Surgery Sett

Episode 110: Dr. Benjamin Lemelman AKA Twelve Traxx On Dr. Kohler’s final episode of the Surgery Sett podcast, he welcomes Dr. Benjamin Lemelman on to discuss his quarantine activity: songwriting. Dr. Lemelman shares his personal experience with the pandemic, the motivations behind his song “2022 (Quarantine Song No. 5)”, and how he came to be the musician known as Twelve Traxx. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7vv921TmSWDuyWw1S4CcIV?si=ypGxUxoKTae_65Pe7TS7zw Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/2022-quarantine-song-no-5/1534382416?i=1534382422 YouTube: https://youtu.be/S0gSrtAcn_Q Song Website: https://2022song.com/

The Transport Series: Episode 3 - Dr. Tom Brazelton In the first two episodes of our transport series, Dr. Kohler and his guests discussed the intricacies and obstacles of medical helicopter transport. In our final episode, UW Medical Director of Pediatric Transport Dr. Tom Brazelton shifts our scope to a particularly crucial area of transport. What are the unique challenges in transporting child patients versus adult patients? How are pediatric emergency transport programs structured? What mindset yields the best decision-making in pediatric transport?

Episode 108: Dr. Callistus Ditah, Dr. Betty Allen, and Dr. Patrick Lee On August 23rd, Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by police in front of his three sons. The shooting happened in Kenosha, WI. As we reflect on the systemic racism that has and continues to plague America, three residents and leaders in fighting systemic racism in medicine join Dr. Kohler to discuss what real steps can be made to incite change. Dr. Callistus Ditah, Dr. Betty Allen, and Dr. Patrick Lee share their own experiences, insight, and guidance with this ongoing issue.

The Transport Series: Episode 2 - Dr. Michael Steuerwald In the second episode of the Surgery Sett Transport Series, Dr. Michael Steuerwald supplements our "Piloting a Medical Helicopter" episode with his own perspective. Dr. Michael Steuerwald is a flight physician, and the medical director for UW Med Flight. He shares his experience providing care in a helicopter, as well as the innovations that are making his job more efficient.

The Transport Series: Episode 1 - UW Med Flight Senior Lead Pilot Phil Jennings In the first episode of the Surgery Sett Transport Series, Dr. Kohler sits down with Senior Lead Pilot Phil Jennings of UW Med Flight. Flying medical helicopters is strategic, calculated work, and contributes greatly to the health and safety of patients. Phil discusses the considerations that go into every flight and his journey to becoming a pilot. And we listen to an actual UW Med Flight dispatch.

Episode 105: Dr. Girma Tefera Dr. Kohler invites Dr. Girma Tefera on the show to discuss racial inequality and prejudice that healthcare workers face. Dr. Tefera urges everyone to reflect, honestly, on the biases you have learned throughout your own life. People of color face inequality in every facet of our society- it is not an issue of the past. Any discrimination is an unacceptable amount, and until it is 100% resolved, our country will continue to be plagued by it. Just Mercy (Free): https://www.justmercyfilm.com/ The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/408/408-h/408-h.htm

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 16 - Dr. Gwynneth Schell Throughout this pandemic, we've experienced intense isolation, great loss, and, for many, unprecedented stress in the workplace. It comes as no surprise that the era of coronavirus may have a lasting impact on people's mental health. So how can we work through it? What are mental health care providers doing to make services accessible and effective? Dr. Gwynneth Schell discusses how her services have changed, and the impact of the pandemic on our mental health. Dr. Gwynneth Schell, LPC: https://www.uwhealth.org/findadoctor/profile/gwynneth-e-schell-lpc/10970 UW Health Behavioral Health and Crisis Numbers: https://www.uwhealth.org/mental-health-behavioral-health-services/46535 "If" by Rudyard Kipling: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if--- If you or someone you know is having a mental health emergency: Dane County Crisis: (608) 280-2600 National Suicide Prevention Line: 800-273-8255 Or call 911

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 15 - Peter Adamczyk As we continue to understand the coronavirus pandemic as a collaborative effort from journalists to surgeons, we have yet another role to add to our ever-growing list of contributors: engineers. Peter Adamczyk is the co-director of the College of Engineering's COVID response here at UW-Madison. His team at the UW maker space has been designing face shields and other vital equipment for the UW Hospital in the midst of shortages. Peter discusses how this collaboration came to be, and gives advice for engineers hoping to follow in his footsteps. Wired Magazine article: https://www.wired.com/story/tinkerers-created-face-shield-being-used-hospitals/ Sector 67: http://www.sector67.org/blog/ More on the UW-Madison College of Engineering's COVID response: https://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/covid-19-impact-how-engineers-are-making-a-difference/ Peter Adamczyk: https://uwbadgerlab.engr.wisc.edu/lab-members-new/peter-adamczyk/ The Plague by Al

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 14 - Dr. Ben Zarzaur Although there is no surgical operation that can be done to treat COVID-19, the pandemic calls for all hands on deck. Where initially we may have predicted that the fight against coronavirus would require us to free up resources and make room for medicine, Dr. Ben Zarzaur has proven that surgeons, too, have a role in this fight. Dr. Zarzaur discusses how he put his ideas, and his past experiences, into action to mobilize surgeons during the crisis. Society of Critical Care Medicine COVID Resources: https://www.sccm.org/disaster FEMA Trainings: https://training.fema.gov/ "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by William Butler Yeats: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43281/the-lake-isle-of-innisfree

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 13 - Dr. Elizabeth Bojsza and Dr. Susmita Pati The coronavirus pandemic has upturned a lot of the everyday functions of our lives, and of our work. Perhaps the biggest way it has affected the nation is the way we communicate. Where we once had direct eye contact, we have masks or a screen between us. With the added stress the pandemic has caused, communicating in healthcare is proving to be more difficult nowadays. Luckily, Dr. Elizabeth Bojsza and Dr. Susmita Pati from the Alda Center are helping us navigate this new terrain. The Alda Center: https://www.aldacenter.org/ Alan Alda’s Clear & Vivid podcast: https://www.aldacommunicationtraining.com/podcasts/ If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? by Alan Alda: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812989151 "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver: http://www.phys.unm.edu/~tw/fas/yits/archive/oliver_wildgeese.html

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 12 - Josh Marshall  The frontlines of COVID doesn’t only include healthcare workers, it also includes journalists. In an era where information is so important, journalists are facing threats of their own. With an advertising drought caused by the economic crash associated with COVID, many news providers are having to make sacrifices as they struggle to continue covering the pandemic. Josh Marshall, founder of Talking Points Memo, joins Dr. Kohler for the Surgery Sett’s 100th episode to discuss how he is navigating this crisis. Talking Points Memo: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/ The Josh Marshall Podcast: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcast-series/the-josh-marshall-podcast  The TPM List of Key Coronavirus Crisis Links: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/covid-19-community

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 11 - Dr. Bill Hartman and Dr. Joe Connor In what has been a seemingly endless fight against COVID, Dr. Bill Hartman and Dr. Joe Connor arrive with some hopeful news. Through the use of convalescent plasma, or the antibodies found in the blood of a recovered patient, a potential treatment for COVID-19 is being tested. Dr. Hartman and Dr. Connor discuss how they streamlined the process of developing such a therapy at unprecedented speeds, and share how you can help! UW Convalescent Plasma: https://news.wisc.edu/plasma-from-recovered-covid-19-patients-tested-as-therapy-for-seriously-ill-patients-at-uw-health/ National website: https://www.uscovidplasma.org/ Hotline: +1(608)262-8300 Toll-free number: +1(833)306-0681 “Sometimes” poem: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sometimes-416/

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 10 - Dr. Barbara Boyer Dr. Barbara Boyer is the president of the medical staff of her hospital, which has a decentralized structure. They don't share a common email system, in the past they had met in-person once a month, and now they are faced with trying to organize under the conditions of COVID. Dr. Boyer shares how she's gone about distributing resources and disseminating information, while facing the threat of coronavirus and the obstacles of social distancing. Some Good News with John Krasinski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5pgG1M_h_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oilZ1hNZPRM&t=4s "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57673/to-be-of-use

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 9 - Dr. Rebecca Minter Thus far in the Frontlines of COVID series, Dr. Kohler has been discussing the COVID crisis with those "on the ground" so to speak. Now, Dr. Kohler meets with the chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin: Dr. Rebecca Minter. Dr. Minter shares how she has orchestrated the department along with her fellow chairs to make care run as smoothly as possible. Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781591847489 "Lockdown" by Father Richard Hendrick: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/coronavirus-lockdown-poem

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 8 - Dr. Jill Ties COVID-19 has put an unprecedented strain on the resources in our healthcare system, especially in big cities where the virus spreads rapidly. Where we see cities struggling to deal with a lack of resources, a lot can be learned from rural communities where getting creative with a lack of resources is more common. Dr. Jill Ties gives us her perspective on this lack of resources, and shares how her hospital is dealing with coronavirus. The Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin COVID-19 Resources: https://www.scwisconsin.org American College of Surgeons COVID-19 Resources for Surgeons: https://www.facs.org/covid-19 Hospital Resource Utilization and Pandemic Prediction Models from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: https://covid19.healthdata.org Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/cooper.htm

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 7 - Dr. Jacob Greenberg Deciding how to move forward with medical education is tough with social distancing alone, but when it comes to preparing a labor force to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision only gets more complicated. Dr. Jacob Greenberg, the surgery program director for the University of Wisconsin explains the thinking behind his team's approach to this difficult question.

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 6 - The Women's Healthcast In this episode, we hand over the reins to Jackie Askins of the Women's Healthcast as she discusses how people should handle pregnancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. As with all things in the moment of coronavirus, extra precautions should be taken when handling a pregnancy. Jackie details exactly what those precautions are. The Women's Healthcast is a production of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The Women's Healthcast: https://womenshealthcast.podbean.com/ Pregnancy & Breastfeeding - US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/pregnancy-breastfeeding.html Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): What You Need to Know About its Impact on Moms and Babies - March of Dimes: https://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-what-you-need-to-know.aspx COVID-19 Information for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Indi

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 5 - Dr. Thomas Raife As the healthcare system struggles to care for COVID-19 patients, a second unprecedented crisis is in need of attention. Dr. Thomas Raife, the director of transfusion services at UW, is calling for action on blood shortages across the country, including you! Why is there a blood shortage during a respiratory-based pandemic? What can you do to help? To make a blood donation, visit the following links: http://www.aabb.org/tm/donation/Pages/Blood-Bank-Locator.aspx https://www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS https://americasblood.org/for-donors/ Miniver Cheevy, by E.A. Robinson: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44978/miniver-cheevy  Music: "The Sea" by Dee Yan-Key

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 4 - Dr. Giana Davidson and Dr. Estell Williams Seattle serves as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides a window into the future of communities across the nation. Dr. Giana Davidson and Dr. Estell Williams are surgeons from the University of Washington. They share how their healthcare community has pulled together to provide the best care possible in this crisis, and what to expect in the coming days. YoYo Ma's "Songs of Comfort": https://twitter.com/hashtag/SongsOfComfort?src=hashtag_click UW Medicine Protocols: https://covid-19.uwmedicine.org/ Estell Williams’ Blog Post: https://blog.womensurgeons.org/awschat/coronaviruspandemic-surg/

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 3 - Dr. Tom Brazelton One of the main concerns with the COVID-19 crisis in America is the inability of our healthcare system to handle a massive influx of patients, even patients that may not have coronavirus, but still need care. Dr. Tom Brazelton, like many others, finds that telehealth and telemedicine can help relieve some of the stress on our healthcare system. Especially now, when some restrictions are starting to be lifted that have hindered the use of telehealth in the past.