PodMed – Week of May 22, 2017

This week’s topics include physician age and outcomes, abortion via telemedicine, age to begin screening for cardiovascular disease, and vaccination of travelers.

Program notes:

0:31 Physician age and patient outcomes

1:30 Lower for physicians under 40

2:30 More up to date on newer treatments?

3:30 Older physicians should embrace

3:42 Abortion via telemedicine

4:44 Uses a website

5:44 Large majority medical rather than surgical

6:24 Vaccination among travelers

7:24 Can’t prove you’ve had measles vaccine

8:20 Risk of cardiovascular disease among young

9:20 Don’t have high blood pressure and don’t smoke

10:37 End

Related blog: https://podblog.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2017/05/21/physician-age-and-death-in-the-hospital/