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BadEM

A Medicine , Health & Fitness and Science podcast

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The BadEM podcast focuses on the big picture in Emergency Medicine in South Africa and Africa. We interview a different person every episode to help share good ideas and to tackle African Problems with African Solutions.

Newest episodes

S3E10 - Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) - Dr Karima Khalid

55 min

What if your project cut inpatient deaths by 31% in the facilities that adopted it? That’s exactly what Karima Khalid and her co-founders achieved with Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) in Tanzania. Too many people were dying because they didn’t get basic emergency and critical care. That care costs little, and in most cases it’s already available in health facilities at every level around the world. In the latest episode of the badEM podcast, Karima tells us how she and her team started, grew and scaled EECC. Today it’s a powerful example of what years of consistent, good work can achieve. Their work was recently recognised with the inaugural Lancet–Elsevier Foundation Evidence to Impact Award.

S3E9 - Sculpting EM in Uganda - Dr Joseph Kalanzi

44 min

In healthcare - context matters. One cannot take building blocks and manufacture them in a certain way to get a working system. One has to rather get a building block and treat it like a sculpture that one chisels away at over time, moulding it to work for you. Uganda is a unique place with a unique set of needs. Listen to this month's episode to find out how Joseph Kalanzi (and many others) are sculpting Emergency Medicine to fill a much needed gap specific to their own needs.

S3E8 - EM in the EC - Dr Sian Geraty and Dr Luan Taljaard

38 min

Emergency Medicine has grown in South Africa over the last 20 years, but not equally in all provinces. The Eastern Cape is a complex, relatively low resource setting, where Dr Sian Geraty and Dr Luan Taljaardhave been working for years to drive access to quality Emergency Care. How to achieve it - look after human capital, build relationships and show up every day with the right attitude towards improvement. These notions are evidence by the steady growth of the EM mindset in the region over the recent years, and even more potential in the pipeline.

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S3E10 - Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) - Dr Karima Khalid

55 min

What if your project cut inpatient deaths by 31% in the facilities that adopted it? That’s exactly what Karima Khalid and her co-founders achieved with Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) in Tanzania. Too many people were dying because they didn’t get basic emergency and critical care. That care costs little, and in most cases it’s already available in health facilities at every level around the world. In the latest episode of the badEM podcast, Karima tells us how she and her team started, grew and scaled EECC. Today it’s a powerful example of what years of consistent, good work can achieve. Their work was recently recognised with the inaugural Lancet–Elsevier Foundation Evidence to Impact Award.

S3E9 - Sculpting EM in Uganda - Dr Joseph Kalanzi

44 min

In healthcare - context matters. One cannot take building blocks and manufacture them in a certain way to get a working system. One has to rather get a building block and treat it like a sculpture that one chisels away at over time, moulding it to work for you. Uganda is a unique place with a unique set of needs. Listen to this month's episode to find out how Joseph Kalanzi (and many others) are sculpting Emergency Medicine to fill a much needed gap specific to their own needs.

S3E8 - EM in the EC - Dr Sian Geraty and Dr Luan Taljaard

38 min

Emergency Medicine has grown in South Africa over the last 20 years, but not equally in all provinces. The Eastern Cape is a complex, relatively low resource setting, where Dr Sian Geraty and Dr Luan Taljaardhave been working for years to drive access to quality Emergency Care. How to achieve it - look after human capital, build relationships and show up every day with the right attitude towards improvement. These notions are evidence by the steady growth of the EM mindset in the region over the recent years, and even more potential in the pipeline.

S3E7 - Crew Resource Management - Dr John Roos

42 min

"When an aeroplane crashes, everybody — including the pilot — dies. But when a healthcare worker makes a mistake, it's only the patient who dies." It's with this sobering thought that we introduce Dr John Roos on the latest episode of the badEM podcast. John is a specialist anaesthetist at Mitchells Plain Hospital who has spent much of his career studying how mistakes happen — and how to stop them. We explore Crew Resource Management (CRM) — a concept born in aviation that aims to reduce the human factors behind negative outcomes. From communication, to leadership and followership, to fatigue and burnout, we cover a lot of ground. John has shaped countless minds over his long and winding career, and his wisdom shines through in this conversation. Find info about his course "Human Factors Masterclass" - by emailing jaqvrey@iafrica.com

S3E6 - Red Zones to Green Corridors - Athenkosi Sobada

43 min

Transforming dangerous "Red Zones" where EMS staff put their lives at risk, but where innocent patients face delays due to inequitable access, into green corridors through community lead engagement. Improving the quality of paediatric transfers through education, simulation and reflection. Advocating for EMS through context driven discourse on a policy making level. All this and more in this diverse episode with the trailblazing Athenkosi Sobada

S3E5 - African Global Surgery - Prof Salome Maswime

35 min

Professor Salome Maswime is an icon of South African healthcare. Her wide range of skills have benefitted so many across different spaces within the South African, African and Global Healthcare architecture, with plenty more to come. In the latest episode of the badEM podcast she shares her insight into capacity building and equitable access to service provision, from the viewpoint of both a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, and further as a pioneer in Global Health and Global Surgery. We also touch on her new role in the education space, and the regulation of policymakers.

S3E4 - Global (Emergency) Medicine

44 min

Adaptability, working with limited resources and information, teamwork and decisiveness are all skills that are developed in spades working in Emergency Medicine. How do they apply to global health and humanitarian or conflict medicine? And what skills can be counter transferred back from conflict zones to everyday under resourced emergency departments? All this and more in the latest episode of the badEM podcast, where we chat to Dr Edward Chu, Emergency Physician and long term advisor for MSF.

S3E3 - Community paediatrics unpacked - Dr Dave le Roux

39 min

Season 3, Episode 3 features Dr Dave le Roux, district paediatrician for Cape Town's Metro West subdistrict and clinician at Mitchells Plain hospital, talking community paediatrics with us. We cover a lot of ground: why complex health ecosystems can't be solved with simple solutions, who should actually be tracking community health data, and the practical realities of how Emergency Medicine and Paediatrics interact — referral pathways, investigations, and the relationships that make it all work. If you work in health, manage health systems, or are just trying to understand how community-level care actually functions in a resource-constrained environment — this one's worth your time.

S3E2 - Family and Emergency Care - Dr Ts'epo Motsohi & Dr Michelle Allen

42 min

Where do Family and Emergency Medicine meet? How can we facilitate patient's healthcare journeys in the most patient, healthcare and system friendly manner? Do we need more or less rigidity between primary, secondary and tertiary facilities? All of the above and more in our latest episode of the badEM podcast - where we chat to Dr Ts'epo Motsohi and Dr Michelle Allen from the Stellenbosch University Dept of Family and Emergency Care.

S2E10 - Can I speak to the woman in charge? - MEC Mireille Wenger

42 min

In this episode, we chat to MEC for Health and Wellness in the Western Cape - Minister Mireille Wenger. We cover a wide range of topics, mostly revolving around prevention programs, and access to care. Links mentioned in the show: https://dgmt.co.za/projects/ https://www.wcpp.gov.za/?q=node/19519 https://www.yearbeyond.org/planet-youth-programme https://www.thehealthfoundation.org.za/project/western-cape-on-wellness/ https://www.efarsystem.com/ https://www.childrenshospitaltrust.org.za/ https://www.gshtrust.co.za/

S2E9 - Next Gen EM - Dr Magano Akuaake

41 min

In this episode we chat to Namibian EM trailblazer Dr Magano Akuaake, who is combining traditional EM training with innovative projects to move Namibian and African healthcare forward. https://www.emempowerafrica.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=na.com.uukolele&pcampaignid=web_share https://apps.apple.com/za/app/uukolele/id6614769205

S2E8 - Research for Africa - AfJEM Team

1 hr 0 min

The importance of high-quality, context-appropriate research has never been more important for healthcare in Africa. In the latest episode of the badEM podcast, we are featuring a panel from the African Journal of Emergency Medicine (AfJEM), which is the official journal of the African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM). Peter Hodkinson, Paa Forson, Petra Brysiewicz, Ken Diango, and Lauren Lai King join us for a conversation about the incredible work the journal team has been doing. Their efforts have already been exponentially impactful, and represent a movement with immeasurable potential going forward.

S2E6 - Simulate, Educate, Share - Jo Park-Ross

42 min

Low resource, high impact: simulation education to change our healthcare systems In this episode of the badEM podcast, Jo Park Ross joins us to explore simulation as a powerful, context-driven educational and quality improvement tool for healthcare workers in Africa. We discuss how simulation and medical education are evolving in the digital age, and how to effectively navigate open-access resources—from both the perspective of a consumer and a contributor. https://srvubuweb005.uct.ac.za/SHARE/ https://srvubuweb005.uct.ac.za/SHARE/ https://ched.uct.ac.za/dot4d

S2E5 - Navigating Nigerian EM - Dr Abiola Fasina-Ayoola

46 min

In this episode we chat about how Dr Fasina-Ayoola and her colleagues have are setting up an Emergency Medicine program in a country that previously did not have one. Her and her team have are navigating intricate path with multifactorial challenges and she sheds light on their journey so far.

S2E4 - Resuscitating Nursing - Dr Meghan Botes RN PhD

42 min

In the latest episode of the badEM podcast we chat to Dr Meghan Botes, a professional nurse who has done extensive research into Nursing education, about creating environments that foster growth, communication and learning for both Doctors and Nurses, and how a little bit of training can go a long way in improving outcomes and experience for all involved.

S2E3 - Refer to Surgery - Prof Kathryn Chu

47 min

In this episode we chat to Professor Kathryn Chu, head of Global Surgery at Stellenbosch University, about how to improve access to surgical care in South Africa.

S2E2 - Teaching - Prof Feroza Motara

53 min

In this episode we discuss Emergency Medicine education, as well as education for healthcare workers in general. We touch on short courses and when they are valuable, we chat about soft skills and how to develop them, as well as how meducation is changing, and how to augment traditional teaching with technological change.

S2E1 - Health Tech for Africa - Dr Juandré Klopper

54 min

Health Tech is a buzz at the moment, but what Juandré Klopper and his team do at Cape MedTech and Sponsor Medic, is adapt that to lower income needs and resources. Listen to how a young Doctor with no experience in the Tech or business world is changing the game. https://capemedtech.com/ https://sponsormedic.co.za/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/juandr%C3%A9-klopper-709a33157/ See posters for WCGHW EMS Research day on link below: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1152453066883551&set=pcb.1152453086883549

S1E10 - Dr Worldwide - Dr Sandy Inglis

55 min

From Pietermaritzburg to Gaza, and a whole lot of places in between, Dr Sandy Inglis has practiced Emergency Medicine in a vast array of settings. Juxtaposing high income countries to war torn areas, his unique career offers insights into what Emergency Medicine is, what different systems can learn from each other, and how to wear the hat that the patient in front of you needs to to wear at any given time.

S1E9 - A life of rescue - Neville "Kussie" van Rensburg

41 min

In episode 9 we chat to Neville "Kussie" van Rensburg - a self made world expert in the art of rescue operations, about his career, some basics of the pre-hospital healthcare, and some important perspectives for today's healthcare providers.

S1E8 - Palliate, STAT - Dr Katya Evans

1 hr 2 min

We talk palliative care with Emergency Physician Dr Katya Evans. If everyone in the Healthcare system (regardless of your field) applies basic palliative care principles, we can improve the lives of patient's, families and healthcare workers, as well as benefit the healthcare system in terms of cost, time and resource saving. Resources: The Case Report - https://www.thecase.report/ https://www.spict.org.uk/the-spict/spict-sa/ https://ecog-acrin.org/resources/ecog-performance-status/ https://palprac.org/ https://apcc.org.za/ https://health.uct.ac.za/continuing-education-unit/introduction-palliative-care https://health.uct.ac.za/school-public-health/postgraduate-teaching-postgraduate-diploma-family-medicine/postgraduate-diploma-palliative-medicine

S1E7 - Vula: Change is difficult - Dr William Mapham

55 min

In this episode we discuss the journey of Vula, an innovative app that has been helping healthcare workers for over 10 years. To implement a good idea into practice in a complex healthcare system takes time, patience, money and resilience. Certain people, like our guest, Dr William Mapham have showcased that resilience and continue to inspire change and groundbreaking thinking. https://www.vulamobile.com/

S1E6 - Correlate Clinically - Dr Dale Creamer

51 min

In this episode we chat about the ever complex dynamics between Emergency Medicine and Radiology and how new advances in Radiology can improve patient outcomes and system efficiency.

S1E5 - Public Health, Data & The NHI - Dr Tshegofatso Maimela

54 min

In this episode we discuss how data can be used to improve efficiency, how to bridge the gap between upstairs management and downstairs provision, and then we discuss the NHI and how it will change Emergency Care provision in South Africa.

S1E4 - The "Formal" Ultrasound - Dr Kamlin Ekambaram

58 min

In this episode we discuss the use of ultrasound in Emergency Medicine, as well as other areas of medicine, the accreditation process and it's controversies, and how new advances in technology and artificial intelligence can help bring skills to more people and more patients

Problem solving with Almero Oosthuizen - Part 2

38 min

Almero Oosthuizen is an Emergency Specialist who works for the Directorate for Clinical Service Improvement for the Western Cape Department of Health. In this episode we chat about health justice, dissemination of ideas and skills, and problem solving in South African Healthcare.

Problem solving with Almero Oosthuizen - Part 1

57 min

In our first episode - we chat to Almero Oosthuizen about health Justice, Systems in South African healthcare, Disseminating ideas and knowledge on a broader level in South Africa, and how to solve problems in a non linear way.

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