Head-to-Toe

“You are what your baby needs, not your breast milk,”

“Before I only had anxiety and now, I have confidence,”

“What your patients need is you. It’s YOU.”

“But here’s the thing about medicine. Anything you choose is going to become routine, eventually, and so you have to look for the thing where you get something more.”

—and other quotes about the absolute insanity of raising healthy children by today’s standards. Please enjoy my conversation with pediatrician and writer Alison Escalante, MD about the genesis of her career from history major to med school to TEDx speaker, with advice for new parents and new pediatrics practitioners alike.

Alison Escalante, MD is a Pediatrician, TEDx Speaker, Writer and Woman on a Mission to ease the epidemic of anxiety that has convinced us we are always failing and is stealing our joy. She has developed a 3-step method to help parents raised their kids skillfully AND enjoy doing it. She writes for Psychology Today and her website is alisonescalante.com. She has degrees from Princeton in the history of ideas and Rutgers in medicine, and did her pediatric training at Duke and University of Chicago.

Alison’s TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/mYT7EDi_nOs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisonescalantemd/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-escalante-md-5bb44b40/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/alisonescalantemd/

Special thanks to:

Wesley Price for the intro/outro music! – LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleypricemusic/

Tara Voshell for help with editing! - Instagram @spookedhttps://www.instagram.com/spookedgirlproductions/

And the Episode Sponsor Luxe Pillow! – luxepillow.com – use the coupon code “headtotoe” in your checkout for 10% off!

Show Notes:

Download your state’s Advance Directive information > http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3289

Portland, Oregon Death Café’s > http://deathtalkproject.com/pdx-death-cafe/

Find a labyrinth near you by typing in your zip code here > https://labyrinthlocator.com/

Anne Richardson’s website and contact info:

[email protected]

nurtureyourjourney.net

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nurtureyourjourney.net

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nurtureyourjourney/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaplainanne/

Anne’s England journey blog: http://nurtureyourjourney.net/blog/2019/3/5/sojourning-with-grief-the-call-to-go-home

Anne’s Poetry: http://nurtureyourjourney.net/poetry-anne-richardson

Special thanks to:

Wesley Price for the intro/outro music! – LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleypricemusic/

Tara Voshell for help with editing! - Instagram @tvosh_edits https://www.instagram.com/tvosh_edits/

And the Episode Sponsor

Lost seals, anti-vaxxers, and measles, oh my! Guestless, Marie discusses the current buzz in healthcare news, reads listener thoughts on patients leaving AMA, and shares her current suggestions on things you should read / listen to / watch / and donate to.  

Show Notes

• Information on measles from the CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/measles/vaccination.html

• For the pro-vaccination healthcare professional in need of a good laugh at the expense of an anti-vaxxer’s ego, check out the litany of HILARIOUS responses to this post here: https://percolately.com/jessie/anti-vaxxer-asks-for-measles-protection-advice/?utm_content=inf_10_4134_2&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=GTAK&tse_id=INF_b136e9a0257811e9b433ab68d22425b2 …full disclosure, I did not participate in the poop-flinging but I did laugh pretty loud.

• “Stranded seal makes its way to Newfoundland hospital” - https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20190126/NEWS/190129978

• “Young patient delivers award-winning hospital gown design” - https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20190126/NEWS/190129977

• Pitchfest suggestions:

• To listen to: Dr. Death Podcast on Wonderly - https://wondery.com/shows/dr-death/

• To learn more about Henry’s Red Tricycle Brigade visit the website: https://theredtricyclebrigade.com/

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Show Notes

BEST STORIES 2018: Changing the status quo

• LEON CHEN, ACNP in New York

• Pioneering the use of point of are ultrasound by NPs and PAs in the Intensive Care Unit

• Learning how to say things to get people to listen, preparing families to advocate for themselves, and the effect of “Story Brand” a book by Donald Miller

• Finding a new job and new opportunities with providing women’s health for the Puyallup Tribe in Washington state

• Creating a baby safety device after an infant fall in the OR, promoting skin-to-skin postpartum, and watching her invention blow up on the health market

• Saying yes to her dream after recognizing a gap, and founding NP Student Magazine

• Putting ego aside for patient care and safety, and finding the silver linings of conflict

Show Notes

Best Stories 2018: "Pride and Joy"

• DENETRA HAMPTON, BSN, MHA, Virginia

• Going back to the beginning with her passion for education, watching a student face the NCLEX 10 times and succeeding after life’s challenges

• Having birthday cake with a crayon candle in a psychiatric center, and helping change the status quo about mental health care

• Eleven years in the making, the end of a journey and beginning of a new one

• AMANDA JONES, RN, AUTHOR AND POET, Trinidad

• Healthcare work that inspired a career in poetry – fighting diabetes with rhymes!

• A story about legacy, from immigrant to dentist to best mom in the world

Trending Topics: Legal Issues in Nursing

Spotlight on Jeff Powers, of The NP Dude podcast. An ANP, lawyer, and former civil engineer, Jeff sheds light on some of the legal challenges facing advanced practice nurses and RNs everywhere.

Show Notes

Listen to "The NP Dude Podcast" – http://www.thenpdude.com

Check out his Facebook NP Community at https://www.facebook.com/TheNPDude/

• https://soundcloud.com/wesleypricemusic

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Dean Hall is swimming in miracles

Dean Hall swam the 184-mile Willamette River with active leukemia—and then, his cancer was gone. No chemo. Just the power of purpose. Listen to our discussion about his astounding recovery, overcoming trauma, patient experience, and making the extraordinary possible.

Show Notes

“The extraordinary becomes possible when you make it impossible to remain ordinary.”

Learn more about Dean's story at swimminginmiracles.com

and follow him on Instagram! @swimminginmiracles 

I enjoyed discussing the hard science behind mind-body healing theories with Dean. Here are some references he suggested for more on the subject.

• Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do Jul 21, 2015, by Wallace J. Nichols

Other Episode-related links

• Overview of CLL - https://www.cancercenter.com/leukemia/types/tab/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/

Episode Theme: Little Lily Swing, by Tri-Tachyon found on the Free Music Archive

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Marie MacMillan

Writer / Podcast Host

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Spotlight on Dr. Dan Magdziarz (aka Dr. Majors or Dr. Dan) and his top five pearls of wisdom from twenty years inside the E.R. oyster. This is a do-not-miss episode--t

Show Notes

A Top 5 summary: More tests, not lest tests when things are busy. Trust the toolbelt, call the maintenance guy when in doubt. Get on eye level with the patient and let them have the first 30 seconds. Lousiana Doctor Rule: assume the position of Square One. And, learn in a way that works for you.

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*Music by Wesley Price*

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Marie MacMillan

Writer / Podcast Host

Email: [email protected] 

Podcast: headtotoe.podbean.com

Website: mariemacmillan.com 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/macmillanpages

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macmillanpages/

From tank jockeys to ECMO pumps, Marie attempts to give RTs the spotlight they deserve. Special guests Chris Webb, RRT and Jon Inkrott, RRT, RRT-AACS, flight respiratory therapist.

“We are your best friend on your worst day.”

Show Notes

• American Association for Respiratory Care’s Virtual Museum http://museum.aarc.org/

• David Oshinsky’s book on the history of the polio vaccine – Polio: An American Story found on Amazon here https://www.amazon.com/Polio-American-David-M-Oshinsky/dp/0195307143

• What is ECMO? – Extra Corporeal Membranous Oxygenation. Basically, it is a machine that can replace heart and/or lungs in those that are so sick the kitchen sink isn’t working. Learn more here: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1818617-overview

• The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande – book we discussed about patient safety from the exalted surgeon/author… https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/books/review/Jauhar-t.html

• Why Hospitals Should Fly by Jon J. Nance– the book about patient safety that I couldn’t remember the name of… http://www.jhconline.com/hard-lessons-why-hospitals-shoudl-fly.html

• Mallampati score – a score clinicians use to relay how difficult your airway will be to put a breathing tube down it

• To contact Jon Inkrott….Jon’s email: [email protected] Jon is also on LinkedIn! Contact him there and take a look at his professional articles which I couldn’t attach here.

• To hear EXTENDED interviews of Head-to-Toe podcast guests, visit patreon.com/mariemacmillan

• Podcast Episode Music brought to you by:

• Wesley Price

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Thanks to the podcast sponsor Luxe Pillow – get better sleep tonight at luxepillow.com and use the coupon code headtotoe to get 10% off!

Marie MacMillan

Writer / Podcast Host

Email: [email protected] 

Podcast: headtotoe.podbean.com

Website: mariemacmillan.com 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/macmillanpages

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macmillanpages/

Show Notes

You can hear the FULL INTERVIEWS of all five graduates on my Patreon page by clicking here>>> www.patreon.com/mariemacmillan

• Sam Kouba suggests reading House of God by Samuel Shem– which you can find on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/House-God-Samuel-Shem/dp/0425238091

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b841a7zh9aU&t=739s

Marie MacMillan