ERcast: Clinical Perspectives Podcast Preview
The summary below is from an episode of ERcast: Clinical Perspectives
Emergency care is a team sport, and high-performing EDs depend on more than physician decision-making alone. ERcast is shifting toward a broader emergency medicine lens that pairs clinical excellence with the communication, leadership, and workflow realities of nurses, APPs, EMS, techs, and the wider ED team.
ERcast Clinical Perspectives Transition
- Team-based emergency care: Emergency medicine works best as a coordinated team effort, and the new direction centers bedside care delivered across physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, EMS, techs, and other ED roles.
- Clinical continuity commitment: The core promise remains high-yield emergency medicine grounded in clinical excellence, current guidelines, and practical bedside relevance despite the name change and host transition.
- Expanded ED viewpoints: The broader format moves beyond a physician-only lens to highlight how different team members see the same resuscitation, handoff, and operational problems. We get into that wider perspective in the episode.
- Leadership and communication focus: Strong emergency care depends on leadership, communication, and other nontechnical skills that shape safety, flow, and team function as much as medical knowledge does.
- Host transition plan: Brett Murray, an emergency physician, and Anne Steckowych, a nurse practitioner, step in as new hosts while Drew and Andy remain involved through the transition period.
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Faculty
- Brett Murray, MD
Dr. Murray is an Emergency Medicine physician practicing at a busy community trauma center. After attending Boston University School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital, where he also served as Chief Resident from 2020 – 2021. His clinical interests center on medical education, performance science, and Emergency Medical Services.
- Andy Little, DO
Dr. Andy Little is an emergency medicine physician and educator. He earned his medical degree from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency, where he served as Chief Resident. He has received multiple national awards, including recognition from the American Osteopathic Association, American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, and Emergency Medicine Residents' Association.
- Drew Kalnow, DO
Dr. Drew Kalnow is an emergency medicine physician and educator based in Columbus, Ohio. He completed his emergency medicine training at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency. Dr. Kalnow is passionate about advancing emergency medicine through high-quality education, with a particular focus on simulation, learning theory, and innovative teaching.
- Anne Steckowych, APRN
Emergency medicine is in Anne’s blood; her father has been an Emergency Medicine physician for the last 30 years. After earning her nursing degree from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 2018, Anne worked as an EMT at her local fire department, gaining practical experience that prepared her for five years as a nurse in the emergency department. She eventually returned to UNH to become an NP and has spent the last 8 years in the same ED, building relationships with a clinical team dedicated to providing the best possible patient care. Outside of the hospital, she’s usually skiing, hiking, or running in the New Hampshire hills. ERcast is her first podcast, and she’s thrilled to be part of the Hippo team.
