Welcome to Episode 1 of our two-part series focused on post-pandemic preventative care. During the COVID pandemic, many people put vital preventative care on hold. With a decrease in screenings and other preventive care, chronic conditions and cancers may be diagnosed at a later stage, making them harder to treat. In this two-part series, we speak with Dr. Janet Pregler, Director of the Iris Cantor at UCLA Women's Health Center and Director of the UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. We address the latest cancer screening guidelines and how you can take charge of your health by focusing on preventative care during our conversation. For more information about this episode and the Beyond the Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown. Links Mentioned: FemPeak Voices for Pelvic Floor Disorder

Your brain will once again thank you for tuning in to this two-part series on dementia, which affects women 2:1 in comparison with men. Dr. Emily Wong rejoins us to focus more deeply on dementia and the two most common causes: Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. She additionally shares resources on dementia, including genetic risk factors, and the effects of hormones. when/where to seek help. For more information about this episode and the Beyond The Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown. Links Mentioned: Weill Cornell Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic The XX Brain, by Lisa Mosconi, PhD Keep Sharp: How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age, by Sanjay Gupta, MD

Your brain will thank you for tuning in to this two-part series on dementia, which affects women 2:1 in comparison with men. For this episode, we welcome Dr. Emily Wong, a brain health coach with a background in primary care and integrative health. She specializes in Neurology and Psychiatry and is affiliated with Santa Clara Valley Health Hospital System Mental Health. Join us as we talk about the lifestyle choices that can reduce the risk of dementia as well as positively affect our overall health. Our discussion also focuses on caregivers and reflects on why it’s important to take care of yourself as you help loved ones through challenging health issues. For more information about this episode and the Beyond The Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown. Links Mentioned: Weill Cornell Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic The XX Brain, by Lisa Mosconi, PhD Keep Sharp: How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age, by Sanjay Gupta, MD

Each year, over 2 million women in the US are diagnosed with breast cancer, and many experiences delayed diagnoses that can impact their treatment options. In this episode, we speak with Kaitlin Christine, CEO, and Founder of Gabbi, the leading early detection company in cancer. Gabbi has created the first-ever consumer-facing risk model to predict a woman's risk of breast cancer, equip her with a personalized action plan, and navigate her to early detection. In our conversation, Kaitlin takes us through the story of how her own challenging journey through breast cancer led her to create the Gabbi Risk Assessment Model (GRAM). This innovative health solution uses artificial intelligence and personalized data to predict a woman’s risk for breast cancer so she can take action to reduce her risk or find cancer at an earlier stage when cancer is treated more successfully. What’s more, Kaitlin was recently selected as Oregon’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2021, winner of the HITLAB Women’s health tech challenge, and HITLAB’s audience choice award. For more information about this episode and the Beyond The Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown. Links Mentioned: Gabbi American Cancer Society U.S. Preventive Services Task Force National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Women have borne the brunt of the COVID 19 pandemic, and nowhere is that more evident than in health care. In today’s episode, we speak with Dr. Kellie Stecher, an OBGYN and Co-Founder and President of Patient Care Heroes, as well as the Governor of the 7th district of the American Medical Women’s Association. Kelly is a stern advocate for healthcare workers and for women’s equity, as well as the author of the new book, “Delivering.” in which she records her journey through high school, medical training and clinical practice, marriage, and motherhood. Our discussion reveals uncomfortable truths about mental health, power politics, and gender bias in the workplace; and how women can take action to help themselves, no matter what their profession. For more information about this episode and the Beyond The Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown. Links Mentioned: Delivering, by Kellie Stecher, MD Patient Care Heroes Linked Inclusion  Minnesota Mental Health Advocates National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 or text 88788 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

On today’s show, we speak with Pita Navarro, Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Clinical Research and Operations at Evvy, an at-home test that provides information on the makeup of each person’s vaginal ecosystem. Throughout our conversations, we discuss how you – the listener – can use that information now in speaking with your Doctor, as well as the future potential for providing solutions to vaginal issues many women experience. Pita Navarro is a molecular biologist by training, and, as you’ll quickly learn from this episode, her north star has always been empowering women through health and education. For more information about this episode and the Beyond The Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown. Links Mentioned: Evvy Listener Discount: BPG10

The female vaginal biome is an ecosystem of good bacteria and bad bacteria. When those bacteria are out of balance, problems such as vaginal infections occur. On the show today. we welcome Dr. Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, an Associate Professor of Cancer Prevention and Control at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Among many other topics, Melissa explains what the female vaginal biome is, how it changes as we age, and why it’s important to our health. We also talk about what we can do to keep our biome in balance. The Herbst-Kralovetz lab, which she founded, focuses on understanding the microbiome and host-microbe interactions in the female reproductive tract related to gynecologic and oncologic health outcomes. For more information about this episode and the Beyond The Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown. Links Mentioned: NAU Native American Cancer Preventions Study

In today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Teri Pipe, a Professor and Dean Emerita of the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, where she served as Dean from 2011-to 2018 and as ASU Chief Well-Being Officer from 2017-to 2021. Teri is the Founding Director of ASU's Center for Mindfulness, Compassion, and Resilience. Prior to ASU, Dr. Pipe served as Mayo Clinic Arizona's Director of Nursing Research and Innovation for 11 years. She loves spending time in nature and exploring ways of bringing compassion and well-being more fully into our world. Dr. Pipe was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow in 2014 and currently serves on the NurseTrust Board of Directors. Teri is also an expert on mindfulness, a skill set to increase the ability to experience being fully present, focused, and alive. Mindfulness has important implications for resilience within and beyond the healthcare and higher education sectors. Dr. Pipe is an expert on nursing leadership with a focus on interprofessionalism, bringing nurses together with physicians and other health professionals, business people, and policymakers, to help redesign and improve health in the U.S. Her research interests include mindfulness, resilience in professional and clinical populations, health promotion and wellness, positive coping and stress management, oncology, and gerontology. She is a sought-after speaker on the topics of mindfulness, workforce resilience, and self-compassion. For more information about this episode and the Beyond The Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown.

In today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Teri Pipe, a Professor and Dean Emerita of the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, where she served as Dean from 2011-to 2018 and as ASU Chief Well-Being Officer from 2017-to 2021. Teri is the Founding Director of ASU's Center for Mindfulness, Compassion, and Resilience. Prior to ASU, Dr. Pipe served as Mayo Clinic Arizona's Director of Nursing Research and Innovation for 11 years. She loves spending time in nature and exploring ways of bringing compassion and well-being more fully into our world. Dr. Pipe was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow in 2014 and currently serves on the NurseTrust Board of Directors. Teri is also an expert on mindfulness, a skill set to increase the ability to experience being fully present, focused, and alive. Mindfulness has important implications for resilience within and beyond the healthcare and higher education sectors. Dr. Pipe is an expert on nursing leadership with a focus on interprofessionalism, bringing nurses together with physicians and other health professionals, business people, and policymakers, to help redesign and improve health in the U.S. Her research interests include mindfulness, resilience in professional and clinical populations, health promotion and wellness, positive coping and stress management, oncology, and gerontology. She is a sought-after speaker on the topics of mindfulness, workforce resilience, and self-compassion. For more information about this episode and the Beyond The Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown. Links Mentioned: Jon Kabat-Zinn's Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical Center Yoga Nidra Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Karen Anderson, a medical oncologist and an associate professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. She additionally serves as a professor at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Personalized Diagnostics and ASU’s School of Life Sciences. Dr. Anderson is focused on understanding how the immune response can be used to detect and alter cancer development. To create effective cancer immunotherapy, Anderson’s team identifies target antigens and pushes the scientific understanding of the mechanisms of immune regulation that limit effective immunotherapy. For more information about this episode and the Beyond The Paper Gown podcast series, please visit Beyond The Paper Gown. Links Mentioned: ClinicalTrials.gov   American Cancer Society  The US Preventive Services Task Force ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology Susan G. Komen Foundation

Candid. Credible. Curated. Listen in to learn how Beyond the Paper Gown, hosted by Mitzi Krockover MD, can inspire, empower, and inform women with the latest information about their health and healthcare choices. Join us in each episode to take a look beyond the health care system with doctors, scientists, clinicians, and policymakers. Hosted by Mitzi Krockover, M.D. A Production of Woman Centered LLC.