Ep110 - Smida Defends Resuscitation, Part II

Ep110 - Smida Defends Resuscitation, Part II

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May 3, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 110

About this episode

Dr. Jeff Jarvis interviews Dr. Tanner Smida about his PhD defense and key research papers on cardiac arrest resuscitation.

Join Dr. Jeff Jarvis for part II of his interview with podcase friend and frequent contributor, now-Dr Tanner Smida where we discuss his defense of his PhD. Dr Smida discusses four papers that inform cardiac arrest resuscitation, as well as lessons he learned about conducting well-designed observational studies. Although his dissertation was built around only 4 papers, here is Dr Smida’s entire bibliography: 1. Smida T, Willson C, Salerno J, Weiss L, Salcido DD. Can you get there from here? An analysis of walkability among PulsePoint CPR alert dispatches. Resuscitation. 2020 Mar 1;148:135-139. 2. Patterson PD, Weiss LS, Weaver MD, Salcido DD, Opitz SE, Okerman TS, Smida TT, Martin SE, Guyette FX, Martin-Gill C, Callaway CW. Napping on the night shift and its impact on blood pressure and heart rate variability among emergency medical services workers: study protocol for a randomized crossover trial. Trials. 2021 Mar 16;22(1):212. 3. Smida T, Koller AC, Menegazzi JJ, Salcido DD. Early cytotoxic lymphocyte localization to the brain following resuscitation in a porcine model of asphyxial cardiac arrest: A pilot study. Resusc Plus. 2021 Apr 28;6:100125. 4. Smida T, Salerno J, Weiss L…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jeff Jarvis

Guest: Dr Tanner Smida

Topics covered

  • cardiac arrest resuscitation
  • observational studies
  • PhD defense
  • medical research
  • emergency medical services

Keywords

  • resuscitation
  • cardiac arrest
  • PhD defense
  • observational studies
  • emergency medical services
  • medical research
  • Tanner Smida

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Resuscitation, Trials, Resusc Plus

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