Host: Kimberly Beckstrom, C.N.P., D.N.P.

Guests: Kimberly Langer, C.N.P., D.N.P.; Lori McGowan, DMSc, PA-C; Brittany Strelow, DMSc, PA-C; Alec Williams, C.N.P., D.N.P.

As healthcare grows increasingly complex, organizations need clinicians who can contribute not only through direct patient care, but also through leadership, education, research, innovation, quality improvement, and systems transformation. Nurse practitioners and physician associates are increasingly pursuing advanced clinical, research, and business education to build capabilities that help address healthcare's most pressing challenges and expand their impact across organizations.

In this episode, Mayo Clinic NP and PA leaders explore how degrees such as dual certification, DNP, DMSc, PhD, and MBA develop unique skills and perspectives, discuss their impact at both the individual and health system level, and share personal experiences of using advanced education to influence patient care, lead change, advance research, strengthen teams, and improve organizational outcomes. Join us as we examine how healthcare organizations can better leverage multidimensional professionals to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and shape the future of care. The topic for this podcast is Degrees That Differentiate: Strategic Use of Advanced Clinical, Research, and Business Education.

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.

Guests: Erin O’Brien, M.D. & Rohit Divekar, M.B.B.S

Patients frequently come to primary care with symptoms of nasal congestion, facial pressure, post-nasal drainage and recurrent sinus infections and they often believe their symptoms should be treated with an antibiotic. Determining the underlying cause of the patient’s symptoms, deciding who will benefit from imaging, allergy testing or referral to an ENT or allergy specialist can be challenging. In this podcast, we’ll discuss common misperceptions regarding sinus infections, the relationship between allergy and chronic sinus disease as well as the advances which have been made in both the medical and surgical treatment. Today’s topic is “Sinus Disease and Allergy” and my guests include Dr. Erin O’Brien, from the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and Dr. Rohit Divekar, from the Division of Allergy and Immunology.

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Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.

Guest: Samar Ibrahim, M.B.Ch.B.

Primary care clinicians may never encounter a child needing a liver transplant, however when it happens, they play a vital role in the journey for the child, including early recognition of the signs of hepatic failure, timely referral to a hepatologist and co-managing these children with the transplant team following the transplant. Liver transplantation in children has dramatically evolved over the past few decades into a highly successful, life-saving treatment for children with liver failure. What are some of the early signs that a child may need a transplant consideration? What can a child expect following liver transplant, and what role does the primary care clinician play in the long-term follow-up of these children? I’ll be asking these questions of my guest, Dr. Samar Ibrahim, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic as we discuss “Pediatric Liver Transplant”.