The Voices of Vascular Podcast: Recent Episodes
Melissa Braithwaite
Voices of Vascular is a thought-leadership collaboration, where we invite some of the brightest and most interesting minds in healthcare to discuss vascular access needs, inviting clinicians to take a more compassionate approach to first access, vein preservation, patient preference and the patient journey.
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Listen as Dr Greg Schears of the Mayo Clinic talks about the importance of understanding how conclusions are made within literature, specifically meta-analyses. He leads with patient outcomes as the catalyst of the importance of digging into research past the conclusion, translating that information into bedside care, and reviews his own approach to a modern-day meta analysis.
We bring in Lori Kaczmarek, 2020 president of the Association of Vascular Access to expand the conversation with Lorraine Tallman, founder and CEO of Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels, on patient relationships and medical privacy. Listen in as they discuss the complexities of balancing medical needs and practices and still adhering to facility and government policies.
How can we protect ourselves and patients when sharing online? In this episode, we discuss the landscape of work, personal life, privacy and promotion on social media. We have a candid conversation with Lorraine Tallman, founder and CEO of Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels, about navigating digital content and maintaining patient relationships built around medical needs and practices while adhering to facility and government policies.
How much do patients know about vascular access care and the need to preserve their veins? Emily Levy talks with Lauren Backe, Lorraine Tallman and Beth Gore to understand how patients and caregivers are learning about vessel preservation and becoming better advocates for themselves.
Featuring: Emily Levy, CEO, MightyWell, patient; Beth Gore, President, Oley Foundation, Board member, AVA, caregiver; Lauren Backe, caregiver; Lorraine Tallman, Founder and CEO, Amanda Hope, caregiver
Lorraine Tallman, founder of Comfycozy’s for chemo, joins us to tell her story of how she teamed up with the medical device industry to turn a need for better port access into a solution that benefits patients and families.
Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI®, VA-BC™; Lorraine Tallman, Founder and CEO, Amanda Hope, caregiver
A lot of factors go into clinicians selecting the right device for the patient, but how much does lifestyle factor into their decision? This episode discusses patient lifestyles and their experiences surrounding chronic illness and vascular access devices.
Featuring: Emily Levy, CEO of Mightywell; Lorraine Tallman, Founder and CEO, Amanda Hope, Nancy Trick, RN, CRNI®, VA-BC™
Patients often have a hard time getting the attention of clinicians, what they may lack in medical terminology and credentials, they make up for with an intimate knowledge of how the healthcare system, clinicians and device choices may or may not be putting the patient first. Join Cheryl Gordon as she learns more about how Emily Levy and Beth Gore caught the attention of some of the biggest associations in vascular access and their advice to patients looking to share their knowledge and ideas with the medical world.
Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Beth Gore, President, Oley Foundation, Board member, AVA, caregiver; Emily Levy, CEO, MightyWell, patient
In recent years, central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) have become top of mind for clinicians and hospitals alike as they work toward reducing infections to as few as possible. But what about other catheter devices? Cheryl Gordon and Marcia Ryder discuss why infections related to peripheral devices should be just as important.
Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Marcia Ryder, PhD, MS, RN
Marcia Ryder and Beth Gore discuss their viewpoints on how vascular access is a safety initiative and what they believe will help create a better vascular access experience for the patient.
Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Beth Gore, president, Oley Foundation, board member, AVA, caregiver; Marcia Ryder, PhD, MS, RN
Clinicians rely on vascular access standards to help guide their choices and do the best for patients. Each day clinicians put these standards into practice, but do we know how these standards get developed? Lynn Hadaway, MEd, RN, BC, CRNI, gives us her insight into how standards are developed.
Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Lynn Hadaway, MEd, RN, BC, CRNI
How do clinicians find credible studies that will help make the best decisions for their patients? Nancy Trick will discuss how to find credible studies and help patients who are trying to decipher what they mean as they work to learn everything they can about their illness and treatment options.
Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Nancy Trick, RN, CRNI, VA-BC
Clinicians are well-versed in the appropriate medications to infuse through various devices, but do we really know how these are affecting the vasculature? Pharmacist Marc Stranz joins us to discuss the correlation of drug pH, osmolarity and cytotoxicity with phlebitis and extravasation, as well as interventions to prevent injury. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Marc Stranz, Pharm D, CCO, BioMatrix
Animal studies are a very controversial topic that many people have very passionate feelings about. If you're a patient, you may not have known medical devices are often tested on animals and are now finding yourself a bit upset. Or maybe you're a clinician who has participated in an animal study and you understand the value in it. This episode, we'll talk with Dr. Marc Stranz, a pharmacist with many years of experience studying how medical devices and drugs could potentially affect a human by using animal studies. Featuring: Greg Schears, MD and Marc Stranz, PharmD
Proper device selection and infusates have been heavily discussed the past couple of years. This episode is a discussion between Dr. Judi Jacobi, a clinical pharmacist, and Dr. Marcia Ryder about a recent publication that studied the evaluation of infusate properties in midline catheters. Cheryl Gordon, Judi Jacobi, Marcia Ryder
Patients with medical conditions are the primary focus for clinicians, but what about the family and the caregivers? Today we're talking with Lauren Backe and Lorraine Tallman about their experience helping their children through vascular access and their thoughts on how to become a better advocate. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Lauren Backe, caregiver; Lorraine Tallman, Founder and CEO, Amanda Hope, caregiver
When patients leave the hospital, they leave with the outcomes--good and bad--of the choices made during their stay. Beth Gore discusses her family's experience of caring for a family member with a central line and how each decision made in the hospital affects the life of her son and their family. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Beth Gore, President, Oley Foundation, Board member, AVA, caregiver
Dr. Greg Schears and caregiver Beth Gore talk together to better understand the shared decision-making process from the point of view of the family and patient and how to work together for a better shared experience. Featuring: Greg Schears, MD; Beth Gore, President, Oley Foundation, Board member, AVA, caregiver
Greg Schears, Lynn Hadaway and Cheryl Gordon discuss the decisions clinicians make surrounding patient care and how to bring patients and families into the decision-making process. Featuring: Greg Schears, MD; Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
Nancy Trick helps us understand the importance of vessel preservation and dispel some of the myths surrounding vasculature. She'll provide her thoughts on how we can do better at preserving vessels. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA, CRNI, VA-BC; Nancy Trick, RN, CRNI, VA-BC
Catheter-to-vessel ratio has become a hot topic in vascular access. Differing viewpoints and varying pieces of evidence are creating disagreements among clinicians. This episode focuses on sifting through the evidence and talking about why there has become different thoughts about what is accurate and what is not. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Greg Shears
There is a lot of information swirling about vascular access devices. It can be hard to know what’s true, what’s false and what’s just rhetoric. This episode focuses on deciphering this information to make informed decisions about vascular access devices. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Jamie Santolucito
There is often talk about needing evidence-based practice, but how easy is it to find clinical studies with sufficient information to support the desired changes? This episode focuses on how to navigate through this tricky situation. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Lori Kaczmarek
Thrombosis is a serious catheter-related complication, often hospitals don’t know the actual thrombosis rates and it’s often under reported. This episode focuses on how important surveillance is in tracking thrombosis. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Lori Kaczmarek
When talking about vascular access, we often focus on the expertise of vascular access specialists and physicians, but what about the perspective of hospital pharmacists? This episode focuses on the role of pharmacists in vascular access and what their expertise can bring to the patient Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Judi Jacobi
CNOs must make a lot of decisions while meeting demands from multiple areas of the hospital. This episode discusses the Affordable Care Act and its impact on the role of the CNO, and how CNOs can continue to put patients at the forefront in hospital policies. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Lisa Field
Patients with chronic illnesses are often too sick or overwhelmed to have meaningful discussions with their healthcare providers over their treatment plan. This episode focuses on how to become a more educated patient and better self-advocate. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Emily Levy
A physician, nurse and patient discuss what current relationships are like between the three and try to understand how we can create a more collaborative culture in healthcare. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Emily Levy, Greg Shears, Lori Kaczmarek
Nurses and patients have one common goal: the best possible care. A patient and nurse discuss how the path to that goal may not look the same from each perspective, and how patients and nurses can communicate for better understanding. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Emily Levy, Jamie Santolucito
Physicians spend years studying and practicing in healthcare; patients have an intimate understanding of how illness and vascular access devices affect their body. How do they communicate to create the best care for the patient? A physician and patient discuss their ideas. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Emily Levy, Greg Shears
Both physicians and nurses are highly trained and educated healthcare professionals, so whose input should take precedence when it comes to vascular access? A physician and nurse discuss this important topic. Featuring: Cheryl Gordon, Greg Shears, Jamie Santolucito
We’re excited to kick off the brand new Voices of VascularTM podcast! Voices of VascularTM is a thought-leadership collaboration, where we invite some of the brightest and most interesting minds in healthcare to discuss vascular access needs, inviting clinicians to take a more compassionate approach to first access, vein preservation, patient preference and the patient journey.
Cheryl Gordon, Emily Levy, Greg Shears, Lori Kaczmarek, Judi Jacobi