KGVO-FM/AM, in association with Community Medical Center, present Health Talk– a weekly live call-in show airing on Mondays from 8:30-9:00 a.m. The program features health professionals and experts discussing today’s top-of-mind health issues. Co-hosted by Peter Christian and Jon King, the hosts of Talk Back Live, each show will focus on a single health-related topic (eg. breast cancer awareness, heart health, vaccinations, head injuries, etc). To learn more about treating your health from day one, visit http://communitymed.org/.
Health Talk
Health Talk Discussion with RN Leann Gooley and Social Worker Jamie Bussiere About Montana Cancer Center
This past Monday we welcome two guests to Health Talk including Leann Gooley and Jamie Bussiere. Leann is a Bachelor’s prepared and Oncology Certified Registered nurse who has been at Montana Cancer Center for 23 years. Leann has been a nurse for 26 years working in acute care as well as an outpatient oncology treatment nurse...
Health Talk Discussion with Surgeon Brad Pickhardt About Varicose Veins
Health Talk welcomed Dr. Brad Pickhardt to the mic this past Monday. Dr. Pickhardt is a general surgeon who has been serving Western Montana for 25 years. He does a full range of general surgery, including varicose veins. He is the Trauma Director for Providence St...
What to Expect When You Are Expecting on Health Talk
This morning, we welcomed Ange Anderson to the show. Ange is the Family and Birth Educator of St. Patrick Hospital’s Family Maternity Center. She is a Certified Childbirth Educator through the International Childbirth Education Association and has over 18 years of experience in teaching and developing health and wellness educational programs...
Talking about Primary Care with Dr. Robert Stenger
This morning, we welcomed Dr. Robert Stenger, who is a board-certified family physician. His clinical practice is at Grant Creek Family Medicine, and he serves as medical director for the patient centered medical home program for Providence Medical Group
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Mark Wakai Talks About the Business of Healthcare
This morning we welcomed Mark Wakai to the mic of Health Talk to discuss the ever changing state of Health Care (Population Health, Medicaid expansion, medicare) and how it impacts us in Western Montana. Listen here for the complete show.
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Health Talk Discussion With Naturopathic Doctor Elizabeth Stegmaier
We welcomed Dr. Elizabeth Stegmaier to Health Talk this past week. She is a graduate of National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. She did her residency at the Family Medicine and Women's Health, National College of Natural Medicine in Portland...
Meet Dr. Sally Scott, Oncologist, from the Montana Cancer Center at St. Pats
This morning, Jon King welcomed Dr. Sally Scott, board certified oncologist, to Health Talk. The program covered an array of topics including oncology and advances being made in cancer research and treatment. Dr. Scott, who received her MD degree from the University of Massachusetts in 2003, has been with the Montana Cancer Center at Providence St...
On Location at the New Family Maternity Center at St. Patrick Hospitall
Peter Christian met with Joyce Dombrouski R.N. to tour the new Family Maternity Center (FMC) at Providence St. Patrick Hospital here in Missoula. The FMC is located on the third floor of the Broadway Building at 500 West Broadway. The FMC is the culmination of months of planning and preparation as part of the expanded Women’s and Children’s Program at St...
Health Talk Welcomes Physiatrist Dr. Mark Weber
This morning, we welcomed to Dr. Mark Weber to Health Talk. Dr. Weber specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, working in a variety of areas including traumatic brain injury, stroke and spinal cord injury, etc. Dr. Weber received his MD from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore, MD and completed his residency at in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; John Hopkins
Jason Nickisch, PharmD, MBA, Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Jason Nickisch was our guest Monday morning on Health Talk. Jason was born in Forsyth, Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy in 2002 and the University of Montana School of Business Administration with his MBA in 2015...