Emergency Minute

About Emergency Minute

I'm a board certified Emergency Medicine physician and would like to share my expertise to help connect healthcare with the real world. One focus I have is the constant fight against misinformation. Join me for quick hitting and trending topics in healthcare to get the real story. A true inside look into healthcare. This podcast, social media content, and website contains the opinions of Dr. John Parente. It does not represent the opinions or interests of any corporations or hospitals for which he may be affiliated. The content published by Dr. John Parente is for informational/entertainment purposes only. If you are seeking medical advice you should consult with your personal physician or an urgent care/ emergency department. If you are experiencing a medical emergency dial 911. Privacy is of utmost importance to Dr. John Parente. All people, places, and scenarios mentioned in the podcast have been changed to protect patient confidentiality. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast or website. In no way does listening, reading, emailing or interacting on social media with our content establish a doctor-patient relationship.

Publisher

John Parente

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jan 2023

Latest episode

27 May 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 32 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AI in Healthcare: Hype, Help, or Harm?

   ER physician Dr. John Parente interviews AI leader Dr. Joshua Russell about artificial intelligence's impact on healthcare, exploring its benefits and potential harms.

2. 

   12 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How NOT to get Sued in the ER

   Send us Fan Mail THIS is the show you don't want to miss! We dive into the most common mistakes physicians make, the documentation pitfalls that can come back to haunt you, what attorneys actually look for in a chart, and what to do if you realize you made a mistake. We also discuss communication with patients, defensive medicine, and the realities of practicing emergency medicine in today’s legal climate. Whether you are a medical student, resident, attending physician, APP, or just curious ...

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   21 Oct 2025

   When ER meets the Law: What Doctors Should (and Shouldn't) Say

   Send us a text In this episode of Emergency Minute, Dr. John Parente sits down with Dr. Scott Jones, an emergency physician and former attorney, to break down what every doctor needs to know when medicine collides with the law. From child abuse to domestic violence, ER physicians are often thrust into situations that may later end up in a courtroom. Dr. Jones shares his unique dual perspective as both a lawyer and a physician, offering practical advice on what to say, what not to say, and how...

Inside a recent episode

AI in Healthcare: Hype, Help, or Harm?

Published 27 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So you're choosing, am I going to... stress my mind in the same way that i stress my body and to work out and stay strong or am i going to use a large language model to write this email that i could spend 20 minutes doing and it's going to force me to think um and i'm therefore outsourcing that cognitive capacity and this is what digital dementia gets at um and if you think it i mean it's first of all we've all experienced it so it's not a question of if it exists like you can read studies about it but just we talked about this how many phone numbers do you remember now versus when you were 15 years old? […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,318,795

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

38 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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