Dr. Patient

Date: 7 /19/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number: 11 How We Learn to Be a Patient Episode summary: My daughter had an encounter at a doctor's office recently, which was her first time going for a health visit by herself. What ensued was confusion and hilarity. It got me thinking that I haven't really prepared my kids to be the kind of patient that I think people need...

A rundown of who's who in hospital, ER and clinic settings. It can be really confusing to be a patient and not know what each person's role is when you're receiving health care.  Podcast website: www.drpatientpodcast.com Podcast email, become a guest: drpatientpodcast@gmail.com

Date: 6/13/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number: 10 Pushback, Part 2 Episode summary: How did we get to where we are today, where health insurance companies dictate how medicine should be practiced between a doctor and their patient? This episode reviews the origins of Medicare, and reviews Medicare For All as an alternative to the over-privatization of current Medicare plans....

Date: 6/7/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number: 9 Pushback Part 1 Episode summary: Part 1 of stories about doctors and patients who are pushing back on a broken healthcare system. Learn about concierge care and direct primary care, from two doctors that left traditional fee for service practice models for these alternatives.  Guest(s): Dr. Charles Dillon, University Associates...

Date: 5/31/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number: 8 Medical Errors  Episode summary: This is a three part episode: part 1 is a story about a medical error with devastating consequences, part 2 is a minor medical records error that has much larger ripple effects and part 3 is my own story of a medical error.  Medical errors are unfortunately not that uncommon, and range from medi...

Date: 5/24/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number: 7 Doctor Burnout and Moral Injury Episode summary: Physician burnout is very prevalent in the US, and is predicted to rise in the coming years as the pandemic lingers, the doctor shortage intensifies, and the population of elderly shoots up. In addition, adolescents and young adults today are reporting all time high rates of depr...

Date: 5-17-22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number:   6 How Doctoring Used to Be  Episode summary: In the old days of medicine, doctors had more time and more freedom to practice their art as they saw fit. Nowadays many doctors are affiliated with big hospitals or groups, and have lost the freedom to design their day so to speak. Many don’t have a say over how much time they get w...

Date: 5/10/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number: 5 Doctoring Above & Beyond Episode summary: Doctors' lives are so insanely busy, that it stands out even more when someone takes the time to go beyond the expectation of basic care. It could be something small, like simply following through on a mystery illness, or it could be the appointment that you make for a patient...

Date: 5/3/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number: 4 Doctors As Patients Episode summary: What happens when the doctor has to take off the stethoscope and lie down in the hospital bed? You’ll hear 3 stories today: A pediatrician hospitalist whose own child is in the hospital, a provider that does telehealth with her clients all the time but stumbles through her own telehealth appo...

What can you do to get the most out of your visit with a doctor? There actually are a few things that you can do! Bringing your list with you, asking questions the right way, and being totally honest are a few.  Podcast website: www.drpatientpodcast.com Podcast email, become a guest: drpatientpodcast@gmail.com

Date: 4/26/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number: 3 Finding Humanity in the Hospital Episode summary: Hear Grace Lombardo’s stories about a role-reversal in the hospital, the blog that she maintains to share about her experiences, and how she got one doctor to think twice about how she practices medicine. Guest: Grace Fauls Lombardo Key Terms: Doula [00:40] - a trained professio...

Date: 4/18/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode number and title: 1 A Day in the Life, Patient Episode summary: Ever wonder what it's like to be in the hospital? Here's my story of what it was like for me when I had cancer in college. I had so many experiences as a patient that shaped the doctor that I eventually became - hearing people talk outside my hospital door, learning how to e...

Date: 4/19/22 Name of podcast: Dr. Patient Episode title and number: 2 A Day in the Life, Doctor Episode summary: Let me take you through a day in the life of a busy primary care doctor. Hear about his main challenge of the day, time, and what he needs to do to fit everything in. Guest: Andrew Johnston MD, Site Director, Open Door Fortuna Community Health Center (yes, he's my brother) Key Ter...

Welcome to Dr. Patient podcast, where I examine the doctor-patient relationship and all that it entails. Episodes coming up feature both patients and doctors, telling their stories about a day in their life, finding humanity in the hospital, doctors that go above and beyond, and more. I am Heather Johnston MD; I was a practicing pediatrician for 10 years and left medicine in 2012. After having som...