Today's guest is Dr. Sajida Ahad, Bariatric Surgeon and Medical Director of the Metabolic and Bariatric Health Program at Mercy in Cedar Rapids, IA. Dr. Ahad discusses obesity, including the clear definition of obesity, some of the pitfalls surrounding managing your weight, current weight loss options including new and popularized weight loss drugs on the market, and the risks and benefit surrounding bariatric surgery.

Learn more here: https://www.mercycare.org/services/bariatric-surgery-clinic/

About Captive Health: Captive Health provides healthcare solutions for employers and their employees that are physician-led and delivered by a highly trained group of coaches, nurses, and providers. Captive Health offers a complete suite of health risk management tools including 24/7 telemedicine, high-risk support, subscription-based pricing, and more. To learn more and to get in touch, visit https://healthcareinsights.captivate.fm/captive

About Dr. Tim Sagers: A family practice physician by training, Dr Sagers has spent much of his career focused on disease management, care model innovation and wellness promotion. Dr Sagers graduated from the University of Iowa Carver School of Medicine and completed his residency with the Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation. Dr Sagers is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. In addition to his 20 years of clinical practice, Dr Sagers has 10+ years’ experience with business health, employee health programming, and telehealth service provision and program development.

DISCLAIMER: The thoughts and opinions of the host and guests of this podcast are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. In addition, guests are participating in this podcast in an individual capacity and may not be representing or intending to promote the organization in which they are employed. 

Today's guest is Dr. Luke Hansen, Doctor of Psychology. He received his degree from the Illinois School of Psychology in Chicago and completed his post-doctoral work at the Carver College School of Medicine. He has served as an adjunct professor for many institutions of higher learning. Currently, Dr. Hansen provides professional services at the Mercy Regional Back and Spine Pain Clinic and general psychiatry clinics.

Learn more about Dr. Hansen at https://www.mercycare.org/doctors/doctor-public-profile/luke-hansen/

About Captive Health: Captive Health provides healthcare solutions for employers and their employees that are physician-led and delivered by a highly trained group of coaches, nurses, and providers. Captive Health offers a complete suite of health risk management tools including 24/7 telemedicine, high-risk support, subscription-based pricing, and more. To learn more and to get in touch, visit https://healthcareinsights.captivate.fm/captive

About Dr. Tim Sagers: A family practice physician by training, Dr Sagers has spent much of his career focused on disease management, care model innovation and wellness promotion. Dr Sagers graduated from the University of Iowa Carver School of Medicine and completed his residency with the Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation. Dr Sagers is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. In addition to his 20 years of clinical practice, Dr Sagers has 10+ years’ experience with business health, employee health programming, and telehealth service provision and program development.

DISCLAIMER: The thoughts and opinions of the host and guests of this podcast are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. In addition, guests are participating in this podcast in an individual capacity and may not be representing or intending to promote the organization in which they are employed. 

Today's guest is Dr. Lyle Berkowitz. Dr. Lyle is a primary care physician, healthcare futurist, and digital health expert considered a thought-leader both here in the U.S. and abroad. He trained in medicine at the University of Illinois and practiced at Northwestern University. He has extensive experience with healthcare startups and has helped lead the deployment of many healthcare innovations. Currently, he is the Founder and CEO of KeyCare, a new and exciting virtual care solution.

In today's conversation, Tim and Dr. Lyle discuss the growth of telemedicine and virtual care, the experience of telemedicine use during the Covid-19 pandemic, ways for patients to better engage with telemedicine, and future use cases for telemedicine and virtual care technology.

Learn more about Dr. Lyle at www.drlyle.com.

About Captive Health: Captive Health provides healthcare solutions for employers and their employees that are physician-led and delivered by a highly trained group of coaches, nurses, and providers. Captive Health offers a complete suite of health risk management tools including 24/7 telemedicine, high-risk support, subscription-based pricing, and more. To learn more and to get in touch, visit https://healthcareinsights.captivate.fm/captive

About Dr. Tim Sagers: A family practice physician by training, Dr Sagers has spent much of his career focused on disease management, care model innovation and wellness promotion. Dr Sagers graduated from the University of Iowa Carver School of Medicine and completed his residency with the Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation. Dr Sagers is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. In addition to his 20 years of clinical practice, Dr Sagers has 10+ years’ experience with business health, employee health programming, and telehealth service provision and program development.

DISCLAIMER: The thoughts and opinions of the host and guests of this podcast are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. In addition, guests are participating in this podcast in an individual capacity and may not be representing or intending to promote the organization in which they are employed.