Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.

Guest: Cory Ingram, M.D.

As primary care providers, we have the privilege of guiding our patients through their healthcare journey, healing their medical conditions, managing them through chronic illness and at times, assisting them through the final chapters of their life. The topic for today’s podcast is “Hospice”, an important though often underutilized part of that journey. Hospice is not about giving up, it’s about changing the direction and goal of our care from cure to comfort. It prioritizes quality of life and maintaining dignity for patients going through a very challenging period of their life. My guest is Cory Ingram, M.D., a family medicine and palliative care physician from the Mayo Clinic who has extensive experience and insight into this topic. He’ll guide us through when we should consider hospice, who qualifies for hospice and the importance of good communication skills in helping patients and their families during this last period of their life.

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Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.

Guest: Andrew R. Jagim, Ph.D.

Nutritional supplements are very popular with our patients. They are supposed to provide benefits that may not be present in our typical diet. Vitamins and minerals are the most common supplements taken, followed closely by sports nutrition products such as protein powders and energy drinks. Consumers buy supplements because they’re readily available, relatively low cost and they believe that supplements will help them achieve health benefits. Patients often assume that supplements are safe, yet some can cause significant health problems, especially when taken in higher doses. Some have the potential to interact with various prescription medications. Are there nutritional supplements our patients should be taking? Which ones are potentially harmful? How safe are these products and do supplements have any regulatory oversight? These are questions I’ll be asking my guest, Andrew R. Jagim, Ph.D., Director of Sports Medicine Research at the Mayo Clinic as we discuss “Nutritional Supplements”.

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Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.

Guest: Cory Ingram, M.D.

There are a couple outcomes in taking a medical history. Obviously, one is information gathering. You need to hear the patient’s symptoms to help form your differential diagnosis. The second, and equally important, is to help establish a relationship with that patient. There are several reasons a good provider-patient relationship is important. The patient is more likely to feel positive about their medical encounter, they’re more likely to be adherent to your recommendations regarding their health conditions, and they tend to be more forgiving if they experience an adverse event. What makes up a good provider-patient relationship? What can we do as clinicians to help establish a good relationship with our patients? Can we still establish a good relationship when we practice telemedicine? These are questions I’ll be asking my guest, Cory Ingram, M.D., a palliative care physician at the Mayo Clinic as we discuss “Provider-Patient Relationship Skills”.

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