Vital Conversations: Influencing Workplace Well-Being in Health Care

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About the podcast: Let’s face it — working in health care is rewarding, but it can also be very hard. The Johns Hopkins Medicine Vital Conversations podcast explores the many factors that affect workplace well-being in health care. We take on complex topics through engaging conversations with thought leaders, bringing a range of perspectives and approaches to making work better. Whether you are a health care executive, front-line manager, clinician, researcher or a patient, we invite you to be part of this well-being journey. To learn more visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/office-of-well-being/podcast

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Baltimore, MD


    • May 8, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    Ep. 14 Making Well-Being a Strategic Priority: A Vital Conversation with Deborah Bake| Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 31:14


    We welcome Deborah Baker, senior vice president for nursing and chief nurse executive for the Johns Hopkins Health System, to the podcast. Under her leadership, Johns Hopkins Nursing set well-being as a strategic priority to ensure continued focus and investment … Ep. 14 Making Well-Being a Strategic Priority: A Vital Conversation with Deborah Bake| Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep. 13 Taming the EHR: work smarter and improve your work-life balance| Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 34:49


    The volume of electronic messages and time spent in the EHR has increased exponentially and is widely recognized as a contributor to healthcare worker burnout. Learn about Johns Hopkins Medicine's “Great 8” Epic training and provider support initiative and other … Ep. 13 Taming the EHR: work smarter and improve your work-life balance| Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep. 12 Department-level Strategies for Well-being | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 24:56


    Dr. Kelvin Hong, Executive Vice Chair of Radiology, shares the experience of the Department of Radiology, a large department at Johns Hopkins with a range of well-being needs. Learn about how they are investing in well-being, how they view outcomes … Ep. 12 Department-level Strategies for Well-being | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep. 11 Supporting Health Care Workers Through Credentialing and Licensing Reform | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 33:19


    Join a conversation with Corey Feist, CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, about the national movement to reform clinician licensing and credentialing by removing stigmatizing questions about seeking mental health support. The conversation highlights the need to recognize … Ep. 11 Supporting Health Care Workers Through Credentialing and Licensing Reform | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep.10 How We Can Live and Work Mindfully: Strategies for Improving Patient Care, Workplace Relationships and Work-life Balance | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 31:37


    Employers increasingly recognize the positive impact of mindfulness, but how can it be practiced in a busy health care setting? Join a conversation with Jennifer Salaverri, a licensed clinical social worker and mindfulness meditation teacher who leads the mindfulness strategy … Ep.10 How We Can Live and Work Mindfully: Strategies for Improving Patient Care, Workplace Relationships and Work-life Balance | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep.9 Leadership Masterclass: How to Build Trust, Belonging and Psychological Safety in Healthcare Teams | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 31:37


    In this episode of Vital Conversations, Carolyn Carpenter, president of the National Capital Region (NCR) for the Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) describes her relational leadership approach, built from 33 years in health care. She offers advice for leaders who might … Ep.9 Leadership Masterclass: How to Build Trust, Belonging and Psychological Safety in Healthcare Teams | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep.8 Caring for the Caregiver — Lessons from 13 years of the Resilience in Stressful Events (RISE) Peer Responder Program | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 31:17


    Resilience in Stressful Events (RISE) is a peer responder program that supports health care workers who have emotional distress due to difficult care-related events. Developed in 2010 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, RISE has been replicated by hospitals and health … Ep.8 Caring for the Caregiver — Lessons from 13 years of the Resilience in Stressful Events (RISE) Peer Responder Program | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep.7 OWB Leadership Team on Building a Workplace Culture that Supports Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 27:52


    We welcome Rich Safeer, our colleague in the Office of Well-Being. Rich leads the Healthy at Hopkins employee health and well-being strategy for Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM). In this episode, the JHM well-being leadership team engages in conversation around culture--a … Ep.7 OWB Leadership Team on Building a Workplace Culture that Supports Well-Being Read More »

    Ep. 6 — “I should be able to manage this myself”:  The unique challenges of getting clinicians to access mental health care | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 26:22


    Most clinicians know that depression, anxiety and other mood disorders are treatable conditions. Unfortunately, clinicians often face barriers when accessing care for themselves. To better understand why, we welcome Dr. Karen Swartz, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins to … Ep. 6 — “I should be able to manage this myself”:  The unique challenges of getting clinicians to access mental health care | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep. 5 — The Promise of Health IT to Support Clinician Well-Being | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024


    Manisha Loss, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at Johns Hopkins, joins the podcast to talk about promising artificial intelligence interventions happening at Johns Hopkins. Learn how new innovations in health IT can bring us closer together, improving the provider-patient relationship. In this … Ep. 5 — The Promise of Health IT to Support Clinician Well-Being | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep. 4 — “This Is Getting in the Way of Me Providing the Best Care”: An Approach to Tackle Prior Authorization Burden in Primary Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024


    In this episode, Kim Peairs joins us to discuss the role of the medication access pharmacy technician, a promising approach to tackling prior authorizations in primary care being piloted at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Peairs walks us through this team-based intervention … Ep. 4 — “This Is Getting in the Way of Me Providing the Best Care”: An Approach to Tackle Prior Authorization Burden in Primary Care Read More »

    Ep. 3 — Lightening the Load: Strategies to Reduce Cognitive Stress in Clinical Practice | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024


    Delivering health care is high stakes, but we too often don't protect our attention and let in too many distractions. In this podcast, Liz Harry, Chief Well-Being Officer at Michigan Medicine, argues that we make things harder by enabling systems … Ep. 3 — Lightening the Load: Strategies to Reduce Cognitive Stress in Clinical Practice | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep. 2 — Are You Paying Attention?: How We Can Use Our Focus to Reduce Cognitive Load in Support of Well-Being | Johns Hopkins Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024


    Has the complexity of our work in health care outpaced our brain's ability to keep up? Liz Harry, Chief Well-Being Officer at Michigan Medicine, discusses the connection between cognitive load and burnout, and introduces the concept of the attention economy. … Ep. 2 — Are You Paying Attention?: How We Can Use Our Focus to Reduce Cognitive Load in Support of Well-Being | Johns Hopkins Office of Well-Being Read More »

    Ep. 1 — No Amount of Kale and Yoga Will Fix This: The Need for a Systems-Change Approach to Workplace Well-Being | Johns Hopkins Office of Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024


    Most of us know what it feels like when our well-being at work is compromised. But do we know how we got there? Is it just that it's been a tough week or we didn't have time for yoga, or … Ep. 1 — No Amount of Kale and Yoga Will Fix This: The Need for a Systems-Change Approach to Workplace Well-Being | Johns Hopkins Office of Well-Being Read More »

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