Vital Capacity

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Vital Capacity

A podcast providing clinical pearls and insight from experts in the field, plus the top headlines in pulmonary and critical care medicine.

  1. Mentorship and Compassion with Serpil Erzurum, MD

    10/05/2022

    Mentorship and Compassion with Serpil Erzurum, MD

    In this episode, Serpil Erzurum, MD, draws on her vast experience at health care systems across the country to discuss the importance of compassion as a mentor and trainee when paving the path for others, breaking the cycle of self-doubt and learning from disappointment and failure in our careers. Intro :01 The interview :18 Who is Dr. Erzurum as a person? Passions, interests and childhood 1:13 What have been your favorite parts of working in health care across the country? 5:22 How do you juggle and find balance between the many different roles in health care? 9:53 The importance of enjoying life above all 11:50 Erzurum on surrounding yourself with people that respect your life choices 15:00 Paving the path for others; being a good mentor and leader 16:35 Erzurum on trusting and communicating with your mentors 20:00 Working through ‘imposter syndrome’; dealing with failure and self-doubt 21:45 Times when Dr. Erzurum faced disappointment and failure. 25:32 What do you do for fun? 28:15 Have you inspired your daughters? 30:12 Why don’t we expose specialists and trainees to specialties outside their own institutions? 31:44 What skillsets should trainees work to improve during Fellowship? 36:02 Final thoughts 39:15 Outro 41:18 Serpil Erzurum, MD, is the chief research and academic officer at the Cleveland Clinic. She is also the chair of Lerner Research Institute. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Bhardwaj at podcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HealioPulm @abhi_bhardwaj99. Disclosures: Bhardwaj and Erzurum report no relevant financial disclosures.

    42 min
  2. Critical Illness Cosurvivors: An Interview with Lady Glaucomflecken

    16/03/2022

    Critical Illness Cosurvivors: An Interview with Lady Glaucomflecken

    We all will be at the receiving end of critical illness for ourselves or our loved ones. It is almost guaranteed. A family’s needs are the blind spot of the overstretched and dysfunctional health care system that needs to be addressed. Here, Kristin Flanary, also known as Lady Glaucomflecken, shares her experience, hoping to highlight the challenges of the families who are at the revived end of critical illness for their loved one. Take-home lessons for health care professionals: While clinical excellence and focus on the patient is an absolute given, what sets a great HCP apart is clear and frequent communication, empathy and kindness. Let’s do better. Intro :00 The interview :39 Tell me a bit about yourself. Where did you grow up? What was life like before and now? 3:40 Having to do CPR on your loved one 13:01 Can you share with me what exactly happened when your husband went into cardiac arrest? And what can we do better? 20:47 The experience of being in the hospital 28:42 How did you manage being kicked out of the hospital? How long was he in the ICU and in the hospital for? 47:25 The struggle starts for patients and families when they come home because now they don't have the same support system. Can you share some of those struggles? 55:10 We are almost 21 months out from the cardiac arrest at this point. How are you both doing now? 1:02:14 Spreading the message about sudden cardiac arrest and learning to do bystander CPR. 1:05:32 Can you share a happy moment or memory since the cardiac arrest event? 1:11:15 Flanary’s message to listeners 1:16:15 Thank you, Kristin Flanary 1:18:32 Kristin Flanary, MA, is administrator and communications manager at Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education & Talent Development at the University of Iowa. To read Flanary’s article in Journal of Cardiac Failure, click here: https://www.onlinejcf.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1071-9164%2821%2900403-6. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Bhardwaj at podcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HealioPulm @abhi_bhardwaj99. You can follow Kristin Flanary on Twitter @LGlaucomflecken. Disclosures: Bhardwaj and Flanary report no relevant financial disclosures.

    1h 19m
  3. Holding onto Hope During a Pandemic with Hassan Khouli, MD

    18/02/2022

    Holding onto Hope During a Pandemic with Hassan Khouli, MD

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    44 min
  4. Leadership, Research and Patient Care with Kristin Highland, MD

    20/01/2022

    Leadership, Research and Patient Care with Kristin Highland, MD

    Kristin B. Highland, MS, MD, does it all and makes it look easy. In this episode, we discuss how to follow your dreams, balance your life and define success on your own terms. Intro :01 About Highland :16 The interview :33 At Cleveland Clinic, we don't care about your birth coordinates. We care about who you are and what you bring to the table. :54 Imposter syndrome 3:15 Tell me a bit about your background, your personal life, your professional life. Where did your journey start? 7:48 The nonlinear journey to success 30:48 The end of fellowship is not the end of your expertise 37:11 Balancing work and family as a single mother 39:38 Best advice to be a good mentee 45:43 What other skill sets should fellows acquire during training beyond clinical excellence? 46:51 Thank you, Dr. Highland 51:41 Kristin B. Highland, MS, MD, is fellowship trained in both pulmonary/critical care and rheumatology and is the respiratory institute research officer and associate program director for research and scholarship at the Cleveland Clinic. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Bhardwaj at podcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HealioPulm @abhi_bhardwaj99.

    52 min
  5. Interview: Every Deep-Drawn Breath with E. Wes Ely, MD, MPH

    05/01/2022

    Interview: Every Deep-Drawn Breath with E. Wes Ely, MD, MPH

    In this episode, E. Wes Ely, MD, MPH, discusses the value of human connection with patients, reflects on the values of hope and mercy in patient care, and reads key excerpts from his book, Every Deep-Drawn Breath. Intro :01 About Ely :21 About Every Deep-Drawn Breath :49 The interview 1:20 Impact of Ely’s work 1:37 Tell me a bit about your background. Where did this all start? 5:32 Do you think if you spend enough time and cater deeply enough, you can create that human connection? 9:24 The other side of the bed 15:00 The story of Jimmy Johnson 29:49 Bringing back normalcy in the ICU for patient healing 35:11 How do you bring hope during this dark period? 40:20 Spirituality in patient care 44:57 Significance of Every Deep-Drawn Breath 51:03 Thank you, Dr. Ely 53:50 Wes Ely, MD, MPH, is professor of medicine and critical care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and associate director of aging research at VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Bhardwaj at podcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HealioPulm @abhi_bhardwaj99. You can reach Dr. Ely on Twitter @WesElyMD. Disclosures: Bhardwaj reports no relevant financial disclosures. Ely is author of Every Deep-Drawn Breath.

    54 min
  6. Mentorship and Career in Academic Medicine with Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil

    22/11/2021

    Mentorship and Career in Academic Medicine with Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil

    In this episode, Bhardwaj’s mentor, Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil, FACEP, FAHA, discusses the importance of a strong mentor-mentee relationship, his path into internal and emergency medicine training and much more.   Intro :00 Welcome to another episode of Vital Capacity :19 About Abella :28 The interview 1:40 Tell me a bit about yourself in your own words 1:54 The importance of blending the personal and professional aspects of academic mentorship 5:00 How do you find balance? Define a day for me 8:41 You’re one of the few people in the country who are trained in both internal medicine and emergency medicine … Can you share with me how that started? 11:50 If someone wants to have a physician-scientist career, what advice would you give them and do you have any experiences and examples you can share? 18:21 After you were trained in emergency medicine residency and the resuscitation fellowship, you are now leading all these efforts at Penn. When did that transition happen? 21:14 Can you share some of the ways you navigate talking to other physicians and convey the message of timing of cardiac care after cardiac arrest? 29:11 Can you tell us the story about the soldier and the use of cardiac cooling? 34:53 Thanks so much, Ben 39:33 Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil, FACEP, FAHA, is the professor and vice chair of research at University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Emergency Medicine. He directs the Center for Resuscitation Science and the Penn Acute Research Collaboration at the University. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Bhardwaj at podcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HealioPulm @abhi_bhardwaj99. You can reach Abella on Twitter @benjaminabella. Disclosures: Abella reports receiving honoraria from Becton Dickinson, Stryker and Zoll; research fees from Becton Dickinson, NIH and PCORI; and ownership in MD Ally and VOC Health. Bhardwaj reports no relevant financial disclosures.

    40 min
  7. Top news this week: FDA advisory committee unanimously recommends Moderna booster shot

    22/10/2021

    Top news this week: FDA advisory committee unanimously recommends Moderna booster shot

    This week, FDA advisory committee unanimously recommends Moderna booster shot; the USPSTF advises against aspirin for primary CVD prevention for adults 60 years or older; FDA permits marketing of new e-cigarette products; and more. Read the full coverage here: FDA advisory committee unanimously recommends Moderna booster shot USPSTF advises against aspirin for primary CVD prevention for adults 60 years or older FDA permits marketing of new e-cigarette products, marking first authorization of its kind More than half of COVID-19 survivors experience symptoms 6 months after recovery FDA issues new guidance on sodium, calls it ‘pivotal’ moment in US health References: FDA Press Release USPSTF Statement Press Release Groff D, et al. JAMA Network Open. 2021;doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28568. FDA Conference Call

    10 min
  8. Top news this week: Systemic corticosteroids linked with worse COVID-19 outcomes

    08/10/2021

    Top news this week: Systemic corticosteroids linked with worse COVID-19 outcomes

    This week, use of systemic corticosteroids is linked with worse covid-19 outcomes; an investigational antiviral drug reduces risk for hospitalization and death by about 50% in patients with COVID-19; Pfizer-BioNTech submit vaccine data for children aged 5 to 11 to FDA; and more. Read the full coverage here: Use of systemic corticosteroids linked with worse COVID-19 outcomes Antiviral reduces risk for hospitalization, death by about 50% in patients with COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech submit vaccine data for children aged 5 to 11 to FDA Unlike flu, cold viruses persisted during pandemic, study finds AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 74% effective, protects against asymptomatic disease References: Yochai A, et al. Asthma treatment: clinical and translational science. Presented at: European Respiratory Society International Congress; Sept. 5-8, 2021 (virtual meeting). Press Release Press Release Rankin, DA, et al. Abstract 154. Presented at: IDWeek; Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2021 (virtual meeting). Sobieszczyk M, et al. Abstract LB6. Presented at: IDWeek; Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2021 (virtual meeting).

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A podcast providing clinical pearls and insight from experts in the field, plus the top headlines in pulmonary and critical care medicine.

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    Healio
  • Creator
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    34
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