Best Lower Cape Podcasts (2024)

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Red Nun Talks Housing 26:23

26d ago26:23

26:23

Red Nun discusses housing on the Cape with the executive director and deputy director of the Cape Cod Commission.

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Red Nun Talks with Monika Veresh 22:00

5M ago22:00

22:00

We talk classical music, clarinets, and the concept of open mic playing for classical musicians with Monika Veresh, founder of Cape Cod's Open Mic Classical monthly music series. https://www.lowercapenews.org/red-nun-talks

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Red Nun Talks with Darrin Tangeman 30:14

6M ago30:14

30:14

Guest Darrin Tangeman joins Red Nun Talks host Teresa Martin to explore how Truro's challenges over voting and town meeting reflect issues across the Cape and Islands. Available in video and as a podcast at your favorite podcast location. For Lower Cape News reporting about Truro's much-rescheduled special town meeting https://www.lowercapenews.org…

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Red Nun Talks with Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley 30:43

8M ago30:43

30:43

As Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley's term reaches its first anniversary, Red Nun Talks host Teresa Martin checks in with her to see what has changed under the oversight of the office's first new leadership in more than two decades — and how treatment and rehabilitation of mental health and substance abuse plays an ever-growing role.…

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Red Nun Talks - Arts Empowering Life 26:45

9M ago26:45

26:45

In this episode of Red Nun Talks, host Teresa Martin talks with architect Peter Haig and musician and clerk of the works Paul Tingley share the design thinking behind Arts Empowering Life's Newest performing arts center. This unique space, opened in August and is nestled in the woods, on the Brewster-Orleans line. More Here: https://www.lowercapene…

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Red Nun Talks - with Kim Newman, Orleans Town Administrator 22:55

12M ago22:55

22:55

The town of Orleans has its first new town manager in more than quarter century. In this episode of Red Nun Talks, host Teresa Martin gets to know Kim Newman and how she sees her role on Cape Cod.By Teresa Martin

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Red Nun Talks with Bart Weisman 26:50

12M ago26:50

26:50

Host Teresa Martin to learn about jazz on Cape Cod, the Jazz Jam, Jazz in the Schools, and the Provincetown Jazz Fest with musician and Provincetown Jazz Fest founder Bart Weisman.

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Red Nun Talks with Diane Santoro 27:09

12M ago27:09

27:09

May is Mental Health Awareness month and the Red Nun Talks with Diane Santoro, Vice President Behavioral Health Integration at Bay Cove Human Services about: Cape Cod's newest mental health options, the mobile crisis support team, and why mental health matters.

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Red Nun Talks - Jazz Month with Dick Golden 23:16

12M ago23:16

23:16

Teresa Martin and guest Dick Golden, host of Siriux XM Real Jazz explore the uniquely American form of music and its history on the Cape -- including Storyville in Harwich and Ella Fitzgerald's near Cape residency.

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Metformin and Long COVID, Central Lines and Thrombocytopenia, DOACs vs LMWH in Cancer Associated Thrombosis, Early vs Late Anticoagulation after Stroke with Atrial Fibrillation 59:11

1y ago59:11

59:11

Today we are joined by Dr. Brian Locke, recently graduated pulmonary-critical care fellow, who takes us on a journey of avoiding statistical fallacies. Does metformin reduce the likelihood of long COVID? Should we give platelet transfusions to thrombocytopenic patients before central line placement? Did the CANVAS trial change practice in cancer as…

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Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome and Hyponatremia with Dr. Joel Topf, Apixaban vs Warfarin for On-X Aortic Valve, Perioperative Blood Pressure Strategies, Diagnostic Accuracy of CT Abdomen Without Contrast ... 1:08:12

1y ago1:08:12

1:08:12

Today we have a special guest, Dr. Joel Topf, board-certified nephrologist and medical educator extraordinaire. Our listeners will likely recognize Dr. Topf from his prolific tweeting @Kidney_boy, as well as his numerous appearances on the Curbsiders podcast. He is a co-founder of the NephJC on Twitter, and host and founder of the NephJC podcast Fr…

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Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for STIs (DoxyPEP), High Dose Prophylactic Anticoagulation for COVID-19 (ANTICOVID), Rates of Fracture Non-union and Bisphosphonates 46:57

1y ago46:57

46:57

This week we have special guest, Dr. Adam Spivak, to talk about the new study on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for STIs. Dr. Spivak is an infectious disease expert and works in both an HIV clinic and a free PrEP clinic. I also review the latest COVID-19 anticoagulation trial and a paper looking at rates of fracture non-union in people who r…

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Thiazides for Kidney Stones, Hydrocortisone for Severe Pneumonia (CAPE COD), 2023 GOLD COPD Guidelines, Real World Use of Oral Antibiotics for Infective Endocarditis 1:19:31

1+ y ago1:19:31

1:19:31

Today we have special guest, Dr. Sarah Gilligan, a nephrologist, to talk about the new study of thiazides for kidney stones. We all learn in medical school that thiazides reduce urinary excretion of calcium, but does that really translate to fewer kidney stones? We also have Dr. Brian Locke on to talk about the CAPE COD trial, a big new critical ca…

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Antibiotic Duration for Febrile UTI in Males, Lower GI Bleeding Guidelines, Intravenous Contrast in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury 45:58

1+ y ago45:58

45:58

Today we welcome special guest and fellow EBM lover Dr. Mita Hoppenfeld to talk about a new randomized controlled trial evaluating the best duration of antibiotics for febrile UTI in men. Is 7 days as good as 14 days? We also review the latest guidelines for lower GI bleeding and a new retrospective study on renal outcomes in patients with AKI who …

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Early Vasopressors and Restrictive Fluids in Septic Shock (CLOVERS), Furosemide vs Torsemide in Heart Failure (TRANSFORM-HF), Aspirin vs Enoxaparin after Extremity Fracture (PREVENT CLOT), Haloperidol ... 51:05

1+ y ago51:05

51:05

We're back with Season 4! Sorry for the unplanned hiatus. Today we talk about the CLOVERS trial, which tested the hypothesis that early vasopressors and restrictive fluid would be superior to liberal fluids plus rescue vasopressors. We also looked at the TRANSFORM-HF study, which compared torsemide and furosemide in congestive heart failure, the PR…

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SGLT2 Inhibitors for Acute Heart Failure, SGLT2 Inhibitors vs Metformin, High Dose Dexamethasone for COVID-19 in ICU, Isolated Distal DVT, Monkeypox, Blood Donor Sex and Mortality, Outcomes in Surgeons ... 44:36

2y ago44:36

44:36

Today we have a couple special guests under the age of 2. Birdie and Gus! Do SGLT2 inhibitors improve diuresis in acute heart failure? Are they better than metformin for reducing cardiovascular mortality? Is high dose dexamethasone better than standard dose in ICU patients with COVID? We also talk about outcomes in patients with isolated distal DVT…

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Restrictive Fluids in Septic Shock, Short vs Standard Antibiotics in Neutropenic Fever, IV Vitamin C for Septic Shock, Hospitalist Workload and Patient LOS, Fluid Bolus for Intubation, General Internist ... 54:50

2y ago54:50

54:50

Today we are joined by Dr. Brian Locke to talk about multiple new critical care trials, including the CLASSIC trial of a restrictive vs standard fluid strategy, the LOVIT trial of vitamin C in septic shock, and the PREPARE-II trial of fluid bolus at the time of intubation to prevent cardiovascular collapse. We also look at whether 72 hours of antib…

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Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder, Hep C Treatment in IVDU, Final SOLIDARITY Results for Remdesivir, TAVI for Moderate Risk Severe AS, Mediterranean Diet vs Low Fat Diet, Steroids for IgA Nephropathy ... 58:45

2y ago58:45

58:45

Today we had Dr. Patricia Liu to talk about a new study from Journal of Hospital Medicine on the management of opioid use disorder in the hospital. And then we got a little carried away covering way too many articles! Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder Hepatitis C Care for People Who Inject Drugs Final SOLIDARITY trial results for Remdesiv…

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2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guidelines with Dr. James Fang, Guideline Committee Member 32:50

2y ago32:50

32:50

Today, Dr. James Fang, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Utah, and AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guideline Committee Member, joins us to talk about the new heart failure guidelines, published in April 2022. We talk about the new classifications, including HF with improved EF and HF with mildly reduced EF, and new recommendations fo…

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Oral Carbapenem for Complicated UTIs, Awake Proning for COVID-19, 1-2 Months DAPT vs 12 Months DAPT, Low Sodium Diet for Heart Failure, Excess Mortality From COVID-19, IV Iron and Anaphylaxis, Pickle Juice ... 50:39

2y ago50:39

50:39

Dr. Brian Locke is back to talk about that "nonrandomized" proning trial. We also talk about the new oral carbapenem for UTI trial, whether 1-2 months of DAPT is non-inferior to 12 months of DAPT, whether less than 1500 mg of sodium reduces heart failure hospitalizations, the risk of anaphylaxis from IV iron, and whether pickle juice is effective f…

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Reliever-Triggered ICS Therapy for Asthma, Methenamine for UTI Prevention, CT vs Invasive Coronary Angiography, Melatonin for Delirium Prevention, Interpretation of Home COVID Tests, Characteristics of ... 1:05:44

2+ y ago1:05:44

1:05:44

Today we have Dr. Brian Locke back on to talk about asthma management and a new trial of reliever-triggered inhaled glucocorticoids for Black and Latinx patients with asthma. Other questions we try to answer: Does methenamine prevent recurrent UTIs in women? Should CT coronary scan be done before invasive coronary angiography? Does melatonin preven…

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Paxlovid for COVID-19, Ivermectin Ineffective for COVID-19, One Year Outcomes for ICU COVID-19 Patients, Diagnostic Strategies for Ruling Out PE, Thiamine for Alcohol Use Disorder, Skin Color and Pulse ... 42:46

2+ y ago42:46

42:46

We finally have the published trial results for Paxlovid! We also look at the latest trial showing the ivermectin is ineffective in treating COVID-19 and one year outcomes in ICU COVID-19 patients. We also look at a meta-analysis of trials looking at different diagnostic strategies for ruling out PE, a retrospective study of thiamine use in ICU pat…

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Balanced Crystalloid vs Normal Saline (PLUS trial), Midline vs PICC, LOLA for Hepatic Encephalopathy, Eat-Walk-Engage Program for Older Inpatients, Post-Discharge Thromboprophylaxis for COVID-19, Mindfulness ... 49:09

2+ y ago49:09

49:09

Today we are joined by Dr. Brian Locke to talk about the newest big trial on IV fluids in critically ill patients and a meta-analysis that looks at all the similar trials. Is this question finally settled? We also look at PICC lines vs midlines, IV L-ornithine L-aspartate in acute treatment of hepatic encephalopathy, a new ward-based program for de…

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Ultrasound JVP to Estimate CVP, IV Metoprolol vs Diltiazem for Atrial Fibrillation with RVR, Ischemic Stroke and Bleeding Risk with Apixaban vs Rivaroxaban, Reducing Sleep Interruptions in Hospital, Outpatient ... 1:11:36

2+ y ago1:11:36

1:11:36

It's our last episode in 2021! This episode we have Dr. Libo Wang and Dr. Jon Harrison on to talk about their new paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine about ultrasound JVP for estimating CVP, validated with right heart catheterization. We also ask them their thoughts on a new meta-analysis looking at metoprolol vs diltiazem for atrial fibrillat…

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David Gaynes 49:37

2+ y ago49:37

49:37

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Chlorthalidone in CKD, Factor XI Inhibition for VTE Prevention, Untreated Subsegmental PE and Risk of Recurrent VTE, Rivaroxaban and GI Bleeding, Mental Stress Induced Ischemia, Depression and Residency ... 59:07

2+ y ago59:07

59:07

Somehow we got through 7 articles today, and none of them are about COVID-19! Happy Thanksgiving! Chlorthalidone in CKD Milvexian for VTE Prevention Risk of Recurrent VTE in Subsegmental PE Rivaroxaban associated with higher rates of GI bleeding Depression and Residency Mental-Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia Patient Outcomes for Part Time Hospit…

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Mike Ferris 55:32

2+ y ago55:32

55:32

Mike Ferris is a nationally recognized expert in home care and hospice sales, marketing, and customer service. He has consulted with many of the most successful home care and hospice organizations in the country. Mike and his team deliver consulting and training programs based on their combined experience and expertise. Their services focus on refe…

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Jonathan Roberts 39:43

2+ y ago39:43

39:43

Jonathan is obsessed with helping others improve positive and decrease negative habits to live more fulfilling lives. As the co-founder of Evolve United, he’s fueled by spreading that positive impact. How? By presenting the multifamily industry with a tool that provides added value to residents, while simultaneously building the #1 place for wellne…

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Dr. Martha Calihan 45:20

2+ y ago45:20

45:20

A practicing physician for over 30 years, Dr. Martha Calihan blends her knowledge of Functional and Integrative medicine with the mystical and spiritual, creating the space to help people heal on all levels. She practices and teaches Mindfulness, offers workshops in the US and in Ireland, and has done extensive work in death and dying. She lives an…

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Andrea Lantz, MSW 39:14

2+ y ago39:14

39:14

Andrea is an LCSW with a unique skill set after years working in the field of palliative care and community education. She graduated from Indiana University and received her Master of Social Work from the University of Southern Indiana. She quickly learned grief is beyond death, but rather any form of loss. Her business, Tree of Life Counseling, LL…

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Race and Estimated GFR, Bleeding Risk in Oral Anticoagulation after First VTE, HEP-COVID trial, High Dose Dexamethasone for COVID-19 50:33

2+ y ago50:33

50:33

Today we talk about the effect of eliminating the race coefficient from the estimated GFR calculators, the risk of bleeding from anticoagulation after first unprovoked VTE, another trial looking at therapeutic anticoagulation in COVID-19, and whether 12 mg of dexamethasone is better than 6 mg for severe COVID-19 infections. New GFR Equations withou…

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Brad Macy, RN 28:37

3y ago28:37

28:37

The Macy Catheter was invented by Brad Macy, a veteran hospice nurse and recipient of 2013’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse of the Year Award. The inspiration for its invention came directly from a memorable patient interaction. Over the years, Brad has seen thousands of difficult symptom management cases while assisting patients and th…

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Dr. Christopher Kerr 32:50

3y ago32:50

32:50

Hospice physician. End-of-life researcher. Acclaimed author of Death Is But a Dream. Death Is But a Dream, based on Dr. Kerr’s extensive research with hospice patients and their families in Buffalo, NY, highlights and validates the powerful dreams and visions often experienced at end of life that bring comfort and meaning to the dying process. Dr. …

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Bill Vicary 31:45

3y ago31:45

31:45

Just Call Bill specializes in providing technology services to senior adults and their families. We are the company that loves working with seniors! Our team of technology professionals has the experience to take care of your phone, tablet, laptop and computer and more. This is an ideal service for you, your mom, dad, aunt, uncle and grandparents …

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Empagliflozin for HFpEF, Antibiotic Duration for UTIs in Men, Targeted Temperature after Cardiac Arrest, Normal Saline vs Balanced Solution in ICU Patients, Baricitinib and Therapeutic Anticoagulation ... 1:01:52

3y ago1:01:52

1:01:52

We're back after a nice relaxing summer taking care of a surge of COVID-19 patients. To start off season 3 we decided to do a rapid review of some of the best articles over the last three months. Dr. Brian Locke returns to help us break down some critical care papers, we talk about the miracle of SGLT-2 inhibitors, the treatment of UTIs in men, and…

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Margo Fowkes 1:07:29

3y ago1:07:29

1:07:29

In 2014, Margo Fowke’s 21-year-old son, Jimmy, died after an eight-year battle with brain cancer. A year later, her mother died. In 2017, the Loomis resident started the website Salt Water (findyourharbor.com). The website is chock-full of blogs with topics ranging from loss to caring for yourself after loss. It also offers resources for the bereav…

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Jennifer O'Brien 36:55

3y ago36:55

36:55

Jennifer O’Brien helps people talk about caregiving and end of life. She encourages compassionate, real conversation through her book, The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal, where she shares her story of caregiving through collages and writings. After years of caring for people with serious illness as a physician, Jennifer’s husband, Bob Lehmberg, …

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Ken Ross 30:34

3y ago30:34

30:34

Ken Ross, son of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, is the founder of the EKR Foundation (2006) and President (2006-2013 & 2018-Present). He also served on the board of the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Center from 1989-2005. Ken was the principal care provider for his mother in the last 9 years of her life until her passing in 2004. His responsibilities include h…

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Emma Payne, Grief Coach 29:04

3y ago29:04

29:04

Emma is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, MIT graduate, and award-winning change-agent, who started building online communities before Netscape was born. Her 25 year career leading online and mobile projects has included building tools to register young people to vote, creating online networks of support for families facing health challenges, and…

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Antibiotic Duration for Prosthetic Joint Infections, Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines, Hospital Observation after ACS Ruled Out in ED, Morning Discharges, Personalized Steroid Regimen for COPD Exacerbation ... 1:03:27

3y ago1:03:27

1:03:27

Today is our season 2 finale, and we have a master class on prosthetic joint infections from Dr. Laura Certain. Is 6 weeks as good as 12 weeks for prevent recurrent infections? How does the surgeon decide what kind of surgery to do? Should we use oral or IV antibiotics? When should you use rifampin?? Dr. Certain answers all these questions and more…

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Sarah Sidelmann, MD 43:15

3y ago43:15

43:15

Sarah Bamford Seidelmann was a fourth-generation physician living a nature-starved, hectic lifestyle until a walrus entered her life and changed everything. She is a shamanic healer and has trained at Michael Harner’s Foundation for Shamanic Studies and is a Master Coach trained at the Martha Beck Institute. She is the author of Swimming with Eleph…

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Rachel Kodanaz 25:46

3y ago25:46

25:46

“Nobody likes to sit down and listen to a talk about life’s challenges. But somehow, Rachel makes it all Okay. Her warmth and sensitivity, and especially her story, enables us to hear brutal honesty and embrace it, rather than fear it. Bravo, Rachel Kodanaz.” —Ora DeMorrow, Senior Financial Advisor, Vice President Merrill Lynch No one knows better …

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Antibiotic Delay Intervals and Hospital Mortality for Patients with Suspected Sepsis, Guidelines for High Flow Nasal Oxygen and Point of Care Ultrasound for Acute Dyspnea, Screening for Atrial Fibrillation ... 45:22

3y ago45:22

45:22

How long can you delay antibiotics in patients with suspected sepsis before the risk of hospital mortality increases? What proportion of patients with suspected sepsis end up having actual sepsis? Dr. Devin Horton joins us to review a paper in Critical Care Medicine that tries to answer these questions. Antibiotic Delay Intervals and Hospital Morta…

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Hospital at Home for Geriatric Patients, RAAS Inhibition and Pulmonary Hypertension, Vaccine Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) 59:28

3y ago59:28

59:28

Today we have special guest Dr. Natalie Como to talk about Hospital at Home and what it's like to practice hospital medicine at a rural critical access hospital. We also look at a retrospective paper on ACE/ARBs in veterans with pulmonary hypertension and talk about vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). Check it out! Hospital a…

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Alison Jean Lester, Author 43:46

3+ y ago43:46

43:46

Absolutely Delicious: A Chronicle of Extraordinary Dying After a life marbled with exploration, academia, and domesticity, the writer Valerie Lester retired to a residential hospice and set about enjoying the final act of her life. She died nine weeks later, having engaged in dying with equanimity, curiosity, and even amusement. In Absolutely Delic…

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Vicky Roncero, Reiki Master Practitioner 42:43

3+ y ago42:43

42:43

Vicky Roncero is a certified Usui Reiki Master Practitioner/ Instructor with a private practice, in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. She is grateful to be working with Reiki and empowering clients to use this beautiful energy in whatever way is helpful to them. Some clients are healing from illness and injury, or managing stress and anxiety. Others are…

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Phyllis Shacter 25:17

3+ y ago25:17

25:17

Phyllis Shacter courageously shares the first personal story ever written about Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED). This memoir and guidebook follows the journey she took with her husband, Alan. Alan decided to VSED – so he didn’t have to live into the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease. This is their love story, their partnership, the…

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Suzanne O'Brien, RN 38:08

3+ y ago38:08

38:08

An End of Life Doula is a non-medical person trained to care for someone holistically (physically, emotionally, and spiritually) at the end of life. End of Life Doulas are also known around the world as: end of life coaches, soul midwives, transition guides, death coaches, death doulas, doula to the dying, end of life doulas, death midwives, than a…

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Three Days of Antibiotics for Pneumonia, IV Contrast and Kidney Function, DOACs for Valvular Atrial Fibrillation 51:13

3+ y ago51:13

51:13

Today we are joined by heavy hitter Dr. Brian Locke to talk about the new paper on 3 vs 8 days of antibiotics for pneumonia, a clever new paper looking at whether there is any association between IV contrast and kidney function, and a new retrospective study on DOAC use for valvular atrial fibrillation. Check it out! Three Days of Antibiotics for P…

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Claire Willis, MSW 20:22

3+ y ago20:22

20:22

Claire B. Willis is a clinical social worker who has worked in the fields of oncology and bereavement for more than 20 years. A cofounder of the Boston nonprofit Facing Cancer Together, Willis has led bereavement, end-of-life, support, and therapeutic writing groups. She has co-taught Spiritual Resources for Healing the Mind, Body, and Soul at Ando…

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