Incident Report

Y'all asked about vaccines, pulmonary embolism, diastolic dysfunction vs. systolic dysfunction, unconscious bias and more. But don't ask me to sing...because I WILL. A great episode for everyone who loves medicine and hates evil. http://zdoggmd.com/list Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young doctor dies by suicide, leaving behind a mother and three children. This is their story. Janae Sharp is a mother and healthcare writer/consultant whose family tragedy sparked a crusade to ensure that those quietly suffering get help...including the loved ones left behind. Essential listening. WARNING: if you or someone you love is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please get help: 1-800-273-8255 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On how mindfulness programs can be a smokescreen to avoid systems change, and a more in-depth and personal discussion of meditation and the Mind-System model of consciousness. An addendum to this discussion: http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-143 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a model of how the human mind works that's both ancient and wildly modern. It just might change your life (hyperbolic enough for ya?) The Mind Illuminated: http://amzn.to/2HzMIp9 See also, Waking Up (by Sam Harris): http://amzn.to/2ofGtP2 Join the Z-List: http://eepurl.com/mbNOX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tables are turned when ERCast host and emergency medicine physician Rob Orman hijacks the show! Video and comments here: https://www.facebook.com/ZDoggMD/videos/10156013476917095/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tragic and outrageous case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba in the UK should be a galvanizing call to action for EVERYONE in healthcare. #IAmHadiza http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-142 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Short answer: HELL NO. The longer answer is more nuanced. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-141 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our time is precious, and healthcare professionals HATE it when people waste it with meaningless busywork. Dr. Paul Teirstein, Chief of Cardiology at the Scripps Clinic is on a mission to stop these time thieves. Maintenance of Certification (MOC) for medical boards has little convincing evidence to support that it actually improves outcomes, yet the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and related orgs held a monopoly on forcing physicians to spend money and precious time annually to “maintain” a certification that they already attained through hard work and long study. Go to NBPAS.org to fight the power. http://zdoggmd.com/against-medical-advice-035 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon, JP Morgan and Warren Buffet think they’re going to fix healthcare. But will it work for the guy who's washing our studio windows right now? #IncidentReport 140 Get 25% off Jaanuu gear for the ZPac only! Sign up for the exclusive coupon code here: http://eepurl.com/dg9f2X Video and more at http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-140 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Neela Sethi is a pediatrician, mother, and entrepreneur...the co-founder of Jaanuu scrubs talks self-expression in a conformist healthcare system. Just for the ZPac, 20% off Jaanuu apparel, sign up for the coupon code here: http://eepurl.com/dg9f2X #sponsored More at zdoggmd.com/incident-report-139 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mayo Clinic obesity specialist Dr. Michael Jensen joins us to talk fat. We cover "Fat and Fit", wearable devices, exercise vs. diet vs. surgery vs. pills, The Biggest Loser, sugary drinks vs. diet drinks, the impact of EHRs + salaried positions on medical peeps, and much more. Video at zdoggmd.com/against-medical-advice-034 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why the heck would anyone listen to an anti-vax chiropractor about flu? Listen to this instead. We cover flu vax, Tamiflu, the state of the current flu epidemic, and much more. Get your free audiobook with a 30 day trial via our sponsor partners Audible: www.audible.com/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vitamin C's resident bad boy drops in and DROPS SCIENCE. Dr. Paul Marik, Professor and Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School, joins us LIVE! More at http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-137 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See also a piece I wrote here: https://medium.com/@ZDoggMD/the-truth-behind-that-baltimore-patient-dumping-video-fd867ebc7071 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The more to this story than meets the camera eye. http://zdoggmd.com/forums/topic/whats-actually-going-on-in-baltimore/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is a yearly health evaluation effective in improving outcomes without causing harm and increasing costs? Time to take the blinders off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dunning-Kruger effect rears it's head once more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the internet organic wellness gurus give you lemons, make chemotherapy. Another debunking of s**t way too many people actually believe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Roseburg VA cherry-picking to game quality scores while endangering our veterans and ignoring physician recommendations? NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/us/at-veterans-hospital-in-oregon-a-push-for-better-ratings-puts-patients-at-risk-doctors-say.html Letter from ER docs: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4335659-ER-Docs-Letter.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My parents Rustom Damania, MD (an internist) and Shireen Damania, MD (a psychiatrist) join me to discuss how to recognize and intervene with healthcare professionals who are struggling with substance abuse, mental illness, and physical challenges such as dementia. We also read an obituary from a young surgeon with depression and anxiety who took his own life and the lives of his children this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices