Expert Insights

James Besante, MD shares strategies in training practicing providers to treat opioid addiction. He helps us to recognize barriers in rural areas for treating opioid addiction and he identifies stigmas to opioid treatment and recovery and how we can get more people into programs

Julie Vann FNP discusses the field of sleep medicine. She explains which sleep disorders are commonly seen in the sleep clinic. She explores sleep apnea, why it is so important to a person’s overall health that it is treated, and new treatment options for sleep disorders.Finally, she offers basic sleep hygiene measures that are important for each of us to achieve a good night sleep

Covid update as of Jan 2022. He identifies current virus(es) hospitalizing patients. He discusses what to expect after this surge and he shares information on staying well at home with Covid.

Elias Woldegabriel MD and Matthew Pike Pharm.D discuss antibiotic stewardship. They address concerns regarding pneumonia antimicrobial treatment and the issue of antimicrobial resistance.

Liza Yambay Valiente MD discusses the latest updates in diabetes management. She identifies guidelines for screening and shares advances in diabetic treatments.

Autumn Ward NP, shares the symptoms of GERD, updated medical therapies available and lifestyle modifications that can help with the symptoms.

Priyank Patel MD discusses sickle cell disease. She shares what sickle cell disease is and how it manifests in the body. She describes what life is like for someone with sickle cell disease and she examines new treatments available.

Judith Yasunaga MD defines palliative care and how it differs from hospice care. She identifies resources available to build palliative care skills and she debunks myths or misconceptions surrounding the specialty

Rasleen Saluja M.D.and R. Bruce Wellman MD help us to understand the extent of the current national blood shortage and why it’s happening now. They discuss the impact a shortage has on our ability to accept incoming traumas and accidents, schedule surgeries, treat obstetric hemorrhage, support oncology patients and transfuse Rh negative trauma patients. Listen in to learn what Carle providers, especially providers that order blood, need to know about how they can help prevent worsening of the situation including best practices for ordering blood and what transfusion thresholds and triggers to use. We all need to work together across the healthcare system to combat the current blood shortage and to help return our local blood supply to safe levels.

Brent Reifsteck MD discusses pediatrics and Covid/Delta variant. He shares recent increase in pediatric respiratory illnesses including COVID, the reasons, and why this is important. He discusses what’s coming next for vaccination including boosters, vaccines for kids, and the “why” behind both and he helps us recognize why masks are important in schools (and everywhere) right now.