Difficult Conversations -Lessons I learned as an ICU Physician
Episodes
Anchored in Hope with Dr. Jessica Daigle
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Difficult Conversations features Dr. Jessica Daigle, a board-certified pediatrician, NICU and pediatric hospitalist, and founder and C...
A Friend in the Business - Navigating the Complex Healthcare System
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini- Episode 93Difficult Conversations is back with one of its most personal, emotional episodes yet. Dr. ...
Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Medicine with Dr. Robert Pearl
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Dr. Anthony Orsini discusses the value of difficult conversations in the medical field, reflecting on how his podcast has all...
Not What I Had In Mind
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Dr. Anthony Orsini and Liz Poret-Christ introduce guest, Laura Diaz-Freeland, whose twin daughters were born at the very limits of vi...
Hope For The Best. Plan for the Rest
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Orsini and Liz Poret-Christ are joined by guest, Dr. Samantha Winemaker, an associate clinical professor in the Department of Fam...
Entrepreneurship with a Purpose
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of Difficult Conversations-Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician. In this episode, get ready to explore the journey of Jon ...
Fighting for our Heroes
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations. You may have heard the story of Dr. Lorna Breen, who was an accomplished physician that tragically took her own ...
Support Changes Outcomes
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini- Episode 88In this episode, host Liz Poret-Christ along with Dr. Orsini, welcome guest Gina Jacobson, ...
The Problem with Dying with Dr. BJ Miller
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I have the distinct honor to have another incredible guest and that is Dr. Bruce ...
The Impact of Child Abuse with Chris Newlin
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Difficult Conversations, Dr. Orsini is joined by Chris Newlin, Executive Director of the National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCA...
Difficult Conversations about Death and Dying
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, we are excited and honored to have as our guest, Julie McFadden, otherw...
Replay on Demand! -Cy Wakeman
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Replay on Demand! Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my guest is the incredible Cy Wakeman, who is a drama researcher,...
Life After Loss
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations -Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician. Liz Poret-Christ is our host and she’s joined by guest Molly Mattocks w...
Giving the Gift of Life
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, you’re in for a real treat because Dr. Orsini and Liz Poret-Christ are having a superstar loaded episode! This episode is about kidney dona...
You Got This Kid- Leadership Skills for Everyone
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. On this episode, Dr. Orsini is Co-hosting with Liz Poret-Christ. Today, they’re having...
Closing the Power Skill Gap
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I have two amazing women joining me that are doing extraordinary work. My guests ar...
Making an Impact with Ryan Estis
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today our guest is Mr. Ryan Estis, who is a globally recognized sales and leadership ex...
Recognizing Fear
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations. Today, we have Liz Poret-Christ hosting along with Dr. Orsini. A few weeks ago, when Liz was scrolling through...
There's a Snake on My Head
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. My guest today, is Mindy Spigel. Mindy has dedicated her career to improving health...
Conversations about Fatherhood
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I have a wonderful guest who’s been doing great things in the healthcare field an...
Monitoring Physician Wellness for Patient Safety
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Our guest today is my friend, Ellen Reilly, who is an industry leader focused on the int...
A Life Dedicated to Babies
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. This interview was recorded over a year ago and for reasons best not discussed were not ...
Difficult Conversations about Healthcare
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, joining me as my guest is somebody who embodies everything that I think should be...
Why Physicians Die By Suicide
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. In previous episodes, we’ve had some guests that talked about the problem of substan...
Conversations About Malpractice
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. On this episode, the conversation we’ll be having not only affects physicians but quite ...
Communication IS Care with Jennifer George
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, we have another incredible guest joining us that I know you’re going to love. Jen...
Physician Coaching and Patient Experience
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, we have another incredible guest, Joshua Washington, who is the President of Le...
Health Benefits of the Sicilian Diet
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I am lucky to have as mu Co-host, Elizabeth Poret-Christ, who is the Managing ...
Difficult Conversation in Human Resources
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I am honored to have as my guest, Paul Falcone, who is widely considered and ...
The Problem with Raced Based Medicine with Dorothy Roberts
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I am are honored to have another amazing guest. Our guest today is Dorothy Robe...
Conversations about PTSD with Deborah Beidel
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is something most people are familiar with but ar...
Conversations About Moral Injury with Wendy Dean
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. On this episode, we have another amazing guest! Joining us today is Dr. Wendy Dean. Dr. ...
Reaching Peak Performance In Medicine
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. On today’s episode we will be talking about High Performance Medicine. I have the pl...
A Life with Purpose with Gunnar Esiason
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, our guest host is Liz Poret-Christ, who is the Director of Programming at The Orsin...
Holiday Episode- Highlights from 2021
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations - Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician. This week Liz Poret-Christ and Dr. Anthony Orsini send a very special Holi...
Leadership from the Boardroom with Stuart Levine
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my guest is Stuart Levine, who is the Chairman of the Board and CEO for STUART LEVI...
Difficult Conversations About Breast Cancer
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Even though October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, breast cancer should be on our min...
Do No Harm - Conversations About Physician Suicide
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. We’ve had several episodes over the past eighteen months on the topics of physician burn...
Communicating With Your Doctor with Karen Knops, M.D.
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing for the second time my friend and former collea...
The State of Healthcare - Moving Forward with Steve Lawler
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations - Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. On this episode, I have the honor to have as my ...
Replay-Ditch the Drama with Cy Wakeman
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my guest is the incredible Cy Wakeman, who is a drama researcher, a global thought ...
Be The Leader Nobody Wants to Leave with Kris Baird
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Nursing leadership is a topic that we’ve discussed more than once on this podcast and ...
Uncaring- How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients with Dr. Robert Pearl
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. As I was driving from my home in Florida to New Jersey, I was listening to an audiobook ca...
A Year in Review - Difficult Conversations Anniversary Episode
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Its' been one year since I launched this podcast and I would have never thought i...
Advocating for Rare Diseases
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, we are going to have a conversation about sickle cell and rare diseases with so...
Medical Liability and Risk Management
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. On today’s episode, we’re going to talk about two topics that most people avoid: med...
How Do You Define Your Self Worth?
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. On today’s episode I have the pleasure to have as my guest, Dr. Lisa Strohman, who is a ...
Taking Care of Our Own - True Nursing Leadership with Dena Carey
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Often, I have drawn parallels between the doctor patient relationship and the business l...
Fierce Conversations with Susan Scott
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. It is my deep belief that every critical moment in our lives starts with a difficult...
Memorial Day Tribute
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special Memorial Day Tribute of Difficult Conversations - Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician. This week, we will pause and take a mo...
Burning Shield - The Story of Jason Schechterle
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Doing this podcast is one of the best decisions that I ever made because every...
Medical Justice and Malpractice
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Difficult Conversations -Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. My special guest today is Dr. Jeffrey S...
Re: Invent Your Life with Kathi Sharpe Ross
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I am delighted to have as my guest, Kathi Sharpe-Ross, who is a global brand and ...
Helping Parents of Premature Babies
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. As a Neonatologist, I’m exposed to a world where a...
Conversations about "Listening" with Colin Smith
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. This podcast is all about communication, and an essential aspect of good commu...
Speaking the Truth - Debriefing Nurse Leaders
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today my special guest is Lori Gunther, Chief Executive Officer at Synova Associ...
Human's First with Mike Vacanti
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my special guest is Mike Vacanti, Founder of HumansFirst and author of Believership...
Hospital Leadership During Covid-19
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. The COVID-19 crisis has affected us all, but especially with people in leaders...
Motherhood and Milestones
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Motherhood and Milestones Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. If you are a parent, first time mother, have a baby with spec...
Substance Abuse and Physicians
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Difficult Conversations -Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today I have two great guests to talk abo...
Conversations About Doctoring with Bradley Block
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I have as my guest, Dr. Bradley Block, an Otolaryngologist, Head and Ne...
The Power of Nice with Linda Kaplan Thaler
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my guest is advertising Hall of Famer, Linda Kaplan Thaler, who is responsible fo...
Difficult Conversations in the NICU with Dr. Vita Boyar
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations in the NICU with Dr. Vita BoyerWelcome to the Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my special guest is Dr. ...
Conversations about Child Advocacy with Anthony DeVincenzo
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Difficult Conversations - Lessons I learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I am blessed to have as my gu...
Positive Culture Change in the Workplace with Siobhan McHale
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. My special guest today is Siobhán McHale, one of the world’s leading experts in cultu...
Conversations about Second Victim Syndrome
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations About Second Victim Syndrome with Dr. Susan Wilson Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. My special guest today i...
Connect and Be Heard with Dr. Kevin Pho
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Connect and Be Heard with Kevin Pho Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my special guest is Dr. Kevin Pho, a board-cer...
Conversations about End of Life with Karen Knops
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations about End of Life with Dr. Karen Knops Welcome to the Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I am blessed to have my ...
Leading Your Ship to Success with Capt. Mike Abrashoff
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, I’m fortunate to have another amazing guest. Captain Mike Abrashoff is a grad...
Healing the Heart of Medicine with Dr. Jonathan Fisher
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Difficult Conversations - Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. My special guest today is Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a...
My Journey into Medicine with Michelle Atwell
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My Journey into Medicine with Michelle AtwellWelcome to Difficult Conversations- Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Over t...
Healthcare Leadership During the COVID-19 Crises
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Healthcare Leadership During COVID-19Welcome to Difficult Conversations - Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my spe...
2020-We Are in this Together with Anthony Orsini
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We Are in This Together with Dr. Anthony OrsiniWelcome to Difficult Conversations-Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. This ...
Achieving Excellence in Healthcare with Quint Studer
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Achieving Excellence in Healthcare with Quint Studer Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, It’s my incredible honor to...
Brand Citizenship with Anne Bahr Thompson
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brand Citizenship with Anne Bahr ThompsonWelcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. On today’s episode, my special guest is Anne Ba...
Elevating the Patient Experience with Jason Wolf
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Elevating the Patient Experience with Jason WolfWelcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Do you want to feel more optimistic about ...
Difficult Conversations with Your Teenager with Joshua Wayne
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations with Your Teenager with Joshua WayneWelcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my special guest is Jos...
Human Centered Approach to Leadership with Holly O'Driscoll
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Human Centered Approach to Leadership with Holly O'Driscoll Welcome to Difficult Conversations - Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. ...
My Journey with Stillbirth with Debbie Haine
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My Journey with Stillbirth with Debbie HaineWelcome to the Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Our special guest today is Debbie Haine. H...
The Speed of Trust with Stephen M.R. Covey
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Speed of Trust with Stephen M.R. CoveyWelcome to Difficult Conversations – Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini. On tod...
Conversations with your Inner.U with Beth Weissenberger
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations with your Inner.U with Beth WeissenbergerWelcome to the Difficult Conversations – Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Antho...
The Patient Experience-Discovering the Best in Others
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Patient Experience - Discovering the Best in Others with Diane RogersWelcome to the Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, my spe...
Difficult Conversations in Leadership
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations in Leadership with James OrsiniWelcome to the Difficult Conversations – Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Antho...
Caring for Our Veterans with the Honorable Dr. David Shulkin
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Caring for Our Veterans with the Honorable Dr. David ShulkinWelcome to the Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. This week my extra special...
Giving Back-When the Patient Becomes the Provider with Lauren Heaslip, RN
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Giving Back- When the Patient Becomes the Provider with Lauren HeaslipWelcome to Difficult Conversations-Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr...
Difficult Conversations about Physician Burnout
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations About Physician Burnout with Dr. Dike DrummondWelcome to Difficult Conversations – Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician wit...
The Power of Empathy with Dr. Helen Riess
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Power of Empathy with Dr. Helen RiessWelcome to the Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Our special guest today is Dr. Helen Riess, a...
How Communication Improves the Patient Experience with Elizabeth Poret-Christ
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How Communication Improves the Patient Experience with Elizabeth Poret-ChristWelcome to the Difficult Conversations – Lessons I Learned as an ICU Ph...
Leading with the Heart with Claude Silver of VaynerMedia
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini-Episode 7Welcome to the Difficult Conversations Podcast with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Our special guest is ...
Difficult Conversations in Pediatric Oncology with Dr. Michelle Neier
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations in Pediatric Oncology with Dr. Michelle NeierWelcome to the Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, we have sp...
Difficult Conversations and Workplace Violence with Larry Barton
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations and Workplace Violence with Dr. Larry Barton Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today, we have speci...
Surviving Infant Loss. A Conversation with Noelle Moore
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Surviving Infant Loss and The Finley Project- A Conversation with Noelle MooreWelcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. In today’s...
Communicating to Be the Most Powerful You with Kathy Caprino
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini-Episode 3 Welcome to the Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Today we are lucky to hav...
I'm Here - Communication and the Patient Experience with Marcus Engel
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’m Here Communication and the Patient Experience with Marcus EngelThe two most compassionate words any human being can say to another...
Welcome to my Podcast- Sharing My Journey with Dr Anthony Orsini
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini-My JourneyWelcome to the first episode of Difficult Conversations podcast with Dr. Anthony Orsini. ...
Difficult Conversations - Trailer - What to expect
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Difficult Conversations Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician with Dr. Anthony Orsini- Trailer -Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Or...