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Succinct, meaningful, and entertaining 15 minute podcast designed to listen to on the way to work that covers the most up to date and usable recommendations in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.

Michael Zgoda, MD, MBA, CPE

  • May 24, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 26m AVG DURATION
  • 15 EPISODES


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15: Doctors Tell All - Caring for COVID19 Patients

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 51:44


Three frontline physicians answer questions sent into the SpiroPocast based on their personal experiences. We take a moment to remember those that have fallen in defense of our nation on this Memorial Day and conclude with a song by Tom MacDonald about living in the age of COVID.

14: Hydroxychloroquine is All Bark & No Bite

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 38:19


The Spiro Podcast is written for health care specialists that practice pulmonary, critical care and/or sleep medicine. In this episode we talk about the pitfalls of convalescent plasma in COVID19 treatment. We also share how awake prone positioning may save lives and hydroxychloroquine really doesn't do much. We discuss what a virtual hospital is and how it helps in overall patient care. We will take a moment to read the obituary of a medical legend across all specialties of healthcare, and we'll close with a mention of the "skip intro" button and laugh at a couple of funny stories about snakes.

13: NEJM Leaks "Fake" Research

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 35:03


In this episode of the SpiroPodcast we discuss how citizen scientists are contributing to the COVID19 fight as well as the massive volume of so-called research papers that have inundated journals subsequently flooding over onto pre-print servers. We speak to the benefits and risks of this potentially disruptive dissemination of research/information now during the COVID19 epidemic and after COVID19. We will close with something I like/don't like and some inspirational words from Colt's Corner (Henri Colt, MD).

12: China Lied & People Died

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 45:20


The Spiro Podcast is written for health care specialists that practice pulmonary, critical care and/or sleep medicine. We cover a broad range of subjects from the newest recommendations for your clinic to pending diagnostic and therapeutic options for your patients that are on the horizon. From time to time we will interview thought leaders in our specialty with our two-minute elevator pitch and are going to be sharing how certain long term clinical trials are going in the United States and Abroad. So subscribe now to The Spiro Podcast so you can help your patients while being the most informed.

COVID-19: To Live or Die in NYC

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 28:51


The Spiro Podcast is written for health care specialists that practice pulmonary, critical care and/or sleep medicine. We cover a broad range of subjects from the newest recommendations for your clinic to pending diagnostic and therapeutic options for your patients that are on the horizon. From time to time we will interview thought leaders in our specialty with our two-minute elevator pitch and are going to be sharing how certain long term clinical trials are going in the United States and Abroad. So subscribe now to The Spiro Podcast so you can help your patients while being the most informed.

Episode 10: COVID-19 Less Worry, More Hurry

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 15:09


Speical episode discussing the reality behind the Wuhan Virus and what is actually happening at the bedside in the most affected countries.

Episode 9: NY Physician Critical with COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 18:34


Today's episode focuses on the COVID 19 corona virus. We discuss the spread in the United States, some effective treatments coming out of China and Iran and the current death rate. Again I share something I like and something I don't like as well as a poem. We close out with a new Eminem song. I hope you enjoy this episode.

Episode 8: What's a Pangolin?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 21:55


The Spiro Podcast is written for health care specialists that practice pulmonary, critical care and/or sleep medicine. We cover a broad range of subjects from the newest recommendations for your clinic to pending diagnostic and therapeutic options for your patients that are on the horizon. From time to time we will interview thought leaders in our specialty with our two-minute elevator pitch and are going to be sharing how certain long term clinical trials are going in the United States and Abroad. So subscribe now to The Spiro Podcast so you can help your patients while being the most informed.

Episode 7: Corona Virus Spreads

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 23:06


The Spiro Podcast is written for health care specialists that practice pulmonary, critical care and/or sleep medicine. We cover a broad range of subjects from the newest recommendations for your clinic to pending diagnostic and therapeutic options for your patients that are on the horizon. From time to time we will interview thought leaders in our specialty with our two-minute elevator pitch and are going to be sharing how certain long term clinical trials are going in the United States and Abroad. So subscribe now to The Spiro Podcast so you can help your patients while being the most informed.

Episode 6: Year End Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 23:14


The Spiro Podcast is written for health care specialists that practice pulmonary, critical care and/or sleep medicine. We cover a broad range of subjects from the newest recommendations for your clinic to pending diagnostic and therapeutic options for your patients that are on the horizon. From time to time we will interview thought leaders in our specialty with our two-minute elevator pitch and are going to be sharing how certain long term clinical trials are going in the United States and Abroad. So subscribe now to The Spiro Podcast so you can help your patients while being the most informed.

Episode 5: New Vaccine for TB

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 19:16


The Spiro Podcast is written for health care specialists that practice pulmonary, critical care and/or sleep medicine. We cover a broad range of subjects from the newest recommendations for your clinic to pending diagnostic and therapeutic options for your patients that are on the horizon. From time to time we will interview thought leaders in our specialty with our two-minute elevator pitch and are going to be sharing how certain long term clinical trials are going in the United States and Abroad. So subscribe now to The Spiro Podcast so you can help your patients while being the most informed.

Episode 4: Procalcitonin Fails Again

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 14:52


The Spiro Podcast is written for health care specialists that practice pulmonary, critical care and/or sleep medicine. We cover a broad range of subjects from the newest recommendations for your clinic to pending diagnostic and therapeutic options for your patients that are on the horizon. From time to time we will interview thought leaders in our specialty with our two-minute elevator pitch and are going to be sharing how certain long term clinical trials are going in the United States and Abroad. So subscribe now to The Spiro Podcast so you can help your patients while being the most informed.

Episode 3: Bioinformatics will Replace Many Trials

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 24:10


The Spiro Podcast is written for health care specialists that practice pulmonary, critical care and/or sleep medicine. We cover a broad range of subjects from the newest recommendations for your clinic to pending diagnostic and therapeutic options for your patients that are on the horizon. From time to time we will interview thought leaders in our specialty with our two-minute elevator pitch and are going to be sharing how certain long term clinical trials are going in the United States and Abroad. So subscribe now to The Spiro Podcast so you can help your patients while being the most informed.

Episode 2: BREATHE Trial Aspirates on its Own Data

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 15:37


Episode 1: ABIM gets Sued by Doctors

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2019 19:06


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