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Knowledge and information are critical tools to affect early diagnosis in pituitary disease. Join Dr. Lewis Blevins and Jorge D Faccinetti cofounders, as they navigate the wonders and complexities of pituitary conditions. Each episode brings conversations with information and experiences from expert professionals and people living with these challenging disorders.
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Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
S9E10: Understanding the patterns of disease
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
In this brief podcast, Dr. Blevins relates a fascinating Cushings case to talk about the importance of understanding disease patterns and how depth of knowledge gives physicians the critical skills to recognize unusual conditions.
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
S9E9: A growing challenge: noncompliance with follow ups and prescriptions
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Noncompliance with required Doctor follow-up visits and properly taking medications is a serious issue. Dr. Blevins tackles this problem with real clinical examples in this brief podcast.
Friday Jun 23, 2023
S9E8: Pituitary Foundation UK: helping people live a better life
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Listen to this informative podcast with Ren Renwick, CEO of the Pituitary Foundation in the United Kindom. The foundation is a leading volunteer organization providing a variety of resources and support functions for people with pituitary disease. These include helplines with nurses and patients where people can ask medical and practical questions and a variety of helpful resources for patients' physical and emotional well-being. Ren shares some of the foundation's best practices in the podcast and highlights their critical services. The Pituitary Foundation UK is undoubtedly one of the most effective organizations helping people affected by pituitary disease today. Don't miss this informative discussion. For more information, visit the UK Pituitary Foundation's website here
Wednesday May 03, 2023
S9E7: Brain fog and pituitary clinical cases
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Continuing our recent coverage of brain fog, Dr. Blevins and I discussed a few examples from his clinical practice and personal experiences with the condition. We also cover a fascinating case from his clinic about a patient with an empty sella incidental finding and residual disease. We covered a lot of ground and interesting subjects in this session you don't want to miss, including how medicine and medical care have changed, the need for more pituitary centers of excellence, and how working on Pituitary World News has affected how we look at things. Please join us!
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
S9E6: Two Cushing cases and a forward look
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
With today's podcasts from this week's live-talk show, Dr. Blevins recaps our content dedicated to Global Cushing's month with a talk about two fascinating recent Cushing cases from his practice. He also touches on some very interesting caveats about thyroid hormone replacement. Then, after a surprise musical interlude (you'll have to listen to find out), we discuss the current social media challenges and look at what's coming to Pituitary World News. Don't miss the discussion, and don't forget to subscribe here so you can receive notifications whenever we publish a new article or a podcast.
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
S9E5: Adrenal Cushing’s: a conversation
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Listen to this fascinating discussion of adrenal Cushing's or hypercortisolism as Dr. Lewis Blevins walks us through the disease's characteristics, biochemistry, and treatment options. In the talk, he focuses on different conditions, including adrenal adenomas, adrenal cancer, adrenal hyperplasia, and other related diseases like Carney Complex and McCune-Albright syndrome. Dr. Blevins also focuses on other situations where unrelated reasons lead to discovering adrenal adenomas or mild adrenal hyperplasia, resulting in pathological cortisol secretion. Finally, he closes the discussion with two recent cases from his practice that illustrate the issues related to these conditions.
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
S9E4: Insights on medicine and mental health: a perspective
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Today's program focuses on interactions between the medical and psychological worlds. Join Dr. Blevins and me as we welcome PWN contributor, marriage and family therapist, and author Linda Rio for a fascinating discussion on how pituitary disease, or any chronic disease, manifests itself mentally and emotionally. Listen as we muse on how emotional health and psychological distress can affect people's daily lives and how they deal with their disorders. Our talk covers other interesting issues, including how the medical and psychological world intersect, doctor-patient interactions and expectations, the influence of social media, and dr. Google, and the sorry state of some people's interactions and behaviors.
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
S9E3: A story about a nurse with acromegaly
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Meet Laura Cheng. Laura is a nurse. She has acromegaly. She works as a clinical nurse and is currently enrolled in the endocrine certificate program and pursuing a Master's Degree in nursing at Duke University. Laura's connection to this disease gives her a unique perspective and will provide an invaluable resource to her patients. We caught up with Laura a few weeks ago. This is her story.
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
This week's Live-talk offers critical knowledge that people affected with pituitary and endocrine diseases need to know to ensure they receive proper treatment. Dr. Sylvia Asa, a pioneer in endocrine and pituitary tumor pathology, talks with Dr. Lewis Blevins about her work in the field and the reclassification of pituitary adenomas to Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors, or PitNets, which she recently led. This is crucial knowledge you don't want to miss! And please stay tuned for a downloadable document with the essential questions to ask about the pathology of your tumor to ensure your physician has the pertinent information for your treatment.
Monday Jan 30, 2023
S9E1: Insurance challenges, clinical cases and much more
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
In our first live-talk session of 2023, we focus on critical topics, including insurance delay trends affecting pituitary medical practices, interesting clinical cases we can learn from, where telemedicine is going after the Covid era, and more commentary from the subjects we covered in our recent "briefing and insights" article. Please stay tuned for an announcement on the next live-talk discussion subject, and join us live to call in and participate.