Healthcare Musings

Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, FCCP
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Healthcare Musings

This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with decades of experience in the field of Medicine and Critical Care. Healthcare Musings discusses important issues in Critical Care, Healthcare, and Medicine, and Dr. Hassaballa also interviews Great Minds in Medicine.

  1. 5D AGO · VIDEO

    "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To": My Conversation with Dr. Adam Cifu

    Dr. Adam Cifu is an award-winning Medical Educator and general internist at the University of Chicago. He also writes for the fantastic Substack, Sensible Medicine. I had a wonderful conversation with him about Medical Education and how it has changed and not changed over the years.    Dr. Cifu's books: https://www.adamcifu.com/books Sensible Medicine Substack: https://www.sensible-med.com/

    45 min

  2. APR 14

    Sleep in the ICU: The Classic Experiments

    In the first of a two-part series about sleep in the intensive care unit, Dr. Hassaballa discusses the classic sleep deprivation studies and their implications on our own sleep.

    12 min

  3. APR 9 · VIDEO

    Every Measles Death Is Too Many

    Unless one has lost a child, then he or she can never know the horror of the parents who just lost a child to measles in Texas.  For the latest on the Texas Measles Outbreak: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025

    7 min

  4. APR 2

    Faith in the ICU: Stories of Wonder

    In the latest installment of the Faith in the ICU Series, Dr. Hassaballa recounts a story that has always stayed with him.

    4 min

  5. MAR 24

    ICU Lecture Series: The ICU Liberation Bundle

    In this latest episode of the ICU Lecture Series, Dr. Hassaballa lectures to staff about the ICU Liberation Bundle.  Link: https://sccm.org/clinical-resources/iculiberation-home/abcdef-bundles

    24 min

  6. MAR 17 · VIDEO

    What Is A Blood Transfusion, Truly?

    Despite multiple specialty society guidelines recommending not to transfuse blood if the hemoglobin levels are above 7-8 g/dL, many physicians disregard the recommendations. Why is that? Dr. Hassaballa discusses this issue.    Article referenced in the show: https://www.pulmccm.org/p/guidelines-on-red-cell-transfusion

    7 min

  7. MAR 10

    ICU Lecture Series: Metabolic Acidosis

    In this latest ICU lecture series, Dr. Hassaballa discusses metabolic acidosis: how to diagnose it and what to do about it.

    17 min

  8. MAR 3 · VIDEO

    Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Elaine Chen

    What would someone who is BOTH a Critical Care and Palliative Care Doctor say about palliative care in the ICU? I asked one.    Links from the show:  The Coleman Palliative Medicine Training Program: https://colemanpalliative.org/   Research Articles referenced in the episode:  Norton SA, Hogan LA, Holloway RG, Temkin-Greener H, Buckley MJ, Quill TE. Proactive palliative care in the medical intensive care unit: effects on length of stay for selected high-risk patients. Crit Care Med. 2007;35(6):1530-1535. doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000266533.06543.0Chttps://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/toc/2007/06000Braus N, Campbell TC, Kwekkeboom KL, et al. Prospective study of a proactive palliative care rounding intervention in a medical ICU. Intensive Care Med. 2016;42(1):54-62. doi:10.1007/s00134-015-4098-1https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-015-4098-1Ma J, Chi S, Buettner B, et al. Early Palliative Care Consultation in the Medical ICU: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial. Crit Care Med. 2019;47(12):1707-1715. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000004016https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/fulltext/2019/12000/early_palliative_care_consultation_in_the_medical.5.aspxCampbell JL, Piscitello GM. Does Reframing Do Not Resuscitate to Beneficial Care Only Increase Acceptance of No-CPR Orders?. Chest. 2025;167(1):211-221. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2024.08.027https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012369224050748?via%3DihubHochberg CH, Gersten RA, Aziz KB, et al. The Real-World Effect of Early Screening for Palliative Care Criteria in a Medical Intensive Care Unit: An Instrumental Variable Analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025;22(2):247-254. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.202407-702OChttps://www.atsjournals.org/journal/doi/full/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202407-702OCPiscitello GM, Lamadrid VJ, Post Z, et al. The Effect of Triggered Palliative Medicine Consults on Nurse Moral Distress in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022;39(9):1039-1045. doi:10.1177/10499091211049398https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10499091211049398

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    This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with decades of experience in the field of Medicine and Critical Care. Healthcare Musings discusses important issues in Critical Care, Healthcare, and Medicine, and Dr. Hassaballa also interviews Great Minds in Medicine.

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    • Creator
      Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, FCCP
    • Years Active
      2023 - 2025
    • Episodes
      98
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      © Copyright 2023-2024 Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, FCCP, FAASM All rights reserved.
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