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It's that time again... 🛎🛎🛎 ⁉ ASK AN EXPERT!!! ⁉ This time we're talking with Dr. Shimatsu, Chief Medical Officer at Peach Tree Health. 🩺 1. I need a women’s health provider. Any chance you’ll be getting a female provider? Yes! Dr. Melissa Johnson is an OB-GYN that will be joining our Peach Tree team. She will be providing comprehensive women's health services, including medical care before, during and after pregnancy, discussion of contraception options like birth control, cancer screenings (pap smears, breast exams) and management of common women's health issues. She will be providing these services at our Yuba City and Sacramento Peach Tree clinics starting in March. As a reminder, Dr. Pundi provides women's health services 4 days/week at our Linda clinic. 2. I go to the Sacramento clinic. Will we have special services like I see at the other Peach Tree clinics? Starting 1/10/24, Dr. Charles Price will be providing Chiropractic services on Wednesdays at our Sacramento clinic. Chiropractic services are covered by most insurances can help with many muscular, spine and joint issues and can be a great alternative or addition to a medication treatment plan. Dr. Waris will be joining our team and will be providing diabetes care to adult patients starting later this month (January). He will be providing Behavioral health and substance use disorder services as well. We are looking forward to further expansion of our specialty services in the future. As a reminder our Sacramento clinic provides vision services as well. 3. I want to see a new provider, but I don’t want anything bad written in my chart for requesting that. How do I do that? You can easily request a different provider by calling into the main phone number (530) 749-3242 and a Peach Tree Health representative will walk you through that process and can schedule you a future appointment. If you have a question for Dr. Shimatsu, please share it into the comments. *no direct medical concern questions Learn more about Peach Tree Health at www.pickpeach.org #askanexpert #medicaldoctor #ipickpeach #learnaboutpeach #healthcarequestions

My friends, Mojgan Payombar and Barbara Rhoden, PhD, put out a Women’s Heart Health Cheat Sheet that highlights the key shifts and risks during each life stage. You can download it for free. It will arm you with information you can discuss with your healthcare provider. #heartdisease #womenshealth #prevention #cardiovascularprevention #hearthealth

Nuvo is pleased to share that Georgia State University has launched a multisite, NIH-funded study titled “Advancing understanding of racism-related health disparities beginning before birth” utilizing Nuvo's solution. Led by Dr. Sierra Carter, the pioneering study will utilize Nuvo’s FDA-cleared remote pregnancy monitoring platform in researching how racism-related stressors experienced by pregnant Black and Latina women impact maternal and fetal health and development. “By integrating Nuvo’s INVU platform into our research design, we have the unprecedented opportunity to quantify the acute and chronic effects of racism,” Dr. Sierra Carter, Georgia State University principal investigator on the study, explains. “This partnership enhances our ability to measure what was previously intangible—capturing real-time data on how the stress of racial discrimination may be transferred from a mother to her child even before birth.” You can find the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/dkfx_hCD #careequity #healthcare #pregnancyjourney #medtech #pregnancycareequity

❤️ It’s time for a movement. When I started researching women’s heart health, I was shocked by how many women are unaware of their risk. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, yet many women believe they’re more likely to die from cancer, especially breast cancer. This needs to change. 80% of cardiovascular diseases are preventable. 💡We’ve created a Women’s Heart Health Cheat Sheet that highlights the key shifts and risks during each life stage. Download it here: 👉https://lnkd.in/gs-E9Z9c ✨Take Action: Share and tag women you care about and encourage her to take control of her heart health. Together, we can make heart disease the top priority it should be. #womenshealth #hearthealth #preventioniskey #empowerment #heartdisease #cardiovascularprevention #cardiovasculardisease #maternalhealth #menopause #hormones #PCOS #pregnancy #education #awarness

As part of the “Pregnancy and rheumatic diseases” Series in the Lancet journals, Andreoli, et al. provide a comprehensive overview of the literature and guidance on discussing outcomes of children born to mothers with autoimmune rheumatic disease. They present the current literature on foetal development and neonatal outcomes, along with potential effects from birth to early adulthood. A series of frequently asked questions from prospective mothers and advice on how to communicate with the patient are also provided. You can find the full paper summary on the IMID Forum completely free along with the latest updates in #RhematoidArthritis https://ow.ly/OQap50SFccy

Can You Have an Undisturbed Hospital Birth? The experience of birth is a powerful and transformative journey, ideally unfolding in a setting that supports the birthing person’s physiological and emotional needs. Birth physiology requires an environment of privacy, safety, and respect—conditions that are often at odds with the standard practices in many hospital settings. However, with proper preparation, advocacy, and support, it is possible to achieve a hands-off, no-intervention birth in a hospital. I break it down in my new blog post. Read the full post https://lnkd.in/gY4Stty3

Pharmacists play a multifaceted role beyond dispensing medications, serving as educators, counselors, advocates, and pillars of emotional support for individuals and couples confronting infertility. This article delves into the pharmacist's vital role in supporting fertility, by highlighting the importance of education, medication management, access to medications, and advocacy in empowering patients on their journey to parenthood. #NIAW2024 #infertilityjourney #pharmacist #LeaveYourMARK2024 https://lnkd.in/gHKx-FAQ

📌 Supporting PMD Patients with Comorbid Infertility This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Please join Jennifer Gordon, PhD, and Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, PhD, for an informative discussion on comorbid infertility and fertility treatments for patients with PMDD/PME, including special fertility treatment considerations for hormone-sensitive individuals. Tune in on Monday, March 18th, 11:00 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT. If you have a conflict, a link will be emailed to you once the recording is available. Go to https://lnkd.in/ejdtaFEH to get your tickets and check your time zone! 🌏 Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15 USD per webinar if you are an established professional or at a reduced cost of $5 for patients or students. Please be advised that the presentation is clinical in nature, and therefore, we will not be able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more! 💙 #PMDD #PME #PMS #HormoneSensitivity #infertility #MentalHealth #mycycle #myperiod #pmddawareness #fertilitytreatments #webinar #pmddawarenessissuicideprevention #pregnancy

Happy Holidays, Folks! I am excited to share a new health equity publication co-written by RAND colleagues and I titled, "Acceptability of Telelactation Services for Breastfeeding Support Among Black Parents: Semistructured Interview Study," in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Article Abstract: Background: While breastfeeding rates have increased in the United States in recent years, racial and ethnic disparities persist. Telelactation may help reduce disparities by increasing access to lactation consultants, but there is limited research on acceptability among minoritized individuals. Objective: We aimed to explore experiences with telelactation among Black parents and identify strategies to make services more culturally appropriate. Methods: We selected 20 Black parents who were given access to telelactation services from an ongoing National Institutes of Health–funded randomized controlled trial (the Tele-MILC trial) to participate in semistructured interviews. Interviews addressed birth experiences, use and opinions about telelactation, comparison of telelactation to in-person lactation support, and recommendations to improve telelactation services. The thematic analysis was informed by a previously reported theoretical framework of acceptability and RAND Corporation’s equity-centered model. Results: Users appreciated the convenience of telelactation and reported that lactation consultants were knowledgeable and helpful. Participants wanted more options to engage with lactation consultants outside of video visits (eg, SMS text messaging and asynchronous resources). Users who had a lactation consultant of color mentioned that racial concordance improved the experience; however, few felt that racial concordance was needed for high-quality telelactation support. Conclusions: While Black parents in our sample found telelactation services to be acceptable, telelactation could not, in isolation, address the myriad barriers to long-duration breastfeeding. Several changes could be made to telelactation services to increase their use by minoritized populations. To see the full article, click here: https://lnkd.in/gtZY3XRs #healthequity #blackwomenshealth #telelactation #RAND

President Joe Biden signed an executive order allocating $200 million to expand federal women's health research, focusing on post-menopausal conditions like arthritis and osteoporosis. The White House order includes directives for various departments to enhance data collection and research, utilizing AI for advancements in women's health. This move aligns with Biden's emphasis on reproductive healthcare in his 2024 re-election strategy, following significant political developments like the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The initiative builds on the administration's ongoing efforts to bolster women's health, including a $100 million research project and a proposed $12 billion funding increase for #womenshealth #research. 🔬 🗞️ Read more on : https://hubs.li/Q02p_fS60 #Tech4Eva #EPFLInnovationPark #GroupeMutuel #Femtech #womenshealthmatters #periodhealth #wellbeing #fertility #pregnancy #prevention #treatment #menopause #oncology #diagnostics #therapeutics #medtech #digitalhealth #health #innovation #entrepreneurs