BoardSource is a leader in assisting nonprofit organizations fulfill their missions via smart, effective governance. In this episode we will be speaking with Jenifer Holland, Associate Vice President of BoardSource. Jenifer will guide us through the fundamentals of board member selection, initiation, and duties. From these sound fundamentals and organization will be able to meet it’s mission and thrive. Join Mike Sacopulos and Cheryl Toth to hear a practical episode on skills every physician leader needs.
Jenifer Holland, Jenifer.Holland@BoardSource.org
https://boardsource.org
What is the impact of art and music on patient experience and staff well-being? Can a view of nature improve the healing process? Which types of noise stressors have been shown to cause fatigue in ICU nurses? This SoundPractice podcast episode offers answers to questions like these and covers many other aspects of how the spaces that surround us can help or hinder health and wellness. Our guests are Esther Sternberg, MD, of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, and Lauren Rabb, Curator of Tucson Medical Center’s Healing Art Program.
Tucson Medical Center’s Healing Art Program (including the portfolio of its art collection)
Books by Esther Sternberg, MD: Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being and The Balance Within: The Science of Connecting Health and Emotions. Information about Visual Thinking Strategies
Lauren Rabb, Curator, Healing Art Program at Tucson Medical Center: laurenwrabb@gmail.com
Esther Sternberg, MD, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, esternberg@email.arizona.edu
Can Art Help Heal? Video of Dr. Esther Sternberg presentation
University of Arizona’s Institute on Place, Wellbeing, and Performance and Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
For physician executives and healthcare administrators, growing new doctors into great leaders is a key mission. In this no-nonsense podcast interview, Cheryl Toth interviews Nicola Hawkinson, DNP, RN, the Founder of SpineSearch, LLC, on proper onboarding and integration of new physicians into the healthcare organization, techniques to build a new recruit’s leadership skills, and pitfalls to avoid. Nicola Hawkinson has had vast experience in retaining and developing young physicians and she is here to share her philosophy with our SoundPractice listeners.
Nicola Hawkinson, DNP, RN
CEO and Founder, SpineSearch LLC
Nicola@Spine-Search.com
The discussion of healthcare is part of any presidential election cycle. Given the impact of Covid-19 and the number of Americans who have healthcare insurance connected to employment, this discussion will be amplified as we enter the 2020 election cycle.
This month, the AAPL will publish Ken Terry’s new book, Physician-Led Healthcare Reform: A New Approach to Medicare for All. Ken Terry has been writing about the healthcare field for more than 25 years. As a senior editor at Medical Economics from 1993-2007, he covered all aspects of medical practice business, focusing especially on managed care and health information technology.
SoundPractice hosts Cheryl Toth and Mike Sacopulos interviewed Ken Terry about his compelling and timely new book, one that puts physicians at the top of leadership and decision-making surrounding healthcare delivery and reimbursement models.
Ken Terry’s new book: Physician-Led Healthcare Reform: A New Approach to Medicare for All, publishes July 10, 2020.
https://shop.physicianleaders.org/collections/all/products/physician-led-healthcare-reform-a-new-approach-to-medicare-for-all
Ken Terry
https://physicianledreform.com/
Dr. Daniel Friedland is an expert on the science and practice of high-performance leadership and resiliency. He is also the author of the best-selling book, “Leading Well from Within: A Neuroscience and Mindfulness-Based Framework for Conscious Leadership.”
In this inspiring SoundPractice episode, Cheryl Toth (Tothie) interviews Dr. Friedland on how physicians can adopt a mindset of openness, kindness, and curiosity. In this time of uncertainty and doubt, stemming from Covid-19, he provides practical ways to stay focused on the important things – the critical role of physician leader and the capacity of physicians to elevate those around them.
Using principles of evidence-based neuroscience to discuss the basis of conscious leadership, Danny Friedland provides great takeaways on how physician leaders can inspire their teams.
Daniel Friedland, MD
https://supersmarthealth.com/
daniel@supersmarthealth.com
@friedlandmd
https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Well-Within-Neuroscience-Mindfulness-Based/dp/0997853808
Professor Mary Grace Flaherty, author of “Promoting Individual and Community Health at Your Library,” has extensive experience with libraries providing health information to the general public. This fascinating episode focuses on the many services that libraries provide and how health systems can partner with libraries to promote health and improve outcomes. Mike Sacopulos and Cheryl Toth also cover the role of public libraries in distinguishing poor and misleading health information.
https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/promoting-individual-and-community-health-library
In this episode we speak with Jeanne Pinder, Founder and CEO of ClearHealthCosts. Ms. Pinder brings her background as a New York Times journalist to bear on the murky world of healthcare costs. ClearHealthCosts has partnered with news organizations around the Country in an effort to bring transparency to healthcare costs. We will see healthcare pricing from a consumer’s point of view and discuss the related public health implications.
Jeanne Pinder
Jeanne@clearhealthcosts.com
https://clearhealthcosts.com/
Do you understand your EQ? Emotional Quotient? Are you aware of your personal competencies and social competencies?
Susan Childs of Evolution Healthcare Consulting has spent years advising healthcare organizations on how to make life better for staff and patients. Her real-world experience reveals itself in the specific, quality advice offered, including how to build emotional intelligence into your policies and procedures.
This episode of SoundPractice offers Susan Childs’ take on strategies and approaches to fully support your communication efforts and will result in increased staff member engagement and communication, and better patient care.
Susan Fink Childs, FACMPE
schilds@evohcc.com
Evolution Healthcare Consulting
www.evohcc.com
As COVID-19 continues to impact us on a global scale, maintaining the health and well-being of providers and clinical teams is critical. But how can we do this when the demands on healthcare workers are so high?
In this special episode, we talk with speaker, author, coach, international disaster physician, and retired street mime Dan Diamond, MD. Dr. Diamond was the Medical Director for Medical Teams International’s First Response Team to Haiti and played a strategic role as Director of the Mass Casualty Triage Unit at the New Orleans Convention Center after Hurricane Katrina. His passion is equipping people to perform under pressure, and his stories and lessons from being in the heart of a disaster zone are highly relevant to the crisis our healthcare system faces today.
Leadership in the Midst of Crisis - here you will find helpful information, resources and guidance specific to this evolving situation.
Leadership in Time of Crisis - community for physician leaders to ask questions, share expertise, and network with peers in real-time discussion groups. (Free account required.)
Dan Diamond, MD
https://www.dandiamondmd.com/
