Mental health and wellness – Heroes of Healthcare Podcast

Holistic medicine, Mental health and wellness

Episode 42: Creating Stronger Communities with Quality Health Services w/ Dr. Tollie Elliot Sr

Good health is becoming more complex in today’s world and patients are looking for doctors who can treat more than just the immediate ailments they’re experiencing.

In the latest Heroes of Healthcare, Dr. Tollie B. Elliott Sr., Chief Executive Officer of Mary’s Center, joined to discuss his pivot from school teacher to physician and the dynamics that come into play when delivering passionate care to marginalized communities.

One of the standouts of the conversation was our discussion on how to treat individual “participants” (as Mary’s Center calls their patients) through whole-life health.

Why participants?

Because at Mary’s Center, healthcare isn’t something that is done to you; it’s a collaboration between you and your healthcare team — and the goal is to improve your whole health, not just your immediate symptoms.

What does that look like?

Well, whole-life health is the understanding that being healthy is more than just being free from an immediate ailment.

That’s why, at Mary’s Center, they look holistically at the economic and social components to health in addition to the medical ones — which often can be traced to socio-economic issues, anyway.

It may be more complex, but looking at every facet of health allows Mary’s Center to move beyond the treatment of symptoms to collaborate with their “participants” and help get them to a place of overall health.

To learn more about Mary’s Center’s approach to whole-life health, check out the full episode below.

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COVID-19, Leadership, Mental health and wellness

Episode 28: An Open Empathetic Approach to Managing Mental Fatigue in Healthcare

Dr. Hany Y. Atallah, Chief Medical Officer at Jackson Memorial Hospital, never wanted to go into administration. The last thing he wanted to do was wear a suit every day.

But over time, he recognized the transformational power of being in a position to identify a problem and to bring together the people who can fix it.

In his administrative career, he has confronted many problems from massive water leaks inside Grady Hospital that shut down a third of inpatient beds to COVID and the mental fatigue that accompanied civil unrest.

Through it all, he has kept one priority in focus: Providing exceptional patient care.

We discuss:

Making operational adjustments during an internal flood at Grady Hospital
How leadership at his hospital managed rising mental fatigue
Transitioning from departmental head to a healthcare system head at Jackson Memorial
Inherent frustrations that come with healthcare administration

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COVID-19, Mental health and wellness, Women's health/gender

Episode 25: Mental Health in Healthcare: Burnout, Anxiety, Depression & Suicide

Because they are worried about the stigma associated with seeking help, health care professionals with mental health issues often refuse to seek treatment.

The concern isn’t without merit. Certain states have wording in their license applications that allow them to discriminate against individuals who access mental health resources.

Needless to say, leaving mental health issues untreated can be very dangerous, which is why there needs to be a cultural shift around how we view mental health in healthcare.

Our first returning guest, Dr. Kellie Stecher , OB/GYN and Chief Medical Officer at Linked Inclusion, joins the show to share news from the frontlines of her continuing fight to bring awareness to this vitally important cause. Hear from Dr. Stecher about her new book, Delivering, and how she is creating a movement around Physician Mental Health issues one bite at a time.

Topics covered:

Policy updates around mental health and physician licensing
COVID from the perspective of the OB/GYN community
Why Dr. Stecher decided to write her book titled, Delivering
How, as CMO, Linked Inclusion is working to fix healthcare

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COVID-19, Healthcare financing and investments, Mental health and wellness, Vaccines

Episode 20: From COVID to Loa Loa: The Fight Against Infectious Diseases

Infectious disease is a broad category. There are a lot of tropical diseases out there, and any part of the body can become infected. But according to today’s healthcare hero, that’s also what makes it the most interesting field of medicine.

Co-host Olivia D’Angelo has a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. David Priest, SVP Safety, Quality, and Epidemiology at Novant Health, about the COVID pandemic and the world of infectious diseases.

They discuss:

Strategies to alleviate burnout
The prevalence and treatment for different infectious diseases
Bringing a personal touch to vaccine management
Continued investment in public health programs

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Mental health and wellness, Women's health/gender

Episode 16: Mental Health: Caring for the Medical Community

Mental health issues–burnout, depression, anxiety, and suicide–are multiplying in the medical community. And the stresses of COVID have only exacerbated what was already a worrisome trend.

In this episode, Dr. Kellie Stecher, Co-Founder & President of Patient Care Heroes, shares what she has been doing to bring much-needed mental health resources and care to the heroes who care for us.

What we talked about:

The effects of the pandemic on her OB/GYN practice
Supporting the mental health of the medical community
Advocating for gender equity issues and a safe reporting structure for harassment and bullying

Heroes of Healthcare is hosted by Ted Weyn.

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COVID-19, Mental health and wellness

Episode 15: Mental Health: Treating Trauma and PTSD in Veterans

Psychiatry is about as damning a pathology as you can imagine. You’re dealing with patients suffering from depression, anxiety, and PTSD brought on by unthinkable trauma.

But for Dr. Michael Massa, it’s a calling that brings immense fulfillment. Dr. Massa has treated veterans and the underserved around the world enabling them to live their lives to the fullest. In this episode, I talk with him about:

Finding fulfillment and purpose in medicine
Getting knighted by the Vatican and working in a Catholic convent in Jordan
Treating veterans with the Wounded Warrior Project
Approaching treatments for patients with PTSD
The psychological trauma of COVID-19

Heroes of Healthcare is hosted by Ted Weyn.

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Mental health and wellness

Episode 08: Battling Physician Burnout: The Role of a Chief Wellness Officer

We’re in the business of helping people with their health…

But it’s a job that can take a toll on our own wellbeing.

How do we ensure wellness in the people spending every day making others well?

I can think of no one better to ask than Dr. Jonathan Ripp, Chief Wellness Officer at The Mount Sinai Hospital, who joined me in the latest episode of Heroes of Healthcare.

What we talked about:

Tackling burnout in healthcare
Taking a data-based approach to wellbeing
The concentric circles impacting wellness

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast: https://icahn.mssm.edu/files/ISMMS/Assets/About%20the%20School/Office-well-being/MSHS_COVID-19_Toolkit.pdf

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COVID-19, Mental health and wellness

Episode 07: Baseball Can Cure Your COVID Blues

It’s obviously important to think and talk about health — it’s why I run a show highlighting heroes in healthcare.

But sometimes, the best thing for your health is to stop thinking about it.

In a world beset by pandemic fears, sports can be one of the best distractions from the stress of worrying about health.

That’s why I invited my long-time friend, Jack Curry, Sportscaster at Yes Network, onto the show to discuss the uncertain state of sports since COVID hit — and what comes next.

What we talked about:

Jack’s incredible career journey from the New York Times until now
Why sports still matter in uncertain times
How COVID has complicated professional sports and what to expect in the future

Heroes of Healthcare is hosted by Ted Weyn. To hear this interview and more like it, subscribe to Heroes of Healthcare on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.