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On this episode of IPA's What, Why & How podcast, Kate Gainer welcomes Kyle Robb, PharmD, BCPS, Director of State Policy & Advocacy at ASHP, and Anna Legreid​​​​ Dopp, PharmD, CPHQ, Senior Director of Government Relations at ASHP, to discuss ASHP's top priorities and what's happening at the federal level. Kyle Robb, PharmD, BCPS, currently serves as Director of State Policy & Advocacy at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Kyle supports ASHP members and State Affiliates as they seek to advance the practice of pharmacy through engagement with state government. He is an alumnus of the Virginia Commonwealth University/American College of Clinical Pharmacy/American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Congressional Health Care Policy Fellow Program and served as a Health Policy Fellow on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions. Prior to working in policy, Kyle was a pharmacist at the University of Virginia Health System. Anna Legreid Dopp, PharmD, CPHQ, currently serves as Senior Director, Government Relations at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Previously, Anna served as Director of Clinical Guidelines and Quality Improvement at ASHP. Prior to this role, she served as Vice President of Public Affairs for the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) while practicing as a clinical pharmacist at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. She also served as a Pharmacy Benefit Consultant with WEA Trust in Madison, WI and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy. Anna received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and served as a Congressional Health Policy Fellow with the United States Senate. Resources from today's episode: Action Alert: Residency Funding and the Rebuild America's Health Care Schools Act of 2024 ASHP Medication Shortages Webpage Action Alert: Oppose Site Neutral Proposals ASHP 340B Resources ASHP/ACCP/VCU Congressional Fellow Program ASHP on PBMs Podcast Series: Federal Trade Commission's Report on PBMs Specialty Steering White Bagging and Site of Care Restrictions Connect with us on LinkedIn: Kyle Robb Anna Legreid Dopp Kate Gainer Iowa Pharmacy Association

In this insightful episode of Subject to Interpretation, host Maria Ceballos-Wallace sits down with Danny Serna and Miguel Juarez Vidales, two recent graduates of the De La Mora Institute's Train the Trainer Medical Track. They share their unique experiences and challenges in teaching medical interpreters, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the course structure and their teaching methods. Both Dani and Miguel reflect on their first classes, the importance of language diversity, and how community needs drive the demand for trained interpreters.Curious about becoming a trainer yourself? The next Train the Trainer Workshop starts January 14, 2025. Apply now: https://de-la-mora-training.thinkific.com/courses/dmtt25-01-train-the-trainer-workshopAbout the Guests:Danny Serna is a Spanish Certified Medical Interpreter with more than 20 years of experience, and he currently serves as the Cultural Services Manager at Logansport Memorial Hospital in Logansport, Indiana. Before coming to LMH in 2020, Danny worked as a freelance medical interpreter in Madison, WI for entities such as The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Meriter Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, Dean Health Care systems to name a few. He was a staff medical interpreter at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and now resides in Logansport, IN. Danny earned his undergraduate degree in Spanish Language and Literature as well as French Language and Literature from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He obtained his Master's in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Danny is passionate about language access for optimal patient care and about giving back to the professional field of interpreting.Miguel Juarez Vidales is a National Certified Medical Interpreter with over 13 years of experience in language services. He holds a BA in Spanish from Boise State University and has worked in various fields, including education, medical interpreting, and interpreting for nonprofit organizations and state government agencies. Originally from Mexico, Miguel now resides in Nampa, Idaho. Currently, Miguel works full-time as a Program Specialist at the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities, where he combines his interpreting skills with advocacy to advance language access. He is also an interpreter trainer and is actively involved in policy-making and local organizations that promote social justice and language access in Idaho. In his free time, Miguel mentors aspiring interpreters, providing guidance and support as they navigate the path to national certification. In addition to his training role, Miguel is a conference interpreter and the owner of Juárez Translations, a small company offering a variety of language services, providing high-quality interpretation and translation services across different sectors.

Today in 1953, some 10,000 people took part in Woodruff, Wisconsin's Memorial Day "Penny Parade." They were raising to build a hospital, urged on by the leader of the effort, Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb. Plus: a teen who went fishing catches a guy's wallet that had fallen into the water three decades earlier. Penny Facts (Dr. Kate Museum) Dr. Kate Museum in Woodruff, Wisconsin continues to honor the legacy of Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb (WUWM) ‘A blast from the past': Lost wallet returns to Comox man after 33 years (Comox Valley Record) Please put a few pennies into our show as a backer on Patreon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support

It's not official, but there are more indications that “banking mogul” Eric Hovde is going to challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin in 2024. Really? A mogul? Meanwhile, Wisconsin State Senate Republicans are preparing to fire more of Gov. Tony Evers' appointees—this time at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic, as public officials play politics with an abortion issue that hasn't been a factor at the hospital in about a decade. Guests: Keya Vakil

On average, three children a week come into  Children's Wisconsin Hospital with gunshot wounds. THREE CHILDREN A WEEK.If this doesn't make you angry, we don't know what will. Listen this week as we talk with Pediatric Emergency Physician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Dr. Megan Schultz, about her dreams for our city and our world, and what she's doing about this desperate statistic every day in the emergency room. Listen as we talk about … How a single gunshot in Baltimore changed the trajectory of Megan's career and pulled her out of the classroom and into the ERThe alarming gun violence statisics in Milwaukee and just how common it is for kids to have, play with, and use gunsA helpful script for approaching the topic of guns before a playdate (parents listen up!) How anger fuels her in the ER and on the page (READ her Op-Eds linked below!) Small kindnesses … the antidote to suffering and anxiety? Megan thinks so (and so do we!) Locals and Links we love! Everytown for Gun SafetyMEGAN'S OP-EDS FOUND HERE: (1) https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2022/07/07/politicians-have-betrayed-kids-amid-milwaukee-gun-violence-epidemic/7761811001/(2) https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2023/06/27/scourge-of-gun-violence-in-milwaukee-claims-too-many-innocent-children/70356393007/(3/story) https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/health/2023/09/12/childrens-wisconsin-doctor-treats-kids-who-have-been-shot-guns-megan-schultz-physician-milwaukee/70770030007/MORE PRESS ON THE OP-EDS ON CBS58Show your love for Cream City DreamsAs always, we are so grateful to our listeners. If you haven't already, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter on our website. And we'd LOVE it if you rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. And if you're feeling even more generous, Buy us a Coffee. Support the show

WisBusiness: the Podcast with Nadine Allen, Wisconsin Hospital Association by wispolitics

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The Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors Hosts: Steve Boese Welcome to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors. A short, quick version of the popular HR Happy Hour Podcast, where Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane, take on topics on Human Resources, HR technology, work, and the workplace. And more. In this episode Steve discusses how one Wisconsin hospital tried to block several employee resignations. To listen to the Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors - add the Workplace Minute by H3 HR Advisors skill to your Amazon Echo device's Flash Briefing or Daily News Update. Learn more at www.h3hr.com and www.hrhappyhour.net

My guest this week is national healthcare leader Dr. Jack Cochran. As CEO of the Permanente Federation, he was the top national leader for over 20,000 physicians who cared for more than 10 million people in their Kaiser Permanente medical practices. In this animated conversation, the inspiring and articulate Dr. Cochran describes his non-linear and unexpected path to executive leadership and international activism on behalf of excellent and accessible healthcare.In his early days as a practicing plastic surgeon, Jack encountered the healthcare system in a different way when his parents became ill. As he says, “four years of medical school, six years of surgery residency, five years of practicing surgery, did nothing to prepare me to be the son of dying parents.” This pivotal time changed him. Jack's appreciation for all caregivers, especially nurses, led to the creation of nursing programs and a nursing scholarship that has endured for 33 years. We worked together when he was selected for his first CEO role which prompts Jack to recall both his trepidation and his gratitude during this initiation into leadership. Encouragement from well-respected leaders who had “courage, values and substance” inspired Jack to take on a role which he says he was not prepared for.Quick to call himself naïve at the time, Jack began his executive role with a listening tour, speaking personally with 500 physicians, 4-5 at a time throughout the region. What Jack heard, was shaped into the 3 constants: •Preserve and enhance the physician career•Streamline the care process•Optimize the care experienceDetermined to change a failing culture, Jack thoughtfully selected his executive team. This diverse group was made up of passionate, respected clinicians who were determined to keep the patient at the center of their decisions. The “Colorado turnaround” resulted in transformation of the organization's reputation, finances, quality, service—and at the root of it all—remarkably ramped-up physician engagement. When asked how important physician leadership in the C-Suite is he pauses before he responds:“I'm trying to find a way to be thoughtfully objective and I'm having trouble. I think it's essential. Essential.”Quotable Jack:•Physicians are not more important, but we are disproportionately impactful.•Medical education and the resulting MD and DO degrees are a “pluripotent professional preparation” for leadership.•Difference has to be a differentiator.•When you are offered a leadership role: Don't lean your ladder against the wrong wall.•Complexity has made specialty care more primary and primary care more special.•Be very, very careful when people tell you what cannot be done. Be very suspect of advice that tells you exactly why things can't get done or won't get done… or are impossible.Meet Jack Cochran, MD Dr. Jack Cochran is an innovative leader who has inspired countless physicians and healthcare workers, and driven health care transformation on a national level. He is a plastic surgeon, acclaimed leader, author, consultant, and international speaker.He led the Permanente Federation which represents the national interests of the regional Permanente Medical Groups, which employ 20,000 physicians caring for more than 10 million Kaiser Permanente members. During his tenure as CEO, Kaiser Permanente was recognized as a national leader in clinical quality by the Medicare Star program and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Prior to his national role, Dr. Cochran served as Executive Medical Director, President, and Chairman of the Board of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group (CPMG). He led physicians through the transformation of a culture faced with financial challenges as well as declining membership, and poor physician and patient satisfaction. Philanthropy has long been a part of Dr. Cochran's life. He has volunteered his reconstructive surgery and consulting services in Third World countries, aiding underserved populations in Nicaragua, the Philippines, Ecuador, Tanzania, and Nepal. He is also a past president of the Consortium for Community Centered Comprehensive Child Care (C6), a foundation that has built hospitals in East Africa. He is a vocal advocate for nurses and oversees the Lois and John Cochran Education Award, an annual scholarship given to oncology nurses at the Lutheran Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.Dr. Cochran earned his medical degree from the University of Colorado and served residencies at Stanford University Medical Center and the University of Wisconsin Hospital. He is board certified in otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) and in plastic and reconstructive surgery.Links:Website: https://jackcochranmd.com/Books: https://jackcochranmd.com/books/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackcochranmd/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackHCochran

A Kaiser Hospital in San Jose has a covid outbreak among the staff due to a Christmas party, a Wisconsin Hospital worker is in jail for ruining covid vaccines by leaving them out in room temperature not once but twice,  Vinnie gives his thoughts on the whole Hilaria Baldwin situation,  and people submitted a bunch of words that should be banned for the year of 2021!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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WisBusiness: The Podcast with Eric Borgerding, Wisconsin Hospital Association by wispolitics

Updated Thursday at 8:24 a.m. CST Wisconsin health leaders sounded more alarms Wednesday about the rapidly spreading coronavirus, urging the public to take the threat seriously and for policy makers to come together and form a united front against the virus that shows no signs of abating. This comes after Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday night that projections from the University of Washington indicate that based on current data, approximately 5,000 Wisconsinites could die from COVID-19 by January 1, if no further actions are taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The state's current reported death toll is 2,457. The only way to stop the coronavirus pandemic from getting even worse in Wisconsin is to “triple down,” individually and collectively, on public health measures, said Dr. Mark Kaufman, chief medical officer for the Wisconsin Hospital Association, at a virtual meeting of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. “We really know what works, we just need to do it and we all need to

Dermatology is an academically rigorous specialty, which is a major source of stress for many residents. Daniel Mazori, MD, talks to Nadine Shabeeb, MD, MPH about dermatology resident wellness and burnout. They discuss stressors for burnout in dermatology residents. “I do think that on a day-to-day basis the major stressor for me in residency is probably related to the amount of studying that we need to do,” Dr. Shabeeb reports. They also provide strategies for improving resident wellness by addressing the four areas of well-being. Article: https://bit.ly/2FMEGNf Downloadable PDF: https://bit.ly/2QaXkAj This week in dermatology news: Novel oral drug improves sunlight tolerance in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyra: https://bit.ly/34AeUWM Large study finds no link between TCI use, skin cancer in patients with AD:  https://bit.ly/3locNuS Hong Kong man gets COVID-19 twice: https://bit.ly/3hvMzEt *  *  * Hosts: Nick Andrews; Daniel R. Mazori, MD (State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn) Guests: Nadine Shabeeb, MD, MPH (University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison) Disclosures: Dr. Mazori and Dr. Shabeeb report no conflict of interest. Show notes by: Alicia Sonners, Melissa Sears *  *  * You can find more of our podcasts at http://www.mdedge.com/podcasts      Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com Interact with us on Twitter: @MDedgeDerm

Compounding medications allows physicians to customize formulations for individual patients. In this resident takeover, Daniel R. Mazori, MD, talks to Nadine Shabeeb, MD, MPH, about compounding topicals in dermatology. They discuss clinical scenarios in which these treatments may be warranted as well as potential drug combinations. “What’s cool about compounding for [conditions such as acne, rosacea, and hyperpigmentation] is that there are oftentimes multiple etiologies that lead to patients developing those conditions, and with compounding you can mix multiple things together to target some of those different factors,” Dr. Shabeeb says. They also discuss potential disadvantages and regulations for compounded medications. *  *  * This week in Dermatology News: Pilot study shows apremilast effective for severe recurrent canker sores For urban-based African Americans, proximity to a dermatologist varies by ZIP code Vulvar melanoma is increasing in older women *  *  * Key takeaways from this episode: Compounding is a way of mixing or combining different medications and formulations that are not commonly available at most pharmacies. Advantages of topical compounded medications include simplifying treatment regimens, prescribing treatments for rare conditions that are not commonly available, bypassing potential insurance issues, and creating topical versions of oral medications. Safety and efficacy data for compounded medications are lacking. “This is usually because of the unique nature of what’s being compounded, because multiple different things are oftentimes combined together, so there’s no published data about how safe and also how efficacious these are compared to just one single formulation being used,” Dr. Shabeeb explains. Compounded medications are not covered by insurance, and out-of-pocket cost may be prohibitive for some patients. “That being said, it may be lower than the cost of a branded medication that’s not covered by insurance, but it may be more than a generic medication that is covered by insurance,” Dr. Shabeeb says. Compounding pharmacies follow safety standards set by the U.S. Pharmacopeia, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration prohibits physicians from prescribing compounded medicines that are approved, adulterated, or misbranded drugs. “Compounded medications can’t mimic a branded medication. It has to be either a unique formulation, or combination, or strength,” Dr. Shabeeb explains. Compounding pharmacists can be a great resource for dermatologists in terms of combining appropriate treatments for patients. Hosts: Nick Andrews; Daniel R. Mazori, MD (State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn) Guests: Nadine Shabeeb, MD, MPH (University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison) Disclosures: Dr. Mazori reports no conflict of interest. Dr. Shabeeb reports no conflict of interest. Show notes by: Alicia Sonners, Melissa Sears *  *  * You can find more of our podcasts at http://www.mdedge.com/podcasts      Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com Interact with us on Twitter: @MDedgeDerm

A week in at home and Gary reached his breaking point. Working a bazillion hours, trying to finish a gazebo roof, refinishing cabinets has all taken it's toll and resulted in a country song about how nobody wins slammin doors. Also Gary and Georgi we able to donate extra masks and gloves from Elite Nail School to the University of Wisconsin Hospital after they reached out to local businesses asking for donations of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). Join us for another crazy episode!

Low-dose naltrexone can suppress inflammatory markers, making it a potential therapy for some inflammatory skin conditions with a pruritic component. In this resident takeover, Dr. Daniel Mazori talks to Dr. Nadine Shabeeb about the benefits of off-label low-dose naltrexone (LDN) for the treatment of inflammatory skin conditions. “These anti-inflammatory effects aren’t seen at the higher doses of naltrexone; they’re only seen at the lower dose,” Dr. Shabeeb notes. She provides a practical perspective on prescribing LDN in the dermatology setting and discusses how to counsel patients about potential side effects, including concerns about its abuse potential. * * *   We also bring you the latest in dermatology news and research: 1. Advising patients on morning and evening skin protectionMDedge Dermatology Editor Elizabeth Mechcatie speaks with Dr. Brooke C. Sikora about what clinicians can recommend for their patients for skin protection, both in the morning and in the evening. 2. Patient counseling about expectations with noninvasive skin tightening is key Dr. Nazanin Saedi advised that it is important to counsel patients about the degree of improvement to expect with noninvasive skin-tightening procedures. 3. Banning indoor tanning devices could save lives and money Banning indoor tanning devices outright in the United States, Canada, and Europe could prevent as many as 448,000 melanomas and save billions of dollars. * * *   Things you will learn in this episode: Naltrexone is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat alcohol and opioid addiction. At its approved dose of 50-100 mg/day, naltrexone blocks opioid effects for 24 hours. In dermatology, naltrexone is used off-label at lower doses of 1.5-4.5 mg/day. “At this dose, naltrexone only binds partially to the opioid receptors, so this ends up leading to a temporary opioid blockade and ultimately increases endogenous endorphins.” Dermatologic conditions that may benefit from LDN include Hailey-Hailey disease, lichen planopilaris, psoriasis, and pruritus. Low-dose naltrexone has a favorable side-effect profile. Known adverse effects include sleep disturbances with vivid dreams and gastrointestinal tract upset. Low-dose naltrexone can alter thyroid hormone levels, especially in patients with a history of thyroid disease. “If they haven’t had a normal TSH [thyroid-stimulating hormone test] in the past year, then you can consider checking one at baseline and then check every 3 or 4 months for patients who do have a history of thyroid disease while they’re on treatment,” Dr. Shabeeb advises. “I’d also recommend counseling patients about symptoms related to hyper- and hypothyroidism so that they’re aware of symptoms to look out for.” There is no known abuse potential for LDN, but it is important to ask patients if they are using any opiates or opioid blockers before prescribing it. “If [LDN is] taken with an opiate, it can cause withdrawal symptoms and also decrease the effectiveness of the opiate, and if it’s taken with other opioid blockers, there’s also a higher risk for opioid withdrawal,” Dr. Shabeeb explains. Patients should be counseled that the cost of LDN will not be covered by insurance because it has no FDA-approved dermatologic indications. There is a lot of potential for LDN in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases, but current research is limited to case report and case series; therefore, more data is needed. * * *  Hosts: Nick Andrews; Daniel R. Mazori, MD (State University of New York, Brooklyn) Guests: Nadine Shabeeb, MD, MPH (University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison); Brooke C. Sikora, MD, is in private practice in Chestnut Hill, Pa.; Nazanin Saedi, MD (Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia Show notes by: Alicia Sonners, Melissa Sears, Elizabeth Mechcatie *  *  *   You can find more of our podcasts at http://www.mdedge.com/podcasts      Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com Interact with us on Twitter: @MDedgeDerm

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Eric Borgerding, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Hospital Association. He discusses WHA’s budget priorities ahead of the Assembly and Senate taking up the spending bill passed by the Joint Finance Committee. He touches on provisions that would increase reimbursement, as well as budget changes to regulations surrounding telehealth. Borgerding said the budget put forth by Gov. Tony Evers was “probably the strongest health care budget I’ve seen in 30 years.” He said the guv listened to concerns raised by WHA and others, and proposed a “really strong piece of legislation.” “While it’s not everything he wanted, it’s not everything we wanted, it remains — coming out of Joint Finance — a very strong health care budget,” he said. “By and large it still remains very positive.” Borgerding said telehealth is a “critical technology” for expanding access to health care. “It’s a technology issue, it’s an infrastructure issue like broadband capacity,” he said. “And it’s a workforce issue. It’s a way for us to capitalize on our existing workforce in ways that take care to where the patient is, rather than having to get the patient to where the care is.” He said the guv included “some really positive things” in the budget changing regulations around telehealth, as well as some reimbursement policy changes in the Medicaid program related to the emerging technology. “We still have many steps to go, as it relates to fully realizing the promise, if you will, of telehealth but we’re certainly getting there,” he said. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said yesterday Republicans aren’t looking to make “dramatic changes” to the JFC’s budget ahead of next week’s planned votes in the Assembly and Senate.

Episode 36 is here! Today Zach and LJ are joined by k8 Walton (in their second appearance on the show) and Mariah Clark, RNs at the University of Wisconsin Hospital who are helping to lead the effort currently underway to unionize the nursing workforce. They have a length discussion about why they're doing it, what its been like, and how other nurses can make a similar effort. They finish up with Zach takes the NCLEX, can he be perfect again? Tune in and find out!Music:You're There by The Mini VandalsAll Night by IksonNews Sting by Kevin McCleod (incompetech.com)

Help Ian interview all 120+ specialties by referring him to more physicians! Show notes! Dr. Zacharias, DO, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in the Division of Cardiology and Section of Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation. He is also currently the Medical Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support program. Dr. Zacharias completed his undergraduate degree at John Carroll University in 2003; completed his medical degree at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007; completed an Internal Medicine residency, followed by a Cardiology fellowship both at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center by 2014 where he also served as a Chief Resident and as a Chief Cardiology Fellow. He then completed a fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in 2015 before returning to Ohio to join the faculty at Cleveland Medical Center where he remains today. Dr. Zacharias’ clinical interests include invasive hemodynamics, temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support, and cardiac transplantation. He sees himself as a clinician educator and mentors local students interested in pursuing a career in medicine. At the completion of medical school he was a finalist for the Dean’s Award and at the completion of his Chief Resident year he was the recipient of the University of Massachusetts Department of Medicine Recognition Award for extraordinary contributions to medical education. Please enjoy with Dr. Michael Zacharias!

Comparison of a Hybrid Medication Distribution System to Simulated Decentralized Distribution Models Authors John Gray and Steve Rough, discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, findings from an analysis conducted to determine the most efficient and cost-effective method of distribution of medications to inpatient units at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. The article under discussion appears in the August 1, 2013, issue of AJHP. For more information visit www.ajhp.org.

Guest: James Stein, MD Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Dr. James Stein, director of the Preventive Cardiology Program and the Vascular Health Screening Program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, discusses with host Dr. Larry Kaskel the usefulness of carotid ultrasound for the detection of cardiovascular disease in individuals that otherwise would be considered not at risk. Tune in to learn about the relationship between intima-media thickness (IMT) and heart disease, and how an IMT image of the carotid arteries can provide specific data on the individual that can be compared to the population to assess risk. Brought to you by:

Guest: Lazar Greenfield, MD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Dr. Lazar Greenfield observes the conundrum that there are many standards a physician must comply with to become a surgeon, but no set standards for when a surgeon should retire. Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill speaks with Dr. Greenfield, professor in the division of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and director of the preventive cardiology program and vascular health screening program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, regarding his longitudinal study on the abilities and self-perception of aging surgeons.