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Unstable Vitals
Welcome to Unstable Vitals, where healthcare experts Dr. Adam Brown and Dr. Lara Zibners navigate the ever-evolving healthcare landscape. Adam, an emergency physician, professor, and founder of ABIG Health, brings a wealth of leadership experience and expertise in healthcare strategy and DEI. Lara, a nationally recognized educator and co-founder of Calla Lily Clinical Care, combines clinical insights with business expertise to address the industry's most pressing challenges.
In each episode, Adam and Lara break down complex topics, offering practical insights and clarity in the often unstable world of healthcare. From policy shifts to healthcare economics, they provide the knowledge you need to navigate today's healthcare system.
Tune in for fresh perspectives, expert analysis, and a dose of reality in every episode!
Unstable Vitals
Latest Episodes
Pre-Sell the Thing That Doesn't Exist Yet: Dr. Alison Curfman on Building a Pediatric Powerhouse
What does it take to leave a steady hospital job and build a value-based care company for the most medically complex kids in America?In this episode, Dr. Adam Brown and Dr. Lara Zibners sit down with Alison — pediatric emergency physicia...
The Safety Net You've Never Heard Of: Inside America's FQHCs with Dr. Rui Ariyapala
What if there were a network of clinics quietly delivering full-suite care — primary care, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, prenatal, mobile units — to anyone who walks in, regardless of their ability to pay? Spoiler: there is, and most Ame...
The Women's Health Funding Gap: Why Nobody Opposes It but Nothing Gets Done with Kathryn Schubert
Endometriosis affects as many women as diabetes. Diabetes research gets $1 billion a year from NIH. Endometriosis gets $28 million. That kind of gap doesn't exist because people are against women's health research, it exists because it hasn't b...
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Ringworm, MRSA & Broken Buckles: The PPE Problem Nobody's Talking About w/ Justin McKay
You put on a lead apron and assume it's keeping you safe. But what if it's carrying MRSA, ringworm, and nearly 10 times the bacteria of a gas station pump handle? Even worse, what if nobody's required to clean it?Justin McKay, founder of...
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The NHS Up Close: Emergency Care and Lessons from Across the Pond With Robert Pinate
In this episode of Unstable Vitals, Dr. Adam Brown and Dr. Lara Zibners are joined by a very special guest, Lara's husband, Robert Pinate, a nurse consultant with over 30 years in UK emergency medicine.Rob helps emergency departments ret...
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