In The Arena Podcasts

Inspired by "The Man in the Arena" quote by Theodore Roosevelt, EAST In the Arena is a podcast series highlighting EAST Members' unique practices discussing the why and how.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” ~Theodore Roosevelt~

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EAST In the Arena: EGS Alert!: 12/04/2024; Join the hosts of EAST In the Arena as they talk with Dr. Rachel Rodriguez of Indiana University Medical Center about her work through to minimize the time to source control with an innovative alert system for emergency general surgery patients, similar to trauma systems.; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena: The S.A.M.I. Study: 10/01/2024; Join the hosts of EAST: In the Arena as they talk with Dr. Vanessa Ho from MetroHealth Medical Center about her work through EAST Multicenter Trials to identify which geriatric trauma patients we should be scanning to minimize missed injury.

Supplemental Information
Ho VP, et al. Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An EAST multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 May 27.
doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004390. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38797882.; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena: Teaching Stop The Bleed® in Peds

07/26/2024

Join the hosts of EAST: In the Arena as they talk with Missy Anderson, MBA, BSN, RN, Pediatric Trauma Program Manager at Denver Health, about her experience teaching pediatric populations how to Stop The Bleed®!

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EAST In the Arena: Don’t say “pull the plug” - Protocolizing Goals of Care Discussions in the ICU: 06/11/2024; Join the hosts of EAST: In the Arena as they talk with Dr. Lisa Kodadek about her push to protocolize goals of care discussions to empower and support providers having difficult conversations and ensure we provide the highest quality health care to our patients.; Listen Download

EAST In The Arena: Building a National Trauma System from the Ground Up!: 04/30/2024; Join the hosts of EAST: In the Arena as they talk with Dr. Hassan Mashbari about his journey from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi to Chicago to Boston and back, all in the efforts of building a burgeoning national trauma system from the ground up in his home country.; Listen Download

EAST In The Arena: Smile, You're On Camera!: 03/22/2024; Join the hosts of EAST In the Arena as they talk about trauma video review with a pioneer in the field, Dr. Ryan Dumas.
Learn about how to set up a program by listening to the episode and by reading this review: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36096880/

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ABS EPAs: https://www.absurgery.org/get-certified/epas/general-surgery/; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena: Artificial Intelligence – The Next Frontier in Acute Care Surgery: 02/06/2024; Join Drs. Kaitlin Ritter, Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Chris Tignanelli of University of Minnesota about his work in artificial intelligence, its implementation in trauma care, and how it is definitely NOT about robots taking over the world.; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena: Everybody has an Auntie in Anchorage: 12/18/2023; Join Drs. Andrea Tsoris, Shyam Murali, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Elisha Brownson of Alaska Native Medical Center about how she cares for Alaskans despite weather, geography, and EXTREME PERIODS OF DARKNESS(!), serving as trauma medical director in one of only two level two traumas in the state!

The discussion is the opinion of the Drs. Tsoris, Murali, Levin and Brownson. EAST DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE, AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY RELATING TO, any particular products, procedures, opinions or other information presented or referred to on or through this podcast (including but not limited to the content of any advertisement), except for any statements specifically identified as expressing a policy or position officially approved by EAST.; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena: To Be A Trauma Surgeon in Canada

10/16/2023

Join Drs. Jeremy Levin, Shyam Murali, and Mike Radomski as they revisit their conversation with Dr. Pat Murphy as he reflects his experience in the Canadian trauma system. And stay tuned to “In the Arena” as we explore non-US trauma systems with our international colleagues in Canada and beyond!

The discussion is the opinion of the Drs. Murali, Radomski, Levin and Murphy. EAST DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE, AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY RELATING TO, any particular products, procedures, opinions or other information presented or referred to on or through this podcast (including but not limited to the content of any advertisement), except for any statements specifically identified as expressing a policy or position officially approved by EAST.

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EAST In the Arena: APPs - Boots on the Ground, Pilot in the Airplane: 08/27/2023; Drs. Jeremy Levin, Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Kaitlin Ritter talk about integrating Advanced Practice Providers into a trauma program with special guest, Jonathan Messing, MSN, ACNP-BC. Learn about how to start an APP practice within your trauma division on this EAST In the Arena!; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena: Creating a Center on the South Side of Chicago: 07/07/2023; Join Jeremy Levin, Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Andrea Tsoris as they talk to Dr. Ken Wilson about how the trauma center at the University of Chicago was developed and the challenges they faced along the way.; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena: Metamorphosis Through Burn Care: 05/22/2023; Join Drs. Jeremy Levin, Shyam Murali, and Mike Radomski as they talk with Dr. Irma Fleming of the University of Utah Burn Center about how Dr. Fleming provides burn care in the rural setting through an innovative telehealth platform!; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena - The ACS Full Time Equivalent with Pat Murphy: 04/24/2023; Join Drs. Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Patrick Murphy about the full time equivalent for trauma and acute care surgeons and how to create a more sustainable and healthy specialty.

The discussion is the opinion of the Drs. Murali, Radomski, Levin and Murphy. EAST DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE, AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY RELATING TO, any particular products, procedures, opinions or other information presented or referred to on or through this podcast (including but not limited to the content of any advertisement), except for any statements specifically identified as expressing a policy or position officially approved by EAST.; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena - Police Drop Offs in the City of Brotherly Love: 03/18/2023; Join Drs. Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Elinore Kaufman of UPenn Trauma about how they handle police drop-offs for timely and efficient care of penetrating trauma patients.

Supplemental Material
Coming in hot: Police transport and prehospital time after firearm injury

J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022 Nov 1;93(5):656-663. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003689. Epub 2022 May 20.
PMID: 36282621, DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003689; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena - The Story of Spalding and the REBOA: 02/11/2023; Join Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Chance Spalding of Grant Medical Center about their journey in implementing REBOA at their institution and how they have improved over the years.; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena - Quilts, Quilts? QUILTS!: 12/12/2022; Episode 3 of ITA! Join Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Ashley Meagher of Indiana University Health Trauma about the significance of palliative care, the role of the surgeon, and the power of quilts.; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena - The Swentek!: 11/15/2022; Episode 2 of ITA! Join Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Lourdes Swentek of UC Irvine Trauma and learn about the awesome, sometimes ridiculous, and (relatively) unknown world of medical device making. From genius uses of the foley, to questionable applications of lasers on babies, and the engineers you need to both encourage and temper, get ready to be excited about making stuff!; Listen Download

EAST In the Arena - If Your CT is a Death Tube...: 10/31/2022; Join Drs. Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Jill Streams of Vanderbilt Trauma about what her center’s views are on resuscitation, why they do things the way they do, and how she gets patients to and through the CAT scanner fast, efficient, and without all the death.; Listen Download

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