EPM Talk

Jeannette Wolfe and Mark Plaster discuss the differences of men and women in the ED and how a "sports mentality" lead to some very distinct approaches on confrontation on the work force.

Mark also challenges Jeannette's notion on a hospital's culture of safety best helps patients.

Cost effective, personal handheld ultrasound is no longer a thing of the future.

Dr. John Martin will even show how the Butterfly Ultrasound device can give real time information for the management of coronavirus patients.

It’s a real eye opener.

Mark Plaster is joined by his sons, Graham and Logan, for a special EPM Talk discussion on the Coronavirus pandemic and how it's impacting the tech EM field.

The Plasters also consider the potential positive developments from COVID-19 once the smoke settles particularly remote delivery and telemedicine. 

And is hording toilet paper really necessary during this health crisis? The Plasters discuss it all in this episode.

"He said, she said" and "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus only confirm that men and women see the world differently, even in the world of EM.

Join Drs. Jeannette Wolfe and Mark Plaster as they "compare and contrast" their views on a range of topics, professional and personal.

On this episode, Jeannette and Mark share their EM origin stories and what attracted them to the medical field.

Emergency physician Tim Peck believes in looking at the problem from the ground up before proposing solutions.

That’s why, when he wanted to solve the problem of unnecessary transfers from nursing homes to ERs, his first step was to move into a nursing home…for three months. The result was a company Call9.

It’s a fascinating story that could change everything we do in medicine. Don’t miss it.

Mark chats with his good friend Bill Green, the inventor of the T-RING and why he came up with such a useful device for handling finger injuries.

Learn more about the T-RING at http://www.thetring.com/

Mark talks with Steve Michalik, the associate director of marketing for Biofire.

Bill Wise, VP of Emerging Markets for KARL STORZ where they chat about the leading endoscope manufacturer.

Additionally, Mark catches up with Paul Orcutt from PhyCon to discuss billing and the challenge for physicians to be properly compensated.

We're continuing our series of interviews from ACEP 2019 in Denver as Mark Plaster catches up with representatives from Hyperfine to chat about their potentially groundbreaking portable MRI device.

Mark also chats with Ben Mattingly, the founder of Wild Med Adventures about his latest trip and his company's goals.

Finally, Mark meets up with his longtime friend Gen. Robert Sutur about the reserves and a special case involving a service dog.

Mark chats with Dr. Latha Ganti, the the Vice Chair for Research Academic Affairs & Faculty Development at Osceola Regional Medical Center in the Kissimmee, Florida area.

Tune in for one of EPM Talk's most energetic and exciting discussions with a physician that's so passionate about research.

Here's some more information about Dr. Ganti:

As the daughter of the Assistant Secretary General for the United Nations, Dr. Ganti grew up in New York City, Geneva, Switzerland, Nairobi, Kenya, among other places and speaks seven languages. Her multicultural upbringing has helped her bond with her patients in a meaningful way, since the vast majority of them are primarily Spanish speaking. Dr. Ganti is focused on patient satisfaction and will take the time to print out and explain their results while educating families.

Dr. Ganti has won over 18 national awards, including the EMRA Academic Excellence award, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Faculty Teaching award, the AMA’s William Beaumont Award, the first EMRA Mentorship Award and was also celebrated as one of the “Heroes in Emergency Medicine” by ACEP in honor of the organization’s 40th anniversary.

For our second round of ACEP 2019 interviews, Mark meets Yohance Harrison from Money Script Wealth Management, LLC to discuss financial strategies.

Maher Elhihi, the director of marketing for Mindray North America shares some insight about the company's patient monitoring, anesthesia and ultrasound imaging devices.

Steve Maron, the president and CEO of VEP Healthcare stops by discuss its culture supportive of their healthcare providers.

Dan Kohn, the owner of On Call Medical Coats, talks about his process of creating colorful coats.

Ben Abella, the Clinical Research Director of the Center for Resuscitation Science at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, talks about a potentially new groundbreaking drug.