White Coat, Black Art (Information)
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- Host: Dr. Brian Goldman
- Dr. Brian Goldman takes listeners through the swinging doors of hospitals and doctors' offices, behind the curtain where the gurney lies. It's a biting, original and provocative show that will demystify the world of medicine.
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- Location: United States
- Language: English
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WCBA - August 25, 2008
Mon, Aug 25
REBROADCAST: A close look at power in the health care system.... Who's got it and who wishes they did.
WCBA - August 23, 2008
Sat, Aug 23
REBROADCAST: This week…the doctors and nurses who treat the patients nobody wants. How does the system handle people who fall between the cracks?
WCBA - August 18, 2008
Mon, Aug 18
REBROADCAST: Tired of hearing what's wrong with health care? So are we. This week, we've decided to go positive, withhold the whinging, and dispense with the dissing. We bring you three ingenious fixes to some age-old problems.
WCBA - August 16, 2008
Sat, Aug 16
REBROADCAST: You've heard lots about immigrant doctors who drive taxi or sell Iced Caps at Tim's. We show you the hoops that they have to go through if they want to practice here.
WCBA - August 11, 2008
Mon, Aug 11
REBROADCAST: This week, we tackle the dirtiest word in all of medicine -- money. A lot of docs squirm when they talk about making dough. We promise to get past the shame of doctors making scratch.
WCBA - August 9, 2008
Sat, Aug 9
REBROADCAST: Why can't we all just get along? This week, what a little dose of respect would do for your health care.
WCBA - August 4, 2008
Mon, Aug 4
REBROADCAST: Need a family doctor? Get set for an interview. An estimated five million Canadians can't find a family doctor. And that makes it a seller's market.
WCBA - August 2, 2008
Sat, Aug 2
REBROADCAST: We explore how a doctor's faith in God -- or lack of faith -- affects the treatment you receive. We'll talk to a doc who's devout, one who's an atheist, and a third physician who thought he was a supreme being. His 'god complex' drove him to drink...but his faith helped sober him up.
WCBA - July 28, 2008
Mon, Jul 28
REBROADCAST: A brave new world...a world of better and faster health care. All because of a bunch of new players who have at least one thing in common: they aren't MDs.
WCBA - July 26, 2008
Sat, Jul 26
REBROADCAST: Half of us will die in hospital - sometimes after lengthy, complex and very expensive treatment that doctors suspected from the start might not stand a chance of succeeding. This week on White Coat, Black Art we're looking at futility of medical treatment, and the hard choices that have to be made when hope begins to give way to the limitations of medicine.
WCBA - July 21, 2008
Mon, Jul 21
REBROADCAST: Want to sue your doctor for malpractice? Here's what you're up against.
WCBA - July 19, 2008
Sat, Jul 19
REBROADCAST: The sound of the running water. The metallic speculum bills tapping against one another. Suddenly, you feel your sock-covered feet in the stirrups. Well, at least half of you know what we're talking about. Today, on White Coat Black Art... the perils and the puzzles of the pelvic exam.
WCBA - July 14, 2008
Mon, Jul 14
REBROADCAST: A revealing look at medical mistakes that harm and even kill patients. We'll hear true confessions from doctors and nurses who have made some costly errors.
WCBA - July 12, 2008
Sat, Jul 12
REBROADCAST:This week we look in on a Nova Scotia program that checks up on doctors. From doctors, we go to nurses and a candid interview with two 'Nightingales' who are riled about the rookies.
WCBA - July 7, 2008
Mon, Jul 7
REBROADCAST: Ever watched a doctor waltz to the front of the line at the bank claiming a life and death emergency? Dr. Brian Goldman explores how MDs haul out their credentials to get perks, power and status. Also, a look at dressing the part. How does a physican's apparel affect patients?And Brian has a little identity crisis of his own.
WCBA - July 5, 2008
Sat, Jul 5
REBROADCAST: This week and next we're taking a close look at an uncomfortable subject for people who work inside the sliding doors: incompetence.
WCBA - June 30, 2008
Mon, Jun 30
REBROADCAST: The symbiotic relationship between doctors and... audiences. We explore how medical entertainment can both help and harm your health.
WCBA - June 28, 2008
Sat, Jun 28
REBROADCAST: We explore ageism and how it dictates treatment. We go to a cardiologist who found how old you are influences whether or not you receive lifesaving heart treatment. And, we talk with a geriatrician who says in no uncertain terms that age discrimination is rampant in health care.
WCBA - June 23, 2008
Mon, Jun 23
REBROADCAST: We're talking communication. We'll pay a visit to Dr. Google and meet a doctor who practised medicine via email. We'll also hear from an oncologist who's an expert at delivering bad news.
WCBA - June 16, 2008
Mon, Jun 16
For our final show of the season, we've decided to usher in death and look him right in the eye. This week, we demystify the doctors' and nurses' experience of our inevitable demise.
WCBA - June 9, 2008
Mon, Jun 9
We take a look at people who jump ahead in line. It's one thing when it happens in a restaurant or grocery store. But what if you've been in a year-long line-up for surgery? Queue-jumping is a 'black art' kind of thing. Though health care professionals don't like to admit it, everyone who works in the system knows it happens and has a story to tell.
WCBA - June 2, 2008
Mon, Jun 2
Why can't we all just get along? This week, what a little dose of respect would do for your health care.
WCBA - May 26, 2008
Mon, May 26
Have you wasted hours of your life sitting around your doctor's waiting room? We get an earful of kvetching from both sides: patients complaining about tardy docs and docs telling us how patients muck up their day.
WCBA - May 19, 2008
Mon, May 19
You've heard lots about immigrant doctors who drive taxi or sell Iced Caps at Tim's. We show you the hoops that they have to go through if they want to practice here.
WCBA - May 12, 2008
Mon, May 12
A close look at power in the health care system... Who's got it and who wishes they did.
WCBA - May 5, 2008
Mon, May 5
This week…the doctors and nurses who treat the patients nobody wants. How does the system handle people who fall between the cracks?
WCBA - April 28, 2008
Mon, Apr 28
A brave new world...a world of better and faster health care. And all because of a bunch of new players who have at least one thing in common: they aren't MDs.
WCBA - April 21, 2008
Mon, Apr 21
Demanding patients. Ornery doctors. How bad attitudes affect your health.
WCBA - April 14, 2008
Mon, Apr 14
The symbiotic relationship between doctors and... audiences. We explore how medical entertainment can both help and harm your health.
WCBA - April 7, 2008
Tue, Apr 8
We explore ageism and how it dictates treatment. We go to a cardiologist who found how old you are influences whether or not you receive lifesaving heart treatment. And, we talk with a geriatrician who says in no uncertain terms that age discrimination is rampant in health care.
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