Treating Friends and Family
From June 2018, A Hyperthyroid FetusHas a friend or family member ever asked you for medical advice? Join the club! In this segment, Neda Frayha, Miz Spangler, and Sol Behar discuss how to handle requests for advice and even treatment from non-patients.
17min 43Solomon Behar, MD, Mizuho Morrison, DO, and Neda Frayha, MD
Social Media
From April 2018, Will You Be My Facebook Friend?When one of Neda’s former patients sent her a Facebook friend request, she learned more about this person than she ever wanted to know. Neda and Heidi discuss when to become friends with our patients on social media (hint: never!), how to engage with social media in a professional way, the …
9min 12Heidi James, MD and Neda Frayha, MD
Being Fired By A Patient
From March 2018, What’s Your (Code) Status?Not all relationships are meant to last forever, including the patient-physician relationship. Neda and Heidi discuss a poignant New York Times article in which a patient describes why they thought of leaving their physician. Whether a patient leaves our care, or we excuse a patient from our …
12min 53Neda Frayha, MD and Heidi James, MD
The Primary Care RAP Hot Sheet: February 2017
From February 2017, The Primary Care RAP Hot Sheet: February 2017Dr. Heidi James and Dr. Brandon Grove bring you a teen with cancer who starts a kindness revolution and the Brits kill what little joy there is in toast.
7min 47Heidi James, MD and Brandon Grove, MD