Episode 10: Overview of the COVID-19 Response...

In this episode of The Lebanese Physicians Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Zakia Dimassi, a leader in medical education at Khalifa University, to explore an often overlooked issue in simulation-based training: fatigue in standardized patients (SPs). Drawing from her recent publicati ...  Show more

On April 8, 2026, intense Israeli airstrikes on the middle of day in Beirut led to around 250 dead people and more than 1100 wounded with a lot of people still missing under the rubble. In this powerful episode of the Lebanese Physicians Podcast, we take you inside the devastatin ...  Show more

0:00 Intro 6:11 State Response to Covid-19 28:48 Public Response to Covid-19 35:12 Healthcare System Reform 47:07 Recommendations vs Decision-Making 59:29 Covid-19 & Economic Crisis 1:12:14 Contextual Factors & Covid-19 We're back with Fatima Al Sayah for Episode 183 of The Beiru ...  Show more

The discussion on Pompeo’s visit begins at 15:04. In this episode, Nizar and Ben analyze (ok rant about) the recent visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Lebanon, in which he gave a tone-deaf speech about Lebanon and Hezbollah, and avoided any press questions. Also discus ...  Show more

0:00 Intro 2:45 Accomplishments & Ageing 10:40 A Way to Express 18:57 Birth Pangs of Greater Lebanon 27:34 Comparing Trends 39:32 Tools Needed to Shield 54:18 Sectarianism 1:00:52 Federalism 1:08:25 1975-82 We're with Chloé Kattar for Episode 267 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to wa ...  Show more

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/9lth4m5rxf0 Part 9 of "On the Move" with Elia Haber continues her conversation with Elie Fares, comparing Covid-19 in Lebanon and the US and discussing uncertainty, coping mechanisms and transitioning out of confinement. Each episode of "On the Mo ...  Show more