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The ZDoggMD Show

Dr. Zubin Damaniazdoggmd.com
Interviews and live rants on healthcare, depolarizing our divided society, and the non-dual nature of reality. Hosted by UCSF/Stanford-trained physician Dr. Zubin Damania (AKA ZDoggMD).
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Episodes

Can Hospitals Survive COVID-19? w/Dr. Todd Strumwasser

Huge losses, an addiction to elective procedures, lack of PPE...hospitals have never faced greater challenges. Should this be a chance to completely change how they do business? Dr. Todd Strumwasser is an anesthesia doc and leads multiple Northern California hospitals for Dignity Health. Video and more at zdoggmd.com/todd-strumwasser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 202056 min

How Did America Screw Up COVID So Bad?

How did the greatest country on earth end up with the worst pandemic clusterf**k? It's COVID Roundz, LIVE. Video, links, and more at zdoggmd.com/covid-america ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http://facebook.com/becomesupporter/zdoggmd Patreon: http://patreon.com/zdoggmd Paypal...

May 16, 202047 min

Cutting Through COVID-19 Fake News (w/Dr. Marty Makary)

Johns Hopkins surgeon and professor of health policy Dr. Marty Makary helps us cut through the haze of talking heads to get to an effective, evolving, and compassionate pandemic strategy. Video, links, and more at zdoggmd.com/marty-makary ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http:/...

May 15, 20201 hr 11 min

Unwinding Physician Burnout (w/Dr. Jud Brewer)

Psychiatrist and mindfulness researcher Dr. Jud Brewer returns to discuss his recent study involving app-based interventions for anxiety and burnout in healthcare professionals. The results are extremely promising. Video, links, and more at zdoggmd.com/jud-brewer-2 ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zd...

May 13, 202034 min

Why People Believe Crazy Conspiracy Theories: The "Plandemic" Effect

What fuels conspiracy thinking and how can we behave more rationally? A live rant about "Plandemic," those Bakersfield doctors, and the allure of conspiracy thinking. Video, links, and more at zdoggmd.com/conspiracy-plandemic ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http://facebook.com...

May 08, 202029 min

The COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis (w/Dr. Wendy Dean)

The recent suicides of healthcare workers on the front lines highlight a potential second disaster in the making. Psychiatrist Wendy Dean is an expert on Moral Injury and talks about real solutions. Video, links, and more at zdoggmd.com/wendy-dean ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Faceboo...

May 02, 202046 min

A COVID-19 Survival Guide (w/Dr. Ron Sinha)

Gained some belly inches sheltering in place? Not sleeping? Stressed? Dr. Ron Sinha teaches us what puts us at risk for coronavirus complications and what we can do to can stay safer. Links to great resources, video, transcript, and more at https://zdoggmd.com/ron-sinha ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/us...

May 01, 20201 hr 8 min

COVID Update 4/29: Bakersfield Docs, Sweden, & Healthcare PTSD

Looking at COVID-19 from a rational standpoint. Originally streamed LIVE 4/29.Here’s the piece we originally did on those Bakersfield doctors and a really good analysis by my friend, patient and safety advocate David Goldhill. And here’s all of our COVID-19 coverage. Watch this full video here! Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from ...

Apr 30, 202044 min

COVID-19 Ventilator Management & Sedation: Improving Survival (w/Dr. Wes Ely)

Coronavirus disease is new, but does that mean we toss out decades of research showing better ways to keep ICU patients safe? Dr. Wes Ely returns to school us. Links and more at https://zdoggmd.com/wes-ely-2 ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http://facebook.com/becomesupporter/z...

Apr 30, 202054 min

Two Bakersfield ER Docs Vs. Health Officials: Who's Right About COVID?

Two ER docs in Bakersfield go viral with a "press conference" claiming they have the answers. But the truth is never black and white, and here's why. Video and links at: zdoggmd.com/covid-politics ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http://facebook.com/becomesupporter/zdoggmd Patr...

Apr 28, 20208 min

Zoom Is Breaking Our Brains

Zoom fatigue is yet another peril of the pandemic, and here's why. In the second half of this live show, I discuss social distancing and rational responses which have been sorely lacking. Links, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/zoom-fatigue/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 26, 202024 min

Why COVID-19 Is Different (w/Dr. Scott Weingart)

We're learning rapidly that COVID-19 doesn't behave like typical ARDS or viral pneumonia. Dr. Scott Weingart is an ER/Critical Care doc in New York and the host of the EMCrit podcast. He shares his insights into the changing management of coronavirus critical illness. We discuss which patients need ventilators and which do better without, the insane amount of quackery on social media, issues around aggressiveness of care and end-of-life, clotting and COVID, acid-base physiology in these patients...

Apr 24, 20201 hr

Reopen The Economy? Do THIS First

Bad data = bad decisions. Here's the testing we need to do in order to make smart choices about managing the coronavirus pandemic with the least possible economic damage. Based on this must-read article by Dr. Peter Attia: https://peterattiamd.com/covid-19-whats-wrong-with-the-models/ Links and video at zdoggmd.com/antibody-testing ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussi...

Apr 23, 202011 min

Protecting Doctors During COVID-19 (w/Dr. Nisha Mehta)

We must fight to keep frontline doctors and healthcare professionals safe during this crisis, and Dr. Mehta (a radiologist and physician advocate) shows us how we can effect real change, from malpractice reform to student loan modifications and much more. Make YOUR voice heard: http://change.org/helpphysicians Links and video at zdoggmd.com/nisha-mehta ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive c...

Apr 16, 202025 min

A COVID Reality Check

The one shortage we can't afford is a shortage of critical thinking. A live rant on the state of our coronavirus mitigation efforts and the state of healthcare in general. You'll disagree with many points, but it's past time we talked about the hard truths here. Video at zdoggmd.com/covid-reality-check ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: Yo...

Apr 11, 202027 min

Restoring Humanity In The ICU During COVID (w/Dr. Wes Ely)

Machines, tubes, wires, drugs, isolation, confusion...how can we protect the dignity and sanity of our patients when they're at their most vulnerable? Dr. Wes Ely is a Vanderbilt professor and critical care doc who can teach us how. Links to Dr. Ely's work, A2F bundle resources, and more at: https://zdoggmd.com/wes-ely or https://www.icudelirium.org/ ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive con...

Apr 09, 202037 min

The House of COVID (w/Sam Shem)

The legendary author of The House of God joins me again to talk about healthcare revolution in the wake of COVID-19. How can we reclaim our humanity in medicine in the face of money games and business bureaucracy that's failed to ultimately keep us safe? Links to Shem's new book and more at https://zdoggmd.com/sam-shem-covid ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, an...

Apr 07, 20201 hr

The Reality About Coronavirus Vaccine (w/Dr. Paul Offit)

A renowned vaccine inventor returns to talk about important challenges to the rapid development of a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine. It’s not as easy as we might think. Dr. Paul Offit is Professor of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine. Links, video, and more at: https://zdoggmd.com/paul-offit-2 ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19 Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclus...

Apr 05, 202044 min

Contract Breaches During COVID: How Docs Can Fight Back (w/Kyle Claussen)

Doctors around the country are reporting violations of their employment contracts in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. From non-competes to contract-breaching salary cuts, we talk about how physicians can fight back. Kyle Claussen is an attorney and the CEO of Resolve, a physician-founded company that provides support in contract negotiations for over 10 years. Check them out https://www.resolve.net/contract-review/ Links, transcript and more at https://zdoggmd.com/resolve Learn more about y...

Apr 04, 202021 min

How COVID-19 Actually Spreads (w/Dr. Gloria Hwang)

Here's our latest understanding of how the novel coronavirus is transmitted and how we could stop it, particularly in the hospital setting. Dr. Gloria Hwang is a Stanford interventional radiologist and lays down the SCIENCE. Links, citations, and more here: https://zdoggmd.com/gloria-hwang ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19/ Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https...

Apr 03, 202037 min

Stop Silencing Doctors: The Clinician COVID Manifesto

To every hospital administrator who thinks it's OK to silence us during COVID-19: we will NEVER forget this. The Health 3.0 revolution begins now. #silentnomore Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http://facebook.com/becomesupporter/zdoggmd Patreon: http://patreon.com/zdoggmd Website: https://ZDoggMD.com Podcast: https://ZDoggMD.com/podcasts Faceb...

Apr 01, 20209 min

COVID-19 ICU Management (w/Dr. Herbert Patrick)

Want to know how to manage coronavirus patients with ARDS in the ICU? Dr. Herbert Patrick, MD is a pulmonary and critical care specialist in Philadelphia and a master teacher. He walks ZDoggMD through the entire course of illness in the unit...this is a must-listen for students, residents, attendings, nurses, RTs, EVERYONE. All our coronavirus coverage is here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19/ Links to transcripts, podcast, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/herbert-patrick Thanks to Edwards Lifesci...

Mar 29, 20201 hr 15 min

Report From The COVID Front Lines (w/Barbara McLean, RN, NP-BC, CCRN)

Deep insight into caring for COVID-19 patients in one of the busiest hospitals around, with critical care clinical specialist Barbara McLean. This one is intense, folks. Video and all our coronavirus coverage is here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/covid-19/ Thanks to Edwards Lifesciences for making this educational episode possible! The free "Edwards Clinical Education" App may be downloaded at the Apple AppStore, Google Play Store, or the Microsoft Store. To access Edwards Clinical Education (ECE) ma...

Mar 29, 202057 min

Hacking Our Anxious Brain In Uncertain Times (w/Dr. Jud Brewer)

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a secondary outbreak of fear, anxiety, and social contagion. Dr. Jud Brewer is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and leading researcher into the science of mindfulness, and we dive DEEP into how we can fight anxiety and panic. Once we get warmed up, we discuss how ancient Buddhist psychology relates to modern ideas around positive and negative reinforcement and addictive behavior the role of dopamine in etching context-dependent memories the challenge of social med...

Mar 27, 20201 hr 9 min

Preparing Our Caregivers For COVID-19 (w/Dr. Arup Roy-Burman & Ashley Ramirez, RN)

Communication and training are key to keeping our front line caregivers safe and effective during the COVID-19 crisis, and in the era of social distancing our guests today may have a solution that actually works. Arup Roy-Burman, MD is the former head of the pediatric ICU at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and the CEO and Founder of Elemeno Health. Ashley Ramirez, MS, RN, CPNP-AC is a nurse practitioner specializing in pediatric ICU and a clinical specialist at Elemeno Health. Links and more in...

Mar 26, 202030 min

Will Tech Save Us From COVID-19? (w/Dr. Eric Topol)

Digital tools may give us an edge we need in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Eric Topol is a leading voice advocating for physicians and for integrating new technologies in our care models. We talk about the current state of the pandemic, our failure to test early and its ramifications for our future approaches, the tension between privacy and effective public health tools, the new Detect study at Scripps that utilizes wearable devices to track the outbreak nationally, the paradi...

Mar 26, 202035 min

A COVID-19 Exit Strategy

There just might be a prudent, safe, and economically viable exit strategy from the COVID-19 lockdown. But will anyone listen? Links, video, and more at: https://zdoggmd.com/covid-exit ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/wuhan-coronavirus/ Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http://facebook.com/becomesupporter/zdoggmd Patreo...

Mar 26, 202010 min

COVID-19 Update: A New Hope, LIVE

Turns out we may know what works to keep healthcare workers and the public safe after all. An update, recorded LIVE. Video and links here: zdoggmd.com/covid-new-hope All our COVID coverage is here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/wuhan-coronavirus/ Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http://facebook.com/becomesupporter/zdoggmd Patreon: http://patreon.com/...

Mar 24, 202021 min
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