The Ted Lasso Effect: Lessons in Positivity

Date: May 13, 2024 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Rebecca Szabo is an obstetrician/gynecologist and medical educator specializing in simulation from Melbourne, Australia working at The Royal Women’s Hospital and The University of Melbourne. This is her first time as a guest skeptic on the SGEM, she has created FOAMed content through various media, including the MedEd Stuff N Nonsense Podcast. Dr. Dennis Ren is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. He is the lead for SGEMPed and has created content for other FOAMed sites like First10EM, Don’t Forget the Bubbles, and PedsRAP. This is an SGEM Xtra episode discussing lessons we learned from watching the show Ted Lasso. We have done other SGEM Xtra episodes looking at how various pop cultures impacted us as physicians and influenced us as people. SGEM Xtra: Star Trek Made Me A Better Physician with kindness mentor Dr. Brian Goldman SGEM Xtra: Lead Me On – What I Learned from Top Gun with my BFF Dr. Chris Carpenter SGEM Xtra: Holding Out for a Hero – Lessons from The Dark Knight with PEM superhero Dr. Dennis Ren Five Questions for the Guest Skeptics Why did you like the show so much? Who is your favourite character? Who do you identify most within the show? What friend do you have that represents the ethos of the show? Who do you think needs to watch the show? Listen to the SGEM podcast on iTunes or Spotify to hear Dennis and Rebecca's answers. Ten Lessons Learned from Watching Ted Lasso Be Curious, Not Judgemental Optimism and Positivity Be a Goldfish Empathy and Compassion Vulnerability Open-mindedness The Importance of Family Learning from Failure Leadership Inclusivity and Respect Listen to the SGEM Xtra podcast on iTunes or Spotify to hear Rebecca and Dennis discuss these lessons. The SGEM will be back next episode doing a structured critical appraisal of a recent publication. Trying to cut the knowledge translation window down from over ten years to less than one year using the power of social media. So, patients get the best care, based on the best evidence. REMEMBER TO BE SKEPTICAL OF ANYTHING YOU LEARN, EVEN IF YOU HEARD IT ON THE SKEPTICS’ GUIDE TO EMERGENCY MEDICINE.