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Trailblazing NursingLions, Tigers, and AI, Oh My!-- Leaning into AIDr. Usha Sambamoorthi is a distinguished professor at the College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, with nearly 35 years of experience in health services research, dedicated to advancing health equity. A pioneer in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into health outcomes research, she has significantly contributed to the field through her impactful publications and mentorship of many doctoral students. Dr. Sambamoorthi serves as one of the Multiple Principal Investigators (MPIs) of the AIM-AHEAD program which aims to leverage AI/ML to improve health outcomes, with a focus on underserved communities. A h...2024-09-3030 min
Trailblazing NursingConsistency is 🔑 to unlocking successDr. Noella C. West is a distinguished national speaker, educator, author, consultant, and the APP Manager of Medicine, Surgical, and Neuroscience at Tampa General Hospital. She is the CEO and founder of Confident NP, an organization dedicated to helping new and experienced nurse practitioners build confidence and advance their careers.Dr. West is a proud three-time alumna of the USF College of Nursing. She has earned numerous accolades throughout her career, including being voted the 2023 FNPN Nurse Practitioner of the Year for (Florida). She has been interviewed and featured on various podcasts, is a contributing editor for "...2024-05-2117 min
Trailblazing NursingDriven to Trailblaze: Caitlyn Brown's Rise on Team Penske's Pit CrewDean Usha Menon sits down with Caitlyn Brown, the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet Mechanic and Inside Front Tire Changer, to discuss her trailblazing journey as a female mechanic.You can see Caitlyn Brown in St. Pete March 8-10, 2024, at the Firestone Grand Prix!Following in the footsteps of trailblazing female icons in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES (NICS), Caitlyn Brown etched her name in the history books on May 28, 2023, as the first female pit crew member to win the Indianapolis 500. Her work as a mechanic and inside front tire changer for the No. 2 Shell Powering Progress...2024-03-0810 min
Trailblazing NursingPreparing Nurses for the Virtual Frontier: Challenges and StrategiesDr. Bonnie Clipper is a nurse futurist, expert in virtual nursing, nationally recognizedthought leader, and global speaker. She brings her decades of executive leadership,operations, and knowledge of technology together to transform the national healthcareecosystem. She was the first VP of Innovation at the ANA where she built the innovation framework to bring over 4M nurses into the innovation space through education, HIMSS Nurse Pitch™ events, and strategic partnerships such as the ANA + BD Innovation Awards and the ANA + J&J nursing innovation podcast.As CEO and Founder of Innovation Advantage, Dr. Cl...2024-02-2217 min
The Lawyer's EdgeAudrey Miller | Why and How To Support Your Law Firm’s Revenue EnablersAudrey Miller is an Operational Excellence Consultant at Calibrate, an executive search and organizational consultancy helping law firms optimize their talent, processes, and performance. Calibrate offers executive search and talent management operations strategies like business assessments, analytics and implementation, and leadership advice to help law firms reach their fullest potential in revenue, operations, and growth. As a strategic advisor to law firm leaders, Audrey helps business services teams enhance efficiencies and collaboration, improve the alignment of structure, roles, and accountability, and identify and communicate ROI. Before joining Calibrate, she spent over a decade in marketing and business...2024-01-3033 min
Trailblazing NursingRx for Change: Nurses at the Forefront of a Bold Green Healthcare RevolutionListen as we talk with Erika Kimball, a healthcare sustainability leader with more than 15 years of experience in the field. She began her sustainability journey as a staff nurse leading volunteer waste reduction projects in clinical units. Today she is the Founder and CEO of Kimball Sustainable Healthcare, a consulting firm that develops sustainability strategies, programs, and communications for hospitals and healthcare.Erika is a positive and determined change agent who brings people together to create solutions that improve environmental outcomes while supporting hospital quality, safety, and value. She is a c...2024-01-1720 min
Trailblazing NursingInnovation, Industry, and Academic Practice PartnershipsIf we have learned one thing over the last few years, it's that we are better together! That's why we invited Alison Barlow, executive director of the St. Petersburg Innovation District to share more about the "Grow Smarter Strategy" employed by the Innovation District and how it can be applied as we work to prepare high-quality nurses. 2023-01-2315 min
Trailblazing NursingAddressing the real issueBy 2035, Florida is on track to have a shortage in excess of over 60,000 nurses. While that may no longer surprise you, the current turnover rate just might. Listen, as I sit down with Florida Hospital Association's President and CEO, Mary C. Mayhew for a provocative conversation about the bold innovation necessary to proactively address these essential issues and more.  Mayhew’s more than 30-year career spans public and private sector roles and combines experience and expertise in government relations, executive leadership, regulatory oversight, public affairs, and public policy. Her proven history of driving accountability around integ...2022-12-1321 min
Trailblazing NursingRecovering the Nursing WorkforceHistory has proven that the nursing workforce has survived trials before. Dr. Peter Buerhaus, nurse and a healthcare economist well known for his studies on the nursing and physician workforces in the United States joins Dr. Usha Menon as the discuss the recovering nursing workforce. Beurhaus is a Professor of Nursing and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies at Montana State University College of Nursing. 2022-10-1016 min
Trailblazing NursingSupporting New NursesAs the turnover rate of nurses begins to decline, nursing leaders are faced with an important question, "how do we proactively prepare to welcome more 'new' nurses to the profession"? Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Annmarie Chavarria, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC at Tampa General Hospital joins Dean Menon to talk strategy and partnership as it relates to transitioning new nurses into clinical settings. Dr. Chavarria also serves as the Assistant Dean of Academic-Practice Partnerships at the USF College of Nursing and was recently appointed by the governor to the Florida Center of Nursing's Board of D...2022-08-3114 min
Trailblazing NursingThe AND SpaceListen to learn what University of Michigan Center for Improving Patient & Population Health Director, Christopher R. Friese, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, describes to Dean Menon as they delve deeper into what it means to be stewards of nursing science while embracing diversity. 2022-05-0316 min
The WeatherJazz® PodcastEpisode #261: André's Christmas FilmAlmost twenty years ago, I wrote, produced, and directed a family-friendly, quirky Christmas film based on my book series, Christmas In Pilaf (links are available on WeatherJazz.com, Episode #261). Today, I asked one of the major actresses (Audrey Rinicella Holtzman) to join me to talk about that film and some of the most memorable moments filming it. Additionally, I have some really BIG news about how everyone can watch the film this Christmas FOR FREE!
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Radiotopia Presents: We're Doing the WizThe Great God of Depression #5 – The Shining WorldIn the final episode, after years of struggling with depression, William Styron keeps his bargain with his readers, and his wife works hard to keep his spirits up until the very end. Alice Flaherty emerges from her own years of madness to a happier life, albeit a less literary one.The Great God of Depression is a production of Showcase from PRX’s Radiotopia. It’s produced by Karen Brown and Pagan Kennedy, with support from New England Public Radio. Music and sound design by Ian Coss. Julie Shapiro is the executive producer.Find links, phot...2018-08-0320 minRTP: Ad-FreeThe Great God of Depression #5 – The Shining WorldIn the final episode, after years of struggling with depression, William Styron keeps his bargain with his readers, and his wife works hard to keep his spirits up until the very end. Alice Flaherty emerges from her own years of madness to a happier life, albeit a less literary one.The Great God of Depression is a production of Showcase from PRX’s Radiotopia. It’s produced by Karen Brown and Pagan Kennedy, with support from New England Public Radio. Music and sound design by Ian Coss. Julie Shapiro is the executive producer.Find links, phot...2018-08-0320 min