Episodes 26
Avg. Duration 48m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
90%
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feeds.blubrry.com

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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

S3E5 S3E5 - African Global Surgery - Prof Salome Maswime

Jun 08, 2026 35m

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…

S3E4 S3E4 - Global (Emergency) Medicine - Dr Edward Chu

May 11, 2026 44m

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…

S3E3 - Community paediatrics unpacked - Dr Dave le Roux

Apr 07, 2026 39m

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.We cover a…

S3E2 S3E2 - Family and Emergency Care - Dr Ts'epo Motsohi & Dr Michelle Allen

Mar 09, 2026 42m

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…

S3E1 S3E1 - Alcohol vs Healthcare - Prof Richard Matzopoulos

Feb 04, 2026 42m

Alcohol vs Healthcare

S2E10 S2E10 - Can I speak to the woman in charge? - MEC Mireille Wenger

Oct 27, 2025 42m

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…

S2E9 S2E9 - Next Gen EM - Dr Magano Akuaake

Sep 29, 2025 41m

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…

S2E8 S2E8 - Research for Africa - AfJEM team

Aug 25, 2025 1h

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…

S2E7 S2E7 - ECSSA - Prehospital Power - Yaaseen Hokee & Dr Louis van Rensburg

Jul 28, 2025 48m

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…

S2E6 S2E6 - Simulate, Educate, Share - Jo Park-Ross

Jun 24, 2025 42m

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…

S2E5 S2E5 - Navigating Nigerian EM - Dr Abiola Fasina-Ayoola

May 27, 2025 46m

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…

S2E4 S2E4 - Resuscitating Nursing - Dr Meghan Botes RN PhD

Apr 29, 2025 42m

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,…

S2E3 S2E3 - Refer to Surgery - Prof Kathryn Chu

Mar 25, 2025 47m

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.

S2E2 S2E2 - Teaching - Prof Feroza Motara

Feb 25, 2025 53m

In this episode we discuss Emergency Medicine education, as well as education for healthcare workers in general. We touch on short courses and when they are valuable, we chat about soft skills and…

S2E1 S2E1 - Health Tech for Africa - Dr Juandré Klopper

Jan 27, 2025 54m

Health Tech is a buzz at the moment, but what Juandré Klopper and his team do at Cape MedTech and Sponsor Medic, is adapt that to lower income needs and resources. Listen to how a young Doctor…

S1E10 S1E10 - Dr Worldwide - Dr Sandy Inglis

Oct 26, 2024 55m

From Pietermaritzburg to Gaza, and a whole lot of places in between, Dr Sandy Inglis has practiced Emergency Medicine in a vast array of settings. Juxtaposing high income countries to war torn…

S1E9 S1E9 - A life of rescue - Neville "Kussie" van Rensburg

Sep 25, 2024 41m

In episode 9 we chat to Neville "Kussie" van Rensburg - a self made world expert in the art of rescue operations, about his career, some basics of the pre-hospital healthcare, and some important…

S1E8 S1E8 - Palliate, STAT! - Dr Katya Evans

Aug 27, 2024 1h 2m

We talk palliative care with Emergency Physician Dr Katya Evans. If everyone in the Healthcare system (regardless of your field) applies basic palliative care principles, we can improve the lives of…

S1E7 S1E7 - Vula: Change is difficult - Dr William Mapham

Jul 24, 2024 55m

In this episode we discuss the journey of Vula, an innovative app that has been helping healthcare workers for over 10 years. To implement a good idea into practice in a complex healthcare system…

S1E6 S1E6 - Correlate Clinically - Dr Dale Creamer

Jun 26, 2024 51m

In this episode we chat about the ever complex dynamics between Emergency Medicine and Radiology and how new advances in Radiology can improve patient outcomes and system efficiency.

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BadEM has published 26 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.

Is BadEM still active?

BadEM is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 48m.

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