Oct 12, 202645 minS3
In healthcare - context matters. One cannot take building blocks and manufacture them in a certain way to get a working system. One has to rather get a building block and treat it like a sculpture that one chisels away...
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The BadEM podcast focuses on the big picture in Emergency Medicine in South Africa and Africa. We interview a different person every episode to help share good ideas and to tackle African Problems with African Solutions.
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What is BadEM about?
The BadEM podcast focuses on the big picture in Emergency Medicine in South Africa and Africa. We interview a different person every episode to help share good ideas and to tackle African Problems with African Solutions.
Who hosts BadEM?
BadEM is hosted by Dan Still. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
What has BadEM covered recently?
Recent episodes include "S3E9 - Sculpting EM in Uganda - Dr Joseph Kalanzi" (12 October 2026, 45 minutes), "S3E9 - Sculpting EM in Uganda - Dr Joseph Kalanzi" (12 October 2026, 45 minutes), and "S3E8 - EM in the EC - Dr Sian Geraty and Dr Luan Taljaard" (8 September 2026, 39 minutes).
How often does BadEM publish?
BadEM publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 30 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on BadEM?
Booking probability for BadEM is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. BadEM requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. BadEM's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch BadEM?
The strongest fits for BadEM are Health & Wellness Services. BadEM has a health audience.
About the host
Dan Still hosts BadEM, a health podcast with 30 episodes published.
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- Oct 12, 202645 minS3
In healthcare - context matters. One cannot take building blocks and manufacture them in a certain way to get a working system. One has to rather get a building block and treat it like a sculpture that one chisels away...
- Sep 8, 202639 minS3
Emergency Medicine has grown in South Africa over the last 20 years, but not equally in all provinces. The Eastern Cape is a complex, relatively low resource setting, where Dr Sian Geraty and Dr Luan Taljaardhave been...
- Aug 5, 202643 minS3
"When an aeroplane crashes, everybody — including the pilot — dies. But when a healthcare worker makes a mistake, it's only the patient who dies." It's with this sobering thought that we introduce Dr John Roos on the...
- Aug 5, 202643 minS3
"When an aeroplane crashes, everybody — including the pilot — dies. But when a healthcare worker makes a mistake, it's only the patient who dies." It's with this sobering thought that we introduce Dr John Roos on the...
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- Jul 8, 202643 minS3
Transforming dangerous "Red Zones" where EMS staff put their lives at risk, but where innocent patients face delays due to inequitable access, into green corridors through community lead engagement. Improving the...
- Jul 8, 202643 minS3
Transforming dangerous "Red Zones" where EMS staff put their lives at risk, but where innocent patients face delays due to inequitable access, into green corridors through community lead engagement. Improving the...
- Jun 8, 202635 minS3
Professor Salome Maswime is an icon of South African healthcare. Her wide range of skills have benefitted so many across different spaces within the South African, African and Global Healthcare architecture, with plenty...
- May 11, 202644 minS3
Adaptability, working with limited resources and information, teamwork and decisiveness are all skills that are developed in spades working in Emergency Medicine. How do they apply to global health and humanitarian or...
- Apr 7, 202639 minS0
<p>Season 3, Episode 3 features Dr Dave le Roux, district paediatrician for Cape Town's Metro West subdistrict and clinician at Mitchells Plain hospital, talking community paediatrics with us.</p><p></p><p>We cover a...
- Mar 9, 202643 minS3
Where do Family and Emergency Medicine meet? How can we facilitate patient's healthcare journeys in the most patient, healthcare and system friendly manner? Do we need more or less rigidity between primary, secondary...
- Feb 4, 202643 minS3
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- Oct 27, 202543 minS2
In this episode, we chat to MEC for Health and Wellness in the Western Cape - Minister Mireille Wenger. We cover a wide range of topics, mostly revolving around prevention programs, and access to care. Links mentioned...
- Sep 29, 202541 minS2
In this episode we chat to Namibian EM trailblazer Dr Magano Akuaake, who is combining traditional EM training with innovative projects to move Namibian and African healthcare forward. https://www.emempowerafrica.com/...
- Aug 25, 20251h 1mS2
The importance of high-quality, context-appropriate research has never been more important for healthcare in Africa. In the latest episode of the badEM podcast, we are featuring a panel from the African Journal of...
- Jul 28, 202548 minS2
Join us as we chat to the newly elected President and Vice President of The Emergency Care Society of South Africa, Yaaseen Hokee and Dr Louis van Rensburg respectively, as they share insights on how ECSSA is changing...
- Jun 24, 202542 minS2
Low resource, high impact: simulation education to change our healthcare systems In this episode of the badEM podcast, Jo Park Ross joins us to explore simulation as a powerful, context-driven educational and quality...
- May 27, 202546 minS2
In this episode we chat about how Dr Fasina-Ayoola and her colleagues have are setting up an Emergency Medicine program in a country that previously did not have one. Her and her team have are navigating intricate path...
- Apr 29, 202542 minS2
In the latest episode of the badEM podcast we chat to Dr Meghan Botes, a professional nurse who has done extensive research into Nursing education, about creating environments that foster growth, communication and...
- Mar 25, 202547 minS2
In this episode we chat to Professor Kathryn Chu, head of Global Surgery at Stellenbosch University, about how to improve access to surgical care in South Africa.
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