Difficult Conversations -Lessons I learned as an ICU Physician

A Year in Review - Difficult Conversations Anniversary Episode

Difficult Conversations -Lessons I learned as an ICU Physician

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Welcome to Difficult Conversations with Dr. Anthony Orsini. Its' been one year since I launched this podcast and I would have never thought it would be so successful. Today, I will not be the host. Instead, my good friend and colleague, Peter Winick will be our host. Peter is the CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage and host of his own podcast called, Leveraging Thought Leadership. Today, Peter will be interviewing me and Elizabeth Poret-Christ. Liz is The ...

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