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Podcast: HuMed with David Spiro, MD · David Spiro, MD | Doctor Podcast Network

Opublikowano: 2026-06-03

Dr. Jay Pershad — PEM physician, professor at George Washington, and faculty at Children's National — joins Dr. David Spiro for an unflinching conversation about the moments that define a career in pediatric emergency medicine. Jay shares a story that still haunts him: a teenage girl brought in after a suspected overdose, a resuscitation that ends in death, and a family that spoke only Spanish — connected to him through a video interpreter that kept disconnecting. What followed was one of the most human, painful moments in his 30+ year career. They also talk about: Teaching learners how to deliver bad news at the bedsid...