The ISH Dish Podcast Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics

Dr. Losee discusses how she diagnoses and treats most mental health disorders including anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD, PTSD, substance use disorders, and personality disorders, along with a special interest in treating patients through pregnancy and postpartum.

Matt Danilson is a Physician Assistant who can help you with the treatment and management of orthopedics, sports medicine, and spine. Matt will assist Dr. Li, Kakade, Odland, and Palit in surgical and non-surgical procedures for the spine, shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, and knee.

Iowa Specialty Pharmacy, located at Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion, is an important piece of our healthcare team and of the business community. In addition to dispensing medication, our pharmacists can give you clinical and lifestyle advice on how to become healthier. This includes advice and information on how to stop smoking, reduce high blood pressure, lose weight, and improve your diet. Join us on this podcast and hear from Trish Hoffman about our pharmacy services, the challenges they face, how the retail pharmacy works with the inpatient pharmacist, how they handle shortages, and what a typical day looks like behind the glass.

Nearly 1 in 5 American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year. The role of our gut biome in our health and well-being keeps unfolding and is an area of growing research. The gut includes every organ involved in digesting food and processing it into waste. The lining of the gut is often referred to as the "second brain". We've all felt emotions in our gut - gut feelings, stomach in knots and even butterflies. Amy also touches on the term "leaky gut" and how it activates the immune system.

In Part 2 of our podcast about breastfeeding, Karen covers the overall benefits of breastfeeding; what skin-to-skin contact is and how it has been scientifically proven to be one of the best things you can do for mom and baby; how the body produces milk; feeding cues and signs of fullness; how pumping can be a critical part of your feeding routine; what the difference is between a deep and shallow latch; and finally, what to look for the first 2 weeks and some brief information about weaning and how she can help with that too.

In part one of our conversation with Karin Semans, we learn about her education and role with the Iowa Specialty Hospital Maternity Center. What she can do for mom and baby includes breastfeeding classes, in-hospital assistance with breastfeeding as well as outpatient lactation services. If you are expecting, are a new mom, or have been down this road before, there is something in this podcast for everyone. We promise you will learn things you never knew you needed to know! In Part 2, dig deeper into the benefits of breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, breast pumps, feeding frequency, and the 1st 2 weeks at home including common concerns, diet and Lactogenic Foods, etc.