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PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineInside the hidden world of North Korean Medicine with Neurosurgeon, Dr. Kee Park.Have you ever wondered what its like being a doctor one of the most isolated and restricted countries on earth? We have. It’s a question Keith and I have explored and discussed many times over the years since starting this podcast. But how do you find and connect with someone in country where virtually all citizens are prohibited from contact with the outside world, and heavily surveilled when doing so?
Today’s episode is one we were beginning to think we could never do. Finding the right person to interview involved overcoming barriers beyond our control. We even considered the...
2022-09-2348 min
New Books in MedicineStanley McChrystal and Anna Butrico, "Risk: A User's Guide" (Portfolio, 2021)Today's guest is former US Army general, Stanley McChrystal. A retired four-star general with 34 years of service, Stanley was the commander of all US and coalition forces in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010. Previously, he served as commander of JSOC or the Joint Special Operations Command, overseeing the US military’s most elite units including Delta Force and SEAL Team 6. According to journalist Sean Naylor, in his Book, Relentless Strike, McChrystal was, “the general whose vision and intensity transformed JSOC into a global man-hunting machine.” His tenure included the capture of Saddam Hussein and the killing infamous terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.T...
2021-12-081h 00
New Books in Business, Management, and MarketingStanley McChrystal and Anna Butrico, "Risk: A User's Guide" (Portfolio, 2021)Today's guest is former US Army general, Stanley McChrystal. A retired four-star general with 34 years of service, Stanley was the commander of all US and coalition forces in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010. Previously, he served as commander of JSOC or the Joint Special Operations Command, overseeing the US military’s most elite units including Delta Force and SEAL Team 6. According to journalist Sean Naylor, in his Book, Relentless Strike, McChrystal was, “the general whose vision and intensity transformed JSOC into a global man-hunting machine.” His tenure included the capture of Saddam Hussein and the killing infamous terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.T...
2021-12-0855 min
New Books in National SecurityStanley McChrystal and Anna Butrico, "Risk: A User's Guide" (Portfolio, 2021)Today's guest is former US Army general, Stanley McChrystal. A retired four-star general with 34 years of service, Stanley was the commander of all US and coalition forces in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010. Previously, he served as commander of JSOC or the Joint Special Operations Command, overseeing the US military’s most elite units including Delta Force and SEAL Team 6. According to journalist Sean Naylor, in his Book, Relentless Strike, McChrystal was, “the general whose vision and intensity transformed JSOC into a global man-hunting machine.” His tenure included the capture of Saddam Hussein and the killing infamous terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.T...
2021-12-0855 minNew Books in MedicineJeffrey Kuhlman and Daniel Peach, "Transformative Healthcare: A Physician-Led Prescription to Save Thousands of Lives and Millions of Dollars" (Advent Health, 2021)Today's guests are Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman and Dr. Daniel Peach. Dr. Kuhlman is a former White house physician. From 2007 to 2011, he served as Chief of the White House Medical Unit, designating him as the personal physician to President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. He currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Quality and Safety Officer for AdventHealth.Dr. Kuhlman is joined today by his colleague and co-author, Dr. Daniel Peach. Dr. Peach, a registered sports medicine physician in the UK, currently serves as Executive Director of Clinical Innovation for AdventHealth. Their new book, “Transformative He...
2021-09-0858 minNew Books in MedicineAngus Fletcher, "Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature" (Simon & Schuster, 2021)Literature is a technology like any other. And the writers we revere--from Homer, Shakespeare, Austen, and others--each made a unique technical breakthrough that can be viewed as both a narrative and neuroscientific advancement. Literature's great invention was to address problems we could not solve: not how to start a fire or build a boat, but how to live and love; how to maintain courage in the face of death; how to account for the fact that we exist at all.Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature (Simon & Schuster, 2021) reviews the blueprints for twenty-five o...
2021-07-141h 16
New Books in PsychologyAngus Fletcher, "Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature" (Simon & Schuster, 2021)Literature is a technology like any other. And the writers we revere--from Homer, Shakespeare, Austen, and others--each made a unique technical breakthrough that can be viewed as both a narrative and neuroscientific advancement. Literature's great invention was to address problems we could not solve: not how to start a fire or build a boat, but how to live and love; how to maintain courage in the face of death; how to account for the fact that we exist at all.Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature (Simon & Schuster, 2021) reviews the blueprints for twenty-five o...
2021-07-141h 18
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineTargeting PTSD with two Navy SEAL Physicians. Sean Mulvaney, MD with Guest Host, Robert Adams, MDToday we are thrilled to embark on a new adventure here on PeerSpectrum. The first episode of our new guest host series. We’re inviting back some of our most popular past guests and handing over the microphone. As Keith and I have learned over the past few years, there is an art and craft to interviewing. Playing on the field has given us both a deeper appreciation and admiration for the true masters of the game. Masters such as the late Larry King (who passed away just last month) and his very close friend, and our most recent guest, Ca...
2021-02-171h 23
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineBig Questions with legendary interviewer & Esquire’s writer-at-large, Cal Fussman.Think of someone accomplished, someone famous, someone you truly admire. Have you met them? If so, how did it go? What did you talk about? If not, what would you talk about? What questions would you ask them?
For us, today’s guest is just that person. His name is Cal Fussman and he is a long time writer-at-large for Esquire Magazine through their “What I learned” series. He is also host of the Big Questions podcast. Cal has interviewed everyone and I mean everyone…Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Bill Maher, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Jack Welch, Robert De Niro, Clint Ea...
2020-12-031h 13New Books in Business, Management, and MarketingWendy Wood, "Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick" (FSG, 2019)Today's guest is psychologist and behavioral scientist, Wendy Wood. She is currently a professor of psychology and business at the University of Southern California, and a visiting professor at the INSEAD Business School in Paris.Wendy has spent much of her career studying what she considers the very building blocks of behavioral change, something we all know as habits. Angela Duckworth describes her as “the world's foremost expert in the field.” And according to Adam Grant, she is “widely recognized as the authority on the science of habits,”We'll explore her research and recent book, Good Hab...
2020-09-2857 minNew Books in PsychologyWendy Wood, "Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick" (FSG, 2019)Today's guest is psychologist and behavioral scientist, Wendy Wood. She is currently a professor of psychology and business at the University of Southern California, and a visiting professor at the INSEAD Business School in Paris.Wendy has spent much of her career studying what she considers the very building blocks of behavioral change, something we all know as habits. Angela Duckworth describes her as “the world's foremost expert in the field.” And according to Adam Grant, she is “widely recognized as the authority on the science of habits,”We'll explore her research and recent book, Good Hab...
2020-09-281h 00New Books in MedicineWendy Wood, "Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick" (FSG, 2019)Today's guest is psychologist and behavioral scientist, Wendy Wood. She is currently a professor of psychology and business at the University of Southern California, and a visiting professor at the INSEAD Business School in Paris.Wendy has spent much of her career studying what she considers the very building blocks of behavioral change, something we all know as habits. Angela Duckworth describes her as “the world's foremost expert in the field.” And according to Adam Grant, she is “widely recognized as the authority on the science of habits,”We'll explore her research and recent book, Good Hab...
2020-09-281h 00
The Harvard BriefChristopher Robertson, "Exposed: Why Our Health Insurance is Incomplete and What can be Done About" (Harvard UP, 2019)Today's guest is Christopher Robertson, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Law at the University of Arizona. His background and research interests overlap several academic disciplines, including bioethics, health law, incentives, behavioral economics and more. His CV includes a PhD in philosophy and a law degree from Harvard.His newest book is Exposed: Why Our Health Insurance is Incomplete and What can be Done About (Harvard University Press, 2019).Colin Miller and Dr. Keith Mankin host the popular medical podcast, PeerSpectrum. Colin works in the medical device space and Keith is a retired pedi...
2020-09-2151 minNew Books in MedicineChristopher Robertson, "Exposed: Why Our Health Insurance is Incomplete and What can be Done About" (Harvard UP, 2019)Today's guest is Christopher Robertson, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Law at the University of Arizona. His background and research interests overlap several academic disciplines, including bioethics, health law, incentives, behavioral economics and more. His CV includes a PhD in philosophy and a law degree from Harvard.His newest book is Exposed: Why Our Health Insurance is Incomplete and What can be Done About (Harvard University Press, 2019).Colin Miller and Dr. Keith Mankin host the popular medical podcast, PeerSpectrum. Colin works in the medical device space and Keith is a retired pedi...
2020-09-2151 minNew Books in MedicineGerald Posner, "Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America" (Simon and Schuster, 2020)Today’s guest is investigative journalist and author, Gerald Posner. His new book, Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America (Simon and Schuster), explores the fascinating and complex history of pharmaceutical and bio-tech industries. It is an industry like no other and a story like no other.Gerald Posner is an award-winning journalist who has written twelve books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist Case Closed and multiple national bestsellers.Colin Miller and Dr. Keith Mankin host the popular medical podcast, PeerSpectrum. Colin works in the medical device space and Keith is a retired pediatric orthop...
2020-09-141h 20New Books in MedicineWendy Moore, "No Man’s Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I (Basic Books, 2020)Today’s guest is journalist and author, Wendy Moore. Her new book, No Man’s Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I (Basic Books) explores the WWI British military hospital known as Endell Street.A hospital run by two suffragette doctors, Louisa Garrett Anderson and Flora Murray. A hospital staffed almost completely by women who treated over 26,000 wounded soldiers. It’s an incredible book published by Atlantic Books in the UK and Basic Books in the US, in April 2020.Wendy Moore is a journalist and author of several...
2020-09-0756 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThe Mad Men of Medicine Avenue. Investigative Journalist and “Pharma” author, Gerald PosnerAll right, welcome back. If you think you have a pretty good handle on the opioid crisis, the pharmaceutical industry and how it all works, today’s episode may challenge that assumption. It certainly did for us. The modern pharmaceutical and biotech industries are like no other. How they got to where they are is a story like no other. The same businesses that have given us incredible lifesaving advances have also given us disasters like the opioid epidemic. The history of the pharmaceutical industry is more complex and captivating than you might imagine.
Today’s guest in award winning inve...
2020-08-201h 20
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThe Mad Men of Medicine Avenue. Investigative Journalist and “Pharma” author, Gerald PosnerAll right, welcome back. If you think you have a pretty good handle on the opioid crisis, the pharmaceutical industry and how it all works, today’s episode may challenge that assumption. It certainly did for us. The modern pharmaceutical and biotech industries are like no other. How they got to where they are is a story like no other. The same businesses that have given us incredible lifesaving advances have also given us disasters like the opioid epidemic. The history of the pharmaceutical industry is more complex and captivating than you might imagine.Today’s guest in award winn...
2020-08-201h 20
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineOvercoming rejection. Renowned transplant surgeon & heart transplant patient, Dr. Robert MontgomeryImagine losing your father at 14, losing your brother a decade later, and looking down the barrel of the same heritable heart condition that killed them both. Imagine learning in your first year of surgical residency that your continued existence will depend a new implantable device, called an ICD. A device so new, you will likely be the first surgeon in the world to have one implanted. A device that will allow your life to continue, but most likely put an end to your surgical career. That’s exactly what happened to today’s guest, one of the nation’s reno...
2020-07-231h 04
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in Medicine“No Man's Land.” The trailblazing women doctors of WWI with journalist & author, Wendy MooreBarbara Tuchman, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of the WWI classic, “The Guns of August,” once observed, “The unrecorded past is none other than our old friend, the tree in the primeval forest which fell without being heard.” Not only must history be recorded, it must also be examined and retold. For most of us, who are not professional historians, we approach history through the curation and re-telling of the past, mainly via books and documentaries. Perhaps we are not so different from our ancestors, and their oral traditions. History may be written by the victors, but it’s kept alive thro...
2020-06-1956 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineMountaineering, photography and the Dalai Lama. Emergency and expedition doctor, Andrew Peacock, MD.Today’s episode is not about Covid-19. Instead we’re going to give all of you a break and take you as far away from this as we possibly (and virtually) can. For that, we’re heading to Queensland, Australia to meet Dr. Andrew Peacock, an emergency physician, award winning photographer, accomplished climber and expedition guide for Lindblad expeditions, a travel company contracted with National Geographic. This conversation takes us everywhere from Antarctica to Nepal, aboard a Russian ice breaker ship, technical climbing in New Zealand, and even a private audience with the Dali Lama. We’ll learn how a lucky...
2020-05-141h 01
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineOverexposure. Law Professor and Health Economics Researcher, Christopher Robertson, PhD, JDIn January of 2018, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon announced the creation of a new, co-venture, to tackle the rising costs of healthcare for their company’s employees. They immediately picked famous writer and surgeon, Atul Gawande to lead it. Short on details but big on promise, just the simple announcement of this venture sent shock waves through the media and the markets. Billions of dollars in stock value for insurance companies and other health sector players vanished over night. Two years later, we have a name for this venture (Haven Health) but little else. What they’re u...
2020-04-2850 minNew Books in MedicineLloyd B. Minor, "Discovering Precision Health" (Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)Today's guest is scientist, surgeon, and dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Lloyd B. Minor. Previously he served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The Johns Hopkins University. With more than 140 published articles and chapters, Dr. Minor is an expert in balance and inner ear disorders.Our conversation covers innovative progress underway in replacing reactive medicine with precision and prevention. His new book, Discovering Precision Health: Predict, Prevent, and Cure to Advance Health and Well-Being (Wiley-Blackwell, 2020), takes us through this exciting and cutting edge work taking place at Stanford, and i...
2020-04-2258 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineAccelerating Bench to Bedside. Stanford University School of Medicine Dean, Dr. Lloyd Minor.Today we have Dr. Lloyd Minor with us on the show. He's an ENT surgeon, scientist, innovator and currently dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine. We covered his early career path, a surgical treatment he actually developed and his new book, “Discovering Precision Health,” released just this month in March, 2020.As the leader of one of the nation's top medical schools, located right in the heart of Silicon Valley, Dr. Minor has a unique lens on medicine's innovation pipeline. His new book and our conversation offer a glimpse into this world. With that said, let's get started... ...
2020-04-0256 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThank you from Colin and Keith. Brief thoughts on COVID-19.This was a brief conversation between Colin and Keith regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. It was recorded on March, 24th 2020. For all of you on medicine's front lines, we're thinking about you every day, and we're deeply grateful for all you are doing, for all of us. Stay safe and take care. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit peerspectrum.substack.com
2020-03-2625 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineKeeping score. Seeking a grand equation for health with theoretical physicist, Laurence Jacobs, PhD.All right, welcome back. If you're still around in the year 2061, two things will be true. You'll enjoy seeing the next passing of Halley's Comet, and your life insurance company will enjoy having collected four more decades of your life insurance premiums, without a payout. Standing there that day you and your insurance company can be grateful for the work of one man, the exact same man that comet is named for. The English astronomer, mathematician and physicist, Edmond Halley. Why you ask? Well, not only did Halley develop the calculations to predict the comet's periodicity, he is also developed...
2020-03-131h 22
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineHarnessing the habitual mind. Psychologist & behavioral scientist, Wendy Wood, PhDIt's no mystery to most of you that poor health behaviors such as smoking, substance abuse, poor nutrition, lack of exercise and patient non-compliance account for a substantial portion of the disease burden, not to mention costs, in the US. Some recent estimates by the CDC and other researchers suggest behaviors account for 40-50% of increased risk associated with deaths before age 75. The problems are clear. What to do about them isn't. There's no “will power” medication to prescribe, and most public health efforts thus far have barely made a dent. But what if old fashioned will power real...
2020-01-3159 minNew Books in MedicineDavid Spiegelhalter, "The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data" (Basic, 2019)Today's guest is distinguished researcher and statistician, Sir David Spiegelhalter. A fellow of the Royal Society, he is currently Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge. He has dedicated his career, in his words to, “improving the way that quantitative evidence is used in society.” This includes (of particular interest to us) biostatistics and medical research.David is an ISI highly cited researcher who has also focused much of his time and energy to public education through numerous media appearances, documentaries such as his recent BBC series geared towards chil...
2019-12-131h 02
New Books in MathematicsDavid Spiegelhalter, "The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data" (Basic, 2019)Today's guest is distinguished researcher and statistician, Sir David Spiegelhalter. A fellow of the Royal Society, he is currently Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge. He has dedicated his career, in his words to, “improving the way that quantitative evidence is used in society.” This includes (of particular interest to us) biostatistics and medical research.David is an ISI highly cited researcher who has also focused much of his time and energy to public education through numerous media appearances, documentaries such as his recent BBC series geared towards chil...
2019-12-131h 02
New Books in ScienceDavid Spiegelhalter, "The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data" (Basic, 2019)Today's guest is distinguished researcher and statistician, Sir David Spiegelhalter. A fellow of the Royal Society, he is currently Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge. He has dedicated his career, in his words to, “improving the way that quantitative evidence is used in society.” This includes (of particular interest to us) biostatistics and medical research.David is an ISI highly cited researcher who has also focused much of his time and energy to public education through numerous media appearances, documentaries such as his recent BBC series geared towards chil...
2019-12-131h 02
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineNullius in verba. Understanding uncertainty with statistician, Sir David Speigelhalter, PhDNullius in verba. Understanding uncertainty with statistician, Sir David Speigelhalter, PhD by Keith Mankin, MD & Colin Miller This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit peerspectrum.substack.com
2019-12-051h 01
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineTrue Grit at Lost Rivers. Saving a hospital from the brink with CEO, Brad Huerta.We've all heard the bad news about rural hospitals in the U.S. 60 million of our fellow citizens rely on these small hospitals, often known by their designation as critical access facilities. According to a recent analysis conducted by the consulting firm, Navigant, 21% of rural hospitals today are at a severe risk of closure. That includes 430 hospitals across 43 states, representing 21,000 staffed beds, 150,000 employees and $21 billion in revenue. When one of these hospitals closes (and 95 have so far since 2010) critical access to care isn't the only casualty. These hospitals are often largest employers and drivers of economic activity in their communities...
2019-10-141h 08
New Books in Biology and EvolutionDavid Sinclair, "LifeSpan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To" (Simon and Schuster, 2019)Today's guest is David Sinclair, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Paul Glenn Center Biological Mechanisms of Aging. He is widely considered on the world's foremost experts on longevity research. A co-founder of the journal Aging and several biotech companies, he also hold 35 patents. Dr. Sinclair is a recipient of more than 25 awards and honors, including being knighted in the Order of Australia. His work is featured in five books, two documentary movies, “60 Minutes,” Morgan Freeman’s “Through the Wormhole,” and other media. His newest book, LifeSpan. Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To, w...
2019-10-0457 minNew Books in MedicineDavid Sinclair, "LifeSpan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To" (Simon and Schuster, 2019)Today's guest is David Sinclair, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Paul Glenn Center Biological Mechanisms of Aging. He is widely considered on the world's foremost experts on longevity research. A co-founder of the journal Aging and several biotech companies, he also hold 35 patents. Dr. Sinclair is a recipient of more than 25 awards and honors, including being knighted in the Order of Australia. His work is featured in five books, two documentary movies, “60 Minutes,” Morgan Freeman’s “Through the Wormhole,” and other media. His newest book, LifeSpan. Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To, w...
2019-10-041h 00New Books in ScienceDavid Sinclair, "LifeSpan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To" (Simon and Schuster, 2019)Today's guest is David Sinclair, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Paul Glenn Center Biological Mechanisms of Aging. He is widely considered on the world's foremost experts on longevity research. A co-founder of the journal Aging and several biotech companies, he also hold 35 patents. Dr. Sinclair is a recipient of more than 25 awards and honors, including being knighted in the Order of Australia. His work is featured in five books, two documentary movies, “60 Minutes,” Morgan Freeman’s “Through the Wormhole,” and other media. His newest book, LifeSpan. Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To, w...
2019-10-041h 00
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineCrossing Medicine's Last Perimeter. Aging & Longevity with Harvard Geneticist, David Sinclair, PhD.Today we're heading to the front-lines of research testing and challenging one of the most basic truths of the human experience...we all get older and we all eventually die. Today's guest doesn't buy this. In fact, he actually views aging as a diagnosable disease, a disease that can be managed today, and one day fully treated.Now, before you start rolling your eyes, let's meet today' guest. David Sinclair is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Paul Glenn Center Biological Mechanisms of Aging. He is widely considered one the world's foremost...
2019-09-2059 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineLockdown. Inside Prison Medicine with ER Physician, Dr. Jeffrey Keller.All right welcome back. Here's a quick trivia question, which group of US patients are constitutionally guaranteed access to free medical care? And no this is not a trick question. The answer...prisoners.Today we're jumping into an area of medicine few, if any of us, know much about. Let's be honest, how many of you out there have even seen the inside of a prison of jail? Not many, we guess. Criminal records and professional medical licensing don't mix well.For those of you who've been with us for awhile, you know this isn't a...
2019-09-1256 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineTrading Places. Do Doctors Make Better Patients? MIT Economist, Jonathan Gruber, PhD.All right welcome back. If you could pick the ideal patient population, armed with the best knowledge, fluent in medical jargon, generally healthy and willing to comply with recommended treatments, who would you pick? How about doctors? Doctors may not be perfect patients but at least they should outperform similar non-clinicians, right? Surprisingly, little to no research has actually been done comparing the care, compliance and outcomes of doctors to comparable groups of non- physicians. For reasons we'll soon see, this is actually a difficult question to tackle, but it's a very important question with broader implications.
2019-08-3053 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThe American Doctor at Chernobyl, Part II: Dr. Robert GaleAs you heard last time, Dr. Gale (a bone marrow transplant specialist from UCLA) rose to international prominence after being the first American physician invited by the Soviet Union to treat patients suffering acute radiation trauma, only days after the horrific incident at Chernobyl.Our journey continues as Dr. Gale is flown in by helicopter to personally survey the Chernobyl nuclear power-plant. This only weeks after the meltdown of reactor number four. We'll see what it was like walking through the eerily empty streets of Pripyat. This was literally one of the most dangerous and heavily restricted areas...
2019-07-231h 05
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThe American Doctor at Chernobyl, Part I: Dr. Robert GaleThirty three years after the worst nuclear disaster in human history, the name Chernobyl rings ominously, and continues to inspire fear, outrage, debate and grim curiously. It's a captivating story now being re-told dramatically, though not completely accurately, through HBO's new and very popular mini-series.We've had some pretty unique people on this program but perhaps today's guest is more unique than most. Dr. Robert Gale is an academic physician who's spent his career researching and treating patients with Leukemia and other bone marrow disorders. He's published over 800 research articles and books, he's an international expert on nuclear...
2019-06-0554 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineTreating Mother Teresa & Model-T Medicine: Cardiac Surgeon, Dr. Devi ShettyToday's guest is Dr. Devi Shetty, a cardiac surgeon, entrepreneur and one of the most famous physicians in India. What's he famous for? Well, he performed the very first neonatal heart surgery in India, and actually served as Mother Teresa's personal physician after operating on her following a heart attack. Obviously, we weren't missing the opportunity to explore these unusual stories, but they are far from the main focus of our conversation. Dr. Shetty is best known for the unique and innovative health system he created. A system so revolutionary, the Wall Street Journal has nicknamed him the "Henry Ford...
2019-05-0758 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineMeditation Head-On: Neurosurgeon and Buddhist Priest, Dr. Patrick CoddKeith and I have long considered doing an episode on meditation. What held us back was our goal (as it is with every episode) to answer these two questions: how would the episode specifically benefit you, the physicians and medical professionals in our audience, and how would we avoid simply rehashing a well worn topic explored elsewhere? As you know, we're not big on chasing trends here. So we tabled it, until just recently, when we came across today's guest.Dr. Patrick Codd earned his M.D. in the Harvard Medical School/MIT Health Science & Technology Program. He...
2019-03-1954 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineMismeasuring Medicine. "The Tyranny of Metrics," with Jerry Z. Muller, PhDMost of you know the quote, “If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.” It's often attributed, incorrectly, to the famous nineteenth century physicist, Lord Kelvin. Wherever it came from, it's sounds about right. Same goes for this familiar quote from a popular business book author, “What gets measured gets done.”Well, in today's episode were going to talk about what's getting measured and what's actually getting done. What's getting measured are thousands of performance and quality indicators. What's getting done is docking our medical system billions of dollars every year in costs and lost productivity. Nothing new to a...
2019-03-0759 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineLevel I Guidance: “A Random Walk,” with Economist & Investment Icon, Burton Malkiel, PhDToday's episode is about money, specifically your money. Now, if we're going to take a break from interviewing astronauts, Navy SEAL's, NFL surgeons and cutting edge researchers to do an episode on investing, you can bet we we have a very specific reason for doing so. You can also bet we have a rare and unique guest. That guest is renowned Economist, Burton Malkiel. You can google him later but here's a quick CV highlight reel: PhD from Princeton, Harvard MBA, author of 12 books and more than 150 articles, dean of the Yale School of Management, member of the...
2019-01-211h 05
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineWaking Up to Psychedelic Medicine. Neuropharmacologist, David Nichols, PhD.Clinical research with Psychedelic compounds like psilocybin, LSD and MDMA have gotten a lot of press recently. Major institutions such as Johns Hopkins, UCLA and Yale are leading the charge with dramatic results in drug addiction, PTSD, end of life care, depression and other mental illness that is simply breathtaking.When we think back to the psychedelic sixties, it’s hard to imagine that legitimate clinical research was taking place with psychedelics then, too; although much of it (think Timothy Leary) wouldn’t pass even the most lenient institutional review boards today. Much of this early research in the...
2018-12-171h 33
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineExamining, “The Dr. Death Podcast.” Award Winning Science Journalist, Laura Beil.Today we have award winning science journalist, Laura Beil with us. Her investigative podcast series on the notorious former neurosurgeon, Christopher Duntsch is what brings her here today. Since its release last month, "Dr. Death," as it is called is now one of top 5 ranked podcasts in the country. You've probably heard about this story but just a quick recap before we get started:In 2011, neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch began his first practice in Dallas, TX. Through the next two years, he operated on 37 patients. Of those 37, 33 suffered severe injuries and complications. Several were left permanently paralyzed, and two...
2018-10-2547 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineExamining, “The Dr. Death Podcast.” Award Winning Science Journalist, Laura Beil.Today we have award winning science journalist, Laura Beil with us. Her investigative podcast series on the notorious former neurosurgeon, Christopher Duntsch is what brings her here today. Since its release last month, "Dr. Death," as it is called is now one of top 5 ranked podcasts in the country. You've probably heard about this story but just a quick recap before we get started:
In 2011, neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch began his first practice in Dallas, TX. Through the next two years, he operated on 37 patients. Of those 37, 33 suffered severe injuries and complications. Several were left permanently paralyzed, and two left dead...
2018-10-2500 min
Back DoctorNFL To The Olympics. Surgical Treatment of Elite Athletes with Dr. Robert Watkins, IV on PeerSpectrumDr. Robert Watkins, IV, was interviewed on PeerSpectrum podcast with hosts Dr. Keith Mankin and Colin Miller on Sept. 28, 2018. They discuss treatment of elite athletes with spinal surgery.
2018-10-0253 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineNFL to the Olympics: Surgical Treatment of Elite Athletes with Dr. Robert Watkins, IV.On this episode's release, we find ourselves in week 3 of the 2018 NFL season. So what could be a better time than now to talk with a surgeon who's spine practice has treated more NFL, and other professional athletes, than any in the world.Patients such as Dan Marino, Tony Romo, Peyton Manning, Wayne Gretzky, Reggie Jackson and Rob Gronkowski, just to name a few.If you like stats, check out this patient roster:173 NFL players, 21 Superbowl Champions, 43 NBA players, 60 Pro Hockey Players, 8 Stanley Cup Champions, 112 Major League Baseball players, 30 World Series Champions, 12 Olympic Gold...
2018-09-2853 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineExtreme Makeover: Hospital Edition. Physician and Architect, Dr. Diana AndersonAll right, welcome back. Steve Jobs once said,"If Henry Ford had asked his customers what they want, they would have said a faster horse...[you see, he said] It's not the customer's job to know what they want." When you create a trillion dollar company and the iPhone, you get to say stuff like that. How would your life be different if Steve Jobs designed your EHR? Could a dream team from Apple design a perfect hospital without any input from the physicians and nurses who will work there? What if they said,” it's not the doctors jo...
2018-09-1857 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in Medicine28 Days That Saved a City. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha & the Fight for Flint.Name: Mona Hanna-Attisha, MDSpecialty: Pediatrician and public health advocateLocation: Hurley Medical Center: Flint, MIToday it's our distinct privilege to have Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha on the show. Before her best selling book, her countless TV interviews, before Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, "Dr. Mona" (as she is known) was just another pediatrician taking care of children in one of the poorest cities in the country.If you're like us, you probably think you know the Flint story pretty well. This...
2018-08-1050 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineSpace Medicine, EVAs, ISS and The Right Stuff: NASA Astronaut and Physician, Dr. Michael BarrattThe opening you just heard was the actual footage of STS- 133, the final launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the second to last launch of the US space shuttle program. One of the astronauts aboard that day was Dr. Michael Barratt: A career astronaut, a physician by training and today's guest on the podcast.
I can't even begin to tell you how excited we were to do this interview. NASA gets literally thousands of requests every year for astronaut interviews, speaking engagements and visits. They can only accept so many. Thanks to the growing popularity of our podcast, and...
2018-07-261h 11
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineSpace Medicine, EVAs, ISS and The Right Stuff: NASA Astronaut and Physician, Dr. Michael BarrattThe opening you just heard was the actual footage of STS- 133, the final launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the second to last launch of the US space shuttle program. One of the astronauts aboard that day was Dr. Michael Barratt: A career astronaut, a physician by training and today's guest on the podcast.I can't even begin to tell you how excited we were to do this interview. NASA gets literally thousands of requests every year for astronaut interviews, speaking engagements and visits. They can only accept so many. Thanks to the growing popularity of our...
2018-07-261h 11
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineEmergency Medicine at 30,000 Feet: Dr. Paulo Alves, Global Medical Director for MedaireIf you fly often, it's only a matter of time before you hear those not so welcome words over the intercom: "Is there a doctor or medical professional aboard?"So, do you hit your flight attendant button, or wait for someone else to do it first?When you're stuck at 30,000 feet, options are limited. You might even feel a little like our past guest, Dr. Gavin Francis, serving as the only doctor available in a remote Antarctic research base.So what are your options? Who can you call for assistance? Is there medical equipment...
2018-06-261h 01
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineWho Does Delta Force Call When They Need a Doctor? Former Navy SEAL, Dr. Robert Adams: Part IIAll right, welcome back for round two with former Navy SEAL, Dr. Robert Adams. If you missed part one, go back and check it out. In Part II we move forward to Bob's career as an army physician. We're going to learn what it's like being a physician attached to the Army's elite counter terrorism and hostage rescue unit, known as Delta Force. A unit so secretive that even family members of Delta operators are treated by separate physicians.Next we'll move to post-invasion Iraq and Bob's early efforts to train and equip Iraqi physicians who, because of...
2018-05-041h 16
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThe Toughest Doctor We’ve Ever Met. Former Navy SEAL, Dr. Robert Adams: Part IToday we’ve got a pretty awesome guest for you. What was once a secret, and very much unknown group of elite US military soldiers, has now become a virtual household name inspiring countless books, news stories and even movies.While all of you have certainly heard of Navy SEAL’s, very few of you have likely met one. They’re a small, select and rare group. Even rarer are the handful of Navy Seals who have gone on become physicians. Today’s guest is one of these few.To become a SEAL requires one to pass one...
2018-04-231h 13
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineForget Peer Review: Dr. Susan Culican looks to the crowd for untrained eyes & unconventional fundingWelcome back. During our last episode we had an incredible conversation with the founders of Experiment.com, a very novel and exciting platform for crowd funding scientific research. If you missed this episode, definitely check it out. Keith and I came away so impressed with their venture, we decided to take a deeper look at some of the current research. One experiment really jumped out, so we invited the lead researcher to join us. That researcher is today's guest, Dr. Susan Culican, professor of Ophthalmology and residency directory at the Washington University School of Medicine, and the St. Louis Children's...
2018-03-231h 05
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineUndiscovered Country: Research Funding 2.0 with Cindy Wu & Denny Luan, founders of ExperimentHow do you feel about funding scientific research, particularly medical research? How efficient, effective and fair is the grant system in deploying billions of taxpayer dollars? Are funds targeted towards diseases proportional to their occurrence in patient populations? Are the influences of disease specific non-profit groups helpful or hurtful? Are the interests and activities of biomedical companies aligned with the needs of you, and your patients?Well, if you think there's room for some serious improvement, today's episode is for you.Cindy Wu was a young undergraduate student at the University of Washington, working on a...
2018-02-1353 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineExtending Medicine's Reach. The Future of PA's and NP's with Ellen Kurtzman, PhD.Today we're exploring the future of PA's and NP's. Many of you listening work very closely with them, and in-fact many of you listening are PA's and NP's. As the roles, responsibilities and autonomy of PA's and NP's continue to grow, an interesting question comes up. Can we actually compare the effectiveness of PA's and NP's to doctors?To help us tackle this question is today's guest, Dr. Ellen Kurtzman. Ellen is a professor of nursing at George Washington University and she has made nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants a major focus of her research. She's held...
2017-11-281h 04
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineFirst Bitcoin, Next Medicine. Blockchain with Harvard Physician & Technologist, Dr. William GordonAll right, welcome back. Imagine a world where patients can access their medical records anytime, anywhere with immutable security. Imagine every instance along a patient's continuum of care recorded and easily searchable. Imagine the opportunity to meta search millions of health records and data points, and even outcomes, without compromising an individual patient's personal identity. Imagine patients using these resources to evaluate and choose their hospitals, and even you.Folks, this isn't science fiction or wishful thinking. It's a technology called block-chain and if you've heard of bitcoin, you've heard of block-chain.Today we have Dr...
2017-11-211h 00
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThe Fascinating History of Bad Medicine and Dangerous Belief Systems: Alan Levinovitz, PhDName: Alan Levinovitz, PhD
Location: James Madison University: Harrisburg, VA
Specialty: Professor of Religion and Philosophy
“Although scientific training can inoculate against the power of nutritional myths, by no means does it guarantee immunity.”
-Alan Levinovitz, “The Gluten Lie”
All right, welcome back. Do a quick search on Amazon for books about gluten and over three thousand results show up. Everything from cooks books, diet guides and even childrens' books show up. If you're a listener to this podcast, and you don't have celiac disease, these are not the books likely found in your home library.
Happily there's one book, on the f...
2017-11-031h 08
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThe Fascinating History of Bad Medicine and Dangerous Belief Systems: Alan Levinovitz, PhDName: Alan Levinovitz, PhDLocation: James Madison University: Harrisburg, VASpecialty: Professor of Religion and Philosophy“Although scientific training can inoculate against the power of nutritional myths, by no means does it guarantee immunity.”-Alan Levinovitz, “The Gluten Lie”All right, welcome back. Do a quick search on Amazon for books about gluten and over three thousand results show up. Everything from cooks books, diet guides and even childrens' books show up. If you're a listener to this podcast, and you don't have celiac disease, these are not the books likely f...
2017-11-031h 08
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineSolo Practice at the World's Edge. Author, Explorer & Antarctica Base Physician, Dr. Gavin FrancisName: Gavin Francis, MDLocation: Edinburgh ScotlandSpecialty: General Practitioner, Emergency MedicineDr. Gavin Francis is a general practitioner based in Edinburgh Scotland. He's also a prolific traveler and an incredibly talented writer.Today we're going the explore the 15 months Gavin served as the sole physician at Halley, the British research station in Antarctica. Gavin was it. With no medical team, no back up and pretty limited equipment, Gavin had to be ready for any medical emergency, large or small. During the winter months, Halley is completely cut off from the...
2017-09-2855 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineHow Would Warren Buffett Pick His Doctor? Norman Beck's Life Saving Story.Norman Beck has been profiled in the New Yorker, he's shared his story on the stage of TED, he has breakfast with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates every year, and yet, there's a good chance you've never heard of him...until today.Norman Beck searches for data in hard to reach places. Because he looks where no one else looks, he knows what no one else knows. Norman's experience and skills were put to the test one day in a doctors office, when he found himself on the receiving end of a life threatening diagnosis. He knew his...
2017-08-241h 09
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineDon’t skip the eclipse! Surgeon, NASA Consultant & Amateur Astronomer, Dr. Gordon TelepunToday we're going to take a brief departure from our normal routine for a smaller, mini episode. In just one week, the moon's shadow will be passing over the continental US . If you've never seen a solar eclipse, and you're still not sure if it's worth all the hype, stay tuned. Our guest, Dr. Gordon Telepun is a plastic surgeon in Decatur Alabama. That's his day job. Gordon is also a passionate amateur astronomer. He's traveled to the middle of the ocean, and as far as the plains of southern Africa to see a solar eclipse. His knowledge of eclipses...
2017-08-1439 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineEvidence Based Medicine Strikes Back! CNN Producer, Dr. Alok Patel on Medicine in Modern MediaHow many of you feel like your patients consider you the 2nd opinion after first consulting Dr. Google? How much of your time is spent fighting through a jungle of pseudo science and misinformation just to reach your patients? Why is it so hard to earn their trust?With all the talk today of fake news, the erosion of journalism and the shallow miasma of modern media things look pretty grim. But this is Peerspectrum. Lamenting over the state of affairs is not what we do here. Despite the circumstances, there are some out there (particularly physicians) engaging...
2017-07-131h 02
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineTreating Fighter Jet Pilots And Guiding The Next Generation Of Physicians: Dr. Ryan GraySo, where do the Air Force's elite bomber crews, fighter jet pilots and even drone navigators go when they need to see a doctor? They go see a guy like today's guest, Dr. Ryan Gray. Ryan is an aerospace medicine physician, also known as a flight surgeon. As a flight surgeon, Ryan treated some Air-force's most elite fliers. He was also responsible for evaluating their flight readiness, sometimes having to ground pilots and crew members who were not medically cleared to fly. As you can imagine, not everyone was eager to find themselves in Ryan's clinic, fearing a medical disqualification...
2017-03-2452 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineTreating Fighter Jet Pilots And Guiding The Next Generation Of Physicians: Dr. Ryan GraySo, where do the Air Force's elite bomber crews, fighter jet pilots and even drone navigators go when they need to see a doctor? They go see a guy like today's guest, Dr. Ryan Gray. Ryan is an aerospace medicine physician, also known as a flight surgeon. As a flight surgeon, Ryan treated some Air-force's most elite fliers. He was also responsible for evaluating their flight readiness, sometimes having to ground pilots and crew members who were not medically cleared to fly. As you can imagine, not everyone was eager to find themselves in Ryan's clinic, fearing a medical disqualification...
2017-03-2452 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThe Peer Patient: Mara Howard-William's Path From Scoliosis Patient to Global Health ExpertToday we're happy to welcome Mara Howard Williams to the show. Mara has traveled extensively throughout the US, and around the world supporting critical medical mission work. She currently works as a Graduate Research Assistant at America's Health Rankings while also pursing her masters in the School of Global Public Health at UNC, Chapel Hill.Mara is a special guest for us because she's also one of Keith's former patients. Diagnosed in her early teens with advanced scoliosis, Mara underwent corrective deformity surgery (by Keith) when she was just fifteen years old. Following her recovery, Mara was asked...
2017-03-2459 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineDo Physicians With More Complaints Get More Lawsuits? Malpractice Expert, Dr. Gerald HicksonToday we're going to explore a topic that (while not always fun to discuss) is critically important to you and your patients. To help us out, we're joined by Dr. Gerald Hickson. Dr. Hickson is one of the world's leading experts on medical malpractice risk and patient safety. In over 150 peer reviewed articles and chapters, Dr. Hickson has explored questions such as:Why do patients and families choose to file suit?Why do most malpractice claims originate from a very small number of physicians?What can you do to reduce medical malpractice claims risk?
2017-03-101h 05
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in Medicine45 Mins Per Patient, 24/7 Call, and Loving Every Minute of it: The DPC model with Dr. Staci Benson.Imagine yourself as a patient, free to schedule visits any time you wish. During those visits, you can expect to spend an average of 45 minutes, face to face with your doctor. You can also call your doctor anytime, even on nights and weekends.Now imagine yourself as that doctor. Today, the average family physician sees 35-40 patients a day, averaging only seven minutes with each. It's no surprise that many GPs today report feeling over worked, underpaid and even burned out. But not you. You enjoy an average of 45 minutes with each of your patients. You see, at...
2017-02-281h 08
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicinePracticing for Gameday: Baseball, Orthopedics and a Home Depot Surgical Simulator: Dr. Gregory LopezToday we have a fun episode for you. Dr. Gregory Lopez is orthopedic spine surgeon in Chicago with Midwest Orthopedics at Rush. He's a former collegiate and minor league baseball player who's experienced his fair share of injuries. It's those experiences that inspired his path toward medicine. He's also an innovator and that's where are story gets fun. As a baseball player, Greg recognized the critical importance of regular practice. During residency, Greg uncovered a real need for more hands on surgical practice. Unfortunately, time was limited and cadavers and bone models are expensive. So Greg decided to...
2017-02-1345 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineLean Toward Risk: Conversation with 54 Year Old Medical Student, Suzanne Watson.As we find her today, in February of 2017, Suzanne Watson is medical student finishing up her final year at Wake Forest School of Medicine. She's also a mother of four, a former minister, a widow, and she is 54 years old.With a growing family, Suzanne voluntarily left medical school in her twenties but never gave up on her dream of becoming a physician. The dream never flickered, even through her career as an Episcopalian minister, all while raising her four children alone after the tragic death of her husband.We're going to talk with Suzanne about...
2017-02-0442 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicinePixar Meets Medicine. The Power of Scientific Animations. Conversation with Quintin Anderson.Scientific animations are powerful visual tools that can significantly reduce the time it takes to communicate and conceptualize complex scientific ideas and models. Today we're happy to have Quintin Anderson with us. Quintin is a recognized expert in scientific and industrial animations. After completing, not one, but two masters degrees at Harvard, Quintin began his career in animations, eventually starting his own company that he manages today.You're going to find real practical applications you can take away from this episode. We'll learn how you can use animations to reach a larger and more targeted audience for published research...
2017-02-0345 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineAre you an Invisible? Conversation with Author, David Zweig.How many of you feel that your patients, hospital administrators, and even some of your own colleagues really understand and appreciate what you do every day? How much of your work and effort goes unseen? Today we're excited to welcome David Zweig. David is the author of "The Invisibles," a deep dive exploration of the quiet professionals who are indispensable to our modern life. David is a familiar face to many of you, he's written for publications such as the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and the Harvard Business Review. We have a link...
2017-01-0439 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineMy Town Sucks! How To Live And Practice In A Place You Really Don't Like. Author, Melody WarnickMedicine is a career that can take you anywhere. How do consider an incredible job offer in less than incredible place? What are the most important variables to you and your family? What if you're already there and you feel stuck? Every city and town in America needs doctors. No every city or town has incredible restaurants, a great nightlife, great schools, a symphony orchestra, or an NFL team. We don't all live close to the beach or mountains, either.[Read more…]Our guest today is author, Melody Warnick. In her book, "This Is Where You Be...
2016-12-1652 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineThe Physician Innovator: Interview with Dr. Arlen Meyers: CEO, Society of Physician EntrepreneursEver come up with an idea for a new medical device or a way to improve a problem area, but you have no idea how or where to go with it? Medical innovation is a massive, multi-billion dollar business. Think you have to start a company yourself or work for the Mayo or Cleveland Clinic? Wrong. Medical innovation is happening in ways and in places you may not have even realized.Our guest today is Dr. Arlen Meyers. He's an ENT surgeon and professor emeritus at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is an inventor, a...
2016-11-2257 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineDefending The Solo Physician. Marni Jameson: Executive Director, Association of Independent Doctors.Marni Jameson is the Executive Director of the Association of Independent Doctors. It's a national organization with over 1000 physicians members, dedicated to defending and supporting independent practitioners.e talked with Marni about health care consolidation and the impact it has, not only on you and your practice but also your patients. We're going to learn more about what Marni and her team are doing for you, even if you are currently employed with a hospital.We're also going to learn more about Marni's background and experience. It's pretty impressive. She was only 22 when she founded her...
2016-11-1756 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineExploring Medical Space Design and Commercial Real-Estate with Rachel KosterRachel Koster earned her Master's Degree in Interior Architecture from Kansas State University. She is an expert in what's called 3-D visualization technology. She is also an expert in commercial real estate , particularly health care space design and development. We picked her brain and covered everything from how medical space design affects a patient mood to how it affects work flow and staff morale. How can elements such as colors, hallway width and lighting make a huge impact on your practice?We covered leasing, negotiations and location selection. Have you considered getting into the commercial real estate arena...
2016-11-1549 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicinePracticing Your Craft. Conversation with Dr. Michael Sims.Show Notes:Our Guest today is Dr. Michael Sims. He has been serving the Dallas, Texas area since 2008. Dr. Sims received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, TX . He is board certified with the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and licensed with the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. -Looking back at the early days: How does a young physician just out of training build his or her reputation? -”You look to young to be a doctor.” How does a young physician (who also looks young) earn the trus...
2016-10-2737 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineCarrot on a Stick: Science & business of health incentives. Michael Dermer, founder of IncentOne.Michael Dermer is an entrepreneur who is considered the founder of not only a company, but also an industry. He has been featured in Forbes, MSNBC and The Huffington Post.Michael left his job as a New York corporate attorney to fulfill his entrepreneurial spirit when he started IncentOne, the first company to provide financial rewards for healthy behavior. Michael sold his company in 2013 and is considered a pioneer of the health rewards industry. Michael is now a professional speaker, consultant, and coach for start-up businesses and entrepreneurs. He graduated from the Northwestern University School of Law and...
2016-10-2353 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineSurvey This. The Patient Experience.-Best time to seek your patients' feedback-Patient survey results are actually medical data. -Everyone else is surveying your patients (practice, hospital, insurance companies, etc.) They're your patients, why aren't you?-Survey your own patients. When you leave it to others, you leave your data to them too.-The power of three. Why you should start your survey with only three questions.-Using number codes to turn subjective feedback into comparative metrics. -How often should you compile and examine survey results data?-How your patient survey...
2016-10-0834 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineYour Team in the Clinic and Hospital-Your team and how patients evaluate you. -Keeping your team in sync. How to avoid sending conflicting messages to the same patient.-Dealing with today's limited resources.-The critical pre-flight briefing with your staff. How a daily morning meeting gets everyone off to the right start.-The risk of having a staff member who is out of sync with you. -Patients judge you and your staff together. Under performing or even rude staff can undermine your ability to provide medical care.-I'm so busy. How can I find...
2016-10-0823 min
PeerSpectrum | Journeys in MedicineYour personal Brand, Difficult Partners and Hospital DynamicsShow Notes:-I joined the wrong practice. What do I do now?-Why is your personal brand everything.-Focus on your brand, not others. Why talking about the competition only hurts you.-Start here: You work for the patient, not the other way around.-What you can learn from Coke and Pepsi.-How to win against your competitors.-How to deal with providers (competitors) who criticize you.-Your patient is considering a second opinion different from yours. What do you do?...
2016-10-0726 min