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Patrick on Ob/Gyn as a Specialty with Dr. Maxwell Cooper (The DaVinci Hour Preview: Part 1)
About this episode Today we are re-sharing part 1 from the DaVinci Hour podcast from DaVinci Academy featuring an interview with Patrick and Dr. Maxwell Cooper as well as featuring an ethics question from our upcoming Ethics revamp in the ITB app. Links
Uterine Fibroids and DaVinci Academy with Dr. Maxwell Cooper
About this episode Today Patrick sits down with Dr. Maxwell Cooper to tell you about DaVinci Academy, Max's med ed company which focuses on high quality video lectures. They also offer their podcasts, #DaVinciCases, and The DaVinci Hour. Links for this ep
Addiction 101: Question Break Downs for the Boards with Dr. Corey Waller
Today Patrick goes over some Amboss addiction questions with Dr. Corey Waller and they discuss how addiction questions are written on the boards. Today's Guest Corey Waller MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM is a board-certified and actively practicing addiction and
The Importance of Mindfulness
About this episode Today Mariah talks with Dr. Ronald Epstein about mindfulness and the impact it can have on your mental and physical well being as well as how students can use it to create a better environment for themselves and the next generation of p
Addiction 101: Benzodiazepines with Mariah and Dr. Jaime Alan
Today's episode brings Dr. Jaime Alan back to discuss benzos with Mariah. Sections From Today's Episode Is it possible to be addicted to benzodiazepines? What are withdrawal symptoms? Today's Guest Jamie K. Alan, RPh, PharmD, PhD, is an Assistant Prof
Addiction 101: Doctoring in the Realm of Hungry Ghosts with Dr. Gabor Mate
Sections from today's episode Why the term "hungry ghost"? How did you get interested in addiction medicine? How stress impacts students' empathy levels Is treating addiction replacing one substance with another? Today's guest A renowned speaker, an
Addiction 101: Where We're Going | Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Sections from today's episode Encourage your patients to be open and honest about addiction How to ask about addiction without judgement and how to intervene "By not intervening, we're condoning" Addiction is a disease of free will and treating addi
Addiction 101: Neurobiology of Addiction and Recovery with Dr. Christopher Blazes
Sections from today's episode The different parts of the brain that various drugs affect Why some drugs are more likely to cause addiction than others The vulnerability to addiction The relation of addiction and incentive salience Today's guest Dr.
Addiction 101: The Language of Addiction with Dr. Alëna A. Balasanova
Sections from today's episode The important role language plays in our interactions "The way that we talk about patients is the way that we treat them" The importance of word choice “remove the word ‘abuse’ from your vernacular” Common terms used in
Addiction 101: Addiction, Mental Health, and Psychiatric Comorbidities
Sections from today's episode How someone becomes addicted and what keeps them addicted are not usually the same things Keep in mind the ‘self-medication theory’ and ask “what are they treating with their substance use?” It's important for diagnostic a