The Shift Report

It seems so simple - find Time for Your Life. Like many of us Christina Shenvi struggled with that. She found help through coaching, and now has learned even more about time and life management which she has turned into a thriving coaching practice. Learn more at https://timeforyourlife.org/about/.

From "Why couldn't urgent care do that?" to "Why couldn't that patient have gone to urgent care instead?" we all have opinions, most of which are not based on science. Josh Russell is leading efforts to bring science and education to the growing urgent care industry. Found out how you can contribute to the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine https://www.jucm.com/about-us/.

There must be a better way. We've all said it when some device or technique just doesn't work the way it should. Nick Stark and Zaid Altawil join The Shift Report to talk about how they are supporting innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs in Emergency Medicine. If you want help with an idea or invention, including how to turn that innovation into a business the Emergency Medicine Innovation Col...

Rob Orman faced burnout at least three times during a long clinical journey. Now, he is a certified executive coach helping physicians at all stages - just out of residency to mid to late career - who are struggling with the realities of the current practice of emergency medicine. He's been there with us during busy shifts, managing everything from the most critical patients to figuring out when t...

A decorated Army veteran, Dr. Codier entered the private sector practice of emergency medicine, but then started living all of the struggles now contributing to the burnout crisis in the specialty. He and his colleagues did something that has only been done a few times in medicine - they successfully formed a union. While not an easy mission, they completed it and now he seeks to educate others ab...

The Shift Report welcomes Dr. Anthony Guynes. Dr. Guynes and his wife, an emergency physician and a nurse, have put up with poorly designed scrubs for years. The difference is that they wondered why scrubs couldn't be better and then did something about it. They set about to learn everything they could about making a clothing line. Now you can see them for yourselves at soleyascrubs.com . Attentio...

Sam Ashoo has been there and done that. He worked at the bedside for 20 years, including time leading his group as a medical director. Now he has taken that experience and turned to the important task of educating all of us through his work with EBMedicine (www.ebmedicine.net). From general CME, to all important treatment pathways, and his EMplify monthly podcasts Dr. Ashoo provides all of us with...

The Shift Report welcomes Dr. Patrick McCarville, a young and ambitious emergency physician. He balances his clinical work with the pursuit if ideas and new businesses, from Cameroonian plantain chips to AI solutions for radiology support in the Emergency Department. Anyone who wants to try to turn a good idea into a business reality should listen—Patrick has been there. Learn more about his most...

POCUS - Point of Care Ultrasound. Tatiana Havryliuk has taken her passion for teaching and her wide-ranging experiences around the world and built Hello Sono. She shares with the Shift Report how she got started, what she faced building a new business, and how Hello Sono is helping hospitals and clinics build high-quality sustainable ultrasound programs around the country.   Summary: Tatiana Havry...

Ian Warrington joins The Shift Report to discuss his wide-ranging musical talents and how they help him manage the stresses of an Emergency Medicine career. He shares some of his music with us as well as his story of reinvigorating his remarkable skills as COVID-19 set in. Music as Medicine has remarkable power - Listen for more if Ian's work on Instagram @ianfiddlemusic and at ianwarringtonmusic....

Resa Lewiss shares lessons from her professional service, The Visible Voices podcast (170 episodes and growing) and book "MicroSkills: Small Actions, Big Impact." Three simple lessons - Time can only be spent, the world is not equal, and learning is limitless if only it is accessible. Find her book at HarperCollins - MicroSkills Resa Lewiss LinkedIn   Thank you to our sponsor Lotus Clinician Wellb...

Kim Tranquada has built Healthcare Alliance for an Equitable World from her experiences developing a telemedicine system for the VA and her passion about serving the 84% of the world's population who lack access to even basic medical care. From the Philippines to border regions of Kenya and Uganda, she brings hope to a vastly underserved group. A truly inspiring story, and an opportunity for you t...

Jesse Pines - perhaps the leading health services researcher in emergency medicine - speaks with The Shift Report about the complexities of our health insurance system, the effects of the No Surprises Act, and why boarding is still a problem. Follow his work with USACS at https://www.usacs.com/about-us/academics/usacs-research-group, read his columns in Forbes and look for his upcoming book "Quali...

Dr. Kevin Spencer joins the Shift Report to discuss his invention and growing company Ring Rescue. Newer rings made of metals like titanium and tungsten carbide can be impossible to remove with those old flimsy ring cutters. Many of us have tried makeshift hardware store solutions that are ineffective and dangerous. Ring Rescue solves the problem. After he launched, he also learned that his produc...

Dr. Gina Siddiqui joins The Shift Report to discuss her growing venture Carte Clinics. She and her team are creating a map to help patients navigate test, specialists, and medical breakthroughs. She also shares how she blends clinical practice and entrepreneurship. A truly compelling story. Learn more about her work at https://www.carteclinics.com/ Thank you to our sponsor Lotus Clinician Wellbein...

Cedric Dark - emergency physician, specialty leader, gun owner - discusses his book Under the Gun: An ER Doctor's Cure for America's Gun Epidemic. He has a personal and compelling story to tell as he advocates to solve one of America's public health crises. Thank you to our sponsor Lotus Clinician Wellbeing

The Shift Report welcomes Dr. Torree McGowan, a veteran and emergency physician. She discusses fatigue, sleep, and how we fall far below the safety standards of the aviation industry. You and your patients are better off when you apply some science and common sense to managing your sleep cycles. Dr. Torree McGowan can be found at https://www.erdisasterdoc.com/ Thank you to our sponsor Lotus Clinic...

Many know Dr. Leon Adelman from his extensive social media presence devoted to empowering emergency physicians. He shares with The Shift Report his growing venture dedicated to making the arcane EM job search process more user-friendly – sort of like Zillow is to house hunting.  As only Leon can, he breaks down some of the key problems emergency providers face, and we can all try to fix them. Lear...

Dr. Mike Granovsky is truly the leading emergency physician voice in the critical area of billing and coding.  He tells the fascinating story of how he turned the revenue cycle challenges of a very small startup emergency medicine group serving a small hospital in a new contract into LogixHealth, the largest EM revenue cycle management company in the industry.  Find out more at www.logixhealth.com...

In this installment of The Shift Report, EMcentric welcomes Janelle Banat. Listen to her very personal story of dealing with grief, and watching a physician deal with grief, and turning that experience into a large and growing professional growth and leadership coaching practice. She and her nationwide team help clinical leaders manage many of the struggles not anticipated or taught in medical sch...

Dr. LouAnne Giangreco has progressed from bedside clinical practice into broader healthcare leadership. She shares with the Shift Report lessons from her journey. She now provides professional coaching to physician leaders and organizations based on these experiences. Find out more at louannemd.com. Thank you to our sponsor Lotus Clinician Wellbeing

In this installment, The Shift Report welcomes Dr. Phil DiGiacomo. Like many of his generation he was drawn to medicine by “ER” with Anthony Edwards and George Clooney, followed by a transformative experience in a college classroom. After that start, Phil realized burnout was coming early in his career, tried multiple strategies to fix it, and eventually moved out of clinical medicine. He now uses...

The Shift Report welcomes Dr. Jason Hine of SimKit , a medical education company that trains Emergency Medicine clinicians to boost their confidence in their procedural skills. Dr. Hine is an Emergency Medicine physician with an interest in the role of academia/education in improving recruitment, retention, and satisfaction amongst community providers. He's also deeply passionate about digital edu...

The Shift Report welcomes Dr. Larissa May who tells of her typically atypical path to emergency medicine. She concentrated on emerging infectious diseases (that came in handy) and now helps companies, small and large, as they try to innovate in the medical space. Along the way she maintains an academic clinical focus in order to continue to mentor the next generation.

In this episode, The Shift Report welcomes Dr. Liz Edelstein who is the medical director of one of the most unique places on Earth - Yellowstone National Park. She tells us how she went from training in the urban jungle to becoming one of the true leaders in wilderness medicine. And she'll make you want to put Yellowstone on your family's travel plans. Any opinions expressed on this podcast are so...