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CDC and the World Health Organization consider Neisseria gonorrhoeae an urgent antibiotic-resistant threat because it continuously develops resistance. Microbiologist and Associate Professor at the University of Washington Dr. Olusegun Soge provides a historical overview of past efforts, an update on the current situation, why global surveillance is so important, and a potential new treatment for uncomplicated gonorrhea. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW), Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, and Associate Editor of the National STD Curriculum.  

This episode reviews syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia trends identified in the Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2023. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the report in November 2024. View episode transcript at https://www.std.uw.edu/podcast/episode/hot-topic/sti-surveillance-2023-key-trendsThis podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW), Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, and Associate Editor of the National STD Curriculum.  

Dr. Eric Chow, STI epidemiologist and biostatistician based at the Melbourne Sexual Health Center in Australia, reviews data from the school-based HPV National Immunization Program and the impact on the prevalence of different HPV serotypes, genital warts, and HPV-related cancers. View episode references and transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW), Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, and an Associate Editor of the National STD Curriculum. 

This episode reviews four IDWeek 2024 oral abstracts about congenital syphilis, syphilis in pregnancy, the effectiveness of doxy-PEP, and the use of oral cefixime for early treatment. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Dr. Tara Reid from the University of Washington Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases and Dr. Meena Ramchandani discuss Dr. Reid's recent study to identify key T. pallidum proteins which stimulate CD4 T cell response to syphilis. View episode transcript and reference at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

The body's immune response to syphilis and how the response impacts the development of a vaccine is complex. Dr. Tara Reid from the University of Washington Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases delves into the various responses and the difficulties of vaccine development with Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

This episode reviews five oral abstracts which addressed the 2023 clade I mpox outbreak and recent or ongoing research on the efficacy of tecovirimat, the JYNNEOS vaccine, and alternative therapies. IDWeek 2024 occurred in October 2024. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

This episode discusses five recent articles on syphilis including the effectiveness of linezolid and azithromycin, a new penicillin allergy testing algorithm, and a successful integrated response to address a syphilis epidemic in a rural American Indian community. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Dr. Johan Melendez, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Assistant Professor, discusses STI antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and why Neisseria gonorrhoea is resistant, AMR diagnostic options such as point-of-care assays, and his work on evaluating AMR in resource-limited settings with National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani.  View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Dr. Johan Melendez, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Assistant Professor, reviews diagnostic testing options, point-of-care and rapid tests, to identify gonorrhea, chlamydia, Trichomonas, and syphilis and discusses implementation issues for clinics with National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani.  View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Game developer Christian Telesmar, creator of 'Disparity Trap', joins Amy and Don Griffin, Jr. in a crossover episode with the "Cadre" podcast to discuss Christian's board game about the game of real life. Christian explains the origins of the game and joins Don in speculating about expansion rules. Christian Telesmar attended college at the University of Washington (UW) with the intent of pursuing medical school but fell in love with theatre and knew that's where he was meant to be. After graduating from the University of Washington's Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Acting program, he relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he resides today. His performance work includes appearances on FOX's Bones, 9-1-1: Lone Star, and The Young and the Restless. While in Los Angeles, Christian earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Purdue University Global and holds a Qualified Administrator license for the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI) from IDI, LLC. He is excited to be fusing his many passions, combining his love of art, business, and education in the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion space with his board game, Disparity Trap. Christian will provide the keynote presentation on Friday, September 6 as part of the upcoming 2024 Relational Summit on Playful Connection. Don will be on a panel playing Disparity Trap during that session. Some resources mentioned in this episode: Disparity Trap board game https://disparitytrap.net/   "Disparity Trap Board Game" (Kickstarter video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOC8PB1aMS0   Lizzie Magie and the History of Monopoly https://blogs.bl.uk/business/2023/03/lizzie-magie-and-the-history-of-monopoly-1.html  Share the Flame consulting https://www.shareflame.com/ist-of-an-ism   What is the Neighborhood Revitalization and Land Banking Act? https://communityprogress.org/blog/what-is-the-neighborhood-revitalization-and-land-banking-act/  Myths about physical racial differences were used to justify slavery — and are still believed by doctors today. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/racial-differences-doctors.html  2024 Relational Summit https://www.bloomingtoncenterforconnection.org/2024-relational-summit/   My Racist Friend is a podcast about the messy parts of relationships that help us grow together. Long-time friends Don Griffin, Jr. and Amy Makice, LCSW, enter into a transparent and ongoing conversation about complicated and difficult topics such as racism, gender, and social justice. Through the authentic lens of their strong mutual relationship, their goal is to model difficult conversations that can promote understanding and connection in a world that needs both. In this relationship, Amy is the inherently racist friend, who is working to change and better understand how racism impacts her relationship with people she loves. Donald Griffin Jr. is a Bloomington native, former Deputy Mayor for Bloomington, and a real estate broker, proudly serving his community for the past three decades. Since opening Griffin Realty in 2003, Don's dedication to excellence has helped to guide his company to be among the top producers in Indiana with nearly a half billion in individual lifetime sales. Amy Makice, founder of Bloomington Center for Connection, is a licensed psychotherapist based in Bloomington, Indiana. Her professional journey is rooted in her passion for Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT), and her commitment to RCT extends into community building initiatives to promote the power of connection. Amy helps to bring the Relational Summits to Bloomington, featuring distinguished guests like Maureen Walker, Amy Banks, and Isaac Knapper.  Buy "Your Racist Friend" by They Might Be Giants on iTunes

Newly Erupted host Dr. Joel Berg is joined by Dr. Hani Eid for an insightful conversation on growing a private practice to fulfill community needs. Dr. Eid shares his journey from opening a four-chair private practice in Longview, Ore. to owning five practices in neighboring communicates in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Eid discusses the impact of expansion on access to care for children in an area with high demand and need for pediatric dentists, as well as tools he has utilized to successfully add new providers and retain staff. Guest Bio: Dr. Hani Eid is a board-certified pediatric dentist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Dr Eid has a Master of Science degree and a certificate of Specialty in Pediatric Dentistry from Tufts University in Boston Mass. Dr. Eid is a Diplomate of the American Orthodontic Society (AOS), as well as a published author. Dr. Eid currently serves as Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington (UW). Before starting Happy Kids Dentistry & Orthodontics, he was an assistant professor at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). He serves as a board examiner for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD), chairs the Consumer Review Committee of the AAPD, and serves as Assistant Treasurer for the AAPD Political Action Committee. Dr. Eid is a past president of the Washington State Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (WSAPD), and a board member for the Western Society of Pediatric Dentistry (WSPD). In his community, Dr. Eid is a past president and active member of the Rotary Club of Longview and is a two-time Ironman triathlete.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode discusses four recent articles about lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) including the effectiveness of a 7-day doxycycline course and the increasing prevalence of asymptomatic LGV in the era of HIV PrEP. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Dr. Patricia Kissinger, a Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Professor, discusses T. vaginalis treatment options and how to manage antimicrobial resistance, bacterial vaginosis coinfection, and partner treatment with National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Trichomonas vaginalis is increasingly recognized as an important pathogen with potentially great morbidity. Dr. Patricia Kissinger, a Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Professor and national expert, discusses screening and testing for T. vaginalis with National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

This episode highlights important trends and data about syphilis, congenital syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and disparities in STIs. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Professors and Drs. Daniel Rockey and Scott Grieshaber discuss their recent research on Chlamydia pathogenesis, a unique chlamydial persistence pathway, and impact of their work on future research with National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani in the second of two episodes. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Professors and Drs. Daniel Rockey and Scott Grieshaber, national experts on Chlamydia pathogenesis, discuss foundational chlamydia trachomatis concepts with Dr. Meena Ramchandani in the first of two episodes on their February 2024 article about metabolic dormancy and different antibiotic treatments. View episode transcript:  www.std.uw.edu. View February 2024 article abstract.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

University of Washington Assistant Professor Dr. Chase Cannon answers National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Host Dr. Meena Ramchandani questions about how to manage patients on Doxy-PEP including exposure to syphilis, STI testing frequency, and key counseling points for patients. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Dr. Chase Cannon, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, discusses what clinicians need to know about key studies, prescribing nuances, side effects, and antibiotic resistance with National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins experts Barbara Wilgus and Bambi Galore and National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani discuss asking gender-based questions and key poly language definitions to improve patient care in the second of two episodes. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins experts Barbara Wilgus and Bambi Galore explore why many providers aren't taking a sexual history, question phrasing options, the 5Ps, a brave space, and resources in the first of two episodes. View episode transcript and resources at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

This episode reviews five articles regarding spontaneous clearance of Neisseria gonorrhoea, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Mycoplasma genitalium without the use of antibiotics. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

This episode discusses four articles focusing on the association between BV and chlamydia, gonorrhea, Mycoplasma genitalium, and human papillomavirus (HPV). View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

This episode discusses three articles about the effectiveness of expedited partner therapy (EPT) for trichomoniasis in women and female adolescents. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

It's been a big couple of years for rower Logan Ullrich. The 23 year old graduated from the University of Washington - UW - and in September qualified for the Paris Olympics. He also visited the set of George Clooney's upcoming film.

Welcome to another engaging episode of the Events Demystified Podcast with your host, Anca Platon Trifan! Today, we have the pleasure of hosting Vikram Chalana, CEO of Pictory AI - an engineer-turned-entrepreneur with an expertise in building technology companies, particularly technologies leveraging data and AI, and during our conversation we take a deep dive into the innovative world of AI and its transformative effects on the video production and event industries. ------------------------------ Special Code for our Audience: EVENTS25 for a 25% discount on any of the PICTORY AI plans.  ------------------------------

On October 2, 2023, CDC published draft guidelines on the use of Doxy PEP, or Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis, to prevent bacterial STIs. This episode reviews the guidelines' rationale, literature, side effects, antibiotic resistance, and recommendations. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Join Dr. Lillian Su (Phoenix Children's Hospital) as she interviews Dr. Ndidi Musa, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington (UW) and past interim Division Chief of the CVICU at Seattle Children's and now Director of the Internal Coaching Program at UW Department of Pediatrics. She shares her fascinating journey from being "encouraged" to receive coaching to now creating a department wide program and she discusses the benefits of coaching and why she believes medicine needs a culture of coaching now more than ever. She also discusses the specific steps she took to get to where she is today. Interviewer: Lillian Su, MD Guest Ndidi Musa, MD Editor/Producer Lillian Su, MD

This episode reviews four updates on pharyngeal gonorrhea discussed in oral abstracts and poster presentations during July's STI & HIV 2023 World Congress. View the  transcript  at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

In this hilarious episode, Jack Kornfield, Trudy Goodman, and Bonnie Duran, DrPH, share stories on becoming empowered to solve your own problems.Transform your life through Jack's Kornfield's most powerful stories in this brand new 10-hour journey! Live session begin on Sept 28th!“The Buddha's enlightenment solved the Buddha's problem, now you solve yours.” – Joseph GoldsteinIn this episode Jack, Trudy, and Bonnie mindfully explore:The powerful lesson encased within Bonnie's first one-on-one session with Joseph Goldstein Empowerment, personal understanding, and spiritual awakening Hilarious stories from Jack on his teacher Ajahn Chah involving enlightenment, Jesus, and the wisdom of not-knowing Trudy's two-sided spiritual lesson on aging, impermanence, and presence Dealing with uncertainty and learning to trust yourselfAbout Bonnie Duran, DrPH:Bonnie Duran, DrPH, (mixed race Opelousas/Coushatta) is a Professor Emeritus in the Schools of Social Work and Public Health at the University of Washington (UW), in Seattle. Before, during and after completing her doctoral degree at UC Berkeley, she has worked in public health and social care research, education and practice with a focus on Native Americans/Indigenous peoples and other communities of color for over 35 years. Dr Duran has conducted studies of mental disorder prevalence, risk and protective factors, victimization, and treatment seeking/ barriers to care among people attending Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities and probability samples from the Tribal Colleges and University's within the largest rural Tribal Nations in the U.S. In partnership with communities, she has adapted and developed Indigenous interventions for system level, community and individual health and wellbeing.About Trudy Goodman:Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats and workshops worldwide.Learn more about Trudy's offerings at trudygoodman.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are you struggling to navigate the world of technology as a parent? Many parents find it a challenge to balance wanting their child to have access to educational resources and worrying about the potential negative effects of screen time. Today, Dr. Katie Davis is joining me to discuss how we can help our children use digital media in a meaningful and positive way. Dr. Katie Davis is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington (UW) and Director of the UW Digital Youth Lab. For nearly twenty years, she has been researching the impact of digital technologies on young people's learning, development, and well-being. In her latest book, Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up, Dr. Davis brings clarity to what we know about technology's role in child development and provides guidance on how to help children of all ages make the most of their digital experiences. Join us as we discuss how we as parents can help their children and teens navigate the digital media world, how she makes decisions about what apps her child uses, digital media legislature, and the good enough digital parent. In this episode, we discuss: What research Dr. Katie Davis does and what she hopes to accomplish with her research What it means to play with loose parts versus digital play  How she selects what digital media and apps her child uses  The difference between digital media as a whole and social media What she would include in technology designed for children and teens if she was a technology designer The Locus app and how it works Legislation surrounding digital media specifically as it pertains to children and teens What the good enough digital parent is Resources: Dr. Katie Davis' Website Katie's Book: Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up How my research group is trying to make social media better for teens - The Locus App Should screen-free be the goal for families? 5 key ideas from the APA's new social media health advisory Will the U.S. pass legislation to protect children online? What's better for kids' play, digital or analog loose parts? Khan Academy Kids Connect with Lynzy: Instagram: @motherhoodmeetsmedicine Sign up for the weekly newsletter here lynzyandco.com Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids and technology use – we've all asked ourselves, how much screen time should kids have? Am I giving my kids too much? When should they get cell phones? The list goes on.Today's guest, Dr. Katie Davis, is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington (UW) and Director of the UW Digital Youth Lab. For nearly twenty years, Dr. Davis has been researching the impact of digital technologies on young people's learning, development, and well-being. She is the author of three books, including Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up (March 2023).Tune in to hear:Why asking "Is screen time is good or bad?" isn't the right questionHer two-step tool to supporting healthy tech experiencesWhat self-directed tech experiences are - what to look for and what to avoidA quick reframe that'll ease your mind about your tween or teen's tech timeHow we can all be a Good Enough Digital Parent It's 25 minutes you'll be glad you listened to!To connect with Katie:Website: https://katiedavisresearch.com/Instagram: @katiebdaX (Twitter): @katiebda LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kedavis12/ Sign up for the Technology's Child newsletter at https://katiedavisresearch.com/Episode ResourcesTechnology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up, by Katie DavisAbout Your Host, Carmelita / Cat / Millie TiuMom, spouse, coach, podcaster, wordsmith, legal eagle. Endlessly curious about how we can show up better for ourselves – because when we do that, we also show up better for those around us. Visit carmelitatiu.com to learn more about Cat, and for info on 1:1 coaching, the mom collective, and her monthly newsletter.Know Them, Be Them, Raise ThemLove staying informed and inspired? Subscribe here: Apple, Spotify, Google. Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify -- you'll help others find the show, and forever have good karma and my gratitude!For more:follow on Instagram @knowberaisethemsign up for our monthly newslettervisit knowberaisethem.com

We used to take a pretty hard stance on digital technology in the lives of children, especially young children. Dr. Katie Davis, Associate Professor at the University of Washington (UW) and Director of the UW Digital Youth Lab, has been researching and speaking about the impact of digital technologies on young people's learning, development, and well-being for 20 years and shares with us what research really shows about how we can best guide our children's use of technology by age. Our Sponsors:* Check out Factor 75 and use my code parenting50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/* Check out Greenlight and use my code parenting for a great deal: https://greenlight.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/parenting-beyond-discipline/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This episode reviews three 2023 studies on the effectiveness of Doxy-PEP, or Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis, to prevent bacterial STIs in MSM, transgender women, and cisgender women. As more patients ask about Doxy-PEP, the episode discusses important counseling points.  View episode transcript and the studies at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

My guest today is Dr. Katie Davis, a researcher on the impact of digital technologies on young people's learning, development, and well-being, and the author of the fascinating new book, Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up. The world of technology is ever-expanding and its integration into our lives so seamlessly that we often don't stop to consider what effect it's having on us and our children. In this conversation, Katie helps us understand what this impact is and what we want to consider surrounding our kids' use of tech.Katie and I explore how technology is accelerating the full arc of child development, what the research says about the efficacy of apps that are sold as tools to develop kids' learning and things like executive function skills and whether or not ADHD symptoms can be exacerbated by technology use. We also discussed gaming disorder and how to support children in their usage of social media while they are developing and exploring their identities. About Dr. Katie DavisDr. Katie Davis is Associate Professor at the University of Washington (UW) and Director of the UW Digital Youth Lab. For nearly twenty years, she has been researching the impact of digital technologies on young people's learning, development, and well-being. In her latest book, Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up, Dr. Davis brings clarity to what we know about technology's role in child development and provides guidance on how to help children of all ages make the most of their digital experiences. Things you'll learn from this episodeWhat Katie's book Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up is about and what she was hoping to accomplish by sharing it with the worldHow technology is accelerating the full arc of child developmentWhat “design abuse” is and how it keeps kids engaged in technologyThe effects of technology on our kids' fledgling executive function skillsWhat the research says about the efficacy of apps marketed as tools to support kids' executive function skill developmentHow to support kids in the usage of social media while developing their identitiesResources Dr. Katie Davis' websiteTechnology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up by Dr. Katie DavisDr. Katie Davis on InstagramDr. Katie Davis on TwitterSign up for Katie's Technology's Child newsletter to receive information, ideas, and updates related to the book and my work, as well as a sample chapter from Katie's bookDevorah Heitner on Helping Kids Thrive in Their Digital Worlds (Tilt Parenting Podcast)Support the showConnect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram

Congenital syphilis expert Dr. Katherine Hsu reviews the complexities of when and how to test neonates for congenital syphilis, actionable differential diagnosis, treatment, and long-term infant outcomes after exposure. The discussion  expands on the June 12 Congenital Syphilis Prevention episode. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Congenital syphilis cases have tripled in recent years. Dr. Katherine Hsu, a Boston University Medical Center Professor of Pediatrics and a national authority on congenital syphilis, discusses when to screen, birth letters, and public health's role in prevention with National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View this episode's transcript  at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

This episode reviews three articles about four antimicrobial treatment options for Neisseria gonorrhoeae other than ceftriaxone. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Dr. Lisa Manhart, a University of Washington Epidemiology Professor and a Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) expert, discusses current and potential Mgen testing and treatment options in an interview with the National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor, Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View the episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Dr. Lisa Manhart, a University of Washington Epidemiology Professor and a Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) expert, discusses how Mgen may cause or co-occur with other diseases (nongonococcal urethritis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and bacterial vaginosis) and when and whom to test for Mgen in an interview with the National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Dr. Katie Davis is Associate Professor at the University of Washington (UW) and Director of the UW Digital Youth Lab. For nearly 20 years, Katie has been researching and speaking about the impact of digital technologies on young people's learning, development, and well-being.Katie uses the insights from her research to design positive technology experiences for youth and their families and to provide practical guidance to parents, educators, policymakers, and technology designers. At UW, she mentors undergraduate and graduate students and teaches courses on child development and technology design.She has published more than 90 academic papers and is the author of three books, all exploring technology's role in young people's lives: Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up, Writers in the Secret Garden: Fanfiction, Youth, and New Forms of Mentoring (with Cecilia Aragon), and The App Generation: How Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World (with Howard Gardner). In each, Katie aims to make sense of the often-confusing landscape of research and media messages about kids and technology.Check Out https://inventtolearn.com/nyc, for sessions April 14th and 15th, NJ/NY. Code: NOSUCHTHINGLinks:https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262046961/technologys-child/Previously, with Katie Davis https://katiedavisresearch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode reviews three oral abstracts about these innovative STI testing methods and their clinical impacts: point-of-care gonorrhea and chlamydia testing; point-of-care rapid syphilis testing in jails; and the addition of a Mycoplasma genitalium test to initial evaluations for non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). The abstracts were presented during the September 2022 STD Prevention Conference Oral Sessions 7 and 8. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

This week on the podcast Mikki speaks to returning guest Dr Tommy Wood, about cognition, the brain, and what we can do to support brain health. They discuss how the environment today brings with it challenges to the brain that can be both protective, but also potentially work against us. They discuss how important genetics is in determining your disease risk profile when it comes to conditions such as Parkinsons and Alzheimers, and how lifestyle affects this risk. They discuss the paper that Tommy co-authored with Josh Turnkett that evaluated lifestyle interventions that move in the needle in terms of protecting the degeneration of our cognitive function (more than just sudoku) and this provides practical recommendations for anyone wanting to protect their brain as they age. They also discuss the link between muscle mass and brain health, and much more!Paper discussed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36139364/ Tommy Wood is part of the research faculty at the University of Washington (UW) in the Department of Pediatrics. His research focuses on ways to increase resilience of, and treat injury of, the developing brain. He has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. In addition to his role as a faculty at UW, he serves as President of Physicians for Ancestral Health, and is on the scientific advisory board of Hintsa Performance. Alongside his career in medicine and research, he has invested time in developing easily-accessible methods with which to track human health, performance, and longevity. He has published and spoken on multiple topics surrounding functional and ancestral approaches to health, including examining the root causes of multiple sclerosis and insulin resistance. He uses his experiences in coaching and competing in rowing, CrossFit, powerlifting, and ultra-endurance racing to inform his day-to-day interaction with clients looking to achieve long-term health and performance.Tommy can be found at http://drragnar.weebly.com/IG: @drtommywoodTommy's podcast: http://drragnar.weebly.com/podcastTommy's previous episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3bcee261 Contact Mikki:https://mikkiwilliden.com/https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutritionhttps://www.instagram.com/mikkiwilliden/https://linktr.ee/mikkiwillidenSave 20% on all NuZest Products with the code MIKKI20 at www.nuzest.co.nzCurranz supplement: MIKKI saves you 25% at www.curranz.co.nz

This episode reviews four abstracts from the 2022 STD Prevention Conference Oral Session 1: Molecular Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Resistance and STI Strain Characterization. September 19, 2022. View episode transcript and download the Sexually Transmitted Diseases October 2022 issue at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Dr. Khalil Ghanem, a Johns Hopkins University Professor of Medicine and a syphilis expert, discusses how to diagnose and manage ocular and otic syphilis in an interview with the National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.00:00   Introduction00:55    2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Changes01:56    Ocular Syphilis: Diagnosis and Managment06:55    Otic Syphilis: Diagnosis and Management09:19    Tinnitus and Otic Syphilis10:10     Don't Delay Treatment11:43.    CreditsThis podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Dr. Boghuma Titanji, an Emory University Assistant Professor of Medicine, discusses mpox virology in an interview with the National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. This seventh episode of the ongoing mpox series was recorded prior to WHO's November 28, 2022 decision to change to “mpox.”  View the transcript  at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Dr. Boghuma Titanji, an Emory University Assistant Professor of Medicine, discusses the disparities, inequities, and the international aspects of the mpox virus response in an interview with the National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. This sixth episode of the ongoing mpox series was recorded prior to WHO's November 28, 2022 decision to change to “mpox.”  View episode transcript and reference at www.std.uw.edu. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

On the latest Stories in AI episode, I sit down with Chirag Shah, a professor at the University of Washington and Co-Director of RAISE (Responsible AI Systems and Experiences). As someone who has tremendous experience in both the research and industry side of AI advancement, Chirag provides us with an extremely unique perspective on the current market. We talked about the negative consequences that come with increasingly powerful AI tools and how to solve them.   Chirag's Bio: "I am a Professor at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. My research interests include search and recommender systems specifically focused on task-based applications, conversation AI, user experience, multi-objective optimization, and cold start problems. While I apply various Data Science and Machine Learning techniques to make systems "smart", I also care about reducing biases and increasing fairness in search/recommendation and in general in ML/AI systems. I primarily teach in Information Science and Data Science programs - at the undergraduate and graduate levels. I also work closely with industrial research labs on cutting-edge problems, typically as a visiting researcher. The most recent engagements included Spotify (2018), Amazon (2019), Microsoft Research AI (2020), and Getty Images (2021). Some of the problems I have worked on recently include zero-intent and zero-query recommendations (cold start problems), marketplace fairness, and task/journey/mission-based ranking and recommendation. A few of these have led to solutions, features, and products that now affect hundreds of millions of customers in dozens of markets." Find Chirag on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shah-chirag/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/chirag_shah?lang=en A note about our sponsor: Experian is the world's leading global information services company. We empower our clients to manage their data with confidence and build trusted relationships with consumers, using advanced analytics, decisioning technology, and fraud prevention tools. We help businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lend more responsibly, and prevent fraud and financial crime. As the world's leading repository of consumer credit data, Experian is transforming data into solutions that facilitate transactions, ensure financial safety and improve the financial lives of millions of consumers around the world.

Dr. Khalil Ghanem, a Johns Hopkins University Professor of Medicine and a syphilis expert, discusses neurosyphilis manifestations, CSF evaluations, and neurosyphilis treatment in an interview with the National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View the transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

CDC epidemiologist Dr. Bryce Furness reviews modes of monkeypox transmission, prevention, the impact of the public health emergency declaration, and vaccination-related issues with the National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. This fifth episode of the ongoing monkeypox series was recorded in September 2022. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic.  

CDC epidemiologist Dr. Bryce Furness discusses recent national monkeypox trends, the potential impact of waning smallpox immunity, and possible future monkeypox trends with the National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. This fourth episode of the ongoing monkeypox series was recorded in September 2022.  View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic.  

Hello Interactors,Fall is upon us and so Interplace transitions to economics. I'll be writing about how location, distribution, and the spatial organization of economic activities interacts with and affects humanity. The current dominant economic model insists on persistent and endless growth despite acknowledgement of its role in climate change, income inequality, and disappearing limited stocks of natural resources. There's got to be a better way, and I'm on the hunt to find alternatives. As interactors, you're special individuals self-selected to be a part of an evolutionary journey. You're also members of an attentive community so I welcome your participation.Please leave your comments below or email me directly.Now let's go…FLIGHTS OF NASTYI attended a panel discussion last Friday on environmental justice. One panel member represented a nearby Seattle community called Beacon Hill. It's a 6.5 mile long stretch just north of the SeaTac airport putting it on a flight path. Roughly 65% of flights land over Beacon Hill when the wind is out of the south. During busy times, a plane descends over their homes nearly every 90 seconds to two minutes. And because it's on a hill, they're 300 feet closer to the noise and pollution.FAA guidelines require a 65-decibel limit, and Sea-Tac claims they comply, but Beacon Hill is beyond the boundary for which they monitor. Even the U.S. Bureau of Transportation and Statistics reported in 2017 levels in this area were between 40-75 decibels. When residents organized and measured noise themselves, they never recorded any plane below 50 decibels and some hit 80. That's about as loud as a kitchen blender and too loud to hear the person next to you.But what this panel member shared, sometimes through tears, is it's not just the noise but the repetition. With each passing plane the stress mounts in anticipation of the next one. It's hard to concentrate or hold a conversation. She worries about her son. How much does this environmental stress contribute to his ADHD? His trouble at school. Her husband, who rides his bike most places, suffered from esophageal cancer. How much did the air pollution contribute to his condition?In the time between planes, the ultrafine particles (UFPs) from the last plane have already mixed with the air they breathe. Jet engines uniquely expel plumes of ultrafine particle pollution. A recent University of Washington (UW) study confirms similar studies in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, New York, and Amsterdam. Flight paths are home to high concentrations of ultrafine particles raining down over unsuspecting victims. In Los Angeles, 90% of school children in the flight path are exposed to these particulates one hour out of every school day.These particulates are smaller than the PM2.5 typically found from fossil fuel combustion and tire and brake dust. They're also not as widely studied. Nobody really knows what kind of long-term effects they may have on the human body. However, there is animal evidence showing long-term exposure to ultrafine particles leads to adverse health effects, including neurological. A 2019 study published by the Washington State Department of Health reports,“UFPs have many unique qualities that make them possibly more harmful to human health than larger particles. UFPs are able to travel deeper into the lung than larger particles. They are also small enough to avoid the body's attempts to clear particles from the lungs, allowing them to stay in the body longer, to build up, and to cause damage. They can also move from the lungs to the bloodstream and to other organs.”Evidence of short-term effects on human health are conclusive. The study warns,“Certain groups of people are more sensitive to UFP exposure. These groups include people with pre-existing heart and lung disease, infants, older adults, people with diabetes, communities with a lower socio-economic status, and pregnant women.”  Beacon Hill is a place where 70% of residents identify as Black, Indigenous, multiracial, or persons of color. More than half speak a language other than English. They're also flanked by two major interstates and have another smaller airport, King County International Airport (KCIA) (aka Boeing Field), between them and Sea-Tac. The UW study showed anyone living within 150 meters of the freeway would also be exposed to ultrafine particles from passing vehicles, especially semi-trucks on their way to and from Sea-Tac.In 2021, the Puget Sound Regional Council published a Regional Aviation Baseline Study. There are 27 public-use airports in Western Washington's Puget Sound region, and the three biggest are Sea-Tac, King County International Airport, and Paine Field just north of Seattle. Scheduled passenger service is only available at Sea-Tac and Paine Field. In 2018 these two airports served 24 million enplanements. One enplanement is a single passenger per airplane. By 2027 they project this number will grow to 29 million. By 2050 it will double, 49 million at the low end and 56 million at the high end.That's just commercial passenger traffic. What about cargo? In 2017 540 thousand metric tons of cargo flew through Western Washington. Eighty-five percent goes through Sea-Tac. By 2050, it too is projected to double to 1.5 million metric tons. However, these peak loads are seasonal. During harvest time, Washington State's value crops, like cherries, increase cargo demands. So how is this increased demand to be met?FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE SUNTo assess solutions to growing demand, the 2019 Washington State Legislature formed the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC). Their objective is to recommend a new primary commercial aviation facility and additional ways to add capacity to six existing airports across the state to accommodate future demand.To get an idea for how governments intend to shape outcomes of commissions they assemble, it's good to look at the backgrounds of invited commissioners. In an era of increased awareness and needs for environmental, economic, and social justice, a good commission should be comprised of a diverse set of points of view and expertise. Especially given the current and historical economic, social, and environmental injustices existing power structures have created.Through this lens, the list of commissioners is disappointing. Of the fourteen voting members, there are just two women, one person of color, and only one has a background in environmental law. The rest are white men, with one of Asian decent raised in England. Their bios read like a who's-who of business leaders, economic development advisors, aviation enthusiasts, airport directors and developers, military leaders, and even representatives from Southwest and American Airlines.  One member offered no bio at all and seemingly has no presence on the internet.The remaining twelve non-voting members must then balance this majority of aviation zealots geared toward economic development. Nope. More of the same – former senators, regional transportation directors, air cargo specialists, a member of the Civil Air Patrol, an aviation officer…the list goes on. They do have a state senator, Tina Orwall, who has “20 years of experience working in the public mental health system.”So, two people out of 26, an environmental lawyer and a left-leaning woman senator, may offer a voice for environmental justice and sustainable economic development. The rest will be fighting for state and federal dollars for airport and economic expansion. While public documents give lip service to ‘community engagement' and ‘the environment' history shows there is little likelihood this collection of people will have environmental justice as a top priority.Every level of government wants the number of flights to increase, despite having goals to reduce carbon emissions. With increased flight traffic comes increased ground traffic, despite also having goals to reduce congestion. If this weren't so tragic, it would be a comedy.This is the essence of environmental justice; the unfair exposure of poor and marginalized people and places to harms associated with an economy these people and places are least responsible for – an economy which disproportionately benefits the prosperous and mainstream members of society. It's an economic model, to which we're addicted, requiring unlimited growth despite relying on the extraction of natural resources which are limited.The environmental scientist, complex systems icon, and author of Limits of Growth, Donella Meadows, offers a series of questions these commissioners and elected leaders should ask whenever arguments for economic growth are put forth. She said,“Growth is one of stupidest purposes ever invented by any culture. We've got to have enough. Always ask: growth of what and why, and for whom, and who pays the cost, and how long can it last, and what's the cost to the planet, and how much is enough?”Meadows, and many environmental justice activists and scholars, are calling for system change in the fight against climate change.Reading Washington State's plans for addressing its aviation woes, it's clear system change is not on their radar. If Washington's economy were a plane, elected leaders and assigned commissioners believe this plane can climb to infinite heights.Imagine a plane gradually ascending beyond its physical limits and the bodily limits of its passengers. Now imagine cries to pilots to please level-off from suffering passengers first and most impacted. They'd be met with quizzical looks and ignored while most passengers would gleefully encourage the plane to climb faster and higher. That's what it's like when individuals in impacted communities cry and call for limits on the pain, suffering, and pollution at the hands of our economy. Apart from a few local elected officials, they mostly are ignored. Most are too busy trying to grow the economy. Which in turn will increase the number of flights to Sea-Tac, the area's economy, suffering, and the number of premature deaths due to air and noise pollution. Meanwhile, many Beacon Hill residents are too busy holding multiple jobs, too weary from the fight for justice, and too disempowered or discouraged to speak up.The assembled aviation and business experts no doubt have good intentions, but it's clear they're tasked with one thing: tip the nose of the economic plane upwards while steadily increasing the throttle. After all, the model dictates that the state must remain competitive in a national and international race upwards toward a misleadingly infinite extractive consumer economy. This assumes there is no limit to growth despite empirical planetary evidence to the contrary. What's the worse that could happen? Evidently, so far, nothing bad enough to prompt leaders to change the system.To be fair, this commission and the Puget Sound Regional Council, do consider the air quality studies out of the University of Washington. They also consider another UW study exploring alternative ground transportation, including high-speed rail. There are other ‘sustainable' elements the state is exploring, including biofuel and electric planes. However, creating a pipeline of biofuel to Sea-Tac they admit has its own challenges. Though, they pale in comparison to the struggles sourcing enough biofuel to meet demand. So that leaves electric planes, like electric cars, as the great savior.ANOTHER INLAND LOGISTICS EMPIREJust this week, the dream of electric flight made one stride toward reality. A prototype of an electric nine-seater passenger plane successfully took off, circled the airport, and landed. A Washington first and a necessary first step toward certification. The plane was assembled in Washington state, made of engines and parts largely made in Washington state, and by a Washington state company called Eviation. Their CEO, Greg Davis, said “What we've just done is made aviation history. This is about changing the way that we fly. It's about connecting communities in a sustainable way…ushering in a new era of aviation.” He may be right. But when?When asked if this flying equivalent of a large Tesla, with 21,500 battery cells accounting for half of the plane's weight of over 4 tons, is ready for passenger flights, he quipped, “The answer is no, absolutely not.” At least he's honest. I optimistically believe some of our regional transportation problems can be solved by sustainably leveraging the thousands of municipal airports under-utilized across America. But it's decades away.Meanwhile, I believe this flight was mostly a PR stunt. The airport chosen for this historic flight was the Grant County International Airport at Moses Lake. Until this flight, most of Washington state didn't know there was even an airport at Moses Lake. But it's one of the top choices by the commission for expansion and they'll need public support to pay for it.Back in 2016 a group of senators formed a ‘roundtable' to examine the growing air cargo industry. This is what eventually became the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission. They noted, “The top five air cargo commodities through Sea-Tac are cherries, seafood, footwear parts, aerospace components, and aluminum alloy and graphite.” All of these serve the Washington economy except for footwear parts which likely serves Nike and the footwear economy in Portland.Knowing back then Sea-Tac had reached capacity, the attention turned to Eastern Washington. A Spokane roundtable member offered they had “Plenty of capacity and land reserved…to be developed for cargo…”, but then asked “How do we make strategic corrections?” There was a recognized need to make Eastern Washington attractive to air cargo carriers. Building or expanding alone doesn't lead to success, you need private companies to believe it will succeed. Enter Moses Lake and the Grant County International Airport.Ideas were thrown out. “Cold storage [for locally grown produce…like cherries and apples]…may be an incentive.” They imagined cargo planes could “Park in Moses Lake then” rail and trucks could “go back and get cargo.” They imagined “This would help open the runways in Sea-Tac,” but wondered “Would this financially work?” Before concluding the ‘roundtable' they agreed they needed “to hear from businesses and companies.”So, they commissioned the ‘Joint Transportation Committee' to conduct a “study of air cargo movement at Washington airports” with a 2018 deadline. In that 2018 report seven airports were identified as targets for expansion, including the Grant County International Airport at Moses Lake which is right smack between Spokane and Seattle…and close to nearby produce.In 2018, a “Washington State Air Cargo Movement Study” offered this as a recommendation:“To attract the logistics/distribution market, the State of Washington should promote to individual airports the “inland port” or airport logistics park model…branding themselves ‘Global Logistics Centers.'”This reminds me of a piece I wrote last year about Southern California's ‘One Click Buy' Empire. Moreno Valley, California is building out a World Logistics Center. Forty-five percent of the nation's imports are already trained, trucked, or flown into this “Inland Empire”, unpacked, sorted, and reloaded onto trains, trucks, and planes then fanned out again across the nation. California's South Coast Air Quality District estimates the new logistics center will add an additional 30,000 heavy-duty trucks to area roads per day.Heavy-duty diesel trucks emit 24 times more fine particulate matter than regular gasoline engines. Those living closer to the freeways will be affected more. And we all know who lives next to freeways…predominantly poor and people of color. Just like in Beacon Hill.This last August the state conducted a survey across six counties in Western Washington seeking input on potential expansion and brand-new airports around the Puget Sound region. From 56-77% of participants, depending on county, said ‘No' to new airports. Only Paine Field received support for expansion averaging 58% in favor.Environmental concerns are the overwhelming reason for why people oppose more airports or airport expansion. It seems everyone who can afford it wants cheap and available flights, next day deliveries, and fresh Washington cherries. And those lucky enough to have a 401K or stock portfolio want the market and the economy to grow, grow, grow. But nobody wants more flights or more pollution. That's particularly true for those already suffering from environmental injustices – like those in Beacon Hill and countless other homes in the path of jets jettisoning plumes of particulate pollution. Far flung fumes consumed by our lungs triggering affects unknown.How do we change this system so we all can prosper under economic vitality while minimizing the negative environmental and socio-economic impacts? If we're going to grow, what are we growing and why? For whom? Who pays the cost? How long can it last? What's the cost to the planet? How much is enough?This is what I intend to explore throughout this fall as I unpack what I believe to be the front runner for a new economic model: the circular economy. I'll look at not just the theory but attempts to put it into practice. Perhaps our economy can be like the journey of an airplane after all – take off, level off, land, take off, level off, land – an infinite circle flown within the limits of the plane, the earth, and its occupants. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit interplace.io

In this episode we interview Dr. Jason Zucker, an infectious disease physician and assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. We focus on topics of clinical manifestations and counseling of patients in the 2022 Monkeypox outbreak. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic.  

New episode, new career! All roads lead to Product Management! Product management is key to building great products. Product Managers are responsible for overseeing product development from ideation to launch. They brainstorm new products, seek to improve current ones, and attempt to maximize efficiency and profitability at their companies. Our special guest, Janet Phan, began her career in technology as an IT intern at Weyerhaeuser in Seattle, Washington, while attending the University of Washington (UW). After graduating from UW with a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Information Systems, she accepted an IT position with The Boeing Company. In 2013, she graduated with a Master of Science in Information Systems from UW and shortly thereafter, joined PwC as a technology consultant. Today, she works as a Senior Technical Product Manager for Amazon's Project Kuiper to help launch a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed internet to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Additionally, Janet is the founder of Thriving Elements, a nonprofit dedicated to creating access and opportunities for underserved, underrepresented girls with long-term mentorship in STEM. Tune in as Janet explains the difference between Product, Project, and Program Management, deal breaking skills that helped her become successful, and helpful tips on how to transition into the field from a non-tech or tech background! Get Connected with Janet Phan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janettphan Email: janet@thrivingelements.org Boldly You Book: https://boldly-you.com Non-profit: https://thrivingelements.org 3 Key Elements to Thriving Mentorship by Janet Phan TEDxZurich: https://youtu.be/rY7r6A_J_jQ Mock Interview Resource: https://stellarpeers.com Questions or Feedback? Email: wininstempodcast@gmail.com Follow the podcast on IG: @thewininstempodcast Beats by Femi, IG: @fe.astro

This episode discusses recently published manuscripts on the monkeypox virus and clinical manifestations of this infection in the current outbreak. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Dr. Kahlil Ghanem, a Johns Hopkins University Professor of Medicine and a syphilis expert, reviews how to monitor and interpret syphilis serological tests in an interview with Dr. David Spach, the National STD Curriculum Editor-in-Chief. The transcript is available on the National STD Curriculum. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.  Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

This episode discusses three articles about herpes simplex virus (HSV) serologic diagnostic testing options and outlines the 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines recommendations on when to use HSV serology. To view the episode's transcript and references, visit www.std.uw.edu.  Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

Hello everyone! This is episode number 39 with Dr. Tommy Wood, MD and PhD. To quote Dr. Wood from his website, he is a Research faculty member at the University of Washington (UW) in the Department of Pediatrics. His research focuses on ways to increase resilience of, and treat injury of, the developing brain. Dr. Tommy Wood has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. In addition to his role as a faculty member at UW, he serves as President of Physicians for Ancestral Health, and on the scientific advisory board of Hintsa Performance. Alongside his career in medicine and research, Dr. Wood invested time in developing easily-accessible methods with which to track human health, performance, and longevity. He has published extensively and spoken on multiple topics surrounding functional and ancestral approaches to health, including examining the root causes of multiple sclerosis and insulin resistance. He also is interested in using his experiences in coaching and competing in rowing, CrossFit, powerlifting, and ultra-endurance racing to inform Tommy's day-to-day interaction with clients looking to achieve long-term health and performance. Our today's conversation circles all around brain health. The episode starts by laying the foundation for what has to be taken into careful consideration when it comes to figuring out the balance between a flat-out obsessively stressful approach on the one extreme end and a don't-care-about-anything-do-whatever-feels-good mentality on the other hand whenever thinking about any specific lifestyle intervention. Keeping that in mind, the main part circled mostly around the complicated question surrounding easily implementable steps for virtually everyone that are effective at preventing rapid cognitive decline especially in later stages in life. Certainly one of the most practically useful and informative episodes so far and I really appreciate Dr. Tommy Wood for agreeing to talk to me today! Stay tuned for a part two and enjoy the episode for now! Find out more about Dr. Tommy Wood on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtommywood/ His Website: https://www.drragnar.com/ Find him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drragnar You can contact Dr. Tommy Wood at drthomaswood@gmail.com . Find me on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/monky_caliplayground/ Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPruchnewski More free stuff (books, videos and PDFs): https://linktr.ee/sapien_health Sapiens Playground on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmNDo81K7jX7Thk0_NF_xng Listen to Sapiens Playground on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6IcilHhRDVTiVxGO5uuYlp?si=ab520e5d7fc24a3a Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/sapiens-playground-a-place-for-true-health-unbiased/id1534777361 You can text me at sapiens.playground@web.de for podcast inquiries or any questions you have.

While human monkeypox is not typically considered an STI, reported cases of this current outbreak in 2022 have been identified at sexual health clinics in different countries and there are features to suggest close human-to-human transmission of this virus is playing a major role. This episode reviews three articles on monkeypox. An article on the effectiveness of oral tecovirimat for treatment is also discussed. For additional information and helpful pictures of lesions, two other 2022 articles are recommended. Clinicians are encouraged to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep updated on the evolving situation.  To view the episode's transcript and references, visit www.std.uw.edu.  Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

This episode reviews recent literature published on treatments for neurosyphilis other than IV penicillin. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

This episode focuses on some of the literature supporting seven days of metronidazole treatment for Trichomonas infection recommended in the CDC 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

RIZ REYESAn early curiosity about fruits and flowers turned a young boy from the Philippines into an award-winning garden designer, floral designer, avid plantsman, and book author in the Pacific Northwest. Riz Reyes immigrated to the United States with his family in 1989 and settled in Shoreline, Washington. He grew up watching television to help learn English and discovered public television in his early years; on top of Sesame Street and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, he discovered the art of Bob Ross, the culinary prowess of Julia Child, and most influential was the gardening series, The Victory Garden.He collected plant catalogs and familiarized himself with the gardening section of his local public library and grew fond of different types of plants. He set his sights on pursuing horticulture as a future profession. Riz earned a BS in Environmental Horticulture & Urban Forestry from the University of Washington (UW) and worked as a horticulturist for the UW Botanic Garden's Center for Urban Horticulture from 2007–2015. In 2013 he designed his first full show garden at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle, WA. Riz came away with a gold medal, the Golden Palette Award for the Best Use of Color and Plant materials, the American Horticultural Society Environmental Award, and the prestigious Founder's Cup as the Best Show Garden. Riz was also a featured panel speaker for the first annual Slow Flowers Summit where he contributed to a discussion on the lack of diversity and people of color in the horticulture and floral industries. He is currently the gardens manager for the brew pub and hospitality company McMenamin's Anderson School in Bothell, WA and maintains RHR Horticulture, his own horticultural enterprise where he designs gardens and cut flowers and also teaches and lectures for professional organizations. Riz also authored GROW: A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them, which was illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows. Riz volunteers with the UW Farm spearheading their cut flower program. Other hobbies include caring for a personal collection of rare and unusual plants in his apartment, dancing, figure skating, music, food, and spending time with family and friends.You can find him online at his website rhrhorticulture.com and on Instagram @rhrhorticulture.THE PLANTASTIC PODCASTThe Plantastic Podcast is a monthly podcast created by Dr. Jared Barnes.  He's been gardening since he was five years old and now is an award-winning professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.  To say hi and find the show notes, visit theplantasticpodcast.com.  You can learn more about how Dr. Jared cultivates plants, minds, and life at meristemhorticulture.com.  He also shares thoughts and cutting-edge plant research each week in his newsletter PlantEd, and you can sign up at meristemhorticulture.com/subscribe.  Until next time, #keepgrowing!

DiAndre is the youngest of three siblings, with two older brothers. They helped him understand the importance of perseverance, as well as staying positive and optimistic in tough times, even in failure. Several mentors and athletic coaches taught him to stay humble and always remember where hw came from. Growing up around crime and violence motivated DiAndre to create a different path for himself. He has always believed in his ability to succeed in sports, school, and most importantly life. He attended the University of Washington (UW) on a full ride scholarship to play football for the Huskies. DiAndre was named Team Captain, won the Lifter of the Year award, as well as Student Athlete of the Year and Community Service awards In 2015, he was undrafted to the San Francisco 49ers and played alongside some of the most accomplished NFL players. While with the 49ers, he also allowed his passion for serving the community and people to flourish as he was awarded the Community Service Outreach award. After hanging up the cleats, his devotion for serving others led me to create Warrior Academy where he is able to merge a passion and purpose of helping others through athletic efforts. From participating in my program, athletes have achieved full ride scholarships to college, training athletes from the elementary school all the way to professional level athletes. To View This Video- https://youtu.be/hZFYBZDoj-o #DiAndreCampbell #WhoKnewInTheMoment? #NFL

This episode discusses the literature on expedited partner therapy (EPT), a strategy for treating sex partners of persons who are diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea without requiring the sex partner to have a medical evaluation. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. 

Today is a discussion of DISINFORMATION IN THE PANDEMIC with returning COVIDCalls guest Kate Starbird. Kate Starbird is an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington (UW). Kate's research is situated within human-computer interaction and the emerging field of crisis informatics—the study of the how social media and other information-communication technologies are used during crisis events. Currently, her work focuses on the production and spread of online rumors, misinformation, and disinformation in the context of crisis events. Starbird is a co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public.

Development of an effective vaccine against Neisseria gonorrhoeae has been difficult, but there has been recent progress in the field. This episode will cover some updates published in the literature on this topic. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs

This episode reviews recent studies on how HPV vaccines are helping to prevent cervical cancer and anal dysplasia. The episode also reviews a preteens' HPV vaccination uptake rates from 2008 to 2018 study. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

This episode reviews key updates on syphilis in pregnancy in the 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines including detailed maternal risk factors, when to screen for syphilis, and understanding serological test results. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

Thanks to deep learning, the central mysteries of structural biology are falling like dominos. Just last year, DeepMind shocked the biomedical field with AlphaFold, an algorithm that predicts protein structures with jaw-dropping accuracy. The University of Washington (UW) soon unveiled RoseTTAFold, an AI that rivaled AlphaFold in predictive ability. A few weeks later, DeepMind released a near complete catalog of all protein structures in the human body. Together, the teams essentially solved a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology, and because proteins are at the heart of most medications, they may also have seeded a new era of drug development. For the first time, we have unprecedented insight into the protein engines of our cells, many of which had remained impervious to traditional lab techniques. Yet one glaring detail was missing. Proteins don't operate alone. They often associate into complexes—small groups that interact to carry out critical tasks in our cells and bodies. This month, the UW team upped their game. Tapping into both AlphaFold and RoseTTAFold, they tweaked the programs to predict which proteins are likely to tag-team and sketched up the resulting complexes into a 3D models. Using AI, the team predicted hundreds of complexes—many of which are entirely new—that regulate DNA repair, govern the cell's digestive system, and perform other critical biological functions. These under-the-hood insights could impact the next generation of DNA editors and spur new treatments for neurodegenerative disorders or anti-aging therapies. “It's a really cool result,” said Dr. Michael Snyder at Stanford University, who was not involved in the study, to Science. Like a compass, the results can guide experimental scientists as they test the predictions and search for new insights into how our cells grow, age, die, malfunction, and reproduce. Several predictions further highlighted how our cells absorb external molecules—a powerful piece of information that could help us coerce normally reluctant cells to gulp up medications. “It.gives you a lot of potential new drug targets,” said study author Dr. Qian Cong at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The Cell's Lego Blocks Our bodies are governed by proteins, each of which intricately folds into 3D shapes. Like unique Lego bricks, these shapes allow the proteins to combine into larger structures, which in turn conduct the biological processes that propel life. Too abstract? An example: when cells live out their usual lifespan, they go through a process called apoptosis—in Greek, the falling of the leaves—in which the cell gently falls apart without disturbing its neighbors by leaking toxic chemicals. The entire process is a cascade of protein-protein interactions. One protein grabs onto another protein to activate it. The now-activated protein is subsequently released to stir up the next protein in the chain, and so on, eventually causing the aging or diseased cell to sacrifice itself. Another example: in neurons during learning, synapses (the hubs that connect brain cells) call upon a myriad of proteins that form a complex together. This complex, in turn, spurs the neuron's DNA to make proteins that etch the new memory into the brain. “Everything in biology works in complexes. So, knowing who works with who is critical,” said Snyder. For decades, scientists have relied on painfully slow processes to parse out those interactions. One approach is computational: map out a protein's structure down to the atomic level and predict “hot spots” that might interact with another protein. Another is experimental: using both biological lab prowess and physics ingenuity, scientists can isolate protein complexes from cells—like sugar precipitating from lemonade when there's too much of it—and use specialized equipment to analyze the proteins. It's tiresome, expensive, and often plagued with errors. Here Comes the Sun Deep learning is now shining light on the whole enterprise....

This episode reviews key updates on the diagnosis and treatment of complicated syphilis in the 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

Dr. Ann Marie Kimball  is a physician, epidemiologist and currently holds the roles of Associate Fellow at the international affairs think tank Chatham House, and Vice Chair, COVID 19 task force, at The Rotary Foundation / Rotary International. Previously, Dr. Kimball served as a strategic advisor to the Rockefeller Foundation, supporting the strengthening and development of strategies for Ebola, post-Ebola, and health crisis response, including planning and guiding the formation of a regional disease surveillance network in collaboration with Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance (CORDS). Before joining the Rockefeller Foundation, Dr. Kimball served as technical and strategic lead for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation surveillance strategy formation. Prior to Gates, Dr. Kimball served as Professor of Epidemiology for the University of Washington (UW), School of Public Health, with adjunct appointments in Medicine (Bioinformatics and Infectious Diseases) and the Jackson School of Foreign Affairs. During her tenure at UW, Dr. Kimball founded and directed the APEC Emerging Infections Network, and led research and training programs in Surveillance and Informatics in Peru and Thailand. Dr. Kimball's research focus on global trade and emerging infections earned her a Fulbright New Century Scholars award and a Guggenheim Scholars award. Dr. Kimball is also the author of Risky Trade: Infectious Diseases in an Era of Global Trade, which was highly reviewed by NEJM, Emerging Infections and Lancet. She has authored numerous scientific publications, and served on numerous Institute of Medicine panels. She is also a fellow in the American College of Preventive Medicine and member of the National Biosurveillance Advisory group (NBAS) from the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Kimball is a former Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and has worked and lived in the Yemen Arab Republic, Ivory Coast, and Senegal. She served as Director of National Program Support for Pan American Health Organization, directing the elaboration and implementation of medium term AIDS plans in member countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. She also served as Director of HIV/AIDS for Washington State, and the founding Chair of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) in the United States. She attended on staff at Harborview Medical Center first on HIV/AIDS (10 years), then the International Clinic (7 years) and finally UW/Seattle King County at Harborview Medical Center as an attending at the STD clinic.

This episode reviews some studies evaluating extragenital testing in women. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. 

Lab Rat Chat - Episode 24 with J. Preston Van HooserPurchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support our podcast and biomedical research!https://labratchat.myteespring.co/In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Logan and Jeff chat with Preston Van Hooser, who is a Review Scientist and Compliance Manager at the University of Washington (UW) who has worked to protect the integrity and excellence of vertebrate animal research and teaching.  Preston has developed and implemented UW's first compassion fatigue program called Dare 2 Care. The goal of this program is to provide those working in the field of biomedical research with the tools they need to mitigate and combat compassion fatigue.Topics discussed in this episode:Preston's extensive and impressive background as a successful research scientist How and why Preston transitioned from a successful research career into focusing on compassion fatigue and the people who have dedicated themselves to a career within biomedical research The mission of the Dare 2 Care program and how everyone across the globe can benefit from this incredible programSome of the special projects the Dare 2 Care program has initiated and how these programs have directly impacted many laboratory animal professionals Sign up for the Lab Rat Chat newsletter!https://www.amprogress.org/raising-voices/lab-rat-chat/ Follow us on Twitter! Facebook! Instagram! https://twitter.com/thelabratchat  https://www.facebook.com/labratchat  https://www.instagram.com/thelabratchat Resources & Links:COMPASSION IN SCIENCE (uw.edu)The North American 3Rs Collaborative – Refine. Reduce. Replace. (na3rsc.org)Americans for Medical Progress (https://www.amprogress.org/) Americans for Medical Progress COVID-19 Resources (https://www.amprogress.org/covid-19-resources/)All Lab Rat Chat episodes are edited by Audionauts: https://audionauts.pro/  Support the show (https://www.amprogress.org/donate/)

This episode reviews some studies evaluating mouthwash as an intervention for oropharyngeal gonorrhea. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

Mr. Terry Scott, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA is the Program Director and Section Head of MEDEX Northwest, the PA Program at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. Terry and I discuss our passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion and the historic roots of the MEDEX Northwest PA Program including some of the historic work their founding father Dr. Richard Smith led in his career. We also talk about the "why" behind the applicant and the importance of knowing your why before applying to any PA program.

This episode reviews some of the recent literature published on Mycoplasma genitalium, increasingly recognized important pathogen in the STD world. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs.

We will review the Update to the CDC's Treatment Guidelines for Gonococcal Infection for 2020 in this episode. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu.Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. 

Thursday, May 13, 2021 to Thursday, May 20, 2021 Hoover Institution, Stanford University   The Hoover Institution along with the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Europe Center host Security in the Age of Liberal Democratic Erosion​ on Thursday, May 13 and Thursday, May 20. Cosponsored by the Hoover Institution, the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Europe Center, the virtual two-part panel series Security in the Age of Liberal Democratic Erosion will focus on the critical security challenges facing liberal democracies and examine the threats of external adversaries and how democracies can respond.  Liberal democracy rests on the rule of law and common trust in fundamental institutions such as elections, courts, legislatures, and the executive branches of government. Yet both in the United States and elsewhere, trust in these institutions has eroded as charges of fake news, electoral fraud, biased courts, and increased authoritarianism have taken hold. On May 13, 2021, the discussion will focus on Adversaries: how foreign actors such as Russia, China, and Iran interact with domestic threats to institutions and the functioning of liberal democracy. Panelists will examine dangers of sharp and soft power, misinformation, and attacks on sensitive electoral and physical infrastructure. The featured experts will be Elizabeth Economy, Michael McFaul, Abbas Milani, and Kate Starbird.  On May 20, 2021, the discussion will focus on appropriate Responses, and whether and how liberal democracies should respond to these threats. Panelists will address the tools and policies available to combat such hazards, as well as their limitations. The featured experts will be Rose Gottemoeller, H. R. McMaster, Jacquelyn Schneider, and Amy Zegart.  Both panel discussions will be moderated by Anna Grzymala-Busse and held at 10:00–11:15 am PDT via Zoom and are open to the public. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Elizabeth Economy is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2020, she was awarded the Richard C. Holbrooke Fellowship at the American Academy in Berlin. An expert on Chinese domestic and foreign policy, Economy is the author of several books, most recently The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State (2018). Michael A. McFaul is the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution as well as a professor of political science, director and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. He also currently works as a news analyst for NBC.  His areas of expertise include international relations, Russian politics, comparative democratization, and American foreign policy.  From January 2012 to February 2014, he served as the US ambassador to the Russian Federation.  Before becoming ambassador, he served for three years as a special assistant to the president and senior director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council. Abbas Milani is a research fellow and codirector of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. In addition, Milani is the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University. His expertise is US/Iran relations and Iranian cultural, political, and security issues. Kate Starbird is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Cyber Policy Center and Associate Professor at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington (UW). Starbird’s research is situated within human-computer interaction (HCI) and the emerging field of crisis informatics—the study of the how information-communication technologies (ICTs) are used during crisis events. She is a co-founder and executive council member of the UW Center for an Informed Public. ABOUT THE MODERATOR Anna Grzymala-Busse is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Grzymala-Busse is the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor in the Department of Political Science, the director of the Europe Center, and a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford. Her research focuses on religion and politics, authoritarian political parties and their successors, and the historical development of the state.

Anthony Blau of All4Cure In this edition of C-Sessions, your host, Randall Broad interviews C. Anthony "Tony" Blau, M.D. and Founder/CEO of All4Cure. Here are a few areas in which All4Cure aims to make a difference: Sharing, Learning, Curing = Learning from each patient's experience for the benefit of all other patients. Access to an external network of expertise and a large database of the treatments and outcomes of hundreds and eventually tens of thousands of patients. Democratizing access to expert level care irrespective of geographic barriers. Initial focus on Multiple Myeloma, and eventually all cancer. Tony founded All4Cure after 27-years as a Professor of Medicine/Hematology and physician scientist at the University of Washington (UW). His research has spanned hematopoiesis, gene therapy, stem cell biology, genomics and cancer. He consistently focusing on bringing the very latest research advances to patients with heretofore incurable diseases. At UW, he founded the Center for Cancer Innovation, which brings together a distributed network of investigators to help patients with advanced cancer. Tony co-founded the UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and chaired the Molecular and Cellular Hematology Study Section for the National Institutes of Health. He has authored more than 85 scientific publications. Diagnosed himself with myeloma in April 2015, Tony infuses All4Cure with an incredible sense of urgency to improve the prospects for cancer patients now and in the future. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randall-broad/support

Tommy Wood is part of the research faculty at the University of Washington (UW) in the Department of Pediatrics. His research focuses on ways to increase resilience of, and treat injury of, the developing brain. He has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. In addition to his role as a faculty at UW, he serves as President of Physicians for Ancestral Health, and is on the scientific advisory board of Hintsa Performance. Alongside his career in medicine and research, he has invested time in developing easily-accessible methods with which to track human health, performance, and longevity. He has published and spoken on multiple topics surrounding functional and ancestral approaches to health, including examining the root causes of multiple sclerosis and insulin resistance. He uses his experiences in coaching and competing in rowing, CrossFit, powerlifting, and ultra-endurance racing to inform his day-to-day interaction with clients looking to achieve long-term health and performance.Tommy can be found at https://www.drragnar.com/IG: @drtommywoodStudiesSweden, linoleic acid and CVD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4334131/Swedish study SAT v PUFA and muffins: https://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/63/7/2356Brisk walking and hippocampal volume: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425252/

Today is a discussion of Disinformation in the Pandemicwith returning COVIDCalls guest Kate Starbird.Kate Starbird is an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington (UW). Kate’s research is situated within human-computer interaction and the emerging field of crisis informatics—the study of the how social media and other information-communication technologies are used during crisis events. Currently, her work focuses on the production and spread of online rumors, misinformation, and disinformation in the context of crisis events. Starbird is a co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public.

Loved this episode so much with a mentor and friend Dr. Emily Wong from Hong Kong. We talk about her Integrative Medicine background, Acupuncture background, and the east meets west changes in medicine that are happening today! Dr. Emily Wong received her undergraduate BSc and MD degrees at the University of Washington (UW). She completed specialty training in Internal Medicine at UCLA, and was appointed to the faculty of the UCLA Department of Medicine. Dr. Wong moved back to the UW School of Medicine in 1995 to join the Division of General Internal Medicine and Roosevelt Women’s Health Care Center. Dr. Wong served as Principal Investigator (PI) on the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Center of Excellence in Women’s Health grant at the UW; this award was funded by the US federal government to advance the health of underserved and minority women, and to promote the leadership of women in academic medicine. Dr. Wong completed her Executive Masters of Health Administration degree (EMHA) at the UW, and went on to serve in multiple administrative leadership roles, including Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs in the UW Department of Medicine. She was elected by her peers to serve on the UW Physicians (UWP) Board of Trustees, and as Chief of Medical Staff at the UW Medical Center (UWMC). Dr. Wong remains an Affiliate Associate Professor at the UW, and is Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at HKU, in the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care. She is Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), and Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Wong is a graduate of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (AWCIM) fellowship at the University of Arizona and board certified by the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABoIM). She completed Integrative Health and Wellness (IHW) coach training at AWCIM, and is board certified by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). She is also a certified coach through The Life Coach School. She currently practices coaching and medical consultation in person and by videoconference from Hong Kong.

My guest today is Dr. Tommy Wood.  I’m so glad to have him on, and I know you are going to love this episode!  Tommy has the ability to make the complex sound simple, and his depth of knowledge on a wide range of topics is amazing. Dr. Wood is a research faculty at the University of Washington (UW) in the Department of Pediatrics.  His work focuses on ways to increase resilience of, and treat injury of, the developing brain.  This may not seem relevant but his knowledge of brain injuries provides some interesting comments on what we can all do if we bang our head falling from our bikes.  With a Bachelor's Degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo, he has a more than credible background.  He also serves as President of Physicians for Ancestral Health, and is on the scientific advisory board of Hintsa Performance.  Of more relevance to the conversation is that Dr. Wood has invested much time in developing easily-accessible methods with which to track human health, performance, and longevity. He has published and spoken on multiple topics surrounding functional and ancestral approaches to health, including examining the root causes of multiple sclerosis and insulin resistance.  He uses his experiences in coaching and competing in rowing, CrossFit, powerlifting, and ultra-endurance racing to inform his day-to-day interaction with clients looking to achieve long-term health and performance. I had so many questions for Dr. Wood that we spoke for quite a long time but you won’t notice the minutes tick by as we discuss: How to balance winter training goals of improving fitness while still maintaining an immune system resilient enough to withstand coronavirus Why a keto diet might work for endurance athletes, as long as you are patient Polarised training - a good choice for longevity Tommy’s "If it’s working for you, how can I argue with that?” philosophy to training and nutrition Nose breathing and why it’s the easiest way to make sure you keep your training intensity low Advice on getting better sleep (TIP: it’s what you’ve heard before but it never harms to have good advice independently confirmed) Lifestyle medicine advice on how to die young as old as possible How Omega 3 fats and creatine supplementation might help if you have a bike crash and hit your head Tommy has such a depth of varied knowledge, I’m pretty certain you would like to follow him.  Here are the best places: Website - https://www.drragnar.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drtommywood/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/drragnar “Metabolic health and lifestyle medicine should be a cornerstone of future pandemic preparedness” Tommy mentions Dr. Terry Wahls when we were chatting abut how he helped his step-brother with MS - You can read more about Dr. Wahls HERE and also find out more about her book The Wahls Protocol: A radical New way to treat all auto-immune conditions If you have suffered with a head injury then Tommy mentioned a book which you might be interested in, “How to feed a brain” by Cavin Balaster If you are interested in using creatine as a supplement then the best source is Creapure.  To check the integrity of all supplements then go to Informed Sport if you are in the UK and NSFsport if you are in the USA We talked about the benefit of sun light or bright light. A simple way to test this is to install a LuxMeter app on your phone. This is the link to the iPhone version. To find out more about Simon’s SWAT programme, please click HERE  Visit Simon's website for more information about his coaching programmes Links to all of Simon's social media channels can be found here For any questions please email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com

On this edition of C-Sessions, your host, Randall Broad interviews C. Anthony “Tony” Blau, M.D. and Founder/CEO of All4Cure. Here are a few areas in which All4Cure aims to make a difference: Sharing, Learning, Curing = Learning from each patient’s experience for the benefit of all other patients. Access to an external network of expertise and a large database of the treatments and outcomes of hundreds and eventually tens of thousands of patients. Democratizing access to expert level care irrespective of geographic barriers. Initial focus on multiple myeloma, and eventually all cancer. Tony founded All4Cure after 27-years as a Professor of Medicine/Hematology and physician scientist at the University of Washington (UW). His research has spanned hematopoiesis, gene therapy, stem cell biology, genomics and cancer, consistently focusing on bringing the very latest research advances to patients with heretofore incurable diseases. At UW, he founded the Center for Cancer Innovation, which brings together a distributed network of investigators to help patients with advanced cancer. Tony co-founded the UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and chaired the Molecular and Cellular Hematology Study Section for the National Institutes of Health. He has authored more than 85 scientific publications. Diagnosed himself with myeloma in April 2015, Tony infuses All4Cure with an incredible sense of urgency to improve the prospects for cancer patients now and in the future.

On this edition of C-Sessions, your host, Randall Broad interviews C. Anthony “Tony” Blau, M.D. and Founder/CEO of All4Cure. Here are a few areas in which All4Cure aims to make a difference: Sharing, Learning, Curing = Learning from each patient’s experience for the benefit of all other patients. Access to an external network of expertise and a large database of the treatments and outcomes of hundreds and eventually tens of thousands of patients. Democratizing access to expert level care irrespective of geographic barriers. Initial focus on multiple myeloma, and eventually all cancer. Tony founded All4Cure after 27-years as a Professor of Medicine/Hematology and physician scientist at the University of Washington (UW). His research has spanned hematopoiesis, gene therapy, stem cell biology, genomics and cancer, consistently focusing on bringing the very latest research advances to patients with heretofore incurable diseases. At UW, he founded the Center for Cancer Innovation, which brings together a distributed network of investigators to help patients with advanced cancer. Tony co-founded the UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and chaired the Molecular and Cellular Hematology Study Section for the National Institutes of Health. He has authored more than 85 scientific publications. Diagnosed himself with myeloma in April 2015, Tony infuses All4Cure with an incredible sense of urgency to improve the prospects for cancer patients now and in the future.

OD Vincent joins us on this episode.OD spent much of his career in golf, as the Head Men's Golf Coach at Duke University, UCLA, and the University of Washington (UW); Sr. Associate Athletic Director at UW; and Executive Director on the PGA Tour. He is now the Senior VP of Golf, Club Management & Recreation for Montage International. In this episode, we learn about his experience becoming a high-performing athlete and the unique lessons he learned from his dad; coaching, recruiting, and managing high-level college athletes; the transitions in his career; and more.Follow us on Instagram: @urbangolfperformanceFollow Mac: @mactoddlifeFollow Leo: @leo_ugpWebsite: urbangolfperformance.com

Welcome to this episode of Tech Transfer IP. Today Lisa's guest is Fiona Wills. Fiona is the Associate Vice Provost of Innovation Development and Commercialization CoMotion at the University of Washington (UW). Fiona's group guides researchers through project development towards impact through licensing either to an existing company, a UW or startup and incubation, or direct user licensing from UW.  Fiona shares her journey into Tech Transfer and what inspired her to take the position at UW. Fiona speaks about CoMotion, what it is, and what it does. She also speaks about the four areas CoMotion provides to support innovations, and the new series they just launched called “Fundamentals for Hardware Startups”. Listen, as Fiona talks about how her office is structured and their Innovation Development Group and Business Development Group and how they work together. Fiona shares the many inventions that have been disclosed to her office in the last five years and why they like to keep disclosures on the lower side. Fiona discusses their top five earning innovations over the last five years and how they work with their corporate partners. Fiona also speaks about some of their biggest success stories in startups and spin-offs and her office's two biggest challenges. To finish up, Fiona shares what three things she would wish for if her office has a genie in a bottle. In This Episode: [01:46] Welcome to the show, Fiona! [02:04] Fiona shares her journey into Tech Transfer and her position at the University of Washington. [03:55] Fiona speaks about CoMotion, what it is, and what it does. [05:01] CoMotion provides four different areas that support innovations. [08:11] Fiona discusses startups and incubation that CoMotion supports. [11:00] She shares about a new series called Fundamentals for Hardware Startups. [12:37] Fiona speaks about how her office is structured and how many people she has working in her office. [15:13] She talks about their Innovation Development group and the Business Development and Ventures group. [16:44] How many inventions have been disclosed to your office in the last five years? [18:21] Fiona discusses the philosophy of keeping the disclosures on the lower side and having the PI's come in and interview. [19:41] How many licenses have you had signed over the last five years? [20:24] Fiona shares their top five earning inventions over the last five years. [23:19] Fiona speaks about the corporate partners and how they work with them at CoMotion. [25:04] She talks about how corporate partners have affected them the most. [27:00] What would you have done differently when you first started in tech transfer if you knew then what you know now? [29:35] Fiona shares some of their biggest success stories in startups or spin-offs. [32:49] Listen as Fiona speaks about her office's two biggest challenges. [34:07] What are some challenges in the Seattle ecosystem? [35:39] Fiona discusses the inclusivity they strive for at CoMotion. [36:50] Fiona talks about how important organizations like AUTM and LES are. [38:37] Do you think credentialing is important when hiring for your office? [39:47] Fiona shares what her three wishes for CoMotion would be if she had a genie in a bottle. [41:55] Thank you for being on the show! Find Fiona: CoMotion Email Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

Dr. Tommy Wood blows my mind with his academic prowess.He received his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a Ph.D. in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo.His passion is human health, performance, and longevity. He’s a Research faculty at the University of Washington (UW) in the Department of Pediatrics. His research focuses on ways to increase resilience and treat the injury of the developing brain.He has enormous experience in coaching and being a competitor in rowing, CrossFit, powerlifting, and ultra-endurance racing.And He has a down to earth approach to optimizing human performance. He’s been a great sounding board for me over the last few years.

Our very special guest today is Dr. David Smith, a philosopher and religion scholar at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Washington (UW). David grew up as a missionary kid (MK) in the world of fundamentalist Christianity. As an adult he gradually moved away from that paradigm and became a religious progressive/skeptic but not an atheist. After earning an M.A. in philosophy of religion, he received a second M.A. and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Temple University. Formerly a faculty member at Central Washington University, at UW he offers independent seminars and non-credit courses in comparative religion and philosophy. David talks to us about his journey out of fundamentalist Christianity, his insights into comparative religion, how to talk to each other about religion in a respectful way, and how to have civil discourse in our age of polarizing religious, political, and ethical conversations. You don't want to miss his insights on asking "If then" questions to get through one's religious doubts to find a place of peace as a reasoning spiritual person. David teaches people how to effectively think for themselves in their spiritual/life journey. This was a thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating conversation on his story and life lessons.   Learn more about David at www.beliefsandethics.com.

Have you been feeling stuck in your relationship, frustrated with your body, or totally disconnected from your pleasure & desire? One-on-one coaching spots are available in my private practice and rates are going up January 1st, 2019, so now is the perfect time to book a discovery call and learn more about how coaching might help you. Check out the clients I work with and my rates today.   The power of mindfulness on our pleasure, connection, and desire. In person interviews are some of my favorite, and Dr. Lori Brotto was able to pop over for this in-person conversation all about her 15 years of sex research on the power of mindfulness, which she's turned into a fabulous book called, "Better Sex Through Mindfulness." So, this episode is  all about what mindfulness is, how it affects our levels of libido and desire, why mindfulness might be a key to more pleasure, and how to balance mindfulness and fantasy. We also talk about depression, responsive desire, responsibility in relationships, and how we can get started with mindfulness. Plus, Patreon supporters - If you support the show at the $3 level and above, this week's bonus is a little mindfulness exercise and some journal prompts around pleasure. Listen and support the show at patreon.com/sgrpodcast Follow Sex Gets Real on Twitter and Facebook. It's true. Oh! And Dawn is on Instagram. About Dr. Lori Brotto: Dr. Brotto completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of British Columbia (UBC), where her research focused primarily on psychophysiological aspects of sexual arousal in women diagnosed with sexual dysfunctions. Her psychology internship at the University of Washington (UW) specialized in the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for mood, anxiety, substance abuse and psychotic disorders. Following her internship, Dr. Brotto’s Fellowship in Reproductive and Sexual Medicine at UW was mentored by Dr. Julia Heiman, director of the Kinsey Institute. As a registered psychologist, Dr. Brotto offers psychological therapy to patients referred from both UBC Departments of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Psychiatry, as well as the BC Cancer Agency. Dr. Brotto also sees private patients. Her new book, Better Sex Through Mindfulness, published by Greystone Books, is a scientifically-informed translation of her research on mindfulness to improve women’s sexuality. It can be ordered here or here or on Amazon via my affiliate link. Listen and subscribe to Sex Gets Real Listen and subscribe on iTunes Check us out on Stitcher Don't forget about I Heart Radio's Spreaker Pop over to Google Play Use the player at the top of this page. Now available on Spotify. Search for "sex gets real". Find the Sex Gets Real channel on IHeartRadio. Hearing from you is the best Contact form: Click here (and it's anonymous)

Trish Millines Dziko cofounded TAF in 1996 after spending 15 years as a developer, designer and manager in the high tech industry. A native of New Jersey who attended Monmouth College (now Monmouth University) on a basketball scholarship, she graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science in 1979 at a time when few people of color and few women were entering the field. Her successful career brought her to Microsoft in the late-1980s, just as the pioneering software company was set to become a worldwide brand. Over the next decade of tremendous growth, she saw very little change in the high tech industry: women and people of color remained grossly underrepresented. After careful research she traced the root of the problem to the lack of access to rigorous, relevant technology training in our public schools, particularly those in traditionally underserved communities of color. Trish left Microsoft in 1996, the same year she founded TAF. Trish has led the growth of TAF into a statewide leader in STEM education, operating TAF Academy, increasing the number of teachers of color through the Martinez Fellowship, and partnering with public schools to transform them into academic environments that will promote the highest level of student learning. Trish and her spouse Jill Hull Dziko live on Vashon Island and are the proud parents of 4 children. -- Dr. Edwards Lange has a wide range of experience in higher education administration and has been a leading advocate for diversity and inclusion throughout her career. She started her tenure at Seattle Central in August of 2015 as interim president, and was named to the permanent position in May of 2016. Prior to this, she served as vice president for Minority Affairs and vice provost for Diversity at the University of Washington (UW). In these roles, she was responsible for increasing diversity and working with senior leadership to improve the campus climate and retention of diverse students, faculty and staff. As a result of her work, the entire UW community is now engaged in making the campus more inclusive and welcoming for people of all backgrounds. -- Keisha Scarlett is the Executive Director of Organizational Development & Equity for Seattle Public schools and a former principal in the Seattle Public Schools. Prior to becoming a school administrator, she was a mentor for Seattle School’s novice secondary mathematics and science teachers and a middle school mathematics coach. She is currently weeks away from completing a doctoral program and previously received her master's degree in education from Heritage University and her administration credentials from University of Washington. Scarlett has had the opportunity to receive professional development training from National Urban Alliance consultants in an ongoing project with the Seattle Schools Literacy Initiative. Scarlett is a representative of the NSF-funded project, Lenses on Learning: Research-Based Mathematics Professional Development for K–12 Principals, Teacher Leaders, and District Leaders. Continued Reading: Seeds of a Black Woman written by Zithri Ahmed Saleem here: http://bit.ly/MedSKT Social Media: Techaccess.org www.facebook.com/stembytaf/ Twitter: @stembytaf www.instagram.com/stembytaf/ Trish Millines Dziko trishmi@techaccess.org Facebook/Twitteer: @TrishDziko http://www.trishdziko.com/ Dr. Sheila Edwards-Lange: Twitter: @EdwardsLange Email: Sheila.EdwardsLange@seattlecolleges.edu Keisha Scarlett Twitter: @scarlettfevah Email: kdscarlett@seattleschools.org Phone: (206) 412-6899 Zithri Saleem: http://zithri.com Twitter: @ZithriSaleem http://linkedin.com/in/zithrisaleem Mayowa Aina: http://MayowaAina.com twitter: @mayowaaina_ http:// linkedin.com/in/mayowaaina/ Domonique Meeks: DomoniqueMeeks.com Twitter: @domoniquemeeks http://facebook.com/domoniquelmeeks/ http://instagram.com/domoniquemeeks http://linkedin.com/in/domonique-meeks-01542320/ Music Credit: Ampfire

Professor Stanley Herring is a clinical professor at the University of Washington (UW) in the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, and Neurological Surgery. He is director of the UW Medicine Sports Health & Safety Institute, medical director of Sports, Spine and Orthopedic Health for UW Medicine, and co-medical director of the Sports Concussion Program, a partnership between UW Medicine and Seattle Children's. Dr. Herring's clinical interests include non-operative musculoskeletal and sports medicine with a particular interest in disorders of the spine and sports concussion. He is a team physician for the Seattle Mariners and a consultant to the UW Sports Medicine Program. In this podcast he talks to BJSM’s Liam West about an important cause of low back pain in our adolescent sporting population – spondylolysis. They discuss common presentations, examination techniques, imaging protocols and clinical pearls for treatment. References Use of the one-legged hyperextension test and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of active spondylolysis - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/11/940.info Nonoperative treatment of active spondylolysis in elite athletes with normal X-ray findings: literature review and results of conservative treatment - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11806390 Union of defects in the pars interarticularis of the lumbar spine in children and adolescents - http://bjj.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/86-B/2/225 Nonoperative treatment in lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis: a systematic review - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/24427393/

In this episode I am joined by Frédéric Gilbert. Frédéric is a philosopher and bioethicist who is affiliated with quite a number of universities and research institutes around the world. He is currently a Scientist Fellow at the University of Washington (UW), in Seattle, US but has a concomitant appointment with the Department of Medicine, at the University … More Episode #27 – Gilbert on the Ethics of Predictive Brain Implants

In this episode I am joined by Frédéric Gilbert. Frédéric is a philosopher and bioethicist who is affiliated with quite a number of universities and research institutes around the world. He is currently a Scientist Fellow at the University of Washington (UW), in Seattle, US but has a concomitant appointment with the Department of Medicine, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. On top of that he is an ARC DECRA Research Fellow, at the University of Tasmania, Australia. We talk about the ethics of predictive brain implants.You can download the episode here or listen below. You can also subscribe on Stitcher or iTunes (the RSS feed is here). Show Notes0:00 - Introduction1:50 - What is a predictive brain implant?5:20 - What are we currently using predictive brain implants for?7:40 - The three types of predictive brain implant16:30 - Medical issues around brain implants18:45 - Predictive brain implants and autonomy22:40 - The effect of advisory implants on autonomy35:20 - The effect of automated implants on autonomy38:17 - Empirical findings on the experiences of patients47:00 - Possible future uses of PBIs51:25 - Dangers of speculative neuroethics  Relevant LinksFrédéric's homepageFrédéric's page at the University of Tasmania'A Threat to Autonomy? The Intrusion of Predictive Brain Implants' by Frédéric'Are Predictive Brain Implants an Indispensable Feature of Autonomy?' by Frédéric and Mark Cook'I Miss Being Me: Phenomenological Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation' by Fréderic and ors'The Tell-Tale Brain: The Effect of Predictive Brain Implants on Autonomy' by John Danaher'If and Then: A Critique of Speculative Nanoethics' by Alfred Nordmann    #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ Subscribe to the newsletter

Learn how to recognize facial skeletal abnormalities, and how to help patients help themselves.   Dr. Radhika Chigurupati is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who specializes in orthognathic surgery for correction of developmental and acquired jaw and facial deformities. She sees both children and adults with jaw deformities, cleft and craniofacial anomalies, tooth eruption disturbances, jaw tumors and maxillofacial pathology, and sleep disorders/obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). She works with her colleagues in other medical and dental specialties to provide interdisciplinary care for these patients at Boston Medical Center (BMC), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Franciscan Hospital for Children (FCFH). She has joined Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine in March 2013 after spending 9 years at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and one and half years at University of Maryland, Baltimore. During that time, she has practiced at UCSF Moffitt Medical Center, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Dr. Chigurupati completed her Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training at University of Washington (UW), Seattle and subsequently a fellowship in Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne, Australia. She has been an active member of the cleft and craniofacial teams at UW, UCSF and RCH.     Radhika Chigurupati, DMD, MS Associate Professor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 100 East Newton Street Suite 407 Boston, MA 02118 617-638-4386 Email: rchiguru@bu.edu