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Podcast: ECPR

PEMBlog

ECPR involves using ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) to take over heart and lung functions, offering a last-resort option that is becoming more common in large pediatric hospitals. The episode highlights the importance of understanding eCPR as a critical therapy for both in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.

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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

We additionally firmly establish that the song How to Save a Life by the Fray was a product of the aughts (2005, to be exact), not the 90’s ): Enjoy! AlexSmithMD (still on Twitter at present). Transcript. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith. And which journal again? Eric: JAMA Network Open.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

I’ve seen this question come up a lot since finishing fellowship nearly two decades ago. Historically, answers generally lamented the ever increasing need for geriatrics without a corresponding growth in the number of specialists in the field. Mike, welcome to GeriPal. Mike: Great to be here. Alex: We’ll take any Warriors we can get.

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Well-being and Resilience: a Podcast with Jane Thomas, Naomi Saks, Ishwaria Subbiah

GeriPal

Well-being committees are popping up at every level of an organization. And C-suites now have chief wellness officers sitting at the table. Eric 01:54 Why’d you pick this song, Naomi? Naomi 01:57 Because it really talks about this beautiful experience of our beloved, which is ourselves, the part that we often cut out of the equation.

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Negotiation and Dispute Resolution: A Podcast with Lee Lindquist and Alaine Murawski

GeriPal

Dealing with conflict in caring for the seriously ill: “it was just out of the question” JAMA 2005. Conflicts Experienced by Caregivers of Older Adults With the Health-Care System. Journal of Patient Experience. December 2020. Transcript. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith.

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Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout”

Pamela Wible MD

Open since 2005 her community clinic has inspired Americans to create ideal hospitals and clinics nationwide. Physician burnout describes a dangerous mix of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a loss of meaning in work. But is it really burnout—or something more serious? Thank you for joining us Dr. Wible. To be real.

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‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding

Physician's Weekly

When Sturdevant first tested positive for HIV in 2005, he didn’t seek treatment. Gaunt and feverish, he went to the hospital and learned he had AIDS. His mother slept at his hospital bedside for two weeks: “She said, ‘God got you.’” In a few days, he would drive from Mississippi to Washington, D.C.,