Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
A weekly Podcast series covering newsworthy topics in primary care medicine. Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at FranklySpeaking@pri-med.com
Episodes

Nov 30, 2020
Nov 30, 2020
21 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Join us for the 200th episode of Frankly Speaking about Family Medicine! In this episode, each podcaster will review their favorite topics since the inception of this podcast and will describe patient encounters where this practice changing knowledge was helpful.
Guest: Alan Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP; Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP; Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C; Jill Terrien, PhD, ANP-BC
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
14 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Microhematuria is a common finding. It is usually benign, but it needs proper evaluation since it may also be a sign of malignancy. A risk-based approach can avoid unnecessary testing, while still identifying those patients with malignancy. Recent American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines use a validated risk-based approach.
Guest: Alan Ehrlich, MD
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Nov 16, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
12 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are one of the most common conditions seen in primary care. Effective treatments for this acute, bothersome illness are limited; inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and use of therapeutics with little evidence of effectiveness are common. Join our discussion as we discuss a recent meta-analysis from the BMJ which suggests that honey, in any form, is superior to usual, common treatment for URTIs.
Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Nov 9, 2020
Nov 9, 2020
15 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: This episode will review how to best care for patients who present with respiratory symptoms during the fall and winter.
Guest: Alan Ehrlich, MD
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Nov 2, 2020
Nov 2, 2020
11 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: The New England Journal of Medicine recently published an evidence-based review of the benefits and harms related to caffeine and coffee consumption.
Guest: Robert Baldor, MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Oct 26, 2020
Oct 26, 2020
12 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: For patients who have hip replacement or knee arthroplasty there is an increased risk of venous thromboembolism This episode will review the effectiveness of aspirin for preventing VTE in this population
Guest: Robert Baldor, MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 2020
12 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: The available evidence on alcohol consumption and its relationship to health is abundant, varied, and often conflicting. The evidence that excessive consumption is associated with poor outcomes is consistent; however, evidence on low-to-moderate alcohol consumption has ranged from poor outcomes to no impact to improved outcomes. Join us while we discuss new evidence that reveals an association between low-to-moderate alcohol use in white middle-to-older aged adults and improved cognition.
Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Oct 12, 2020
Oct 12, 2020
9 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Join us as we discuss the American Cancer Society 2020 guideline update on cervical cancer screening for women of average risk
Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Oct 5, 2020
Oct 5, 2020
10 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Currently a low-dose CT scan is the only screening test for lung cancer that is recommended by the American Cancer Society. In July 202, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft recommendation statement on screening for lung cancer. The USPSTF suggests annual screening with low-dose CT for individuals aged 50-80 who have a 20 pack-year smoking history and who currently smoke or have quit smoking within the past 15 years. These recommendations expand screening eligibility, but they also suggest that screening be discontinued if a person has not smoked for 15 years, develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy, or is unable or unwilling to have curative lung surgery.
Guest: Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Sep 28, 2020
Sep 28, 2020
11 min
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Screening for asymptomatic conditions is an essential and important aspect of primary care. But what is the potential downstream impact to the patents and the healthcare system when low-risk individuals are screened? What are the benefits and the potential harms? Join us as we discuss a recent retrospective study on the downstream effects of low-value testing on low-risk people at their annual health exam and how this may impact your practice.
Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC
Music Credit: Richard Onorato









