Offered in a convenient format on numerous streaming platforms, SMA podcasts provide information and insight relevant to physicians, healthcare professionals, and patients on a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical topics. In its Practice of Medicine podcast, SMA explores areas such as multidisciplinary approaches to patient care, and new innovations in medical technology. With a focus on business fundamentals, the Business of Medicine podcast is dedicated to exploring, and simplifying, the varied and complex aspects of running a medical practice.
Education // Podcasts
Podcast | Practice of Medicine | September 18, 2023
Listen to Dr. Ankur Patel Preview His Assembly Keynote Presentation on Adverse Drug Events
Dr. Ankur Patel, a board-certified geriatrician, author, podcast host, speaker, pharmacist, and chief medical officer, and SMA President Dr. Lee Carter, an internal medicine specialist in private practice in Hickory, North Carolina, offer listeners a preview of Dr. Patel's keynote presentation on adverse drug events
Podcast | Practice of Medicine | September 7, 2023
Listen to Dr. Sara Paul Preview Her Assembly Presentation on Heart Failure and Cardiac Arrest
Dr. Sara Paul, a nurse practitioner in a private cardiology practice in Western North Carolina, and SMA President Dr. Lee Carter, an internal medicine specialist in private practice in Hickory, North Carolina, offer listeners a preview of Dr. Paul's presentation on heart failure and cardiac arrest.
Podcast | Practice of Medicine | July 25, 2023
Drs. Desiree-Burroughs-Ray & Christopher Jackson Preview Their Assembly Presentation on Wellness
Drs. Desiree Burroughs-Ray and Christopher Jackson offer a preview of their system-level and individual-level practical solutions to healthcare workers dealing with burnout amidst the convergence of multiple pandemics.
Podcast | Practice of Medicine | July 10, 2023
Listen to Dr. Gerald Harmon Preview His Assembly Presentation on Associations’ Approach to Proactive Care
Gerald E. Harmon, MD, recently named Interim Dean at the School of Medicine Columbia in Columbia, South Carolina joins SMA Executive Director Randy Glick to discuss “Associations’ Approach to Proactive Care”.
Podcast | Practice of Medicine | June 26, 2023
HIV: A Preventable Disease with Increasing Prevalence in the South
With more than 50% of the country’s HIV diagnoses in 2022 occurring in the South, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, an Infectious Diseases specialist at the University of Cincinnati, and Philip Hartman, MD, a Family Medicine physician in Florence, Kentucky and former SMA President, discuss the status of HIV prevention and treatment in the United States.
Podcast | Practice of Medicine | June 16, 2023
Listen to Dr. Donald DiPette Preview His Assembly Presentation on Hypertension Studies
In this podcast, Dr. Donald DiPette, the Health Sciences Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, provides an introductory overview of his upcoming presentation, “Landmark Hypertension Studies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practical Clinical Implications”, taking place October 27 during SMA’s Annual Scientific Assembly in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Podcast | Practice of Medicine | May 17, 2023
Discussing ALAHOPE: The Alabama Health Professions Opioid Education Project
In this podcast, Ms. Heather Martin and Drs. Darlene Traffanstedt and Sue Feldman discuss their external curricula content analysis used to help identify curriculum content for the Alabama Health Professions Opioid Education Project, an overview of which was recently published in the Southern Medical Journal.
Podcast | Practice of Medicine | March 31, 2023
Discussing the Future of Sports Medicine with Dr. Marcus A. Rothermich
In this podcast, SMA Executive Director Randy Glick is joined by Dr. Marcus A. Rothermich, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Andrews Sports Medicine located in Birmingham, Alabama, who discusses his experiences in – and the future direction of – sports medicine. In addition, he talks about recent advances in medical technology, including the HoloLens mixed reality goggles and their implications for orthopedic surgery.
Podcast | Business of Medicine | March 16, 2023
Discussing Narrative Medicine – How it Can Promote Personal Well-Being and Improve Patient Care
Narrative medicine promotes the effective practice of medicine by requiring clinicians to listen to, reflect on, and manage not only the physiology of disease but also patient stories. The Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine offers a narrative medicine elective to fourth-year students who participate in reading, writing, and discussion activities that focus on processing their medical school experiences.
Podcast | Practice of Medicine | January 23, 2023
ACTION Breaking Bread
UAB Anesthesiologist, Dr. Matt Sherrer emphasizes the importance of transparency, respect and communication throughout the entire team in order to improve quality of patient care.