Mission Health Partners

Featuring Dr. Jocelyn Medina, Lauren Sword, and Dr. Blair Harkness

A Discussion with Avery Weekman, MHP Pharmacy Resident.

Please join us as Dr. Caroline Knox chats with Dr. Chris Moore from Moore Foot & Ankle Specialists.

Please join us as Dr. Caroline Knox chats with Dr. Spencer Moore from Carolina Hand & Sports Medicine about fragility fractures.

Please join us as Dr. Caroline Knox chats with Dr. Logan D'Souza about treatment and management of skin cancer.

Please join us as we discuss ways to make your practice LGBTQ+ Friendly. Resources: https://missionandme.mission-health.org/childrens-toolbox-documents-links/ Password: pedstoolkit https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/news-and-multimedia/blogs/advancing-health-care-equity/2022/06/meeting-the-needs-of-the-lgbtq-community/ https://fenwayhealth.org/about/commitment-to-lgbts/ https://www.lgb...

Dr. Carolina Knox of Mission Health and Jacob Martinez of Mission Health Partners discuss palliative care in the healthcare continuum.

Please join MHP Physician Advisor, Caroline Knox, MD as she has a conversation with Christopher Lechner, MD an Orthopaedic Hand Surgery specialist with Carolina Hand & Sports Medicine to discuss Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Dr. Lechner shares with us the importance and benefits of early primary care intervention, the right time to refer a patient to a hand surgeon, as well as the safety and effectiv...

Medicare and Medicaid Quality Podcasts (Provider Focused):  The quality team has put together two provider-focused podcasts for Medicaid and Medicare quality measures that are on the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) Scorecard. Please encourage your providers to view one or both of these podcasts to better understand the quality measures. We hope that your providers find them useful. As always pl...

The MHP Quality Team has put together two provider-focused podcasts for Medicaid and Medicare quality measures that are on the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) Scorecard. Please encourage your providers to view one or both of these podcasts to better understand the quality measures. We hope that your providers find them useful. As always please let us know if you have any questions!

Please join MHP's Medical Director Amy Russell, MD and Mountain Area Pathology's Christopher Kragel, MD as they discuss ASCP's Choosing Wisely Guidelines. Evidence shows that 30% of the care delivered in the United States is inappropriate. Choosing Wisely is part of a multi-year effort led by ABIM Foundation to support and engage physicians in being better stewards of finite healthcare resources. 

Please join Mission Health Partner's Medical Director, Amy Russell, MD as she discusses low dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening with Kerri McGovern, MD, a Medical Oncologist with Mission Medical Oncology. Lung Cancer is the second most common cancer, and the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Lung Cancer has a generally poor diagnosis, with an overall survival rate of 2...

Please join MHP Physician Advisor, Caroline Knox, MD as she has a conversation with Trevor Downing, MD, an Interventional Radiologist with Carolina Vascular as they discuss Uterine Fibroids. From what they are, and how they present, as well as treatment options, including some minimally invasive treatment options including uterine fibroid embolization. 

Please join MHP Physician Advisor, Caroline Knox, MD as she has a conversation with Rhett Mays, MD about his time as a Consultant in General Medicine at Christchurch Public Hospital in New Zealand. Dr. Mays shares with us what he learned working within a National Health System which offered a particularly stark comparison during his time in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please join Mission Health Partners Medical Director, Amy Russell, MD and Asheville Radiology Associates Rachel McEachern, MD as they discuss breast cancer screening. Breast cancer screening is important for our patients, and there are many recommendations. Dr. McEachern is a fellowship trained Breast Imaging physician and will be speaking specifically to these recommendations. 

Please join Dr. Susan Mims, Dr. Calvin Tomkins, and Dr. Laurie Pulver as they discuss the effects of poverty on healthcare.

Please join Dr. Caroline Knox in a conversation with Mission Hospital Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anthony Spensieri and Mission Hospital Senior Patient Safety Officer, Dr. Micah Krempasky regarding how to improve quality through hospital and post-acute partnerships.

Dr. Colby Colasacco discusses normal newborn care at Mission Health with MHP's Calvin Tomkins Length 28:06

Dr. Tomkins and Joanne Prinzhorn, NP, discuss co-management of pediatric migraines.

Dr. Tomkins and Dr. Arrouk discuss the co-management guide for functional abdominal pain. Length 16:26

Dr. Bacon and Dr. Tomkins discuss sleep disorder co-management. Length 12:33

Dr. Calvin Tomkins and Dr. Jowers discuss the Mission practice dental program.  Length 9:00

Dr. Calvin Tomkins and Dr. Lori Wagner discuss PCOS Co-Management in children and adolescents. Length 14:34

Dr. Sandler and Dr. Tomkins discuss the C0-management of complex ADHD Length 14:42

Dr. Tomkins and Dr. Julius discuss the Co-managment of Chronic Cough Length  14:15

Dr. Kevin Thompson and Dr. Adrienne Sandler discuss autism co-management. Length 12:44

Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Britt Peterson, discusses appropriate screening for depression and bi-polar disorder as well as substance abuse. Second half of a two-part conversation. Length 18:22

Dr. Kate Rausche and Dr. Britt Peterson discuss the depression care process model at Mission Health. Used across the MHP network to improve quality and reduce costs by promoting events based medicine. length 27:32

Dr. Bryan Cohen discusses common issues in urology including hematuria and reoccurring UTI's. Length 24:23

Renee Whitmire, RN discusses the pulmonary rehab program at Mission Health. Length 20:41

Dr. Alex Schneider discusses stroke care and the Mission Stroke Program. Length 22:14

Lori Brown, Clinical Operations Director for MHP discusses local fall prevention strategies with Ayden Jones, Falls Prevention Manager for Healthy Aging NC. www.healthagingnc.com Length 10:18

Chris Jacobs describes acupuncture services as Mission Wellness and his own private practice. WE discuss the use of acupuncture as a treatment for chronic pain. This is a particularly useful as we deal with our opioid epidemic. Length 17:08  

Dr. Sarah Wolf leads a discussion on community acquired pneumonia care process model. Length 14:48

Dr. Ben Trichon discuss hearth failure care at Mission Health including the Heart Failure Clinic, LVAD therapy and other new programs. Length 21:48

Conversation with Scott Bankard who is leading the CJR in initiative for Mission Health. Length 22:53

Dr. Shannon Dowler discusses the work of the hypertension care process model tea. Length 24:36

Part two or our conversation with Dr. Kristin Gowin: Fibromyalgia Second half of a two-part conversation.  Length 18:22

Dr. Kristin Gowin of Asheville Arthritis discuss rheumatology and approach work-up for lupus and RA. First half of two-part conversation Length 14:20

Dr. Jennifer McAlister discusses common breast disorders in primary care and discussion points about appropriate work-up for those disorders. We also discuss the Mission Health Breast Program and it's whole person/multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer care. Length 28:56 

Discussion of the diabetes care process model with Dr. Elizabeth Bernstein of Asheville Endocrinology. Length 30:15

Dr. Ginna Templeton discusses memory care service in Asheville, NC and dementia care in WNC. Length 20:55

Drs. Bruce Ullrich and John Rowe discuss the chronic pain CPM at Mission. **there was technical difficulties with Dr. Rowe's microphone. Please excuse the ground hum and low volume. Length 29:01

Donna Borowski, RN discusses tobacco cessation strategies and Mission programs helping our population fight this addiction. Length:18:14

Dr. Scott Sech discusses prostate cancer screening and an approach to this confusing problem for both patients and primary care physicians. Length 20:26

Dr. Adam Kaufman, OrthoTrauma Surgeon at Mission Health, discusses the fracture prevention clinic and the impact of osteoporosis on the elderly. Length 24.33

Dr. Shannon Dowler and Greg Campbell discuss the COPD care process model at Mission Health. Length 27:34

Dr. Sonia Humphrey discusses the medical weight loss program at Mission Health and her approach to the obesity epidemic.  She is board certified in bariatric medicine. You can reach the program by visiting www.missionweight.org or call 828-213-4100. Length: 25:41

Please join Dr. Amy Russell, Medical Director at Mission Health Partners, Dr. Lindsee McPhail, General Surgeon, and Dr. Melissa Zoumberos, Colorectal Surgeon as they discuss robotics and general surgery.