EP. 1: Second Opinion: Presbyopia Treatments at Arm’s Length
June 16th 2022
On this segment of Second Opinion, ophthalmologists Ehsan Sadri, MD, and William Trattler, MD, weigh the advent of various lifestyle eye drops and other advances for presbyopia, an age-related eye condition affects more than 130 million Americans over 40. These innovations are capturing the attention of not only ophthalmologists and optometrists but also primary care physicians and other medical specialists. Drs. Sadri and Trattler dissect the market impact on today’s mainstream consumers.
EP. 2: Second Opinion: Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
June 7th 2022
Practical Cardiology advisory board members sit down with the director of Center for Inherited Cardiac Disease at Penn Medicine, Dr. Anjali Owens, to talk about the current state of management for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, often referred to as oHCM, and how the FDA approval of mavacamten might impact care moving forward.
EP. 3: Second Opinion: Financial Success in the Post-Covid Economy
May 19th 2022
Ike Devji, JD, an asset protection attorney, sits down with Anthony Williams, investment advisor representative, founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, to discuss strategies for investors, the post-COVID-19 economy, and what physicians need to know to achieve financial success.
EP. 4: Second Opinion: CGRP Class for Migraine
May 17th 2022
Lauren Natbony, MD, and Deena Kuruvilla, MD, join Second Opinion to talk about real-world experiences with the CGRP Class for migraine.
EP. 5: Second Opinion: Frequently Asked Financial Questions
May 10th 2022
Tim Ullbrich, PharmD, and Tim Baker, CFP, RLP discuss financial FAQs among healthcare professionals, including how to determine what financial decisions are needed to retire, managing student loan debt while saving for the long-term, and real-estate investing pros and cons.
EP. 6: Second Opinion: Prostate Cancer Case
April 26th 2022
Dr. Judd W. Moul, MD, editorial board member for the journal ONCOLOGY® and James H. Semans, MD, Distinguished Professor of Urologic Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine, leads a discussion with medical student Kostantinos E. Morris, BS, on the case of a patient who presented to their clinic with elevated prostate-specific antigen levels and multiple imaging tests that appeared to indicate an absence of malignancy. They discuss why they continued to investigate the cause of the elevate PSA levels, how they overcame the patient’s hesitation for more testing, and the ultimate outcome of the case.
EP. 7: Second Opinion: Having "The Talk" With Adolescents
April 14th 2022
Drs. Kanani Titchen, Helen Wang, and Samantha Hill discuss the importance of having “the talk” with adolescent patients including “the lay of the land,” dealing with shy patients, and allaying the fears of both patient and parent.
EP. 8: Second Opinion: Clinical Trial Participation
April 12th 2022
Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD and Ruth Schneider, MD join Second Opinion once more, this time to discuss participation in clinical trials from both a patient and provider perspective.
