90% of Adults Meet Criteria for This Serious Syndrome: Understanding CKM

06/03/24 • 38 min

Following 50 years of steady decline, cardiovascular mortality rates began to plateau in the past decade. Alarmingly, this plateau recently became an uptick, which many believe is due in part to cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome – a disease that 90% of adults meet criteria for but many may not have heard of.

In this episode of the Business Group on Health podcast, we talk with Dr. Chiadi Ndumele, board-certified cardiologist and lead author of the Presidential Advisory Report on Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health. Dr. Ndumele educates us on CKM syndrome, the overlap of obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and the cardiovascular system, as well as the need for increased awareness. He also shares ways to identify and treat genetic, social and environmental risk factors, and why education and understanding this condition is critical for patients of all ages.

More Information:
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association – https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001184

PREVENT Online Calculator:
https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements/prevent-calculator

Guest: Dr. Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiologist, Johns Hopkins University

More Information:
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association – https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001184

PREVENT Online Calculator:
https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements/prevent-calculator

Guest: Dr. Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiologist, Johns Hopkins University

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Mindful of Motherhood: Prioritizing Maternal Mental Health

A February 2024 research review in JAMA Psychiatry identified perinatal mental health and substance use disorders, namely suicide and opioid overdoses, as the cause of nearly one in four maternal deaths.

Reproductive psychiatrist, Dr. Emily Dossett, and executive director of the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, Joy Burkhard, join this episode of the Business Group on Health podcast to broaden our understanding of this stunning, yet largely unrecognized, relationship. We also learn about other maternal mental health challenges, the impact social determinants of health have on perinatal mental health, and how employers can help support mothers and their families.

More Information:
Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health Reports and Fact Sheets:
https://www.2020mom.org/reports

JAMA Psychiatry Research Review:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2814936

Health Affairs Article on Perinatal Mental Health:
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.01455

Guests: Dr. Emily Dossett | Reproductive Psychiatrist; Founder & Director, Reproductive Mental Health Program at the LA General Medical Center
Joy Burkhard | Executive Director, Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health

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Yes, And: When Employers Spotlight Workplace Well-Being, Outcomes Improve

Workplace well-being can only be achieved when the entire team – from leadership to specialists and everyone in between – works collaboratively with trust and commitment towards shared goals.

In this episode of the Business Group on Health podcast, we speak with Tim Cunningham, Interim Executive Director of Clowns Without Borders and former Co-Chief Well-being Officer at Emory Healthcare. Tim’s professional experience took him from clown to nurse to health care executive, and in this podcast he shares how his unique background informed his current focus on workplace well-being. Tim shares how leaders, including Chief Well-being Officers, can drive the cultural changes that impact employee well-being and professional fulfillment, ultimately improving outcomes.

Guest: Tim Cunningham | DrPH, Interim Executive Director, Clowns Without Borders USA