Lungcast

By: American Lung Association & HCPLive
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  • Summary

  • Join the American Lung Association and HCPLive every month as Dr. Al Rizzo interviews world-leading experts on the great challenges, accomplishments, and stories in respiratory medicine. Get the latest lung health news, including future Lungcast topics and guests, by signing up for our newsletter at Lung.org. (https://www.lung.org)
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Episodes
  • The Health Consequences of Climate Change with Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, MS

    The Health Consequences of Climate Change with Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, MS
    Jul 22 2024
    Episode Highlights
    0:15 Introduction
    2:35 Introducing Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C
    3:27 Common heat-related illnesses
    8:43 How to screen for individual health-related risks
    15:27 Respiratory consequences of heat
    19:49 The interplay of medicines with heat
    26:49 National Weather Service HeatRisk tool
    32:58 Behavioral interventions for heat-risk patients
    36:27 A FEMA system for heat emergencies?
    38:10 Outro

    For our July episode, we are visited by Duke University’s Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, MS, for a comprehensive overview of heat-related respiratory illnesses.

    Due to climate change in all regions around the world, extreme heat has become a significant environmental and occupational health hazard with heatstroke classified as a medical emergency. Listen in to better understand the serious risks of exposure to high temperatures.

    Want more Lungcast? Visit us at HCPLive.com/podcasts/lungcast or www.lung.org/professional-education/lungcast
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    39 mins
  • Stopping Lung Cancer Before It Starts with Drs. Steven Dubinett & Avrum Spira

    Stopping Lung Cancer Before It Starts with Drs. Steven Dubinett & Avrum Spira
    Jun 24 2024
    Episode Highlights
    0:15 Intro
    3:39 Update in pre-lung cancer genome atlas research
    17:06 Next steps: applying innovations in bronchoscopy
    21:45 When we can anticipate results
    25:05 Understanding the lung’s microbiome
    29:21 Utility of fragmentomics
    31:01 Outro

    Dr. Steven Dubinett at University of California, Los Angeles and Dr. Avrum Spira at Boston University revisit our virtual studio to provide an update on their lung cancer interception research, as currently funded by the American Lung Association and LUNGevity Foundation. With the goal of combating cancer at a preliminary stage, Drs. Dubinett and Spira are focused on refining molecular and imaging markers to help identify high-risk premalignant lesions. These findings hope to lead to future therapeutics halting the progression of cells likely to cause invasive cancer.

    Want more Lungcast? Visit us at HCPLive.com/podcasts/lungcast or www.lung.org/professional-education/lungcast
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    32 mins
  • Changing Landscape of Community-Acquired Pneumonia with Dr. Thomas File

    Changing Landscape of Community-Acquired Pneumonia with Dr. Thomas File
    Jun 6 2024
    0:16 Intro
    2:29 Updated community-acquired pneumonia guidelines
    5:41 Diagnostic tools for CAP following COVID-19
    9:35 Procalcitonin levels as a biomarker
    12:30 The CAP treatment algorithm
    18:36 Best practices for antibiotic stewardship
    20:40 New CAP therapies on the horizon
    22:36 ACIP recommendations for vaccination
    24:30 Remaining areas of CAP uncertainty
    26:30 Final thoughts
    27:25 Outro

    Featuring infectious disease expert Dr. Thomas File of Summa Health in Ohio, this episode delves into how community-acquired pneumonia has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It additionally covers the role and importance of antibiotic stewardship and the concern of ‘superbugs’ due to antimicrobial resistance.

    Want more Lungcast? Visit us at HCPLive.com/podcasts/lungcast or www.lung.org/professional-education/lungcast
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    28 mins
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