Archive for category Hospital

Why 10 years of Quality Effort in Medicine Have So Little To Show…

My take on why quality and patient safety improvements in medicine have been so hard to demonstrate, and why. I also present my belief in how we can move more effectively in quality and patient safety if we give up on competition. Also Brian Hughley and I playing “James” by Pat Metheny from a few years ago. Thanks.

Hyperurgent hospital communications

Discussion of how to present patients when their lives are on the line. Thanks for listening. JY

Handoffs

Discussion of handoffs of patients, essential information, and strategies to avoid missed problems. Some jazz flute from me from a few years ago.

Thanks for listening.  JY

Making Logical Presentations in the ICU Part 2

Further discussion of presenting critical care patients. I go through each system and present an entire patient so you can hear the entire process. Thanks for listening. JY

Logical Patient Presentations in Critical Care

The beginning discussion of creating a new model for patient presentations in critical care that is safe and logical. Chameleon by myself and Brian Hughley from a few summers ago. Thanks for listening. JY

Newest Video from Orange County Fire EMS: EMS, Hospice, and Palliative Care

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgLpexM27R4

Critical Care Airway and Breathing Emergencies

A discussion of hospital airway and breathing emergencies in the ICU environment. Thanks for listening. JY

The Future of EMS Hospital Integration

A discussion of where we should be headed in integrating EMS care and hospital care. Some of my flute playing on a Jeff Lorber tune. Thanks for listening. JY

Time Travel and Recognition Primed Decision Making

A discussion of how experts size up situations and how as an experienced person, you often look ahead in time to predict how your interventions will work. Thanks, JY

Command in the Field

A discussion of being in charge in the station and during incidents with Tom Joyce and Andy Young. Sorry about the backup alarm later in the podcast, that’s what happens when you interview people on duty. Thanks for listening. JY.