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The Clinical Excellent Podcast, sponsored by the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence is a biweekly podcast hosted by Drs. Adam Cifu and Matthew Sorrentino. The podcast has three formats: discussions between doctors and patients, discussions with authors of research pertinent to improving clinical care and the doctor-patient relationship and discussions with physicians about challenges in the doctor-patient relationship or in the life of a physician.

Adam Cifu, MD


    • Aug 14, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 43 EPISODES


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    AI in Medicine: The Present

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 26:14


    We've all heard grand predictions about how AI will transform the future of medicine. But what about the here and now? In this episode, we dive into the ways AI is already reshaping healthcare. Discover how these technologies are not just promises for tomorrow, but are making an impact today. Tune in to explore the exciting developments happening right now and what they mean for the future of medicine.

    Quality Measures in Primary Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 23:03


    Dr. Lisa Vinci joins the Clinical Excellence Podcast to discuss the nuances of quality measures in primary care. Delve into the complexities of healthcare metrics and their impact on patient care, with insights on navigating between standardized measures and personalized medicine.

    The Social History

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 19:28


    Knowing about the patient who has a disease is as important as knowing about the disease the patient has. But how well do you need to know them?

    Patient Discussion #6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 24:38


    Ms. Peeples shares her personal story, reflecting on her career, experiences with healthcare providers, and navigating the healthcare system. Drs. Chin and Klein provide insights into their interactions with Ms. Peeples as their patient and their approaches to patient care. The episode explores both positive and challenging experiences in healthcare, emphasizing the importance of good patient-provider relationships and effective communication.

    A Life in Medicine in Chicago

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 24:33


    Charles Martinez, a longtime physician and author from Chicago, talks about his life and career.

    Graphic Medicine with MK Czerwiec

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 20:51


    MK Czerwiec, a nurse, cartoonist, educator, and co-founder of the field of Graphic Medicine, discusses her work and the utility of graphic medicine.

    Physician Coaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 21:01


    Diane Rogers, a healthcare consultant and leadership coach discusses the challenges of physician coaching, emphasizing the importance of being present for patients and creating a space for meaningful conversations with colleagues. Diane shares insights from her diverse career journey, highlighting the significance of connecting to purpose in healthcare. 

    International Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 20:26


    Cultivating a career in global health with a worldwide impact.

    Patient Discussion #5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 23:16


    Working with your doctor to care for your parents.

    Opiods, Homelessness and Crafting a Non-Traditional Career in Academic Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 23:44


    Dr. Kertesz discusses the winding path to a non-traditional but productive and successful career in academic medicine.

    Patient Doctor Discussion #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 25:02


    The patient's side of the patient-centered longitudinal care experience.

    Philosophy in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 18:36


    Philosophy's place in medicine, and what does it mean to find your personal “why”.

    Family Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 22:55


    The dynamics of family planning and its intricate interaction with the fields of medicine, politics, and societal forces are subjects of profound significance.

    Pre Med

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 21:11


    What is on the minds of premedical students today and how has the pandemic affected the application process?

    Patient-Centered Longitudinal Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 19:41


    Can we teach medical students by teaming them up with patients?

    The Family History and Social History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 19:48


    Making the family and social history a meaningful part of the medical history.

    Medicine as a Vocation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 18:32


    Many physicians perceive their profession as a vocation. In this episode we talk about how this affects our lives and our practice.

    Lifestyle Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 26:29


    What is lifestyle medicine and how can it add value to traditional primary care medicine.

    Caring for Colleagues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 22:17


    What needs to be considered when caring for people with whom you work.

    Patient-Doctor Discussion #3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 32:11


    A patient recounts years of interacting with the medical field.

    Broaching Difficult Topics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 20:57


    Dr. Stacy Lindau, the director of PRISM, of the Program in Integrative Sexual Medicine, talks about discussing sensitive topics with patients.

    Retiring as a Physician

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 19:45


    Two retired internists reflect on how retirement affects one's self-image and how to succeed in retirement.

    Trauma Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 24:41


    Dr. Selwyn Rogers, the founding director of the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center, talks about trauma care and the importance of a team of skilled collaborators.

    Non-traditional Paths Into Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 15:59


    A hospitalist and clinical researcher discusses her wandering path into medicine.

    Education and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 24:06


    Dr. Bree Andrews is the Chief Wellness and Vitality Officer at the University of Chicago. She discusses how early education and training of undergraduate students can help students gain key skills and experience needed to become a physician. She will also discuss her new role as Chief Wellness and Vitality Officer charged with assessing the state of wellness and implementation of programs that will improve ease of practice, resilience and collegiality for physicians.

    Turning a Difficult Clinical Experience into Something Positive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 25:36


    A patient recounts a difficult and painful experience and discusses how she turned it into something positive for herself and for medicine.

    Discontinuing Cancer Treatment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 26:41


    An oncologist discusses the conversation that takes place around discontinuing cancer treatment.

    Direct Primary Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 23:47


    Dr. Alex Lickerman from ImagineMD talks about the direct primary care model and what it can mean for the doctor-patient relationship.

    Physician Advocacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 23:36


    Physician advocacy: what's necessary, how to do it, what are the pitfalls?

    Discussing, Accepting and Learning from Our Medical Errors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 20:34


    Complexity in Medicine and Medical Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 28:28


    Simple? Complicated? Complex? Complexity in Medicine and Medical Education.

    Long COVID and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 14:33


    Dr. Karnik, who works in the University of Chicago's Post-COVID Recovery Clinic, talks about taking care of patients with persistent symptoms after COVID infections and reflects on the doctor-patient relationship in this setting.

    Patient-Doctor Discussion #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 12:10


    A patient talks about vaccines and long-term relationships.

    Graphic Medicine and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 34:40


    Dr. Brian Callender is interested in clinical education, global health education, clinical ethics, the patient experience, and the use of graphic narrative in medicine. Dr. Matthew Sorrentino will lead a discussion with Dr. Callender on the role of graphic medicine and its impact on the doctor-patient relationship.

    Countertransference in the Patient-Doctor Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 21:01


    Psychiatrist Dr. Martin Greenwald talks about countertransference in the patient-doctor relationship.

    Technology and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 17:38


    Dr. Valerie Press' work primarily focuses on improving patient-centered education for underserved patients with chronic disease and limited health literacy through novel interventions in the community and hospital settings targeted at both patients and clinicians. Dr. Matthew Sorrentino will discuss Dr. Press's latest research projects.

    Terminating a Patient-Doctor Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 19:40


    Unsalvageable relationships. Terminating the physician-patient relationship.

    Patient-Doctor Discussion #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 19:46


    A patient talks about Dr./Pt communication.

    Giving Unwanted Second Opinions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 15:22


    Dealing with patients who aren't happy when a second opinion turns out to be the same as the first.

    Burnout for Physicians who Hate Discussing Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 22:20


    Physician burnout for physicians who hate hearing about burnout.

    Breaking Bad News in Surgical Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 15:54


    Breaking bad news in surgical practice and preparing patients for the possibility of bad news.

    The Clinical Excellence Podcast: Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 8:13


    Drs. Adam Cifu and Matthew Sorrentino discuss the new Clinical Excellence podcast. The podcast has three formats: discussions between doctors and patients, discussions with authors of research pertinent to improving clinical care and the doctor-patient relationship and discussions with physicians about challenges in the doctor-patient relationship or in the life of a physician.

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