Making an impact on chronic disease and physician health, with Sharon Horesh-Bergquist, MD
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In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, chats with Sharon Horesh-Bergquist, MD, about chronic disease, screenings and lifestyle and preventive medicine, as well as discussing physician wellness and burnout.
- Intro 0:24
- In this episode 0:42
- Sharon Horesh-Bergquist, MD 1:03
- How do you create a good work-life balance? 1:38
- What started you on the path of lifestyle and preventive medicine? 2:18
- What were the significant challenges you faced when incorporating your practices in medicine? 6:15
- You’ve done a lot of research in the early predictors of chronic disease. What’s the most interesting to you? 8:42
- If it was up to you, when would you suggest screenings should happen? And for patients who were diagnosed with pre-diabetes, is that now reversible in terms of the recent research on foods that can alter that trajectory? 13:06
- Bergquist reviews the path of physiology of inflammation and its role in insulin resistance. 15:57
- Is there reversibility of diabetes in terms of diet? 19:39
- Stress, exercise and sleep: what are somethings that physicians can do to help themselves? 21:11
- Bhargava and Bergquist discuss daily movement and exercise. 23:53
- What is your advice for physicians who want to change their practice to better care for patients? What is your advice for physicians who are overwhelmed and want to better their own health? 25:01
- Bhargava and Bergquist talk about finding meaning and purpose to prevent burnout. 27:37
- Final thoughts 29:48
- Thanks 30:38
Hansa Bhargava, MD, is the chief clinical strategy and innovation officer for Healio.
Sharon Horesh-Bergquist, MD, is a practicing internal medicine physician, scientist and lifestyle medicine pioneer with over 25 years of experience in patient-centered clinical care. She is the Pam R. Rollins professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and the medical director of Emory’s Executive Health program.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Bhargava at podcasts@healio.com. Follow Dr. Bhargava on X @hansabhargavaMD and on Instagram @doctorhansaMD. Dr. Bergquist can be reached on Instagram @drsharonbergquist and on LinkedIn.
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