
Breathe Easy
Conversations in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine by the American Thoracic Society
Latest episodes

Dec 14, 2021 • 32min
Inspiratory muscle training as an adjunct to Pulmonary Rehabilitation
GuestDr Daniel Langer, KU LuevenHostDr Enya Daynes, University Hospitals of Leicester

Dec 7, 2021 • 41min
Critical Perspective: Bacterial Superinfection in Patients Mechanically Ventilated for COVID-19 Pneumonia
More Information: ATS COVID-19 Resource Center

Nov 30, 2021 • 43min
Critical Perspective: Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the ICU
In this “Breathe Easy Critical Perspective” podcast, Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Dr. Jose Diaz-Gomez. They discuss Dr. Diaz-Gomez's recent publication in the NEJM about the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the ICU. Dr. Diaz-Gomez is the Medical Director of Cardiothoracic, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Critical Care at Baylor St Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

Nov 23, 2021 • 25min
Critical Perspective: Fostering Hospital and ICU resilience in the COVID Era
More Information: ATS COVID-19 Resource Center

Nov 16, 2021 • 14min
Elevator Pitch: Equitably Allocating Critical Care Resources
HostSiva Bhavani, Emory UniversityGuestDeepshikha Ashana, Duke University

Nov 9, 2021 • 22min
The Role of the Lymphatics in Lung Health and Disease
HostDr. Rachel Knipe, MGHGuestsDr. Hasina Outtz Reed, Weill Cornell Medical CenterDr. Souheil El-Chemaly, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Nov 2, 2021 • 27min
Critical Perspective: Effect of 12 mg vs 6 mg of Dexamethasone on the Number of Days Alive Without Life Support in Adults With COVID-19 and Severe Hypoxemia, The COVID STEROID 2 Randomized Trial
More Information: ATS COVID-19 Resource Center

Oct 26, 2021 • 30min
Critical Perspective: Effect of Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, an RCT
In this “Breathe Easy Critical Perspective” podcast, Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Dr. Lars W Andersen. They discuss Dr. Andersen's recent publication in JAMA about the effect of vasopressin and methylprednisolone on return of spontaneous circulation in in-hospital cardiac arrest. Dr. Lars Andersen is an Associate Professor in Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.

Oct 12, 2021 • 15min
Elevator Pitch: Using AI to Predict Patient Deterioration
HostSiva Bhavani, Emory UniversityGuestPeter Watkinson, Oxford University

Sep 14, 2021 • 17min
Elevator Pitch: Antibiotic Delays - New Insights into an Old Problem
HostSiva Bhavani, Emory UniversityGuestSusan Han, Tufts University
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