3. Street Medicine

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the end of the day, have you made the world a little better? My guess is that you have, even if only in a small way. That’s certainly true of today’s guest, Dan Bissell, MD. Dan is co-founder of Portland Street Medicine, a medically focused non-profit dedicated to caring for the homeless. What’s unique about the care delivered is that it happens in the austere environment of homeless camps, underpasses, and street corners. In this episode, Dan and I cover what a day of the street medicine team looks like, how his group started, and how street care has impacted his everyday medical practice. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>We discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What it means to follow your bliss</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">[00:45]  </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best medicine is tangerines and socks.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">. [04:45]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The goal of</span> <a href= "https://www.portlandstreetmedicine.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Portland Street Medicine</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> [07:15]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Working in an environment with constrained resources. [11:55]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Design thinking [12:44]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Portland Street Medicine origin story.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">[14:45]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Homeless communities are complex, heterogeneous, vibrant, and cohesive.  [23:15]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The secret sauce to success of Portland Street Medicine.[28:18]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Portland Street Medicine serves three populations [29:00]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utility of the stethoscope.  [34:00]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The case of Susannah [37:00]</span></li> <li><span style="font-wei