Postcall Podcast (ARCHIVE)

Medical Muggle Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, discuss how docs feel about Elizabeth Warren's plan for Medicare-for-all. They also discuss how bingeing on your favorite show affects sleep and how TV and films get medical care so wrong. The guest this week is Ashley Alker, MD, who is a medical consultant for various TV programs and films -- she helps them get it right.

Nick and Dr. Emi Okamoto discuss a new survey about using the appropriate language when referring to patients. They also get into how banning sugary drinks went over at one California institution and talk about what physicians need to know about CBD. The interview this week is with Dr. Elisabeth Poorman of the University of Washington, Seattle. 

Nick and Dr. Emi Okamoto talk about recent research on burnout and harassment in surgical residency and how patient behavior can affect physicians, trainees, and medical students.