LMC producing “Spreading the Health” podcasts for AtlantiCare

The Lubetkin Media Companies is producing a series of medical information podcasts, Spreading the Health, for AtlantiCare, an integrated healthcare system based in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, whose more than 6,000 staff, providers and volunteers serve the community in more than 100 locations in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May and Ocean counties of southern New Jersey.

The Spreading the Health series, hosted by Kevin Clapp, Internal Communications Specialist, and Laura Stetser, Senior Social Media Specialist, award-winning communications professionals and former journalists, who interview medical experts from the AtlantiCare team about emerging treatments, approaches to complex medical care, and advice to help patients and their families enhance their knowledge about their medical care.

LMC is recording the podcasts on location at AtlantiCare facilities in Atlantic City and Egg Harbor, and through remote audio connections to the LMC studios in Cherry Hill, NJ.

You can hear the Spreading the Health podcasts on the AtlantiCare website and on all major podcast platforms, or you can simply listen in the player below.

Spreading the Health, Episode 4: End of Life Care on Your Terms – Spreading the Health

When a loved one nears the end of their life, it is an emotional time, and figuring out how they want to be cared for in their final days can be difficult, if not impossible. In this episode, Laura and Kevin talk to Christopher Bolich, MD, about Advanced Care Planning and the importance of proactively discussing your wishes with loved ones and your providers before it’s too late. They also talk about palliative care vs. hospice care, and get a few tips on how to have these difficult conversations.Keywords: Advanced Care Planning, Living Will, Christopher Bolich, MD, Palliative Care, Hospice 

1. Spreading the Health, Episode 4: End of Life Care on Your Terms 39:26
2. Spreading the Health, Episode 3: Care that Goes Beyond a Cancer Diagnosis
3. Spreading the Health, Episode 2: How AtlantiCare is on the Leading Edge of Stroke Care 35:04
4. Spreading the Health Podcast 01: Mary Ann Yehl, DO, Medical Director, Telemedicine and Ambulatory Quality, AtlantiCare 19:08

About the Hosts

Kevin is a member of the team that won the prestigious PRSA Philadelphia’s 2019 “Best In Show” Pepperpot Award for their internal news show. He also hosts a weekly internal news update. Prior to joining the healthcare field in 2011, he spent two decades working at newspapers throughout the northeast. An avid runner, he is married with two teenage children and lives in Mays Landing, New Jersey.

Laura is a member of the team that won the prestigious PRSA Philadelphia’s 2019 “Best In Show” Pepperpot Award for their internal news show. Prior to joining the healthcare field in 2017, she spent a decade as newspaper journalist and parenting columnist. She is married with two teenage children and lives in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.