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.
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 at over time, moulding it to work for you.
Uganda is a unique place with a unique set of needs. Listen to this month's episode to find out how Joseph Kalanzi (and many others) are sculpting Emergency Medicine to fill a much needed gap specific to their own needs.
8 Sept 2026
S3E8 - EM in the EC - Dr Sian Geraty & Dr Luan Taljaard
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 working for years to drive access to quality Emergency Care.
How to achieve it - look after human capital, build relationships and show up every day with the right attitude towards improvement. These notions are evidence by the steady growth of the EM mindset in the region over the recent years, and even more potential in the pipeline.
5 Aug 2026
S3E7 - Crew Resource Management - Dr John Roos
"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 latest episode of the badEM podcast. John is a specialist anaesthetist at Mitchells Plain Hospital who has spent much of his career studying how mistakes happen — and how to stop them.
We explore Crew Resource Management (CRM) — a concept born in aviation that aims to reduce the human factors behind negative outcomes. From communication, to leadership and followership, to fatigue and burnout, we cover a lot of ground.
John has shaped countless minds over his long and winding career, and his wisdom shines through in this conversation.
Find info about his course "Human Factors Masterclass" - by emailing jaqvrey@iafrica.com
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