Pri-Med Podcasts
A primary care podcast featuring expert faculty discussing the most recent developments in the medical field. Podcast formats include, but are not limited to: expert clinical discussions, frequently asked questions, and Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine with Dr. Frank Domino. Many Pri-Med Podcasts are available for CME Credit! For CME podcasts, find the link to claim credit in those episodes’ descriptions or find the episode on our Pri-Med Podcast landing page, www.pri-med.com/podcast
Episodes

Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-242
Overview: Gluten exposure is known to cause a number of problems in both those with celiac disease and those with non-celiac gluten sensitivity. One aspect that has not received much attention from the research community is the neurocognitive impairment that can occur following gluten exposure in these individuals. Join us for this podcast to dive into a recent article that describes these effects.
Episode resource links:
Edwards George JB, Aideyan B, Yates K, et al. Gluten-induced Neurocognitive Impairment: Results of a Nationwide Study [published online ahead of print, 2021 May 28]. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2021
Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-241
Overview: Seven percent of the US population has an active levothyroxine prescription, which is significantly greater than the number of people diagnosed with overt hypothyroidism. Many of these prescriptions appear to be for the treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism and other conditions in euthyroid individuals. Join us to uncover the latest findings on the use of levothyroxine and what the evidence tells us about appropriate use and misuse of this drug.
Episode resource links:
Brito, J., Ross, J., El Kawkgi, O., Maraka, S., Deng, Y., Shah, N., Lipska, K. & (9000). Levothyroxine Use in the United States, 2008-2018. JAMA Internal Medicine, Publish Ahead of Print, doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.2686.
Johansen, M., Marcinek, J., Yun, J. & (2020). Thyroid Hormone Use in the United States, 1997–2016. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 33 (2), 284-288. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.02.190159.
Jeffrey R. Garber, Rhoda H. Cobin,Hossein Gharib,James V. Hennessey, Irwin Klein, Jeffrey I. Mechanick, Rachel Pessah-Pollack, Peter A. Singer,Kenneth A. Woeber. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypothyroidism in Adults: Cosponsored by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Thyroid Association; November–December 2012.
https://www.endocrinepractice.org/article/S1530-891X(20)43030-7/fulltext; https://www.endocrinepractice.org/action/showPdf?pii=S1530-891X%2820%2943030-7
Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-240
Overview: Have you considered continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for your patients with suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on at least 3 injections of insulin per day? This session will give you the information you need to confidently initiate CGM in appropriate patients. You’ll walk away with a clear understanding of the different CGM options and the benefits and challenges of CGM.
Episode resource links:
Ida S, Kaneko R, Murata K. Utility of Real-Time and Retrospective Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Diabetes Res. 2019 Jan 15;2019:4684815. doi: 10.1155/2019/4684815. PMID: 30775385; PMCID: PMC6350576.
Maiorino et al. Diabetes Care. 2020;43:1146–1156
Guest: Jillian Joseph, MPAS, PA-C
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-239
Overview: Join us to discuss the CDC’s new guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. You’ll walk away with recommendations for how to address urogenital, rectal, and pharyngeal infections. You’ll also discover alternative regimens for patients allergic to first-line therapy and understand how to manage coinfection with chlamydia.
Episode resource links:
St. Cyr S, Barbee L, Workowski KA, et al. Update to CDC’s Treatment Guidelines for Gonococcal Infection, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1911–191
Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-238
Overview: Join us to discuss important changes in the 2021 USPSTF recommendation on lung cancer screening. Given lung cancer’s high prevalence and poor prognosis in later stages, it is important for primary care clinicians to know which patients to screen and what method to use. You’ll also learn the appropriate time to stop screening.
Episode resource links:
Screening for Lung Cancer US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement JAMA. 2021;325(10):962-970. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.1117
Guest: Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-237
Overview: Solid evidence shows that adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) correlate with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. Evidence is also becoming clearer that lactation and breastfeeding may have CV protective benefits as well. Social determinants of health play a significant role in these diseases; facts support that Black, Hispanic and Asian American women suffer from worse pregnancy outcomes than White American women. Join us while we discuss the recent American Heart Association (AHA) guideline update regarding the association of increased risk of CVD and metabolic disease with APOs and what can be done to reduce these risks.
Episode resource links:
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Unique Opportunities for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women. Nisha I. Parikh, MD, MPH, Chair, Juan M. Gonzalez, MD, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, Suzanne E. Judd, PhD, Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD, Mark A. Hlatky, MD, Erica P. Gunderson, PhD, Jennifer J. Stuart, ScD, Dhananjay Vaidya, PhD, Vice Chair, On behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and the Stroke Council. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIR.000000000000096
Schwartz, EB. (reviewing Parikh NI et al. Circulation 2021 Mar 29). Preventing Heart Disease in Women: New Guidance from the American Heart Association. NEJM: Journal Watch, April 12, 2021. https://www.jwatch.org/na53433/2021/04/12/preventing-heart-disease-women-new-guidance-american-heart?ijkey=3l3eCvQLl
Clinical Statements and Guidelines. AHA/ACOG Presidential Advisory. Volume 137, Issue 24, 12 June 2018, Pages e843-e852. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000582
https://www.jwatch.org/na53433/2021/04/12/preventing-heart-disease-women-new-guidance-american-heart
Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-236
Overview: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for patients with diabetes has been available for several years now, but its utility in managing diabetes care is unclear. Join us to discuss the results of a systematic review examining the benefits of CGM for patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Episode resource links:
Effects of continuous glucose monitoring on metrics of glycemic control in diabetes: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Care. 2020;43(5):1146-1156
Implementing Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Clinical Practice. www.aafp.org/fpm March/April 2021
Longo R, Sperling S. Personal versus professional continuous glucose monitoring: when to use which on whom. Diabetes Spectr. 2019;32(3):183-193.
Guest: Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/severe-asthma-how-eosinophils-impact-evaluation-treatment Overview: Did you know that approximately two-thirds of adults with severe asthma are eosinophilic? The presence of eosinophilia can have implications for asthma management as well. Join Dr. Nicola Hanania, pulmonologist and asthma expert, as he reviews the case of a patient with severe asthma and discusses how primary care clinicians can identify eosinophilia, using common biomarkers, and improve outcomes in patients with eosinophilic asthma. Guest: Nicola Hanania, MD, MS, FACP, FCCP, FRCPC

Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-235
Overview: Perennial allergic rhinitis affects both children and adults, and management includes both allergy avoidance as well as medication management. Intranasal steroids are the mainstay of treatment and have traditionally required consistent use, but new data are emerging. Find out the results of a new study evaluating PRN use as an alternative approach.
Episode resource links:
Thongngarm T, Wongsa C, Phinyo P, Assanasen P, Tantilipikorn P, Sompornrattanaphan M. As-Needed Versus Regular Use of Fluticasone Furoate Nasal Spray in Patients with Moderate to Severe, Persistent, Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Mar;9(3):1365-1373
Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-234
Overview: Many providers overtreat outpatient infections for fear of not treating until resolution or causing a complication, but this can lead to antibiotic resistance and adverse events. Join us to discuss the new ACP guidelines on antibiotic use in the outpatient setting and the pediatric treatment recommendations. Walk away with a clear understanding of the guidelines for optimal duration of antibiotic treatment for individuals with an outpatient infection.
Episode resource links:
ACP: Ann Intern Med. doi:10.7326/M20-7355; https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.7326/M20-7355
Low risk for PCN allergy: Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Feb 21; [e-pub]. (https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202001-0089LE); Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2018, 93 (1): 101-107
Guest: Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato