Difficult Conversations Podcast
Lessons I Learned as an ICU Physician
Every critical moment in our lives starts and ends with a Difficult Conversation. As an intensive care physician, author, and frequent speaker on communication, Dr. Orsini has spent most of his career teaching key communication techniques that can help anyone navigate through the most difficult conversations.
This podcast is about effective and compassionate communication.
Each week our guests will tell their inspiring stories of triumph and tragedy and the role that communication played in their lives. Whether you are a doctor telling someone they have terminal cancer, a business leader who is trying to get the most out of his/her employees, or an HR Professional who is faced with separating an employee, this is the podcast for you.
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Previous Episodes
Recognizing Fear with Gina Jacobson
Ep. 180 – December 5, 2022
There’s a Snake on My Head with Mindy Spigel
Ep. 179 – October 31, 2022
Healthcare and Fatherhood with Jeff Atwood
Ep. 178 – October 10, 2022
A Life Dedicated to Babies with Dr. Gregor Alexander
Ep. 177 – September 20, 2022
Monitoring Physician Wellness for Patient Safety with Ellen Reilly
Ep. 176 – September 5, 2022
Difficult Conversations about Death and Dying with Julie McFadden
Ep. 175 – August 15, 2022
Difficult Conversations about Healthcare with Thomas Dahlborg
Ep. 174 – July 18, 2022
Why Physicians Die By Suicide with Dr. Michael Myers
Ep. 173 – June 27, 2022
Conversations About Malpractice with Jennifer Wiggins
Ep. 172 – June 6, 2022
Communication IS Care with Jennifer George
Ep. 171 – May 16, 2022
Physician Coaching and Patient Experience with Joshua Washington
Ep. 170 – May 2, 2022
Health Benefits of the Sicilian Diet with Dr. Sandra Cammarata and Dr. Giovanni Campanile
Ep. 169 – April 18, 2022
Difficult Conversations in Human Resources with Paul Falcone
Ep. 168 – March 28, 2022
The Problem with Raced Based Medicine with Dorothy Roberts
Ep. 167 – March 14, 2022
Conversations about PTSD with Dr. Deborah Beidel
Ep. 166 – February 28, 2022
Moral Injury with Wendy Dean, MD
Ep. 165 – February 14, 2022
Reaching Peak Performance in Medicine with Brian Ferguson
Ep. 164 – January 24, 2022
A Life With Purpose with Gunnar Esiason
Ep. 163 – January 10, 2022
Holiday Episode – Highlights From 2021 with Dr. Anthony Orsini and Liz Poret-Christ
Ep. 162 – December 27, 2021
The Problem With Dying with Dr. Bruce B.J. Miller
Ep. 161 – December 13, 2021
Leadership From The Boardroom with Stuart Levine
Ep. 160 – November 30, 2021
Difficult Conversations About Breast Cancer with Dr. Michele Blackwood
Ep. 159 – November 16, 2021
Do No Harm – Conversations About Physician Suicide with Robyn Symon
Ep. 158 – November 2, 2021
Communicating With Your Doctor with Karen Knops, MD
Ep. 157 – October 19, 2021
The State Of Healthcare – Moving Forward with Steve Lawler
Ep. 156 – October 5, 2021
Ditch The Drama with Cy Wakeman
Ep. 155 – September 21, 2021
Be The Leader Nobody Wants To Leave with Kristin Baird
Ep. 154 – September 7, 2021
Uncaring Conversations about Physician Culture with Robert Pearl, M.D.
Ep. 153 – August 24, 2021
Difficult Conversations Anniversary Episode with Dr. Anthony Orsini and Elizabeth Poret-Christ
Ep. 152 – August 10, 2021
Advocating For Rare Diseases with Dr. Marjorie Dejoie-Brewer
Ep. 151 – August 3, 2021
Medical Liability And Risk Management with Shari Moore
Ep. 150 – July 20, 2021
How Do You Define Your Self Worth with Dr. Lisa Strohman
Ep. 149 – July 6, 2021
Taking Care Of Our Own – True Nursing Leadership with Dena Carey
Ep. 148 – June 22, 2021
Fierce Conversations with Susan Scott
Ep. 147 – June 8, 2021
Memorial Day Tribute with Dr. David Shulkin
Ep. 146 – May 30, 2021
Burning Shield – The Story Of Jason Schechterle with Jason Schechterle
Ep. 145 – May 25, 2021
Medical Justice And Malpractice with Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD
Ep. 144 – May 18, 2021
Re-Invent Your Life with Kathi Sharpe Ross
Ep. 143 – May 11, 2021
Helping Parents Of Premature Babies with Nick Hall and Laura Platt-Kilstein
Ep. 142 – May 4, 2021
Learn to Listen with Colin Smith
Ep. 141 – April 27, 2021
Speaking The Truth – Debriefing Nurse Leaders with Lori Gunther
Ep. 140 – April 20, 2021
Humans First with Mike Vacanti
Ep. 139 – April 13, 2021
Hospital Leadership During Covid-19 with Dr. Noreen Bernard, RN
Ep. 138 – April 6, 2021
Motherhood And Milestones with Jennifer Ainsworth and Kristin Horwath
Ep. 137 – March 30, 2021