Episode 48 - Ford Brewer, MD, MPH - Why An ER Physician Started A YouTube Station

This is Episode 48 of The Changed Physician Podcast with co-hosts and guest, Dr. Ford Brewer, who started out as an emergency room physician leading into a career in preventive medicine. Eventually, he chose to go online to propagate more evidence-informed education to reach more people. Timeline: 00:45 Why he went into medical school 03:00 Realizations about medical school 06:00 Recognizing the vast 07:00 “I am a full-time YouTuber” 07:30 Pre-diabetes numbers 08:00 Why he dove into YouTube 08:30 Helplessness to change patients’ health by doctors 09:00 Frustrated about memorizing in med school 09:30 Croup tent 11:00 Evolution into evidence-based medicine 11:30 Difficulty deciding on specialty, internship, and ER 12:30 Fun and not so great parts of emergency medicine 15:00 About helping people 15:30 6-month European adventure 16:00 Hopkins preventive medicine (denominator medicine) 19:45 Why he took that 6-month sabbatical 23:30 What bothered him the most in the emergency room 26:30 “You cannot out-prescribe a lifestyle issue” 30:40 “Don’t have time to go there” & getting to know the pt better 31:45 His realization about AI (artificial intelligence) 32:45 The Israel AI story 34:00 Taboola & K Health 36:20 80% of healthcare costs are chronic issues 37:50 Much promise for physicians with AI for robust histories 39:40 AI will never replace the doctor; but, helpful 41:40 Loving medicine still after retirement; try something new 43:00 What drives peoples’ health is what is in their head You can find Dr. Ford Brewer on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmoEsq6a6ePXxgZeA4CVrUw You can find his website at: https://prevmedheartrisk.com/ Learn More About the Community at: 🌎 www.TheChangedPhysician.com SOCIAL MEDIA: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechangedphysician/ 🐥 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechangedphys 📩. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChangedPhysician/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thechangedphysician ABOUT THE HOSTS: Melissa Cady, DO (aka The Challenge Doctor) is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine and is the author of PAINDEMIC (https://amzn.to/3aUY6Ju - affiliate link). She practices part-time as an independent anesthesiologist while pursuing her mission to inspire, challenge, and educate others online and offline about pain, wellness, fitness, personal development, entrepreneurship, and more. Dr. Kevin Cuccaro is an expert in the science of pain and stress. His particular interest lies in the application of science, education, marketing, and technology to answer the question of, “How can we disrupt traditional healthcare care models to deliver transformative care?” More at KevinCuccaro.com & StraightShotHealth.Com