March 10th, 2020
Podcast 256 — Anthony Fauci: Talking with patients about COVID-19
We have Dr. Anthony Fauci of NIAID to talk with us about COVID-19, the disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (also known as SARS-CoV-2). He’s full of sound advice in the midst of a rapidly changing epidemic. We wanted to know, How do you talk with patients about this rapidly spreading infection? How do you […]
May 12th, 2016
Podcast 202: Disaster Medicine — a New Edition
Drs. Kristi Koenig and Carl Schultz have just published a second edition of their textbook Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive principles and practices. And they do mean comprehensive. The book runs some 750 pages, covering everything from ethics (not so different from “normal” ethics, it turns out) to managing mass gatherings (a nice guide is provided), tornadoes, volcanoes, […]
June 5th, 2014
Podcast 170 — An Emergency Physician Has the Tables Turned On Her and Returns with Lessons for All Clinicians
Dr. Charlotte Yeh was crossing the street in Washington, D.C., on her way to dinner when a car hit her. She ended up in a Level I trauma center, and the experience was sobering for its reminder that in our drive to measure quality indicators, the patient may end up ignored or forgotten. Running Time: 10 minutes A […]
June 14th, 2013
Podcast 163: Boston bombings – 4
Dr. Brien Barnewolt of Tufts Medical Center shares his thoughts on the aftermath of the April 15 bombings at the Boston Marathon. Simple things matter in these circumstances, like wearing your ID badge. Length: 9 minutes
May 21st, 2013
Podcast 162: Boston bombings lessons part 3
Andrew Ulrich, executive vice chair of Boston Medical Center’s emergency department and an associate professor of emergency medicine at Boston University School of Medicine talks about the day and its lessons. He was just starting his shift when victims began arriving. We’ll continue our explorations of the bombings, trying at least to salvage some lessons. If […]
May 14th, 2013
Podcast 161: Boston bombings’ lessons part two
Alasdair Conn, chief of emergency services at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School continues our series on the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Thank you for listening. Do let us know what you think. Joe Elia Links: Dr. Conn’s essay in the Annals of Internal Medicine Last week’s conversation with Dr. […]
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