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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Nov 27, 2020 • 57min
30: Jimmy Pruitt PharmD on Pride in Preparation
How preparation leads to success, communicating across disciplines, and the interface of clinical pharmacy and emergency medicine with pharmacist and educator Jimmy L. Pruitt III, PharmD, BCPS.
Nov 14, 2020 • 51min
29: Christina Shenvi MD PhD on Raising Your Mean
How to focus your mind during a crisis, build a deeper joy in your work, and raise the average of your everyday, with ER doctor, educator, and stoic Christina Shenvi, MD PhD
Oct 23, 2020 • 1h 15min
28: Annie Duke on How to Decide Under Pressure
Annie Duke, a world-class decision expert and former pro poker player, dives into the art of making decisions under pressure. She shares valuable insights from her book 'How to Decide', discussing the power of adaptability and diverse perspectives. Duke emphasizes the role of decision-making in emergency medicine, highlighting the need for structured processes and learning from outcomes. With practical tools like pre-mortems and the 'Dr. Evil game', she teaches listeners how to boost decision quality and navigate high-stakes scenarios effectively.
Oct 12, 2020 • 54min
27: Lauren Allister, MD on Designing Scripts for Mastery
On building technical and emotional protocols to succeed in high pressure pediatric cases, screaming during math class, the value of theater in emergency medicine and much more with ER doctor and Pediatric Emergency Medicine specialist Lauren Allister, MD.
Sep 25, 2020 • 1h
26: Leisa Deutsch, MD on Fueling Emergency Performance
How high performance nutrition helps us apply knowledge under pressure with Leisa Deutch, MD, deputy director of NASA neutral buoyancy lab, ER doc and nutrition expert.
Sep 10, 2020 • 39min
25: Bridging the Why and the How with Chris Taicher, MD
ER doctor Chris Taicher on being clear about your personal why, then focusing on the gritty details of how you accomplish it.
Aug 20, 2020 • 55min
24: Performance is a Choice, with Kristen Holmes
On the big and little things individuals and teams need to do to set up to perform under pressure and succeed when it matters the most, with Kristen Holmes, VP of Human Performance at WHOOP.
Aug 6, 2020 • 1h 3min
23: Success, Compassion, and Crisis, with Al'ai Alvarez, MD
On defining success in emergencies for individuals and teams, the importance of compassion, and more, with ER doctor and Stanford Professor Al'ai Alvarez, MD
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.
