionally, inadequate sleep disrupts the hormones responsible for appetite regulation, often leading to increased cravings for unhealthy food and weight gain. Listen in to this episode as I talk with Funke Afolabi-Brown, MD, a triple board-certified sleep medicine physician, about the importance of sleep, common misconceptions of sleep, tips for getting optimized sleep, harnessing sleep as a superpower, and recognizing the immense potential that lies within a good night's rest.  We'll discuss things like optimizing sleep habits by establishing a consistent sleep schedule, why it's helpful to establish a bedtime routine that signals to your body that it's time to unwind, the different stages of sleep and their significance, how watching TV in bed and taking naps can impact sleep, and sleep aids like melatonin.Dr. Brown is a speaker, coach, educator, writer, and the founder of RestfulSleepMD, where she helps busy professionals and organizations prioritize sleep to achieve their optimal health and thrive and live to their fullest potential. As a physician in practice for over a decade and a mom of two who struggled with sleep issues, she fully understands the impact of sleep deprivation on our mental, physical and emotional health. As a result, she has dedicated her career to helping professional women be their best selves. She does this through speaking, coaching, workshops, courses, and programs focused on educating and empowering busy professional women to make sleep a priority as a critical pillar of their health.She is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and The American Thoracic Society. She is also on the medical advisory board of Baby Center and the expert advisory board of Project Sleep. Links :Website: https://www.restfulsleepmd.comSocial media: IG: @retfulsleepmdYouTube: https://youtube.com/@DrFunkeBrown Connect with Marianne:Website: Message In The Middle with MarianneMessage In the Middle Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/Email: Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

Recorded live at ATS, Dr. Amy Attaway, Associate Director of the Cleveland Clinic COPD Center, talks with attendees about their emerging and innovative work: • Dr. Elizabeth Regan: COPDGene study. • Drs. Onder Yildirim and Thom Conlon: COPD iNET. • Dr. Roger Kim: AI radio mix tool. Racial disparities in lung cancer screening.

In this episode of The Fuel Run Recover Podcast, I'm sitting down with Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown, The Restful Sleep MD, to talk about the importance of sleep for runners! Funke Afolabi-Brown, MD, is a triple board-certified sleep medicine physician. She is passionate about helping people discover sleep as their superpower. Dr. Brown is a speaker, coach, educator, writer, and the founder of RestfulSleepMD, where she helps busy professionals and organizations prioritize sleep to achieve optimal health, thrive, and live to their fullest potential. As a physician in practice for over a decade, and a mom of two who struggled with sleep issues, she fully understands the impact of sleep deprivation on our mental, physical and emotional health. As a result, she has dedicated her career to helping professional women be their best selves.  She does this through speaking, coaching, workshops, courses, and programs focused on educating and empowering busy professional women to make sleep a priority as a a critical pillar of their health.  She is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and The American Thoracic Society. She is also on the medical advisory board of Baby Center and the expert advisory board of Project Sleep.  She is a frequent speaker at conferences, summits, workshops, and association meetings nationally and internationally.  Dr. Brown obtained her sleep medicine training at the University of Pennsylvania.  Find her at www.restfulsleepmd.com, on Instagram at @restfulsleepmd, and on YouTube at http://youtube.com/@DrFunkeBrown. Join the Black Friday waitlist for your exclusive offers ⁠here!⁠ And don't forget to grab your copy of my free Fueling and Strength Training Guides for Runners by clicking here!

Tidal Volume is a podcast from ATS Assembly on Pediatrics focusing on core concepts of pediatric pulmonology. The goal is to bring in depth focus on these core concepts for residents, fellows, early career pulmonologists or even senior faculty looking for a refresher.In episode 8, Drs. Kubra Melike Bozkanat and Yadira Rivera-Sanchez from University of Texas Southwestern discuss pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. ReviewersRyan Thomas, MDMichigan State University College of Human MedicineChristina Barreda, MDUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthReferences Hannah, W., et al. "Frequency of CFTR Mutations in Individuals Evaluated for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia." B25. CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE LUNG DISEASE IN CHILDREN. American Thoracic Society, 2018. A2843-A2843. Leigh, Margaret W., et al. "Clinical features and associated likelihood of primary ciliary dyskinesia in children and adolescents." Annals of the American Thoracic Society 13.8 (2016): 1305-1313. Shapiro, Adam J., et al. "Diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of primary ciliary dyskinesia: PCD foundation consensus recommendations based on state of the art review." Pediatric pulmonology 51.2 (2016): 115-132. Shoemark, Amelia, et al. "ERS and ATS diagnostic guidelines for primary ciliary dyskinesia: similarities and differences in approach to diagnosis." European Respiratory Journal 54.3 (2019). Shapiro, Adam J., et al. "The prevalence of clinical features associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia in a heterotaxy population: results of a web-based survey." Cardiology in the Young 25.4 (2015): 752-759. Collins, Samuel A., et al. "Nasal nitric oxide screening for primary ciliary dyskinesia: systematic review and meta-analysis." European Respiratory Journal 44.6 (2014): 1589-1599. Shapiro, Adam J., et al. "Nasal nitric oxide measurement in primary ciliary dyskinesia. A technical paper on standardized testing protocols." Annals of the American Thoracic Society17.2 (2020): e1-e12. Davis, Stephanie D., et al. "Primary ciliary dyskinesia: longitudinal study of lung disease by ultrastructure defect and genotype." American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 199.2 (2019): 190-198. Horani, Amjad, and Thomas W. Ferkol. "Understanding primary ciliary dyskinesia and other ciliopathies." The Journal of pediatrics 230 (2021): 15-22. Zariwala, Maimoona A., Michael R. Knowles, and Margaret W. Leigh. "Primary ciliary dyskinesia." GeneReviews®[Internet](2019). Contact InformationTidalVolumeATSPeds@gmail.comTwitter@ATSPeds

In January, The American Thoracic Society (ATS) held a webinar about the challenges facing CF families in low-income countries.  Drs. Samya Nasr and Grace Paul were key participants in the webinar. Two doctors who have been featured on this podcast. This is where I first saw I Dr. Hector Gutierrez.Dr. Gutierrez is the Raymond K. Lyrene Chair, Professor, and Director of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr. Gutierrez is native to Chile, where he did medical school and pediatric residency. He did his subspecialty training at Peds Pulmonology UAB and has been at the CF Center since 2003. Dr. Gutierrez has developed a robust training program for CF teams from resource-limited regions outside the US. He is currently the Co-chair of the CF Foundation's Global Advisory Committee.  We're honored to have him join us today.  He has so much knowledge of CF life around world, and we're grateful that he shared his knowledge with us.Thanks to Beth Vanstone for producing this podcast.The Bonnell Foundation website: https://thebonnellfoundation.orgBonnell Foundation email: thebonnellfoundation@gmail.comThanks to our sponsors:Vertex:  https://www.vrtx.comGenentech: https://www.gene.comViatris: https://www.viatris.com/en

Dr. Rachel Scheraga and Dr. Brian Southern in the Respiratory Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, cover the best of the 2023 ATS conference. They highlight discussions on recent IPF trials, omics and spatial transcriptomics, incorporating wearables data in clinical trials, climate change impact on lung disease risk and behavior, the updated pulmonary hypertension guidelines and more.

JAMA Senior Editor Kristin L. Walter, MD, MS, speaks with Debra Boyer, MD, MHPE, about important research studies and keynote addresses presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in May 2023. Dr Boyer is a pediatric pulmonologist and chief medical education officer at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and was cochair of this year's conference. Related Content: COPD Mortality, Goals-of-Care Conversations in Serious Illness, and Advocating for Climate Change Science and Gun Violence Prevention—Highlights From the American Thoracic Society Conference

No episódio de hoje, você ficará por dentro das principais temáticas abordadas no American Thoracic Society, ATS 2023, que aconteceu em Washington, nos Estados Unidos, nos dias 19 a 24 de maio de 2023. Entre elas: o uso de dupilumabe na DPO; melhor SOS para o paciente com asma; hipertensão pulmonar na doença intersticial e mais! Confira esse e outros posts no Portal PEBMED e siga nossas redes sociais! Facebook Instagram Linkedin Twitter

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We need to education and come up with solutions to help the people of India with cystic fibrosis.  Facts of CF in India:There are 40,000 people diagnosed with CF in the U.S. and 70,000 worldwide, but the Bonnell Foundation is certain those  numbers are low.  CF doctors in India and the U.S. believe that there could be between 35,000 and  140,000 people with CF in India (India has a population of 1.4 billion). The life expectancy in India for someone diagnosed with CF today is between 7 to 12 years old. If you live into your 20's that is considered old. Dr. Sneha Varkki says she loses a patient every month to the disease.Dr. Grace Paul works from the U.S. to help people with CF in her native land. She helped  train and continues to support Dr. Sneha Varkki. There are no CF centers, no newborn screening, no health insurance. The government doesn't recognize the disease yet. Infants are dying of malnutrition before they can even be diagnosed with CF.  The solution: education and getting all parties to work together on all the challenges people with CF face.Dr. Grace Paul, is an associate professor of pediatrics, and a faculty member in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital for the past 10 years. Dr. Paul completed her medical education at Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, followed by pediatric residency at Case Western/MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Dr. Paul is passionate about global CF, with special focus on the diagnosis and management of CF in low-and-middle income countries. She is a member of the CF Foundation Global Advisory committee and was a member of the International Health Committee of the American Thoracic Society. She has published, and is actively publishing on CF care in developing nations and is advocating for more cost-effective access to CF medications. She and her collaborator -- Dr. Sneha Varkki received funding from the CFF to establish a CF center in South India and have been working hard to improve CF diagnosis and care among patients with CF in South and North-East India, and Bangladesh.Dr.Sneha Varkki is a professor in the dept of pediatrics, Christian Medical College,Vellore,a large tertiary (ter-ti-ary) care teaching hospital in southern India. She completed her undergraduate and post graduate training in Pediatrics from the same institution and has been faculty in the department for the last 22 years. Her special interest is Paediatric respiratory Medicine, specifically Cystic Fibrosis.From 2010, the team at CMC, Vellore has cared for  around 200 patients with CF. With the help of a grant from CFF, and in collaboration with Dr,Grace Paul, last 5 years were devoted to spreading awareness about CF among medical professionals, training multiple allied health teams across India and educating  parents of children with CF.Parents live in fear everyday about their child's life expectancy. Dr. Deepthi Raidu talks to us about losing her son, Shreyansh to CF. The median age of survival is between 5 to 7 years, living to your 20's in India is considered old.The Bonnell Foundation website: https://thebonnellfoundation.orgBonnell Foundation gmail: thebonnellfoundataion@gmail.comThanks to our sponsors:Vertex:  https://www.vrtx.comGenentech: https://www.gene.comViatris: https://www.viatris.com/en

Dr. Neeta Thakur is a pulmonary and critical care physician at the University of California San Francisco, where she serves as the Medical Director of the San Francisco General Hospital Chest Clinic, and studies how social and environmental stress negatively affect people suffering from asthma and COPD.  She is working hard to help us understand the history of race adjustment in lung function testing and what we should do going forward to provide better health for all.  To Do: 1- To learn more about the history of air pollution's impact on health, you can go back to the first season for a host of episodes. For example, podcast Episode 2 with Dr. Matt Drake and Episode 17 with Dr. Ritz. Learn about how red-lining can affect those asthma risk in Episode 27 with Prof. Shandas. 2- I am serious about the importance of hope! Learn more about how policy can work- listen to Episode 12 about cleaning up diesel school buses with Dr. Adar and Episode 16 with the American Lung Association's analysis of the economic stimulus and decrease in asthma we might see with a transition to electric vehicles 3- Listen about one person's story with asthma growing up in a previously red-lined district by listening to Ashia Allen, a patient of mine. 4- For more about air pollution and air toxics in the Portland Metro area, listen to Episode 5 with Mary Peveto and Episode 7 with Prof. Linda George 5- If you haven't read “The Fire Next Time,” be sure to do so. If you are in healthcare and care for those with respiratory illness, “Breathing Race into the Machine” is certainly worth reading. 6- Finally, consider a donation to the American Thoracic Society, which works tirelessly for clean air and has funded research like that done by Dr. Thakur early in her career. Full disclosure, I volunteer as a member of the ATS Environmental Health Policy Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit blog post for more information, or go to airhealthourhealth.org. Follow and comment on Facebook page and Instagram.  Record a question or comment on the podcast site or send an e-mail via the website.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/airhealthourhealth/message

So many people begin their cigarette or e-cigarette addiction by using mint flavors such as menthol. Why is this? What does it do? To answer that question on the pod today, I talk to Dr. Sven Jordt PhD, who is a scientist at Duke who studies menthol and shares his own journey with cigarette addiction and empathizes with the difficulty of quitting. He also is a member of the Tobacco Action Committee of the American Thoracic Society. Menthol numbs the lungs to let you inhale more toxins and not realize how irritating the chemicals you are inhaling are. This fuels new nicotine addictions. The tobacco industry is trying to get around flavor bans by making chemicals with this property but without the flavor smell. It also turns out that the chemicals that go into an e-cigarette are not the only chemicals that come out after all those chemicals have been sitting in the device at room temperature and mixing over time.  Flavors, especially menthol, are designed to mask the harshness and danger of inhaled nicotine.  So what can you do? To hear more about Carrie's story and about a county trying to protect its youth, listen to “A County vs Big Tobacco” from last season. Talk to your local or state policymakers to see if you can introduce a comprehensive flavor ban in your county or state. Don't forget to include those new synthetic compounds that numb the lungs like mint but try to escape the “flavor” label!  For more on the history of menthol and its targeting of children in general and the black community in particular, listen to the episode  “A Heartbreaking Trap” with youth pastor Ritney Castine. For more on the odd shapes of e-cigs designed to be hidden in schools, you can look at the Tobacco Education Resource Library.  To learn how to talk to young people in your life about e-cigarettes, listen to the first episode from this season, #DotheVapeTalk. You can also go to talkaboutvaping.org  for more resources.  If you already use a flavored or menthol inhaled tobacco device and think it's finally time to quit, check out the “Quit, Don't Switch” campaign from the American Lung Association for other resources to help quit smoking. Finally, please consider a donation to the American Lung Association, who employs wonderful people like Carrie, fighting hard to rid our communities of the scourge of Big Tobacco. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit blog post for more information, or go to airhealthourhealth.org. Follow and comment on Facebook page and Instagram. Record a question or comment on the podcast site or send an e-mail via the website.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/airhealthourhealth/message

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare lung disease that leads to progressive lung scaring and eventual respiratory failure; it most often affects the elderly. The American Thoracic Society and other international bodies updated clinical practice guidelines for this disease in 2022. Tracy Luckhardt, MD, a pulmonologist, summarizes the most important changes to diagnosis, pharmacological treatments, and non-pharmacological treatments. Learn more about the advantages of an interdisciplinary team in managing symptoms and comorbidities of IPF, including determining when a patient is a good candidate for clinical trials or a lung transplant.

What a great interview this was! Yes, your mother was right: you have to sleep! But why is it so important for our health and what can we do to improve our sleep quality and quantity? Listen to this episode of UnabridgedMD and learn from sleep expert Dr Funke BrownDr. Funke Afolabi-Brown is a triple-board-certified sleep medicine physician passionate about helping people discover the gift of sleep as a superpower. Dr. Brown is a speaker, coach, educator, writer, and the founder of RestfulSleepMD, where she helps busy professional women and their children prioritize sleep to achieve their optimal health and thrive and live to their fullest potential. As a physician in practice for over a decade, and a mom of two who struggled with sleep issues, she fully understands the impact of sleep deprivation on our mental, physical and emotional health. As a result, she has dedicated her career to helping professional women be their best selves. She does this through speaking, coaching, courses, and programs focused on educating and empowering busy professional women to make sleep a priority as a critical pillar of their health.She is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and The American Thoracic Society. She is also on the medical advisory board of Baby Center and the expert advisory board of Project Sleep. She is a frequent speaker at conferences, summits, workshops, and association meetings nationally and internationally. Website: https://www.restfulsleepmd.com/Email: drbrown@restfulsleepmd.comSocial media: IG @restfulsleepmdYoutube: www.youtube.com/c/DrFunkeBrown/_____________________As always, please share this episode with one of your friends you know will learn from this. We look forward to serving you and your loved ones at https://www.UnabridgedMD.com. We are now accepting new patients in our rheumatology practice! Please reach out to info@unabridgedmd.com so we can put you on Dr Amigues' schedule. If you live in Colorado and are looking for a rheumatologist to help you achieve disease remission, email or contact us at UnabridgedMD.com. We are the first direct care rheumatology in Colorado and can see you within a week!

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Dr. Afolabi-Brown is a triple-board-certified sleep medicine physician passionate about helping people discover the gift of sleep as a superpower.  Dr. Brown is a speaker, coach, educator, writer, and the founder of RestfulSleepMD, where she helps busy professional women and their children prioritize sleep to achieve their optimal health and thrive and live to their fullest potential.  She is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and The American Thoracic Society. She is also on the medical advisory board of Baby Center and the expert advisory board of Project Sleep. She is a frequent speaker at conferences, summits, workshops, and association meetings nationally and internationally. As a physician in practice for over a decade, and a mom of two who struggled with sleep issues, she fully understands the impact of sleep deprivation on our mental, physical and emotional health. As a result, she has dedicated her career to helping professional women be their best selves. She does this through speaking, coaching, courses, and programs focused on educating and empowering busy professional women to make sleep a priority as a critical pillar of their health. In this episode, Dr. Brown and I chat about:Her leadership roles Her leadership style Her leadership journey The leaders that helped her rise The challenges she faced on her journey How she navigated those challenges How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader Her 'take home' leadership messages for the listeners, and What she is currently excited to be working on.Dr. Brown can be contacted via https://www.restfulsleepmd.com/ which has hyperlinks to her Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles and her YouTube channel.Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.His web address and social media profile links / handles include:www.dradamharrison.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoachhttps://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciancoach

I was fortunate to speak with Dr. Gillian Goobie of the Center for Heart Lung Innovation at St Paul's Hospital in Vancouver as well as the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She is the lead author on a groundbreaking paper exploring the risk of death from exposure to air pollution as well as the source of the pollution, and how it changes the risk to those breathing it. We talk about everything from the different pollution sources in more industrially exposed areas to pollution sources in areas affected by wildfire, what to do with the knowledge of this risk, how it can affect those who are most vulnerable with lung scarring or pulmonary fibrosis, and more! She also shares her gratitude for the people who participate in this trial and so many others. They help us understand more about the world around https://airhealthourhealth.org/whats-burning-pollution-sources-and-lung-scarring-with-dr-gillian-goobie/us! So what can you do? 1- Download the AirNow.gov app and become familiar with it. 2- To learn more about PM2.5 standards and history, listen to the “What's in a Standard” episode with Dan Costa from Season Two. 3- For more on how to use the Air Quality Index, listen to the “What's in an Index” episode with Dr. Franziska Rosser from last season. 4- For those in the West, particularly affected by PM2.5 and wildfire smoke, listen to the “Our Health in Wildfire Season” episode from Season Two and the “Air Inside when the smoke is outside” episode with Prof Elliot Gall from Season One. 5- Finally, consider a donation to the American Thoracic Society, whose scientific membership includes clinician-scientists like Dr. Goobie who do such important research and work hard to highlight the importance of clean air. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit blog post for more information, or go to airhealthourhealth.org. Follow and comment on Facebook page and Instagram. Record a question or comment on the Anchor podcast site or send an e-mail via the website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/airhealthourhealth/message

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) on Sarcoidosis. We are joined by one of its co-authors, Dr. Kevin Wilson, Chief of Guidelines and Documents at the American Thoracic Society and Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine at Boston University.

In this episode, Dr Rizzo interviews Hariharan Regunath, MD, about community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), including updates to the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of adults with CAP, the use of the pneumonia severity index, the CURB-65 prediction tools to help decide the need for hospitalization, diagnostic tests, and more.

The loud drone of gas powered lawn equipment is often part of the background noise in any community, but what do these machines cost us in terms of our health, the health of our children, and especially, the health of those who use these machines professionally? It turns out, they cost us a great deal. Today I am joined by two doctors for children to talk about the impact of these machines in terms of their noise, emissions, and more. Dr. Elliot Krane, MD joined the faculty of Stanford University in 1994 as the Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology and is currently the chief of pain management. Dr. David Axelrod, MD is a professor of medicine at Stanford University in the division of pediatric cardiology who has developed the Stanford Virtual Heart to teach about heart disease in children. We talk about two stroke engines, why they emit as much in a 30 minute period as a Ford F150 driving for 64 hours, and the impact on all of us, especially professional landscapers and their families. We also talk about potential equitable community solutions. Imagine, less noise and pollution and better health for all! So what can you do? 1- If you are using gas powered lawn equipment, look into mechanical or electric alternatives, like an electric lawn mower or a good old fashioned rake. Learn more about the Ford F150 vs leafblower analysis here. 2- With climate change and increasing water scarcity as well as the need to avoid additional pollution, look into whether maintaining a grass lawn is really worth it in your area. There are often a host of alternatives that require less mowing and maintenance. 3- Consider getting together with neighbors to retire gas powered equipment and obtain your own or shared electric equipment. My personal goal is to work on reaching out to my own neighbors this fall to see if they would be interested. 4- Advocate in your own neighborhood, county, city or state to put programs in place to retire gas powered lawn equipment while ensuring those whose livelihoods depend on yard care are not penalized. For example, equipment swaps, purchasing and retiring old equipment, vouchers and grants for new equipment, etc are all options to consider. 5- Finally, consider a donation to the American Thoracic Society, who works tirelessly on research into the air we breathe, how it affects our health, and informing policy makers to make health-centered policy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit blog post for more information, or go to airhealthourhealth.org. Follow and comment on Facebook page and Instagram. Record a question or comment on the Anchor podcast site or send an e-mail via the website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/airhealthourhealth/message

This week we welcome Dr. Bill Sothern, Chris Mikrut and Dr. Michael Berg to discuss their recent paper called Misalignment between Clinical Mold Antigen Extracts and Airborne Molds Found in Water-damaged Homes. We will look at the current antigen testing being done for mold allergies then discuss their results and what changes could be beneficial. The authors have collected a great deal of data from the real world that will be of interest to our audience and hopefully the medical community. LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio+   Dr. Bill Sothern is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, LEED AP, and Chief Operating Officer of Microecologies, Inc., a NYC-based indoor environmental consulting firm he founded in 1993. He earned his Doctorate in Public Health from CUNY, and is a recognized contributor to NYC DOHMH, NIEHS, HUD and WHO guidance documents. Bill is an active advocate for changes in law and policy that can improve health outcomes at the population level. He is the primary author of NYC Local Law 13 - 2014 that prohibits the use of paper-faced gypsum boards in moisture-prone building areas, which serves to reduce the occurrence of mold growth and the incidence of asthma. Bill is an active health researcher and is the lead author of the article Misalignment between Clinical Mold Antigen Extracts and Airborne Molds Found in Water-Damaged Homes published in the May 2022 issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, he has conducted environmental assessments for schools, NGO's and businesses throughout NYC to assess HVAC systems and implement ventilation controls to reduce airborne concentration levels of SARS-CoV-2 and thereby reduce risk of transmission of COVID-19 in schools and workplaces. Bill currently serves as a court-appointed independent consultant on mold, water damage and ventilation issues to the NYC Public Housing Authority (NYCHA).   Chris Mikrut is a Senior Investigator at Microecologies, Inc., an indoor environmental consulting firm in New York City. He earned his Masters Degree in Environmental and Occupational Health Science from Hunter College where he was awarded the prestigious National Institute of Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Scholarship. Chris is an EPA Certified Lead Risk Assessor and NYS Certified Mold Assessor, and over the past 10 years has conducted over 1,000 indoor air quality and indoor environmental inspections in residential and commercial settings involving water damage and mold growth conditions, chemical vapor emissions, construction dust and crystalline silica infiltration, lead-based paint hazards, and other indoor environmental exposure factors. Chris has been a key contributor to program development for response to mold, water damage, and exhaust ventilation issues in NYC Public Housing Authority's (NYCHA) and administration of classroom and field training for NYCHA staff. Chris has also collaborated on several projects as part of Microecologies' research team and is a co-author of the article Misalignment between Clinical Mold Antigen Extracts and Airborne Molds Found in Water-Damaged Homes published in the May 2022 issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.   Dr. Michael Berg joined Eurofins EMLab P&K in 2005 and worked as Department Manager, Regional Director and Technical Director. He holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. Dr. Berg researched plant pathology and plant genetics as postdoctoral fellow at Oklahoma State University. He also worked in fungicide research for BASF in Germany. Dr. Berg engages in training and other educational events with focus on the topics of infection control, water risk management and molecular biology.

Episode Notes:TTN vs RDSNeonatal Resources, the Podcast Listen to Michelle and Darla compare and contrast transient tachypnea of the newborn with respiratory distress syndrome. They talk about:Risk factorsWho is most likely to be impactedThe importance of developmental careClinical managementThere is quite a bit of surfactant discussion, and to be fair, surfactant is often a huge component of NICU management. Check out the Get Your Pens blog To Surf or Not to Surf (if you don't see a hyperlink, check back, it's still in process) for a deep dive into methods of surfactant administration, what makes artificial surfactants work, and how the types of surfactant differ.For visual folks and side by side comparison…Get Your Pens.References:Amitai Komem, D., Meyer, R., Yinon, Y., & Levin, G. (2021). Prediction of meconium aspiration syndrome by data available before delivery. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14034 Alhassen, Z., Vali, P., Guglani, L., Lakshminrusimha, S., & Ryan, R. M. (2021). Recent Advances in Pathophysiology and Management of Transient Tachypnea of Newborn. Journal of Perinatology, 41(1), 6–16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-020-0757-3Bonk, M. P., & Reilly, J. P. (2019). Clear as Mud: Diagnostic Uncertainty in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 16(2), 197–199. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201810-697EDGomella, T. L., Eyal, F. G., & Bany-Mohammed, F. (2020). Neonatology; Management, Procedures, on-call problems, diseases, and drugs. (8th Ed).  McGraw Hill Lange. Chapter 106Jnah, A. J., & Trembath, A. N. (2019). Fetal and neonatal physiology for the advanced practice nurse. Springer Publishing Company. Chapter 4Jobe, A. H. (2019). Why, when, and how to give surfactant. Pediatric Research, 86(1), 15–16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-019-0372-1Ng, E. H., & Shah, V. (2021). Guidelines for surfactant replacement therapy in neonates. Paediatrics & child health, 26(1), 35–49. https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaa116Razak, A. (2022). Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy vs Sham Treatment and Death or Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 327(16), 1613. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.2923For definitions of the terms we used, check out the full episode page at TTN vs RDS

JAMA Senior Editor Kristin L. Walter, MD, MS, speaks with Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, ATSF, MSc, BSc, about some important research studies and keynote addresses presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in May 2022. Dr Halayko is professor of physiology and internal medicine at the University of Manitoba in Canada and this year's ATS conference chair. Related Article(s): American Thoracic Society 2022 Conference Highlights

Entre os dias 15 a 18 de maio de 2022 aconteceu o ATS Conference, do American Thoracic Society, um dos maiores congressos do mundo em pneumologia, cirurgia torácica e terapia intensiva respiratória, realizado em São Francisco, na Califórnia. Neste episódio, Guilherme Bridi, pneumologista e colunista do Portal PEBMED, comenta diversos temas abordados no evento, tais como: doenças intersticiais pulmonares, doenças obstrutivas, oncologia torácica, tabagismo e doenças da circulação pulmonar. Aperte o play e confira o episódio!

ONS member Roberta Kaplow, RN, PhD, CCRN, AOCNS®, clinical nurse specialist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA, and member of the Metro Atlanta ONS Chapter, talks with Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, about the latest nursing management and prevention strategies for malignant pleural effusion. This episode is a part of a series about oncologic emergencies; the previous episodes are linked in the episode notes. You can also earn free NCPD contact hours by completing the evaluation linked in the episode notes.    Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod   Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by May 13, 2024. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  Episode Notes  Check out these resources from today's episode:  Complete this evaluation for free NCPD.  Previous Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes on oncologic emergencies ONS book: Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses (third edition) Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing articles about malignant pleural effusion American Thoracic Society's malignant pleural effusion patient education sheet Pleural catheter patient education video (from manufacturer) Pleural catheter provider information (from manufacturer)  The podcast conversations represent the guest's ideas and opinions and not necessarily those of ONS. Mention of specific products and opinions related to those products does not indicate endorsement by ONS.   To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities. To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org. 

Dr. Karamchandani's philosophy: "As your partner in health, we're dedicated to making it easier for you to live well—so you can show up for the moments that matter most. To us, people are more than patients. We work together as a team to champion high-quality, low-cost care. Our providers and services span hospitals, clinics and at home settings across Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Our presence in metropolitan and rural communities allows us to innovate through partnerships, organizations outside of healthcare, and our family of team members remains dedicated to shared values that put our people first. Because you matter to this world, and we'll show you just how much." Kishore M. Karamchandani, MD earned his medical degrees in medicine and surgery at the University of Mumbai (previously known as Bombay University), in Mumbai, India. He earned a postgraduate degree in Tuberculosis and chest diseases from the Grant Government Medical College, in Mumbai, India and received his postgraduate medical diploma through the Royal College of Physicians in London, England. Dr. Karamchandani completed his residency at Mount Carmel Medical Center of Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, and his fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center in Hines, Ill. He is a board-certified member of the American Board of Internal Medicine- Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, the American Board of Sleep Medicine-Sleep Medicine, and is a member of the American Thoracic Society, American College of Chest Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians.

Those of you who listen to this podcast know that my main slogan is “Don't light things on fire and breathe them into your lungs.” But what about when we cook with fire with gas stoves? Today I am joined by Dr. Laura Paulin MD, MHS of Dartmouth College who researches this very topic. She has studied the impact of indoor air quality in homes and studying home interventions aimed at decreasing indoor nitrogen dioxide concentrations. She has studied indoor particulate matter and NO2 exposures and asthma outcomes as well as their impact on others with lung disease and pregnant women. She has published multiple articles in leading respiratory and environmental journals, and currently serves on the Environmental Health Policy Committee of the American Thoracic Society. Today we talk about gas stoves, their health impacts, and what to do if you are one of the 35% of American homes using gas stoves. To Do- especially if a member of the Twitchy Airways Club 1- If you are looking for a new home or thinking of a change of kitchen, electric is likely a better choice than gas for the health of your family and community. 2- If you already have a gas stove, think through your options. If you have the means to replace it, consider doing so. Obviously, multiple variables go into that decision. If you can't, make sure to ventilate as best you can. If you have a hood, run it on its highest setting, ensure it ventilates to the outdoors, and try to use the back burners. Consider using an air filter with a carbon component to absorb NO2. 3- Contact your county, state and national representatives and advocate for policies to reduce the use of gas in indoor settings or help people transition away from gas while keeping energy and cooking costs clean and affordable. This is likely a complex issue that will require multiple stakeholders, but it is important to be a voice for health. 4- Consider a donation to the American Thoracic Society, who works hard to support research into clean air and to inform policy around the importance of clean air. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit blog post for more information, or go to airhealthourhealth.org. Follow and comment on Facebook page and Instagram. Record a question or comment on the Anchor podcast site or send an e-mail via the website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/airhealthourhealth/message

Dr Franziska J. Rosser is a lung doctor for children at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and an asthma researcher. She has studied the impact of the Air Quality Index on hospitalization of children. Many doctors concerned about air quality struggle with how to balance advice to get outside and exercise with concern about ensuring we don't overdose ourselves or our families on pollution, which we often cannot see or smell. If you have struggled with this, this is the episode for you! We discuss honestly what is known and what is unknown about the AQI, and how to navigate the uncertainty. To Do: (Especially members of the Twitchy Airways Club) 1- Download the AirNow app or become familiar with AirNow.Gov. 2- Pay attention to the AQI, and when it is in the yellow or orange category and you or your child is active outside, pay attention to whether you or your child coughs more in the days following. Discuss your observations with your doctor or your child's pediatrician. 3- Learn more about redlining and impacts by listening to the podcast with Vivek Shandas. 4- Listen about one person's story with asthma growing up in a previously red-lined district by listening to Ashia Allen, a patient of mine. 5- If you smoke and have kids, do what you can to quit! If you need help, you can find more in the resources on this post, or by listening to the podcast episode with Brandy Carpenter. 6- Donate to the American Thoracic Society, working to fund important research about air quality and health. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit blog post for more information, or go to airhealthourhealth.org. Follow and comment on Facebook page and Instagram. Record a question or comment on the Anchor podcast site or send an e-mail via the website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/airhealthourhealth/message

Naftali Kaminski MD is the Boehringer-Ingelheim Endowed Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of the Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, at Yale School of Medicine. After completing his medical school residency and fellowship in pulmonary medicine in Israel, Dr. Kaminski was appointed head of functional genomics at Sheba Medical Center. In 2002, he was recruited to head the Simmons Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases at University of Pittsburgh, where he stayed for over a decade before joining the faculty at Yale. Dr. Kaminski and his team are responsible for many breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial lung diseases. And he has authored over 275 research papers. He was an associate editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and deputy editor of Thorax BMJ. He's an elected member of the Association of American Physicians, a fellow of the European Respiratory Society, and a fellow of the American Thoracic Society. In 2018, Dr. Kaminski received the Andy Tager Excellence and Mentorship Award by the American Thoracic Society for his contributions in training the next generation of physician scientists. Dr. Naftali Kaminski came to the United States from Israel for a research fellowship. He immediately went from being a confident and successful pulmonologist to feeling like the “dumbest person in the lab (and that too with an accent)”. With integrity, persistence, and some knowledge of baseball, Dr. Kaminski shares an incredible journey from shaping his career as a physician scientist to leading the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care at Yale. He leaves us with some sage advice to overcome challenges: 1) leave your comfort zone and 2) advocate for yourself. Pearls of Wisdom: 1. Advice Dr. Kaminski's mother (who made him feel as the best person in the world) gave him: Don't think you're better than anyone else because of achievements, privilege, or financial status. 2. Two tips for overcoming challenges: First, don't withdraw into your comfort zone. Second, Don't be afraid to advocate for yourself. 3. A great formula for moving from the good to the great is full integrity plus persistence. 4. Being a physician, although a challenging profession, is a privilege. Appreciate the beauty in small, everyday successes so you don't live a one-dimensional life.