Deciding under pressure: the keynote
I am Harvey Castro, MD, MBA, a board-certified emergency physician and healthcare AI keynote speaker. My talks show leaders how ER teams decide with missing information, and how AI should support that judgment rather than replace it.
This trainer is a live audience exercise I can bring to your event: the room makes the call, then I walk everyone through the math and the mindset.
What audiences leave with
- A simple way to count options when stress is high
- A habit of pricing decisions before acting
- Language to review decisions without blame
- Where AI helps judgment, and where it can mislead it
Common questions
What is the keynote about?
Deciding under pressure. I combine poker math with lessons from the emergency department and show where AI can support a decision and where a human still has to make the call.
What happens during the live exercise?
The audience makes real-time decisions together and sees how odds, emotion and incomplete information shape each choice.
Who is it for?
Leadership teams, healthcare organizations, sales teams and conferences that want sharper decisions under pressure.
How do I book it?
Contact me through HarveyCastroMD.com. Ask about in-person and virtual formats.
Written by Harvey Castro, MD, MBA, board-certified emergency physician. Last reviewed October 25, 2026.