Antidotes, Stories in Medicine

Episode 18- When is comes to mental health care, treatment teams consist of a variety of specialized providers including psychiatric nurses who help manage patients at some of the most critical times of their illness during hospitalizations. Abbie shares her experiences as a nurse working on an inpatient psychiatric floor as well as her own journey with mental health.   Please be advised that this episode discusses difficult topics such as suicide that some listeners may find upsetting. We have a verbal warning before the conversation about suicide at the end of the episode.   Subscribe, rate, & review Antidotes, Stories in Medicine wherever you listen to podcasts! Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com Original Music for Antidotes, Stories in Medicine created by Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at   https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 17- We’re ending 2018 with a bang! How many nurse practitioners have stories that involve flash-bang grenades going off? Well these 3 NPs certainly do! Christine is joined by the guys of Just Some Podcast, Tom & Ben, to discuss their unique paths from police officers to becoming nurse practitioners. There are plenty of cop & EMS stories in this episode, but make sure you listen to the end. Tom shares the heart wrenching call as an officer that made him want to become a nurse and Ben reflects on the 3 types of patients you encounter in medicine.   Check out Just Some Podcast everywhere you listen to Antidotes, Stories in medicine & on facebook at www.facebook.com/justsomepodcast/   Subscribe, rate, & review Antidotes, Stories in Medicine wherever you listen to podcasts! Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com Original Music for Antidotes, Stories in Medicine created by Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at   https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 16- Merry Christmas from Australia! Christine is joined by rural and remote nurse, Sonia, who describes the wild world of medicine in the outback. Yes, kangaroos are mentioned & a wallaby was rescued!   Subscribe, rate, & review Antidotes, Stories in Medicine wherever you listen to podcasts! Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com Original Music for Antidotes, Stories in Medicine created by Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at   https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 15- The day to day for an emergency room nurse at a level 1 trauma center is never the same and while the more seasoned nurses may not be surprised by anything, they certainly can be impressed by the trouble the human body can get itself into. Christine is joined by ER nurse, Liz, who describes the challenges of advocating for patients with new doctors, triaging  patients during multi-hour wait times, and the thrill of well trained teams working in sync to save someone’s life.   Despite their pragmatism when providing care for patients, Christine & Liz sharing embarrassing personal stories of downplaying their own health needs to land themselves in the Emergency Room proving the old adage that nurses, medics, and doctors can be some of the worst patients.   Subscribe, rate, & review Antidotes, Stories in Medicine wherever you listen to podcasts! Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com Original Music for Antidotes, Stories in Medicine created by Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 14- How would you feel if you suddenly lost the ability to talk? This week Christine is joined by Speech Language Pathologist, Annie, who explains her very important role in helping patients talk and eat after significant impairment from diagnoses such as strokes, dementia, and Parkinson’s. This often overlooked profession of therapists is crucial in returning joy to many patients’ lives.   Subscribe, rate, & review Antidotes, Stories in Medicine wherever you listen to podcasts! Antidotes, Stories in Medicine continues to support a donation drive for prior guest Dan who is participating in the LLS Firefighter Stair Climb at the Columbia Center in March 2019. For more information see our facebook page.   Link to Dan’s LLS Firefighter Stairclimb Support Page http://www.llswa.org/site/TR/LLSWA/llswaFF?px=1908461&pg=personal&fr_id=1620&fbclid=IwAR3crAinaWSwi9HZa0kRQJUd9lBdm7oVkkFw_vY36fA4CMuWmu_DQG6c7IU Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com Original Music for Antidotes, Stories in Medicine created by Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at   https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 13- This week Christine is joined by Anna, a hospice nurse practitioner who explains the role of hospice in end of life care and what made her choose this rewarding specialty after years of critical care medicine as nurse in a busy urban Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Christine shares her own personal story of a family member receiving hospice care after a diagnosis of cancer.   For more information on end of life and advanced care planning, see Five Wishes at https://fivewishes.org/ Subscribe, rate, & review Antidotes, Stories in Medicine wherever you listen to podcasts! Antidotes, Stories in Medicine continues to support a donation drive for prior guest Dan who is participating in the LLS Firefighter Stair Climb at the Columbia Center in March 2019. For more information see our facebook page.   Link to Dan’s LLS Firefighter Stairclimb Support Page http://www.llswa.org/site/TR/LLSWA/llswaFF?px=1908461&pg=personal&fr_id=1620&fbclid=IwAR3crAinaWSwi9HZa0kRQJUd9lBdm7oVkkFw_vY36fA4CMuWmu_DQG6c7IU Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com Original Music for Antidotes, Stories in Medicine created by Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at   https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 12- This week Christine is joined by therapist and licensed clinical social worker Ryan who co-hosts the popular mental health- movie podcast, Pop Psych 101. Ryan talks about developing therapeutic relationships by meeting patients where they are, overcoming personal hesitations to develop new skills, and learning surprising things from patients. Christine & Ryan also discuss a great evidence based therapy for trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) called EMDR.   Find Ryan and Pop Psych 101 on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @poppsych101   Subscribe, rate, & review Antidotes, Stories in Medicine wherever you listen to podcasts! Antidotes, Stories in Medicine  continues to support a donation drive for prior guest Dan who is participating in the LLS Firefighter Stair Climb at the Columbia Center in March 2019. For more information see our facebook page.   Link to Dan’s LLS Firefighter Stairclimb Support Page http://www.llswa.org/site/TR/LLSWA/llswaFF?px=1908461&pg=personal&fr_id=1620&fbclid=IwAR3crAinaWSwi9HZa0kRQJUd9lBdm7oVkkFw_vY36fA4CMuWmu_DQG6c7IU Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com Original Music for Antidotes, Stories in Medicine created by Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at   https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 11- In the world of medicine we focus intently on advancements, improving patient outcomes, and pushing the bounds of science to better health, yet rarely as clinicians do we sit down to have detailed conversations with the very people we are trying to help or have helped.   It is a great privilege for us to speak with one person whose case was described in the episode Do What You Can, Air Force EOD TSgt Daniel Fye. Dan shares what it was like getting wounded by an IED in Afghanistan with the surprising symptom of unquenchable thirst to recovery & rehabilitation requiring him to regrow part of his remaining leg. Dan is an incredible example of perseverance, resilience, and strength all of which are exemplified by his recent completion of the fire academy & becoming a Firefighter.   Dan’s story reminds us that this is Why We Do It. We respectfully remember the friend’s of TSgt Fye mentioned in the episode, TSgt Kristoffer M. Solesbee & SSgt Joseph J. Hamski KIA May 26, 2011 Shorabak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Link to Dan’s LLS Firefighter Stair climb Support Page http://www.llswa.org/site/TR/LLSWA/llswaFF?px=1908461&pg=personal&fr_id=1620 Charities that have supported Dan: Air Force EOD Association Semper Fi Fund & America’s Fund https://semperfifund.org/ Homes For Our Troops https://www.hfotusa.org/   Original Music for Antidotes, Stories in Medicine created by the US Army Combat Medic who treated Dan at the point of wounding, Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at   https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 10- Death is an inevitable part of medicine and few come face to face with it as often or as closely as emergency medicine providers. Christine is joined by Emergency Room nurse, Beth, as they discuss the unique, & sometimes oddly normal ways in which people have passed away. Nurses, paramedics, EMTs, and doctors strive to make death as dignified as possible, but peculiar situations seem to be the way of life. Subscribe, rate, & review! Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com Original Music by Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at   https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 9- Christine is joined by Australian ICU nurse Alison as they talk about the healthcare in Australia, their worst days in medicine, & the amazing advancements in infectious disease treatments over the last 30 years.   Subscribe, rate, & review! Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com Original Music by Peter Hopkins Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at: https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Bonus Episode! Happy Halloween! This special episode is a preview of next week's episode with Australian nurse, Alison. Alison shares ghost stories from hospitals she has worked at & Christine discusses some supernatural experiences that can't seem to be explained.    Have your own? Let us know on social media!   Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com   Subscribe, rate, & review! Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 8- This is week features US Army Combat Medic SSG Pete Hopkins who shares stories from his deployment to Afghanistan with the infantry. Pete discusses what it was like performing village medicine for local Afghans, treating children & soldiers injured by IEDs, & the challenges of having to start a career in civilian medicine at the bottom rung after a deployment so notable a book was written about it. This extended episode of Antidotes will keep you captivated until the end.   Subscribe, rate, & review! Pete’s talents extend beyond battlefield medicine & he has created custom music for the show!   Check out more of Pete’s music on social media at   https://www.petesingsthings.com/ www.instagram.com/pete_sings_things/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEniWAPraur5nmlGa2JcVw/videos www.facebook.com/pete.sings.things/ Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 7- Christine is joined by Paramedic Paul to discuss the complexities of EMS in rural Maine such as extended response times, moose strikes, survivalists, & locations that only exist on old paper hunting maps. Despite the unique environment, Christine & Paul find that the human response trauma and suffering of providers is the same no matter where you practice medicine as Paul tells the story of a tragic bear hunting accident.   Subscribe, rate, & review!   Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Bonus Episode! Haley from the episode “Nurse Jane” is back with a few more stories about medicine across the world. She shares the experience of working an out of hospital cardiac arrest while working as a teacher in Saudi Arabia on a student at an all women’s campus. Cardiac arrests outside the emergency department are much more chaotic, but even more so when you don’t have the proper equipment, the doctor doesn’t know CPR, and “Men are coming!” Even when nothing goes right, a nurse will do their best for the patient.   Subscribe, rate, & review!   Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.

Episode 6 - Christine is joined from the other side of globe this week by Hayley, a British nurse teaching English to nursing students in Japan. Hayley shares the story of her former colleague & fellow emergency room (A&E) nurse Jane Clough who was taken from this world far too soon due to domestic violence & the failure of proper protections under the law. Hayley also shares what Jane’s parents are doing to try & prevent this tragedy from happening to anyone else in the UK. At the end Christine & Hayley discuss the moving moments when patients have opened up to them in the midst of chaotic days. Subscribe, rate, & review!   Justice for Jane Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/Justice-For-Jane-Clough-146511358761335/   Information on the Petition for a UK Stalkers Registry started by Jane’s parents https://paladinservice.co.uk/   Change.org petition for UK Stalkers Registry https://www.change.org/p/rt-hon-theresa-may-mp-create-a-stalker-s-register   UK Domestic Violence Resources http://www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk/ https://www.refuge.org.uk/ https://www.womensaid.org.uk/ Support for men- https://www.refuge.org.uk/get-help-now/help-for-men/   US Domestic Violence Resources Domestic Abuse Hotline- 1−800−799−7233 https://www.thehotline.org/ http://victimsofcrime.org/our-programs/stalking-resource-center https://www.breakthecycle.org/ Follow us on social media for updates & join our facebook group for exclusive content Facebook www.facebook.com/antidotespodcast/ Instagram www.instagram.com/antidotespodcast/ Twitter @antidotespod Follow Christine on Twitter @christinethenp   Have a story of your own you would like read on the podcast or want to be interviewed by Christine? Send us an email at antidotespodcast@gmail.com   Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to provide medical advice. Always consult with your own health care professional. Names, locations, times & any other potentially identifying information about cases discussed have been changed to protect privacy.