Dr. Mark Shapiro on social issues in medicine, the habits of high achievers, and what makes a great story.

Airway Management with Dr. Jim Ducanto

In this episode I sit down with anesthesiologist, inventor, and master educator Dr. Jim Ducanto for an insighful look at airway management today. We discuss all things airway including the SALAD technique, VL vs DL, airway positioning, and his approach to airway education.

Dizziness with Dr. Evie Marcolini

In this episode of the Med Inspired podcast I sit down with Dr. Evie Marcolini and disuss all things dizziness. Dr. Marcolini practices emergency medicine and neurocritical care at Dartmouth Hitchcock in Hanover, New Hampshire. She is a national and international speaker and faculty advisor to wilderness medicine interest groups at the University of Maryland and Yale. We discuss all things dizziness. From distinguishing central vs peripheral causes to the red flags of posterior stroke to the HINTS exam. WE also delve into some tips and tricks on how to perform a better neurological exam to asssesing the posterior circulation, and a common sense approach to risk stratifying dizziness.

Pediatric resuscitation with Scott DeBoer

In this episode of the Med Inspired podcast I sit down with former flight nurse, paramedic, and international seminar leader Scott Deboer to discuss all things pediatric resuscitation. Scott's career spans 30 years as a flight nurse, emergency room nurse, pediatric critical care transport nurse and nurse educator. He is also a international seminar leader and author of the book CPEN Review Putting it all together. In this episode Scott gives us his approach to the sick child, physical exam pearls, vascular access, cognitive preparation strategies and much more!

Trauma Logistics with Dr. Mike Abernethy

In this episode of the Med Inspired podcast I sit down with Dr. Mike Abernethy and talk all things trauma resuscitation and logistics. Dr. Abernethy is the chief flight physician at UW Med Flight and and has been a Med Flight physician and attending since 1992. He has an international reputation as an EMS educator and clinician and has lectured in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Cuba, Canada, and France.  We discuss a myriad of topics including the best way to control a combative trauma patient, the logistics of airway management in an unstable trauma patient, the use of supraglottic airways, shock index, MAP and much more!

Dr. Mark Shapiro on social issues in medicine, the habits of high achievers, and what makes a great story.

In this episode of the Med Inspired Podcast I sit down with Dr. Mark Shapiro. Dr. Shapiro is a practicing hospitalist and host of the Explore the Space podcast. We sit talk about a myriad of topics including the value of podcasting, the incredible networking opportunities that social media has to offer for clinicians, why talking about social issues in medicine is important and the one habit that makes high achievers standout.