Category Archives: Life Lessons

Anesthesia, Critical Care, Global Health, Life Lessons

Episode 173: Innovation In The Time of Covid: The MasksOn.org story with Drs. Sanjay Vakil, Jackie Boehme and Alex Stone

May 3, 2020 ACCRAC Leave a comment

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 173: Innovation In The Time of Covid: The MasksOn.org story with Drs. Sanjay Vakil, Jackie Boehme and Alex Stone

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In this episode I welcome Sanjay Vakil, Jackie Boehme and Alex Stone to the show. Jackie and Alex are two of the co-founders of MasksOn.org and Sanjay is the Executive Director. We discuss the story of their company that provides free masks to healthcare workers and how people can go about innovating to help others dealing with COVID-19.

CME: https://earnc.me/ft6q4J

Their website to get masks and/or donate: MasksOn.org

A map of where they’ve sent masks so far:

Random Recs:

The Sculptor: https://www.amazon.com/Sculptor-Scott-McCloud/dp/1596435739

Scriblio: https://skribbl.io

Avatar the last air bender: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender

Outlander: https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/21796/episodes?season=1

Anesthesia, Education, Life Lessons, Well-Being

Episode 156: Personal Finance and Burnout with Jimmy Turner

January 16, 2020 ACCRAC Leave a comment

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Episode 156: Personal Finance and Burnout with Jimmy Turner

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In this 156th episode I welcome Dr. Jimmy Turner to the show to discuss the intersection of personal finance and physician burnout.

CME: https://earnc.me/0d07wD

References:

Dr. Turner’s about page: http://thephysicianphilosopher.com/about/

Dr. Turner’s website: https://thephysicianphilosopher.com/

Dr. Turner’s new podcast: http://moneymeetsmedicine.com/

Blogpost about burnout and finance: https://thephysicianphilosopher.com/what-causes-physician-burnout/

How to think about Money book: https://www.amazon.com/Think-About-Money-Jonathan-Clements/dp/1523770813

If You Can free PDF book: https://www.etf.com/docs/IfYouCan.pdf

Leaders Eat Last: https://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Eat-Last-Together-Others/dp/1543614620

Anesthesia, Education, Life Lessons, Well-Being

Episode 153: Women in Anesthesiology with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt

December 17, 2019 ACCRAC 2 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 153: Women in Anesthesiology with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt

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In this 153rd episode I welcome Dr. Sasha Shillcutt to the show to discuss the movement to support and promote the success of women in Anesthesiology. Dr. Shillcutt is on twitter at @sashashillcutt and @RUBraveEnough. Her website is https://www.becomebraveenough.com

CME: https://earnc.me/JlM00P

References:

Barriers Download

Social-Media Download

**Check out Sasha’s Upcoming book that we discussed on the episode!**

Anesthesia, Life Lessons, Show Notes, Well-Being

Episode 149: Transitioning: From Intern to CA-1 year and Beyond

November 19, 2019 ACCRAC 5 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 149: Transitioning: From Intern to CA-1 year and Beyond

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In this 149th episode I discuss common challenges to the transition from intern year to CA1 year including some of why it’s difficult, the mistakes commonly made, the causes of those mistakes and some suggested solutions. Although I focus on the intern to CA1 transition, much of this applies to any major transition in life.

CME: https://earnc.me/YHvb9n

Outline by Brian Park Download

Anesthesia, Life Lessons, Well-Being

Episode 148: Marijuana Use In Healthcare Providers with Mike Fitzsimons

November 12, 2019 ACCRAC 2 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 148: Marijuana Use In Healthcare Providers with Mike Fitzsimons

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In this 148th episode I welcome Dr. Fitzsimons back to the show to discuss the use of marijuana in healthcare providers. We discuss what we know about prevalence, what the potential consequences are, what the status of testing is, and what we may see happen in the future.

CME: https://earnc.me/8jVcyb

NEJM article on adverse effects of marijuana: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24897085

Narcotic-Legislation Download

Life Lessons, Well-Being

Episode 137: Contracts and Negotiation with Steve Kaufman

September 4, 2019 ACCRAC 2 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 137: Contracts and Negotiation with Steve Kaufman

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In this 137th episode I welcome Steve Kaufman to the show to discuss contracts and negotiation for doctors. Steve is a lawyer with decades of experience helping doctors negotiate contracts.

CME: https://earnc.me/oFIwW1

If you have questions for Steve you can contact him directly at 410-659-1385, or email at SKaufman@wcslaw.com and he’s on twitter at @SKaufmanWCS

Education, Life Lessons

Episode 134: How to podcast

August 12, 2019 ACCRAC Leave a comment

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Episode 134: How to podcast

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In this 134th episode I turn over the host chair to Dr. Dave Berman and he interviews me about how I got started in podcasting and things to think about for anyone interested in starting a podcast.

CME: https://earnc.me/DBzwAR

Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31222949

Life Lessons, Well-Being

Episode 118: Mother’s Day

May 8, 2019 ACCRAC 2 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 118: Mother's Day

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In this 118th episode which we are publishing a few days before Mother’s Day, 2019, I welcome Dr. Gillian Isaac to the show to discuss the challenges of being a mother and a trainee and some important advice for how to make it through and feel supported. Happy Mother’s Day and Thank you to all you amazing mother’s out there!

CME: https://earnc.me/BUFnHB

Anesthesia, Life Lessons, Well-Being

Episode 114: The Business of Anesthesia with Jerry Stonemetz

April 5, 2019 ACCRAC 5 Comments

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

Episode 114: The Business of Anesthesia with Jerry Stonemetz

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In this 114th episode I welcome Dr. Jerry Stonemetz to the show to discuss the business side of Anesthesiology. Specifically we discuss billing, compliance, contract negotiation and Jerry’s thoughts on where the industry is heading.

CME: https://earnc.me/v7hmpb

Slides are here:

Part 1: Billing and Reimbursement Download

Part 2: Manpower Download

Education, Life Lessons, Well-Being

Episode 110: Financial Planning For Healthcare Providers With Justin Harvey

February 27, 2019 ACCRAC Leave a comment

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Episode 110: Financial Planning For Healthcare Providers With Justin Harvey

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In this 110th episode I welcome Justin Harvey to the show. Justin is a financial planner with an interest in helping anesthesiologists and pain specialists make the best possible financial choices. We discuss financial planning, managing loan repayment, and investing.

CME: https://earnc.me/RZmxJT

Justin’s email: Justin@quantifiplanning.com

Justin’s podcast: AnesthesiaSuccess.com

Justin’s financial planning company: www.quantifiplanning.com

XY Planning network: https://www.xyplanningnetwork.com

Student Loan Planner: https://www.studentloanplanner.com

Resources for getting started with investing:
https://investor.vanguard.com/investing/how-to-invest/asset-allocation https://www.marketwatch.com/lazyportfolio https://www.amazon.com/Investment-Answer-Daniel-C-Goldie/dp/1455503304/

Places to find a fee-only financial advisor:www.xyplanningnetwork.com www.napfa.org

Other physician finance blogs Justin Recommends:

whitecoatinvestor.com

physicianonfire.com thephysicianphilosopher.com

A fun calculator to see how soon you can retire based on your monthly free cash flow:

https://networthify.com/calculator/earlyretirement