Pre-Hospital Care Podcast
175 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis podcast is designed to have engaging and inspirational conversations with some of the worlds leading experts in or relating to pre-hospital care. We hope you take a lot from the conversations both from a technical and non-technical perspective. Please rate and review the show as feedback helps ensure that the best information gets back to you throughout the project.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Pre-Hospital Care with Nico Preston
April 22, 2024 01:00 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this conversation, we will examine the role of AI within pre-hospital care. We will also look at how AI is being embedded within the systems and processes from dispatch algorithms to diagnostics to demand profiling. We also look at the future of AI and where it might support patient care. To do this I have Nico Preston with me, Nico is a scientist and paramedic with a background in health, technology, and innovation. He has 15 years of experience with complex emergencies, emergency medi...
Patient liaison and follow-up with Sarita Taneja and Stuart Plumbley from Kent, Surrey, Sussex (KSS) HEMS
April 15, 2024 03:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this conversation, we will examine Patient Liaison and follow-up. Pre-hospital clinicians are often just the first point of medical contact, so checking in throughout the rehabilitation allows clinicians and patients to close the loop on any unanswered questions and often is a chance to learn about things from the patient’s perspective. This fosters continuous improvement by identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. Additionally, ongoing liaison both humanises patients...
Restore Podcast: Changing direction with Mike Donal
April 14, 2024 13:39 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBJoin me in this episode where I speak with Mike Donal. We unpack his journey through growing up, dropping out of school, drug use, mental health, self-harm, suicidal attempts, steroid use, sex, and mental health section in a hospital, all before 21 years old. We also look at Mike’s journey through the gym, alcohol, relationships, tattoos, and steroids. Mike shares his 180-degree turn to cleaning everything up and influencing others for the better as well as his current revelations on healt...
The Spinal Immobilisation Study (SIS) with Prof Mark Wilson
April 08, 2024 03:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this episode, we speak with Professor Mark Wilson about the forthcoming SIS trial. This randomised study aims to compare the safety and patient outcomes of the current spinal immobilisation practice versus a more flexible "movement minimisation" approach for suspected spinal injury patients. The findings could inform future clinical guidelines. The main concepts of the trial include assessing if "movement minimisation" is no worse than the current standard "triple spinal immobilisation"...
The relationship between Paramedic theory and practice with Vince Clarke
April 01, 2024 10:27 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBIn this conversation, we will look at the relationship between Paramedic theory and practice with Vince Clarke. We will dig into Vince’s doctorate in Education on the subject, various frameworks for the acquisition of skills through simulation, reflective models of learning, the progression from novice to expert, directive versus facilitative learning, theory/practice conceptual frameworks, and finally, student views and where they perceive learning originates. To do this I have Vince C...
Life as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) with Dan Dutfield
March 25, 2024 04:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this conversation, we will look at the life of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). We will dig into what the training looks like, the autonomy involved, the various specialisms you can take, what Dan has learnt along the way and much more. As more and more alternative career pathways are opening, we explore if this one is an attractive option. We also look at the alignment to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) curriculum and how this shapes Dan's practice, skills and clin...
Restore Podcast: Overcoming Adversity with Jay Baldwin
March 24, 2024 09:37 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBIn this episode, I will be speaking with Jay Baldwin. At 26 Jay had suffered bilateral leg amputations from an IED whilst serving in the British army in Afghanistan. He was medically discharged from the UK military at 28, divorced at 32 and battled and won cancer at 33. Since being medically discharged from the Army, the dad of six has learned to walk on prosthetic limbs, has retrained as a fitness instructor and has truly inspired many. He is currently the UK’s only double amputee personal ...
Leadership lessons learned from a Lifeboat Coxswain with Robbie Maiden
March 18, 2024 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBJoin us for an insightful conversation with Robbie Maiden, a lifeboat coxswain, as he shares his journey from being embedded in a culture from a young age to becoming a leader in the austere lifeboat setting. With no formal leadership training, Robbie has developed his skills through experiential learning and personal growth. Robbie has held the position of coxswain for 27 years but has life boating in his blood. In today’s episode, we will discuss what skill set you need to lead volunteer ...
The Future of Pre-hospital Maternity Care with Consultant Midwives Camella Main, Stephanie Heys and Dawn Kerslake
March 11, 2024 05:32 - 1 hour - 93 MBIn this conversation we discuss the future of pre-hospital maternity care with three leading consultant midwives from UK NHS ambulance services. Dawn Kerslake, Stephanie Heys, and Camella Main are experts in their field and will provide valuable insights into this critical area of pre-hospital care. During the podcast we explore the education and training of paramedics in maternal care, current governance systems, and patient follow-up and support mechanisms in place. We also discuss the ne...
Team Performance with London HEMS Medical Director Tom Hurst
March 04, 2024 03:00 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBIn this conversation, we will examine human performance, some of the fundamental components of performance, models of performance, and how we train versus how we perform. We will also examine the importance of psychological safety, and the interplay between performance, standards, and behaviour. We also speak around the concept of culture as an enabler for performance. To do this I have Tom Hurst with me. Tom is the Medical Director of London’s Air Ambulance (LAA), he is also a Consultant i...
The International Journal of Paramedicine with Editor in Chief, Mic Gunderson
February 26, 2024 13:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this conversation, we will unpack the International Journal of Paramedicine and the original vision for the journal. We will also look at the reach of the journal and the different sections of the journal yet to launch. We also examine the interaction with the journal as it looks to create discussion and research ideas and how people can get involved in the journal team amongst much more. To do this I have Mic Gunderson with me. Mic has been involved in EMS since 1975 in various clinica...
Life as a London HEMS Paramedic in 2024 with Kerien Rodwell
February 19, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBIn this episode we are speaking with London HEMS Paramedic Keiren Rodwell. We dig into Keiren's background from working as a paramedic student in New South Wales, to working for the London Ambulance Service LAS in north east London. Keiren joined London Ambulance Service straight out of university in February 2018. We speak about the death of two of Keiren’s extended family whilst protecting their family from the wild fires in Australia. We dig into what a typical day looks like in London's ...
The Future of Military Medicine with Major General Tim Hodgetts
February 12, 2024 04:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this conversation we will examine the current state of play within UK military medicine, the demographics of modern military capability; that of deployable role 1, 2 and 3 hospitals within the field. We will also examine the lessons learnt from recent conflicts and how they might inform the military medicine of the future. We look at analogues of comparison from the last major British involvement in conflict within Iraq and how innovative aero-medical retrieval (MERT) and damage control s...
Life Threatening Anaphylaxis and the AMAX4 algorithm with Ben Mckenzie
February 05, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBIn this conversation, we speak with Australian emergency physician Dr. Ben Mckenzie. Ben has developed the AMAx4 algorithm as a streamlined approach to recognising and treating anaphylaxis after the tragic death of his 15-year-old son Max Mckenzie. Ben has helped standardise best practices for this life-threatening emergency. Promptly following the AMAx4 steps is vital for patient survival in the initial minutes of anaphylaxis until emergency medical services arrive. Anaphylaxis is a severe...
The Scottish Trauma Network with Martin Esposito
December 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBIn this conversation, we will examine how trauma is both managed and reported on throughout Scotland. The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) receives over 1.5 million calls a year and responds to over 500,000 emergency incidents per year. In the episode, we will discuss The Scottish Trauma Audit Group (STAG) as a national audit group within the Scottish National Audit Programme of Public Health Scotland. STAG measures and is tasked to improving the quality of care, overall experience, and long...
The best of 2023 part 2
December 26, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBThis is a selection of 10 of the most downloaded episodes of 2023. In this episode, we hear from: Major Incident Management with Keir Rutherford and Alec Wilding. The future state of Pre-Hospital Care with Jason Killens. Safe Sedation of Acute Behavioural Disturbance with Tim Edwards. Addiction part 3 with Dr Brian Hall. Paramedic Burnout with Liz Thyer These conversations were the last 5 of the ten most downloaded episodes of 2023. Needless to say, I learnt a lot from every guest o...
The best of 2023 part 1
December 24, 2023 16:09 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBThis is a selection of 10 of the most downloaded episodes of 2023. In this episode we hear from: The UKISAR deployment to the Turkey earthquake disaster with Deb Swann. The Ten Second Triage Tool (TST) with Claire Park. The Pre-Hospital Airway with John Chatterjee. Pelvic Trauma with Ash Vasireddy. High-Fidelity Training with Neel Bhandari. These conversations were 5 of the ten most downloaded episodes of 2023. Needless to say, I learnt a lot from every guest on the podcast and feel ...
Update on the Ukraine War: Life in Conflict
December 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 88 MBIn this conversation, we will examine some of the contemporary reflections on the Ukraine crisis with David and Shawn. We will examine what it is currently like on the ground, some of the emerging needs and how David and Shawn believe they can be met. We will also dig into David and Shawn’s background in Ukraine and how this has evolved. We will look at our guest's anecdotal reflections on the conflict currently and some of the main factors that have changed and some that have remained over ...
The Pathophysiology of Drowning with Prof Mike Tipton
December 11, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBIn this conversation, we will be looking at the current guidelines on the pre-hospital management of drowning and the academic research that underpins these principles. We will explore the epidemiology of drowning and examine patient outcomes as a group. We will also discuss the important wider efforts in public awareness and prevention. To do this, we have Mike Tipton with us. Mike is a household name in the surf lifesaving community and is one of the leading UK academics on drowning. He c...
Major Incidents from a Scottish Perspective with John Paul Loughrey
December 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn this conversation, we will explore some of the lessons learned through years of major incident attendance in Scotland from the Emergency Medical Retrieval Services (EMRS). We examine the Scottish Trauma Network, the demographics of healthcare in Scotland, and some of the recent and seminal major incidents that have informed EMRS’s approach. We also include some of the lessons learnt through the Manchester bombings – that of paediatric triage and treatment in Mass Casualty incidents. We ex...
Burnout in Paramedics with Liz Thyer
November 27, 2023 06:07 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MBIn this conversation, we will examine the concept and the reality of psychological burnout among Paramedics. The effects of burnout are estimated to cost over $300 billion annually, with the WHO forecasting a burnout pandemic in the next decade. Within pre-hospital organisations, burnout can generate reduced quality, high absenteeism, increased turnover rates and substandard productivity. In the conversation, we examine the definition of burnout, the factors that increase the risk of burnout...
Addiction Part 3: The Psychology and Psychiatry of Addiction with Dr Brian Wells
November 22, 2023 20:12 - 1 hour - 84 MBIn the conversation, we examine the definition of addiction, the meta-substances (stimulants, sedatives, opioids), the time horizon of an addicted person (instant gratification), the triggers of addiction, the diagnosis of dependence, what dependence means, and the types of addictions (work, sex, drugs, diet, exercise). We explore two of the most addictive substances, alcohol and tobacco, and their second-order effects on health, family, and relationships. We will also look at the complicat...
Exercise Associated Collapse and the differentials with Luca Carenzo
November 14, 2023 15:32 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBIn this conversation, we will explore some of the nuances and challenges of Exercise Associated Collapse (EAC) with Luca Carenzo. The basis of this interview was the recent publication in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport of An Unusual Case of Marathon-related Exercise-associated Collapse: Case Report and Some Considerations for Medical Care at Endurance Mass Participation Events. We will explore the case and some empirically proven treatments that form the mainstay of treatment w...
POCUS as a predictor of Traumatic Cardiac Arrest outcome with Tim Harris
November 06, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this conversation, we will examine whether point-of-care ultrasound is a reliable predictor of outcome during Traumatic Cardiac Arrest (TCA). We will dig into the recently published systematic review on the topic with Tim Harris, who is one of the authors of the paper. We will examine why the authors decided to look at TCA and POCUS, the number of studies and patients examined, the type of Mechanism Of Injury (MOI) leading to TCA, what the results showed, and how this is relevant to pract...
Safe sedation of Acute Behavioural Disturbance with Tim Edwards
October 30, 2023 04:00 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this conversation, we will look at the research examining methods of safe sedation by Advanced Paramedic Practitioners within London and examine the research published on this looking at sedation of Acute Behavioural Disturbance (ABD). We will examine; what the retrospective cohort study of pre-hospital agitation management showed regarding the sedation of the ABD patient. Also, the origins of ABD according to the paper, the Sedation Assessment Tool used to measure pre- and post-intervent...
The Innovation of Thrombectomy for Ischemic Strokes with Kunle Ogungbemi
October 23, 2023 03:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode, we will explore why Thrombectomy is considered a leading stroke intervention and can contribute to the early rehabilitation and treatment of ischemic stroke. This is especially important if recognised within pre-hospital care. This is due to its effectiveness in rapidly restoring blood flow to the brain and improving patient outcome. In the episode we will explore how this intervention can restore of cerebral blood flow, the time sensitivity of the intervention, the function...
Addiction part 2: The Toxic Drug Crisis with Jen Bolster
October 16, 2023 03:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this conversation, we will examine the complex and challenging environment of toxic drug and substance misuse on the streets of Vancouver and across British Columbia. We will explore the issues of concomitant drug ingestion, the use of fentanyl, the complications of mental health and the cyclical pattern of pre-hospital presentation. We will also explore the challenges of bias towards this patient group and how that can both affect care and outcomes. Jen Bolster is an Advanced Care P...
Reverse Mentoring with Carl Betts
October 09, 2023 08:20 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBIn this episode, we will explore reverse mentoring and challenging the status quo in quality improvement with Carl Betts. We will look at Carl’s reflections on mentorship and reverse mentorship of Quality Improvement fellows within an Ambulance service setting. We dig into how Carl leads these QI fellows but also how they lead him in innovation and ideas. The focus of reverse mentoring is to increase the mentee’s inclusion competencies; however, mentors are simultaneously provided with the o...
Penthrox in the Pre-hospital environment
October 02, 2023 04:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this podcast, we will look at the benefit and utility of Methoxyflurane, more commonly known as Penthrox. Penthrox is a volatile, self-administered inhaled analgesic indicated for short-term pain relief. Penthrox is a portable, lightweight, non-invasive inhaler for self-administration of the Methoxyflurane vapour. Penthrox provides analgesia when inhaled at low concentrations giving analgesic therapeutic doses, but can also reduce and mitigate even severe pain yet has a short half-life. W...
Global Health Systems strengthening with Aneesah Peersaib
September 25, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this episode, we examine how to approach systems strengthening in clinical practice within the context of Sierra Leone with Aneesah Peersaib. We will look at her recent deployment to support Continued Professional Development at local, regional and national level and her role in leadership development whilst in post in Sierra Leone. We will examine how she disseminated education & training, policy, and governance and how she approached cultural change from the ground up. Finally, we will ...
Addiction Part 1 - Specialist Addiction Therapist Mark Dempster
September 19, 2023 20:20 - 53 minutes - 73 MBIn this next period, we will be recording a mini-series on addiction starting with this first episode with Specialist Addiction Therapist Mark Dempster. In 2013, the Centre for Social Justice determined that the level of addiction in the UK made it the “addiction capital of Europe.” This includes the use of legal substances, mainly alcohol, and the use of Class A drugs, which include heroin, cocaine, meth, and hallucinogens. £36 billion is spent by the nation every year on treatmen...
Trauma Outcome Scores with Mark Faulkner
September 12, 2023 22:31 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBIn this conversation, we will examine the various types of trauma scores that feature both out-of-hospital and in-hospital to measure trauma – those of anatomical, physiological and combined trauma scores. We will look at why these are important, the three broad types of trauma scores, the origins, reliability and sensitivity of these. We will also examine the pros and cons of the GCS together with the history behind the GCS. We will examine the trauma score, revised trauma score, APACHE and...
The future state of Pre-hospital Care with Jason Killens
September 04, 2023 00:04 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this conversation, we will examine the current state of NHS ambulance service delivered care and how we can approach this with a different perspective. We will examine the current models of operation and how over the next 10 to 20 years this needs to be flipped on its head. We will explore the numbers of See, treat and convey versus see, treat and refer, versus telephone consult and close and how this can be flipped on its head. We will also explore how the adage of modern technology can ...
Dealing with Stress with Natasha Adams from HARU
August 28, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBIn this conversation, we will examine the challenges of exposure to high-stress situations, the principle of ‘psychological stunning’ and how to deal with the concepts of ‘amygdala highjack’. We will reflect with Tash on a seminal case that she experienced and her reflections on it. We will also reflect on how to harness and control these psychological and physiological stressors in practice to get the best out of yourself in a situation such as this. We will also look at the cognitive switc...
Point of Care Ultrasound in Critical Care with Dan Nevin
August 21, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MBIn this conversation, we will examine the utility and functions of ultrasound within air ambulance services. We look at how the aggregation of data and familiarity with ultrasound is narrowing down and assisting time to intervention and time to definitive care. We look at the scans of preference and some of the data around pneumothoraces, tamponade and positive findings under ultrasound in the critical care patient. Importantly we will get Dan’s perspective on where ultrasound is affecting p...
Pre-hospital Urgent Care with Kate Hardy
August 14, 2023 03:49 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBIn this conversation we will examine the anatomy of the Advanced Paramedic Practitioner in Urgent Care (APPUC) scheme as it currently stands within London. We will examine the discharge to the community rate, Alternative Care Pathway referral rates and where they are being referred to, commonly seen pathology for the group, advances in the scheme (innovation and where they are looking to innovate), and finally aligned training that the scheme receives. Kate Hardy is an advanced paramedic ...
A pre-hospital blood transfusion protocol with Adam Greene
August 07, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBIn this conversation we will examine the recent recommendations and development of a national out-of-hospital transfusion protocol for critical care services. We will unpack the recent modified RAND Delphi study that sets out the guidance of clinical governance and recommendations for out of hospital transfusion services. We will dig into the recommendations on the initiation of transfusion, the types of blood components and products, the delivery and monitoring of out of hospital transfusio...
Part 2 - Reflections on major incident management with Keir Rutherford & Alec Wilding
July 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBThis is the second instalment of the conversation on the approach to major incidents with Keir Rutherford & Alec Wilding. We examine triage tools which have just come into practise which is around the TST - 10 second triage algorithm and the MITT - major incident triage tool and also look at enhanced levels of care on scene and what should be done in the casualty clearing station. We also examine at how we manage our emotions as senior clinicians both on scene and retrospectively and work we...
Reflections on Major Incident Management with Keir Rutherford and Alec Wilding
July 24, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBIn this conversation we will examine some of the lessons learnt from anecdotal experiences in major incidents, together with the reflections from previous recommendations in major incident enquiries such as the Manchester bombings. We will examine the differentiation of terrorist attacks at point of call from an otherwise normal RTC or ‘typical’ incident. We also look at the initial approach to triage, who and how this should be done as well as the integration and relationship of the Ten Sec...
Innovations in Non-Invasive Ventilation with Aurika Savickaite
July 17, 2023 03:20 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBIn this conversation we will examine the latest in non-invasive ventilation via the helmet interface. Recent empirical research has shown that ventilation via helmet can mean faster recovery time, shortening an ICU stay, reduces the need to intubate, lowers ICU mortality, and can result in minimal or no sedation of the patient. Aurika Savickaite is a registered based in Chicago and was involved in the successful testing of the helmet ventilator in the ICU at the University of Chicago durin...
Bleeding and coagulation in Trauma with Ross Davenport
July 10, 2023 03:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this conversation we will examine the principles of coagulopathy and novel approaches to coagulopathy within pre-hospital care. We will examine the utility of fibrinogen concentrate, the distinct features of fibrinogen concentrate with cryoprecipitate, its longevity of use compared to other blood products, how you constitute fibrinogen concentrate for use in the pre-hospital environment amongst other topics. To do this I have Ross Davenport with me, Ross is a Consultant Trauma & Vasc...
The performance pizza with Stephen Hearns
July 03, 2023 03:50 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBIn this conversation we will examine the concept of the performance pizza. This is a concept which examines three main domains of performance within pre-hospital care; the predictable routine, the predictable emergencies and the unpredictable emergencies. We will dig into each of these domains and examine what each constitutes, how you train for each state and how to navigate each. To do this I have Stephen Hearns with me. Stephen is a consultant in emergency and aeromedical retrieval ...
Breaking ground with Consultant Paramedic Vicki Brown
June 25, 2023 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this conversation we will examine the career progression of Vicki Brown, who is an Advanced Practitioner in Critical Care, and is the first person in the country to get on the Faculty of Pre Hospital Care (FPHC) Register of Consultant Practitioners by qualifying from a purely paramedic background. We will trace her career pathway and the steps that have been taken by her to achieve such a pivotal role within pre-hospital critical care. Vicki joined the ambulance service in 2002. And has...
The most downloaded episode - The High Acuity Response Unit (HARU) & Critical Care with Stephen Rashford
June 15, 2023 05:55 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBThis is a repost of an episode I recorded back in the early years of podcasting. It remains the most downloaded episode of the entire podcast. Steve Rashford is the medical director of The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) with 5,000 staff and 1,300 response vehicles. In the episode Steve gives some of his perspectives of a pre-hospital careers spanning over 20 years in duration within multiple services. QAS has a contemporary approach to clinical service delivery and innovation in prehospi...
Human Factors within practice part 3: Task & patient safety with Jim Walmsley
June 05, 2023 14:31 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBIn this conversation we will examine the fundamentals of human factors within tasks with Jim Walmsley. We will focus on Human factors from a task perspective refer to the ways in which the design of a task or activity can affect the safety and performance of the individuals performing it. We will examine the concept of task complexity, task variability, task duration and demands, feedback mechanisms in place to learn from, clearly defined goals, and finally task design. We will also discuss ...
Flash Teams with Ben Watts
May 29, 2023 03:45 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBIn this conversation we will examine the concept of flash teams with Ben Watts. We will focus on why they can pose such a challenge in highly stressful situations. We examine the concepts and issues of ego, lack of team ethos, lack of shared understanding/clear plan, poor communications, name use, active listening issues, poor followship, anchoring and much more. We also examine when things are working well and some of the core fundamental components of this including collaboration, use of c...
Human factors and leadership with Clare Fitchett
May 22, 2023 14:56 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBIn this session I am speaking with Clare Fitchett as we explore the fundamentals of human factors and the interplay of leadership. In the conversation we examine what human factors mean to Clare and how they affect her practice. We also look at leadership and how Clare perceives leadership can affect human factors for the better. We finally examine the concept and strategies of human factors mitigation and how we can offset the patent safety issues that human factors brings with it. Clare ...
High Fidelity Simulation with Neel Bhanderi
May 15, 2023 05:29 - 54 minutes - 75 MBIn this session, I am speaking with Neel Bhanderi on the advantages of high-fidelity training within clinical practice. In the conversation, we examine the concepts of analogs of reality and how it has multifactorial benefits through the integration of handover simulation, debriefing, stress inoculation, skill acquisition under stress, communication under applied stress, and much more. To do this I have Dr. Neel Bhanderi with me. Neel is the Head of Education and Training at MedSTAR retrieva...
Human factors and crisis management with Matt Edwards
May 03, 2023 18:16 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBIn this conversation we will examine the fundamentals of human factors with Matt Edwards. We will focus on Human factors from an individual perspective. We will examine some of the seminal cases that Matt has experienced in practice and the concept of routine versus crisis from a checklist perspective. We will also examine how human interactions in healthcare change outcomes, from civility to risk aversion and the concept of trust. We will also examine the mitigation strategies that exist ar...
Human Factors in practice
April 20, 2023 12:04 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode we kick off a mini-series on human factors in practice. I will be speaking with a cross section of clinicians on what human factors means to them and the impact it can and has had on their practice. In this episode I discuss the fundamentals of human factors including; a working definition of human factors, why human factors are important, the history of human factors, the main domains of human factors, Individual Human factors & mitigation, task human factors & mitigation, e...