Underinsured Parents Cut Corners on Children’s Health Care, SOARnet Study Finds

More than one in eight Dayton-area parents surveyed in a SOARnet study of underinsured children in pediatric clinics said they had forgone physician-recommended care for their child due to cost concerns. According to the Dayton Daily News:

Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers analyzed surveys completed by 1,978 parents from July to September 2009.

“It’s concerning to me that parents are put in this situation that they have to make difficult financial choices that may have a negative impact on their child’s health,” said Dr. Greg Eberhart, community coordinator for the Southwestern Ohio Ambulatory Research Network. Thirteen of 14 SOAR-NET practices participated in the survey. “We should not put our children’s health at risk because of financial restraints.”

The researchers considered children “underinsured” if their parents hadn’t followed at least one recommendation from a pediatrician during the previous year due to insufficient coverage. Read more.

SOARnet investigators presented this research on Oct. 26 at the 2010 Central Research Forum at Wright State University and on Oct. 3 at the American Academy of Pediatrics conference in San Francisco.

Radio Rounds Hosts Live Show August 11

The second season of Radio Rounds premieres at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 9. Follow the link to listen to a live audio stream or download a podcast of the show. The show’s special guest is Dr. Brian Cole, head team physician for the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and Professor of Orthopedics at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Cole was recently named the 2009 NBA Team Physician of the Year.

Radio Rounds is the nation’s first medical radio talk show produced entirely by medical students. It was launched last year by a group of students in the class of 2012 at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine.

On Tuesday, August 11, Radio Rounds producers Avash Kalra and Lakshman Swamy will host a full-audience, live show from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the Gandhi Auditorium in White Hall (101 WH) on the Wright State main campus.

The show is sponsored by the American Medical Students Association (AMSA) chapter at Wright State. Lunch will be provided by AMSA. All BSOM students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

Special guests for the live show include:

• Dr. Howard M. Part, Dean of the Boonshoft School of Medicine
• Dan Henderson, AMSA Health Justice Fellow (Mr. Henderson is flying in for this event)
• Casey McCluskey, MS2 (Casey will discuss her recent and ongoing “patient perspective”)
• There will also be a few surprises, as well as an opportunity to win gift card prizes!

Upcoming Radio Rounds programs will feature Dr. Gloria Wilder, the CEO and founder of Core Health; several nationally-renowned physician-authors, NY Times columnists, and NPR contributors such as Stephen Bergman, Elissa Ely, and Sandeep Jauhar; the medical director for the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots; and Wright State faculty members such as Dr. Paula Termuhlen.

For more information, contact Radio Rounds executive producer Shamie Das. Follow Radio Rounds on Twitter.

We hope you are all doing well and had a wonderful summer! As many of you know, during the previous academic year, a group of students in the BSOM Class of 2012 created “Radio Rounds,” the nation’s first medical radio talk show produced entirely by medical students. Now, Radio Rounds is proud to announce that, on Tuesday August 11, second-year medical students Avash Kalra and Lakshman Swamy will host a full-audience live show from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Gandhi Auditorium in White Hall (101 WH). The show is sponsored by the American Medical Students Association (AMSA) chapter here at Wright State.

Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend! We sincerely hope you will be able to join us for this event.

Lunch will be provided by AMSA, and special guests for the program include:

– Dr. Howard M. Part, Dean of the Boonshoft School of Medicine

– Dan Henderson, AMSA Health Justice Fellow (Mr. Henderson is flying in for this event)

– Casey McCluskey, MS2 (Casey will discuss her recent and ongoing “patient perspective”)
– There will also be a few surprises, as well as an opportunity to win gift card prizes!

The second season of Radio Rounds officially premieres two days earlier, on August 9th, live at www.radiorounds.blogspot.com at 12pm. The special guest for that show is Dr. Brian Cole, Head Team Physician for the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and Professor of Orthopedics at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Cole was recently named the 2009 NBA Team Physician of the Year. Future scheduled guests for this fall include the CEO and Founder of Core Health, Dr. Gloria Wilder, Wright State faculty members such as Dr. Paula Termuhlen, and several nationally-renowned physician-authors, NY Times columnists, and NPR contributors such as Stephen Bergman, Elissa Ely, and Sandeep Jauhar. We will also be joined on air this fall by the Medical Director for the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots.

Again, we welcome you to join us for our live Radio Rounds show this upcoming Tuesday, August 11th, in the Gandhi auditorium at White Hall. Please feel free to contact me for more information.

Warmly,

Shamie Das, MS2

Radio Rounds Executive Producer