In this episode Dr. Joe Santangelo, who is a pediatrician by training but is currently in the role of Chief Quality and Safety Officer at Munson Healthcare, talks with Dr. Stason Vandegrift a pediatrician in Grayling about how social media is affecting the pediatric population. In this episode they discuss the relationship between social media and pediatric mental health, and the role of the provider in promoting safe and effective us of social media for the pediatric population. Dr. Vandegrift references a Family Media Use Plan in the episode and we wanted to provide a link for easy access!

The Thomas Judd Care Center aims to enable everyone in Munson's service regions to know their HIV status through outreach and education.  TJCC provides educational resources to help keep community members safe, along with case management, medical care, and resources to help with a positive diagnosis. Dr. Christine Nefcy, Chief Medical Officer at Munson Healthcare hosts this episode with three members from the TJCC Heidi Lovey, community health specialist, Victoria Cammarata, patient care manager, and Shawn Kintigh, nurse practitioner at the clinic.  In this episode our guests discuss the street outreach they are conducting, their at-home testing initiatives, and a regional event they are planning for this spring. For more information please visit the TJCC website HIV/AIDS | Thomas Judd Care Center | Munson Healthcare | northern Michigan.

In this episode, host, Dr. Christine Nefcy is joined by guest, Dr. Nick Rademacher, Grand River Emergency Medical Group, Assistant Clinical Professor, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and technical assistant with the Michigan Opioid Partnership. Dr. Rademacher discusses the many ways we can address stigmatizing and punitive practices and how it is vital that providers learn how best to recognize and eliminate stigmatizing behaviors in their own approach to care.  This episode outlines the common  misconceptions about treatment for opioid use disorder that inhibit access to evidence-based treatment and how to move past those. The strategies to better engage this population and what is the gold standard of care look like for patients with substance abuse. The conversation is closed out with the recent waiver changes and how this could affect physicians who want to prescribe.

Dr. Santangelo, Chief Quality and Safety Officer for Munson Healthcare, hosts this episode with guest, Dr. Scott Maurer, a pediatric hospitalist at Michigan Medicine. Dr. Maurer is affiliated with Michigan Medicine but practices in northern lower Michigan. In this episode Dr. Maurer explains when cardiology should get involved with pediatric patients who have COVID-19, the guidance on when adolescents should return to play post COVID-19, and what is on the horizon in the field of pediatric cardiology.

In this episode host Dr. Christine Nefcy, Chief Medical Officer, Munson Healthcare dives deep into the conversation of the ethics around code status with Dr. Roman Barraza, MD, PhD; Medical Director, Hospice and Palliative Care, Munson Palliative Care Services . They discuss the definition of code status and all that it encompasses, how to have a conversation with patients about their choice of code status, and when it is the appropriate time to have these conversations. They close out the discussion with what advanced care planning resources are on the horizon to be accessible at Munson Healthcare.

Dr. Joe Santangelo, Chief Quality and Safety Officer for Munson Healthcare and Dr. Jim Whelan, Dr. Jim Whelan, Chief Medical Officer, Cadillac Hospital; Medical Director of the Munson Clinically Integrated Network, Munson Healthcare; and Medical Director, Wexford PHO  give an overview of how opioids are affecting our patients and providers in the Munson Healthcare region. They discuss how the pandemic has impacted opioid misuse with data from the Munson Healthcare System. The red flags providers should be looking for and how to start the conversation when you are suspicious of opioid misuse. They also talk about upcoming changes with the buprenorphine waiver and what Munson Healthcare is working on to support both patients and providers when it comes to opioids.

This episode features pediatrician Jacques-Brett Burgess, MD, MPH, SFHM, FAAP and hosts Dr. Christine Nefcy and Laura Glenn speaking on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C). MIS-C is a rare but serious inflammatory condition seen in children that is a delayed immune response to COVID-19. Dr. Burgess shared local numbers, symptoms and signs of MIS-C, treatment recommendations (when to refer/transfer), and potential long-term ramifications.