Guest: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)Host: Tracy McRaeEpisode 1 of 10: Dr. Halena Gazelka, an anesthesiologist boarded in pain and palliative medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester walks us through the basics of opioids and the current state of this national crisis. What is an opioid? How bad is the opioid epidemic and how did we get here?Claim CME credit at ce.mayo.edu/opioidpc. This episode is required to be compliant with controlled substance prescribing guidelines in the state of Minnesota.

This episode features Nate Kaufman, the Managing Director at Kaufman Strategic Advisors. Here he discusses leadership and what makes a great leader, the fundamentals of hospital management, and more.

We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About
Today we are talking with Dr. Uchenne Umeh, AKA Dr. Lulu, the Momatrician. Dr. Lulu shares about her path and passion in pediatrics and how the death of a young patient shaped what would ultimately become a professional decision to provide direct care for pediatric patients to prevent suicide.

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* Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth

Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

* Teen Alive
* Youth Health Center
* Suicide Pages podcast
* Dr. Lulu’s latest talk on suicide (transcript)

Thanks For Listening
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StartUp Health President, Co-founder & Managing Partner Unity Stoakes sits down with Ashwini Zenooz, MD, SVP and General Manager, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences at Salesforce.  They discuss her background, the work being done at Salesforce, and her journey into healthcare.

Location: HLTH 2019 conference Las Vegas

In this episode, Scott talks to Dr. Victoria Walker, the Chief Medical and Quality Officer at The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. Here they discuss caring for the aging and elderly population, the importance of quality relationships, the Four M’s, and more.