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The AHA's Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award recognizes outstanding efforts among hospitals and health care systems to advance equity of care and reduce health disparities within their communities. 2023 Rural Winner, Monument Health, was honored for their journey in health equity progress that has spanned over 8 years. In this conversation, Paulette Davidson, president and CEO of Monument Health, and Sandra Ogunremi, DHA, vice president of diversity, inclusion and belonging at Monument Health, discuss how one incident made the rural health system vow to do better and commit to a strong path forward in health care equity.

The AHA's Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award recognizes outstanding efforts among hospitals and health care systems to advance equity of care and reduce health disparities within their communities. 2023 Transforming Winner, Meritus Health, was honored for creating and implementing strategies that influence equity within its community. In this conversation, Allen Twigg, Meritus Health's executive director of behavioral and community health services, talks about their role in the community and how they have expanded that role to reduce disparities for the population.

The AHA's Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award recognizes outstanding efforts among hospitals and health care systems to advance equity of care and reduce health disparities within their communities. 2023 Emerging Winner, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), was honored for its passion and progress in advancing health equity. In this conversation, Franck Nelson, RWJUH assistant vice president of health equity, discusses the big steps the organization has taken to dismantle equity barriers in its care delivery system and the community it serves.

This interview first aired on Thursday the 21st of September, 2023 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton. One FM breakfast announcer Terri Cowley interviews Clinical nurse specialist Annie Jorgensen from GV Hospice Care who has just won a palliative care award. Listen to Terri Cowley live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am. Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131 The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1. PRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association Limited and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) that covers Simulcasting and Online content including podcasts with musical content, that we pay every year. This licence number is 1385226/1.

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Welcome to the American Hospital Association special podcast series. #JustLead, a look at how hospitals and health systems that have been recognized with awards for innovation, collaboration and health equity are transforming health care to better serve their communities. Today we are joined by an honoree of the AHA 2022 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award, Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. Here to share their story with us is Dr. Sandra Brooks, executive vice president, chief community health officer and chief medical officer for the Center City Division at Jefferson Health. Carolyn Boone Lewis was a tireless advocate for equity in health care. She was also the first African-American and first hospital trustee to serve as board chair of the American Hospital Association. The ACA acknowledges her lasting contributions with the Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care award presented annually to recognize the outstanding efforts among hospitals and health care systems to advance equity of care to all patients and spread lessons learned and progress towards diversity, inclusion and health equity.

Dr Janak Gunatilleke has more than 16 years' experience in healthcare. He has a specialised skill set, with experience both working as a medical doctor and developing and implementing data-driven and technology-enabled improvements in healthcare. He co-founded the AI technology firm Conscient AI Labs. Janak was a member of the evaluation panel for the NHS AI in Health and Care Award and is a fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Informatics in the UK. He has an Executive MBA from the University of Cambridge and is completing his dissertation for a Master's in Data Science, Technology and Innovation from the University of Edinburgh.More information on his thinking at https://www.unlockaiforhealth.com/

This month's guest on the The Family Doctor podcast exemplifies a rare blend of courage, humility, and humanity. You will be moved and touched by what you hear, and what you feel, as Dr Thomas White talks with Dr Rhett Brown, a Family Physician from Charlotte NC. Dr. Brown discusses his personal journey as a gay physician starting practice in the early 90s, and shares how he became an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, particularly transgender patients.  Dr Brown is a graduate of Davidson College, attended the Medical University of South Carolina, and completed his residency in family medicine at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte NC. He served as President of the NC Academy of Family Physicians in 2017. Certified in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University, Dr Brown was awarded the Equity of Care Award by the Greater Charlotte Healthcare Executives Group in 2019.  Dr. Brown remains a passionate advocate for diverse patient populations and works to educate other primary care physicians on how to provide gender affirming care. The lessons to be learned and the wisdom shared in this episode are not to be missed! 

Celebrating those who are making a patient’s experience as easy as possible during an extraordinarily difficult time, the Cancer Community Awards, sponsored by AstraZeneca, presents an individual or organization with a Catalyst for Care Award. We spoke with the 2021 winner, Unite for HER’s founder and CEO, Sue Weldon, to hear more about what’s happened since her organization received the award.

Celebrating those who are making a patient’s experience as easy as possible during an extraordinarily difficult time, the Cancer Community Awards, sponsored by AstraZeneca, presents an individual or organization with a Catalyst for Care Award. We spoke with the 2021 winner, Unite for HER’s founder and CEO Sue Weldon, to hear more about what’s happened since her organization received the award.

On June 23rd, 2022, the Medical Staff at Grand Itasca Hospital and Clinic honored KAXE for our dedication to community health during the Covid 19 pandemic in northern Minnesota. Click the player above to hear Heidi Holtan and Kari Hedlund interview Dr. Simon Lick of Grand Itasca.

Our next guest is Sydney Newby, a Bowling Green State University sorority member who was honored with the first Stone Foltz memorial award for taking action against Greek Life hazing. Foltz was pledging to Pi Kappa Alpha at just 20 years old. Sydney says it's a loss she never wants to see happen again, and she's taken it upon herself to educate sorority members on campus. On episode 239 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Sydney chose Bowling Green State University, what was special about the sisters of Sigma Kappa that made her want to join, what she and the students were experiencing when Stone Foltz (a BGSU student who passed away on March 7, 2021) died as a result of hazing, how Sydney was able to work through the loss of her Nana and Grandpa passing away and then focus on making a difference, what the hazing prevention workshops looked like when she was VP of Standards for Panhellenic, what the moment felt like when she was awarded the first Stone Foltz Community of Care Award, when hazing will end, how we can leverage social media to help us defeat hazing, effective replacement activities if we know hazing is happening in our chapter, and steps students should take if they see hazing happening on their campus. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJ7KTFLcRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJ7KTFLcRg    

As the profession gets ready to celebrate Biomedical Science Day, June's episode showcases the excellent achievements and inspiring work of three outstanding Biomedical Scientists. Manchester-based Zonya Jeffrey is a senior Biomedical Scientist in Microbiology and a national member of IBMS council. She co-founded the children's charity 'Child Aid Tanzania' to support mothers and babies in communities affected by Malaria and HIV. In a wide-ranging interview, Zonya tells us all about the project in Tanzania and how she set up the charity. We also talk about her work fighting Cholera in Sierra Leone, her objectives on IBMS council, her work with the BBC and more! Meanwhile, award-winning Husband and Wife Biomedical Scientist duo Akinola and Olubukola Adewunmi join Ella on LabLife. They discuss their projects outside of the lab educating the public about Sickle Cell Disease and encouraging blood donations from BAME communities - for which they won a National BAME Health & Care Award. For more visit the pod blog: https://www.ibms.org/resources/news/microbiology-and-overseas-aid-ibmspod-ep8/ Show notes Episode outline: 0:20 – IBMS News 2:06 – Feature Interview with Zonya Jeffrey 2:30 - Part 1: Microbiology in Manchester – including an introduction to Zonya and her work, typical day, most memorable outbreaks, training & education and AMR in the lab. 10:44 – Part 2: Overseas Aid in Tanzania & Sierra Leone - including work alongside Swiss Tropical Institute as Laboratory Technologist, setting-up charity Child Aid Tanzania, discussion of Malaria & HIV situation and possibility for solutions in Tanzania and World Health Organisation Cholera project in Sierra Leone. 22:28 - Part 3: Impact of the pandemic, Council and BBC - including IBMS Council goals, the impact of the pandemic on her lab and Science Exhibitor with the BBC. 28:30 – Quick-fire Round: most important measure to prevent Covid transmission; largest threat to global health aside from Covid-19; the first thing she will do when leaving quarantine hotel. 30:02 – LabLife with Akinola and Olubukola Adewunmi IBMS News: Biomedical Science Day 2021 - Thursday 24th June: https://www.ibms.org/biomedical-science-day/biomedical-science-day-2021/ Dr Sarah Pitt - Biomedical Scientist of the Year: https://www.ibms.org/resources/news/biomedical-scientist-of-the-year-2021-sp/ Science Council CPD Awards return for 2021: https://www.ibms.org/resources/news/cpd-awards-return-for-2021/ Husband & Wife biomedical scientists win National BAME Health & Care Award: https://www.ibms.org/resources/news/husband-and-wife-biomedical-scientists-win-national-bame-health/

Lauren Jones of Leap Consulting SolutionsIn this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with Lauren Jones, founder and CEO at Leap Consulting Solutions.Lauren was in the unique and especially challenging position of being forced to deal with the COVID-19 crisis right after she founded Leap Consulting Solutions. Not to be deterred, Lauren decided to focus on what she could continue to do effectively even as shutdowns were taking place all around her: help those who were struggling to get or keep a job. “Staying focused on what you can control and staying true to yourself,” says Lauren, “will always work out in the end, ideally.”Leap Consulting Solutions helps companies simplify, implement, and integrate: 1) They help agencies simplify the overabundance of technology and make good business choices based on where they want to go; 2) They help with functional alignment and change management and adoption within the organization; 3) They help you implement your stack and evangelize that investment to the rest of the team. In short, Lauren helps businesses redefine how they are supporting the most important person in the world: the candidate.Listen in as Lauren discusses the importance of investing in tools that will help you communicate and evangelize messages internally and externally, and drawing the line between automation and personalization.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:● [1:36] Why Lauren is proud to receive the Care Award● [2:56] Adapting to the pandemic● [6:21] Lauren’s background in the staffing and recruiting industry● [8:08] What Lauren offers● [9:32] Areas which are now ripe for tech innovation in the recruiting space● [11:17] How technology can help companies implement their core values● [16:27] Initiating the ATS vs CRM question● [19:37] Exciting advancements and new tools● [25:42] Using automation effectively● [32:21] How technology has helped companies navigate COVID-19● [38:06] Using technology vs an organic approach to engaging with prospects● [40:55] Lauren’s approach to change management● [48:39] What is Sense?● [50:06] Lauren’s “ah-hah” moments in building systems and solutions● [53:20] What Lauren is most excited about in 2021Key quotes:● “We must make it easy for veterans to reenter civilian life, and as employers, we have the obligation to do just that.”● “Intentions and authenticity are everything, particularly when you’re starting a business.”● “People don’t buy features. People buy benefits.”● “You want your core values to be reflective in the technology that you leverage and how you leverage it.”● “There is no transformation without integration.”Resources Mentioned:● Consulting services focusing on the simplification, implementation, and integration of your tech stack: Lead Consulting Solutions● Connect with Lauren Jones on LinkedIn: Lauren Jones● Email Lauren at lauren@leapconsultingsolutions.com● Customer Engagement Automation: Sense

Working “ON” Your Business and not just “IN” Your Business with Mark Dobosz Business and Strategic Planning As a Routine Part of Your Business/Organization Mark Dobosz serves as Executive Director of the Western Sports Foundation. WSF provides health and wellness programs and financial assistance to western sports athletes in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Australia. Mark has spent over 35 years working in a variety of leadership roles and areas for not-for-profit organizations including development, marketing, public relations, community, and government relations operations and teaching. He has served in organizations that address community needs in the areas of education, health care, small business development, disabilities, and community development. Some of these include the SCORE Foundation, Out-of-Door Academy, the Mercy Health Care System, Easter Seals, Friends School in Detroit, and other independent schools. In the area of fundraising, Mark has been responsible for starting a foundation from the ground-level, multi-million-dollar campaigns, developing new fundraising programs, sponsorship programs, as well as expanding several annual giving, planned giving, and special events programs. Mark has helped raise more than $30 million for the organizations he has served. Mark has spoken extensively throughout his career on non-profit management, leadership and fundraising at various local, regional, and national conferences. He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, ASAE – The Center for Association Leadership, and the American Bar Association. He is one of the contributing authors of the book “Do Your Giving While You're Living” by Edie Fraser and Robyn Spizman, as well as the Editor and contributing author of – Business Planning Tools for Non-Profit Organizations – First and Second Editions. Mark recently served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Office Depot Foundation and has served on the boards of several professional and non-profit organizations. He is a recipient of the CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) Circle of Excellence in Fundraising Award – the Council's highest award, as well as, a 2010 recipient of the Listen Learn and Care Award from The Office Depot Foundation for his contributions to the not-for-profit sector. In addition to an undergraduate degree from St. Mary's College, Mark holds Executive Certificates in Nonprofit Leadership and Management and, Transformational Nonprofit Leadership, from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. About the interview in Mark's words: One of my favorite reminders that I have repeatedly shared with entrepreneurs over the years is to remember to spend time working ON your business and not just IN your business. Being a small business owner puts you square in the crosshairs of finding yourself doing everything on any given day in order to make your business run successfully. So much so, that it has the ability to become all-consuming – either out of necessity to survive or just plain unplanned success. In both cases, seeing the forest for the trees often takes a back seat to sustaining your business and the chances for long-term success can be compromised. So how do you know when it's time to take a step back? What are five (5) warning signs that you may be working too much IN your business and not enough ON your business? 1. You aren't questioning enough anymore. You are just in a “move from project to project” mode and it's all about just getting the work done and no time for anything else. 2. You aren't listening enough anymore. You stop relying on those who are working with you or for you for insights and ideas and you think you need to have all of the answers to every problem that surfaces. 3. You think you have to control everything including the outcomes. You keep telling yourself that if you just do this and just do that you will get the desired results without recognizing which variables are in your control and which are not in your control. 4. You either lose the ability to admit you were wrong, or become so attached to your honest but naive loyalty to your ideas, or your strong sense of perseverance won't stop and becomes unrealistic. In either situation, the result is ultimately the same outcome. You lose sight of the big picture, and you escalate your commitment to following a path that is leading you in circles instead of moving you forward. 5. You have used the phrase more than once in the past two weeks – “I just don't have the time to do anything else!” Once you begin to rationalize NOT taking the time is a clear sign that you have started down a path of potential misfires and bad decisions. If you find that you have experienced one or more of these warning signs recently, do yourself and your business a favor and STOP. Take a half-day for yourself and get out of your own way and go to spend time away from your office and business and think about where you want your business to be in 3 months, 6 months a year. Dust off that business plan and see how close you are to the plan with your current state of affairs. Remember, Albert Einstein, said it best – “Insanity is best defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Sunday Session is all about AI in healthcare. James talks about NHSX's AI Lab and its projects, particularly the The Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award, which, excitingly, just issued £50M to 42 AI projects... Get all the updates you need from the Healthtech Pigeon newsletter

“Fear Of Failure Fear of Not Trying” Going From A Shooting Star, To A Fallen Star, To A Super Star, The Oleathia “Butta B-Rocka” Robinson Story Becomes #1 Best Seller On Amazon In Less Than 7 Hours From would've, could've and should've; one woman suddenly announced that enough was enough and found her own way to deal with the success and failures of life on her own terms, and you can too! How on the way to signing a prestigious career-making record deal suddenly it came to a complete stop, because of an almost fatal car accident, just in a split second, her life changed forever. Record deal lost, her songs got pirated & career shattered. Robinson now tells her story in her new book “Fear Of Failure Fear of Not Trying” she shows how she went from tragedy to triumph." Going from a Shooting Star, To A Fallen Star, To A Super Star. Inside the pages of this reflective and insightful memoir, Fear of Failure is laid bare and then overcome by a refusal to accept those fears and insecurities as being true. Being transparent, it addresses dealing with the pain of rejection, depression, divorce, college, all while raising children on her own and working, to finding hope and strength within. From would've, could've and should've; one woman suddenly announced that enough was enough and found her own way to deal with the success and failures of life on her own terms, and you can too! Part self-help, part motivational autobiography, the experiences and insights that this book provides, can help you turn away from the fear that failure will present in your life and will help you find your way to the success and happiness you deserve. Oleathia “Butta B-Rocka” Robinson is back on track and is becoming a Super Star. Butta continues to raise the bar! Named Hottest Female Vocalist 2017 & 2018 along with the 2018 CARE Award for her contributions to the community with her organization at the ATL'S Hottest Entertainment Awards and nominated for Best Female R&B Artist of the year by the GA Music Awards, listed as 1 of the Top 4 Female R&B artist's in Georgia! She is currently in the studio working on her long-awaited sophomore album. Butta is CEO/Founder of Artists Rock the M-I-C, bringing artists together from all genres of music and forms of art to impact a change working with the homeless college students. She believes in using her talents to heal and help others who don't have a voice. In 2016 Artists Rock the MIC Foundation 501c3 Non-Profit was created. For more information about Butta B-Rocka go to www.buttabrocka.com or to buy her book go to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q3KDFLD --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makeyourbigimpact/support

“Safe and Effective Management of Pain and Addiction” was presented on January 22, 2019; by Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D., D-FASAM; and Mark A. Weiner, MD, D-FASAM. The Institute of Medicine estimates around a 100 million Americans suffer with chronic pain, and it’s estimated that about 10% of our population has or has had a substance use disorder. Both chronic pain and substance use disorders are major public health challenges, and treating concurrent pain and substance addiction is especially challenging. Common prescribing practices intended to provide relief of acute and chronic pain can trigger relapse in people with substance use disorders and have also fueled an epidemic of opioid misuse, addiction and overdose death. People with pain deserve relief, and the good news is there are strategies for acute and chronic pain management that are safe and effective for people at risk of or in recovery from substance use disorders. This presentation will discuss various methods of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic pain management and their relative risks and benefits, and describe creative approaches to effective pain relief for people in recovery from substance use disorders. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual education series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about substance use disorders, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series. ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Carl Christensen, MD, PhD, FACOG, D-FASAM, ABAM Dr. Christensen is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and has a private medical practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Christensen specializes in the treatment of addiction and of chronic pain, especially pelvic pain. He obtained his MD and PhD in Biochemistry at Wayne State University School of Medicine and did his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hutzel Hospital. He then completed a Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Duke University Medical Center. He is certified in Addiction Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Christensen is the current Medical Director of the James Wardell Women’s Recovery Center, an outpatient program dedicated to caring for pregnant, chemically dependent women, as well as the Medical Director at the Tolan Medical Research Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry at WSU. He is also the Medical Director for Dawn Farm, and a member of the Advisory Board of Families Against Narcotics in Wayne County Michigan. He is the past president of the Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine and the current Medical Director of the Michigan Health Professional Recovery Program, which monitors impaired nurses, pharmacists and doctors. He was Associate Residency Director of the OB Gyn Residency at the Wayne State University School of Medicine until 2012. Dr. Christensen has received numerous teaching awards. He has been named one of the “Top Docs” in Addiction Medicine in Hour Magazine since 2006. Mark A. Weiner, MD, DFASAM Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital - Ann Arbor Medical Director of Substance Use Disorders Section Head, Addiction Medicine Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship Medical Director, IHA Recovery Specialists Dr. Weiner is the Section Chief of Addiction Medicine and serves as the Medical Director of Substance Use Disorders at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor. He is also the Medical Director of IHA Specialists. He is the chair of the planning committee of the American Society of Addiction Medicine course, “Pain and Addiction: Common Threads” and is a member of the planning committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Annual Meeting. He is an editor of the ASAM Pain and Addiction Handbook. Dr. Weiner is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Trustees of Dawn Farm. Dr. Weiner has been acknowledged as a “Top Doc” annually since 2011 and was given The Excellence in Care Award by Detroit Hour Magazine in 2018.

Join Michael Litten and his guest; International Recording Artist Butta B- Rocka Butta B-Rocka is the total package: An International Touring Artist, Songwriter, Author of upcoming book Fear of Failure, Play-writer of stage play "I Cheated So What", Named ATL's Hottest Female Vocalist 2017 & 2018 and the CARE Award at the ATL's Hottest Awards, Humanitarian & CEO/Founder of non profit 501c3 "Artists Rock the MIC Foundation", Oleathia “Butta B-Rocka” Robinson has been diligently putting in work across markets and borders. Butta has redefined the term “versatility” by showcasing her vocals and composed pieces for years in the US, UK, Germany, Holland, Japan, Canada, Portugal, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, Spain, Barbados, Puerto Rico, Antigua, Africa and across genres from pop, rock, gospel, country and rap. Between her background vocals, demo recordings, and stage performances her résumé boasts work and assistance with international superstars, Grammy winners and performers like Janet Jackson, Akon, TLC, Nas, rock group Collective Soul, country singer Zac Brown, Dream, Japanese star Namie Amuro, Belgium superstar Sandrine, German artist Vanessa Jean Dedmon and countless other talents across the globe. www.buttabrocka.com

Alixandra Fazzina, whose photography focuses on under-reported conflicts and the often overlooked humanitarian consequences of war, has an uncanny ability to gain access to and work in the most challenging circumstances imaginable and is recognised for her compassionate and empathetic approach. She was born in East London, where she is now based, but spent much of her childhood in the Netherlands because of her father's work. She studied fine art at the University of Bristol, and in 1995, the day after she finished her course, she went to Bosnia with the British armed forces as an official war artist and it was there that she developed her interest in photography. Since then, she has worked independently as a photojournalist throughout Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Her stories have been widely published in the British and international press and her photographs exhibited worldwide. In 2008, after working on assignment in Afghanistan, she moved to Pakistan, where she lived for six years. During that time, over a two year period, she worked to chronicle the exodus of migrants and refugees from Somalia, across the Gulf of Aden to the Arabian Peninsula. The resulting book A Million Shillings: Escape from Somalia was published by Trolley Books in 2010. A Million Shillings, the title of which comes from the fare paid by refugees to the traffickers (about 50 pounds sterling), was shortlisted for the Pictures of the Year International Best Photography Book of the Year Award. A selection of the works has been shortlisted for the Prix Pictet global award in photography and sustainability. In 2008 she was the recipient of the Vic Odden Award from the British Royal Photographic Society for her work in Somalia, and was a finalist in the CARE Award for Humanitarian Reportage and the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography. In 2010 Alixandra won the highly prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for her striking coverage of the devastating human consequences of war and her fearless and tireless dedication to humanitarian photography throughout her career. Having spent six years documenting the effects of conflict and displacement in Afghanistan and Pakistan, she produced the long-term project The Flowers of Afghanistan, documenting the stories of Afghan children seeking refuge in Europe. The photographic investigation looks into the causes and effects of the increasing number of Afghan minors making the hazardous overland journey to apply for asylum in EU member states. In addition to her photography and writing, Alixandra has worked as researcher and producer for broadcast media and is regular contributor for radio and she regularly teaches masterclasses and workshops around the world for organisations such as World Press Photo, Reporters Without Borders and The Royal Photographic Society. She lectures in art, photography and media at photography and literature festivals and at on under and post graduate programmes at universities and is a member of the NOOR collective. In episode 089, Alixandra discusses, among other things: How her fine art background is relevant to photography Growing up a tomboy with an interest in conflict Learning the ropes in Bosnia as an official war artist How as photographers we sometimes don’t really look properly Being held captive in Liberia Her knack for gaining access People trafficking across the Gulf of Aden and her book A Million Shillings Editing and the importance of the text Yemen, Djibouti and the follow up project Website (NOOR) “By documenting the resilience of others, it gives me resilience.”

BD, Direct Relief, and NACHC recently honored 10 Community Health Centers with the Innovations in Care Award. Part of the BD Helping Build Healthy Communities initiative the $100,000 awards acknowledge innovative approaches to the prevention and treatment of diseases that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations (see more here: http://bit.ly/HealthyCommunitiesAward). We spoke to Julien Guttman, Director of Clinical Services at Mary's Center in Washington, DC, Damon Taugher, Director, Direct Relief USA, and Ellen Rafferty, Manager of Social Investing at BD about the initiative.

One of the largest barriers to entry for receiving denitstry is fear. Harvey Levy, DMD MAGD shares his compassionate approach to treating anxious and special needs patients.    Harvey Levy, DMD, MAGD practices general and hospital dentistry in Frederick, Maryland, where he emphasizes comprehensive dental care for individuals with anxiety or special needs. He graduated from Tufts Dental in 1974, GPR at Eastman Dental Center in 1976.   Dr. Levy has earned Mastership and four Lifelong Learning Service Recognitions by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) along with eight fellowships, four diplomat certificates, and board certification in Integrative Medicine. His work with anxious patients has earned him the AGD Humanitarian Award, the ADA Access to Care Award, the Maryland Governor’s Doctor of the Year Award, the Maryland State Dental Association’s First Humanitarian Award, Special Care Dentistry’s Saul Kamen Award, and the honor of running the 2002 Olympic Torch.   Dr. Levy also holds nine black belts, and was inducted into the US Martial Arts Hall of Fame.   More info is available at DrHLevyAssoc.com

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Keri Nasenbeny, RN, MHA, Assistant Administrator of Critical Care at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Keri Nasenbeny, RN, MHA, Assistant Administrator of Critical Care at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.