Accelerate improvement community podcast: Recent Episodes
Accelerate University of Utah Health
2024 - 02 - 01 Healthcare Stories Recording - Becker by Accelerate University of Utah Health
2024 - 02 - 01 Healthcare Stories Recording - Vukin by Accelerate University of Utah Health
2024 - 02 - 01 Healthcare Stories Recording - Branson by Accelerate University of Utah Health
2024 - 02 - 01 Healthcare Stories Recording - Babitz (1) by Accelerate University of Utah Health
Adam Spivak and Ahmer Afroz: History of HIV/AIDS and activism in Utah through the lens of the PrEP Clinic & Utah AIDS Foundation
Mindfulness instructor Rob Davies guides us through the S.T.O.P. practice, an informal mindfulness practice that allows us to take a breath and check in to see how we’re doing. It can assist us in shifting from states of distraction and automatic pilot to being present and intentional.
Mindfulness instructor Trinh Mai guides us through the S.T.O.P. practice, an informal mindfulness practice that allows us to take a breath and check in to see how we’re doing. It can assist us in shifting from states of distraction and automatic pilot to being present and intentional.
Mindfulness instructor Heidi O’Donoghue guides us through the body scan, a simple meditation that helps relax the body - and as a bonus, can also help you sleep.
Mindfulness instructor Rob Davies guides us through the body scan, a simple meditation that helps relax the body - and as a bonus, can also help you sleep.
Mindfulness Instructor Heidi O’Donoghue guide us through a simple breathing exercise. Practiced regularly, this meditation cultivates awareness, concentration, and calmness.
Mindfulness Instructor Trinh Mai guides us through a simple breathing exercise. Practiced regularly, this meditation cultivates awareness, concentration, and calmness.
Despite being sick, kids still found a way to have fun in the hospital. Cathy and Cynthia share a few stories from the days of 5 South.
Nursing director Cynthia McComber and recently-retired infection prevention manager Cathy Gray met in the mid-1980s as staff nurses on 5 South, University of Utah Health’s pediatrics unit. When Cathy became the nurse manager, she promoted Cynthia into her first leadership role as assistant manager. Their careers grew from there – twisting and turning through many different parts of University of Utah Health. On the occasion of Cathy’s retirement last month, she and Cynthia sat down to talk about what they’ve taught each other and how they have developed as leaders.
Dr. Sam Finlayson asks Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism, how organizations continue to do the tasks that aren't really essential? Greg begins his answer with "I didn't write a book called No-ism."
Best-selling author and leadership consultant Greg McKeown chats with Dr. Sam Finlayson, Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah. Their conversation ranges from what's truly essential in health care to how to empower teams with clarity of mission.
Chrissy Daniels reflects on her 25 years at the University of Utah Health, most recently as the Director of Strategic Initiatives. In this clip, she describes how her upbringing in a small town taught her the skills needed to lead.
University of Utah Health interim Chief Operating Officer Dan Lundergan describes how respect became the most important leadership quality.
Practicing are conversations between partners about why work matters. In the 4th episode of Practicing, Dan Lundergan and Chrissy Daniels reflect on their 25 years of working together at University of Utah Health. Lundergan and Daniels have been boss/mentee, colleagues, and friends.
Dr. Diane Liu describes how the experience caring for her ailing grandmother inspired her interest in medicine.
Dr. Linda Tyler, PharmD and Dr. Erin Fox, PharmD first met as professor and student. Little did they know that together they would build Utah’s Drug Information Service into the nation’s premier source of expertise in projecting, understanding and mitigating drug shortages. This work not only keeps our patients safe, but it also improves care for patients across the country. Accelerate’s Chrissy Daniels and Mari Ransco learn about their critical work.
Dr. Linda Tyler, PharmD is Utah's chief pharmacy officer. She reflects on the hard work balancing a demanding career and family.
Dr. Linda Tyler, PharmD and Dr. Erin Fox, PharmD built Utah’s Drug Information Service into the nation’s premier source of expertise in projecting, understanding and mitigating drug shortages. They discuss two drug shortage and their work to prevent patient harm.
Dr. Bob Pendleton, Utah's Chief Medical Quality Officer, interviews Dr. Mark Eliason, Utah's chief value officer for the Department of Dermatology. They talk about engaging the whole team in value improvement, the importance of peer to peer comparison, and the joy Dr. Eliason finds in helping his colleagues.
Dr. Mark Eliason describes one way to improve clinical practice: by comparing one doctor against another.
Dr. Peter Weir reflects on the skills that physicians need to lead interdisciplinary teams.
Dr. Bob Pendleton, Utah's Chief Medical Quality Officer, interviews Dr. Peter Weir, Utah's Executive Medical Director of Population Health, about the goals of population health and the skills physicians need to lead teams.
Dr. Steve Morris, MD, and Brad Wiggins, RN, lead the intermountain west’s only burn center at the University of Utah. They have worked together for over 25 years, sharing a passion and commitment for the “mission” of caring for burn patients. Accelerate’s Chrissy Daniels and Mari Ransco learn about their unique and enduring connection.
Dr. Steve Morris, MD, and Brad Wiggins, RN, lead the intermountain west’s only burn center at the University of Utah. They have worked together for over 25 years, sharing a passion and commitment for the “mission” of caring for burn patients. Accelerate’s Chrissy Daniels and Mari Ransco learn about their unique and enduring connection.
Dr. Bob Pendleton interviews Dr. Susan Pohl about Utah's Family Medicine Residency program. Dr. Pohl's innovative approach includes skill-building around value.
Dr. Susan Pohl describes the interviewing experience of Utah's third year residents. They have spent years leading teams working on value.
Dr. Brigitte Smith and Dr. Bob Pendleton reflect on the length of time needed to change perspective on value in an academic medical center.
Dr. Bob Pendleton interviews Dr. Brigitte Smith about the future of teaching value to undergraduate and graduate medical students.
In Episode 1 of "Practicing," Drs. Devin Horton and Kencee Graves discuss leading their physician peers in improvement.
Dr. Horton and Dr. Graves discuss how it felt when the first sepsis patients were saved.
Just 10% of patients develop sepsis, but it contributes to as many as half of hospital deaths across the United States. In 2014, new faculty Dr. Kencee Graves and Dr. Devin Horton decided to save these patients’ lives at the University of Utah. In the first Practicing interview, Accelerate’s Chrissy Daniels and Mari Ransco learned about their challenges leading value improvement and the importance of their partnership.