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The Power of Active Learning and Engaged Learners - Dr. Amin Azzam, Faculty Engagement Coordinator at Osmosis

Raise the Line - September 13, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
Active and fun are rarely the first words associated with medical education, but today’s Raise the Line guest, Dr. Amin Azzam, contends learners get the most value when they can engage with their education rather than passively receive knowledge. As Azzam relates to host Hillary Acer, the vice p...
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Brain and Behavior with Nicole Vignola

The Brain Health Revolution Podcast - September 08, 2023 13:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 263 ratings
In this episode, we spoke with Nicole Vignola, who is a cognitive neuroscientist, author and speaker committed to making neuroscience tangible for the masses. With 12 years of coaching experience, Nicole has a BSc in Neuroscience from the University of Bristol and an MSc in Organisational Psycho...
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Forging a New Approach to Menopause Care - Dr. Anna Barbieri, Founding Physician of Elektra Health and Assistant Clinical Professor, Mount Sinai Health System

Raise the Line - September 07, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“When we say ‘treatment for menopause,’ it implies that menopause is a disease, when really it’s a normal and expected time of life,” says Dr. Anna Barbieri, an integrative medicine physician and specialist in menopause certified by the North American Menopause Society. That attentiveness to wor...
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Understanding the Therapy Part of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy - Dr. Mary "Bit" Yaden, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

Raise the Line - September 06, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
We've been careful on Raise the Line to use the term psychedelic-assisted therapy because, as we've heard from previous guests, these compounds are best administered in the context of a therapeutic relationship in a safe, controlled setting. Today, we're going to focus on the therapy part of the...
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Beyond Heartburn: Probing the Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor and Dementia

The Brain Health Revolution Podcast - September 01, 2023 16:08 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 263 ratings
In this episode In this illuminating episode, we dive deep into the world of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), commonly prescribed medications for heartburn and acid reflux. While these drugs have brought relief to millions worldwide, recent studies have begun to uncover potential links between PPI...
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Innovating to Prepare Future Clinicians for New Roles - Dr. Mary Klotman, Dean of Duke University School of Medicine

Raise the Line - August 31, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“I really have challenged the students that have graduated from Duke the last couple of years to consider being ambassadors for science and for communication of what is good science,” says Dr. Mary Klotman, executive vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at Duke Un...
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Don’t Fear the Power of AI, Leverage It - Dr. Nigam Shah, Chief Data Scientist at Stanford University

Raise the Line - August 30, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
Instead of fretting about AI replacing jobs humans currently do, Dr. Nigam Shah is urging people to adopt a perspective about the technology that echoes President John Kennedy’s famous charge in his inaugural address: ‘ask not what this technology can do to you, ask what you can do with this tec...
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How AI is Shaping the Work of Medical Educators - Dr. Adam Rodman, Co-Director of iMED at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Raise the Line - August 29, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“What's really exciting and scary in medical education right now is we're seeing large language models enter the scene,” says today’s Raise the Line guest Dr. Adam Rodman, who is well-placed to make such an assessment. As co-director of the Innovations in Media and Education Delivery Initiative ...
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How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping the Work of Medical Educators - Dr. Adam Rodman, Co-Director of iMED at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Raise the Line - August 29, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“What's really exciting and scary in medical education right now is we're seeing large language models enter the scene,” says today’s Raise the Line guest Dr. Adam Rodman, who is well-placed to make such an assessment. As co-director of the Innovations in Media and Education Delivery Initiative ...
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Is Artificial Intelligence the Answer to Health Equity? - Munjal Shah, CEO of Hippocratic AI

Raise the Line - August 24, 2023 17:05 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
When Munjal Shah and his colleagues chose to use Hippocratic in the name of their new AI-based company, it wasn’t just about signaling their product was involved with healthcare, it was also intended to leverage the ‘do no harm’ philosophy associated with the term. After all, formerly fanciful f...
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What AI’s Rapid Progress Means for Healthcare and Health Information - Dr. Michael Howell, Chief Clinical Officer at Google

Raise the Line - August 23, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
Join hosts Shiv Gaglani, Hillary Acer and Michael Carrese for an ongoing exploration of how to improve health and healthcare with prominent figures and pioneers in healthcare innovation such as Chelsea Clinton, Mark Cuban, Dr. Ashish Jha, Dr. Eric Topol, Dr. Vivian Lee and Sal Khan as well as sen...
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A Strengths-Based Approach to Medical Education & Patient Care - Dr. Rachel Salas, Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University

Raise the Line - August 22, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“I have coaching involved in all of my programs. It's just done wonders not only for the work I do, but for me personally,” says Dr. Rachel Salas, a professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University and certified strength and life coach. It wasn’t always this way. Salas was well into her caree...
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Using Music Based on DNA to Drive Rare Disease Awareness - Dr. Aditi Kantipuly, Professor Stephen Taylor and Casey McPherson

Raise the Line - August 17, 2023 16:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
You’re going to hear something in this episode of Raise the Line that you most likely have never heard before: what DNA sounds like.  Our guests today all had an interest in musically representing DNA for different reasons, and have come together to pursue this theme as a way to raise awareness ...
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A Clicks & Mortar Future for Healthcare - Dr. Marc Harrison, Healthcare Executive and Author of Possibility Unleashed

Raise the Line - August 16, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“I see health systems being systematically disintermediated by certain payers and some tech companies who are eager to take the easy stuff and leave health systems with really complex, sick and often very poor patients,” says veteran healthcare executive Dr. Marc Harrison. “I need a speedboat to...
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Creating Moments of Cultural Connection and Joy with Patients - Dr. Raj Sundar, Family Medicine Physician and Host of the Healthcare for Humans Podcast

Raise the Line - August 10, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
While it’s encouraging that efforts to provide culturally competent care have gained a foothold in the wake of COVID, today’s Raise the Line guest says it is time to expand the conversation to encompass the concepts of cultural safety - which involves awareness of historical power dynamics -- an...
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The MIND Diet Debacle: Uncovering the Randomized Controlled Trial's Oversights and Implications

The Brain Health Revolution Podcast - August 10, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 263 ratings
In this episode, we dive deep into the recent, much anticipated randomized controlled trial on the MIND diet. The headlines were ablaze with the dissapointing, less-than-stellar results of the study, but was it truly the diet that didn't work as well as it should have, or was the methodology fla...
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Using Psychedelics to Learn How the Brain Works - Dr. Michael Silver, Director of the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics

Raise the Line - August 09, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
Our focus on the renaissance in research into psychedelics continues on this episode of Raise the Line, but instead of looking at their potential therapeutic applications, we're going to hear about using them as a tool for learning how the brain works. “We don't have a great idea about the neura...
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The Promise and Peril of the New Psychedelic Era - Dr. Matthew Johnson, Professor in Psychedelics and Consciousness at Johns Hopkins University

Raise the Line - August 03, 2023 16:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“I'm betting it's going to be more good than bad, but I have some big concerns about where things are headed,” warns Dr. Matthew Johnson of Johns Hopkins University when prognosticating about what impact the use of psychedelics in mental health treatment will have on society at large. As he tell...
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Empowering Better Health with Wearables and Other Digital Tools - Dr. Kapil Parakh, Senior Medical Lead at Google

Raise the Line - August 02, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
For our 400th episode we’re happy to be diving into one of our favorite topics -- direct-to-consumer healthcare -- with a leading force in the space, Dr. Kapil Parakh. In his role as senior medical lead at Google, Dr. Parakh has led projects to expand access to health information and help people...
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Beyond Myths: The Latest Evidence on Fats and Brain Function

The Brain Health Revolution Podcast - July 28, 2023 16:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 263 ratings
In this episode, we delve deep into the role fats play in brain health. We bust some common myths about dietary fats and talked about the latest scientific evidence to paint a clearer picture of how these essential nutrients contribute to our cognitive function. Episode Highlights: Understand...
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Helping Nurses Find Their Voice - Rebecca Love, IntelyCare

Raise the Line - July 27, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“We don't have a shortage of nurses in this country. We have a shortage of nurses willing to practice in the healthcare environments as they are today,” says Rebecca Love, an educator, innovator and leader who has devoted her career to improving the profession of nursing from multiple angles. Sh...
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Shifting Perspectives: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause, and the Dementia Dialogue

The Brain Health Revolution Podcast - July 21, 2023 09:01 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 263 ratings
In this episode, we explore the connection between hormone replacement therapy and dementia risk, the impact of hormones on brain development and resilience throughout life, and the critical considerations for individuals undergoing pre- and post-menopause in terms of brain health. Specificall...
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LLMs: Internals, Hallucinations, and Applications | Data Brew | Season 5 | Episode 4

Data Brew by Databricks - July 21, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Our fifth season dives into large language models (LLMs), from understanding the internals to the risks of using them and everything in between. While we're at it, we'll be enjoying our morning brew. In this session, we interviewed Chengyin Eng (Senior Data Scientist, Databricks), Sam Raymond (...
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Creating a Model for Healthcare in Rural America - Dr. Mike Waldrum, Dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and CEO of ECU Health

Raise the Line - July 19, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
Twenty years ago, health outcomes in Eastern North Carolina lagged behind state averages but those deficits have largely been erased, and Dr. Mike Waldrum, Dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, thinks he knows why. “We’ve done it primarily with a community-based focus...
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Technology in Supply Chains Series - Part 9 & 10: Final Thoughts

Let's Talk Supply Chain (Asia Pacific) - July 17, 2023 03:00 - 27 minutes
We conclude our Technology in Supply Chain Series with a combined episode where Jonathan Kempe shares his thoughts on topics we've covered over the course of the Series.  We walk through a densely packed analysis about... 1. People - The criticality of people inside supply chains, and why the ...
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Deep Community Ties Enhance Medical Education – Dr. Allison Brashear, Dean and Vice President for Health Sciences at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine

Raise the Line - July 13, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
If you were to make a word cloud based on this episode of Raise the Line, community would be the most prominent term.  For starters, Dr. Allison Brashear was attracted to Buffalo for its reputation as a welcoming community -- a city of good neighbors, as she puts it -- which reminded her of her ...
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A Father-Son Team Helps Shape Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy - Dr. Bill Richards and Dr. Brian Richards, Sunstone Therapies

Raise the Line - July 12, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“We thought it was the end of psychedelic research, and the great dreams we had were for some future generation,” says Dr. Bill Richards, referring to the 1970s when the Nixon administration criminalized psychedelic compounds.  At that point, he could not have imagined there would once again be ...
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Shifting Healthcare to a Preventive Model - Andrew Lacy, Founder & CEO of Prenuvo

Raise the Line - July 06, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
“After an hour in this machine, I learned more about my health than the health system had told me my entire life.” That’s our Raise the Line guest Andrew Lacy describing a full body MRI scan he underwent several years ago in Canada that sparked the idea for the company he subsequently founded, P...
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Challenging Medical Dogma to Save Her Child - Dr. Tracy Dixon-Salazar, Executive Director of the LGS Foundation

Raise the Line - July 05, 2023 16:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
When Tracy Dixon-Salazar was a young mother of two she described herself as a mediocre high school student with no real academic or career ambitions. Today, she has a PhD in Neurobiology and Neurosciences, is credited with uncovering the genetic driver of a rare form of childhood-onset epilepsy,...
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Demonstrate–Search–Predict Framework | Data Brew | Season 5 | Episode 3

Data Brew by Databricks - June 29, 2023 16:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
We will dive into LLMs for our fifth season, from understanding the internals to the risks of using them and everything in between.  While we’re at it, we’ll be enjoying our morning brew. In this session, we interviewed Omar Khattab - Computer Science Ph.D. Student at Stanford, creator of DSP (...
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