tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53528774486519353162024-03-13T20:21:31.685-04:00Dr. Synonymous An Ohio Family Physician curious about the human condition and how that applies to the practice of Family Medicine. By A. Patrick Jonas, MDA. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.comBlogger564125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-34036994004773548352023-09-13T20:31:00.004-04:002023-09-13T20:42:18.155-04:00"Opening and Closing a Family Medicine Career with Direct Primary Care (DPC)"Dr Jonas, your host, is excited to interview Lily White, MD about the start of her Direct Primary Care practice in the Cleveland area at Rocky River. Empowered Health DPC opens in October, 2023 https://www.empoweredhealthdpc.com/Lily decided early in her career to be a holistic physician. She will explain how that happened and what path she followed to follow her dream into her A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-6451180081986763242021-07-25T14:46:00.001-04:002021-07-25T14:46:48.598-04:00Last Day in Vietnam 7/25/1971: We Made It! On my last day in Vietnam, I signed out at 45th engineer Group Headquarters, sent my trunk of whatever possessions I had to be shipped to my home of record in Ohio and went to an out-processing center in Danang to be tested for illegal substances and sent home, if I passed the urine test. The DC 10 jet was packed with 210 people in Danang. After taxiing onto the runway, most of us seemedA. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-69028763302923674992021-06-15T09:36:00.000-04:002021-06-15T09:36:15.391-04:00 Is the COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine Going to Protect Your Child? Guest Post by Pediatrician Patricia Fine, MDThe past 15 months have been difficult for all mankind. Each one of us have suffered a loss of some kind or another. During this time, we have desperately attempted to protect ourselves and those we care for. Fortunately, we have also learned more about the new SARS Co-V2 COVID-19 coronavirus organism. Recognizing what we have learned and using that information accurately is important when makingA. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-10482936146553477872021-06-11T00:27:00.001-04:002021-06-11T00:46:26.486-04:00Forty-Five Years since June 10, 1976 I just realized tonight that today is actually June 10, 2021 and it's been 45 years since my graduation from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. What a journey, from Columbus to Hershey, PA to Granville, OH, to Spring Valley Township/ Bellbrook, OH with practices at The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center of Penn State A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-29515524405957281982021-04-12T00:31:00.052-04:002021-04-17T00:43:00.123-04:00Family Medicine: Preventing and Treating COVID-19 with I-MASK+ ProtocolYes, my practice, Neighborly Family Medicine in Beavercreek and the Free clinic where I'm Founding Medical Director, Open Arms Health Clinic (OAHC) both use the I-MASK+ Protocol to prevent and treat COVID-19. Outpatient COVID Prevention and TreatmentThe COVID-19 virus is a huge challenge and an important opportunity for physicians and others to help people and fix many elements of our A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-34872978799878859962020-11-07T22:26:00.000-05:002020-11-07T22:26:52.615-05:00Family Medicine: Straddling COVID-19, Influenza and Life What can we and our patients do as the cold and flu season nears and COVID-19 lingers?First is to check what Dr. Google says about these infections, all of which are viruses. What do we know about viruses?Physicians have read a lot recently about SARS-CoV-2 also called COVID-19, coronavirus, Rona and other nick names. Formally SARS-CoV-2 is the name, but COVID-19 is widely A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-42788134854983493332020-08-17T00:35:00.006-04:002020-08-17T00:52:09.613-04:00Corona Sports: Buckeye Football, Buckeye Fans, and Buckeye Hearts How do we understand the various football conferences "Postponing" their competition to spring? As a Buckeye fan, I felt a vacuum suck out my gut when I heard the news. As a Family Physician, graduate of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, former faculty in the Department of Family Medicine 1990-94 (when we, humbly, were honored as one of the top five primary care medical A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-69176891571690858412020-08-16T22:13:00.003-04:002020-08-16T22:13:49.276-04:0050th Anniversary Vietnam Service Post 3 I followed orders and flew to Cam Ranh Bay, reporting to the 18th Engineer Brigade, which sent me to their aviation unit. I was instructed to meet with someone the next day to get my specific assignment. In the mean time, they had a cookout and a volleyball game which was a pleasant way to meet some other pilots who flew for the Engineers. The next morning, I got theA. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-69091134035474315092020-08-16T22:09:00.000-04:002020-08-16T22:09:10.474-04:0050 years of Vietnam Memories: Arriving in July 1970 50 years of Vietnam Memories: Arriving in July 1970OK, off to Vietnam in July 1970. That was 50 years ago and I've processed lots of thoughts about the Vietnam Conflict/ War in the interim. I'm pleased to have served in Vietnam. My reflections are through a lens of awareness that 58,318 names, including twenty of my West Point classmates, representing those who died A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-79592579007442286632020-07-27T00:34:00.000-04:002020-07-27T00:37:47.067-04:00Departure for Vietnam: 50th Anniversary July 27, 1970- July 27, 2020Fifty years ago. Vietnam. I left Rebecca, my wife of 7 months, at the Cincinnati airport, flew to California and left from Travis Air Force Base on July 27, 1970. We landed in Alaska where I got a photo of a stuffed Kodiak bear that must have been 8 feet tall. I called back to Ohio to find that my nephew, Matthew Jonas, was born in Ohio before we took off for Japan where A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-37815720866586777322020-06-12T07:33:00.003-04:002020-06-16T01:17:19.320-04:00Family Medicine and COVID-19: Mucous Is the State Bird"Mucous is the State Bird in Ohio" I say that to a lot of people in my practice and in some of my holistic health presentations. A normal adult head makes 2 liters of mucous daily, for many purposes. Everyone in Ohio seems to have mucous generating allergies at one time of the year or another (or year round for many). Why are we concerned?
COVID-19
We have to A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-76241624780050033822020-06-07T01:34:00.000-04:002020-06-07T01:34:01.513-04:00Ehlers Danlos Syndrome : A Painful Surprise for Family Physicians
by A. Patrick Jonas, MD, ABFM at Neighborly Family Medicine
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: Rare? Not so Rare? Not even Rare? Pain, Pain and Pain. It drips with clues to the possible presence of a connective tissue disorder. When I was in medical school, the more likely term was collagen vascular disease. Marfan's Syndrome became the poster child for this group of diseases/conditions. Now itA. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-52589882921516710092020-06-06T08:25:00.000-04:002020-06-06T08:25:32.686-04:00Family Medicine: Human Centered Care in the Modern EraRespect: Myself, my office staff, the patients and their families, the system in which we are allowed to engage, the community in which we live and work, the nation in which we reside, the world with which we exist and interact, the biosphere which is amazing, God who is beyond understanding.
Protect: The patients and persons involved in patient care in and through my office today; A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-54400745128548482542020-06-04T20:32:00.002-04:002020-06-04T20:32:54.577-04:00Thursday in Family Medicine 2020. Technology and PeopleWash hands, temperature taken, select mask for the morning, liberal use of hand sanitizer.
Check patient schedule (again, having checked it at the end of yesterday): Who, What type of visit (video, phone, office), Why are they scheduled? Acute, chronic, preventive focus (although, since I'm a Family Physician, often we cover all three in one visit). Set up context for the day and A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-68660589584783057022019-04-21T23:41:00.001-04:002019-04-21T23:48:50.764-04:00Wellness and Integrative Health Coaching: Why and How - interview with Doug NewtonWe'll update our previous session with Doug Newton which was our February Chat with Dr. Pat, but didn't record well. This broadcast will occur April 22 at 9 PM as a live show then will be available online at The Dr. Synonymous Show.
Doug is an integrative health coach among other skills that help people to enhance their health.
With increasing knowledge about epigenetics and moment by A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-29651864169050812052019-03-05T02:44:00.001-05:002019-03-05T02:44:14.987-05:00Healthcare Transformation: What is New That Might Help You?Dr Jonas, aka Dr. Synonymous delivers 15-20 holistic health presentations each year, most of which are written about in blog posts on this site. Here is part of a post on the Beavercreek Women's League web site announcing one of his talks:
"Dr. Pat Jonas, a holistic-minded family physician in Beavercreek will engage the Beavercreek Women’s League in a discussion about current trends and A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-71320072555447688992019-02-02T14:50:00.000-05:002019-02-02T15:09:16.053-05:00Wellness: One Way to Clean Your Dirty Genes
Breakfast Chat with Dr. Pat, “ Wellness: One Way to Clean Your Dirty Genes”
Guest Presenter: Doug Newton, MS former WSU Wellness Program Director
February 6, 2019 at 9:15 AM Hosted by The BellHOP Cafe
With increasing knowledge about epigenetics and moment by moment genomic “adjustments”, Ben Lynch, ND has authored a book titled, Dirty Genes. In it he explains A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-67766597078095739692018-12-06T00:03:00.001-05:002018-12-06T00:03:20.296-05:00DPC: 20 Practices, 40 Doctors for the Miami Valley in 3 YearsDirect Primary Care, the movement, is energized, enthusiastic and expanding. About 1000 practices currently exist in the United States. There are two DPC practices in the 13 counties that constitute the Miami Valley around Dayton, Ohio.
I predict that we can have twenty practices including 40 physicians within three years. Yes, by the end of 2021, we'll have twenty DPC practicesA. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-1877985451797727302018-12-02T21:43:00.000-05:002018-12-02T21:46:08.420-05:00Nutrition and Health Interview: Healthy Brains and Bodies
Nutrition is a huge factor in our health. Our genome and microbiome are other
huge factors. The environment and toxins are others.
The interview with Robert Lovegren on my 12/3/2018 Dr. Synonymous Blogtalk Radio Show
may address all of them. Bob is a retired physicist and electrical engineer.
He is a scholar in health and education.
Some questions that we may discuss include:
A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-47425810033573137632018-11-10T19:43:00.000-05:002018-11-10T23:04:39.108-05:00We Have Stories to Tell As a holistic minded Family Physician, I notice a lot about the human condition in the context of health care, mostly in the office practice of Family Medicine. The plight of humanity is still a fascinating work in progress. We have an infinite array of response repertoires to our lives, many of which are unpredictable. We have stories to tell.
I love to hear the stories and A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-50985046446295476962018-10-03T22:25:00.000-04:002018-10-03T22:25:06.068-04:00Breakfast Chat with Dr. Pat: Talking with Doctors
Dr. Jonas, your host for the Dr. Synonymous Show will discuss strategies that may enable patients to be better heard by their physicians. Physicians seem to have less and less time to engage patients. This may be detrimental to quality in healthcare. How might we get around this? Dr. Jonas will engage those present about ways to get their story heard. This willA. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-72793779712117356922018-09-27T00:12:00.001-04:002018-09-27T00:12:50.542-04:00The Brain Nutrients and Depression: Presentation by A. Patrick Jonas, MD
The Brain,
Nutrients and Depression. A.
Patrick Jonas, MD
Institute of
Holistic Leadership September 27, 2018
Outline
The Brain. The
last frontier? Nutrient Power by
William Walsh, PhD
Nutrients: Food, supplements, vitamins, minerals,
phytonutrients= nutraceuticals
Depression: Definition(s)
&A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-56206426730071248542018-09-25T21:57:00.000-04:002018-09-30T18:44:48.667-04:00Crooked Trails: Interview and Discussion with Author Sandra Miller, MDSandra Miller, MD has created another medical adventure novel featuring Abigail Willmore, MD. The second novel in this series (number 3 is almost complete) continues the story of Dr Willmore, who was successful at the Grand Canyon Clinic in Only Rock is Real, the inaugural book for Dr. Miller. Read my post about the first novel by clicking here. (including a link to A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-5973320044359466462018-09-23T19:40:00.000-04:002018-09-23T19:40:06.080-04:00MalaiseMalaise is defined as "a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease. a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort."
I love the word. I even appreciate experiencing it every year or two for 34 - 48 hours. I have it now.
With myalgias - muscle pain. Everywhere. Similar to the first day of the flu.&A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352877448651935316.post-85676914468931663522018-06-17T23:17:00.000-04:002018-06-17T23:17:15.009-04:00Direct Family Medicine: More Thinking and More FunWhat do doctors do when they no longer have contracts with any insurance companies? They spend more time with patients, they think more and they have more fun being a physician.
We terminated all our commercial insurance contracts December 31,2017 and all remaining Medicare contracts on March 31, 2018.
Our patients could opt for our Direct Family Medicine subscription option or pay cash A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com17