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Knowledgeable Provider

This is a podcast about medicine. We discuss all aspects of medicine from the strictly professional/clinical stuff to the behind-the-scenes break room talk and everything in between. Whether you are a medical professional, a student, a patient, or just someone with a passing interest in the medical field you are bound to hear something you like!

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Dec. 16, 2024

Book Review: Emergency Capnography by Hugh Greenbaum

Jody's review of this short critical care guidebook focused on using capnography as part of patient assessment and management.

Dec. 2, 2024

When Knee Replacement Goes Wrong

Mary McCulloch shares the story of how she was left with debilitating chronic pain and few answers after enduring multiple knee surgeries over several years. When they say there's a chance of having a bad outcome even from a…

Nov. 11, 2024

Politics & Medicine

Jody discusses how politics and medicine are intertwined and how he deals with political issues in the context of individual patient encounters.

Oct. 21, 2024

Oops

Medical errors are a common cause of harm to patients. In this episode of Critical Incident from Knowledgeable Provider, Jody recalls some of his own errors in the hope of encouraging all medical professionals to be honest a…

Oct. 14, 2024

Living With Lupus with Cindy Hutchens

Cindy Hutchens describes her experiences living with SLE and her interactions with the healthcare system along the way. Resources & References 1) Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) 2) The Lupus Book by Daniel Wallace 3) LFA M…

Oct. 7, 2024

How To Save A Life

No matter what area of medicine you work in, you are saving lives and improving your patients' quality of life. Sometimes that happens in dramatic fashion and sometimes you might not even notice it happening at all. In this …

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How To Study A Textbook

How to Study a Textbookby: Tom Meyer, MSN, BS, RN, CCRN, ACNP-BC Textbooks are not novels. They’re not meant to be read start to finish, word for word, so you can follow the plot. Textbooks are meant to present comprehensive information…

Huntsville Hospital Cardiology Update 2024 Recap

Recently I attended the HH Cardiology Update conference, held at the UA Huntsville College of Nursing. This was a Saturday morning class that, you know, sounded like a good idea at the time I signed up. Honestly if I hadn't already paid the registra…

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder with David Heinen, Jr.

On this week's episode, my guest discusses living with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). This is a relatively new diagnosis, added to the DSM in 2013. Many medical professionals are probably not familiar with it or may recall learni…

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About the Host

Jody Marks, MSN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC

Host/Producer/Editor

Jody is a nurse practitioner with over 25 years of medical experience. He responded to his first emergency call in 1998 as an Explorer in high school and completed paramedic training in 2002. After transitioning to nursing in 2012 he worked as an RN in pediatric ICU, pediatric critical care transport, and post-anesthesia care. Since 2018 he has worked in private practice as a family nurse practitioner in Decatur, Alabama. He is also an adjunct nursing instructor at Calhoun Community College. He is a graduate of Northwest Shoals Community College, Calhoun Community College, University of North Alabama, and University of South Alabama. He certainly does not claim to be THE knowledgeable provider but always strives to be a MORE knowledgeable provider. He lives in Huntsville, Alabama.