The companion podcast to ACOG's Compassionate Conversations series, this series is aimed at highlighting effective techniques and answering questions on having sensitive conversations around difficult topics for patients and obstetrician-gynecologists. Over the course of this series, we hope to empower patients and their health care professionals in having these difficult conversations and how to delivery care compassionately.
To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website (https://www.acog.org/practice-management/patient-safety-and-quality/compassionate-conversations)!
Discussing Breastfeeding and Medication Management
This episode of ACOG's Compassionate Conversations podcast tackles peripartum medication management and breastfeeding decision-making. Joins us as for our 13th episode as Nisha Verma, MD, MPH, FACOG hosts a discussion with Tara Chettiar, MD, PMH-C, FACOG, Kaitlin Crutch, PhD, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, and Katie Koll, MSEd, IBLC. Together they explore the real benefits of breastfeeding, how to discuss medication safety without fear or shame, and how to make these conversations culturally sensitive an...
6 Aug 2026
Trends in Colon Cancer and Genetic Risk
In the twelfth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, tune in for a discussion on how healthcare professionals can have sensitive, effective conversations about colon cancer with their patients. This episode covers practical strategies for discussing genetic risks, concerns among younger populations, addressing barriers and stigma.
25 Mar 2026
Discussing Colon Cancer Screening
Join us for our the eleventh episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series as Camille Claire MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG and Laura Kim, MD, FACOG as they discuss how healthcare professionals can have sensitive, effective conversations about colon cancer screening with their patients. This episode covers practical strategies for building awareness without creating fear, addressing cultural barriers and stigma, and improving access to screening—especially for underserved and rural populatio...
23 Dec 2025
Supporting Patients Navigating Congenital CMV
In the tenth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Brenna Hughes, MD, MSc, FACOG and Gail Demmler Harrison, MD discuss congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV). They explore how healthcare professionals can support prospective parents through CMV diagnosis, provide compassionate care, and help families navigate the challenges of caring for children with congenital CMV. To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website! We are grateful to Astellas for i...
16 Dec 2025
Quality of Life and Menopausal Changes in Sexual Health
In the ninth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Stacey Ammerman, DO, FACOG, NCMP, DABOM, Judith Volkar, MD, MBA, FACOG and Sara Cichowski, MD, FACOG take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss the connection menopause symptoms and sexual health with their patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We’ll focus on how to have mindful conversations with patients on their managing their changes in anatomy, desire, libido and more as well as ways to ...
12 Dec 2025
Discussing Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause and Impacts on Sleep
In the eighth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Karen Adams, MD, DO, FACOG, NCMP, DABOM and Kerri Anthony, MD, FACOG, MSCP take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss the vasomotor menopause symptoms and sleep with their patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We’ll focus on how to have mindful conversations with patients on their managing their vasomotor symptoms and subsequent impacts on sleep. To hear more about Compassionate...
12 Dec 2025
Mangaing Menopause Symptoms and Maintaining Quality of Life
In the seventh episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Kerri Anthony, MD, FACOG, MSCP and Stacey Ammerman, DO, FACOG, NCMP, DABOM take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss the skills and strategies for maintaining quality of life while managing menopause symptoms with their patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We’ll focus on how to have mindful conversations with patients on their lifestyle goals and how to treat their menopause symptoms.&nbs...
18 Sept 2025
Understanding the Impact of Postpartum Depression on Bonding and Relationships
In the sixth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA and Amina Mohamed-Saleh will take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss the impacts of postpartum on infant bond and family relationships with their patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We’ll focus on how to have mindful conversations with patients and how to integrate inclusive language and the role of culture on postpartum depression and bonding. ...
15 Sept 2025
Postpartum Depression: Diving Deeper into Support Networks
In the fifth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd; and Jaclyn Nuziato, MD will take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss the importance of support networks and how providers can assist their patients access social supports during the postpartum period. Tune in for empathetic discussion techniques on postpartum depression. To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website!&nbs...
5 Sept 2025
Communicating Endometrial Cancer Risk and Diagnosis
In the fourth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Kari Ring, MD; Shawn Smith; and Wenora Johnson will take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss endometrial cancer risks with their patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We’ll focus on how to have mindful conversations with patients and how to integrate emotional and mental health support as patients navigate diagnosis and receiving cancer treatment. To hear more about Comp...
26 Nov 2024
Discussing Mental Health During Infertility and Perinatal Loss
In the third episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Dr. Ponnila Marinescu and Kay Matthews will take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss mental health with their patients experiencing fertility or perinatal loss in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We'll focus on how to have culturally mindful conversations with patients and how trauma can impact your approach to patient care.
To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website (https://www.acog.org/practice-management/patient-safety-and-quality/compassionate-conversations)!
We are grateful to Sage Therapeutics and Biogen for its support of ACOG’s Compassionate Conversation series. ACOG is solely responsible for all content including speaker and facilitator selection.
All opinions discussed by the moderator and panelists are their own and not reflective of ACOG opinion.
21 Nov 2024
Discussing Mental Health Postpartum
In the second episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Drs. Ponnila Marinescu and Katherine Rosenblum will take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss mental health with their postpartum patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We'll focus on how to have culturally mindful conversations with patients and how trauma can impact your approach to patient care.
To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website (https://www.acog.org/practice-management/patient-safety-and-quality/compassionate-conversations)!
We are grateful to Sage Therapeutics and Biogen for its support of ACOG’s Compassionate Conversation series. ACOG is solely responsible for all content including speaker and facilitator selection.
All opinions discussed by the moderator and panelists are their own and not reflective of ACOG opinion.
19 Nov 2024
Discussing Mental Health During Pregnancy
In the first episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Drs. Camille Hoffman and Nancy Byatt will take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss mental health with their pregnant patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We'll focus on how to have culturally mindful conversations with patients and how trauma can impact your approach to patient care.
To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website (https://www.acog.org/practice-management/patient-safety-and-quality/compassionate-conversations)!
We are grateful to Sage Therapeutics and Biogen for its support of ACOG’s Compassionate Conversation series. ACOG is solely responsible for all content including speaker and facilitator selection.
All opinions discussed by the moderator and panelists are their own and not reflective of ACOG opinion.
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