“We actually do this well, and it’s good to be able to do this well when you’re the safe place for the community.”
Vicki White is the Chief Nursing Officer at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and she joins me to discuss navigating the Kincade Wildfire. Vicki is a smart, tenacious, and committed leader, skills that are essential when you’re helping lead a team that won’t quit at a hospital that will not evacuate. In the wake of leading through a second disaster in 3 years, Vicki’s perspectives on how to lead in an incredibly challenging environment are absolutely remarkable.
“The #1 question that I have gotten over the past few years is ‘What gives you hope?'”
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist and Professor at Texas Tech University. She is also one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and an extraordinary voice for climate action on every imaginableplatform. She joins us to discuss the importance of talking about climate change & how to do it constructively. We also get her stunning description of the 9 ways climate change effects human health and how it is a Threat Multiplier.
We open with some of Explore The Space podcast host Mark Shapiro’s thoughts on the ongoing Kincade Wildfire. This disaster is not yet over, but some reflections needed to be shared.
“We are incredibly passionate about it because we think it’s the future”
Dr. Renee Dversdal is an Associate Professor of Medicine & Director of Point of Care Ultrasound at Oregon Health & Science University. She is a true expert point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and it was a pleasure to tour her incredible facility and speak with her in person! We get into the incredible power of this technology, the way it impacts relationships with patients, and what the future holds. She also shares how having a passion for a project has been a protective mechanism against burnout.
“My approach is to give someone a chance to say Yes”
Dr. Umbereen Nehal is a pediatrican and physician executive. She is also the physician Jedi Master of LinkedIn, having been named a LinkedIn “Top Voice” and “Influencer” She joins us to better understand the opportunities this platform provides, the pitfalls to avoid, and how those in healthcare can effectively leverage LinkedIn to collaborate, learn and build their careers. This is an incredibly high-yield conversation!
As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I would like to re-release an earlier episode of Explore The Space podcast featuring Jessica Shapiro. She’s a breast cancer survivor, the voice of the show, and she’s my wife. She speaks with candor and emotion. She is unsparing in describing the challenges she faced in her journey dealing with breast cancer. This is a deeply personal story, thank you for listening.
“Our stewardship of this planet shouldn’t be a partisan matter.”
Michael Mann is a Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State & is one of the most articulate and courageous scientists in the fight against climate change. A fantastic guest for #ClimateWeek! We discuss the power of misinformation as well as the insidious interests that push against necessary change, be it climate change or gun violence. Mike also discussed how he was forced into the public sphere, recognizing that science is under assault & lays out resources and skills for us to get better together.
Tony Breu is a Hospitalist and medical educator whom I have affectionately termed the Championship Belt Holder for creating threads of information on Twitter known as #MedThreads or #Tweetorials. These threads are brilliant, fun and are changing how we learn. Tony and I jump into the impact of these threads, tensions they’re generating, and what the future holds.
Tony just had an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine on this same subject, it can be found by clicking here
“There’s something exciting about gathering together in a room and sharing that space”
Emily Silverman is the creator and host of The Nocturnists, which is wonderful and great and on a rocket ship to the moon. This is her second time on Explore The Space, we discuss getting out of the comfort zone, helping the profession of medicine become more inclusive for the public, and the thrill of taking the stage. We also discuss our upcoming live show!
Click here for our live show Friday 10/18 in San Francisco, tickets are available!
“How can you converge to solve things in new ways, to get people to say “Yes, and?” That’s where the rocket fuel comes from”
Daniel Kraft is a Bone Marrow Transplant physician, as well as Founder & Chair of Exponential Medicine. This only scratches the surface of his incredible bio, so we discuss the impact of having multiple different interests & how surrounding yourself people from different backgrounds is rocket fuel for innovation. This episode is just pure fun and inspiration, enjoy!
Key Learnings
1. What pluripotency means to Daniel
2. Why comparing ourselves to someone else can be a negative
3. Surrounding yourself with others to help you up your own game and break down silos
“It’s very hard for people to see things happen and not have a reason”
Jessi Gold is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University, she joins us after a horrible string of mass shootings to discuss gun violence, illusory truth effect, and mental illness. We jump into the superb Time Magazine article she wrote alongside Megan Ranney, this is an essential look into the impact of talking points and obfuscation around gun violence. We also examine the damage caused by conflations and stigma, and the importance of psychiatrists finding their voice on this issue to overcome voices of obfuscation. This is an important episode on a crucial topic.
Key Learnings
1. Illusory Truth Effect and why the conflation of gun violence & mental illness is wrong
2. The gap between gun violence and mental illness and how stigma and conflation play out
3. Searching for realistic and actionable explanations in the face of horror
4. The dangerous impact of illusory truth effect to not only avoid real causes, but also divert away from solutions
5. Assessing impact of gun violence on survivors, families, and our communities, and the lack of research on these subjects
“Every little effort counts, and it matters. We are all in this together” Dr. Beth Linas is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist who joins us at a pivotal moment in time as the world is gr...
“If people have the right to spread disinformation on social media, then it’s equally my right to spread information” Dr. Ryan Marino is a medical Toxicologist and a power voice agai...
“You’re gonna have to be fearless” Caitlin Thompson is back! She is the co-founder of the splendid Racquet Magazine. More than that, she is an emerging leader and powerful social com...
“I believe that art and visual imagery is innate. Anyone can understand it” Dr. Mike Natter is a 3rd year Internal Medicine resident and a stunning artist. Like truly wonderful. We discuss...
“The interests of the public are greater than the interests of special interest groups that oppose it” Ken Berlin is the President & CEO of The Climate Reality Project, an essential or...
“It was a thinking about how we could use a journal as an instrument for social change” Dr. Richard Horton is a physician & the Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet. He joins to discuss the e...
“Action feels better than anxiety” Jesse Spurr is an ICU nurse, Dr. Courtney Howard is an Emergency physician, and they are both essential parts of a new international healthcare conferenc...
“It’s really hard to look someone else in the eyes and say hey, here’s this moment for me that I’m broken about” Mitochondrial Eve (not their real name) is a Critical Car...
“The only way that we can break down these barriers, that we can decrease the stigma associated with infertility is to actually talk about it” Dr. Ariela Marshall is an Associate Professor...