The Emergency Mind Podcast
Episodes
32: Phindile Chowa, MD, on Pause and Reflection
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Creating space for calm action under pressure, connecting to our common humanity, and the power of pausing to reflect, with emergency physician and po...
31: Adam Szulewski MD PhD on Understanding Cognitive Load
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding cognitive load theory during a crisis, measuring expertise, building systems to improve performance, and more, with emergency doctor and...
30: Jimmy Pruitt PharmD on Pride in Preparation
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How preparation leads to success, communicating across disciplines, and the interface of clinical pharmacy and emergency medicine with pharmacist and ...
29: Christina Shenvi MD PhD on Raising Your Mean
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How to focus your mind during a crisis, build a deeper joy in your work, and raise the average of your everyday, with ER doctor, educator, and stoic C...
28: Annie Duke on How to Decide Under Pressure
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How to make better decisions under pressure, with world-class decision expert and former pro poker player Annie Duke: the power of the unexpected, loo...
27: Lauren Allister, MD on Designing Scripts for Mastery
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On building technical and emotional protocols to succeed in high pressure pediatric cases, screaming during math class, the value of theater in emerge...
26: Leisa Deutsch, MD on Fueling Emergency Performance
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How high performance nutrition helps us apply knowledge under pressure with Leisa Deutch, MD, deputy director of NASA neutral buoyancy lab, ER doc and...
25: Bridging the Why and the How with Chris Taicher, MD
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ER doctor Chris Taicher on being clear about your personal why, then focusing on the gritty details of how you accomplish it.
24: Performance is a Choice, with Kristen Holmes
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the big and little things individuals and teams need to do to set up to perform under pressure and succeed when it matters the most, with Kristen H...
23: Success, Compassion, and Crisis, with Al'ai Alvarez, MD
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On defining success in emergencies for individuals and teams, the importance of compassion, and more, with ER doctor and Stanford Professor Al'ai Alva...
22: Culture, Form, and Function, with Felix Ankel, MD
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On building the structures needed to succeed at resuscitation, synthesizing knowledge, and finding story arcs in unpredictable times, with ER Doctor a...
21: High Performance Humanity, with Kent Yoshimura & Ryan Chen
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On becoming lifelong students of human performance, with Kent Yoshimura and Ryan Chen: deep thinkers, martial artists, and co-founders of Neuro, a hig...
20: Starting your journey, with Ramin Tabatabi, MD
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Advice on starting new phases of life and responsibility and on learning to fail productively with ER doctor Ramin Tabatabi, MD, from LAC+USC.
19: You are free to walk away, with Adaira Landry, MD
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring different types of stress, thinking about what leaders look like in emergencies, and recognizing that we are not yet our best selves with E...
18: Bringing your whole self to work, with Emily Brumfield, MD
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bringing your humanity into your work, applying algorithmic thinking without becoming a robot, and functioning at the edge of uncertainty with ER doct...
16-b: Processing Emotions On and Off Shift with Derek Monette, MD
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus round with ER doctor Derek Monette about processing difficult emotions from complex cases both on and off shift.
17: Cheetah mind, Gazelle mind, Human mind, with Kimo Takayesu, MD
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mastering appropriate focus in the moment and letting go of perfection, with ER doctor Kimo Takayesu, MD
16: Plan B is Part of the Plan, with Derek Monette MD
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sticking to the goal, not the plan, the importance of shared mental models, and being mentally flexible during an emergency with ER doctor Derek Mone...
A Pre Shift Meditation for the COVID-19 Pandemic
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Four minutes of pre-shift mindfulness. A guided meditation to help get you ready for whatever COVID-19 (or anything else) sends your way.
15: Coming Back to Purpose, with Andrea Austin, MD
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finding purpose, hope, and forward movement during the Corona Pandemic with ER doctor Lieutenant Commander Andrea Austin, MD.
14: Standby for Chaos, with Navy EOD Expert Ryan Anderson
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How disposing of an explosive device is like approaching a sick patient, how training the basics will save your lives and the lives of others, and how...
13: Stoic Philosophy During Emergencies, with Dan McCollum, MD
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Preparing ourselves to be the best during the worst--Stoic philosophy and emergency medicine with ER doctor Dan McCollum, MD
12: Running Your Own Race, with Emily Rose, MD
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Working with the myth of perfection, learning to run your own race, and finding joy as you keep tuning your instrument, with Emily Rose, MD
11: Signal to Noise and Setting the Tone, with Andrew Eyre MD MS
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Setting the tone in a critical case, optimizing signal to noise ratio for learning, and the joys of simulation with Andrew Eyre, MD MS Photo modified...
10: Overtrain then Let Go, with Bret Whitman
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mental training for big waves and deep dives with freediver, spearfisher, big-wave-surfer, and all-around great dude Bret Whitman. Photo modified fr...
09: Mindfulness Can Start Now, with Jodi Strock, LMFT
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Digging in about starting a mindfulness practice and the interaction of body, mind, and emotion in and out of crisis with licensed marriage and family...
08: Don't Panic. Enjoy the Ride. with BJJ Professor Gustavo Gasperin
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Digging in with multiple-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world champion Professor Gustavo Gasperin about learning and deploying skills under pressure, the im...
07: Algorithms and Jazz in the ER with Dana Sajed, MD
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Algorithmic and improvisational thinking in music and in the ER with emergency doctor, ultrasound expert, and deeply cool human Dana Sajed, MD
06: Hope for Nothing, Fear Nothing, Be Free with MMA Coach Pete Panos
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with MMA Coach Pete Panos about finding calm during a fight and balancing the physical and mental in our training.
05: Eliminating Unnecessary Opportunities for Failure with Amy Hildreth, MD
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lieutenant Amy Hildreth, MD, from the Naval Medical Center in San Diego about training for the unexpected and eliminating opportunities...
04: Sangfroid | Bringing Cool to Chaos with Dan Dworkis MD-PhD
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sangfroid. Literally: "cold blooded," it' the ability to stay calm under pressure. In this episode, I talk about Sangfroid not as an innate talent but...
03: Simulation, Visualization, and Pressure with Andrea Austin, MD
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Lieutenant Commander Andrea Austin, MD, from the Naval Trauma Training Center at USC + LA County about the importance of simulation and...
02: Compassion and Humility with Erik Anderson, MD
03 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Dr. Erik Anderson on the importance of compassion and humility in operating in high stress environments, ideas for working in low-re...
01: The Emergency Mind with Dan Dworkis, MD-PhD
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A talk given in Venice, CA in 2019 about lessons learned while training in Emergency Medicine that anyone can use in their daily life to improve how t...