Fresh Flow Podcast

About Fresh Flow Podcast

The Fresh Flow podcast is a collaboration between UAB Medicine and the Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors (AACD). Podcast guests and discussions are aligned with the AACD’s stated mission of leveraging unique perspectives to improve perioperative operational processes. Fresh Flow takes listeners beyond the basic science and clinical application conversations to explore timely, thought-provoking topics that impact anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, both now and in the future.

Publisher

UAB

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Nov 2023

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Amr Abouleish, MD, MBA : Avoiding Empty ORs : Supply, Demand, and the Future of Anesthesiology

   (https://support.doctorpodcasting.com/media/k2/items/cache/474a08a23ae975056be53e9a19feae10_Generic.jpg) This episode gives a tactical playbook for reducing needless anesthesia demand through protocols, smarter preoperative screening, and clearer service agreements with surgical teams. Dr. Amr Abouleish (Professor of Anesthesiology, UTMB) walks through protocol design, AI-enabled scheduling tools, NORA governance, and communication strategies to keep patients safe while preserving limited anesthesiology resources. Key searchable phrases include protocol-driven care, preoperative screening, NORA governance, anesthesia demand management, anesthesia care team, and perioperative operations

2. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Charles W. “Chuck” Whitten, M.D. : Grace and Grit: Recruiting the Next Generation of Academic Anesthesiologists

   (https://support.doctorpodcasting.com/media/k2/items/cache/5ec182a4a71c067ca6f9ff823f82dc46_Generic.jpg) Dr. Charles W. “Chuck” Whitten, M.D. discusses the future of the specialty — from predictive analytics and remote patient monitoring to AI-assisted care — and what it means for staffing, supervision, and clinical practice. This is a focused conversation on recruitment, culture change, and the “grace and grit” qualities Dr. Whitten looks for when building a modern academic department — plus tactics to retain millennials and Gen Z clinicians.

3. 

   1 Aug 2026

   Jarrett Heard, M.D., MBA : The Blind Side: The Obstacle is the Way

   (https://support.doctorpodcasting.com/media/k2/items/cache/a3eb6b55bf6c1f14f355b547963d32d4_Generic.jpg) In this conversation Jarrett Heard, M.D., MBA shares how a scoring algorithm combining patient comorbidities and surgical risk can direct the right patients to the right preop pathway — reducing redundancy, unnecessary travel, and last‑minute cancellations. He walks through the development and deployment of an Epic‑embedded predictive tool that triages surgical patients to virtual screening versus in‑person preop clinics — and why that matters for safety, access, and cost.

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100

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

Quality

1

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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