Dear Patient

Dr. John Keenan Fanning

English Education Health & Fitness Medicine

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Episodes 15

Avg. Duration 7m

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Since Oct 2023

Latest Episode Sep 2025

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Schedule

Daily

Format

Episodic

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About This Podcast

Dear Patient, Hello and welcome. My goal with this podcast is to help give you the medical knowledge to enable you to ask for the help you need and to make you your best self! I believe knowledge is power and I am here to give you the knowledge you need to help yourself! Remember that if you are struggling, your health care team is here to help, and that you are NOT alone. Dr. John Keenan Fanning P.S. I owe a HUGE thank-you to Dr. Landon Berger, who was instrumental in developing and editing of this podcast! without him this podcast would not have been possible!

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Recent Episodes

Acute Surgical Pain - Non medical Managment

Sep 03, 2025 6m

Dear Patient, Hello, This episode is aimed to help explain that there are many ways that we can help with pain that are not just increasing medications! most notably, REHAB is a huge part of…

Acute Surgical Pain - Simple Pain Relief

Apr 12, 2025 5m

Dear Patient, Hello, This episode is aimed to help explain why we use Paracetamol and NSAIDs as a first line pain medication to establish a baseline of pain relief before moving on to stronger…

Acute surgical pain - Opioids

Apr 11, 2025 9m

Dear Patient, This episode in the mini-series of acute surgical pain is to talk about how and why we use opioids after an operation. I hope to educate you surrounding these drugs to enable you to…

Acute surgical Pain - Introduction

Apr 11, 2025 6m Transcript

Dear Patient, Hello, This is the introduction to a mini-series on how we manage post-surgical pain in a hospital. While this topic can get very complex, at its core its simple, our goal is to get you…

S1E11 How to respond to an opioid overdose

Nov 20, 2023 5m Bonus

Dear Patient, In this episode I hope to cover a very basic approach to managing an opioid overdose. I wrote this as a bonus episode with the goal helping anyone who finds themselves in a position…

S1E10 Methadone, Myths, and More Information

Nov 20, 2023 8m

Dear Patient, This episode is for all the things I wanted to talk about but that I could not fit in earlier. I touch on Methadone, on some myths surrounding buprenorphine, and additionally give you a…

S1E9 What can you do to be safer if you are continuing to use illegal opioids

Nov 20, 2023 7m

Dear Patient, In this episode I would like to talk to anyone who continues to use illegal opioids despite our recommendation not to use these drugs. I feel that providing education on how to use…

S1E8 Chronic Pain - Can Buprenorphine Help

Nov 20, 2023 8m

Dear Patient, In this episode I continue to talk about Buprenorphine, but rather then talk about it from the side of opioid use disorder I hope to educate you about how this medication can be used to…

S1E7 Burprenorphine - What are the Drawbacks

Nov 19, 2023 9m

Dear Patient, In this episode I am excited to talk about Buprenorphine! This is one of the treatment options available for opioid use disorder. In this episode I discuss the drawbacks of this…

Buprenorphine - What are the benefits

Nov 08, 2023 7m

Dear Patient, In this episode I am excited to talk about Buprenorphine! This is one of the treatment options available for opioid use disorder. In this episode I discuss the benefits of this…

Naloxone - How it Works

Nov 08, 2023 4m

Dear Patient, In this episode I cover what Naloxone is and how it works. If you every would like to seek help, remember, the medical community is here for you. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Dr. John Keenan…

S1E4 The Risks of Opioid Use

Nov 08, 2023 8m

Dear Patient, In this episode I cover the Risks of opioids, specifically the risks of opioids themselves, but I would also the risks of how you use opioids. This information is not meant as a scare…

S1E3 How Opioids Work

Nov 06, 2023 7m

Dear Patient, In this episode I cover how opioids work. I focus on 3 big effects including 1) how they are pain killers, 2) how they can make you feel good, and 3) how they can make you stop…

S1E2 The Link Between Isolation Trauma and Substance Use Disorder

Oct 28, 2023 6m

Dear Patient, In this episode I talk about the HUGE link between past traumas, isolation and substance use disorder. I hope this makes you recognize that if you are someone who has experienced trauma…

S1E1 Introduction

Oct 28, 2023 4m

Dear Patient, This episode is an introduction to my podcast, and covers a a description of the 4 C’s of addiction. Remember, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Dr. John Keenan Fanning P.S. I need to thank Dr. Landon…

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Dear Patient has published 15 episodes since October 2023, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.

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Dear Patient is currently dormant with new episodes daily. Average episode length is 7m.