The Emergency Mind Podcast
The Emergency Mind Project
Lessons from emergency medicine and beyond about performing when it matters the most and applying knowledge under pressure.
Episodes
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Jul 23, 2020 • 44min
22: Culture, Form, and Function, with Felix Ankel, MD
On building the structures needed to succeed at resuscitation, synthesizing knowledge, and finding story arcs in unpredictable times, with ER Doctor and Professor of Emergency Medicine Felix Ankel.

Jul 9, 2020 • 39min
21: High Performance Humanity, with Kent Yoshimura & Ryan Chen
On becoming lifelong students of human performance, with Kent Yoshimura and Ryan Chen: deep thinkers, martial artists, and co-founders of Neuro, a high-performance health and wellness company.

Jun 24, 2020 • 49min
20: Starting your journey, with Ramin Tabatabi, MD
Advice on starting new phases of life and responsibility and on learning to fail productively with ER doctor Ramin Tabatabi, MD, from LAC+USC.

Jun 4, 2020 • 47min
19: You are free to walk away, with Adaira Landry, MD
Exploring different types of stress, thinking about what leaders look like in emergencies, and recognizing that we are not yet our best selves with ER doctor Adaira Landry, MD.

May 18, 2020 • 46min
18: Bringing your whole self to work, with Emily Brumfield, MD
Bringing your humanity into your work, applying algorithmic thinking without becoming a robot, and functioning at the edge of uncertainty with ER doctor Emily Brumfield, MD.

May 8, 2020 • 24min
16-b: Processing Emotions On and Off Shift with Derek Monette, MD
Bonus round with ER doctor Derek Monette about processing difficult emotions from complex cases both on and off shift.

May 1, 2020 • 46min
17: Cheetah mind, Gazelle mind, Human mind, with Kimo Takayesu, MD
Mastering appropriate focus in the moment and letting go of perfection, with ER doctor Kimo Takayesu, MD

Apr 18, 2020 • 44min
16: Plan B is Part of the Plan, with Derek Monette MD
Sticking to the goal, not the plan, the importance of shared mental models, and being mentally flexible during an emergency with ER doctor Derek Monette, MD.

Mar 30, 2020 • 4min
A Pre Shift Meditation for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Four minutes of pre-shift mindfulness. A guided meditation to help get you ready for whatever COVID-19 (or anything else) sends your way.

Mar 21, 2020 • 49min
15: Coming Back to Purpose, with Andrea Austin, MD
Finding purpose, hope, and forward movement during the Corona Pandemic with ER doctor Lieutenant Commander Andrea Austin, MD.


