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Greyscale takes a look at the not-so-clear areas of medicine by sharing physicians' own difficult encounters. These stories will showcase what can often be forgotten - the humanity behind the physician. Produced by Ben Davis - faculty at Swedish First Hill Family Medicine Residency.

Ben Davis


    • Jun 19, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES

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    The Greyscale podcast is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals and anyone interested in the human side of medicine. As a brand new Physician Assistant, I find immense value in listening to the experiences and stories of other healthcare providers. This podcast provides a platform for sharing these experiences, allowing listeners to learn and grow from the wisdom and insights of others.

    One of the best aspects of The Greyscale podcast is its ability to foster connection and learning among healthcare professionals. Through interviews with doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, listeners get a glimpse into the challenges, triumphs, and everyday realities of working in healthcare. These stories are relatable and resonate with healthcare providers at all stages of their careers. It's refreshing to hear about the universal heartaches, headaches, and joys that come with being in this profession.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is Dr. Davis' calm and thoughtful approach to discussing doctor/patient relationships. In modern medicine, it's easy for the human side of patient care to be overlooked or overshadowed by technological advancements or bureaucratic red tape. Dr. Davis brings attention back to this crucial aspect of medicine by sharing stories that highlight the importance of empathy, compassion, and effective communication between doctors and patients. This emphasis on the human side of medicine is both inspiring and thought-provoking.

    While The Greyscale podcast has many strengths, one potential downside is its limited focus on certain aspects of healthcare. As a physician assistant working in locums positions, I enjoy hearing about different perspectives within medicine. However, this podcast mainly features interviews with physicians rather than exploring other disciplines within the healthcare field. It would be beneficial to have more diversity in guest speakers to provide a broader range of perspectives.

    In conclusion, The Greyscale podcast is an important platform for sharing stories and insights within the medical community. Listening to these episodes allows new healthcare professionals like myself to connect with experienced practitioners while also being reminded of the universal aspects of our profession. Dr. Davis' focus on the human side of medicine and doctor/patient relationships is admirable, and I eagerly look forward to hearing more amazing stories in future episodes.



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    Latest episodes from Greyscale

    Season 4: Enough is Enough (#CO2025 Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 54:58


    We check in with our Class of 2025 as they are halfway through their residency training.

    Season 4: Staying Tuned (#CO2025 Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 56:52


    We continue our journey with Swedish First Hill Family Medicine Residency's Class of 2025 now that they have nearly completed their first year in residency.

    Season 4: This Is.... (#CO25 Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 43:37


    The first part of a new series titled "CO25". We are introduced to 5 new residents who we will follow throughout their residency journey.

    Season 4: Signing Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 48:28


    Season 4: The Rest of the Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 13:18


    Heavyweight, Episode #37 - "John": https://open.spotify.com/episode/6QYP10F2Hwevc7XLdKGqT2?si=5537f5cf778c4fb9

    Season 4: Glass Half Full

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 59:56


    We kick off Season 4 with Dr. Kimberly Dao who shares some of what made them resilient through a tumultuous 2020.

    Season 3: Race, Pregnancy & Why It Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 68:05


    Eve Ewing’s “Affirmation”Audre Lorde’s “A Woman Speaks”Alice Walker’s “The Nature of This Flower is to Bloom”PodcastsNATAL: A docuseries about having a baby while Black in the United StatesBirth Stories in ColorBiasMFM survey of providers in which 29% somewhat or strongly agree that bias affects how they care for patientsLimited impact of implicit bias trainingDoulasEmerald Doula group arranges feedback to providers with problematic behaviorsRebecca PolstonDemetra SerekiImpact on adverse pregnancy outcomes and breast or chestfeedingHistorical and ethnographic scholarshipDr. Deirdre Cooper Owens’ Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American GynecologyDr. Khiara Bridges’ Reproducing Race: An Ethnography of Pregnancy as a Site of RacializationDr. Dorothy Roberts’ Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of LibertyDr. John Hoberman’s Black & BlueRace-based medicineWorld Health Organization’s recommendations on pelvimetryObstetrics & Gynecology article on pelvis MRIs and possible link to outcome disparitiesVBAC calculator criticismStatistical sources:CDC 2019 Vital Signs reportSevere Maternal MorbidityRace, ethnicity, and nativity differentials in pregnancy-related mortality in the United StatesWashington State 2019 maternal death reviewExploration of causalityFailure to rescue, including in postpartum hemorrhageImpact of delivery outside the hospitalPersonally-mediated racismExposure to low socioeconomic status while in uteroImpact of perceived discriminationReview of social determinants of health impact on prenatal care utilization and maternal outcomesCamara Jones’ articles on social determinants of equity, on not exploring the 'why' of disparitiesGeneral impact of structural racism on health disparitiesMedian wealth differentialsHealth impacts of mass incarcerationConsidering birth setting: systematic review 2018, systematic review 2019, UK guidelines by diagnosis for delivery locationSystemic interventionsCentering voices of colorSPEAK UP campaign from Institute for Perinatal Quality ImprovementAIM Patient Safety Bundles from the Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care, including bundle targeting disparitiesMaternal Early Warning System from the Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health CareSociety for Maternal Fetal Medicine’s Call to Action, education subcommittee's report, and AJOG's 5 year report cardEvidence for safety bundles, including CMQCC’s VTE toolkitCalifornia’s broad care collaborative to create change at scaleImportance and examples of maternal mortality review panel that recommend system interventionsImportance of simulation trainingUse of quality improvement metrics and approachesStrengthening the postpartum transition of care, creating a new postpartum paradigmRole for family medicine physiciansNeed for paid maternity leaveWorking together to get patients to the appropriate level of careAddressing anemia to reduce disparitiesPolicy statementsACOG’s Committee Opinion on disparitiesLetter from the AAFPMomnibus overview

    Season 3: Two Sides

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 19:33


    We invite nurses Edna and Chris to share a story of a complicated patient

    Season 3: Give & Take

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 24:03


    Chris Drumm, Family Physician from Pennsylvania, joins us remotely to discuss an experience of a dying patient and her husband.Doc and the Deacon podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doc-and-the-deacon/id1386908429

    Season 3: Remote Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 16:58


    Faculty and residents share their stories at a recent Narrative Medicine workshop about a time they experienced a loss of control.

    Season 2: Disruptive Laughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2018 21:44


    "Laughter is the closest distance between two people". In our first two-guest episode, Laura Blinkhorn and Joe Breuner discuss navigating encounters with a beloved yet disruptive patient who battles mental illness.

    Season 2: When Seasons Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 18:15


    Carrie Rubenstein shares a story of an older patient at the end of her life and maintaining the balance of being both PCP and primary decision-maker.

    Season 2: When the Force Awakens

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 18:15


    Anna McDonald brings us a story about finding a way to contribute even when feeling out of your element.

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    Season 2: Outside In

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2018 21:41


    Kevin Wang, faculty at Swedish First Hill Family Medicine Residency, discusses his journey through the medical education system as we get a glimpse of how LGBTQ healthcare and medical education has evolved and where it can continue to improve.Swedish LGBTQ - Trans Healthcare Symposium: https://www.swedish.org/for-health-professionals/cme/conferences/trans-healthCultural Awareness Training & LGB Education· Fenway Institute: https://www.lgbthealtheducation.org/lgbt-education/learning-modules/· Cardea Services: http://www.cardeaservices.org/training/providing-culturally-proficient-services-to-transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-people.html· Gay & Lesbian Medical Association: http://www.glma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=1025&grandparentID=534&parentID=940&nodeID=1· His Health: https://www.hishealth.org/· Fenway Institute: https://www.lgbthealtheducation.org/lgbt-education/webinars/ Trans Medical Care & Statistics· National Transgender Discrimination Survey: https://transequality.org/issues/national-transgender-discrimination-survey· University of California San Francisco Center of Excellence for Transgender Health Guidelines: http://transhealth.ucsf.edu/trans?page=guidelines-home· Cedar River Clinics Trans Toolkit: http://www.cedarriverclinics.org/transtoolkit/· Callen Lorde Trans Protocols: http://callen-lorde.org/transhealth/· World Professional Association of Trans Health Standards of Care Version 7: http://www.wpath.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=1351&pk_association_webpage=3926· Fenway Health Trans Guidelines: http://www.lgbthealtheducation.org/wp-content/uploads/COM-2245-The-Medical-Care-of-Transgender-Persons.pdf Other· HealthyPeople 2020: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-health· LGBT Health Journal: http://www.liebertpub.com/lgbt· Transgender Health Journal: http://www.liebertpub.com/overview/transgender-health/634/

    Season 2: Unread Chapters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017 29:47


    Jorge Garcia shares 3 separate stories that each highlight the complexity of human life.

    Season 2: Worse Late Than Never

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 16:51


    In this episode, we hear an all-to-familiar story of a physician running late in clinic. What happens when a patient conflict occurs in the middle of this busy clinic day that leads to potentially irreparable harm? AFP Episode: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-episode-6-october-13-2017-afp-american-family/id1064701549?i=1000393503552&mt=2

    Episode 7: Taking a Failure Bow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 17:48


    Joe Breuner joins us to discuss a delayed diagnosis in the distant past that continues weigh on his mind years later.

    Episode 6: Speak No Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017 15:41


    Alex Langley, third year Family Medicine resident physician, shares his story about struggling to break bad news. The Break Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-break/id1101789524?mt=2 Running Waters by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Outro: Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil

    Episode 5: Labor of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2017 25:40


    Carolyn Wakeman, Chief resident at Swedish First Hill Family Medicine Residency, guides us through her story of a tumultuous labor induction.

    Episode 4: The Magic Pill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 29:25


    Kaeley Kaplan, second year Family Medicine resident at Swedish First Hill Family Medicine Residency, shares her story about a dying patient and a magic pill.

    Episode 3: Cost of Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2016 11:36


    Eliza Hutchinson, second year Family Medicine resident physician, shares her story of going the extra mile to make a potentially significant change in her patient's life. But is it worth the personal cost that it comes at?

    Episode 2: Pulling Back the Curtain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2016 14:46


    Elizabeth Hutchinson, fellow faculty at Swedish First Hill Family Medicine, joins me in this episode where we discuss patient autonomy and the gravity that continuity of care can sometimes provide.

    Episode 1: Well Developed Gut

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 8:50


    In this episode, we welcome Camille Fleming, who shares a story about reconciling a "gut feeling" versus sticking with evidence based medicine.

    Pilot Episode: Toenails

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 16:46


    In this, the pilot episode of Greyscale, we take a look at what happens when a patient and their physician's agenda collide and what we can take away from a bad outcome. Features Ben Davis and Camille Fleming, faculty at Swedish First Hill Family Medicine Residency

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