Anesthesia & Pain Management Success

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/cwK2HL   This week I talk to Dr. Timothy Deer about his perspectives as one of the foremost leaders in the interventional pain community.  We discuss the evolution of the field over the last 25 years, unique challenges for today's pain practitioners, and his vision for the new organization he co-founded, the American Society of Pain & Neuroscience.

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/SxXDza   In this weeks' episode I talk to Dr. Dawn Baker.  We discuss her nontraditional journey into medicine, her surprise medical diagnosis that extended her residency by six months, how she got the courage to ask for a 9 month sabbatical, and more.  Lots of great lifestyle and balance discussion in this episode.

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/WEgTHq   In this episode I discuss the strange phenomenon of anesthesiologists' jobs being at risk, in spite of the massive demand for anesthesiologists nationally.  We look at the reasons why your job is secure, and other "micro factors" that can be indicators of a less stable employment situation.  This should help you evaluate the stability of a current or prospec...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/7RvbAa   In this episode I've enlisted the help of a close friend to discuss ***spoiler alert!!*** one of the most common planning mistakes we see with early career physicians.  We tackle why whole life insurance and other more complex insurance products are common but not always advisable.   Show notes available at www.anesthesiasuccess.com/26

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/5JkzVQ   In this Philosophy & Finance discussion, I talk with Dr. Jimmy Turner about the power of friends (good and bad!) and why intentionally cultivating friendships with people that you want to be like can be a powerful force in the journey toward financial independence. Also, hear about the tesla-driving resident (it's a real thing). Show notes at www.anesthesias...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/50npC0   I discuss some of my thoughts on how to take advantage of employment transitions to make significant progress toward financial independence.  We cover home purchases, contract negotiations, student loans, celebrating sustainably, and geographic arbitrage.  Check out the full show notes at www.anesthesiasuccess.com/24

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/geKGle   This week I'm talking to Michael Zervas about the business of anesthesia.  We look at things through the eyes of a practice consulting company and identify important metrics to evaluate the health, profitability, and efficiency of anesthesia in different practice models.  We also talk about some common pain points for medical directors overseeing practices,...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/74E2X1   This week I talk to Dr. Jimmy Turner about his experience in building wealth quickly during his first three years out of residency.  We talk about mistakes he's made, how he deals with societal pressures to buy things before he has the money, and his "gold standard" for financial planners, and how to hire the right one.

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/XNR842   In This week's episode I interview Dr. Jack Neil.  Jack has taken an unconventional path into medicine, doing undergraduate work in computer sciences.  He has a unique perspective on the role of tech and artificial intelligence in the OR, and he himself is working on cutting edge technologies that may revolutionize some of the most annoying parts of being a...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/6y0zLD   In this episode I'm flying solo to recap the podcast progress through the first six months of the year, and unveil the new Anesthesia Success Resources page!   www.anesthesiasuccess.com/resources

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/hRlohi   This week I talk with healthcare attorney Jeff Sansweet about all sorts of legal issues and questions faced by physicians.  If you've ever wondered about whether or not you should engage an attorney, the most important parts of an employment agreement, or considerations for selecting an entity type for your practice, you won't want to miss this episode.

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/LKfKEZ   This week I talk to Ronnie Pennell, Chief Operating Officer at Phybus, LLC.  Ronnie and I discuss why ASC's exist, when buying into an ASC as a pain physician might be a good idea, and other important questions to ask as a part of that process.  If you're curious about if ASC ownership might be a good idea for you, or you want to know how ASCs function in th...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/CU256n   This week I'm joined by Kyle Hadley, an associate vice president at locumtenens.com .  Kyle has worked for  locumtenens.com  for almost a decade and helps connect anesthesiologists interested in locums work, with healthcare facilities that need to fill short and intermediate term vacancies.  So if you've ever considered doing locums work as an anesthesiologi...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/ygmaeY   This week I speak with Dr. Wael Saasouh, an anesthesiologist from Lebanon.  He shares his perspectives about working as an attending in Lebanon, then transitioning to the US to do another residency in anesthesiology.  He discusses many of the challenges that he and his wife faced working in rural Lebanon, in moving to the US, and in integrating into the US c...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/Ba3s8m   This week's guest is Dr. Ana Maria Crawford.  She brings some amazing perspective as a physician who trained and teaches in a top academic center, while she also has a strong global health focus and has built a lot of infrastructure to equip younger physicians to pursue practice in under-resourced areas.  She also has made a conscious decision to combat burn...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/lCgLvP   This week I talk to Dr. Yu Chiu live at ASIPP 2019 about how he managed to knock out his student loans before finishing residency.  We discuss his parents' influence on his financial perspectives, how to live affordably in NYC, and what resources he recommends for physicians wanting to move toward financial freedom.

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/SfIJEQ   This week I talk to Dr. Timur Ozelsel about his mission to raise awareness among clinicians about the practice of anesthesia in a way that minimizes damage to the environment.  He shares about how living in Germany exposed him to an environmentally-conscious lifestyle, how he has started the Green Anesthesia special interest group within ASRA to address thes...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/ngL4Ys   I talk with Dr. Aalap Shah about how he dives right into entrepreneurship in anesthesia, some of the specialized training he pursued in order to help him add value in practice consulting, how he has managed to build his own schedule with his clinical practice, and his advice for other anesthesiologists interested in following in his footsteps.

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/GNJzOc   This week I talk to Dr. Michael Ashburn about how the opioid crisis impacts the clinical practice of pain physicians, the importance of collaboration between the academic, legislative and enforcement communities, about how policy changes over time have contributed to the current opioid situation in our country.  If you've ever wondered how you as a practitio...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/r83TdZ   In this episode Dr. Wolpaw discusses ways in which the residency format for today's doctors doesn't fully reflect current best-thinking in adult education.  We talk about his perspectives as a career-changer (he started off as a high school history teacher), his popular ACCRAC podcast, and the ways that he thinks residency programs need to continue to evolve...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/izd2E7   In this episode Dr. Daniel Crosby describes some of the common behavioral mistakes that investors make, and how our biological hard-wiring actually may conspire against our wallets at times.  We also discuss the best predictor of investment returns and how to automate financial habits to maximize your likelihood for a favorable financial outcome.  See full s...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/1Qk2wu   Dr. Leif Dahleen talks about how he reached financial independence in a decade and the factors that contributed to his success.  We discuss his time doing locums work for two years, financial mistakes, and the family roots and values that laid the groundwork for personal and financial wellbeing.  We also discuss the way he thinks about spending, saving and i...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/fXwW2G   In this episode I talk to Dr. Kate Atchley about the Physician Executive MBA Program she oversees at University of Tennessee. We discuss the benefit of an MBA for a physician leader, the format of the curriculum to accommodate busy doctors, how distance vs. local learning works, and how they have striven to built a program with direct real-world application...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/NZG7LK   In this episode I talk to Dr. Steven Falowski about his career as a functional neurosurgeon, his involvement in NANS (North American Neuromodulation Society), his experience in serving on advisory boards with different device companies, and his response to recent negative press from the AP levied against the medical device industry as a whole.    See full sh...

Get CME Here: https://earnc.me/R3c82Y   In this episode we speak with Jon Appino, founder of Contract Diagnostics, about things to watch out for in prospective employment agreements for anesthesiologists.  Jon's firm has reviewed thousands of contracts for all specialties and he gives some important tips for any anesthesiologist looking at a new job offer.    See full show notes at www.anesthesias...