The Original Guide To Men's Health

The Washington State Urology Society
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Our mission is to empower males with trusted information for physical and mental health.​ It can be tough to figure out where to start, and who to trust, when looking for information on health. This podcast addresses that challenge. It's a place for males to start (and refer back to as needed), for trusted health information.

  1. 05/01/2024

    No New Episode for May

    The Original Guide to Men's Health will be taking the month of May off and will be returning June 5th with brand new content for you. Until then be well, take care of yourselves and we will see you in June!

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  2. 04/03/2024

    Episode 74: Pandemic Preparedness

    Another pandemic will happen. When it does, will we be prepared? What are we doing to make certain that we are? Our guest is the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. Hear about what is being done to facilitate and improve our ability to face another pandemic. Guest:   "Major General (ret) Paul Friedrichs, MD, FACS, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR)"   Major General (ret) Paul Friedrichs, Inaugural Director of OPPR and Principal Advisor on Pandemic Preparedness and Response   Major General Friedrichs is currently Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense at the National Security Council (NSC). Prior to joining the NSC, Dr. Friedrichs most recently served as the Joint Staff Surgeon and the medical advisor to the Department of Defense (DoD) COVID-19 Task Force. Throughout his career he has worked closely with Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial government partners, as well as industry and academic counterparts and has been active in multiple professional medical societies. Dr. Friedrichs has also overseen the DoD global patient evacuation system, supporting global medical care and numerous interagency domestic and global disaster responses. He led the DoD Task Force which developed plans to implement high reliability medical principles across DoD and stood up the Air Force's first medical analytics capabilities. Over the course of his 37-year career, he has led military hospitals and regional and global health care systems, published multiple medical papers, and consistently sought opportunities to partner with colleagues to improve health care delivery and preparedness. As the United States' representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Committee of Military Medical Chiefs, he worked closely with many of America's closest allies and partners throughout the pandemic and in developing medical support to the Ukrainian military.   Dr. Friedrichs is a board-certified physician who has cared for hundreds of patients in combat and managed broad domestic and global public health threats. He has spent all of his career in public service, having first received his commission through Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1986 and rising to Major General in 2023. During This Episode We Discuss:   Overview of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy What are the goals for the office How will  the office function How will the office coordinate with state health agencies, health delivery systems, medication manufacturers , support and personal protective device manufacturers, research and  testing facilities? The importance of a robust Public Health System. How does a public health system integrate into the office's response policy? What can the office do to facilitate a functioning national,regional and local deployment of response teams? How can we speak to the public, ie messaging about the science of pandemic causation, diagnosis, containment and treatment strategies without the politicalization that occurred with the Covid pandemic? What recommendations and routines does the Air Force use to keep it's personnel healthy?

    41 min

  3. 03/13/2024

    Episode 73: Health Behavior: What is it, What do we understand about it, How do we change it?

    Why do we find it challenging to take care of ourselves, follow up on health concerns or enter into preventive health maintenance? Men in particular seem to have more difficulty in this regard. Even when we have the knowledge to pursue evaluation we sometimes fail to follow through.  Health Behavior is complex and has a multitude of factors influencing our decisions. Join in to listen to 2 experts review the theory of health behavior, as well as other health models. Guest: Grace Lasker, Ph.D, MCHES, CN, CHC (she/her) Director of Health Studies; Teaching Professor, Nursing and Health Studies Adjunct Teaching Professor, Dept. of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences University of Washington Bothell   Joseph Henrich,Ph.D Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology Department of Human Evolutionary Biology Harvard University

    48 min

  4. 03/06/2024

    Episode Delayed to March 13th

    We are pushing back the publication of our next episode of The Original Guide to Men's Health by one week due to a scheduling issue. We will be back with new content for you on March 13th with an excellent episode all about Health Behavior, what is it, what do we know about, and how do we change it?   Join us next week for a fantastic episode of  The Original Guide to Men's Health!

    2 min

  5. 02/07/2024

    Episode Summary: Episode 72: Real Talk on Men's Health Part 3

    The final two presentations of the 'Real Talk on Men's Health' event are presented in this episode.  The first presentation provides the listener with important information regarding the early detection of Prostate and Testicular Cancers.   The second presentation reveals important information regarding the new ' Obesity Medications" as well as information on Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome. Guests:   Men's Cancers: Early Detection for Prostate and Testicular Cancers
 
 Yaw A. Nyame, MD, MS, MBA
Deputy Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology and Fred Hutch Cancer Center, University of Washington   Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes & Obesity : Updates in Management & Medications JOSHUA THALER, MD, PhD Associate Professor Division of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington School of Medicine UW Medicine Diabetes Institute

    48 min

  6. 01/03/2024

    Episode 71: Real Talk on Men's Health Part 2

    This episode represents 2 additional presentations from the October 25 live event titled' Real Talk on Men's Health.   In this Episode the following presentations are featured: Heart Health: Keep Your Heart Beating and Benign Prostatic Enlargement Guest:   Heart Health: Keep Your Heart Beating Dr Eugene Yang, MD,MS, FACC, Clinical Professor Department of Cardiology University of Washington School of Medicine. He is the Carl and Renee Behnke Endowed Professor for Asian Health and the Medical Director, UW Physicians Eastside Specialty Center as well as the Co Director UW Medicine Cardiovascular Wellness and Prevention Program.   Benign Prostatic Enlargement:   Dr Will Fuller, MD. Dr Fuller is an Attending Urologist, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Urology During This Episode We Discuss:   Primary Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Behavioral and lifestyle optimization of risk factors 2019 American College of Cardiology(ACC)  and American Heart Association (AHA)Prevention Guidelines The ACC ASCVD Risk Estimator Cholesterol Goals Blood Pressure Goals Lifestyle Recommendations Sodium and Blood Pressure Heart Healthy Diets Exercise and Heart Health   Prostate Anatomy Prostate Enlargement Symptoms Evaluation of Prostate Enlargement  Treatment options for Prostate Enlargement

    41 min

  7. 11/29/2023

    Episode 70: Real Talk on Men's Health Part 1

    In October a special event occurred in Seattle titled Real Talk on Men's Health, an evening of presentations on prevention and lifestyle tips from men's health experts. The event also reviewed a groundbreaking effort to create a state commission on boys and men. Presentations covered the following topics: Longevity, Sexual Health, ED & Testosterone, Heart Health, Benign Prostatic Enlargement, Prostate and Testicular Cancer, Metabolic  Syndrome, Diabetes and Obesity  (updates in management & medications), and a update regarding House Bill 1270, a Washington State bill to create a state commission for boys and men.   This episode of the Original Guide to Men's Health will include 3 of the presentations from that evening. We begin with a brief update on why a commission for boys and men is so important. Following that, is  a presentation on longevity and completing this episode is a presentation on sexual health. ED and Tesosterone.  Guest:   Update on House Bill 1270:    Blair Daly founder and director of the Washington Initiative for Boys and Men Joe Cook Volunteer Youth Leader   Longevity: Living Better and Longer:   Matt Kaeberlein, PhD CEO Optispan, Professor of Pathology, an Affiliate Professor of Oral Health Sciences UW School of Medicine. He is the former Director Health Aging and Longevity Research Institute and the Biological Mechanisms of Health Aging Training Program. He is also the former co - director of UW Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging   Sexual Health, ED and Testosterone:    Marah Hehemann, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, UW School of Medicine, and the Director of Male Sexual and Reproductive Health, Puget Sound VA

    48 min

  8. 11/01/2023

    Episode 69: What to know about your Health insurance, Medicare and the role of PBM's

    Health Insurance continues to be a very complex, difficult to understand and in many instances less than transparent entity.    This episode explores health insurance from multiple perspectives (individuals, employers, health care providers and care delivery organizations.    The role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM's) is also explored   Guest:   Dr Jeffrey Frankel, MD,  Is a Past President of the Washington State Urology Society, a Past President of the Western Section of the American Urological Association, a Past President of the American Association of Clinical Urologists, and he currently chairs the Government Affairs Committee for the Washington State Urology Society He has practiced Urology in the King County area since1985. During This Episode We Discuss:   What is your responsibility regarding your insurance coverage prior to visiting a medical providers office, undergoing a procedure or study and or surgery.   How does your coverage differ from someone else who might be under the same plan   What happens when you are in Network or out of Network.. What does that mean?   What happens when you care provider becomes employed by a healthcare entity, clinic or insurance company   How does Medicare, Medicaid work? How is it different from private insurance?   What are Medicare advantage plans?   What are Pharmacy Benefit Managers?      Recommended Resources:   Episode 17 Understanding and Navigating the health Insurance System, The Original Guide to Men's Health

    56 min
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Our mission is to empower males with trusted information for physical and mental health.​ It can be tough to figure out where to start, and who to trust, when looking for information on health. This podcast addresses that challenge. It's a place for males to start (and refer back to as needed), for trusted health information.

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