After listening to this podcast, you will leave feeling energized by the prospect of palliative care and the benefits a comprehensive team approach brings to patients, families, communities, and healthcare organizations. Everybody wins. Dr. Frank D. Ferris is the executive director of the Palliative Medicine, Research, and Education for Ohio Health. He is a global expert in palliative…
Our guest discusses coping strategies to bring hope, healing, and strength even in disaster. Dr. Laurie Nadel is a specialist in acute stress, trauma, and anxiety issues and author of The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing, and Strength When Disaster Strikes. Her first career, as a journalist, led her to spend twenty years writing and producing hard news, meaning…
Learn more about Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) from the developer, Dr. Carolyn McMakin. FSM is an exciting new way of treating nerve, muscle pain, and many other conditions using specific frequencies and micro amperage current. Dr. Carolyn McMakin developed Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) in 1996 and began teaching it in 1997. She has a part-time…
The Conscious Dying Institute purpose is to restore death to its sacred place in the beauty, mystery, and celebration of life. Please join us for this engaging interview with Tarron Estes, founder, and director of The Conscious Dying Institute in Boulder, CO. Don’t miss the generous discount offered for the next Sacred Passages: End of…
Supporting behavioral health for seniors in rural communities can be a daunting task for small hospitals. Sheila Frazier and Wendy Riggs, MSN, RN-BC join FACES of Pain Care to discuss the geriatric behavioral health management services provided by UltraGroup Healthcare, LLC to assist rural hospitals in developing and sustaining programs to meet these needs in…
CEO Rachel Trobman introduces Ouchie, a new application designed by Rachel and Jason Trobman to help people with pain conditions manage their symptoms, keep a record of pain assessment and treatment, and be able to communicate with their healthcare providers in a succinct way. People in pain often feel isolated and overwhelmed. This app gives…
Dr. Soombal Zahid believes in a team approach to managing cancer pain. Through her patient experiences, she has seen that proper pain management has the power to decrease patient suffering and increase the quality of life. Her ultimate goal is to help people realize that the fight against cancer-related pain is a team approach: physicians,…
Dr. Rosenquist specializes in pain medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. Board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, Dr. Rosenquist shares her knowledge and approach to long-term pain care. This includes her use of complementary medicine, to ensure a more personalized response to specific types of pain. A strong believer in pain management education, Dr. Rosenquist spends time…
Since the late 1990’s there has been an explosion in the prescribing of opiate pain medication. As a result of advocacy programs such as treating pain as the “Fifth Vital Sign” and aggressive marketing by the pharmaceutical industry, the number of prescriptions has tripled from 76 million in 1991 to 219 million in 2011 (Vector One National). Listen as Chris Johnson, MD, walks you through his journey and…
Amy is passionate about helping people learn how to live joy-filled, peaceful, and resilient lives. If you are interested in positive personal growth, then join her for one of her courses or an international meditation retreat where together you’ll explore ways to reduce stress and anxiety while cultivating acceptance and compassion for self and others. Her…