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Have you thought of medicine as a ministry? Dr. Sandra E. Luyindula does, and she shares her approach to healing. I'm excited about this conversation. Dr. Luyindula earned her Bachelor's in Biology Pre Med with minors in Chemistry and French from Xavier University of Louisiana. She then attended Ross University School of Medicine and completed her family residency at Greenville Health System, where she received the Greenville Health System Gold Award. Dr. Luyindula is double board-certified, in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She enjoys providing primary care for patients of all ages and making house calls for her patients. She has a special interest in women's health and lifestyle medicine.  Dr. Luyindula speaks 4 different languages fluently (English, French, Lingala, and Tetela). She also has been exposed to and can communicate in Spanish, Creole, and Swahili. She has ventured into Luba, Kongo, Twi, Igbo, and Yoruba. Website: Thewell-md.com FB: sandra El and The Well-MD IG: @thewell.md LinkedIn: Sandra E. Luyindula, MD DipABLM --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urcaringdocs/message

Dr. Spence Taylor was almost the president of Clemson University after years of being a vascular surgeon and running Greenville Health System. Now, he focuses on improving healthcare by focusing on the most important part: the doctor-patient relationship. 

Marjorie Jenkins, Dean of the University of SC School of Medicine Greenville and Chief Academic Officer for Prisma Health-Upstate, joins our host Gail DePriest to share her unique story and bring attention to the accomplishments of Greenville's medical school. Her unique career journey will inspire and give hope for the future. Episode 36▶ The Business of Innovation podcast features in-depth stories from innovators within leading local and global organizations, brought to you by the Phyfer Innovation Hub at the Clemson University MBA Program. https://www.clemson.edu/mba Prisma Health ▶ Prisma Health was formed in 2017 when Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health, two of South Carolina's most highly regarded healthcare systems, came together as one organization. By joining together as Prisma Health, our nearly 30,000 team members will continue to meet the goals of improving clinical quality by expanding access to care, increasing education and research, and ensuring the best possible experiences for our patients.

The benefits of CBD for your mental health are astounding. It has become a useful treatment protocol in conjunction with counseling, meditation, medication, and more. There is so much information out there but do you really know how it works? How it's formulated specifically for mental health benefits? Join geneticist Dr. Dave Vigerust, CEO and Forumulator Sanjeev Javia, and Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Jim Silliman, with Kristin to talk about this life changing addition to your mental health treatment. Sanjeev Javia has an undergraduate degree from the University Of Michigan in Biology and Biopsychology and a graduate degree in Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. In addition to these educational certifications he frequently attends continued educational courses focusing on dietary supplement formulation, sales and marketing strategy development, and corporate development at institutions such as Harvard University, Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Management, and Southwest School of Naturopathic Medicine. He has also completed his Aromatherapy, the medicinal use of essential oils, training at the Applied Aromatic Institute.Sanjeev began his nutritional and wellness career by becoming a partner at XELR8 Inc, a nutritional supplement company founded in Denver. The original business model was to develop a premier line of nutritional supplements exclusive to professional athletes and medical professionals. Sanjeev was responsible for all research and development of products and athlete acquisition. He developed 21 products at XELR8 which included energy and hydration drinks, protein powders, and an entire line of vitamins and minerals. XERL8 had 800 professional and Olympic athletes using their products and they were in at least 28% of the professional sports teams training and recovery rooms. XELR8 grew and then branched out from professional athletes and sold their products to retail channels such as GNC, High Health, and BodyBuilding.com, and Vitamin Cottage, and the network marketing channels.After the sale of XERL8, Sanjeev was asked to develop a Nutrition Science Center for the prestigious sports medicine and orthopedic group, Steadman Hawkins Clinic, in Greenville, South Carolina. The center was part of the Musculoskeletal Health and Wellness Institute at the Greenville Hospital System. At the Greenville Hospital System, Sanjeev assembled a team of nutritionist and performance coaches to compliment their 32 sports medicine an orthopedic surgeons and 45 physical therapists. He did research in the areas of Diabetes, Obesity, AutoImmune Diseases, and Neurological disorders. In addition to his research he further developed and headed the go to market strategy as President of a SpeedFlex Training, an exercise and therapy machine. In Greenville he directed 2 Childhood Obesity studies, 1 Parkinson and MS study, and wrote 4 research grants to the U.S Department of Defense in traumatic brain injury and elite exercise performance/conditioning.In 2010, Sanjeev founded Javia Wellness Group (JWG) in Scottsdale, AZ . Javia Wellness Group is a firm that is focused on bringing nutritional and wellness products and concepts to market for its clients. Leveraging Sanjeev’s experience in all critical areas of health and wellness, JWG is has been able to provide innovative solutions and ideas to those developing products or services in health related spaces. JWG has been able to develop, formulate, research, assist in manufacturing and co-packaging, and design entire sales and marketing strategies for their clients. With over 18 years of experience and the development of over 86 products in the performance, disease management, skin care, and popular areas such as weight management, JWG has provided turn key solutions.Sanjeev is also a sought after educational and research international speaker and frequent guests on radio and television. He is a continual speaker for the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and development groups such as Women’s Conversations. He also is a frequent guest on nutritional and wellness radio shows featuring Dr. Joel Wallach, Best Selling Author Jordan Rubin, and Nutritional Pharmacist Ben Fuchs.Dr. Jim Silliman has had an extensive career in healthcare as a practicing physician, Medical Director, hospital and physician administrator, and business development leader.A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Louisville Medical School, he completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and completed fellowships in sports medicine and knee surgery in Lake Tahoe, California, and shoulder surgery, Vail Colorado. Dr. Silliman was also a Professor and Program Director of the Orthopedic Residency Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center.Dr. Silliman served as the Executive Director of the Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation in Vail, and Senior Associate at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic where he managed every aspect of the business for one of the leading orthopedic surgery organizations in the world. While at Steadman Hawkins he was part of a team of Physicians caring for the Denver Broncos Football and Rockies Baseball organizations. He also served five years as a Team Physician for the U.S. Ski Team.Dr. Silliman served as the Program Medical Director of the Greenville Health System, currently Prisma Health, one of the largest hospital systems in the nation with 7 medical campuses, 15,000 employees, and 600 physicians. There he created the Musculoskeletal Health And Wellness Institute which included a team of 32 sports medicine physicians, 90 physical therapist, 12 performance coaches, over 50 athletic trainers and 10 nutritionist and dieticians. The center was the first of its kind pioneering in preventative and holistic medicine in the musculoskeletal practice of medicine.He is also founder and past President of the Hawkins Research Foundation, one the premier sports medicine research centers in the world.He also founded eMed Ventures, Inc., a venture capital firm that focused on emerging health care technologies that improved hospital and physician interaction and facility management and workflow.The last several years, Dr. Silliman has focused much of his work in the field of personalized medicine. Developing technologies and lab outcomes in the areas of pharmacogenetics and infectious disease testing to create better outcomes for patients.Dr. Silliman has served as a Chairman, Director and Advisor on numerous Boards of Directors. He is also a former member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Medical Association. Jim has given dozens of presentations in conferences and symposiums across America and has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed medical publications.www.proze.comProze offers a 20% discount on all of their formulations for Mental Health News Radio listeners. Use PROMO CODE: mentalhealth20

In this episode of MGMA Insights, we focus on patient-centered care from a myriad of angles and topic areas and talk to leading experts including: * Mark S. Davis, MHSA, FACMPE, CEO, Wasatch Pediatrics, on behavioral health integration in a medical practice * Pamela Ballou-Nelson, RN, CMPE, MA, MSPH, PhD, MGMA Consultant, on behavioral health adoption in medical practices * Katie Lawrence, MHA, CMP, Director of Ambulatory Optimization and Integration, Greenville Health System, on Improving Access and Engaging Patients Without Burning Out Your Team * Norman H. Chenven, MD, CEO, Austin Regional Clinic, on The Portal to Success: Optimizing Technology to Increase Patient Access * Bill Hambsh FACMPE CPA, CEO and Practicing Administrator at North Florida Women’s Care, Bridging Communication and Clinical Outcomes: How Text Messaging Can Transform the Entire Patient Experience Mark Davis, Katie Lawrence, Norman Chenven and Bill Hambsh can all be heard speaking at MGMA19 | The Operations Conference, which will be held April 14-16 in Austin, Texas. For more info visit mgma.com/tocreg. Sources for the episode: * Behavioral health adoption and integration: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/have-you-integrated-behavioral-health-providers-in * Text messaging for patient access: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/text-messaging-remains-an-effective-tool-for-patient-appointment-reminders * Patient portals: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/are-portals-a-means-to-patient-activation * Employee burnout: https://www.mgma.com/resources/human-resources/using-communication,-performance-culture-to-reduce * Key components of patient access: https://www.mgma.com/resources/operations-management/five-critical-components-of-patient-access If you like the show, please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Every positive review helps new listeners find the show. If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas, please shoot us an email at podcasts@mgma.com or visit mgma.com/podcasts for our complete library of episodes. MGMA Insights is presented by Craig Wiberg, Decklan McGee, and Daniel Williams.

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Venous disease affects greater than half the U.S. adult population. Those who suffer from varicose veins know it is more than “just” a cosmetic problem. Varicose veins can cause significant leg pain or swelling that can impact your lifestyle or predispose you to the development of travel-related blood clots. Dr. Saundra Spruiell, Diplomat of the American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine at the Center for Venous & Lymphatic Medicine with Greenville Health System, discusses treatment options available for those painful, unsightly varicose veins.

An ASOA interview on priorities and time management with Katie Lawrence, MHA CMPE, Director of Ambulatory Optimization for Greenville Health System.

Do you know someone who has experienced infertility? This is one of those tough subjects to talk about not only in mixed company but also around family. It took Sarah and I years to have Rose, and when she was born in 2011, we experienced a miracle especially after three miscarriages. Around the same time, I was helping Greenville Health System tell some amazing stories in celebration of their centennial. This is when I met Jeff and Amory Cone. We helped Greenville Health System produced this story in 2013 as an opportunity to help other families realize the amazing advancements available when faced with infertility challenges. Jeff and Amory shared their home, their story, and how their family changed after the magic moments of having their little girl Payton. Six years later, their family has grown with a little boy. According to the CDC, about 10 percent of women in the United States, roughly 6.1 million women ages 15-44 have difficulty getting pregnant or staying pregnant. Sarah and I along with Jeff and Amory shared similar experiences, facing the challenges of infertility. Close to six years later, I sat back down with Jeff and Amory to see how they are doing. I wanted to share our conversation as we compared our stories and the roads we traveled. Check Out Links Below: Greenville Health System’s Fertility Center of the Carolinas [YouTube] Original Story featuring Jeff and Amory Greenville Health System in Greenville, SC

I this episode have a fun conversation with Dr. Beth Morris who is a family practice physician and a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine doctor in Greenville, South Carolina. We discuss diabetes, setting SMART goals, motivation, what ONE thing she recommends avoiding in your diet and much more. Enjoy and catch you next week! Elizabeth Morris, M.D., is a Family and Lifestyle Medicine physician with Greenville Health System in Greenville, South Carolina. As a competitive figure skater growing up, she was always interested in nutrition as a means of optimizing performance, and earned herself a spot on Team USA in 2005. She then moved on to study biomedical engineering at University of Virginia. It wasn’t until her medical training that she realized her interest in nutrition could be a career, and she then dedicated her elective time to working with various lifestyle medicine physicians around the U.S., including John McDougall, M.D., Neal Barnard, M.D., Ron Weiss, M.D., and Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D. After her training, Elizabeth had no doubt that Lifestyle Medicine is the key to addressing our chronic disease epidemic. Elizabeth is faculty at USC School of Medicine Greenville, a leader of the Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative, and an active member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. More from Dr. Morris: http://www.upstateparent.com/story/news/health/2018/03/02/doctors-prescribing-food-medicine/111010390/ https://owaves.com/day-plans/day-in-the-life-elizabeth-morris/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FIMGreenville/   Please check out Rocket Surgeons at: www.Facebook.com/RocketSurgeonsMusic www.RocketSurgeonsBand.com  Find me at: www.Facebook.com/VeggieFitKids www.Veggiefitkids.com Email me at: VeggieDoctor@veggiefitkids.com Remember to share this podcast, rate and review! Have a plantastic day!

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  In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Scott Porter, past program director of the Greenville Orthopedic Surgery Residency and current Chief Diversity Officer of the Greenville Health System, and Dr. Charles Jobin, program director from Columbia Orthopedic Surgery Residency.  They have recently worked together to write "The Survival Guide to the Orthopedic Surgery Match."  We discuss the application and selection process from a program directors perspective.  Listen in for candid advice as we dive into several components of an application including board scores, letters of recommendation, and away rotations.  

In this episode of UCYP we have an insightful conversation with two young professionals on bridging the gap across generations in the workplace. Show Notes: Millennials value self-expression and individuality How YPs can create better self-awareness Best practices for authentic connection with diverse people Equity as central to leading across generations Difference between equality and equity Collaboration and intentional inclusion must be front of mind when leading and working across generations Importance of always reaching back to generations coming behind Collaboration is the mutual admission of weakness as well as the willingness and openness to learn from others Celebrate our differences and use it to our advantage Leaders must create environments where it’s ok to ask for help Unconscious Bias: uncovering and navigating our own biases and working with others’ biases Grace and patience is vital to working well with others How we frame our questions and word choice greatly impacts our work OK to stop, backtrack and ensure understanding Comfort of being with likeminded people vs. engaging with those who think differently than you Society’s generalizations and stereotypes can lead to us to resist connecting across generations Let’s celebrate and not just tolerate our differences Just because something is different, doesn’t mean it’s good or bad Start by accepting and celebrating your whole self Storytelling and sharing in the universal human experience Guests: Jed Dews – Jed Dews is the Associate Executive Director of Pendleton Place, a nonprofit agency dedicated to keeping children safe and supporting families in crisis through prevention, assessment, and intervention. Jed provides strategic support for day to day administration and operations of the organization’s innovative child and family services as well as oversight for its quality improvement and technology initiatives. Before discovering his passion for nonprofit child welfare, Jed worked as a high school language arts teacher, a project manager for prominent e-learning companies, and a freelance consultant for nonprofit accreditation seekers and foster care reform advocates. Jed relocated to Greenville in 2012 and fell in love with the Upstate community. He serves as an appointed Commissioner for the Greenville County Human Relations Commission, a leader of the performance excellence community for the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, the Vice-Chair of Pulse Young Professionals, and a member of the Council on Accreditation’s working committee for data and technology standards. Jed provided strategic leadership of public-private partnerships as part of the recent Keeping Kids in Families campaign for federal child welfare finance reform. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in education and organizational leadership with graduate certifications in child advocacy, project management, and IT administration. Jessica Sharp – Jessica Sharp is the Interim Diversity Manager for Greenville Health System. In this role she works to implement a strategic plan that enhances the quality of services to Greenville Health System patients, improves the work life for system employees and enhances the learning environment within USC School of Medicine Greenville. Before working at GHS, she served as the Teen Achievers and Youth in Government State Program Director for the YMCA of Greenville.Jessica is dedicated to advancing the rights of our community’s women and youth. After earning a marketing degree from the University of South Carolina, she pursued her passion...

Patients with heart failure who come to GHS for care will find state-of-the-art cardiovascular and congestive heart failure observation units and a dedicated heart failure inpatient unit. Our care model includes multidisciplinary rounds with physicians and physician extenders and with representatives from nursing, pharmacy and social work. A dedicated heart failure clinic serves to follow patients closely, prevent readmission to the hospital, improve quality of life, coordinate advanced heart failure care when necessary, and help patients and their families cope with congestive heart failure (CHF).Listen as Jason Guichard,MD., cardiologist with Greenville Health System discusses heart failure and treatments available at Greenville Health System.

What began as a car-seat check 15 years ago has led to the creation of the Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health and Advocacy, an innovative Greenville Health System-led partnership whose audacious goal is to improve the well-being of all children in S.C. through targeted research and intervention. The institute, one of a handful of similar efforts in the US, could help pave the way for national changes in pediatric care.Listen as Kerry Sease, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Medical Director of the Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health & Advocacy, part of GHS Children's Hospital, discusses The Bradshaw Institute's unique scope that extends care "beyond hospital walls" and into the community with a mission to promote child and family wellness and advance child health through education and research.

Lori Carnsew is the owner of Verity Primary Medicine & Lifestyle – an independently owned family healthcare practice, which implements the direct primary care model of medicine. She explains this in the episode but in a nutshell, it means you can call/text/email her directly anytime & ultimately have a more personalized one-on-one relationship with her. She received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University. After working as an engineer for General Motors, she completed her medical degree at Wayne State University School of Medicine and a Family Medicine Residency at Greenville Health System. She worked at Liberty Family Care for 16 years before opening Verity. She is experienced in the care of pregnant women, infants, children, teens, adults, geriatrics and the dying. She has expertise taking care of patients across settings, including in office maintenance care, urgent and sick care, inpatient hospital care, nursing home and hospice. Dr. Carnsew is board certified in Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She has been an active member of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians since 1998 and is a strong advocate for family medicine. She is passionate about the care […] The post LPP #22 The Verity In All Things with Dr. Lori Carnsew appeared first on Liveng Proof.

Lori Carnsew is the owner of Verity Primary Medicine & Lifestyle – an independently owned family healthcare practice, which implements the direct primary care model of medicine. She explains this in the episode but in a nutshell, it means you can call/text/email her directly anytime & ultimately have a more personalized one-on-one relationship with her. She received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University. After working as an engineer for General Motors, she completed her medical degree at Wayne State University School of Medicine and a Family Medicine Residency at Greenville Health System. She worked at Liberty Family Care for 16 years before opening Verity. She is experienced in the care of pregnant women, infants, children, teens, adults, geriatrics and the dying. She has expertise taking care of patients across settings, including in office maintenance care, urgent and sick care, inpatient hospital care, nursing home and hospice. Dr. Carnsew is board certified in Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She has been an active member of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians since 1998 and is a strong advocate for family medicine. She is passionate about the care […] The post LPP #22 The Verity In All Things with Dr. Lori Carnsew appeared first on Liveng Proof.

Midwives perform comprehensive physical exams and prescribe medications, including contraception. CNM's provide quality and compassionate care for expectant mothers and women of all ages.Listen as Bethany D. Smith, CNM, Director of Midwifery Services at Greenville Health System, explains how midwives can help you through your pregnancy and beyond.

Dr. Spence Taylor is breaking new ground as the first physician to lead the Greenville Health System in its more than 100 year history.He joins the show today to say thank you to the Greenville Health System Community and lay out plans for the future.

According to the American cancer society, Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancers. About 1 in 8 (12%) women in the US will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime.The Breast Health Program at Greenville Health System is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) and provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to breast health. Women can be comforted in knowing we offer the best in medical science and compassionate care to partner with patients for the best in breast health.Listen in as Brian P. McKinley, MD explains that GHS makes it easy to take care of your breast health – from prevention and screening to treatment for benign breast disease and cancer management.

Dr. Chris Moriates chats with Dr. Lauren Desmosthenes about high value care programs for OB/GYNs that she has implemented both in South Carolina and nationally.

According to the American Cancer Society, Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men (after skin cancer), but it can often be treated successfully. More than 2 million men in the US count themselves as prostate cancer survivors.National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is observed every September in the United States by health experts and advocates, and individuals concerned with men’s prostate health. Designating a month for the disease serves the purpose of increasing public awareness of the importance of prostate health and screenings, educating about risk factors and symptoms, and advocating for further research on prostate health issues.Urologists at Greenville Health System are the first in the Carolinas equipped with a new 3D-imaging device used to detect prostate cancer, according to a spokesperson for the hospital system. The new system is called Artemis.Listen in as Matthew D. Young, MD discusses the importance of screening, this new system Artemis and what it means for men concerned about prostate cancer.

Greenville Health System’s Patewood Memorial Hospital has been recognized as one of the best hospitals for 2016-17 in orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital is ranked #19 in the nation in orthopedics and is the only hospital in the state to be ranked in this specialty.Patewood Memorial Hospital was also named high performing in hip replacement, and GHS’ flagship hospital, Greenville Memorial, was named high performing in heart failure, colon cancer surgery and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Beverly Haines, president of Patewood Memorial Hospital, is here to discuss the success of Greenville Health System’s Patewood Memorial Hospital.

Of all of the clients we have worked with, the leaders at GHS have been the most devoted to incorporating conscious leadership throughout their whole organization including thousands of employees. In this podcast, Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman, Co-Founders of The Conscious Leadership Group, interview Mike Riordan, President and CEO of Greenville Health System.

The Center for Success in Aging’s Memory Health Program offers a comprehensive evaluation which includes medical, cognitive, social and physical evaluations to diagnose memory conditions and develop a plan of care for patients and their family members or care partners. The interdisciplinary team provides excellent care for those faced with the complex needs and changes related to memory changes and impairments.Listen in as James W. Davis, MD, explains more about the The Center for Success in Aging’s Memory Health Program at Greenville Health System.

In response to a growing body of national research on cancer survivors’ ongoing needs, the Greenville Health System has launched a clinic dedicated to the ongoing care of cancer survivors. LeAnn Perkins, MSN, ARNP, is here to explain how The Lifetime Clinic can help survivors get the long-term expert care and screenings they need to help ensure that they thrive, not just survive.

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses that focuses on reducing symptoms, pain and stress–whatever the diagnosis. The goal is to improve quality of life for both patient and family. Such care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains and other specialists who work with the patient’s doctors. Palliative care is an extra layer of support whereby the team can offer information and guidance for complex medical decisions. It is appropriate at any age or stage in a serious illness and can be provided with curative treatment.Parampal Singh Bhullar, MD., is here to explain how Greenville Health System's palliative care is here to help the whole family when one of your loved ones is suffering.

Each year nearly 800,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke, and a stroke happens every 40 seconds.Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. It is caused by disease of the blood vessels leading to the brain or within the brain. If you or a loved one was suffering from a stroke, would you know what to look for? Would you know what to do?Up to 80 percent of strokes can be prevented.If you believe that you or someone else is suffering from stroke get medical attention immediately. Proper treatment within the first 90 minutes could mean the difference between, life, death, permanent disability or full recovery.Mahmoud Rayes, MD., a neurologist with Greenville Health System, is here to give you the "FAST" information on what Stroke signs to look for so that you can get help as quickly as possible. 

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Joining Dr. Matt Birnholz on the floors of the American College of Emergency Physicians annual meeting in Boston, MA is Dr. Matt Bitner, Vice Chair of Medical Staff Affairs and Quality at the Greenville Health System in Greenville, SC. Dr. Bitner co-chaired and directed ACEP's InnovatED, an interactive exhibitional platform that gained rapid acclaim for its next-level medical simulation demonstrations. He talks about the unique development processes and educational applications for these programs, such as the popular Code Black simulation.

Associate Professor Irfan Asif is Vice Chair of Academics and Research at the Greenville Health System and University of South Carolina. This podcast is unashamedly focused on the American Medical Society which we believe is the world's largest member organisation for primary care sports medicine. For those of you wondering why it needed to be a ‘medical society for sports medicine' (tautology?/redundancy?) the answer is that sports medicine is a broad field with many disciplines involved, so one could have an ‘orthopedic' society for sports medicine, for example, or a ‘sports therapists' society for sports medicine. Timeline: 1m 40s: What is AMSSM? What benefits does it provide primary care sports medicine physicians? 1m 20s: AMSSM President John Devine was at the White House for a national ‘bystanders' conference – what can the public do to save lives? An initiative to ‘Stop the Bleed'. 1m 50s: Outline of the AMSSM Donjoy travelling fellowships in Australia (2014) and South Africa (2015) as well as the ECOSEP, Spain – providing international leadership. (Editors' note, these are all BJSM member societies). 3m 20s: Junior NBA programme – NBA players (junior.nba.co) Sports Medicine Today – tips and fact sheets about different injuries for athletes, coaches, parents etc 4m 10s: Collaborative Solutions for Safety in Sport (CSSS): March 2015 meeting at the NFL headquarters (partnership with NATA). Emergency action plans – including Drs Jon Drezner, Kevin Guskiewicz and Doug Casa. Focused on factors such as personnel management, AEDs and prevention of heat stroke. Another example of AMSSM partnering to make changes across the US 5m 15s: Position statements that @theAMSSM is leading (completed and in the pipeline) Viscosupplementation (5:30) – Pros and cons of using Viscosupplementation in osteoarthritis (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26729890) Mental Health – Under-recognised ‘silent injury' – pressures of being an athlete per se Diagnostic ultrasound – building on previous work such as features in BJSM in 2015 (http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/3/145.1.long) Cardiovascular issues including ECG interpretation and pre-participation screening (coming out in 2016, ‘next year' in the podcast because we recorded late in 2015) 6m 30s: Come to the Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, April 15-20 - http://ow.ly/X6yKo Hot topics and speakers include: Tendons (Hakan Alfredson), Running Medicine (Blaise Williams – ACSM exchange lecture), Medical issues (e.g. cardiovascular, respiratory) in sports including NBA protocols, pearls for event coverage, low back pain management advances, stress fracture prevention and Rx, emerging technologies in sports medicine. 7m 30s: Opportunities to serve AMSSM on exciting committees (not an oxymoron!) Links: AMSSM conference registration (and programme) http://ow.ly/X6AIx Hakan Alfredson's classic (code for 2 years old now) BJSM tendon podcast http://ow.ly/X6AWA AMSSM Sports Medcast on injections with guest Matt Gammons (VP, AMSSM) http://ow.ly/X6BkZ Dr Irfan Asif's recent podcast on HOW to promote lifestyle medicine (‘Exercise is Medicine') http://ow.ly/X6Bww