Here are the links to our favorite podcasts of 2025:

1. AI and evidence-based medicine: YouTube | Podcast
2. Fall Prevention & Cardiovascular Training: YouTube | Podcast
3. Best practices for type 2 diabetes mellitus management: YouTube | Podcast
4. Fall Update: YouTube Podcast
5. Plain English Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plain-english-with-derek-thompson/id1594471023
6. Hark! Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hark-the-stories-behind-our-favorite-christmas-carols/id1595835931
7. Radio lab: https://radiolab.org/
8. Crime Junkie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-junkie/id1322200189

• Discussion on antibiotic prescribing, including a deeper dive in urgent care and pediatric settings
• Review of a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine looking at antibiotic, glucocorticoid, and opioid prescribing in urgent cares and opportunities to reduce medication overuse
• How CommonSpirit is working with Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement evidence-based strategies for improving antibiotic prescribing practices

Guest: Dr. Michael Dudas

Pediatrician, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Chair, CommonSpirit Health Pediatric Collaborative

Myth or fact: One form of fall prevention intervention is superior to all others.
Do you know which intervention reigns supreme? In this episode we explore diverse therapies and a recent systematic review and meta-analysis.

Myth or fact: Comparing running vs. weightlifting. Is there one single "best" training regimen for weight loss and mitigating cardiovascular disease? Dr. McGinn and Dr. Sagar compare the evidence and effectiveness of aerobic, resistance, and combined training.

Studies:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1616338
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0210292

On Friday, Oct. 17, the Physician Enterprise hosted a Grand Rounds session discussing evidence-based updates for respiratory immunization clinical guidelines.

We also have this additional resource available related to fall viruses and immunizations:

5-Minute Check In: Fall Viruses and Vaccinations
https://youtu.be/PowPADYqzGA?si=x_G3XJY_335rcdW2

Thomas McGinn, MD, MPH, SEVP, Chief Physician Executive Officer and guests Dr. Ankita Sagar, System VP for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction, and Dr. Hana El Sahly, Professor Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine discuss the upcoming fall virus season, including a look at vaccine guidance and recommendations for flu, COVID-19, RSV, and pneumococcal disease.

Join us for an in depth discussion on AI and evidence-based medicine using insights from a recent BMJ study on computer-aided detection in the diagnosis of polyps in adult patients.

Guests:
- Farid Foroutan, PhD, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto
- Ankita Sagar, System VP for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction

Discussion includes:
- The importance of validating AI against the evidence
- Living clinical practice guidelines
- Guardrails on applying AI to the bedside

Learning Objectives:

• Understand and analyze the key challenges facing healthcare systems in addressing the needs of an aging population with increasing rates of chronic and advanced illnesses.
• Describe the intersection of age-friendly care, geriatric and palliative care principles, and their synergistic application in improving the quality of life for individuals with multiple medical conditions.
• Identify strategies for implementing a more integrated and compassionate age friendly care approach that addresses the medical, functional, emotional, and social well-being of both patients and their family caregivers.

Speaker:

• Maria Torroella Carney, MD, FACP, Professor, Institute of Health System Science, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research; Chief, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Northwell Health; Associate Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Moderator:

• Gary Greensweig, DO, FAAFP, System SVP/Chief Physician Executive, Physician Enterprise; Interim Chief Medical & Quality Officer (CMQO)

Panelists:

• Barbara Martin, PhD, ACNP-BC, MPH, System Senior VP of Advanced Practice
• Prentice Lipsey, President & CEO, Senior Living & Transitional Care, CommonSpirit Health

Learning Objectives:

- Describe the 4M’s and recognize how to implement them in clinical practice
- Distinguish between robust and frail individuals
- Build inpatient and outpatient treatment plans based on mobility and frailty using the 4M’s

Speakers:

- Mary Spivey, MD, CHI Health Internal Medicine
- Kimberly Kudron, MPT, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, CHI Health
- Priscilla James, ARNP, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
- Michael Perlovsky, MD, Market Medical Director, Hospital Medicine, Mountain Region
- Leah Wulfekoetter, MSN, MBA, RN, Nursing Director at Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, CHI Health