COVID-19 – MD Update

What the Pandemic Taught Us About the Importance of Diversity in Health Care

June 1, 2021June 16, 2021 Geraldine Q. Young, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE, FAANP Black people, Black respondent, Caren Blantin, CDC, contribute factor, COVID, COVID death, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, current medical negligence, death toll rate, DEI, delivery, disparity, diversity, diversity impact conference, Earth-Shameenah, Earth-Shameenah barber, equity, exist disparity, FNU, frontier, frontier nurse university, Geraldine young, health care provider, health disparity, healthcare, healthcare delivery system, healthcare disparity, healthcare workforce, image001 photo, image002 photo, importance of diversity, inclusion, inequitable outcome, inequitable outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic, inequity, Maria Cruz, Mary Alogidi-Egbuson, MD-UPDATE, minority, minority population, national impact, nurse, outcome, pandemic, soc, socioeconomic hardship, structural racism, treatment of Black people, undeniable reality check, underrepresented, vaccine, Versailles change, virtual event, white population of healthcare professional, workforce

Editor’s Introduction: Diversity, equity and inclusion are growing initiatives within healthcare. MD-Update asked Geraldine Young, DNP, APRN, to share her

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‘It Is Such a Rewarding Career’

June 1, 2021June 16, 2021 Pat Henderson big myth, care doctor treat low-complexity case, chief resident, Chris Witzke image002, Chris Witzke image002 photo, Chris Witzke Louisville, Chris Witzke Louisville native Traci Edwards, client 's treatment, COVID, COVID-19, doctor, Dr. Edwards, dread come, dream job, Edwards, Edwards 's patient, family medicine, family medicine doctor, family medicine physician, family medicine practice, family practice doctor, family practice matter, family practice plan, family practitioner, healthcare, high-deductible, hometown doctor, image001 photo, impact care, impactful, Impactful lifestyle choice, importance of lifestyle, in-person gather, Kentucky, lifestyle, Louisville, Louisville 's west end, major diagnosis, medication cost, medicine, next kidney failure, office visit, physician, practitioner, primary care doctor treat low-complexity case, provider, reward career, reward scale, rise medication cost, south end of Louisville, specialty practice, St. Elizabeth, St. Elizabeth 's medical center, telehealth, top of the reward scale, Traci Edwards, traditional office visit, university of Kentucky college of medicine, UofL Health-Medical, UofL Health-Medical center, variety of specialty, vast body of knowledge, Wagner high school

LOUISVILLE While it may be debated as to whether the “dream job” actually exists or is just a fantasy, Traci

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Complementary Care

Demand for Medical Nutrition Therapy Increases During COVID-19

April 1, 2021June 16, 2021 Mary Branham academy of nutrition, appointment, average of four hours more, chi, chi saint, COVID-19, diabetes, dietitian, eastern Kentucky community, follow-up appointment, four hours more, individual stress, individualized nutrition treatment plan, initial appointment, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph Heath, Karen Klefot, Klefot, lifestyle, lifestyle assessment, medical nutrition therapy, medical nutrition therapy increase, nutrition, nutrition plan, nutrition therapy, nutrition therapy process, nutrition treatment plan, OnePoll, OnePoll survey, outpatient, outpatient diabetes educator, pandemic, rd, recent OnePoll survey, referral, registered dietitian, specialized supplement, therapy, use of specialized supplement, wide variety of patient

LEXINGTON While it’s been over a year since COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic, taking a toll on countries worldwide,

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Kentucky’s Top Doc, Steven J. Stack, MD, MBA, FACEP: His Finest Hour

April 1, 2021June 16, 2021 MD-Update Staff 48, 48 hour shift, AMA, amaze amount of collaboration, anger boil, appointed public servant, bring organization, childhood well-being, colon cancer screen, commissioner, commissioner 's job, commissioner of the Kentucky department, communicable disease prevention, core mission of the department of public health, coronavirus epidemic, COVID, COVID test, COVID-19, dedicated team of civil servant, diabetes prevention, Dr. Connie White, early childhood well-being, emergency, emergency physician, enormous logistical undertake, epidemic, explosive public health crisis, full human potential, good interest of the people of Kentucky, great deal of hardship, groundhog, groundhog day, health crisis, health reference lab, healthy delivery, idea of the magnitude of the virus, image001 photo, important public health, incredible crisis, inject vaccine, J., Kentucky, Kentucky 's top, Kentucky commissioner, Kentucky department, Kentucky Perinatal, Kentucky Perinatal quality, Kentucky program, KY department, MDU, mobile lab, must-see TV, people of Kentucky, pharmaceutical distribution company, PPE, president of the AMA, press conference, public health, public health initiative, public health reference lab, radon inspection, recent ice storm, Remdesivir, restaurant safety, sick life, Sir Winston Churchill, stack, state commissioner of public health, statewide distribution, statewide distribution of the vaccine, Steven J. stack, Steven stack, sweep array, sweep array of public health initiative, tobacco, tobacco cessation, transformational experience, use tobacco product, vaccination, vaccine, virus, WIC program

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered

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Special Section

Healthy at Home

February 1, 2021April 14, 2021 Jim Kelsey angioplasty, angioplasty procedure, Asymptomatic presentation, atrial fibrillation, atypical pain, atypical presentation, Bob Valvano, bunch of doctor, cardiac cath lab, cardiologist, cardiology, cardiology fellowship, cardiology residency, CardioMEMS, cath lab, Chandhiran Rangaswamy, congestive heart failure, COVID, COVID-19, expected presentation, failure, fibrillation, general cardiology, geriatrician, heart disease, heart failure, hospitalization, image001 photo, interventional cardiologist, kid call, Louisville, Louisville native, Louisville resident, Louisville school, manage condition, medical influence, mislead presentation, muscle pull, pain, patient call, physician, pillow, presentation, procedure, quality of life, Rangaswamy, Rangaswamy 's career path, Rango, reflection of people, shortness, shortness of breath, symptom, textbook presentation, textbook presentation of heart disease, time patient present, university of Louisville school of medicine, UofL, UofL health, UofL physician, will present

LOUISVILLE It is 3:00 am, and Chandhiran Rangaswamy, MD, an interventional cardiologist at UofL Health, is about to begin his

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COVID Long-Term Effects & Care

February 1, 2021April 14, 2021 Lynne Choate Care clinic, chief administrative officer, clinic, community-based test, COVID Care, COVID Care clinic, COVID long-term effect, COVID-19, COVID-19 long-term care clinic, F., FACP, long-haulers, long-term COVID Care clinic, Louisville Norton Healthcare, M., M. Flynn, multidisciplinary adult, Norton, Norton cancer institute, Norton Healthcare, Norton medical group, ongoing treatment, past COVID-19, patient 's ongoing health need, pediatric specialist, physician-in-chief, post-COVID, post-COVID care, side effect, specialist, symptom, team of multidisciplinary adult, virus

LOUISVILLE Norton Healthcare launched an outpatient COVID-19 long-term care clinic for adult and pediatric patients who continue to experience side

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The COVID-19 Vaccine: Challenges, Opportunities, and What Employers Should Know

February 1, 2021April 14, 2021 E. Douglas Stephan $, $900 billion stimulus package, 000, 000 second dose, 38, 900, absence of a specific federal statute, act 's application, act declaration, actual vaccination, American 's effort, amount of the vaccine, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, court negligence claim, covered person, COVID-19, COVID-19 liability protection, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine while, distribution challenge, early vaccination, effective coronavirus vaccine, effective vaccination, employee, employer, employer protection, essential worker, federal immunity, federal legal guidance, guidance, harm of the coronavirus, healthcare, healthcare provider, immunity, inaction of a business, issue involve federal jurisdiction, Kentucky, Kentucky 's initial, lawsuit, liability, liability protection, local healthcare provider, Moderna estimate, negligence, pandemic, Pfizer-BioNTech, polio, positive news, positive news of effective coronavirus vaccine, potential legal liability, public readiness, reluctance of people, report of adverse reaction, responder, specific federal statute, state law negligence claim, state liability law raise, subsequent congressional negotiation, successful vaccination program, U.S. vaccine safety system, U.S. vaccine safety system 's goal, unclear communication, use of measure, vaccination, vaccine, vaccine 's effectiveness, vaccine adoption

After a long and difficult year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 began with the positive news of effective coronavirus

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News News & Events

News – Feb 2021

February 1, 2021April 14, 2021 MD-Update Staff advanced practice provider, anti-racism, anti-racism initiative, APRN, APRN of the year, Bardstown, cardiology, Cecil, central Kentucky, Chenault, chi, chi saint, clinic, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, davenport, Deskins, Elea Mihou, Elea Mihou fox, faculty, Farhan, fox, fundraising, Ghana, Ghansah, GYN, healthcare, healthcare worker, Henderson, Inez, initiative, internal medicine, James Nuss, Jason Deskins, John Abe, Joseph, Joseph Berea, Joseph east, Joseph health, Joseph health award physician, Joseph health award physician of the year, Joseph hospital, Joseph hospital foundation, Joseph London, Joseph London foundation, Joseph medical group, Karon, Kentucky, kind doctor, Kyle Miller, L., late father, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington medical society, LMS, LMS president, Louisville, Mamata Majmundar, medical center, medical field, medical school, medicine, MS, Muhammad Farhan, Nana Dadzie Ghansah, new position, News, Nicholasville, Nuss, OB, philanthropy, photo, physician, physician of the year, physician of the year award recipient, practice provider, president-elect, professor-director, provider, recipient, residency, Russell Crawford, school of medicine, Scott Caddell, Sterling, Tennessee, Thomas Coburn, undergraduate, undergraduate work, university of Kentucky, UofL, UofL faculty member, UofL health, vaccination, vaccine, vice president, vice president of philanthropy, vocation, year award recipient

CHI Saint Joseph Health Awards Physician of the Year and APRN of the Year LONDON The Saint Joseph London Foundation

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Special Section

A Privilege to Serve

February 1, 2021April 14, 2021 Tim Corkran air traffic reporter, cardiothoracic, cardiothoracic surgeon, cardiothoracic surgery fellowship, chest, chest malady, chi, chi saint, coal mine 's decline, confident attitude, COVID-19, COVID-19 impact, early pediatric heart transplant, eastern Kentuckian, eastern Kentucky lifestyle, esophagus procedure, general surgery practice, general surgery residency, Hamid Mohammadzadeh, image001 photo, importance of early screen, incision, invasive surgery, invasive thoracic surgery, Jonathan Kiev, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph health 's cardiothoracic surgeon, Joseph health physician, Kentuckian, Kentucky, Kentucky lifestyle, Kiev, Leonard Bailey, Lexington radio station, Lexington surgeon, Loma Linda medical center, lung, mom, nodule, pack-a-day, pack-a-day smoker, patient care, pediatric heart surgeon, post-operative, pre-and post-operative walk, privilege, ravage of lung, reflux disease, Robert Salley, small incision, surgeon, surgery, surgery element, surgery practice, surgery residency, surgical ability, surgical work, thoracic surgery, thoracic surgery element, thorough information, Tulane university 's school, Tulane university 's school of medicine, typical chi saint

LEXINGTON Surgeons augment their surgical abilities with a confident attitude that reassures and empowers their patients. CHI Saint Joseph Health’s

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Special Section

Norton Healthcare Teams Up for Cardiac Care with Athletes

February 1, 2021April 14, 2021 Sara Thompson aftermath of COVID-19, athlete, Bellarmine, Bellarmine university, Bellarmine university athletics, cardiologist, cardiology service, COVID-19, COVID-19 recovery, COVID-19 virus, El-Refai, G., heart damage, heart muscle, inflammation, interventional cardiologist, long-term scar, Louisville, MBA, mostafa, mostafa O., MS, myocarditis, Norton, Norton Healthcare, Norton Healthcare 's network, Norton Healthcare 's network of specialty care, Norton heart, Norton orthopedic institute, Norton sport health, O., official health care provider, official health care provider of the Louisville cardinal, official sport health provider, physician, program 's liaison, provider, Robin G., Scotty newcomer, severe symptom, sign of heart damage, sport health provider, sport medicine physician, student-athletes, symptom, university of Louisville, vascular institute

LOUISVILLE A collaboration between Norton Healthcare, the University of Louisville and Bellarmine University aims to evaluate student-athletes for heart damage

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