Dr. Michael Verdon, DO FACOS talks to Dr. Justin Trosclair DC on A Doctor's Perspective Podcast.

Should elective surgeries occur during the coronavirus pandemic and how can a neuro surgeon and you start telehealth with your patients? Dr. Michael Verdon DO FACOS explains his view on the current covid-19 doctor patient landscape.

Should elective surgeries happen right now?

What would be considered Elective Spine Surgery right now?

Dr. Michael Verdon makes a good point: does the gloves and mask I wear now to treat a non emergency case that could be ascertained via doxy (video calls) be worth it, if down the line we have a massive shortage of supplies for more life threatening complications from the coronavirus?

What precautions are being taken so everyone is safe from covid-19, especially in hospitals?

Should neurologists, orthopedics, dermatologists etc be on the front line of helping with corona patients: ie operating ventilators?

Is being a healthcare worker a Calling, Profession or just a Job when you and your family could be at risk to covid-19?

 How long can a surgical center stay open without elective surgeries?

Most will think “rich” doctors will be okay, but what do the nurses and other support staff do when they are paid hourly?

How does a spine surgeon convert to telehealth?

Efficiency, screening, lower overhead... is the virtual visits a paradigm shift we have been waiting to see?

How do we set up a practice with other physicians with a mix of virtual visits (telehealth) and in office care?

Finding the Pain Generator.

Find the pain generator, and you can pick the most appropriate procedure or referral to chiropractic or physical therapy. Don’t treat an MRI - treat the Patient.

How being a physical therapist fueled his desire to learn spine surgery is discussed and how that impacted his residency and clinical experience now.

Dr. Michael Verdon is a Doctor of Osteopath , a Fellow of Osteopathic Surgeons (spine) and a past Physical Therapist who also holds a business degree. He practices in Dayton (Ohio) at Dayton Neurological Associates. His passion is minimally invasive spine surgery with an emphasis on motion restoration and procedures that only need a 23 hour stay in hospital.

Show notes can be found at http://www.adoctorsperspective.net/150 here you can also find links to things mentioned and the full transcript.

Full Transcript of the Interview (probably has some grammatical errors). Just Click to expand
Dr. Justin
Trosclair, DC
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Episode 150 elective surgeries in 2020 and telehealth, I’m your host, Dr. Justin Trosclair. And today, we are Dr. Michael burdens perspective. During 2017 and 18 podcast awards, nominate hosts and best selling author on Amazon as we get a behind the curtain look at all types of doctor and guest specialties. Let’s hear a doctor’s perspective. don’t adjust your stereo. You heard correctly. 150 episodes. Wow. Now, honestly, this should have happened in 2019. However, I had some cancellations and it didn’t happen. And then I took a break. But we are back we got a few more minisodes coming out as well as a few more interviews, doing something different this year. If you haven’t noticed, we’re just going to put them out when I finish them, record them, edit them, put them out. And this is wild times.