Live Talk On Demand
Join us for LIVE-TALK this Thursday November 16 – 3: 00 pm PST (6:00 pm EST)
You won’t want to miss our live discussion on the increase in denials from insurance companies. Dr. Blevins will discuss his experiences with the frustrating trend and other exciting musings from one of the busiest
Live-talk, session 25 – more on brain fog and pituitary clinical cases
Continuing our recent coverage of brain fog, Dr. Blevins and I discussed a few examples from his clinical practice and personal experiences with the condition. We also cover a fascinating case from his clinic about a patient with an empty sella incidental finding and residual disease.
Live-talk, session 24 – two Cushing cases and a forward look
With today’s podcasts from this week’s live-talk show, Dr. Blevins recaps our content dedicated to Global Cushing’s month with a talk about two fascinating recent Cushing cases from his practice. He also touches on some very interesting caveats about thyroid hormone replacement.
Live-talk, session 23 – insights on medicine and mental health: a perspective
Join us as we welcome marriage and family therapist Linda Rio for a fascinating discussion on how pituitary disease, or any chronic disease, manifests itself mentally and emotionally.
Live-talk, session 22 – Dr. Sylvia Asa discusses her groundbreaking work in endocrine pathology
This week’s Live-talk offers critical knowledge that people affected with pituitary and endocrine diseases need to know to ensure they receive proper treatment. Dr. Sylvia Asa, a pioneer in endocrine and pituitary tumor pathology, talks with Dr. Lewis Blevins about her work in the field and the reclassification of pituitary adenomas to Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors, or PitNets.
Live-talk, session 21 – Insurance challenges, clinical cases and much more
In our first live-talk session of 2023, we focus on critical topics, including insurance delay trends affecting pituitary medical practices, interesting clinical cases we can learn from, where telemedicine is going after the Covid era, and more commentary from the subjects we covered in our recent “briefing and insights” article.
Live-talk, session 20 – new drugs and therapies in the pipeline for acromegaly and Cushing’s
Today we present an excellent discussion with Dr. Alan Krasner, Chief Medical Officer for Crinetics Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Krasner speaks to PWN about two very important drugs currently under development.
Live-talk, session 19 – Adenomas and Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors
The ongoing debates and nomenclature change and reclassification are apparently over, and adenomas are now referred to as Pit-Net’s (pituitary neuroendocrine tumors). Is this good, bad, or indifferent?
Live-talk, session 18 – What is medical decision-making?
What does medical decision-making mean, and what is involved? What are pituitary specialists thinking about when faced with decisions on how to treat a patient? This live talk session aims at answering these tough questions. This podcast will shed some light on what a physician does when making medical decisions. Enjoy!
Live-talk, session 17 – Pituitary surgery: before, during and after
Do you ever wonder what happens in the OR after you are wheeled in? We welcome once again our friend and contributor, Manish Aghi, M.D. Ph.D., Attending Neurosurgeon at the California Center for Pituitary Disorders, Professor of Neurological Surgery, and Principal Investigator at UCSF Brain Tumor Research Center. He spent an amazing hour with Dr. Blevins and me, walking us through his work with patients before surgery, his approaches post-surgery, recovery, potential issues, and the many other phases of pituitary surgery.
Live talk, session 16 – Awareness and knowledge
To continue our focus on pituitary awareness month, this session touches on various issues related to awareness and its importance as a critical factor in reducing the time to diagnosis.
Live talk, session 15 – A chat with preeminent pituitary neurosurgeon Dr. Sandeep Kunwar
If you didn’t have a chance to hear it live, here’s a podcast from the live talk session from last Thursday with special guest and PWN friend and contributor Pituitary neurosurgeon Dr. Sandeep Kunwar. He joined Dr. Lewis Blevins for a great discussion of the latest in pituitary surgery and disease management.