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Caring Greatly podcast

The Caring Greatly podcast is a destination where healthcare leaders and other listeners are inspired to grow, lead, innovate and drive industry transformation. This interview-style podcast creates space for people to share their perspective and connect to human-centered stories that reveal solutions, spark innovation and provide hope for a safer and brighter future of care.

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Daniele Ölveczky, MD
10.10.2024

Supporting diversity, equity and inclusion at the systemic, institutional and individual levels – Daniele Ölveczky, MD

In this episode of Caring Greatly, Daniele talks about the small and large actions that create diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at the structural, institutional and individual levels. She shares the ways that privilege, in any form, can be leveraged to undo structural inequities and to create safety for individuals. She outlines the ways that BIDMC reaches out to the surrounding community to create pathways toward health equity as well as representation in healthcare careers. Daniele shares that equity and inclusion are rooted in healthcare data, and she closes with all of the ways to find hope and rise above political divisions toward inclusive service.

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Todd Miller, CPP, CHPA
08.22.2024

Security personnel as an extension of the care team – Todd Miller

In this episode of Caring Greatly, Todd talks about the increase in workplace violence in healthcare settings and how he and his team of security professionals respond to the rising threat. He describes how the role and responsibilities of security professionals have evolved as our understanding of trauma-informed care has grown. Todd talks about de-escalation approaches that try to minimize physical intervention, and how the profile of strong candidates for the security role has evolved to include the ability to connect easily with patients and families. And he discusses the need for security professionals to have their own resources and post-incident debriefs to support their wellbeing.

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Wallena Gould, EdD, CRNA, FAAN
08.14.2024

Diversifying the field of anesthesiology  – Wallena Gould

In this episode of Caring Greatly, Dr. Gould shares how and why she created the Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program, a program designed to support nurses from under-represented groups as they learn about and pursue advanced anesthesia education and careers. She describes how the program aims to create smoother pathways to advanced credentialing to students and mid-career nurses who may not have exposure or experience with these types of career opportunities. Dr. Gould explains the importance of mentorship and the value of having diverse representation in all aspects of nursing care.

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L. Casey Chosewood, MD, MPH
07.18.2024

Equipping frontline leaders to support team member wellbeing – L. Casey Chosewood, MD

In this episode of Caring Greatly, Dr. Chosewood talks about the critical role frontline leaders play in supporting team member safety and wellbeing. He delves into how frontline leaders play a role in the three P’s of total worker health – policies, programs and practices – both influencing their creation and overseeing their implementation. He talks about how frontline leaders are essential to minimizing work stress and supporting team members because they control schedules, the pace of work and how much control and flexibility team members have in daily work. Dr. Chosewood also shares the critical role of frontline leaders in supporting inclusion, belonging and trust, essential factors in workplace safety and wellbeing. He also shares measurements that frontline and senior leaders can use to gauge workplace wellbeing.

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Nadia-Charguia, MD
07.01.2024

How science and stories support wellbeing transformation – Nadia Charguia, MD

In this episode of Caring Greatly, Dr. Charguia shares how wellbeing efforts at UNC shifted from a focus on individual practices to support clinicians to a systems-based approach that works toward practice transformation. She explains how and why UNC Healthcare employs human-factors engineers to support science-based improvements in clinical workflows and resourcing. Dr. Charguia also describes how storytelling around wellbeing challenges can support the science of change.

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Jody Stern
06.28.2024

Episode 82 – A neurosurgeon’s view of compassion in action – Jody Stern, MD

In this episode of Caring Greatly, Dr. Stern shares the story of how his personal losses have led him to a new view of medicine and how to create safe, supportive environments for clinicians and patients alike. He delves into his work to advance compassion in action at University of Michigan Medicine, which involves communication training for neurosurgery residents, integration of palliative care into neurosurgery practice, and surgical ergonomics for surgeon wellbeing. Dr. Stern believes that by improving practice environments, we can increase the longevity, wellbeing and joy in practice for all healthcare team members.

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