This episode of The Nocturnous Conversations is sponsored by NABLA. NABLA is the creator of

Copilot, an ambient AI platform that structures and summarizes clinical encounters in real time,

integrating accurate and comprehensive clinical notes into the electronic health record.

Copilot is used by over 15,000 physicians to help them save time and enjoy care again.

NABLA can be tried for free at nabla.com. That's NABLA.com. Support for the nocturnist

comes from the California Medical Association. At the nocturnist, we are careful to ensure that

all stories comply with health care privacy

laws. Details may have been changed to ensure patient confidentiality. All views expressed are

those of the person speaking and not their employer.

Hey, everyone. Before we launch into today's episode, I wanted to share a word of thanks for all

your support this year. With your help,

we were able to produce two amazing live storytelling shows in Minneapolis and New York City,

launch our Post-Roe America series, and continue featuring amazing authors and art makers on our

conversation series. Next year, we're planning to bring more stories and

conversations onto the podcast, as well as commencing production on a brand new special documentary

series on the topic of uncertainty in medicine, which you can learn more about on our website.

If our work has been meaningful to you, I hope you'll consider including

us in your holiday giving this year. We do rely on our audience to keep our creative work going,

so if you'd like to make a gift, you can find the donate button on our website.

Lastly, I hope you will check out the reported essay that I published this fall in the

literary magazine Virginia Quarterly Review or VQR.

The essay is called Best Practices, and it's about the current crisis in primary care in America

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