Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine Podcast

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Translating today's clinical research and news into tomorrow's practice.
Each episode of this podcast series, hosted by Frank J. Domino, MD, Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at UMass Medical School, will feature interviews with family physicians about practice-changing clinical research and cover patient-focused best practices in Family Medicine.

Translating today’s clinical research and news into tomorrow’s practice.
Each episode of this podcast series, hosted by Frank J. Domino, MD, Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at UMass Medical School, will feature interviews with family physicians about practice-changing clinical research and cover patient-focused best practices in Family Medicine.


All Episodes

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine Screening for Dementia; Better Than MMSE (Mini Mental Status Exam) – Frankly Speaking EP 60

The American Academy of Neurology recently published the first updated practice guideline on mild cognitive impairment since 2001. Listen to this week’s episode for an overview of the updated...

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine GET UP: A Small Bit of Movement Makes a Big Impact – Frankly Speaking EP 59

This observational study found adding very little activity, akin to going for a 30-minute walk or converting to a standing desk for half your workday, lowered all-cause and cardiovascular...

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine Do We Still Use Warfarin? – Frankly Speaking EP 58

Direct acting oral anticoagulants are increasingly used for stroke prevention for individuals with atrial fibrillation. Whether these agents are as safe and effective as warfarin has been a concern...

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine Helping Depressed Patients Change: Behavioral Activation – Frankly Speaking EP 57

Listen to this week’s episode to learn about the basic concepts of behavioral activation (BA), what research has demonstrated about its use in depression, and how to apply BA...

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine The Flu is Bad for Your Heart – Frankly Speaking EP 56

Patients with chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, are advised to get yearly flu shots because they are at higher risk for having a more severe illness. Canadian researchers...

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine Your Morning “Cup of Joe” Could Be Doing More Than Starting Your Day – Frankly Speaking EP 54

This session will review the existing evidence between coffee consumption and multiple health outcomes. 

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine An Oral Fecal Transplant for Lunch?- Frankly Speaking EP 53

Treating recurrent C. difficile colitis can be difficult, but recent trials have demonstrated the benefit of treating with fecal transplantation. Questions exist, however, about around the best mode of...

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine The New Hypertension Guidelines – Frankly Speaking EP 52

New hypertension guidelines from the American College of Cardiology have introduced a new blood pressure classification system and lowered the threshold for initiating pharmacotherapy in certain patient populations. Learning...