DiscoverTurn on the Lights PodcastHumans in health care - with Tom Fisher
Humans in health care - with Tom Fisher

Humans in health care - with Tom Fisher

Update: 2025-07-18
Share

Description

Health care fundamentally lacks accountability to the humanity of its patients due to systemic profit-driven motives. 


In this episode, Dr. Thomas Fisher, an emergency room physician, discusses his journey through emergency medicine and public policy, illustrating how health care reflects systemic societal challenges, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on personal and professional experiences, he calls for a more humane, equitable health system shaped by policy reform and collective imagination.


Tune in and learn about the intersection of health care, policy, and human dignity through the lens of emergency medicine!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comments 
In Channel
loading
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Humans in health care - with Tom Fisher

Humans in health care - with Tom Fisher

Brought to you by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)