Getting to the Core Issues

Maryanne and Joanne have a fascinating discussion with JAC Patrissi, author of Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Guide to Knowing if Your Relationship Can—and Should—Be Saved. JAC shares her 30 years of experience working around the world with victims of intimate partner violence and human trafficking. JAC’s community-based grass-roots approach to combating violence and increasing access to service in rural areas is recognized as a model that can be successfully implemented in rural communities around the country.JAC is the Founder and former director of the Vermont Victim Assistance Academy. She facilitates the Growing a New Heart Retreat Series. Additionally, she works with professionals in the local and statewide arena as a consultant addressing criminal justice, military, social service, and grass-roots approaches to anti-violence and victims services work. (Part 2 of 2)

Maryanne and Joanne have a fascinating discussion with JAC Patrissi, author of Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Guide to Knowing if Your Relationship Can—and Should—Be Saved. JAC shares her 30 years of experience working around the world with victims of intimate partner violence and human trafficking. JAC’s community-based grass-roots approach to combating violence and increasing access to service in rural areas is recognized as a model that can be successfully implemented in rural communities around the country.JAC is the Founder and former director of the Vermont Victim Assistance Academy. She facilitates the Growing a New Heart Retreat Series. Additionally, she works with professionals in the local and statewide arena as a consultant addressing criminal justice, military, social service, and grass-roots approaches to anti-violence and victims services work. (Part 1 of 2)

Kevin J. Roberts, leading expert, professional coach, and author of "Cyber Junkie", "Schindler's Gift", and "Movers, Dreamers, & Risk Takers" unlocks the power of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Learn the facts about ADHD, the risk of addiction, treatment options, and how coaching can empower those with ADHD to use their gift to change the world. (Part 2)

Kevin J. Roberts, leading expert, professional coach, and author of "Cyber Junkie", "Schindler's Gift", and "Movers, Dreamers, & Risk Takers" unlocks the power of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Learn the facts about ADHD, the risk of addiction, treatment options, and how coaching can empower those with ADHD to use their gift to change the world. (Part 1)

Omar Bah, founder and executive director of the Refugee Dream Center and author of the book, "Africa’s Hell on Earth: The Ordeal of an African Journalist", shares his experience surviving torture in Gambia, West Africa and the health challenges faced by refugees. Learn how the Refugee Dream Center is helping refugees transition to life in the USA and navigate the healthcare system.

In this segment, Maryanne and Joanne interview Deb Hurwitz, the Executive Director of the Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island.CTC-RI focuses on physician practice and payment transformation from volume to the value of care. Hear how Patient-Centered Medical Homes:-Integrate Behavioral Health with Primary Care-Improve Patient Experience-Improve Quality and Affordability of Care(Part 3 of 3)

In this segment, Maryanne and Joanne interview Deb Hurwitz, the Executive Director of the Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island.CTC-RI focuses on physician practice and payment transformation from volume to the value of care. Hear how Patient-Centered Medical Homes:-Integrate Behavioral Health with Primary Care-Improve Patient Experience-Improve Quality and Affordability of Care(Part 2 of 3)

In this segment, Maryanne and Joanne interview Deb Hurwitz, the Executive Director of the Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island.CTC-RI focuses on physician practice and payment transformation from volume to the value of care. Hear how Patient-Centered Medical Homes:-Integrate Behavioral Health with Primary Care-Improve Patient Experience-Improve Quality and Affordability of Care(Part 1 of 3)

In this segment, Maryanne and Joanne introduce you to Diane Irvine and Denise Cafarelli Dees, the founders of Brain First, an accredited training program based on neuroscience for doctors and health care professionals to develop their interpersonal skills. Hear how Brain First turbocharges the brain power of doctors and health care professionals so that even under very challenging or stressful situations they can engage more effectively with their patients and peers and produce better outcomes.

Part 3 of 3 In this series, Lori DiPrete Brown, a leader in Global Health Education and Outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, compares the US Health Care System to other healthcare systems around the world. Lori shares lessons learned from her experiences working in global health for international agencies, such as the Pan Health Organization, World Health Organization, and the US Peace Corps in countries, including those with poorer and lower-income populations, that can be applied to the US health care system to improve quality, accessibility and affordability.

Part 2 of 3 In this series, Lori DiPrete Brown, a leader in Global Health Education and Outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, compares the US Health Care System to other healthcare systems around the world. Lori shares lessons learned from her experiences working in global health for international agencies, such as the Pan Health Organization, World Health Organization, and the US Peace Corps in countries, including those with poorer and lower-income populations, that can be applied to the US health care system to improve quality, accessibility and affordability.

Part 1 of 3 In this series, Lori DiPrete Brown, a leader in Global Health Education and Outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, compares the US Health Care System to other healthcare systems around the world. Lori shares lessons learned from her experiences working in global health for international agencies, such as the Pan Health Organization, World Health Organization, and the US Peace Corps in countries, including those with poorer and lower-income populations, that can be applied to the US health care system to improve quality, accessibility and affordability.

Dr. Leiber, founder and Medical Director of New Generations Orthopedics and former personal physician to President Bush, discusses how stem cell therapy is transforming treatment for orthopedic injuries, arthritis and other degenerative conditions with better outcomes, less risk, and at a reduced cost.

Michael Fine, MD, Health Policy Advisor to Mayor James Diossa of Central Falls, RI; Senior Population Health and Clinical Services Officer, Blackstone Valley Community Health Care; and former Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, introduces his New Book “Health Care Revolt. How to Organize, Build a Health Care System, and Resuscitate Democracy-All at the Same Time”. Dr Fine provides a unique look into an innovative new approach to healthcare delivery that will provide access to healthcare for all.

Dr. Robert C. Smith, a Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at Michigan State University and author of several textbooks used to train Medical Students throughout the USA and aboard, discusses the current state of mental health care in the USA. Discover how the ancient mind-body split approach to medicine has influenced how mental health care is provided and how a new evidence-based integrated model will revolutionize the delivery of mental health care to improve quality and accessibility.