Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, talk about spending the holidays in the hospital, take a holiday quiz, and Nick reads the winning essay from the American College of Surgeons' RAS essay contest. 

Host Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, M.D., discuss how patients choose their doctors. Plus, Kristen Aliano Messina, a plastic surgeon in Plano, Tx., talks with Nick about resiliency among surgical residents.

Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, discuss the new Nike shoe for "Everyday Heroes," Google enters the EHR space (sort-of) and the American Medical Association gives 570 Hahnemann residents $125,000 for relocation and other fees such as immigration proceedings. 

The guest this week is David Fajgenbaum, MD, whose book, Chasing My Cure documents his struggle with Castleman Disease as well as his fortitude to use his medical training to find a cure and unite the cause. 

Links:

• Nike Shoe
  • Reddit reaction
• Google EHR Video
  • Reddit reaction
• AMA grant for Hahnemann residents
• Dr. Fajgenbaum information:
  • Academic profile
  • Twitter
  • New York Times profile

Medical Muggle Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, talk about all things Thanksgiving in this special edition of the Postcall Podcast. 

We recommend saving this episode for Thanksgiving or Black Friday if you can't be with your friends/family for this holiday season. 

In the episode, we talk about how sharing with patients increases trust, the best gifts for doctors, what we're thankful for, a good in-hospital, on-call workout, and codes that you may need for your Thanksgiving shift. 

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Links:

• Sharing stories with patients
• Weighing yourself every day helps with holiday poundage
• On-Call workout
• 20 Thanksgiving Codes
• The best gifts for doctors this season

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Medical Muggle Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, discuss how docs feel about Elizabeth Warren's plan for Medicare-for-all. They also discuss how bingeing on your favorite show affects sleep and how TV and films get medical care so wrong. 

The guest this week is Ashley Alker, MD, who is a medical consultant for various TV programs and films -- she helps them get it right. The interview starts at 20:20.

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Links:

• Warren's health care plan
  • What it means for doctor pay
  • How docs feel about it
• Netflix is taking your sleep away
• The times TV messed up:
  • The Blacklist 
  • The Good Doctor
• The Sentinel Awards
• Ashley Alker, MD
  • Website
  • Twitter

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Medical Muggle Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, discuss a new survey about using the appropriate language when referring to patients. They also get into how banning sugary drinks went over at one California institution and talk about what physicians need to know about CBD. 

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The interview this week is with Elisabeth Poorman, MD, MPH. Dr. Poorman is a clinical instructor of medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle. 

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Timestamps:

• Sugary drink ban (01:22)
• Cardiologists and diabetes (03:51)
• Calling patients by their disease (06:41)
• What you need to know about CBD (11:21)
• Interview with Dr. Poorman (18:27)

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Links:

• UCSF Bans Sugary Drinks (Medscape)
• Cardiologists and treating diabetes (Medscape)
• Referring to patients by their disease (Medscape)
• What you need to know about CBD (MDedge)
• Elisabeth Poorman, MD, MPH:
  • Website
  • Academic Bio
  • Twitter
  • MDedge Writings

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Medical Muggle Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, talk about the recent research in the New England Journal of Medicine about burnout and harassment in surgical residency.

They also discuss the research in JAMA Internal Medicine about how patient behavior positively and negatively affects physicians, trainees, and medical students. 

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The interview this week is with MDedge reporter Kari Oakes on her article about addressing female physicians by their appropriate title: Doctor. 

You can follow Nick on Twitter at @Nick_Andrews__ and on Instagram @medicalmuggle.

Timestamps:

• Jack Strong, MD, dies (01:08)
• Surgical residency discrimination, abuse (01:45)
• Impact of patient behavior on docs (08:15)
• #MyFirstNameIsDoctor/Addressing female physicians appropriately (12:35)
• Interview with Kari Okas (12:40)

Links:

• Jack Strong, MD, Obit/Memoriam (Nola.com)
• Discrimination, abuse, harassment, and burnout in surgical residency training (N Engl J Med.)
• Demeaning patient behavior takes a toll (MDedge)
• #MyFirstNameIsDoctor (MDedge)
• The scene from A Few Good Men (YouTube)

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Medical Muggle Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, talk about football: the injuries, the NFL's Crucial Catch campaign, and what to tell patients and parents about football injuries and injuries from all sports. 

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The interview this week is with Jeff Pearson, DO, a family practice clinician practicing in Carlsbad, Calif. Dr. Pearson uses humor, magic, and general tomfoolery to forge a connection with his patients. 

Timestamps:

• Learn about the survey (01:00)
• Dogs extend life (01:30)
• Dogs combat burnout (03:03)
• NFL Crucial Catch campaign (05:15)
  • Crucial Catch criticism (06:31)
• Sports injuries (09:50)
• Would you let your kid play football? (14:44)

Relevant links:

• Dogs extend life (WebMD)
• Dogs combat burnout (MDedge)
• NFL Crucial Catch campaign
• Crucial Catch criticism (KevinMD)
• NFL player Kelechi Osemele fined for getting surgery (ProFootballTalk)
• Football (European Soccer) Neuromuscular disorders (MDedge)
• Brain Injuries from sports linger for one year (MDedge)
• Dr. Jeff Pearson
  • Medicine-in-Motion

You can contact Nick and Emi by emailing [email protected] and you can follow Nick on Twitter at @Nick_Andrews__ or on Instagram @medicalmuggle.

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Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, talk about how to decrease the number of phone calls to your office, how more and more people view mental illness as a threat, and how to handle it when your family and friends ask for medical advice. 

The interview this week is Taylor Brana, DO, the founder, producer, and host of the Happy Doc Podcast. 

Timestamps:

• Is mental illness threatening? (01:58)
• Preview gender empowerment conversation (06:08)
• How to decrease your office phone calls (06:58)
• Should you charge your friends for medical advice? (09:25)
• Meet the guest (14:15)
• Interview (18:50)

Links:

• People view mental illness as a threat (Medscape)
• #MyFirstNameIsDoctor (MDedge)
• Decreasing office phone calls (reddit)
• Charging your family and friends for medical advice? (reddit)
• The Happy Doc Podcast

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