Episode 14: Tales of Telehealth: Remote Care for Women Around the World Thanks to COVID, most people are familiar with telemedicine, but some healthcare heroes were using it to change lives long before the pandemic. In this episode, two pioneers — Tanya Mack, President, and Dr. Anne Patterson, CEO, from Women’s Telehealth — share their insights about the past, …
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Episode 13: COVID-19’s Impact on Under-Resourced Communities Bridging healthcare gaps in underserved communities comes with unique challenges, including socio-economic misalignment. In today’s episode, Rashard Johnson, President at Advocate Aurora Health and I unpack what this means and how they are addressing on the southside of Chicago. We discuss: Experiencing and responding to the pandemic at Advocate Aurora Health …
Episode 12: Demystifying Healthcare Recruiting: Finding Heroes Every new technology comes with the fear that it will make a job obsolete. With healthcare recruiting, that fear was sparked by fax, email and internet job boards… But the news of the recruiter’s demise has been greatly exaggerated. One need only look to Paul Olzak, Medical Staff Development …
Episode 11: Bambū: Bringing Awareness through Medicine by Uniting Last year, everyday healthcare heroes shipped off to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only, in this war, there were no banners, no flags — no symbols of unity. For many fighting alone in a new, scary setting, that unity could have made a huge …
Episode 10: Unsung Heroes: Coordinating Emergency Services in New York City Last year, a makeshift field hospital was built in Central Park. Did you know the last time that happened was during The Civil War? The pandemic has stretched the healthcare system to its limits, but at every turn, healthcare workers across the country have …
Episode 09: In a Pandemic, There Are No Small Players in Healthcare It’s hard to overstate the magnitude of the current healthcare crisis. It’s even harder to overstate the role the many heroes of healthcare have played in rising to the moment. But one thing’s for sure: In this pandemic, there are no small players. …
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 …
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 …
Episode 06: Pandemic Innovation: COVID Vaccine, AI, & More Have you been hearing rumors about the COVID-19 vaccine? It can be hard to know what source to believe. It’s time to dispel any misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccination. In this episode, Dr. Eric Eskioğlu, EVP & Chief Medical Officer at Novant Health, does just that. Plus, he …
Episode 05: What Frontline PAs Can Teach Us About Resilience It’s no secret frontline workers had it rough in recent months. They put their wellbeing on the line for ours. But how do they deal with the strain of such a demanding job? It’s a problem that vexed Heather Isola, Director of Physician Assistant Services at Mount …