

Explore The Space
Mark Shapiro MD
Examining the interface between healthcare and society, with thought leaders from across the spectrum.
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Oct 18, 2022 • 30min
Anne Peled And Hil Moss On The Future Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
“Should this be an awareness month or should this be an action month?”
Hil Moss is a breast cancer survivor and founder/CEO of VivorCare, the first virtual survivorship clinic for survivors of critical illness. She comes on Explore The Space Podcast during Breast Cancer Awareness Month alongside Dr. Anne Peled. Dr. Peled is a breast cancer and reconstructive surgeon as well as a breast cancer survivor who is making her 3rd appearance on the podcast (check her our on MedLasso here!) We get into the future of Breast Cancer Awareness Month particularly around resolving disparities and making it an international project. In addition we cover amazing topics related to survivorship and sharing the journey on social media.
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VivorCare home page
Dr. Peled’s home page
Dr. Peled talking early detection and self-empowerment on AthletaWell
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For over 30 years, St. John Associates has thoughtfully matched thousands of physicians with practices across the country. Their experienced consultants work in all specialties and will only send you the jobs that fit your lifestyle and location preferences so you can begin building the life and practice you’ve always wanted. Their services come at no cost to physicians, visit StJohnJobs.com/ETS to get started with your job search today.

Oct 12, 2022 • 41min
Alister Martin On Bringing Civic Engagement And Healthcare Together
“Healthcare can be a major source of social transformation in this country”
Dr. Alister Martin is an Emergency physician who served as an advisor in the Office of the Vice President under Kamala Harris and in the West Wing Office of Public Engagement as an appointed White House Fellow in the 2021 – 2022 class. He now serves as CEO of A Healthier Democracy and joins Explore The Space Podcast to discuss being a White House Fellow, motivating healthcare providers to drive change, and working at the intersection of health and civic engagement
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A Healthier Democracy website

Sep 27, 2022 • 25min
Jessie Allan On #InvestInHer Campaign And Women In Medicine Month
“Gender equity benefits all of us, this is not a zero-sum game”
Dr. Jessie Allan is a pediatric hospitalist for Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. She joins Explore The Space Podcast to discuss Women In Medicine Month, some of the primary gender equity issues within medicine in America and the #InvestInHer campaign
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Twitter @DrJessieAllan
#InvestInHer Campaign
Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare
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For over 30 years, St. John Associates has thoughtfully matched thousands of physicians with practices across the country. Their experienced consultants work in all specialties and will only send you the jobs that fit your lifestyle and location preferences so you can begin building the life and practice you’ve always wanted. Their services come at no cost to physicians, visit StJohnJobs.com/ETS to get started with your job search today.

Sep 21, 2022 • 26min
Annie Andrews On Sprinting Towards Election Day
“I’ve been able to do this and stay very true to who I am and why I’m running”
Dr. Annie Andrews is a Pediatrician and the Democratic nominee for Congress in the South Carolina First District. Her campaign has been electric and she is a dynamic & compelling candidate. She joins Explore The Space Podcast to discuss how she has been changing minds across the Low Country and the final sprint towards Election Day. She is absolutely outstanding!
Click here to make a campaign donation to Dr. Andrews
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Register to vote by clicking here
Check out Dr. Andrews’ 11/8/2021 appearance on Explore The Space Podcast
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Sep 13, 2022 • 35min
Marie Bismark On Sharing Healthcare Worker Experiences
“I knew that 1 in 10 of those healthcare workers was thinking life is not worth living”
Dr. Marie Bismark is a public health physician, health lawyer, health services researcher. She is now an advanced trainee in psychiatry and serves on the Board of Directors of several health sector organizations including The Royal Women’s Hospital. She has previously completed a Harkness Fellowship in Healthcare Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Bismark has published widely on the interface between clinician wellbeing, patient safety, and healthcare regulation. Marie is the lead author of the recently published book: “Experiences of Health Workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: In Their Own Words”.
Dr. Bismark joins Explore The Space to discuss providing inpatient mental health and addiction care to people admitted with Covid, the importance of rebuilding trust with marginalized people, and writing a book about raw experiences of healthcare workers in their own words and the friction between an overworked healthcare workforce and the need for restorative rest
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“Experiences of Health Workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: In Their Own Words”.
Paper on health workers with near daily thoughts of suicide
Sponsors
The remarkable Women In Medicine Summit is coming September 16 and 17th in Chicago. Do not miss out on what will be a memorable and impactful experience. Go to https://www.womeninmedicinesummit.org now to register for either in person or virtual attendance, you’ll also have access to the course catalog for 11 months.
The Civic Health Alliance Compact for Civic Engagement outlines how health systems can become more civically engaged in advancing the overall health and wellness of their staff and patient populations. To learn more about the Civic Health Alliance, please visit www.civichealthalliance.org. To register to vote or find your voter registration status, please visit https://www.civichealthalliance.org/rx-vote-campaign.

Sep 1, 2022 • 37min
Alok Patel On Demystifying Public Speaking
“People don’t want perfection. People want to see a human talking to them”
Dr. Alok Patel is a pediatric hospitalist, medical correspondent for ABC News, and host of multiple cable TV shows. He joins Explore The Space Podcast to discuss processes for getting comfortable with public speaking, how speaking with patients actually helps us build fundamental skills for public communication and the value of improv comedy training.
From the Explore The Space Podcast archive: Dr. Susmati Pati on improv training and communication training for scientists
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The remarkable Women In Medicine Summit is coming September 16 and 17th in Chicago. Do not miss out on what will be a memorable and impactful experience. Go to https://www.womeninmedicinesummit.org now to register.

Aug 22, 2022 • 38min
Gabe Bosslet on Prioritizing Advocacy And Good Trouble Indiana
“If you like fighting injustice, let’s do it. This is where we should be”
Dr. Gabriel Bosslet is an Intensive Care doctor, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at Indiana University School of Medicine. He is also the Fellowship Director for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at IU. He has embarked on a new trajectory of advocacy in the state of Indiana and he joins us to discuss how and why he has moved in this critical direction as well as the formation of Good Trouble Indiana
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Twitter @gbosslet
Good Trouble Indiana
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The remarkable Women In Medicine Summit is coming September 16 and 17th in Chicago. Do not miss out on what will be a memorable and impactful experience. Go to https://www.womeninmedicinesummit.org now to register for either in-person or virtual attendance.

Aug 10, 2022 • 40min
MedLasso Presents: Ted Lasso, Gender Equity and Leadership
“You have to be open to seeing something through a different perspective”
“MedLasso” from Explore The Space Podcast is back! Dr. Avi O’Glasser and Dr. Eve Bloomgarden are here to discuss how Ted Lasso emphasizes an equitable workplace and advanced leadership techniques around gender equity.
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Twitter @aoglasser, @evebmd
Sponsors
Learn the highest-yield clinical skills to solve 90% of patient problems without the help of a senior colleague. Visit Medmastery https://www.medmastery.com/explorethespace where Explore The Space Podcast listeners can get a 15% discount.
The remarkable Women In Medicine Summit is coming September 16 and 17th in Chicago. Do not miss out on what will be a memorable and impactful experience. Go to https://www.womeninmedicinesummit.org now to register.

Jul 21, 2022 • 37min
MedLasso Presents: Alex Anderson On The Style Of “Ted Lasso”
“They’re just dressing who they are, and it makes sense and you’re soothed by them”
“MedLasso” from Explore The Space Podcast is back! We’ve got a special episode with Dr. Alex Anderson diving into the incredible stye of “Ted Lasso”. We cover shoes, hats, clothes and watches worn by all your favorite Ted Lasso characters and why the style of the show is so powerful.
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Twitter @alexandersonMD

Jul 4, 2022 • 35min
Angela Weyand On #MedTaste Candy Bracket Challenge
We’re starting at new holiday tradition at Explore The Space Podcast
On (hopefully) each major holiday, we’re going to have a bracket challenge covering a variety of topics. For this 4th of July, we’ve got a #MedTaste Candy Bracket!
We got tons of responses, and to help us sort out the winner the wonderful Dr. Angela Weyand is here! This was so much fun and absolutely delicious
Stay tuned for more #MedTaste bracket challenges, Labor Day will be here before you know it!
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