
PeerPOV: The Pulse on Medicine
Physician's Weekly presents PeerPOV: The Pulse on Medicine, a weekly podcast series that features expert points of view on the latest healthcare news, landmark research, and more.
Episodes
180 episodes
How Wildfires Impact Heart Disease & What Doctors Can Do to Help
Stacey E. Alexeeff, PhD, and Jamal Rana, MD, PhD, highlight key points from their research into the impact of wildfires on cardiovascular events. They also share strategies t...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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13:45

Match Day 2025: A Program Director's Perspective
In view of Match Day, Corinne L. Bria, MD, director of the Residency Training Program at Nemours Children's Hospital, offers insight into how the resident selection process has changed in recent years.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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12:15

Match Day 2025: Reflections From a Current Resident
Samuel Mikhail, MD, pediatric resident at Nemours Children's Hospital, reflects on his Match Day experience, shares how the process can be improved, and offers advice for current and future applicants.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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5:35

National Kidney Month: A Call to Address the Hidden, Rising Burden of CKD
Salvatore Viscomi, MD (Carna Health), highlights the increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease and calls on the healthcare system to increase screening and prevention efforts.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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9:11

Exploring APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease: Insights from Dr. Adriana Hung
Welcome to this podcast where we dive into the intersection of cutting-edge science and practical healthcare, exploring the questions that shape patient outcomes and redefine how we approach complex diseases. Today we're talking about a topic t...
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8:22

President Carter’s Legacy and the Future of Immunotherapy
President Jimmy Carter’s public battle with melanoma and his successful treatment with immunotherapy helped shape public perception and awareness of these groundbreaking treatments. Alicia Zhou, PhD, CEO, Cancer Research Institute, explores how...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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9:41

From AI to Access: 2025 Healthcare Predictions, Part 3
Wrapping up their healthcare predictions, PW editorial board member Dr. Alex McDonald and guest Victor Zhou (Klarity Health) discuss new drugs for weight loss and pain management that clinicians can expect to see this year.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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9:43

From AI to Access: 2025 Healthcare Predictions, Part 2
PW editorial board member Dr. Alex McDonald and guest Victor Zhou (Klarity Health) continue discussing their anticipated 2025 healthcare innovations, zeroing in on gene-editing technologies and precision medicine
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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13:53

From AI to Access: 2025 Healthcare Predictions, Part 1
PW editorial board member Dr. Alex McDonald has a conversation with Victor Zhou (Klarity Health) about what changes may be coming to healthcare in 2025.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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12:56

The Importance of Blood Donation, Part 2: Tackling Barriers
In part 2, Amanda Hess, an Advisory Board Member of the Association for Blood Donor Professionals, returns to discuss barriers that prevent people from donating blood and share strategies to address common misconceptions.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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7:25

The Importance of Blood Donation, Part 1: An Easy Way to Encourage Patients to Participate
Amanda Hess, an Advisory Board Member of the Association for Blood Donor Professionals, offers a resource that clinicians can share with patients to help increase blood donation participation.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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9:12

Medicolegal Quick Hitters: Key Legal Considerations Every Physician Should Know
In her first episode of 2025, Dr. MedLaw takes a look back at all her podcast episodes from last year and pulls out the most important takeaways for physicians.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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10:16

Discussing Potential Solutions for Physician Burnout, Part 2
In the second part of her conversation about burnout, Louise Underdahl, PhD, discusses the pandemic's impact on physician mental health, as well as how collaboration between clinicians and administrators may be the most effective path forward.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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9:25

Discussing Potential Solutions for Physician Burnout, Part 1
Louise Underdahl, PhD, elaborates on the findings from her recent systematic review on physician burnout, including an overview of various solutions.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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12:41

How to Respond to Negative Reviews Without Violating Patient Privacy Laws
Dr. MedLaw returns to advise how physicians can handle negative online reviews without accidentally giving away patients' health information and potentially facing legal trouble.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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12:42

Preparing for Deductibles to Reset, Part 2: Centering the Patient Experience
In the second part of their conversation about deductibles resetting at the start of the year, Blake Walker (Inbox Health) and Jeff Hillam (Red House Medical Billing) discuss common reasons why patients raise issues with medical bills and how c...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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11:50

Preparing for Deductibles to Reset, Part 1: Staff Training & Patient Communication
In the first part of their conversation, Blake Walker (Inbox Health) and Jeff Hillam (Red House Medical Billing) share some practices physicians can adopt to facilitate seamless billing and payment as deductibles reset in the new year.
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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17:03

A Physician’s Reaction to the UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting
On this episode, PW Physician Editor Linda Girgis, MD, offers comment on the recent shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:55

How to Address & Process Emotional Trauma as a Physician
On this episode, Andrea Austin, MD (Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium; Heartline: Conversations With Healthcare Changemakers) discusses how emotional trauma can impact physicians. She also describes some practices clinicians can...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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10:15

Improving Easy Access to Evidence-Based Medical Information, Part 2
In the second part of their interview, PW editorial board member and regular contributor Alex McDonald, MD, FAAFP (Southern California Kaiser Permanente, and President-Elect of the California Academy of Family Physicians), and...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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14:28

Improving Easy Access to Evidence-Based Medical Information, Part 1
On this episode, PW editorial board member and regular contributor Alex McDonald, MD, FAAFP (Southern California Kaiser Permanente, and President-Elect of the California Academy of Family Physicians), interviews family medicin...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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14:02

How to Structure Social Media Policies to Prevent Physician Liability
On this episode, PW regular contributor Dr. MedLaw returns to share key points that physicians should include in their clinics’ social media policies to protect patient privacy and prevent liability.
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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11:10

Why Physician Planning Is Crucial Before a Potential Natural Disaster
Today we are joined Dr. Reggie Ferreira of Tulane University. He discusses the importance of physician pre planning before a potential natural disaster, noting the need to collaborate with the community before the event.
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6:04

Are You Using Humor Appropriately With Patients & Colleagues?
Andrea Austin, MD (Heartline: Conversations With Healthcare Changemakers podcast), and Bradley Block, MD (Physician's Guide to Doctoring podcast), have a conversation about the benefits and potential pitfalls of using humor in medicine. They de...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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23:58

Civic Health & Engagement: A Call to Action to Ensure Patients Vote
On this episode, PW editorial board member and regular contributor Alex McDonald, MD, FAAFP (Southern California Kaiser Permanente, and President-Elect of the California Academy of Family Physicians), sits down with Ilan Shapiro, MD (P...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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20:23
