Faisel and Friends: A Primary Care Podcast
Dive deep into the cutting edge of healthcare transformation, explore innovative approaches to primary care, and tackle physician burnout. Join hosts Dr. Faisel Syed and Dr. Dan McCarter as they delve into the issues plaguing the country's most vulnerable populations.
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Ep. 200 Investing in Humans: How Super-Generalists Shape the Future of Primary Care w/ Shawn Martin (opens the original)
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This week on Faisel and Friends, we are celebrating our 200th episode by discussing Investing in Humans: How Super-Generalists Shape the Future of Primary Care. Faisel and Dan are talking with Shawn Martin, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Our conversation explores breaking down the factors of healthcare affordability, building momentum with the Triple Double as we approach the midterm elections, and investing in humans and servin
Ep. 199 Primary Care at Its Best: Putting Physicians Where They’re Needed Most w/ Tom Robertson (opens the original)
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We’re discussing Primary Care at Its Best: Putting Physicians Where They’re Needed Most! Faisel and Dan are joined by Tom Robertson, National Advisor at Manatt Health. Our conversation revolves around dissecting the current norms of practicing primary care, introducing the concept of Chronic Care physicians, and tailoring relationships to different patient poulations based on need.
Ep. 198 What Clinicians Need to Know This Fall: Vaccines, Communication, and Trust w/ Dr. Gretchen LaSalle (opens the original)
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This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing What Clinicians Need to Know This Fall: Vaccines, Communication, and Trust. Faisel and Dan are talking with Dr. Gretchen LaSalle, former AAFP vaccine science fellow. Our conversation explores strategies for discussing vaccines in the clinic, the reality that immunization is one of the most powerful preventative health tools we have, and an approach for building bridges with patients through improving science communication.
Ep. 197 The Beautiful Mess of Primary Care w/ Rebecca Etz, PhD (opens the original)
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We’re discussing The Beautiful Mess of Primary Care! Faisel and Dan are joined by Rebecca Etz, PhD from The Larry A. Green Center. Our conversation revolves around working with the system and the technology we have, addressing outcomes from different care models, and investing time and humanity to foster depth of connection with patients.
Ep. 196 Improving the Match: The Resident Perspective w/ Dr. Molly Stegman and Dr. Amanda Lilley (opens the original)
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This week on Faisel and Friends, we are discussing Improving the Match: The Resident Perspective. Faisel and Dan are talking with Dr. Amanda Lilley and Dr. Molly Stegman, residents involved in shaping the AAFP’s Residency Selection Improvement Initiative (RSII). Our conversation explores identifying factors of the match that are in need of improvement, participating in efforts that will impact the future for domestic and international medical students, and creating a system to support shifting t
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