Beyond Clinical Medicine Podcast

Episode 36: The Emergency Medicine Workforce

Will there be too many or too few emergency physicians in 2030? What factors, like clinician burnout, will affect these predictions? In the latest episode of the podcast, Dr. Rob Strauss, Chief Medical Training Officer, speaks with Dr. Mark Rosenberg, immediate past president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, about the emergency medicine workforce.
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Episode 35: COVID-19 from the Perspective of a Disaster Specialist

The COVID-19 pandemic remains a vital public health concern, with the emergence and evolution of the Omicron variant globally. In this episode, Dr. Rob Strauss, Chief Medical Training Officer, speaks with Dr. David Hogan, Vice President of Educational Development and Chair, TeamHealth Emerging Infectious Disease Taskforce, about the state of the pandemic and its development.
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Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 34: Addressing and Eliminating Implicit Bias in Healthcare

In this #BeyondClinicalMedicine podcast, Dr. Rob Strauss continues the conversation regarding implicit bias in healthcare with guests Dr. Stan Thompson, MD, MHA, FACEP, Chief Clinical Officer, LifePoint Group and Chair of the TeamHealth Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program and Dr. Khadeja Haye, MD, MBA, FACOG­, National Medical Director, OB/GYN. The doctors discuss how bias leads to healthcare disparities specifically in minority groups. These disparities have led to distrust in those groups which had implications on healthcare delivery particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 33: Work-Life Integration and Imbalance

Join Dr. Rob Strauss as he welcomes Dr. Frank Lee, TeamHealth Special Administrative and Residency Education Outreach Consultant to the Beyond Clinical Medicine podcast. In this episode, Dr. Lee discusses the work-life integration, and sometimes imbalance, faced by clinicians nationwide. He explores stepping back to find balance and fulfilment in life and work. Please listen and share with other clinical teams who may benefit from this conversation.

Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 32: Recognizing Implicit Bias in Healthcare

Implicit bias in healthcare is a critical area that demands our collective attention. In this #BeyondClinicalMedicine podcast, Dr. Rob Strauss welcomes guests Dr. Stan Thompson, MD, MHA, FACEP, Chief Clinical Officer, LifePoint Group and Chair of the TeamHealth Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program, with Dr. Khadeja Haye, MD, MBA, FACOG­, National Medical Director, OB/GYN, for a two part series discussing when implicit bias begins, what it is, and how to recognize it in all aspects of healthcare.

Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 31: Stress Management and Wellness Coping Strategies

The latest #BeyondClinicalMedicine episode discusses putting individual wellness strategies into practice and engaging teams in active stress management. Dr. Robert Strauss, Chief Medical Training Officer, is joined by guest host Dr. Heather Owen, Chief Clinical Officer of TeamHealth Emergency Medicine, and guests Dr. Ryan Allen, Facility Medical Director, and Dr. Jasper Smits, Clinical Psychologist.

Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 30: Taking on UnitedHealthcare - Behind the Fight to Protect our Healthcare Heroes

Join Leif Murphy, TeamHealth CEO, as he sits down with Dr. Rob Strauss in the latest edition of the Beyond Clinical Medicine podcast. In this episode, Taking on UnitedHealthcare - Behind the Fight to Protect our Healthcare Heroes, Murphy details the lawsuit against United and why TeamHealth decided to take on the insurance giant on behalf of clinicians nationwide. Murphy notes the jury sent a strong message to United finding in favor of the TeamHealth plaintiffs and subsequently awarding $60 million in punitive damages, “ I believe the message that came from the jury is very significant and very clear, which is you cannot use unfair payment practices without facing a consequence.”

Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 29: Gaining Trusted Information for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Misinformation has raged during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, continuous changes to public health guidance have made it increasingly difficult to keep up with current and trusted advice on how to navigate the pandemic. In this episode of Beyond Clinical Medicine, Dr. David Hogan gains insight into the topic with Dr. Meg FitzGerald an adjunct associate professor with the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a private equity investor. Dr. FitzGerald discusses how to know an information source can be trusted and why it’s so important for public health entities to be consistent and clear in their communication.

Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 28: Effective Opioid Treatment Options

Opioid misuse and addiction have devastating consequences for our communities. It is a serious national crisis, and caring for patients with substance use disorder is one of the greatest challenges of any emergency clinician. In this #BeyondClinicalMedicine podcast, Dr. Randal Dabbs, TeamHealth Co-Founder, President of Practice Development and Chair of the TeamHealth Substance Use Work Group, dives into this important topic with a physician who has helped meet the challenge head on through the implementation of recovery coaching programs and the usage of buprenorphine in the emergency department. Dr. Brandt Williamson, TeamHealth Emergency Medicine physician at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia, discusses the implementation of effective opioid treatment techniques and the positive impacts it has made in his community.

Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 27: Thriving in Turbulent Times

2020 has been a turbulent, challenging year for everyone, but especially for clinicians fighting on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. This #BeyondClinicalMedicine  podcast takes a look at some of the unique stressors clinicians are currently facing, and explores techniques for how to thrive in this environment. Dr. Ijeoma Akunyili,  TeamHealth Regional Medical Director Northeast Group, discusses this topic with Dr. Exequiel Hernandez, the Max and Bernice Garchik Family Presidential Associate Professor at the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.  Dr. Hernandez shares information clinicians should consider about resilience fatigue, the benefits of humble leadership and how scenario planning and other techniques can benefit clinicians during this unsettling time.