This episode of “On Air with Avita” features Dr. Scott Foster, Avita’s fellowship-trained hip and knee replacement surgeon! For just over 10 minutes, Dr. Foster walks us through several key areas of the joint replacement program at Avita. If you are considering a hip or knee replacement (or if you are on the fence!), this episode might benefit you! Episode segments: 0:00 Introduction :50 Patient satisfaction and better outcomes 2:22 Reasons for top-ranking customer service scores 4:35 The benefits of the HANA table in hip replacements 7:22 Revisions and partial joint replacements 7:55 The team approach to Avita’s joint replacement program 9:20 Determining when a good time for a replacement is

Here it is! It’s our second episode of On Air with Avita! This episode is special because it is Better Speech and Hearing Month so we sat down with Audiologist, Heather Vaught, Au.D, and Speech Language Pathologist (Speech Therapist), Maddie Ellis. We learned a lot on infant language development, hearing aids, hearing loss, speech and swallowing disorders, and more! EPISODE SEGMENTS: 00:40 – Better Speech and Hearing Month 2:50 – Early intervention for hearing loss 4:55 – Working with infants and language development 7:50 – Hearing aids 11:38 – Behind the ear vs in-ear hearing aids 13:23 – The difference between hearing aids and personal sound amplifiers 16:34 – The relationship between hearing and speech 18:04 – Signs and symptoms of stroke and speech 20:30 – Scope of practice for speech language pathologists 22:33 – Types of swallowing evaluations 27:15 – Hearing loss prevention 32:20 – Signs and symptoms of hearing, speech, or swallowing disorders 37:18 – How to become a Speech Language Pathologist Are we not on your podcast app of choice? Let us know! Send a message on Facebook or Twitter or email us at aoconnor@avitahs.org and we will work to get our podcasts directly to your app.

On the debut episode of “On Air With Avita”, we talk with Dr. Ryan Wagner, Orthopedic Sports Medicine physician and Medical Director of Avita Center for Sports Health. 00:00 - Introduction 3:03 – The importance of Sports Health and Athletic Trainers in schools 12:10 – Staying on top of concussions 15:55 – The difference between an orthopedics and sports medicine 20:10 – Ultrasound in sports medicine 23:21 – The power of regenerative medicine and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) 30:35 – Sports medicine is not just for athletes Be sure to like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AvitaHealthSystem and follow us on Twitter @AvitaHealthS Are we not on your podcast app of choice? Let us know! Send a message on Facebook or Twitter or email us at AOConnor@AvitaHS.org and we will work to get On Air With Avita directly to your app.