A malpractice lawsuit can be very stressful for physicians - it sure was stressful for me. So, are all plaintiff attorneys bad people? What about those physicians who are expert witnesses for plaintiffs? I asked this and much more of Dr. Jeff Willis, an Emergency Medicine physician who left bedside practice to do medical legal consulting full time. It was an eye-opening conversation. 

Dr. Willis' Consulting Firm: https://ocmedlegal.com/

Expert Retainer: https://www.expertretainer.com/ 

Like it or not, compliance with the SEP-1 Bundle is here to stay, despite its questionable effect on outcomes. We can either rail against it or learn to how do it well. In this episode, to culminate Critical Care Awareness Month, Dr. Hassaballa shares tips on how to achieve good results with the SEP-1 bundle. 

PulmCCM is one of the best Substacks out there. So, I sat down with Dr. Matt Hoffman, Critical Care physician and creator of PulmCCM to discuss his journey and evidence-based medicine in general. 

Substack Link: www.pulmccm.org 

When Death Comes To The Intensivist: https://www.sensible-med.com/p/when-death-comes-to-the-intensivist 

In the last episode of the “Sleep in the ICU” series, Dr. Hassaballa goes through several easy tips to help get a good night’s sleep. 

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Tips: https://sleepeducation.org/healthy-sleep/healthy-sleep-habits/ 

Dr. Hassaballa tells the story of when he filled in as a Tele-ICU Nurse. It wasn’t a pretty picture, and it highlights how important nurses truly are to the healthcare field. 

A very Happy Nurses Week to every nurse in the world! There is no “care” in healthcare without nurses. 

In Part 2 of the Sleep in the ICU series, Dr. Hassaballa discusses the SCCM guidelines with respect to sleep in critically ill adults and what we should do in the ICU. 

SCCM Guidelines: https://www.sccm.org/clinical-resources/guidelines/guidelines/guidelines-for-the-prevention-and-management-of-pa 

SCCM Update: https://sccm.org/clinical-resources/guidelines/guidelines/focused-update-padis-guideline 

Dr. Adam Cifu is an award-winning Medical Educator and general internist at the University of Chicago. He also writes for the fantastic Substack, Sensible Medicine. I had a wonderful conversation with him about Medical Education and how it has changed and not changed over the years. 

Dr. Cifu's books: https://www.adamcifu.com/books

Sensible Medicine Substack: https://www.sensible-med.com/

In the first of a two-part series about sleep in the intensive care unit, Dr. Hassaballa discusses the classic sleep deprivation studies and their implications on our own sleep. 

Unless one has lost a child, then he or she can never know the horror of the parents who just lost a child to measles in Texas. 

For the latest on the Texas Measles Outbreak: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025 

In the latest installment of the Faith in the ICU Series, Dr. Hassaballa recounts a story that has always stayed with him.