American Family Physician Podcast
More than 40,000 listeners tune in to each episode of AFP Podcast to get their clinical highlights. The episodes have been downloaded over 6,000,000 times. Find out why the podcast is so popular and was awarded the 2018 Innovative Program Award by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and top honors by the Association of Media and Publishing.
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EPISODE 217 - NOVEMBER 2024 - PART 1
Vitamin B12 in pregnancy (1:30), genital herpes (4:40), dequalinium in bacterial vaginosis (8:40), prostate cancer (11:50), fruit and vegetable intake and depression (17:10), and AFP Clinical Answers lightning round (19:30).
EPISODE 216 - OCTOBER 2024 - PART 2
Management of late- and postterm pregnancy (1:30), pet therapy for anxiety (5:20), high-sensitivity troponin (7:10), injections of the hand and wrist (10:00), atopic dermatitis (15:10), pediatric umbilical hernias (17:40), and rapid-fire AFP clinical answers (19:40).
EPISODE 215 - OCTOBER 2024 - PART 1
Melanoma (1:30), doxcycline for sexually transmitted infection postexposure prophylaxis (5:00), uncontrolled asthma (6:30), injections of the hand and wrist (part 1) (9:00), older patients with depression (12:40), meniscal tears (14:20), and spooky season ICD-10 codes (17:40).
EPISODE 214 - SEPTEMBER 2024 - PART 2
Palpitations (1:40), carpal tunnel syndrome (7:10), coronary computed tomography angiography (10:40), Alzheimer disease (14:50), acute diverticulitis (21:00), and decision aids (22:10)
BONUS EPISODE 18 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
AFP Podcast co-creator and editor Steven R. Brown, MD, speaks with Ali Block, MD, family physician, abortion provider, and host of the Nocturnists: Post-Roe America podcast series. Steve and Ali talk about abortion care in family medicine and changes since the 2022 Supreme Court Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision. Dr. Block shares ways in which reproductive health care has changed in different areas of the United States since the Dobbs decision, how her team created the Nocturnists: Post-Roe America podcast, her journey to communicate her own story, the culture of silence around abortion care, advocacy for abortion care, and ways in which the Dobbs decision affects medical education. The Nocturnists: Post-Roe America seven-part podcast series is available on the Nocturnists website or wherever you get your podcasts.
EPISODE 213 - SEPTEMBER 2024 - PART 1
The PREVENT calculator (1:30), hair loss (5:20), resmetirom (9:50), continuous vs. intermittent glucose monitoring (15:10), Cushing’s syndrome (17:10), and screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents (23:10).
EPISODE 212 - AUGUST 2024 - PART 2
Management of obesity (1:45), diagnosing dementia (6:10), mastitis (9:10), the G2211 code (13:30), alcohol use in adolescents (16:10), and imaging guidelines for mild traumatic brain injury (18:20).
EPISODE 211 - AUGUST 2024 - PART 1
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (1:30), melatonin for delirium (5:00), fezolinetant (6:30), remote psychological therapies for chronic pain (9:30), hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (12:30), and cognitive behavior therapy for long COVID (18:50).
EPISODE 210 - JULY 2024 - PART 2
Cognitive enhancers and Mini-Mental State Examination (1:40), primary care of adult cancer survivors (4:00), bupropion for depression in adolescents (8:50), acute and chronic prostatitis (10:50), antibiotics in uncomplicated but febrile urinary tract infections (14:10), and top 20 research studies of 2023 (15:30).
EPISODE 209 - JULY 2024 - PART 1
Obstructive sleep apnea in adults (1:40), e-cigarettes (5:30), breastfeeding support for healthy mothers and infants (7:40), hematologic emergencies (10:20), midodrine for recurrent vasovagal syncope (15:30), and cranberry products for preventing urinary tract infections (17:20).
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The 2024-2025 Season 10 podcast resident co-hosts: (back row, left to right) Ciara Voy, MD; Sidney Vowles, MD; Nadia Mohammed, MD; Merrion Dawson, MD; (front row, left to right) Christopher Alvarez, MD; Haley Hochstein, DO; Valeria Vasquez, MD; Satyam Patel, MD
The podcast team includes (left to right) Jake Anderson, DO (faculty podcast editor); Bill Dabbs, MD (music); Sarah Coles, MD (faculty podcast editor); and Steven R. Brown, MD (co-host).
The AFP Podcast is a discussion of the key evidence-based learning points from each issue of American Family Physician (AFP). Each episode includes brief summaries of articles and other features, such as POEMs: Patient-Oriented Evidence That Matters, Practice Guidelines, Editorials, and Medicine by the Numbers, and discusses answers to clinical questions from the FPIN's Clinical Inquiries. In addition, the podcast features interviews with family physicians, favorite tweets, and other regular segments.
The AFP Podcast is produced in partnership with the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Family Medicine Residency. The 2023-2024 hosts of the AFP Podcast are Program Director Steven R. Brown, MD, faculty member Jacob Anderson, DO, and residents Jacqueline Alvarez, MD; Rob Arend, MD; Lizzie Braunreuther, MD; Kayla Caruso, MD; Sarthak Garg, MD; Ione Locker, MD; Jessi McMinn, MD; and Jennifer Wainwright, MD. Faculty member Sarah Coles, MD, fact-checks and pitches in. Bill Dabbs, MD, provides the music. Tyler Coles is the sound and technical guru.
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