Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine

Saving the Brain: How Long Is Too Long to Pursue Endovascular Reperfusion After a Stroke? - Frankly Speaking EP 142

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-142 Overview: There has been increasing interest in the use of endovascular reperfusion for patients who have suffered an ischemic stroke. The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA) have jointly developed a nationwide registry to evaluate the benefits of these techniques on stroke outcomes. During this episode we will review a recent retrospective cohort study of almost 7,000 patients presenting with an acute ischemic stroke that demonstrates a significant benefit to endovascular reperfusion, even several hours after the onset of symptoms. Guest: Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Gun Safety in Pediatric Populations: Exploring New Data and Assessing Risk - Frankly Speaking EP 141

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-141 Overview: Join us as we discuss gun safety and injury prevention in primary care practice. Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Weight Loss with Apps – Do they Work? - Frankly Speaking 140

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-140 Overview: This session will discuss the utility of digital apps and daily self-weight measurement for weight loss. Guest: Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Needlepoint for the Heart: An Integrative Option for Chronic Stable Angina - Frankly Speaking EP 139

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-139 Overview: Join us as we discuss acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy in patients with chronic stable angina. Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC Music Credit: Richard Onorato

What Does Exercise Have to Do with It: What Is the Relationship Between a Healthy Lifestyle and Genetic Risk of Dementia? - Frankly Speaking EP 138

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-138 Overview: Genetic and lifestyle risk factors have been implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) as well as other subtypes of dementia. Specific genetic protein mutations have been identified in individuals who develop AD. There is also an abundant amount of evidence that suggests the risk of dementia can be reduced by avoiding tobacco smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, keeping physically active, and maintaining a healthy diet. Join our discussion of a recent study that shows a healthy lifestyle is associated with decreased risk of dementia in those with both low and high genetic risk. Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP Music Credit: Richard Onorato 

Statins After 75 Years of Age in Healthy Seniors? Still No - Frankly Speaking EP 137

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-137 Overview: In this episode we expand on the rationale for not screening and treating hyperlipidemia in patients without CV disease, diabetes, renal failure or heart failure. Guest: Robert A. Baldor, MD Music Credit: Richard Onorato 

Boning Up on Treatment for Osteopenia - Frankly Speaking EP 136

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Bisphosphonates help prevent fractures in elderly women with osteoporosis, but their benefit in women with osteopenia has been unclear. A recent trial showed that a yearly injection of zoledronic acid can reduce fractures in women with osteopenia.
Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato 

What Channel Are You On? Video Visits for Primary Care - Frankly Speaking EP 135

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Measles were declared eliminated in 2000; however, in June 2019, the CDC announced that there were > 1,000 cases identified in the US—the largest number of cases since 1992. Join us as we discuss the causes of this increase in a vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) and strategies for containing this looming public health concern.
Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC 
Music Credit: Richard Onorato 

Back to the Future: Measles Resurgence and Vaccine Hesitancy - Frankly Speaking EP 134

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Measles were declared eliminated in 2000; however, in June 2019, the CDC announced that there were > 1,000 cases identified in the US—the largest number of cases since 1992. Join us as we discuss the causes of this increase in a vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) and strategies for containing this looming public health concern.
Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC 
Music Credit: Richard Onorato 

An Uncomfortable Problem: Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Women - Frankly Speaking EP 133

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: Join us as we discuss a new guideline for women with recurrent UTIs. 
Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC 
Music Credit: Richard Onorato