The Patient Physician

By: Johanna Nuding Paul Smith Chris Fullbright
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  • Welcome to The Patient Physician, a space for doctors to explore their physical, mental, and financial wellness. Your peers and industry leaders will destigmatize institutional perceptions while redefining success, money, and personal care. Get ready to pull back the curtain - because here you are both patient and physician.
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  • Fusing East and West: Transforming Modern Medicine

    Fusing East and West: Transforming Modern Medicine
    Oct 25 2024
    In this enriching episode of The Patient Physician, meet Dr. Amy Matecki, a doctor and expert in both Chinese and Western Medicine. Dr. Matecki delves into her inspiring journey from China to the US, highlighting her dual training and the challenges of merging different medical philosophies. She discusses integrating Eastern practices like acupuncture into Western Medicine and how this fusion can transform healthcare from a sick care model to wellness care. This conversation addresses various issues, including physician burnout, the financial pressures of medical practice, and time management, as well as the importance of physician wellness programs. Dr. Matecki shares touching patient stories, the acceptance of integrative medicine, and the promising future of collaborative medical practices. The episode underscores the need for meaningful physician-patient relationships, a crucial aspect that Dr. Matecki believes is at the heart of effective healthcare, and the continuing education for future healthcare providers.MEET OUR GUEST: DR. AMY MATECKIDr. Amy (Ying Li) Matecki graduated from Qingdao Medical College in 1989 and moved to California from China in 1994. She has been licensed to practice Medicine in California since 2002 and completed her Internal Medicine Residency as Chief Resident at Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, a UCSF affiliate, in 2004. In addition to serving in the public hospital, Dr. Matecki joined Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2004, where she started a community hospital-based acupuncture program to bridge Eastern and Western Medicine. She has been the Medical Director of Integrative Medicine at ABSMC since 2008. She received her degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from ACCHS in 2009. Integrating Chinese Medicine into conventional oncology practice, Dr. Matecki and her team of medical oncologists and doctors of Chinese Medicine not only provide clinical care but also present and publish their findings on safety from using acupuncture and integrative medicine to reduce pain, nausea, and anxiety that frequently accompanies conventional cancer treatments. In many case-level observations, Dr. Matecki and her team note that integrating Chinese Medicine may enhance cancer patients' quality of life. Dr. Matecki was a Faculty Attending Physician in the Department of Medicine Residency at Highland Hospital from 2004 to 2019 and Chief of the Integrative Medicine Division from 2014 to 2019. She and her colleagues from Western Medicine and Chinese Medicine created a 'hospital privilege' policy for licensed acupuncturists in 2011. They designed policies, procedures, and training methods for acupuncturists to join the medical staff in providing inpatient acupuncture services at the hospital. The program ran from 2011-2019. Dr. Matecki's pioneering spirit led her to co-found the nonprofit International Center for Integrative Medicine (ICIM) in 2010. Under the umbrella of ICIM, she played a key role in creating the first Chinese Medicine Residency in a US academic public teaching hospital from 2016 to 2019. Graduates from this residency program are now able to work in mainstream academic teaching hospitals' inpatient care and outpatient medical centers, a testament to Dr. Matecki's innovative approach to integrative medicine. Dr. Matecki was the principal investigator (PI) for acupuncture research for chronic post-chemotherapy fatigue in collaboration with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She presented her study on the safety of acupuncture for patients with lymphedema at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Symposium in October 2009. Dr. Matecki was a co-investigator on the first Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved acupuncture study in a public hospital that studied acupuncture feasibility for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients; the study appeared in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (JACM) in 2017. She is the current PI for a Chinese herbal medicine research project at ABSMC. Dr. Matecki and her team pioneered the first Sutter Bay Hospital Integrative Medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine Residency training program at ABSMC in 2023. Dr. Matecki is an Adjunct Clinical Faculty at Stanford Health Care, an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) member, and a House delegate for the California Medical Association (CMA). Dr Matecki currently serves on the California Acupuncture Board, first appointed by Governor Brown in 2016, reappointed by Brown in 2017 and Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021. She served as the California Acupuncture Board President from 2017-2021. She continues working on policy and safety guidelines for hospital-based Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine practice with a team of physicians, nursing staff, acupuncturists, multidisciplinary health care providers, and hospital administrators.TIME STAMPS:00:00 Introduction to The Patient Physician00:53 Meet Dr. ...
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Transforming Lives with Cannabis: Janna Champagne’s Journey

    Transforming Lives with Cannabis: Janna Champagne’s Journey
    Sep 26 2024

    In this episode of The Patient Physician, delve into the inspiring story of Janna Champagne, a professor, retired nurse, herbalist, and patient advocate whose life took a transformative turn following a debilitating immune health collapse in 2012. Janna had to pause her training as a nurse practitioner but found a new path through cannabis therapy, which not only aided her recovery but also helped her daughter’s autism. Since becoming a cannabis specialty nurse in 2015, Janna has helped thousands of patients optimize their cannabis therapy outcomes through an individualized and well-informed approach. She teaches and mentors healthcare professionals, and educates the public and medical community about the benefits of targeted cannabis therapy. The episode explores Janna's personal and professional journey, her challenges and successes in parenting a child with autism, the difficulties of integrating cannabis into mainstream medical practice, and her ongoing advocacy for better-informed and ethically sound healthcare.


    MEET OUR GUEST: Janna Champagne | www.jannachampagne.com

    Janna Champagne is a professor, retired nurse and herbalist. She began work as a cannabis-specialty nurse in 2015, but she began as a cannabis patient after suffering a debilitating immune health collapse in 2012. She educates and mentors nurses and other medical professionals, serving as a professor of Medical Cannabinoid Science for John Patrick University’s Integrative Medicine Degree Programs.

    Janna is a founding member of Cannabis Nurses Network. She serves on their Speaker's Bureau, and has received peer-awarded designations every year since 2019: from Leader of Nursing, to Outstanding Author, Educator of the Year, and Contributor of the Year, plus an honorable mention as Nurse Mentor of the Year.

    Janna volunteers on the Oregon Ryan’s Law team, and the Oregon Cannabis Healthcare Act Coalition, and she is the founder and Executive Directors for nonprofit Autism Safe Haven.

    LINKS TO THINKS DISCUSSED:

    • Referral Resource – Free guidance call scheduling link: www.cannabisnurseapproved.com
    • 501c3 Autism Safe Haven: www.autismsafehaven.org
    • Cannabinoid Science JPU program Info
    • Epilepsy Testimony Article (Epidiolex vs whole plant CBD comparison)
    • Janna's article on Cannabis for Autism Harm Reduction, which includes the research supporting this approach.


    TIME STAMPS:

    00:00 Introduction to The Patient Physician

    00:38 Life's Unpredictable Journey

    01:25 Introducing Janna Champagne

    03:45 Janna's Health Crisis and Cannabis Journey

    08:23 The Science Behind Cannabis and Health

    11:26 Cannabis in Medical Practice

    14:11 Janna's Personal Experience with Cannabis

    19:15 Educational Advocacy for Cannabis

    20:26 Cannabis and Autism: A Personal Story

    30:45 Reflecting on a Decade of Impact

    31:22 Educating Medical Professionals on Cannabis

    32:19 A Personal Story of CBD and Epilepsy

    34:26 Challenges in Autism Care and Cannabis

    37:27 Advocating for Cannabis Inclusive Care Homes

    38:50 Educational Resources and Future Plans

    40:49 Creating a Safe and Dignified Living Environment

    42:03 Addressing Long-Term Care Concerns

    45:31 The Importance of Patient-Centered Care

    50:07 Thoughts on the Meaning of The Patient Physician

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    55 mins
  • Visionary Doc: Ambition, Burnout, and Resilience

    Visionary Doc: Ambition, Burnout, and Resilience
    Aug 28 2024

    In this episode of 'The Patient Physician,' meet Dr. Shehzad Batliwala, a former undocumented immigrant turned entrepreneur and eye surgeon. Dr. Shehz explains family mental health challenges and immigration issues that shadowed his formative years. He shares insights on pathological ambition driven by childhood expectations, the isolating experience of burnout in medical training, and the path to self-awareness and self-care. We discuss the critical act of finding community in overcoming burnout. Dr. Shehz also introduces his initiative, Visionary Doc, and how he leverages AI for personal transformation and emotional well-being. This heartfelt conversation sheds light on the importance of empathy, patience, and genuine connection in providing patients with the highest level of care.

    MEET OUR GUEST: Shehzad Batliwala, DO, MGM

    Dr. Shehz is a board-certified eye surgeon, entrepreneur, space advocate, and financial freedom advocate. Shehzad Batliwalla was born in India. As a boy, his family transplanted to the piney woods of East Texas. Amidst financial uncertainties during his teenage years, Shehz transformed a casual interest into SmartPhone ER, a local cell phone sales, repair, and refurbishment company that flourished into a franchise of seven thriving retail stores across East Texas. The young entrepreneur was guided to medicine and the field of ophthalmology, carving his path as the first DO admitted into a prestigious MD residency program. He nurtured a childhood fascination for space, securing an internship at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where Shehz delved into visual impairment issues astronauts encounter in zero gravity.

    Following residency, Dr. Shehz acquired advanced training in intraocular lenses and keratorefractive surgery. His fascination with space endured, leading him to earn a specialized business degree to understand the emerging space economy. Dr. Shehz uses his Visionary Doc platform to inspire medical residents and professionals facing burnout, as well as high school and college students who are uncertain about their life paths, to transform their own trials into triumphs, one shared story at a time.

    Listen to Visionary Doc Podcast | Connect with Dr. Shehz on LinkedIn

    TIME STAMPS:

    00:00 Introduction and Welcome

    00:18 Meet Dr. Shehz: A Journey of Resilience

    01:23 Breaking Barriers and Embracing Diversity

    02:09 The Drive Behind the Ambition

    03:47 Choosing Medicine: Passion or Expectation?

    06:22 Challenges in Medical Training

    08:20 Personal Struggles During Residency

    09:45 Burnout and Finding Support

    18:05 The Impact of Financial Freedom

    24:51 The Reality of Medical Training

    27:16 Setting Goals and Achieving Success

    27:31 The Power of Community and Relatability

    29:47 Financial Freedom and Physician Challenges

    32:29 Rediscovering Passion for Medicine

    35:04 Self-Awareness and Personal Growth

    40:23 Leveraging AI for Personal Transformation

    47:09 Cultural Stigma and Mental Health

    54:24 The Patient Physician: A Personal Reflection

    Please email questions or show ideas to info@physiciansrs.com.

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    59 mins

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