Dr Paddy Barrett Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Are Physician Burnout & Depression The Same? - Dr Douglas Mata Provides Insight Jul 25, 2016

Show notes

Dr Douglas Mata is a Resident Pathology Physician at the Brigham & Women's Hospital and a Clinical Fellow at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the University of Cambridge, UK on a Fulbright Scholarship and the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Madrid, Spain. Dr Mata has also published extensively on the area of physician burnout and physician mental health, with his work appearing in the NEJM, Lancet Psychiatry and The New York Times.

I have read much of Dr Mata's works and was excited to have him on the show to share his professional and at times very personal insights on the field of physician burnout and depression. This is a fantastic conversation with a rare expert in the field.

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Selected Show Notes:

Dr Douglas Mata

Selected Publications

Medicines Ten Greatest Discoveries by Meyer Friedman & Gerald Friedland

Twitter: @DouglasMataMD

The Biology Of Physician Mental Health. Dr Srijan Sen of the 'Intern Health Study' Jul 18, 2016

Show notes

Dr Srijan Sen is an Associate Professor at The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. Additionally, he is the Principal Investigator of the Intern Health Study which has tracked the biological and psychological features of thousands of early stage physicians over almost 10 years.

There are very few experts in the field of physician mental health but Dr Sen is certainly one of them. This is a fascinating conversation which touches on why physicians are at such risk of mental illness during the early stages of training, what the predictors are of those who suffer most, and what are the potential long term implications for those who encounter mental illness during their training.

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Selected Show Notes:

Dr Srijan Sen

Intern Health Study

Selected Publications

Mind gym - Web Based CBT

'Tribe' by Sebastion Junger

Twitter: @Srijan_Sen_Lab

From Digital Health to The Opioid Epidemic with Dr Mark Shapiro of 'Explore The Space' Jul 11, 2016

Show notes

Dr Mark Shapiro is an Internal Medicine physician here in the California area and is the host of the fascinating podcast 'Explore The Space'.

This is our second conversation on the show, mostly because I believe Dr Shapiro has such interesting perspectives to share and our first interview was not optimal because of sound quality which was entirely my own fault; lesson learned!

This is a super conversation where we dig into many of the topics Dr Shapiro has covered on his show, from the future of digital health, to gene editing and the opioid epidemic in the US.

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Selected Show Notes:

Explore The Space Podcast

Sam Harris Podcast

'Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging' by Sebastion Junger

Twitter: @ETSshow

Being A Writer & A Doctor - Dr Louise Aronson Jul 04, 2016

Show notes

Dr Louise Aronson is Professor of Medicine at University of California San Francisco and directs the Northern California Geriatrics Education Centre and UCSFs Medical Humanities. Having graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed her residency at UCSF she has gone on to become a multi award wining writer and has contributed to a variety of outlets including The New York Times, JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine.

This is an fantastic conversation with someone who is truly changing how we communicate as physicians.

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The Dochitect - Where Medicine & Architecture Meet. Jun 20, 2016

Show notes

Dr Diana Anderson is an Internal Medicine physician and trained Architect. Having the unique opportunity to view the healthcare environment though the lens' of being both a physician and architect provides an incredible viewpoint on the world of healthcare. Dr Anderson is the founder of the website, Dochitect.com, where the worlds of medicine and design collide.

Dr Andersons work is truly emblematic for everything this show represents in so far as it illustrates how physicians can add value in healthcare in a variety of ways.

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Selected Show Notes:

Dr Diana Anderson - Dochitect

Evidenced Based Design

Effects of Healthcare Environmental Design on Medical Outcomes - Roger Ulrich

Fall Prevention Design Analysis

Tribe: On Homecoming & Belonging by Sebastian Junger

The Salk Institute, San Diego, California

Its Not How Good You Are, Its How Good You Want To Be by Paul Arden

Twitter: @Dochitect

Leprosy Clinics & Digital Health - Dr Kunal Patel Jun 13, 2016

Show notes

Dr Kunal Patel is a Travel and Tropical Health Physician and Global Health Expert working at the intersections of Digital Health and developing world healthcare training and education. Among many things he is the Medical Director of iHeed, an online medical education platform.

This is a fantastic conversation about the possibilities in medicine and the opportunity for it to take you to far flung places such as leprosy clinics in India. We also get into dealing with the uncertainties of the road less travelled and the importance of mentorship.

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Selected Show Notes:

The man who mistook his wife for a hat by Oliver Sacks

Twitter: @KunalTheDreamer

Will Algorithms Replace Doctors? Dr Ravi Komatireddy On Software In Medicine. Jun 06, 2016

Show notes

Dr Ravi Komatireddy is an Internal Medicine Physician and Digital Health Innovator with a deep knowledge of clinical decision support software and how technology will ultimately augment the clinical work flow. The issue of algorithms replacing physicians has become increasingly controversial but the question is not how to resist it, but rather embrace it so as to allow us to what we do best as physicians and augment our relationship with patients rather than take from it.

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Selected Show Notes:

Dr Ravi Komatireddy - 'The Now-ist' Youtube Channel

Vinod Khosla - Algorithms Will Replace Doctors

Lumiata - Clinical Decision Support System

CureMetrix

Stanford Center For Medical Bioinformatics Research

Paper Based Lab Fluidics

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

JMIR Informatics

Twitter: @RKomatireddy

Dr Al Muggia On Life Long Learning and Insight in Medicine May 30, 2016

Show notes

Dr Al Muggia is a full time practicing gastroenterologist in Winchester, Massachusetts. After graduating from Medical School at Yale University he went on to practice at the hospital his father once worked at. In addition to his full time practice he is an ambassador for maximizing the patient care experience and recognizing and developing all the opportunities that patient care presents.

This episode is a wonderful illustration of so many of the challenges and opportunities we encounter as physicians and that with development of the soft skills of medicine we can enjoy our patient encounters so much more.

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Selected Show Notes:

Dr Al Muggia

Practicing Excellence

Chelsea Sullenberger - Miracle on the Hudson

Practicing Excellence by Dr Stephen Beeson

Drive by Daniel Pink

Mindset by Carol Dweck

Dr Scott Weingart On Medical Podcasting & A Broken ER System May 22, 2016

Show notes

Dr Scott Weingart is a physician who specializes in Resuscitation and Emergency Department Critical Care. He is the host of the immensely successful medical podcast EmCrit which is downloaded hundreds of thousands of times per month by physician across the globe.

On this episode we get into the role of medical podcasts in physician education and how the current Emergency Department system is broken in so many ways.

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Selected Show Notes:

Dr Scott Weingart

EmCrit Podcast

Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly

The Rise Of Superman by Steven Kotler

Twitter: @EmCrit

Dr Kate Granger On The Importance Of "Hello My Name Is" May 16, 2016

Show notes

Dr Kate Granger is an Elderly Medicine Consultant in her early 30s in Yorkshire in the UK - 'Nothing unusual about that really' as she comments in her blog. What is different about Kate is that for several years she has been living with a terminal cancer diagnosis and how she has navigated that journey. She is the author of two books and has blogged to over a million readers on her blog. In addition to this she is the driving force behind the #HelloMyNameIs campaign for those in healthcare to always introduce themselves when meeting a patient - a simple but often overlooked act.

This is a wonderful conversation with someone who really has inspired me to reconsider and value so much in life.

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Selected Show Notes:

Dr Kate Granger

Hello My Name Is

The Other Side Story

The Other Side by Dr Kate Granger

The Bright Side by Dr Kate Granger

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

The Diving Bell & The Butterfly by Jean Dominque Bauby

Twitter: @GrangerKate