Incident Report

A nurse practitioner and mother leaves her child to die in a sweltering car. How could she? Here's how. http://zdoggmd.com/fatal-distraction/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We released our fourth episode of our new Against Medical Advice (AMA) series on the evidence-supported medical applications of cannabis and received a ton of comments, some awesome and some SEVERELY high. So I assembled my crew to talk about it some more. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-166/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's cut through the haze (and the hype) surrounding medical marijuana. Here's what you need to know... http://zdoggmd.com/medical-marijuana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's your baby's first shot, and some folks refuse it out of fear. Here's why that's a terrible idea. http://zdoggmd.com/newborn-vitamin-k Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The unspoken truth I want my patients to know about so-called "heroic" measures at the end-of-life. Please talk with those you love about your wishes. It always seems too soon...until it's too late. http://zdoggmd.com/end-of-life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antivaxxers say the government admits that vaccines cause autism because of the Vaccine Injury Court and the case of baby Hannah Poling. As usual, they have it dead wrong...here's why. http://zdoggmd.com/vaccine-court Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom's family had a REALLY tough weekend. What would YOU do in this situation, ZPac? Have you encountered similar stories? http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-163 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yet another secretly-filmed viral clip emerges of an emergency physician and a patient...here's my take. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-164 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Andrea Paul, MD started BoardVitals to help medical professionals prepare for tests and save time. Our talk includes medical entrepreneurship, living up to parental expectations, and how their #GiveVax program donates vaccines to needy communities. And ZPAC! BoardVitals is showing their love by giving y'all a chance to win a BoardVitals Bash. They'll throw the winner a pizza party at your work or school with lots of food, drinks, and tons of swag including their signature “Trust Me” t-shirts -- just like you saw in the Nurse Virginia video. The more friends and colleagues that sign up, the better your chances to win. Sign up at https://info.boardvitals.com/bash Plus everyone that enters gets a 25% off coupon for any BoardVitals test prep question bank. Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, PA, pharmacist, dentist, rad tech, surg tech, or studying to become one, they got something for ya! http://zdoggmd.com/against-medical-advice-047 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The terrifying case of awareness during CPR and what it means for medical ethics and emergency care. Links and more here: http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-162 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rounding in a county safety net hospital is about the best education you can get on the social determinants of health. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-161 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh it’s gonna get real up in here. Links, coupon offer and more at http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-160 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the ketogenic diet a cure-all like The Magic Pill documentary would have us believe? http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-159 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes it takes a Twitter screwup to teach you something really important. A discussion about “gaslighting” in social media and beyond. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-158 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#AlderaanRemembers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She's a maniac, MANIAC...in the OR? Where the bounds of professionalism, medicine and those sick beatz intersect... http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-157 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Saurabh Jha joins us again to explore the differences between the British and American systems of educating resident physicians, in particular highlighting the case of Dr. Bawa-Garba, a resident in pediatrics who was convicted of manslaughter for a medical error in the UK. More at http://zdoggmd.com/against-medical-advice-046 Here's our prior show highlighting her case, along with links to Dr. Jha's article on Dr. Bawa-Garba's story: http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-142/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did the NHS and the British Government "murder" Alfie Evans and rob his parents of their freedom to dictate his care? Our guest Dr. Saurabh Jha has straddled both the British and American healthcare systems and lends his insight to help us better understand the lessons from this tragic case. http://zdoggmd.com/against-medical-advice-045 Dr. Jha is Associate Professor of Radiology at UPenn and an editor at The Health Care Blog. Read his full article here: http://thehealthcareblog.com/…/the-ethics-of-keeping-alfie…/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margot Kidder's death reminds us of how the stigma of mental illness can affect public figures. But what about those suffering on the front lines of our healthcare system? It's time we tore the stigma down and talked about the elephant in the room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc Vader hijacks the show for an unholy confluence of #MayThe4th and #ForceFriday! http://zdoggmd.com/maythe4th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices