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Salus Health Care Forum: October 2024

On October 3, 2024, the fifth Salus Health Care Forum was convened. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Perry Pugno and Mark Vukalcic. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Mark Vukalcic who provided information regarding Allostatic Load as related to matter of race and socio-economic status. Following is a summary of […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On October 25, 2024
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Salus Health Care Forum September 2024

In attendance at the September 4, 2024 Salus Health Care Forum were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Mitch Applegate who introduced the concept of mental models and considered the role that mental models play in addressing the challenging issue of […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On September 28, 2024
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August 2024 Health Care Forum

The fifth Salus Health Care Forum was held on August 7, 2024. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Perry Pugno, Scott Sandland and Mark Vukalcic. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Bill Gillanders who introduced some of the challenges associated with treatment and prevention of obesity.   Following is […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On August 29, 2024
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July 2024 Health Care Forum

On July 3, 2024, the third recorded Salus Health Care Forum was held. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Walt Mills, Perry Pugno, Scott Sandland and Mark Vukalcic. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Peter Sterling (a noted neurobiologist and author or co-author of any publications (including Principles of […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On July 22, 2024
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June 2024 Health Care Forum

This forum held on June 5, 2024, was attended by three members of the Salus Forum: Jeremy Fish, Perry Pugno and William Bergquist. The June forum focused on strategies that can be engaged in the promotion of improved health care delivery. It benefited from experiences and insights offered by guest participant, Peter Sterling (a noted […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On June 24, 2024
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Book Shelf I: Physicians as Leaders: Who, How and Why Now

Physicians as Leaders: Who, How, and Why Now (Paperback) (2006) by Mindi K. McKenna. and Perry A. Pugno (Authors)   A review of the book Health Care is a rapidly changing field. I am a family medicine educator. I have been searching for a reference to use in teaching residents about Leadership. Perry Pugno is […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On June 6, 2024
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April 2024 Health Care Forum

The first recorded Salus Health Care Forum was convened on April 3, 2024. The trigger topic for this forum was a recent best-selling book called Outlive by Peter Attia. This topic was introduced by Dr. Jerome Fish. This forum extended far beyond the opportunities and challenges introduced by Attia.   Following is a summary of […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On April 29, 2024
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Health-Based Coaching and a Biopsychosocial Perspective

Gay Teurman, Psy.D. and William Bergquist, Ph.D. The emerging field of health-based coaching has mostly focused on strategies associated with empowering individuals to make lasting health behavior changes.  These changes are the cornerstone in defining a sense of well-being. As in most emerging fields of human service, health-based coaching practices are highly diverse with regard […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On March 20, 2024
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Salus: Health Care Forum Participants

Jeremy Fish, MD Jeremy is a Family Medicine Specialist practicing in the State of California with over 31 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Fish serves as program director and co-founder of the John Muir Family Medicine Residency Program. He was the California Association of Family Physician’s 2020 Family Physician of the Year. […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On March 19, 2024
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The Professional Culture

Hardly able to see straight, Dr. Monique Waznicki flops into an empty chair behind the main desk in the Special Care Nursery. She scans The Board and decides that the nurses can hold things together while she chases down a consult call she has into a cardiac specialist.  And maybe she can get a coffee […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On March 19, 2024
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