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
Pediatric Intensive Care on Health Talk
Maria Gurreri, RN. has been a pediatric and pediatric intensive care nurse for 24 years, working at CMC for 20 of those years. Maria has been involved in pediatric infusions since 2005 when the program was launched at Community. She is now the newly dedicated pediatric infusion nurse at Community and is in charge of administering these infusions, providing infusion education, and coordinating all
Leading a Gluten Free Life? Listen Here.
Tom Flass MD, MS was our guest on Monday's Health Talk. Listen here for the complete interview with Peter and Jon.
Some key facts:
Celiac disease affects at least 1 in 100 people in the USA and numbers are increasing
80% of the people in the USA with celiac are currently undiagnosed
Estimates are that at least 6-8% of the population may have gluten sensitivity
Symptoms of these conditions can va
Health Talk Welcomes Rebecca Robertson – Occupational Therapist, Community Medical Center
Rebecca Robertson earned her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy from the Univ. of North Carolina in 1985. She has worked at Community since 1989 and has been a Certified Brain Injury Specialist since 2005. Rebecca has been the Montana State Chapter Director and local presenter for ThinkFirst since 2008...
Through the Generations – Family Medicine 101 is a Must Listen on Health Talk
vvcc This morning, we welcomed Dr. David Lechner, the Chief Medical Officer of Community Medical Center and President of the Community Physician Group. Dr. Lechner discussed the Continuum of Integrated Care Delivery Model - focusing on how teams of social workers, physicians and pharmacists work in concert with one another as part of the Primary Care Facility...
All About the Heart – Speaking with Sheryl Alexander from Community
This morning we welcome Physician's Assistant Sheryl Alexander into the Health Talk studios to discuss the Heart with our audience and our hosts Jon and Peter. Listen here:
Cutting edge Surgical Procedures with Community’s Dr. Tim Richards
This morning, we welcomed Dr. Timothy Richards, MD, FACS to the program to discuss the daVinci robot program, and specifically Hernia repairs using the robot. Dr. Richards, our Board Certified Surgeon, was the first in Montana to introduce endovenous ablation with advanced laser and RF-Radiofrequency ablation and is trained in cutting-edge general surgical procedures, including those for Abdomina
Talking Nurse on Call on Health Talk
This morning we welcomed Brandi Breth and Bryan Borup to Health Talk. Borup is a Paramedic with Community Medical Center and works to oversee our Nurse on Call and Referral Call line center. He started working as an EMS in a busy Colorado Emergency Department in 1991...
Dr. Kristin Anderson Brings a Wealth of Good Info to Health Talk
This morning, we welcomed Dr. Kristin Anderson to Health Talk. Dr. Anderson works as the employee health medical director for Community Medical Center and also works in post-acute care services for our Community Physician Group patients that need care after the hospital for a transitional stay to home, or for long-term care...
Dr. Ryan Marshall Talks Plastic Surgery on Health Talk
This morning, we welcomed Dr. Ryan Marshall to Health Talk to discuss a myriad of topics related to plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Marshall is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with expertise in cosmetic as well as reconstructive procedures...