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PHN Podcast: Exposing the Misconceptions of Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction
PHN Chief Medical Officer, Dr. George Garrow, is joined by Katie Gassner, a Nationally Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist and Program Director for Tobacco Control in Mercer and Lawrence Counties, as they discuss the misconceptions surrounding tobacco and nicotine use. Dr. Garrow and Katie discuss the following topics: What exactly is nicotine? What are the available…
PHN Podcast: Recruitment in 2020
Primary Health Network’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. George Garrow and PACHC’s Director of Pennsylvania’s Primary Care Career Center, Judd Mellinger-Blouch, discuss provider recruitment during a pandemic. Some of the questions addressed include: How has the pandemic impacted recruitment? Have we noticed a change in the candidate pool because of the pandemic? Has telemedicine presented…
PHN Podcast: The Importance of Childhood Immunizations
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to alarming declines in well-child visits and routine immunization rates. This raises the risk for outbreaks and places further strain on our nation’s health care system. To increase the awareness of childhood immunizations, Dr. Garrow, PHN’s Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. John Cunningham, PHN Pediatrician, discuss and provide information on:…
PHN Podcast: Penn State University’s GWEP Grant
PHN’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Garrow and Marie Mulvihill, Executive Director of Operations – Medical, talk with Dr. Donna Fick, Dr. Erica Husser, and Dr. Judith Hupcey, about PSU’s Geriatric Wellness and Education Program (GWEP). PSU has recently partnered with PHN and the collaboration is designed to implement an Age-Friendly Health System in rural,…
PHN Podcast: What is a Federally Qualified Health Center?
In this episode, PHN’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Garrow is joined by Cheri Rinehart, the president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers. Together, they discuss the value of Community Health Centers (CHCs), also known as FQHCs – Federally Quailifed Health Centers and the positive impact that they have on their…
PHN Podcast: Collaborative Care Initiatives
Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Garrow is joined by Matt Eckley, Executive Director of Behavioral Health and Lisa Lorelli, Director of Clinical Initiatives to talk about new initiatives that focus on collaborative care. Collaborative care is a model of integration of Behavioral Health in a Primary Care setting, with a focus on the effectiveness of…
PHN Podcast: Back to School
Rachel Bieber, PHN’s Visual Arts Manager, discusses the reopening of schools with Dr. George Garrow, PHN’s Chief Medical officer. Dr. Garrow focuses on the health and safety of children and shares some tips that parents can implement right away. The current reopening policies are subject to change due to the complicated nature of COVID-19…
PHN Podcast: Gym and Restaurant Safety
PHN’s Visual Arts Manager Rachel Bieber is joined by Dr. George Garrow, PHN’s Chief Medical Officer, to discuss the reopening of restaurants and gyms. Please note that this podcast was recorded prior to the July 1st order released by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health. At the time of publishing, all Pennsylvanians are required to wear…
PHN Podcast: COVID-19 & Dental Services
In this episode of PHN Podcast, Dr. George Garrow, PHN’s Chief Medical Officer, discusses how COVID-19 has affected dental services throughout our network and is joined by PHN’s Dental Director Dr. Joseph Prybyl and Regional Director Lauren Stone. One recent service update is the opening of three of our sites for appointment-only emergency dental procedures:…
PHN Podcast: Postpartum Depression & COVID-19
Director of Marketing Sara Rupp is joined by Visual Arts Manager Rachel Bieber and Carolyn Brumbaugh, CRNP, to discuss postpartum depression. PHN OB/GYN locations PHN Behavioral Health locations Pennsylvania WIC (Women, Infants, Children) Nurse Family Partnership