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In this second installment, Marie Chisholm-Burns, provost and executive vice president, and Ariana Sattler, all-hill student council president and Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Sciences, speak to Kelsey Huwaldt about what inspires them, our purpose and our future. Guests include: Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns, provost and executive vice president Ariana Sattler, all-hill student council president and Ph.D. candidate, Biomedical Sciences
Marie Chisholm-Burns, provost and executive vice president, and Ariana Sattler, all-hill student council president and Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Sciences, speak to Kelsey Huwaldt about their journeys. Listen in to hear their advice to incoming students and what influenced them to come to OHSU. Plus, what motivates them. Guests include: Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns, provost and executive vice president Ariana Sattler, all-hill student council president and Ph.D. candidate, Biomedical Sciences
Last fall, OHSU welcomed Human Resources professional Qiana Williams as our new – and first ever – Chief People Officer. In this interview, Qiana talks about her first months on the job, how we can all be better change agents, and what she’s excited for next. You’ll also hear about the women who have influenced her, and the one thing the OHSU interview process did not prepare her for. Guests include: Qiana Williams, Ed.S., ACC, SPHR, SHRM-SCP (she/her) Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Since Provost and Executive Vice President, Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns, joined OHSU in July 2022, her focus is on making an impactful difference and promoting Access and Success for our students, patients, faculty, staff and other stakeholders. In this OHSU Week podcast, she shares how she is continuing this work. Her focus is advocating for more inclusivity and how next lives here. Guests include: Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns, Provost and Executive Vice President
Do you know what an ombuds is? Do you know what an ombuds does?
Did you know OHSU has one?
Since December 2020, Nic Lendino has been in the role, which they previously described as "offering a safe space for confidential, neutral and informal reception of any OHSU faculty, employee, learner or volunteer with a concern about their experience or role at OHSU."
There's more, and Nic was kind enough to join us and expand upon on the importance of their role and how the ombuds can be a valued and trusted resource at OHSU.
The last two-plus years have been a lot. So much, in fact, that it's hard to answer an innocent question like the one posed in the title in an honest and meaningful way. How do you deal with all of the recent change, stressors and crises - especially at work? With their Wellness Consults for Teams and Leaders service, psychologists Sara Walker and Sydney Ey are tackling this topic at OHSU.
Who is eligible: Any manager/leader at OHSU (across all missions) can reach out to our Consult Service to discuss the wellness needs of their team and request more information about the supportive listening sessions and/or workshop our facilitators can offer to them.
For more information, email covid19wellness@ohsu.edu.
The life-saving and world-changing discoveries that take place in laboratories around the globe come with risks. Laboratories may work infectious agents and other biohazardous materials that pose threats to humans, animals and even plant life. At OHSU, a special team is charged with protecting against and responding to safety threats in research environments.
Guests include: Sarah Byers, Institutional Biosafety Committee Program Manager Harjinder Sardar, Biosafety Officer Patrick Davidson, Biosafety Specialist
OHSU School of Medicine Dean Sharon Anderson stepped down Sept. 30 after four years of service. President Jacobs appointed Dr. David Jacoby, professor and chair of medicine, as interim dean. He started his career at OHSU in 2003 as chief of pulmonary and critical care.
Guests include: David Jacoby, M.D. Interim Dean, OHSU School of Medicine
Serilda Summers-McGee, principal and CEO of Workplace Change, stepped into the role of interim Vice President of Human Resources at OHSU on July 1st. Serilda shares her background, first impression and her strategies to make meaningful change.
Guests include:
Serilda Summers-McGee Interim Vice President Human Resources, OHSU Principal and CEO of Workplace Change
Content warning: In support of trauma-informed communications, please be aware that this message contains topics that may be activating for survivors of violence.
OHSU takes seriously our responsibility to keep employees and patients safe. When employees are safe, their ability to flourish and contribute to a safe working environment increases. Unfortunately, our emergency department is seeing an increasing number of weapons entering patient care areas. As one solution, we are installing a metal detector in the emergency department entrance and will study its use for six months.
Guests include: Desiree McCue, B.S.N., M.B.A., RN, CENP Director of nursing, Emergency Services
David Jones, M.D. Associate professor of emergency medicine, OHSU School of Medicine
Veggies Rx is a program that seeks to curb food insecurity and give people the nutritional and educational resources to implement health lifestyle change. A recent study of 399 participants across Oregon gives data to its effectiveness.
Correction: The OSU extension program took place in Pendleton and Hermiston, not Corvallis as mentioned in the podcast.
Guests include: Eecole Copen, M.S., R.D., L.D. Sustainable Food Programs Coordinator OHSU Food and Nutrition Services
Tajwar Taher MD Candidate, Class of 2021
National Hospital Week is this week, May 9 through 15th. It’s an opportunity to celebrate hospitals, health systems and health care workers - as they support the needs of their communities. Last week, OHSU week featured conversations with employees who work in Mission Control and Hospital Transportation at OHSU. This week, we hear from our patients.
National Hospital Week is May 9-15. As a preview, we visit today with OHSU employees who work in Mission Control and hospital transportation – two essential but lesser seen parts of a well-run hospital. Listen to our guests tell the story of how they contribute to our patient care mission, plus hear them describe the unique sounds that are a part of their role.
Guests include: • Coral Barreto-Costa, operations manager, Mission Control • Marley Bergeron, transportation aide, Hospital Transportation • Stephanie Gilliam, nurse manager, Mission Control • Alex Liguori, transportation aide, Hospital Transportation
Environmental Health and Safety supports and promotes a safe work environment. Each year, EHS partners with Oregon OSHA to host Safety Break. An event designed to explore safety tips and resources available at OHSU.
Guests include: Debra Brickey Research Safety Manager
Jason Righter Environmental Protection Manager
Aaron Todd Workplace Safety Manager
Wendy Walker EHS Manager
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness month. A month to highlight the importance of including people with developmental disabilities in all areas of community life. A policy change at the state level, senate bill 1606, guarantees Oregonians with disabilities access to people they trust to provide supports when they are in the hospital.
Guests include: Kurt Freeman Director, Institute on Development and Disability, School of Medicine
Gabreille Guedon Advocacy Coordinator, Oregon Self Advocacy Coalition
Emily Cooper Legal Director, Disability Rights of Oregon
The Confidential Advocacy program provides confidential support services to OHSU members who have experienced any form of sexual misconduct — regardless of when or where it took place. CAP also provides education and training resources, self-care tools such as trauma-informed yoga and art therapy, and a community for survivors.
Guests include: Stephanie McClure - Confidential Advocacy Program Director
Each fall, OHSU employees have the opportunity to review the employee benefits they’re enrolled in, make changes, opt out or re-enroll in flexible spending accounts. Get the scoop on this year’s Open Enrollment, including the new voluntary plans available in 2021.
Guests include: Dominica Thompson, interim benefits supervisor
Life can be an emotional rollercoaster. Juggling work, family responsibilities and personal lives can be taxing. Add in a global pandemic, wildfires and poor air quality to the mix — 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone’s wellbeing.
Guests include: Sydney Ey – Professor, Psychiatry, Associate Director, Resident and Faculty Wellness, Core Lead, Psychological Supports, COVID19 Wellness Task Force
Last year, more than seven hundred thousand people were hospitalized and over sixty thousand people died from influenza in the United States. Protect yourself and those around you by getting vaccinated. It’s even more important this year with COVID-19 and influenza circulating at the same time.
Guests include: Dawn Nolt – Pediatric Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Andrea Dayot – Registered Nurse, Occupational Health
BlackInNeuro was a virtual conference dedicated to the success and support of all Black individuals in neuroscience-related fields. Organized in three weeks, the event united a new community of more than 300 people spanning multiple countries, career stages and research interests.
Guests include: Andre Walcott, Ph.D. Scientific Program Management Scholar, Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (CEDAR), OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Aqilah McCane, Ph.D. Postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Bita Moghaddam, Ph.D., chair and professor of behavioral neuroscience, OHSU School of Medicine.
The Rose, OHSU’s Employee Recognition Program, has supported members since 1992. If you’ve experienced one of those magical moments when someone makes your day – by treating you like family, looking out for your well-being, or making that extra effort to transforms a small act into a big difference – you know the type of people who are nominated for the award. By nominating an OHSU member, you are joining the community in thanks for their service excellence. Anyone can nominate an OHSU member for the award; a patient, supervisor or fellow employee, for service beyond the normal scope of their job. It's a simple act that only takes a few moments of your time but can have a huge impact on the OHSU members’ day.
Guests include: Harold Odhiambo – Medical Interpreter
Since 1981, the OHSU Nurse-Midwifery Faculty Practice has been offering a wide variety of professional career pathways for students. Beyond pregnancy and childbirth care, Nurse-Midwives provide primary care, well-woman gynecology, family planning, fertility, and newborn care during the first 28 days of life.
Guests include: Julia Vance – Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Clinical Nursing/NW Lisa Scott - Instructor, Clinical Nursing/MW Claudia Berg-Graessle – Instructor, SoN Nurse Midwifery Program/CNM
OHSU Health is responding to Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s order allowing non-urgent surgeries and procedures to resume. Because COVID-19 is not behind us, this can only happen with careful planning and precautions for continued safety. Learn about the phased plan for OHSU Health.
Guests include: John Hunter, M.D., FACS, chief executive officer, OHSU Health
The benefits of expanding oncology radiation services to other communities in Oregon are plenty. Throughout Oregon, the goal is to improve access to quality healthcare by increasing our partnerships among the communities.
Guests include: Charles Thomas, Jr., M.D. chair, radiation medicine and professor of radiation medicine, OHSU. Pehr Hartvingson, M.D., chief medical officer, CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative, Columbia Memorial Hospital.
For teenagers with developmental disabilities, transitioning into adulthood can be especially challenging. OHSU offers a program that helps people with special health needs increase their independence and autonomy. The program is called Supported Decision-Making. It provides tools to help families of children with special needs make decisions on day-to-day life issues such as living arrangement, health care and financial matters.
In today’s podcast, hear from a mother and her daughter about how OHSU’s Supported Decision-Making Program has transformed their lives.
Guests include: - Chuck Smith, social worker and Parent Partner with the Family-to-Family Health Information Center in the OHSU Institute on Development and Disability - Margaret Maes, interpreter and Parent Partner with the Family-to-Family Health Information Center in the OHSU Institute on Development and Disability - Maria, mother who received help from the Supported Decision-Making Program - Abril, daughter who received help from Supported Decision-Making Program
Posters are a handy way to convey complex information in a streamlined format – and they’re relatively simple to create. By including the right elements and paying attention to visual design, any team or individual can elevate their work by turning it into not just a well-done project, but also a well-told story.
Guests include: Debi Eldredge, Nursing Division Director of Quality, Research and Magnet Recognition
What does vision mean to you? A year-long exhibit called The Eye Love Project wants your perspective. The multi-media public awareness campaign will travel Portland throughout 2020 with the goal of sharing the wonder of vision and increase awareness of the importance of eye health.
Guests include: Dr. David Wilson Director, Casey Eye Institute
Visitors to OHSU will have an opportunity to learn about Native health and how it is connected to community, the land and spirit. The OHSU Library is hosting a traveling exhibit called Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness.
The exhibit examines health and medicine among contemporary American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. It explores the ties between wellness, illness and cultural life through a combination of interviews with Native people, artwork and objects. Visitors will hear and see stories through an interactive digital display.
The exhibit is available at the OHSU Library, 3rd floor, until March 10, 2020. It is free and open to the public.
Guests include: • Kris Alpi, University Librarian, OHSU • Erik Brodt, M.D., Director, Northwest Native American Center of Excellence
Most of the time, nurses are extremely busy taking care of patients — and sometimes they feel too busy to take care of themselves. To address this issue, a committee of nurses at OHSU looked at the science behind taking meals and breaks and created a campaign to address this important topic. With clever posters and a collaborative approach, the team – and ultimately, the entire nursing staff – is working toward positive change.
Guests include: Tana Hall - Registered Nurse
A safety management platform at OHSU creates simplified tools for maintaining chemical inventories, inspection records and radiation safety. BioRAFT keeps everything in one place to support community safety and reduce accidents. It will also help maintain compliance with federal and state laws.
Guests include: Elyse Paterson-Coleman – Safety Specialist 2, Environmental Health and Safety Thomas Ashton – Safety Specialist 2, Environmental Health and Safety
Two years ago, OHSU selected DNV Healthcare to replace The Joint Commission as the organization that performs onsite accreditation surveys. The purpose of these visits is still to validate that OHSU is meeting regulatory requirements – but there are some key differences in DNV’s approach. Rather than showing up to judge the hospital’s operations, they’re here to work collaboratively and confirm the positive work OHSU does for its patients every day.
Guests include Cathy O’Brien, Director, Regulatory Affairs
Going green is more than a tagline, it’s a way of life. A new group called the Green Team is forming at OHSU to give guidance to departments on incorporating green initiatives in their everyday work.
Guest: Madelyn Bryant – Health Unit Coordinator, Center for Women’s Health
When a child gets sick, education can often take a backseat to treatment. But that doesn’t have to be the case at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, where hospital school meets children at their level with specialized curriculum and experiences – creating a sense of community and normalcy for patients and families.
Plus, a bonus to this week’s podcast - celebrate the season with gratitude from the School of Medicine.
Guests include: Jane Albertson – Teacher, Hospital School Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital Brenna Messner – Former student and patient at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
For the past 12 years, OHSU students from all across the institution team up for the Health Care Equity Fair, a one-day event to provide important services to people from underserved communities. Hear from one of the co-organizers, who is a second year medical student, about how the event is part of bigger efforts to end health disparities and the impacted it has on the community beyond medical and health support.
Guests include: Rachel Caron, M.D. Candidate, Class of 2022, co-organizer of the 2019 Health Care Equity Fair
CMS, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, requires that hospitals meet specific certification requirements for many of the programs they provide. Achieving certification demonstrates that the hospital meets or exceeds the appropriate standards of clinical readiness, patient safety and patient care. Recently, two teams from OHSU worked closely with DNV Healthcare – a worldwide accreditation and certification organization – to help create those certification requirements for two related programs: Chest Pain and Extracorporeal Life Support.
Guests include: Judi Workman, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Critical Care and Emergency Services Firas Zahr - Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab David Zonies - Medical Director, Adult Extracorporeal Life Support Program Anthony Mulholland - Director, Cardiovascular Services Christine Bartlett - Nursing Director, Adult Critical Care
Beginning January 1, OHSU Health will begin operating a new Integrated Delivery System as part of its participation in Health Share of Oregon and the CCO 2.0. CCOs are coordinated care organizations which serve Oregon’s Medicaid population. Learn what this means for OHSU and for patients.
Guests include: Katrina McPherson, M.D., chief medical officer, Office of Health Plan Services Johanna Warren, M.D., associate professor of family medicine, OHSU School of Medicine
OHSU recently won an award for sustainability. Kelsey Huwaldt sits down with members of the OR to discuss what efforts went into receiving this award.
Guests include: Patty Kimbro – Nurse Manager Dan Nehls – Sustainable Operations Manager Jessica Watson – Registered Nurse Alex Farnham – Surgical Services Technician
34.9% of Oregonians live in rural and frontier communities where there is limited access to healthcare and providers. The Office of Rural Health at OHSU works to support Oregon's rural health clinics and critical access hospitals to strengthen the rural healthcare delivery system through a variety of services.
Guests include: Robert Duehmig - Interim Director, Office of Rural Health Emma Felzien OHSU M.D. Candidate, Class of 2020 Raquel Moore - OHSU P.A., Class of 2020
The Daily Management System is a core component of the OHSU Performance Excellence System (OPEx) and an important part of a successful lean organization. A recent restructure of the training session creates a more hands-on approach to improvements – getting teams ready for their day.
Guests include: Alphonse Nwerem - Performance Improvement Consultant David Quitmeyer - Director, Respiratory Care Services
House bill 2220 passed this spring, allowing dentists to provide vaccinations to their patients. The law takes effect, Jan. 2020. The OHSU School of Dentistry has launched the program along with a new vaccination training program for dental school students.
Guests include: Phillip Marucha – Dean, School of Dentistry
“Health literacy” describes a person’s ability to understand and process health information — and it’s deeply affected by the complexity of the message, the physical and emotional state of the listener, and much more. OHSU’s Creative Director Megan Pugmire and Family Medicine Physician Cliff Coleman are both deeply involved in work that’s focused on improving health communications. The two of them sat down to talk about what staff members at OHSU can do to present complicated information in a way that makes sense for all.
Guests include: • Megan Pugmire, Creative Director, OHSU Marketing • Cliff Coleman, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Clinical Thread Director for Professionalism, Ethics, and Communication, OHSU School of Medicine
Employee benefits are one of the most important aspects of a person’s employment, and are often a factor in the decision to join or stay with an organization. OHSU will hold its annual Open Enrollment beginning October 21st, when employees have the chance to choose a benefits package that best meets their needs.
Guests include: Andrea Cahoe Supervisor, HR Service Center
On Sunday, Oct. 27, OHSU, Portland Fire and Rescue, American Medical Response and Portland Police, will participate in a full-scale active shooter simulation exercise. Practice and preparation for the worst could save lives and improve OHSU’s ability to respond.
Tom Forsyth Training Lieutenant, OHSU Police
Heath Kula Chief, OHSU Police, Director, Public Safety
Susan Ferguson Health Care Emergency Manager
Introducing kids to health careers in middle school and high school significantly improves their chances of continuing their education in a health science field. An OHSU program called On Track is working with Oregon middle and high schools to increase the number of students from underrepresented minority backgrounds in the health sciences and in Oregon's biomedical workforce.
Guests include: Kathryn Lenahan - Program Manager Azalea Martinez - Administrative Coordinator Danielle Jones - Program Coordinator
The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute, OCTRI, community research hub is working to improve the health and wellness of all Oregonians. Engaging researchers, community members and organizations together - to support each other in community-based research.
Guests include: Jackie Shannon - Professor Steven Blakesley – OCTRI, Senior Research Assistant Marlene Putman - Administrator, Tillamook County Health & Human Services Department
The Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank, based at OHSU, is part of a national network that collaborates with hospitals to bring organ and tissue donations to the recipients who need them. Executive Director Mike Seely shared with us some of the meaningful stories that have kept him going over 28 years with OHSU – and how we can register as donors ourselves.
Guests include: Mike Seely outgoing executive director, Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank
The Spark Health Evaluation program is a starting point for understanding your health and what risk factors you may face. Spark offers anyone who completes a Spark Health Evaluation free enrollment in a Health Enhancement Program.
Guests include: Kimberly Regner Program Technician
Beth Kempton Senior Research Associate
In May, nearly two thirds of OHSU employees shared their voices in the 2019 employee survey. In August, those results were shared with leaders. And by October 31, those leaders will share the department's results with their teams. All of this leads to action planning as a team, which needs to be completed by the end of January.
Guests include: Katy Fonner Senior Organizational Development Consultant
Investigation and discovery drive OHSU’s research environment — and bringing those discoveries to people who need them. Strengthening that path from the research lab to the clinic is where research meets human health.
Guests include: Jonathan Jubera – Project Manager, OCTRI Melissa Mudd – Research Associate, OCTRI
As health disparities in underserved communities grow, the Youth Engaged in Science, YES! Program, strives to expose underrepresented students to science, scientific research and careers in related fields. The goal is to get kids excited about science through education, mentorship and hands-on experience to end health disparities in underserved communities.
Guests include: Binyam Nardos - Post Doctoral Scholar, Behavioral Neuroscience Anita Randolph - Post Doctoral Scholar, Psychiatry Research Damien Fair - Associate Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Associate Scientist, Advanced Imaging Research Center
OHSU’s faculty senate is made up of thirty-one senators representing twenty-seven hundred OHSU faculty members. Senators are elected by their respective schools or units to be a voice of the faculty.
Guests include: Karen Eden – President of Faculty Senate, Professor Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology
Kristina DeShazo – Senator, Director of Collection Management, OHSU Library
Terri Holter – Faculty Senate Administrative Assistant
OHSU employees purchase over 13,000 TriMet passes each year. This year, OHSUians are moving to the HOP Fast pass. Learn more about why OHSU is making this transition, how you can get your HOP pass and the future of commuting to OHSU with the new SW Corridor light rail line - this week on OHSU Week.
Guests include: Jenny Cadigan – Transportation Program Manager Charlie Gannon – Commute Coordinator
Employees are entitled to a reasonable break time to express breast milk for their nursing child. OHSU’s Workplace Expression of Breast Milk Advisory Committee or WEBMAC has worked with OHSU to designate several locations to give mothers a private place to breastfeed or pump breast milk. The committee is also available for support and advice.
Guests include: Joanne Edwards OHSU Childbirth/Parenting Educator
A new book written by Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia, takes her work and research with young people in the Multnomah County Juvenile Justice system and as a practicing psychiatrist to focus on trauma-informed practices and the role in improving the health of individuals while creating positive system change.
Guests include: Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia, assistant professor of psychiatry, OHSU School of Medicine, and executive director of the OHSU Avel Gordly Center for Health and Healing.
Working in health care involves more than providing patients with medical care and services; it also involves experiencing emotions that can be very difficult to process. Schwartz Rounds – which are new to OHSU – provide a forum for caregivers and others to share their feelings, their experiences and their vulnerabilities, and to help each other work through the process of healing the pain.
Guests include: • Fernando Serna, Chaplain • Bob Macauley, Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative Care
Doing work you love is a key ingredient in a long, satisfying career. No one knows this better than Robert Watzke, a professor in the OHSU Casey Eye Institute. Dr. Watzke joined OHSU as a full professor in 1984 after a 30-year career in Iowa. He recently retired but is still involved in teaching residents.
Guests include: Dr. Robert Watzke - OHSU Casey Eye Institute
OHSU’s Ambulatory Care division has seen a steady rise in patient visits over the years. That growth – coupled with the convenience that consumers now expect – has led to an intensive project to make it easier for clinic patients to see the providers they need.
Guests include: Kevin O’Boyle - Vice President, Ambulatory Care
As medical students, Elena Griffin and Jennifer Thompson wanted to help other parents and parents-to-be find information and resources for their families. Together, with the help of several OHSU leaders and the Affirmation Action and Equal Opportunity Department, they developed a webpage that serves as a touchpoint for students or employees who are pregnant or parenting. It has information about benefits, options, rights, protections and policies.
You can find the Pregnant and Parenting at OHSU webpage on the OHSU Title IX site. Employees and students can also access the information on O2. https://www.ohsu.edu/title-ix/pregnant-and-parenting
Guests include: - Laura Stadum, Director, Affirmation Action and Equal Opportunity Department and Title IX Coordinator - Elena Griffin, M.D., Class of 2019 - Jennifer Thompson, M.D., Class of 2019
Wy'east is the name for Mt. Hood given by the Multnomah tribe of Native Americans who first came to the area. The mountain is a symbol of strength and hope. It’s also the name of a new pathway for American Indian and Alaska Native students to enter medical school. The first year of the Wy’east Postbaccalaurete Pathway was a major success. It’s hosted by the Northwest Native American Center of Excellence. Tracey Lam sat down with its executive director, as well as a couple of the students, to learn more about the significance of the initiative for OHSU and the community.
Guests include: Erik Brodt, M.D. - assistant professor of family medicine, School of Medicine; executive director, Northwest Native American Center of Excellence Kyna Lewis, M.D. - Class of 2023 Aaron Thomas, M.D. - Class of 2023
Hospitals are busy, dynamic environments where nurses constantly monitor patient needs, prioritize work and step in to help one another. A current study at OHSU is exploring ways to help with these activities by looking at the data that’s constantly generated on an inpatient unit. In the future, early warnings of clinician overload could help charge nurses make real-time adjustments and reschedule tasks to improve workflow.
Guests include: Dana Womack - Assistant Professor, School of Medicine and School of Nursing
Through research in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood bacterial infection, the Center for Global Child Health Research is committed to improving the outcomes of child health worldwide. A new series called Conversations in Global Health aims to expand this commitment by engaging a community of global health researchers across OHSU.
Guests include: David Lewinsohn, M.D., M.P.H., professor of pediatrics and pulmonary and critical care medicine, Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Medicine and member of the Oregon Tuberculosis Research Lab.
In January 2020, representatives of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education will come to OHSU for an accreditation site visit of the School of Medicine M.D. program. Learn about the months-long self-study process that leads up to this important moment.
Guests include: Dr. Tracy Bumsted, associate dean for undergraduate medical education in the School of Medicine Alex Hernandez, M.D. student in the Class of 2020 and co-chair of the LCME student committee.
Learn more on O2, at the School of Medicine LCME website.
When children have chronic or terminal illnesses, caregivers are called upon to provide a special level of care, communication and help with decision-making. But most of what we know about palliative care is based on hospice for adults. The Bridges Palliative Care program at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is working to fill that information gap and provide what young patients and their families really need.
Guests include: Kathy Perko, M.S., PNP, program director at Bridges Palliative Care.
Sometimes words and terms have been around for so long that we take them for granted. Fortunately, a nurse manager took notice of one particularly harmful term on a medical device and did something about it. Tracey Lam shares the story of how an individual voice is creating a wave of positive change.
Guests include: • Gina Hawley, Dr.P.H., vice president, Professional and Support Services • David Quitmeyer, M.H.A., R.R.T., director, Respiratory Care Services • Adrienne McDougal, M.N., R.N., nurse manager, Medical Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Float Pool
OHSU Research Week is an annual university-wide event that celebrates research performed by students, faculty, postdocs, and staff across all schools, centers, institutes and education programs. Research week runs May 13- 15th.
Guests include: Kalisha Bonds - Student Danielle Mathiessen - Student
Take Your Child to Work Day allows parents to show their children what a day at work is like. This annual event brings new meaning to workplace education.
Guests include: Kat Phillips - Program Manager, Employee Engagement Take your child to work day participants
For many employees, getting their first job at OHSU is only the beginning of a long career. Lisa spoke with two employees about their individual career paths and how they used professional development resources to maximize their success.
Earlier this year, several of you responded to a survey asking what you like about OHSU Week and how we can do better. In response to your feedback, we’ll be experimenting with some changes to the OHSU Week format. In addition to our main interview, my colleague Lisa Carter will be joining me each week to briefly talk through some other top stories. Let us know what you think, and, as always, thank you for listening.
The all-new OHSU Now launches this Friday. This week, Lisa and I talk about what this new platform can do and why we’re launching it.
OHSU investigators are making the world a better place for everyone by discovering new therapies for previously intractable diseases, identifying genes that can be targeted for treatments and developing imaging techniques that make new levels of diagnostics possible.
Guests include: Lisa Lukaesko - Alliance Manager, OHSU Technology Transfer and Business Development
Quality improvement and patient safety are important concerns that hospitals address every day, but graduate medical education programs haven’t been required to training new doctors on the subjects. In July of this year, that changes – and OHSU is responding with a new bootcamp that was developed using OPEx, the OHSU Performance Excellence system.
Guests include: Jacob Luty - Nocturnal Clinical Hospitalist
Minimizing its footprint is one more way that OHSU can better care for all Oregonians. A dedicated team is working now to improve sustainability institutionally and at an individual level.
Guests include: Dana Bjaranason, Chief Nursing Executive and vice president, co-chair of OHSU Sustainability Committee Elana Zuber, program manager, Quality Management Systems
Each year, thousands of medical students from around the country gather to learn where they will spend the next three to seven years of residency training. Match Day is filled with anticipation and excitement as students move on to the next chapter in their training.
Guests include: Ben Schneider – Assistant Dean for undergraduate medical education student affairs Nattaly Greene – OHSU Medical Student
OHSU clinicians, leaders and staff are embracing value-based care programs. This is second of a two part series – the first of which aired on November 13th 2018.
Guests include: Emily Barclay, Director of Primary Care and Population Health Eugene Cardi, Director of Specialty and Value-based Care
Not every embryo contains 46 perfect chromosomes. Some have more, some less. A new study in nonhuman primates finds abnormal embryos can result in successful in vitro fertilization. Giving new hope to people seeking infertility treatment.
Guests include: Shawn Chavez – Assistant Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center
Every year, thousands of families travel to Portland to receive medical care at OHSU. For the past 30 years, the Ronald McDonald House has given families a place to stay, close to their loved ones bedside. The new Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion is building on that tradition.
Guests include: Darcy Reeves – OSHU Social Work Specialist Diana Copeland – Senior Director Guest House Services, Ronald McDonald House Charities
This is a story of religious persecution, overcoming adversity, and not giving up your dreams even in the face of danger. Mona Hosseini is a graduate student at OHSU. Her journey here was long and arduous. Tracey Lam sat down with Mona to talk about what life was like in a country where she was denied political, economic, cultural and religious rights, and what it took for her to live out her dreams here in the U.S.
Guests include: Mona Hosseini, graduate student, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
OHSU’s Rapid Response Team responds to an average 288 calls a month on Marquam Hill. They assist with medical emergencies, whether they involve patients, visitors or staff members. When the Center for Health & Healing Building 2 opens in April, rapid response operations will expand to South Waterfront. Getting ready for this expansion has taken a lot of planning – and practice.
Guests include: Kit Lum - Registered Nurse at OHSU
The Clark County department of health is investigating multiple cases of measles. Since early January, the numbers in the Vancouver area have risen to 49 confirmed cases with more suspected. Officials are urging immunization and encouraging those who have been exposed to stay at home to help prevent the spread of disease.
Guests include: John Townes – Interim Division Head, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control
The Teaching and Learning Center plays an essential role in how OHSU designs and delivers education across the university’s nearly 90 programs in five schools. In December, they moved from the School of Nursing to the OHSU Auditorium building. Now the team is gearing up to welcome the OHSU community at an open house on February 7. But before you walk through the center’s new doors, find out what the Teaching and Learning Center does – for educators, learners and the institution.
Guests include: Lisa Hatfield, Director, Teaching and Learning Center Sarah Jacobs, Assistant Director, Teaching and Learning Center
Earlier this month, OHSU Nursing held a mini-conference called the Market Place, which was designed to provide nurses with information about the most important issues they face at work and give them a chance to influence changes that affect them and their colleagues. And later, OHSU celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Guests include: Debi Eldredge, Ph.D., R.N., Division Director, Quality, Research and Magnet Recognition
Danny Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., president, OHSU Fred C. Williams, M.D., president, Oregon Medical Association
Influenza, more commonly known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness. It spreads when people with the flu cough, sneeze or talk, projecting tiny droplets of the virus up to six feet away. Due to the increasing number of confirmed flu cases in Oregon, area hospitals have announced their enhanced precautions season to help keep patients, visitors and staff safe.
Guests include: John Townes – Professor, OHSU
Over 5,400 members participated in the first phase of OHSU’s crowdsourced strategic planning process, creating 859 descriptors and casting more than 56,000 votes. President Danny Jacobs discusses what’s been happening since and next steps for OHSU 2025. And go to Knight School, a new series of community-facing science talks told by Knight Cancer Institute researchers, clinicians and patients.
Guests include: Dr. Danny Jacobs – President, OHSU
Brian Druker, M.D. - Director, Knight Cancer Institute Allen Tomlinson – Director of Strategic Communications, Knight Cancer Institute Hai Pham – Pediatric Dentist, cancer survivor
OHSU’s Public Safety team consists of more than 40 officers, dispatchers and other professionals who work to keep OHSU safe. This is no easy task at an academic health center as complex and nuanced as OHSU.
Guests include: Greg Moawad, Vice President, Campus Safety Heath Kula, Director, Public Safety Sam Habibi, Operations Lieutenant
It’s been nearly six months since OHSU got the results from the 2018 Employee Survey. Priorities and action planning were set in the fall, but where is that improvement work now?
Guests include: Dan Forbes Vice President, Human Resources
Joni Elsenpeter Associate Vice President, Human Resources
In January, time-off benefits for most unclassified employees will change to a PTO – or Paid Time Off – system. Under PTO, employees will still earn the same amount of time off, but there will be differences in how the time can be used. And this month, employees can elect two voluntary components of the program – a cash-out of PTO hours and a one-time transfer of sick leave into the new PTO bank.
Guests include: Joni Elsenpeter Associate Vice-President, Talent Management & Benefits
Every year, hundreds of thousands of hospital patients in the United States experience falls – and up to 50 percent of these incidents result in injury. Many patients are also at risk for self-harm, wandering away from their room or other threats to their personal safety.
Guests include: Jackie Abbe - Assistant Nurse Manager
It’s no secret that parking is a challenge at OHSU. As OHSU continues to grow, a number of strategies are being developed to improve access to OHSU.
Guests include: Charlie Gannon - Commute Coordinator, Transportation and Parking Jenny Cadigan - Program Manager, Transportation and Parking Christine Giatt - Customer Service Manager, Transportation and Parking
Research shows therapy animals offer true healing powers that, for many patients, complement the results of traditional medical treatment. OHSU Doernbecher is one of only a handful across the U.S., with two full-time hospital facility dogs who provide love, support and companionship to the hospital’s young patients, family members and staff.
Guests include: Kristin Knight – Social worker, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Value-based care is a common term in health care today. What is OHSU’s role and who are the people leading our work in this area?
Guests include: Emily Barclay, Director of Primary Care and Population Health Eugene Cardi, Director of Value-based Care
The Career and Workplace Enhancement Center is a resource available to OHSU’s workforce members for personal and professional development. The CWE Center strives to engage, develop and support employees with classes, counseling, coaching and more.
Guests include: Molly Clasen - Project Coordinator, Career and Workplace Enhancement Center Joshua Carruthers - Administrative Assistant, ONPRC
Open enrollment takes place Oct. 22 through Nov. 9. Employees are encouraged to review their insurance-related benefits options and make changes before the deadline.
Guests include: Abby Clifton, Benefits manager
Health and wellness benefits are an important part of an employee’s total compensation. They’re also constantly evolving in a competitive job market and rapidly-changing health care environment. From Oct. 22 through Nov. 9, employees can review their insurance-related benefits options and make changes as part of OHSU’s annual Open Enrollment.
Guests include: Abby Clifton, Benefits manager
Earlier this year, all employees shared their feedback in the Employee Survey. Now, action-planning using this year’s results is an institutional priority. All managers have been tasked with leading each team in picking one thing for the department to focus on by Oct. 31.
Guests include: Katy Fonner – Senior Organizational Development Consultant Kam Pierce – Director of Research and Education, Family Medicine Paige Perry – Practice Manager, Internal Medicine Gray Winkler – Application Engineer
October is National Disability Awareness Month. For nearly half a century, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at OHSU’s Institute on Development and Disability has been improving the lives of people with disabilities throughout Oregon. One of its programs, the summer internship program, has not only helped educate students about people with disabilities, it has changed many students’ lives.
Dr. Albert Chi will deliver the 2018 Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Address on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Putting on an event like this is no small task. Neither is preparing to speak in front of hundreds.
Guests include: Albert Chi, M.D. – Associate Professor of Surgery Tim Coffey – Senior Director of Development, OHSU Foundation
More than half of faculty and residents in the United States are suffering from burnout. The national organization that accredits residency and fellowship programs at institutions is trying to change that.
Guests include: Stuart Slavin, M.D., senior scholar for well-being at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
A healthy workplace contributes to a happier, safer and more productive workforce. The team at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences applies research discoveries to the workplace to contribute to human safety, health and wellbeing.
Guests include: Steven Shea – Director Helen Schuckers – Intervention Dissemination Specialist, Research Associate Anjali Rameshbabu – Center Manager, Research Associate Sam Greenspan - Research Assistant 2
It’s been a month since Danny Jacobs started as OHSU’s fifth president. Dr. Jacobs and former President Joe Robertson discuss the transition, the challenges facing academic health centers, leadership and the importance of philanthropy.
Guests include: Danny Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., president Joe Robertson, M.D., MBA, former president
The OHSU Partnership Project is a collaborative program, from providing access to medical services – to raising awareness – is an important resource for people living with HIV or AIDS, and to people in the transgender community. You can support the program by taking part in AIDS Walk, which takes place on Saturday, September 8, 2018, in Portland’s Pearl District.
Guests include: Julia Lager-Mesulam, Director, OHSU Partnership Project
Scientific evidence shows, humans are affecting global climate change. Warmer summer temperatures and an increase in wildfires are evident right here in the Pacific NW. Climate change is posing risk to environmental health and serious problems for human health. Steering environmental changes is everyone’s responsibility.
Guests include: Dana Bjarnason– Vice President/CNO-Healthcare Valerie Garrett – Project Manager, Design and Construction Corie Schofield – Doernbecher Children's Hospital Otolaryngology Lead
Every day, at least 10 to 15 patients at OHSU are well enough to discharge but some sort of delay is keeping them in the hospital. These “avoidable days” keep other patients from accessing the services that only OHSU can provide – and add millions of dollars per year to the already-high cost of health care.
Guests include: Jennifer Mensik Division Director, Care Management
A number of new commuting options were introduced earlier this year to help more OHSU members find alternative ways to get to work. Carpooling was identified as a program that could expanded, and Scoop carpooling launched at OHSU in May. Now, more than 100 people ride or drive with Scoop every weekday, and that number continues to grow.
Guests include: Ai Thi Sprinkle – Pharmacist and frequent Scoop user Jenny Cadigan – Transportation Program Manager Michelle Gaylord – Transportation and Parking Business Manager
Sixty percent of Americans say the next generation will be worse off than their own, and parents are struggling to find time and provide resources to help their families thrive. What could an ideal future look like – one where decisions and policies fully support early childhood care, education, and wellbeing?
Guests include: Jessica Jordan, pediatric nurse at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Increasing the speed and efficiency of research is a win for researchers and benefits overall human health. Open Science allows researchers to build on others’ work in a collaborative and transparent use of data.
Guests include: Robin Champieux Research Engagement & Open Science Librarian
More than 10,000 employees let their voices be heard in the 2018 Employee Survey. Now, work has begun to share the results and make improvements like increasing leader rounding and focused support.
Guests include: Benjy Howe - Director, Learning and Organizational Development Troy Schmit - Director, Quality and Safety Management
The white-cheeked gibbon shares 96 percent of its genetic makeup with humans, making them a good model for investigating genomic evolution. A researcher at OHSU is using gibbons to compare DNA structures to investigate congenital diseases.
Guests include: Lucia Carbone Director of Epigenetics Consortium
In 2017, OHSU’s Technology Transfer and Business Development office supported 151 new innovations by 247 inventors. Supporting OHSU’s clinical and research communities, the Business Development team promotes innovation with an entrepreneurial culture.
Guests include: Abhijit (Jit)Banerjee, PhD, MBA Senior Director, Technology Transfer and Business Development
Karen Boren Project Coordinator, Technology Transfer and Business Development
The OHSU Board of Directors recently approved a 3.1 billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2019. In the budget, revenue is project to rise 6 percent.
Guests include: Lawrence Furnstahl, executive vice president and chief financial officer
Four years ago, BUILD EXITO, an undergraduate research training program, was launched to serve underrepresented communities in biomedical research. The program is organized through the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute, with more than 300 students currently enrolled. OHSU serves as the research-intensive partner, providing crucial support, guidance, and expertise as PSU develops and implements EXITO.
Guests include: Keeley McConnell Research Assistant 2
OHSU recently hosted its annual Diversity and Inclusion Awards ceremony. Among the recipients was Dr. Shearwood McClelland for his exceptional work in health disparity research in radiation oncology.
Dr. McClelland’s research series “Disparities in Access to Radiation Therapy in the United States,” has been published in Advances in Radiation Oncology. The first three articles of the four-part series are available now. The fourth part (on Appalachian patients) will be published later this summer.
Part 1: African-American patients https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(17)30107-0/fulltext
Part 2: American Indian patients https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(17)30166-5/fulltext
Part 3: Hispanic-American patients https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(17)30235-X/fulltext
Guests include: Dr. Shearwood “Woody” McClelland Clinical research assistant in the Department of Radiation Medicine, OHSU/Tuality Cancer Clinic
Clinical leadership teams from OHSU, Tuality and Adventist Health gathered for the third clinical enterprise leadership meeting last week. Participants received updates, asked questions of the leadership team and had the opportunity to listen to a keynote address on the future landscape of health care reform.
Guests include: Ken Leonczyk – The Advisory Board
OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center is one of seven National Primate Research Centers across the country. A new website makes it easier for the public to learn about what’s happening at the centers and will tell the stories of this important work.
Guests include: Nancy Haigwood, Ph.D. Director of the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU
OHSU celebrated National Poetry Month in April this year with its fourth annual poetry contest and recognition event, sponsored by the OHSU Library. In the submission guidelines, poets were asked to focus on their OHSU experience, and the contest judges considered how well they expressed that theme – as well as artistic excellence and the poem’s relationship to health and healing.
Guests include: Tracy Thornton Office Manager, OHSU Library
Susannah Lujan-Bear Assistant Nurse Manager 5A and 5C, OHSU Hospital
Sonja Halvorson Student, OHSU School of Medicine
Kirsten Myers Research Project Coordinator, Casey Eye Institute
This year’s employee survey is a chance to share your feedback on working at OHSU and a way to affect change. Taking the employee survey allows your voice to be heard, and automatically registers you to win prizes for participating. Learn more about how your responses are kept confidential and why every employee should complete it.
Guests include: Katy Fonner Senior Organizational Development Consultant, OHSU
The adult ECLS/ECMO program at OHSU brings individualized care to patients whether they are in an OHSU intensive care unit, at a hospital outside of Portland or even while in the air, when working with Life Flight transport. OHSU is the only hospital in the Pacific Northwest offering air and ground transport for both pulmonary and cardiac adult ECMO patients.
Guests include: David Zonies, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M., associate professor of surgery, OHSU School of Medicine; associate professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health; director, ECLS Program
Sean Freiss, R.N., B.S.N., C.C.R.N., adult ECLS coordinator
The OHSU Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Danny Jacobs as the fifth president of OHSU. The Board also extended Joe Robertson's presidency until Dr. Jacobs starts on August 1st. Dr. Jacobs comes to OHSU from the University of Texas Medical Branch where he currently serves as Executive Vice President, Dean and Provost.
Guests include: Danny Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S. OHSU President-select
When people think of public health, state or county health departments come to mind. But public health is more than providing vaccines or offering health education, it's a much broader field focused on reducing disease, preventing exposures and promoting healthy behaviors.
Guests include: Dr. Bill Lambert Associate Professor, School of Public Health
Jennifer Ku Doctoral Student, School of Public Health
Research is a central component of OHSU’s mission and helps drive excellence in education and patient care. OHSU’s Research Week is an annual university-wide event that celebrates the broad spectrum of research performed at OHSU across all schools, centers, institutes and education programs.
Guests include: Sami Friedrich Doctoral candidates, Behavioral Neuroscience Program in the School of Medicine
Eileen Torres Doctoral candidate, Behavioral Neuroscience Program in the School of Medicine
For more information: http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/research-week/
Every day, more than a hundred people call the Oregon Poison Center and most of them are looking for emergency help. The Center, which also serves Alaska and Guam, has operated out of OHSU since 1978 – but since then, it’s become much more than a hotline for worried parents.
Guests include: Sandy Giffin Director, Oregon Poison Center
Charisse Pizarro-Osilla Nurse Manager, Oregon Poison Center
It can be a challenge to commute to Marquam Hill, the South Waterfront or downtown. After a year of research, analyzing data and collecting feedback, the Transportation Demand Management plan was unveiled recently. The plan includes 34 strategies. Four of which may help your trip today.
Guests include: Brett Dodson – Director, Transportation and Parking Skai Dancey, Associate Vice President, Facilities
Eighty percent of trauma fatalities are due to uncontrolled hemorrhage from an extremity. To help, OHSU is partnering with the Stop the Bleed coalition along with state and local agencies to teach hand-on classes in tourniquet application, applying direct pressure and packing an injury using gauze.
Guests include: Dr. Martin Schreiber – OHSU Chief of Trauma Lynn Eastes – OHSU Trauma Program Manager
With Joe Robertson set to retire in June, Chair of the OHSU Board of Directors Wayne Monfries discusses what he’s looking for in OHSU’s next president – and why you should aim to laugh, think and cry every day. And later, lower back pain affects an estimated 540 million people worldwide. A recent study recommends a new approach to care that emphasizes staying active as the first line of treatment.
Guests include: Wayne Monfries Chair of the OHSU Board of Directors
Roger Chou, M.D. Director of OHSU Pacific NW Evidence-Based Practice Center
An increasing number of people with disabilities work, teach, learn at and visit OHSU. The Association of American Medical Colleges recently released a first-of-its-kind report that looks at the experiences of medical students and physicians with disabilities. It reveals the common barriers to inclusion and some of the promising institutional practices that are helping to inform and enhance efforts to reduce barriers.
Guests include: Ian Jaquiss, Disability Trainer and Community Outreach Specialist Jennifer Gossett, Director of Student Access
The Unity Center for Behavioral Health recently marked its one-year anniversary. Legacy Health, OHSU, Kaiser Permanente and Adventist Health opened the 24-hour behavioral and mental health services center on Jan. 31, 2017, to provide immediate psychiatric care and recovery services for adults and adolescents experiencing a mental health crisis.
Guests include: Chris Farentinos, M.D., M.P.H. Vice President of Unity Center
In September, Hurricane Maria left a path of destruction across Puerto Rico. Two employees from OHSU's Oregon National Primate Research Center traveled to Puerto Rico to help rebuild the Caribbean Primate Research Center, which was hit hard by the disaster.
Guests include: RJ Kisor ONPRC Facilities Technician
Michael Haley ONPRC Stationary Engineer
OHSU’s Quality and Safety Management department supports the clinical enterprise by driving performance improvement using Lean methodology, standardized work processes, daily management systems and other techniques – known collectively as OHSU Performance Excellence – or OPEx.
Guests include: Troy Schmit Director of Quality and Safety Management
OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital is now verified as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and a Level 1 Site for Children's Surgery, according to the American College of Surgeons. Doernbecher is the first in the Pacific Northwest, and one of only five pediatric hospitals nationally, to earn dual verification. And later, a new pedestrian bridge will provide an alternate connection between the Casey Eye Institute and Kohler Pavilion.
Guests include: Dr. Ken Azarow Surgeon-in-chief for Doernbecher Children's Hospital
Brett Dodson Tram and Operations Manager
OHSU is implementing a new data technology to address population health and value-based care. And just in time for Valentine's Day, a discussion about the science of love.
Guests: Wade Anderson Manager, Healthcare Decision Support
Larry Sherman Professor of cell, developmental and cancer biology in the OHSU School of Medicine
OHSU aspires to be a great organization, diverse in people and ideas. As part of ongoing efforts to improve the climate of inclusion, OHSU recently launched a campus-wide initiative on unconscious bias.
Guest: Dr. Brian Gibbs - Vice President for Equity and Inclusion
Shortly after President Joe Robertson announced his retirement in October, the OHSU Board of Directors set a goal of appointing a new president by July 1, 2018. And, as a public corporation of the State of Oregon, OHSU is subject to public records disclosure laws.
Guests include: David Yaden - chair of the presidential search committee Jason Davis - legal counsel
Voting, donating time or money to political campaigns and discussing political issues with friends and family are all ways to participate in the political process. But OHSU employees need to be aware of specific laws and policies that apply to all public employees in Oregon.
Guests include: Abby Tibbs - Associate Vice President, Government Relations Jason Davis -Legal Counsel
Dr. Brian Gibbs - Vice President for Equality and Inclusion
This year, OHSU will transition to a new approach to performance management known as GROW Conversations. Instead of a formal, annual appraisal, most employees will have regular performance discussions with their manager throughout the year.
Guests include: Benjy Howe – Director, Learning and Organizational Development Signe Bishop – Learning and Development Specialist and Project Manager for the GROW implementation
MLK Celebration: Monique Hedmann – M.P.H. Poem: “This Life for Ours”
Deborah Prothrow-Stith – Dean and Professor, College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University Keynote address
Having a global footprint is essential to being a leader in health care in this country. OHSU Global gives faculty and students the chance to learn globally for a new perspective on working locally.
Guests include:
Justin Denny, M.D., M.P.H. Director of OHSU Global, SE Asia
David Robinson, Ph.D. Executive Vice Provost
New Year’s resolutions are a great way to make positive change in your life. Unfortunately, by mid-February, 80 percent of those resolution fail. OHSU’s new wellness program aims to help employees live a healthy life, year-round.
Guests include: Anna Bohnengel – Wellness program manager Cameron Croonquist – Benefits representative and wellness champion
As the health care industry continues to evolve, so does the role of nursing. Changes to nursing education today will help shape the role of the nurse of tomorrow.
Guests include: Susan Bakewell-Sachs, vice president for nursing affairs and dean of the School of Nursing; Dana Bjarnason, vice president and chief nursing officer of OHSU Healthcare and associate dean for clinical affairs in the School of Nursing
On Monday, an Amtrak Cascades train carrying 86 people derailed south of Seattle, killing three people and injuring more than 100 others. Nate Selden, an OHSU neurosurgeon was one of the first to arrive at the scene.
Guests include: Nathan R. Selden M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P., professor and chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery
Are you looking for a way to grow your career at OHSU? The Career and Workplace Enhancement Center offers classes, career counseling and much more to get you on the right path to find the career of your dreams. And last week, OHSU re-achieved Magnet status.
Guests include: Christine Lundeen – senior trainer, Career and Workplace Enhancement Center Molly Clasen – project coordinator, Career and Workplace Enhancement Center Donna Havens, chair of the Commission for the Magnet Recognition Program at the American Nurses Credentialing Center Dana Bjarnason, vice president and chief nursing officer
The complexity of patient care in a hospital setting rises each year. OHSU academic and clinical nursing leaders are working together to make sure the nursing workforce in Oregon is ready to meet these needs. And three OHSU experts share their perspective and research on how to solve the opioid crisis.
Guests include: Dana Bjarnason, vice president and chief nursing officer, and Susan Bakewell Sachs, dean of the School of Nursing.
The internet has transformed how we shop, bank, book travel and play music. It has also introduced a new playground for criminals looking to steal your personal information. Phishing – with a P-H – is one way that cybercriminals try to trick you into sharing your valuable information. And it works – more than 90 percent of information breaches are attributed to phishing.
Guests include: Joe Voje, Chief Information Security Officer Barrett Adams, Manager, Security Engineering
The new strategic plan for the OHSU Health System was unveiled at leadership meeting on Friday. The plan is visualized in the form of a house, with culture as the foundation.
Guests include: Mitch Wasden, Executive Vice President and CEO of OHSU Healthcare
Joe Robertson recently announced his retirement from OHSU but agreed to stay on as president through the current academic year. The board took him up on his offer to help with the leadership transition at a meeting held today.
Guests include: Dr. Joe Robertson, president of OHSU
Last year, the flu vaccine protected an estimated 5 million people from getting sick. Getting vaccinated reduces flu illnesses, doctor visits and missed work and school. It also prevents flu-related hospitalizations.
Guests include: Dr. John Townes, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and medical director of Infection Prevention and Control; Christopher Vercnocke, medical assistant in Occupational Health
In 2010, the Institute of Medicine released a report on the future of nursing. Here in Oregon, OHSU’s top academic and clinical nursing leaders are helping shape what that future looks like.
Guests include: Dana Bjarnason, vice president and chief nursing officer, and Susan Bakewell Sachs, dean of the School of Nursing
Employee benefits like health insurance are an important element of an employee's total compensation package. Beginning Oct. 23, OHSU employees have the opportunity to make changes to their benefits during the annual Open Enrollment period.
Guests include: Abby Clifton, benefits manager
OHSU’s Career and Workplace Enhancement Center provides employees with professional development resources to succeed and advance in the workplace. Among the many programs the Center offers is Conflict Coaching, a confidential, one-on-one approach to learning to resolve conflict.
Guests include: Mary Lind, conflict management specialist, Center for Workplace Enhancement
As the state's academic health center, OHSU strives to ensure access for Oregonians who require tertiary and quaternary care. Numerous efforts are underway to manage hospital occupancy and ensure the right patient receives the right care in the right place at the right time.
OHSU recently received the 2017 Vizient Quality Leadership Award. This award recognizes OHSU for demonstrating superior quality and safety performance as measured by the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.
Guests include: Troy Schmit – Director, Quality and Safety Management Clea McDow – Manager, Clinical Data Quality
Gene editing, a potential vaccine for HIV and hormone replacement therapy are just a few of the breakthroughs that have come out of OHSU’s West Campus – home to the Oregon National Primate Research Center and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute. OHSU employees will have a chance to tour the campus later this month.
StoryCorps was first created to preserve and share humanity’s stories to build connections between people. OHSU began opening (and publishing) its treasure trove of stories with StoryCorps Legacy in May.
Affirmative action has been in the news lately with reports that the Department of Justice may direct resources into “intentional race-based discrimination” at universities. An OHSU physician also made headlines recently with her tweets about racism in the ED after the tragic Charlottesville events.
Guests include: George Mejicano and Esther Choo
An OHSU study published in the journal Nature made international headlines recently. But how does a study become a headline? And what happens when the news breaks before it’s supposed to?
Guests include: Erik Robinson, senior media relations specialist
A rare total solar eclipse will pass over Oregon this month, bringing record numbers of tourists to the state. OHSU is actively involved in planning for this once-in-a-lifetime event and is helping get the word out about how to safely view the eclipse.
Guests include: Mercedes Wilson, professional practice leader; Dr. Brandon Lujan, assistant professor at the Casey Eye Institute
The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health recently received full accreditation. The school brings together faculty and students from both universities under one administrative structure, and soon, under one roof.
Guests include: Dr. David Bangsberg, founding dean of the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
The OHSU Foundation raised $172 million this past fiscal year, which ended on June 30. It was the largest fundraising year outside of the Knight Cancer Challenge. And the Oregon Legislature wrapped up its 78th legislative session this month.
Guests include: Rebecca Auman, interim president of the OHSU Foundation; Abby Tibbs, associate vice president for government relations.
Construction is in full swing in heart of the South Waterfront with the building of the Center for Health & Healing 2 and Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion. When the buildings open, it will change how OHSU and the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute deliver care and services to patients and their families. But some of the building’s biggest innovations began before construction even began.
Guests include: Stephanie O’Brien, Manager of Ambulatory Facilities Planning; Phil Dobbin, Program Superintendent for Hoffman Construction
The OHSU Job Carving Program recently received national recognition from the Association of People Supporting Employment First, an organization that advances employment and self-sufficiency for people with disabilities. Guests include: Riikka Salonen, Program Manager of Diversity Talent Acquisition; Emanuel Dumitru, Support Services Aide in Hospital Transportation; Srdan Radanovic, Supervisor, Hospital Transportation; Haley Still, Job Coach, United Cerebral Palsy Employment Solutions
The OHSU Board of Directors approved a nearly three billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2018. The budget anticipates five percent revenue growth over last year, half what has been budgeted in past years. 15 million dollars is set aside to fund parking infrastructure.
Guest: Lawrence Furnstahl, executive vice president and chief financial officer.
CORRECTION: The Senate health care bill was introduced, not passed, as was incorrectly stated in this episode.
The United States Senate introduced their own version of a “repeal and replace” health care bill last week. Many of the concerns OHSU had with the house version remain with this bill. And a forum held at OHSU brought together business leaders to discuss gun violence as a public health issue.
Guests: Abby Tibbs, associate vice president for government relations; Dr. Brian Gibbs, vice president for equity and inclusion; John Rosenthal, founder of Stop Handgun Violence and president of Meredith Management; Dr. John Hunter, interim dean of the School of Medicine.
At an Awards Ceremony held last week, several groups and individuals were recognized for outstanding contributions to creating a climate of diversity, equity and inclusion at OHSU. I spoke with Amy Penkin from the Transgender Health Program and a fellow who was recognized for standing up when she encountered transphobia. And later, an event celebrating Ramadan was also a call for peace, solidarity and healing.
Last week, OHSU joined a growing list of organizations pledging their ongoing commitment to the tenets of the Paris agreement. We’ll take a look at what OHSU is doing to combat climate change. Guests: Skai Dancey, associate vice president for facilities; Eecole Copen, sustainable food programs coordinator for Food and Nutrition.
Last week, OHSU’s academic mission took center stage. Convocation was held on Sunday and President Robertson named Elena Andresen provost of OHSU this past Tuesday. Dr. Andresen had been serving as interim provost for the past 8 months. Guest: Elena Andresen, executive vice president and provost.
Last week, President Joe Robertson appointed Sharon Anderson dean of the School of Medicine. We’ll hear her thoughts on the role, learn about her background and why she is passionate about the work of the VA. And later, I talk with OHSU’s associate vice president for government relations Abby Tibbs about the federal budget released this week by the Trump administration and what it means for OHSU. Guests: Sharon Anderson, Abby Tibbs.