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In the fast-paced world of healthcare, effective communication can be the difference between life and death. Yet, many healthcare professionals find themselves in environments where speaking up feels risky. In this post, we will explore the findings from the article "Silence Kills 2.0" and why it's crucial for healthcare professionals to engage in open dialogue. We'll also discuss actionable insights that can improve communication in your workplace.Article referenced: Joseph Grenny, Vicki Good, Ramón Lavandero, Elizabeth Scruth; Silence Kills 2.0: How Communication Failures Stifle Innovation and Harm Patients. Am J Crit Care 1 May 2026; 35 (3): 182–190. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2026203The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the challenges encountered in caring for these vulnerable women.Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist with expertise in critical care obstetrics.Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN is the Nursing Director for  Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics with many years of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women.Julie Arafeh, RN, MS is the Simulation Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a leading expert in simulation.Critical Care Obstetrics Academy: https://www.clinicalconceptsinob.com/Follow us:Patreon: patreon.com/CCOBYouTube: @CriticalCareOBPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/criticalcareob/Dr Martin's LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/stephanie-martin-65b07112aCCOB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clinical-concepts-in-obstetrics/Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OBCriticalCareCCOB Facebook: ...

In this episode, Terry McDonnell, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, Senior Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive, Duke University Health System, and Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, Duke University School of Nursing, discusses why nurses must play a central role in the design and implementation of AI in healthcare.

Hello and welcome back to show # 604 of the DNP.  This week it's sounds from the parks.  We were just there and recorded these cuts fresh.  Hit the Disney Nerds Podcast Website, and I'll post all of the links for the video there.  This was such a fun trip, and we will be back with the next show to talk all about it and all of the new things in the parks.

Item analysis can sound intimidating, especially for educators who were trained as clinicians first and teachers second. But when used well, it can become one of the most valuable tools for improving assessments, clarifying instruction, and supporting student success. In this episode of Airway Exchange, hosts Erin and Louisa welcome in Valerie Diaz, DNP, CRNA, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, CAPT (Ret), USN and Pedro Hernandez, DNP, CRNA, APRN to break down the importance of item analysis, a topic they presented at AANA's EDGE event earlier this year. Just as CRNAs constantly refine their clinical practice, educators should continually evaluate, reflect, and improve the tools they use to assess learning. Better assessments lead to better education. Better education ultimately leads to better patient care. Here's some of what you'll hear in this episode:

Looking for proven ways to end bullying in your unit? Join the co-hosts as they welcome expert Renee Thompson for a candid, practice-focused conversation on bullying in the nursing workforce. Renee will also be presenting the keynote presentation at the 2026 AMSN Convention in September.     To learn more about the 2026 AMSN Convention OR to register, visit: https://amsn.org/Events/AMSN-Convention   SPECIAL GUEST   Dr. Renee Thompson, DNP, RN, FAONL, FAAN, CSP is CEO & Founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute®. She is a sought-after speaker, bestselling author, consultant, and leading authority on creating healthy workforces by eliminating bullying and incivility. With over 30 years of experience as a clinical nurse, nurse educator, quality manager, and nurse executive, Dr. Thompson spends the majority of her time working with healthcare leaders who want to cultivate a healthy workforce. Renee is the CEO and Founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute and has been repeatedly published, interviewed, and awarded for her work to eradicate disruptive behaviors in healthcare. In 2020, Renee was invited by the Joint Commission to become a member of their Workplace Violence Technical Advisory Panel, has been published in numerous nursing journals, and is a frequent invited guest on radio, podcasts, webinars, and online social media platforms. In 2016, Renee received the Nursing Excellence award as a nurse entrepreneur, honoring her work to eliminate workplace bullying. She received the first Outstanding Nursing Alumni for Excellence in Leadership Award and Distinguished Alumni recognition from her alma mater, and was a finalist in the Healthcare Heroes Awards as a Healthcare Provider. Her blog has won numerous awards as a Top Nursing Blog "must-read" by the online nursing community, and her anti-bullying videos are viewed by healthcare organizations around the world. Renee is one of only 30 nurses in the world who have achieved the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional designation. In 2018, she was recognized as one of LinkedIn's Top Ten Voices in Healthcare for her contribution to their global online healthcare community and in 2022 was identified as one of the top 5 Nurse Influencers on LinkedIn. Also in 2022, Renee was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing for her work to eradicate disruptive behaviors in healthcare and in 2024 received the Safe Spaces award from the Florida Nurses Association. In March 2026, Renee will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership for her sustained contributions to the specialty of nursing leadership, commitment to service and influence in shaping health care by addressing disruptive behaviors. Renee has a Master's degree in Nursing Education and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Pittsburgh.   MEET OUR CO-HOSTS Kellye' McRae, MSN-Ed, RN is a dedicated Med-Surg Staff Nurse and Unit Based Educator based in South Georgia, with 12 years of invaluable nursing experience. She is passionate about mentoring new nurses, sharing her clinical wisdom to empower the next generation of nurses. Kellye' excels in bedside teaching, blending hands-on training with compassionate patient care to ensure both nurses and patients thrive. Her commitment to education and excellence makes her a cornerstone of her healthcare team.   Marcela Salcedo, RN, BSN is a Floatpool nightshift nurse in the Chicagoland area, specializing in step-down and medical-surgical care. A member of AMSN and the Hektoen Nurses, she combines her passion for nursing with the healing power of the arts and humanities. As a mother of four, Marcela is reigniting her passion for nursing by embracing the chaos of caregiving, fostering personal growth, and building meaningful connections that inspire her work. Hayley Sweetser, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, MEDSURG-BC, CPHQ, WTA-C is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Newark, Delaware who provides support to patients and caregivers within the Acute Medicine Service Line at ChristianaCare. She is working towards reducing overall patient harm events within the service line through collaboration with bedside nurses, physicians, and other specialties. Hayley has a strong passion for medical-surgical nursing and has spent her whole nursing career in this specialty. She strives to advance medical-surgical nursing practice by encouraging alignment with evidence-based practice.   Eric Torres, ADN, RN, CMSRN is a California native that has always dreamed of seeing the World, and when that didn't work out, he set his sights on nursing.  Eric is beyond excited to be joining the AMSN podcast and having a chance to share his stories and experiences of being a bedside medical-surgical nurse.   Sydney Wall, RN, BSN, CMSRN has been a med surg nurse for 5 years. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 2019, Sydney commissioned into the Navy and began her nursing career working on a cardiac/telemetry unit in Bethesda, Maryland.  Currently she is stationed overseas, providing care for service members and their families.  During her free time, she enjoys martial arts and traveling.  Trish West, DNP, MSN, CMSRN, PCCN, CEN, NEA-BC, FAMSN is a passionate nurse leader whose career reflects both expertise and a heartfelt commitment to advancing patient care. Trish's credentials include being a Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse, Progressive and Emergency Nursing, Nursing Executive Advanced, and most recently, induction as a Fellow in the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing. She enjoys spending time with her husband Mark and their five children. Her favorite motto, "Never underestimate the difference you can make," truly captures the spirit with which Trish approaches both professional and personal endeavors.   

Are you burning out in private practice without realizing it? In this episode of The Practice of Therapy Podcast, Gordon talks with Kristin Oja, DNP, founder of STAT Wellness, about optimizing stress resilience and preventing burnout. Kristin shares a functional medicine perspective on why burnout is not always caused by work alone. Often, it is the buildup of stressors outside of work, including sleep, caffeine, exercise, relationships, technology, self-talk, and lack of recovery. Kristin explains the idea of the "stress bucket" and how even good things, like exercise, intermittent fasting, sauna, cold plunge, and high achievement, can become stressors when there is not enough recovery. Gordon and Kristin also talk about why therapists and private practice owners need to pay attention to their inner voice, create healthier boundaries with phones and email, and build small resets into the day between clients. If you are a therapist, counselor, or private practice owner feeling exhausted, disconnected, or stretched too thin, this conversation will help you think differently about burnout and what it really takes to recover. Resources Mentioned In This Episode  Subscribe to YouTube Read the show notes here Watch on YouTube Use the promo code "GORDON" to get 2 months of Therapy Notes free Consulting with Gordon The PsychCraft Network Follow us on Instagram Meet Kristin Oja  Kristin obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice, Masters of Science in Nursing with a Family Nurse Practitioner focus, and is a Registered Nurse. She is also an entrepreneur, functional and lifestyle medicine guru, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and lover of everything health and wellness! Passionate about taking a Personalized Medicine approach, Kristin focuses on uncovering the root cause of chronic illness and disease. Taking into account her patients lifestyle, diet, genetics, environment, and stress, each treatment plan is unique and individualized. Kristin has been serving and caring for patients for over 10 years. She strives every day to provide high quality care by doing everything with compassion, integrity, and above all a serving heart. Kristin founded STAT Wellness, which stands for Strength To Achieve Total Wellness, to help transform medicine. Statistically, as a society, we are getting sicker and sicker. At STAT Wellness, we want to partner with you to help you not only look your best but to feel your best by combining the best practices of medicine + movement. Website Instagram Little By Podcast on Instagram

There are two ways to provide vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to your horse: through factories or nature. In this episode, I discuss how horses obtain these nutrients naturally and where natural sources fall short. I also explore the production of these nutrients in laboratories and factories. I spend some time looking at where using man-made materials is required due to the environments in which horses live. For example, horses grazing large fields of fresh green grass undoubtedly have different needs than those raised in a dry lot. You will be surprised how adaptive horses can be up to a point. What may be more surprising is how few companies make the ingredients we discuss. Of concern are the many hands in the supply chain, in the production of the final product, and how often they sell the same ingredient under different brand names. 0:01 - Why horses may need supplements. 01:49 - Water: ground versus distilled. 02:17 - Minerals: macro and micro. Common deficiencies. Chelation. Why horses rarely get mineral deficiencies. Thumps (Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter), Electrolytes, Rickets, Magnesium deficiency and its associated behavior changes. 09:02 - Protein and amino acid deficiency: Natural versus synthetic amino acids, Signs of an amino acid deficiency, Genetic modification of microorganisms. 13:29 - About 80% of all amino acids and vitamins are made in China—discussion of the supply chain from raw materials to production facilities. 17:15 - The first of two problems: Man-made vitamins and amino acids are either made from chemicals or from genetically modified microorganisms, and the long supply chain from raw materials to the final product in your barn has too many points of non-verifiable steps and materials. 18:32- The second of two problems: How can the deficit or the results of supplementation be verified in the horse? 21:37 - Testing the diet that the horse is eating and comparing that to the signs of deficiencies. 23:21 - The fallacy that placing supplements in the food, other than macronutrients, will fix an underlying energy problem (mitochondria). 25:17 - The chemical in gunpowder that caused increased mitochondrial function and subsequent loss of body fat despite over-eating. It was called DNP (dinitrophenol), which acts as a mitochondrial uncoupler: It disrupts the proton gradient in cells, causing the body to "waste" energy as heat (thermogenesis) instead of storing it as ATP. This ramps up metabolic rate (sometimes by 30–50% or more), leading to rapid fat and carbohydrate breakdown and significant weight loss—even without dieting. (Wikipedia) Banned in 1938 by the FDA. 26:45 - Without the ability to test horses for a deficiency, feed companies just throw in amino acids, vitamins, and minerals to cover any possibilities without any proof they are needed. 29:30 - Vitamin C in humans and horses. 31:06 - Vitamins A, D, E, and K in horses. 33:51 - The B Vitamins. 34:35 - Summary of how and where raw materials are made, and the long supply chain to the final product sold to horse owners. Look at the horse for a deficiency. Look at the diet for deficiencies. Protein deficiency is the most common one seen, with the most problems in horses due to the lack of protein. Remove ingredients that inflame the gut. ******************************* #horses #veterinary #horseteeth #horsecare #equinedentistry Join us at The Horses Advocate Community page: https://community.thehorsesadvocate.com/yt Dentistry: https://theequinepractice.com/ Horsemanship Dentistry School: https://www.horsemanshipdentistryschool.com/c/information/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHorsesAdvocate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/horsesadvocate/ Geoff Tucker is a veterinarian and horseman who has worked with horses since 1973. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University in 1984. Over the years, Geoff went from mucking stalls as a farmhand to starting his own equine practice. This journey helped him learn how to blend medical care with good horsemanship. Geoff believes in doing what is best for the horse and also in working with the horse. While at Cornell, he started the Cornell Student Horseman's Association, which organized talks with local experts, a knowledge competition called the Intercollegiate Horse Bowl, and Foal Watch at the Equine Research Park to help with live foal deliveries. Wanting to educate horse owners even more, Geoff also launched the first "I Love New York Horse Symposium," which drew 500 people from across the northeast. Geoff also worked at the Equine Isolation Lab alongside respected colleagues, including Dr. Coggins, whose name is on the well-known test. He worked both part-time and full-time at Cornell's Equine Research Park. On graduation day in 1984, while his classmates celebrated, Geoff drove his fully stocked vet truck to his first call—a sick foal. This marked the beginning of The Finger Lakes Equine Practice, which still operates today. Geoff sold the practice in 1996, worked for a short time at another clinic near Albany, NY, and then started The Equine Practice, focusing on equine dentistry. He continues this work from his base in South Florida. Geoff worked on his first horse's teeth in 1983, when his mentor showed him how to place his hand inside a horse's mouth without medication and rasp off the offending sharp points. He was hooked from the start and made dentistry a key part of his practice. Since then, he has examined the mouths of over 84,000 horses across the United States - yes, he's been counting.

Are you tired of being told your low libido, brain fog, or painful sex are "just a part of aging," or being handed an antidepressant every time you bring up your hormonal symptoms? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP, APRN, and founder of the Revive Institute of Sexual Health. Dr. Stephanie shares her transition from traditional urology to pioneering an integrated approach to women's hormone therapy and sexual wellness. She is on a mission to help women reject "normal" standards of care, overcome clinical dismissal, and reclaim optimal health, pleasure, and connection.   In this episode, you will learn: How the drop in progesterone, testosterone, and estrogen drives anxiety, low libido, and body changes. Why bioidentical hormones are safe, protective against dementia, and unfairly stigmatized by outdated studies. The physical drivers behind painful intimacy and how local estrogen, DHEA, and pelvic floor therapy can help. Why standard blood panels miss the mark and how to advocate for your health.   Connect with Dr. Stephanie: Website: www.ReviveISH.com Podcast: Between the Sheets with Dr. Z https://reviveish.com/between-the-sheets-podcast   For more on Dr. Erin: Join The Hope Circle Community: https://hormonehealingproject.drerinellis.com/communities/groups/the-hope-circle/home?invite=69120d498b7e3f60397656b8 Work with Dr. Erin here: https://p.bttr.to/3E88ps4 Buy Dr. Erin's Supplements here: https://drerinellis.com/shop Get the Period Productivity Planner here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBYBRT5Q?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 Download the FREE Menstrual Cycle Nutrition Guide here: https://detox.drerinellis.com/ Watch The Free Video "7 Hormones Affecting Your Weight Loss Goals" here: https://weightloss.drerinellis.com/ Let's Be Friends: Follow Dr. Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.erinellis/ Follow Dr. Erin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drerinellisnmd Follow Dr. Erin on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.erinellis?lang=en Join the Free Hope Circle Community: https://hormonehealingproject.drerinellis.com/communities/groups/the-hope-circle/home?invite=69120d498b7e3f60397656b8 Bookmark Dr. Erin's Website: www.drerinellis.com Subscribe to Hope Natural Health on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChHYVmNEu5tKu91EATHhEiA Follow Hope Natural Health on FB: https://www.facebook.com/hopenaturalhealth Sign up for Newsletters here: https://booking.hopenaturalhealth.com/widget/form/VUubL7MNYELduwQL8ssI

This week, Marianna sits down with Isadora (Dory) Kagan, DNP, to talk about her experience completing NECA AETC's ACCESS program. Tune in to learn all about ACCESS and how it can help your work in the HIV care community. Explore the ACCESS Program here: https://www.necaaetc.org/access -- Help us track the number of listeners our episode gets by filling out this brief form!  (https://www.e2NECA.org/?r=AQX7941)--Want to chat? Email us at podcast@necaaetc.org with comments or ideas for new episodes. --Check out our free online courses: www.necaaetc.org/rise-courses--Download our HIV mobile apps:Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=John+Faragon&hl=en_US&gl=US Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/virologyed-consultants-llc/id1216837691 

playing god? presents… "A World Without Nurses"—it's a future no one wants to imagine, but doing so brings into sharp focus just how essential nurses are today. Prepare to be transported into this dystopian scenario through innovative storytelling and immersive sound design, ultimately serving as a call to action.Want to help make an impact? Explore our listening session facilitation guide: nursing.jhu.edu/faculty-research/research/centers/r3/a-world-without-nurses/"A World Without Nurses" is an original production by the iDeas Lab at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, made in association with Maryland's R3: Resilient Nurses Initiative. Written and Produced by Simon Adler. This production features:Sterling A. Wilmer, BSN, RN, BADiane Couchman, MBA, BSN, RNSharon A. Adamski, MSN, RN, CMSRNTamara Hill, DNP, RN, CPNP-ACRachel Robinson, BSN, RN, CCM, DNP-STyler Silvey, BS, ADN, RNLauren Geiling, BS, ADN, RNCaitlin McGeehan, BSN, RN, CHPN, CCRNDanielle McCamey, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FCCP, FADLN, FAANThis production is supported by the Nurse Support Program II grant administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission and funded through the Health Services Cost Review Commission.We'd love to hear about your listening experience! It'd be very helpful to us. To do so, please visit this form: nursingjhu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_295dYZbajgm08T4For any further inquiries, please contact R3inquires@jh.edu

In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Martin, Julie Arafeh, and Suzanne McMurtry Baird share their recent healthcare experiences, insights into emergency department chaos, and the importance of system improvements. They also introduce their fun segment of two truths and a lie, and discuss the challenges faced by healthcare professionals and patients alike. This episode features a detailed discussion on crisis management, leadership, and healthcare communication, illustrated through real-life scenarios and expert insights. It emphasizes the importance of calm, strategic thinking, and compassionate care in high-pressure situations.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the challenges encountered in caring for these vulnerable women.Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist with expertise in critical care obstetrics.Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN is the Nursing Director for  Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics with many years of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women.Julie Arafeh, RN, MS is the Simulation Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a leading expert in simulation.Critical Care Obstetrics Academy: https://www.clinicalconceptsinob.com/Follow us:Patreon: patreon.com/CCOBYouTube: @CriticalCareOBPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/criticalcareob/Dr Martin's LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/stephanie-martin-65b07112aCCOB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clinical-concepts-in-obstetrics/Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OBCriticalCareCCOB Facebook: ...

"What I appreciate about our patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic leukemia is the consideration that they receive a cancer diagnosis, and the best thing for them to do is actually nothing. There is a large population of patients that we don't recommend any type of treatment. We recommend that they establish care with an oncologist and that they have a relationship with those care teams," ONS member Caitilin Murphy, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP®, chief nurse practitioner at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, told Lenise Taylor, MN, RN, AOCNS®, TCTCN™, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a conversation about an overview of CLL for oncology nurses. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  Earn 0.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at courses.ons.org by July 3, 2027. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Learning outcome: Learners will report increased knowledge of the diagnosis and management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Episode Notes  Complete this evaluation for free NCPD.  ONS Podcast™ episodes: Episode 339: A Lesson on Labs: How to Monitor and Educate Patients With Cancer Episode 256: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Hematologic Complications ONS Voice articles: Compensation Funds Curb Financial Burden for Certain Exposure-Related Cancers Infection Prevention for Oncology Nurses Nurse-Led Bone Marrow Biopsy Clinics Truncate Time for Testing, Treatment Patient Stress Linked to More Advanced Leukemia Patients With CLL Report Worse QoL and Other Factors Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing articles:  Care Coordination: Overcoming Barriers to Improve Outcomes for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies in Rural Settings Pseudohyperkalemia in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: An Often Overlooked Clinical Entity Richter Transformation Arising From Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ONS book: Site-Specific Cancer Series: Leukemia (first edition) Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Transplantation Learning Library ONS Biomarker Database ONS clinical practice resource: Genomics Taxonomy Blood Cancer United: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: In Detail CLL Society: Patient Education Toolkit Lymphoma Research Foundation: Lymphoma and CLL Publications National Comprehensive Cancer Network To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.  To find resources for creating an ONS Podcast club in your chapter or nursing community, visit the ONS Podcast Library. To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org. Highlights From This Episode "Some of the common risk factors are environmental exposures, occupational exposures, and chemical exposures. For example, in certain farming communities where there are pesticides, that can definitely contribute to the risk of developing CLL. There's some consideration for high levels of radon exposure or exposure to Agent Orange. So our veterans, both from the Vietnam War but also more recently in Iraq. There's definitely a consideration that those types of exposures increase the risk of developing CLL." TS 3:01 "Generally, the average age of diagnosis for CLL is in the seventh decade of life. But over 90% of people are diagnosed at age 50 and above. So, this tends to be a diagnosis in the six or seventh decade of life. It's extremely rare in children, although it has been observed, and it's twice as likely to develop in men than it is compared to women. And then individuals who are White are more frequently affected by CLL than other racial or ethnic groups, followed by people of color. And that includes Black, Hispanic, and Native American individuals, but it's rarer in Asian populations." TS 9:33  "There's a lot of adjustment and coping with a new diagnosis. When we think about the diagnostic approach, we get a lot of information that's incredibly valuable and helps us really to pivot and guide patients as to where they need to go and how we can best support them. We've had well-established studies that look to say, 'If we were to treat patients earlier or have different thresholds for consideration for treatment, do patients do better?' ... I think it's really great that we can actually guide patients in a much more precise way, that you don't need any type of therapy at this point, and it may change and evolve in the future." TS 20:29 "I have some patients that are doers and they want to do something, so this active surveillance or watch and wait really paralyzes their coping. And so they want to do something. Oftentimes, that's really when I pull in some integrative strategies and say exercise is always going to be beneficial. The more active you are, the more physically fit you are. If you really want to do something, make sure that you stay hydrated, that you eat well, and you're engaged in a physical activity that you enjoy and can be consistent with." TS 32:37 "I think another piece that we don't often discuss is around the immunoglobulins and the immune system, but CLL has a pretty significant impact on immune dysfunction. And so patients with CLL, even if they are not on any type of active treatment, their immune system doesn't necessarily function fully. And so they're more likely to develop some upper respiratory infections or more easily develop the flu or coronavirus. ... Often times, we think a lot about supporting patients to get vaccines and to have early evaluation if those symptoms develop because you're more likely to develop upper respiratory infections. I think there's a component around immune dysfunction that I think is really valuable for people to understand that it's not contingent upon the treatment. It's contingent upon the disease and mechanistically, how the B cells are dysfunctional and don't provide that immunity that otherwise would be in a healthy B cell." TS 42:54

Description: In this episode, guest host Milagros Elia sits down with Diana Baptiste, DNP, RN, CNE, a cardiovascular nurse, educator, and health equity leader, to discuss the trusted role of […]

Please visit answersincme.com/FAJ860 to participate, download slides and supporting materials, complete the post test, and get a certificate. Presented by Nancy L. Kuntz, MD; Vanessa Battista, DNP, MBA, CPNP-PC, CHPPN, FPCN, FAAN; and Ethan Hilgert. In this activity, experts in the management of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) discuss the diagnosis and treatment of late-onset SMA (type 3b, 4) in adults. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Recognize clinical features that are suggestive of SMA in adults; Review the evidence for approved disease-modifying therapies in adult patients with SMA; and Apply strategies that address barriers to achieving optimal clinical outcomes in adults with SMA.

For more information regarding this CME/CE activity and to complete the CME/CE requirements and claim credit for this activity, visit:https://www.mycme.com/courses/emerging-agents-in-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension-10829Program DescriptionThis enduring educational activity provides a comprehensive update on late stage agents being researched for the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Led by expert faculty, the program shifts the clinical focus from traditional vasodilators to novel investigational therapies that directly target the underlying cellular pathways responsible for pulmonary vascular remodeling and disease progression. Clinicians will gain critical insights into the mechanisms of action, latest clinical trial data, and real-world practice implications of these emerging therapeutic classes to better address unmet needs in contemporary care.At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:Discuss clinical trial data and potential clinical utility of emerging agents in PAH.Accredited ProvidersThe National Association for Continuing Education in partnership with the Association for Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers (APAPP).Accreditation StatementThe National Association for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The National Association for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The National Association for Continuing Education is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 121222. This activity is approved for 0.25 contact hours (which includes 0.25 hours of pharmacology).Intended AudiencePulmonology clinicians (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates), cardiology clinicians, and primary care clinicians caring for patients with or at risk for PAH.FacultyIoana Preston, MDDirector Pulmonary Hypertension CenterLahey Hospital and Medical CenterUMASS Chan Medical SchoolBurlington, MADr. Preston has disclosed the following financial relationships:Consultant: Gossamer Bio, Insmed, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Keros Therapeutics, Liquidia Technologies, Merck & Co./Acceleron Pharma, Respira Technologies, United Therapeutics CorporationContracted Research: Gossamer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co./Acceleron Pharma, Novartis, United Therapeutics CorporationData and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB): Tectonic TherapeuticAll of her disclosures are related to PH.Jean Elwing, MDProfessor of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of MedicineDirector, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, University of Cincinnati Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep MedicineCincinnati, OHDr. Elwing has disclosed the following financial relationships:Consultant: Gossamer Bio (pulmonary hypertension), Insmed (pulmonary hypertension), Liquidia (pulmonary hypertension), United Therapeutics (pulmonary hypertension)Speaker: Merck (pulmonary hypertension)Contracted Research: Acceleron/Merck (pulmonary hypertension), Gossamer Bio (pulmonary hypertension), Inhibikase (pulmonary hypertension), Insmed (pulmonary hypertension), Lung LLC (pulmonary hypertension), Novartis (pulmonary hypertension), NS Pharma (pulmonary hypertension), Pharmosa/Liquidia (pulmonary hypertension), Pulmovant (pulmonary hypertension), Regeneron (pulmonary hypertension), United Therapeutics (pulmonary hypertension)These relationships ended within the last 24 months:Consultant: Inhibikase (pulmonary hypertension), Janssen/Actelion/Johnson & Johnson (pulmonary hypertension), Merck (pulmonary hypertension)Advisor/Advisory Board: Gossamer Bio (pulmonary hypertension), Inhibikase (pulmonary hypertension), Merck (pulmonary hypertension), United Therapeutics (pulmonary hypertension)Speaker: United Therapeutics (pulmonary hypertension)All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.Nurse Planner and Peer ReviewerMarjorie Crabtree, DNP, FNP, ANPHaymarket Medical EducationSteering CommitteeNurse Practitioner Healthcare FoundationAccredited Provider Program DirectorBellevue, WADr. Crabtree has no relevant conflicts of interest with any ACCME-defined ineligible company.Accredited Provider DisclosureNACE staff have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.Commercial SupportersThis activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Insmed and an independent educational grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.Please visit  http://naceonline.com to engage in more live and on demand CME/CE content.

For more information regarding this CME/CE activity and to complete the CME/CE requirements and claim credit for this activity, visit:https://www.mycme.com/learn/course/recent-research-into-biologics-in-asthma-10830Program DescriptionThis podcast activity provides an in-depth review of several recent trials in severe asthma management, highlighting the ongoing shift in asthma precision medicine towards identifying the right patients for the right treatments. Clinicians will examine clinical data from the NIMBLE trial (depemokimab), alongside the WAYFINDER trial (tezepelumab), as well ZEPHYR 5 (benralizumab), REMOMEPO (mepolizumab), VESTIGE (dupilumab) and VALLIANT (verekitug). This activity will grant clinicians critical insights to move beyond simple exacerbation reduction and precisely align advanced biologic therapies with the underlying cellular biology driving each patient's symptoms.Educational ObjectiveAt the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:Review recent updates in the asthma literature, including recent guideline revisions and evolving clinical trial data for newer biologic therapies.Accredited ProvidersThe National Association for Continuing Education in partnership with the Association for Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers (APAPP).The National Association for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The National Association for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The National Association for Continuing Education is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 121222. This activity is approved for 0.25 contact hours (which includes 0.25 hours of pharmacology).FacultyCedric Rutland, BS, MD, FCCPVolunteer FacultyUniversity of CaliforniaPulmonary Critical Care Internal Medicine, ProducerRutland Medical GroupNewport Critical Care PhysiciansLake Forest, CADr. Rutland has disclosed the following financial relationships:Consultant: Sanofi (asthma, diabetes, NP, RSV, AD), Boehringer Ingelheim (IPF, PPF), Regeneron (asthma, diabetes, NP, RSV, AD), Chiesi (asthma), Baxter (bronchiectasis), Insmed (bronchiectasis), AstraZeneca (asthma, cough)Advisor/Advisory Board: Sanofi (asthma, AD, NP), Regeneron (asthma, AD), Chiesi (asthma), Boehringer Ingelheim (IPF, PPF), AstraZeneca (asthma, cough)Speaker: Sanofi (asthma, NP, AD, AFRS, urticaria, EoE), Regeneron (asthma, NP, AD, AFRS, urticaria, EoE), Boehringer Ingelheim (IPF, PPF), AstraZeneca (asthma, cough), Chiesi (asthma), Baxter (bronchiectasis)These relationships have ended within last 24 months:Consultant: GSK (asthma, cough, RSV)Advisor/Advisory Board: GSK (asthma, cough, RSV)Speaker: GSK (asthma, cough, RSV)Diego J. Maselli, MD, FCCP, ATSFProfessor and ChiefDivision of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical CareUT Health at San AntonioDirector, Respiratory Care, University Health SystemDirector, Severe Asthma Program, University Health SystemSan Antonio, TXDr. Maselli has disclosed the following financial relationships:Consultant: AstraZeneca (asthma, COPD), Sanofi/Regeneron (asthma, COPD), GSK ( asthma, COPD), Amgen (asthma, COPD), Insmed (bronchiectasis)Speaker: GSK (asthma, COPD), AstraZeneca (asthma, COPD), Amgen (asthma, COPD), Sanofi/Regeneron (asthma, COPD)All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.Nurse Planner and Peer ReviewerMarjorie Crabtree, DNP, FNP, ANPHaymarket Medical EducationSteering CommitteeNurse Practitioner Healthcare FoundationAccredited Provider Program DirectorBellevue, WADr. Crabtree has no relevant conflicts of interest with any ACCME-defined ineligible company.Accredited Provider DisclosureNACE staff has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.Intended AudiencePulmonology, allergy/immunology, and critical care clinicians (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates), as well as primary care and geriatric medicine clinicians caring for patients with asthma.Commercial SupportersThis activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Sanofi.Please visit  http://naceonline.com to engage in more live and on demand CME/CE content.

In this episode of Airway Exchange, Erin and Greg sit down with Yasmine Campbell, DNP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, a clinical associate professor at Florida International University and member of the AANA Education Committee. The episode discusses strategies for writing better exams, the growing role of AI, and creating meaningful professional development opportunities for CRNA faculty. ​Here's some of what you'll hear in this episode:

Have you ever struggled with patient mobility, immobility, and safety risks for both you and the patient? Join the co-hosts for an honest and practical story-driven conversation on patient mobility and immobility. Drawing upon the AMSN Core Curriculum, they discuss safe assessment and knowing when to wait for help to protecting yourself and getting patients moving in realistic, shift-friendly ways. A must-listen episode!     REFERENCED in EPISODE: The AMSN Core Curriculum can be found at https://amsn.org/Practice-Resources/Core-Curriculum-for-Medical-Surgical-Nursing   MEET OUR CO-HOSTS Kellye' McRae, MSN-Ed, RN is a dedicated Med-Surg Staff Nurse and Unit Based Educator based in South Georgia, with 12 years of invaluable nursing experience. She is passionate about mentoring new nurses, sharing her clinical wisdom to empower the next generation of nurses. Kellye' excels in bedside teaching, blending hands-on training with compassionate patient care to ensure both nurses and patients thrive. Her commitment to education and excellence makes her a cornerstone of her healthcare team.   Marcela Salcedo, RN, BSN is a Floatpool nightshift nurse in the Chicagoland area, specializing in step-down and medical-surgical care. A member of AMSN and the Hektoen Nurses, she combines her passion for nursing with the healing power of the arts and humanities. As a mother of four, Marcela is reigniting her passion for nursing by embracing the chaos of caregiving, fostering personal growth, and building meaningful connections that inspire her work. Hayley Sweetser, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, MEDSURG-BC, CPHQ, WTA-C is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Newark, Delaware who provides support to patients and caregivers within the Acute Medicine Service Line at ChristianaCare. She is working towards reducing overall patient harm events within the service line through collaboration with bedside nurses, physicians, and other specialties. Hayley has a strong passion for medical-surgical nursing and has spent her whole nursing career in this specialty. She strives to advance medical-surgical nursing practice by encouraging alignment with evidence-based practice.   Eric Torres, ADN, RN, CMSRN is a California native that has always dreamed of seeing the World, and when that didn't work out, he set his sights on nursing.  Eric is beyond excited to be joining the AMSN podcast and having a chance to share his stories and experiences of being a bedside medical-surgical nurse.   Sydney Wall, RN, BSN, CMSRN has been a med surg nurse for 5 years. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 2019, Sydney commissioned into the Navy and began her nursing career working on a cardiac/telemetry unit in Bethesda, Maryland.  Currently she is stationed overseas, providing care for service members and their families.  During her free time, she enjoys martial arts and traveling.  Trish West, DNP, MSN, CMSRN, PCCN, CEN, NEA-BC, FAMSN is a passionate nurse leader whose career reflects both expertise and a heartfelt commitment to advancing patient care. Trish's credentials include being a Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse, Progressive and Emergency Nursing, Nursing Executive Advanced, and most recently, induction as a Fellow in the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing. She enjoys spending time with her husband Mark and their five children. Her favorite motto, "Never underestimate the difference you can make," truly captures the spirit with which Trish approaches both professional and personal endeavors.   

    Few careers in military medicine trace an arc as wide as that of CAPT (Ret) Kimberly Elenberg, DNP, RN. In this episode she sits down with WarDocs to map a journey that began as an ROTC cadet who joined because she saw students rappelling down a building in Philadelphia, and that has since carried her from the bedside at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to the role of principal investigator on a Carnegie Mellon University team competing in the DARPA Triage Challenge. Along the way she changed uniforms, disciplines, and altitudes of responsibility, but never lost the thread that ties it all together: people first, and the relationships that make hard things possible.     CAPT (Ret) Elenberg describes how early mentors shaped her. Colonel Graham showed her that putting people first is a practice, not a slogan. Major McGee backed her instinct for innovation, and as a young nurse on Ward 51 she built one of the first patient education centers in a military treatment facility, learned to set up networks and hardware, and pursued nursing informatics before the field was common. She recounts moving to research at NIH, where her work on TPA for clearing central line catheters was later adopted as best clinical practice, and her decision to volunteer as an EMT and medic so she would understand field medicine as well as hospital medicine.       From there the conversation follows her into the U.S. Public Health Service, where after 9/11 the Surgeon General asked her to help build the nation's deployable response teams from concept to operation, training them in real communities facing real crises. She explains how anthrax and zoonotic disease drew public health into agriculture and food security, how her long relationship with Carnegie Mellon's Auton Lab began with a bus trip and a phone call, and how that mathematical grounding in probabilistic modeling resurfaced when she was asked to model the effects of policy during COVID and, later, to track military security assistance flowing to Ukraine.     The episode closes on the present and the future: autonomous triage payloads that can read a casualty's physiological state without touching them, robotic snakes that might pack non-compressible hemorrhage, swarms of drones and ground robots that find the wounded and feed the right information to the right echelon. Throughout, CAPT (Ret) Elenberg returns to her core lessons — trust your chain of command, define what success really looks like, build on small wins, and never limit yourself to your military occupational specialty. From an orphanage and a food-service background to teaching at the National Defense University, hers is a story about doors held open and relationships that endure. Chapters (00:54-07:11) From Rappelling Cadet to Innovating Army Nurse (07:11-16:48) Building the Nation's Public Health Response Teams (16:48-22:24) Biosurveillance Modeling COVID and Ukraine Aid (22:24-32:32) The Power of Relationships Across a Career (32:32-37:37) Autonomy Confidence and Knowing When to Explore (37:37-51:33) The DARPA Triage Challenge and Lessons That Last Chapter Summaries (00:54-07:11) From Rappelling Cadet to Innovating Army Nurse The guest traces her start as an ROTC cadet drawn in by students rappelling down a Philadelphia building, her commissioning as an Army nurse, and her first duty station at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Early mentors, including Colonel Graham and Major McGee, taught her that people truly come first and backed her instinct for innovation. On Ward 51 she built one of the first patient education centers in a military treatment facility while teaching herself websites, networking, and nursing informatics.   (07:11-16:48) Building the Nation's Public Health Response Teams Her NIH research on TPA for central line catheters was later adopted as best clinical practice, and she volunteered as an EMT and medic to learn field medicine. After moving to the U.S. Public Health Service for family stability, she answered the Surgeon General's call following 9/11 to build the nation's deployable response teams from concept to operation. Anthrax and zoonotic disease pulled public health into agriculture and food security across the federal enterprise.   (16:48-22:24) Biosurveillance Modeling COVID and Ukraine Aid Tasked to advise on detecting events and discerning intent, she leaned into probabilistic modeling and a long relationship with Carnegie Mellon's Auton Lab that began with a bus trip and a phone call. As Director of Population Health at the Defense Health Agency she modeled total force fitness, then was asked to model the effects of policy during COVID rather than the disease itself. The work forced coordination across agencies, departments, and services on a scale not seen since World War II.   (22:24-32:32) The Power of Relationships Across a Career Describing herself as an introvert, she explains why relationships are the engine of accomplishment, recalling a Ranger literally pushing her up a mountain during advanced camp after a car accident. Those bonds endured and resurfaced decades later in Texas during the DARPA Triage work. She recounts retiring out of Poland after 28 years, where she stood up a secure network to coordinate 26 non-doctrinal partners supporting aid to Ukraine.   (32:32-37:37) Autonomy Confidence and Knowing When to Explore She makes the case for military service as a path to clinical autonomy and the chance to think, decide, and do research that civilian roles often do not allow. She reflects on how to know when to pursue a new opportunity: trust your chain of command, negotiate and listen when you are the one in charge, and act on principles of doing no harm. Confidence, she says, means not being afraid to fail.   (37:37-51:33) The DARPA Triage Challenge and Lessons That Last She gives a plain-language tour of her team's autonomous triage work — payloads that read physiological state without touching a casualty, visual reasoning models tempered by Bayesian rigor, and platforms that deliver the right information to each echelon. Using a DoD-wide tobacco policy as a case study, she explains the art of the doable and building success on small wins. She closes with advice on confidence, integrity, and holding doors open for the next generation.   Take Home Messages Cross disciplines to scale care: The greatest gains often come from teaming up outside your own specialty. Pairing clinical insight with engineering, informatics, and operations lets a single provider extend capability and capacity far beyond what one profession can deliver alone. People first is a practice, not a slogan: Leaders who genuinely put people first earn the trust that makes hard missions possible. The example of a leader who recognized her team while facing her own serious illness shows that the principle is proven in action, not in words. Relationships are the engine of accomplishment: No one knows everything, and progress depends on the people willing to push you up the mountain. Networks built early endure for decades and can be called on when the mission needs them most. Define what success really looks like: Insisting on the perfect outcome can stall progress entirely; agreeing on the art of the doable moves the mission forward. Real success is often a series of small wins that build on one another over time. Confidence means not being afraid to fail: Growth lives outside the comfort zone, and everyone fails sometimes. Acting with honesty, integrity, and your best effort each day — then trusting tomorrow brings another chance — is what builds lasting confidence. Episode Keywords military medicine, Army nurse, military nursing, WarDocs, military medicine podcast, public health service, USPHS, DARPA Triage Challenge, autonomous triage, battlefield medicine, combat casualty care, Carnegie Mellon University, Auton Lab, nursing informatics, biosurveillance, COVID modeling, population health, Defense Health Agency, Walter Reed, military innovation, medical robotics, drone medicine, military mentorship, veteran leadership, military medical research Hashtags #MilitaryMedicine, #WarDocs, #ArmyNurse, #PublicHealth, #BattlefieldMedicine, #DARPA, #MilitaryInnovation, #VeteranLeadership   Biography Dr. Kimberly Elenberg, a retired USPHS Captain, is the Director of Data and Mission Partner Sharing at ECS. A distinguished leader in biosurveillance and emergency response, she applies data science to enhance national security. Notably, she served as the incident response commander for modeling and analytics for the Secretary of Defense COVID Task Force. Previously, as a principal scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, she advanced autonomous systems for biosurveillance. Dr. Elenberg consistently bridges theoretical research with practical healthcare delivery, leveraging her clinical expertise and military discipline to safeguard public health. Her exceptional contributions have earned her several highly prestigious awards, including the 2022 Defense Superior Service Medal, the 2022 USPHS Distinguished Service Medal, and the 2020 National Emergency Preparedness Award for her outstanding operational acumen.         Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine The WarDocs Mission- WarDocs exists to honor the legacy of Military Medicine, preserve its history, and inspire every generation — across all Services, Corps, and Ranks — to serve with excellence and pride. Through mentorship, coaching, and education, we equip those considering, entering, and serving in military medicine with the knowledge, connections, and community they need to thrive. We celebrate Who we are, What we do, and, most importantly, How we serve Our Patients, the DoW, and Our Nation.   Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/our-guests Subscribe and Like our Videos on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm   WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible and go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in Military Medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.     Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast    

Shawn Needham, R.Ph., talks with Kristin Oja, DNP, FNP-C, IFMCP about how functional medicine can meet strength training. Kristin obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice, Masters of Science in Nursing with a Family Nurse Practitioner focus, and is a Registered Nurse. She is also an entrepreneur, functional and lifestyle medicine guru, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and lover of everything health and wellness! Passionate about taking a Personalized Medicine approach, Kristin focuses on uncovering the root cause of chronic illness and disease. Taking into account her patients lifestyle, diet, genetics, environment, and stress, each treatment plan is unique and individualized. Kristin has been serving and caring for patients for over 10 years. She strives every day to provide high quality care by doing everything with compassion, integrity, and above all a serving heart. Kristin founded STAT Wellness, which stands for Strength To Achieve Total Wellness, to help transform medicine. Statistically, as a society, we are getting sicker and sicker. At STAT Wellness, we want to partner with you to help you not only look your best but to feel your best by combining the best practices of medicine + movement. Kristin Oja Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/drkristinoja Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/kristinojadnp LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-oja-dnp-fnp-c-ifmcp-70516453/ Website | https://www.kristinoja.com/ STAT Wellness | https://www.linkedin.com/company/22321029 Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy Website | http://mlrx.com.com/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MosesLakeProfessionalPharmacy/ Shawn Needham X| https://x.com/ShawnNeedham2 Shawn's Book | http://mybook.to/Sickened_The_Book Additional Links https://linktr.ee/mlrx

Joe Rodriguez sits down with Randy Moore and Tracy Young, to work through the week's hardest stories. Let the spicy takes flow! Reimbursement: UnitedHealthcare stops paying for physical status. Oklahoma and Louisiana fight back with legislation. Tracy makes the case that anesthesia has been commoditized, and that hospital subsidies taught payers they never have to pay full price. Private equity: California and Oregon pass laws to curb PE in medicine. Tracy argues we legislate against bad actors instead of punishing them. Randy defends consolidation, then explains why the Oregon deal was a playbook of what not to do. And the line nobody else will say: hospitals don't fire anesthesia groups that are doing a good job. Workforce: AA bills fail in Iowa and Minnesota. Joe argues the entire AA strategy asks the wrong question. Tracy disagrees with both hosts and predicts a sorted market: CRNA-centric facilities on one side, MD and AA medical-direction models on the other, driven by math, not preference. Plus: why anesthesia companies obsessed with growth keep losing contracts, and why CRNA residents work full-time hours unpaid while physician residents draw a salary. Takeaways: Hospital subsidies are functioning as a defacto safety net for the entire industry. They are the mechanism that lets payers keep cutting. Every subsidy dollar confirms someone else will cover the gap. Differentiation in anesthesia is no longer simply price. It is recruiting and retention, full stop. Culture is the product. Hospitals don't replace groups that are performing. If a contract gets shopped, there was a problem, whatever the press release says. Growth without product is a failure of leadership. The large groups losing contracts did it to themselves. The workforce will sort itself in the next decade. The average anesthesiologist is 55. CRNA graduation just crossed 3,000 for the first time.  Profit motive is not a disease. Imbalance is. Everyone you've ever hired has a profit motive, including you. Want more Dr. Joe Rodriguez? Tik Tok: @jrodcrna21 Instagram: @jrod.crna & @abouttherestpod YouTube: @AboutTheRest Thanks for my co-hosts: Randall Mooore, DNP, MBA CRNA are Executive VP of Strategy and Chief Anesthetist Officer, former AANA CEO. Tracy Young: Incoming President of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology To Learn More about Human Content Visit: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.human-content.com⁠⁠⁠ To Learn More about About The Rest Visit: www.abouttherest.com Got a Question? hello@abouttherest.com Part of the Human Content Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FTC just notched its second win against the biggest roll-up in anesthesia history. Welsh Carson settled first. Now USAP. So who actually won, and who pays next? Joe Rodriguez sits down with Randy Moore and Gary Keeling for the kind of conversation that usually happens at the bar after the conference, not on the record. No "where did you go to school" warm-ups. Just three operators reading the headlines everyone else is misreading. Gary drops the frame that defines the episode: this is two Goliaths at war. Private equity built 70 percent market share with borrowed money. Insurers answered with the No Surprises Act and rate cuts. Now IDR is swinging back, hospitals are eating the shortfall through subsidies, and the FTC just stepped into the ring. Anesthesia providers are standing in the middle of all of it. Then the gloves come off on the anesthesiologist assistant fight. Sixty bills in thirty years. Gary says there's enough work for everybody and braces for the hate mail. Randy makes the case that should worry every workforce planner in the country: this shortage isn't a cycle anymore, it's structural, and it's not normalizing for five to seven years. Joe closes with the contrarian bet he's making with his own money. If you book the cases, staff the rooms, or sign the subsidy checks, this episode is your briefing. Takeaways The FTC win is a settlement, not a verdict. USAP admitted no fault and the terms are still being executed. The real signal is that the roll-up playbook now carries regulatory risk that didn't exist a decade ago. The Goliath framework: insurers wanted fragmented anesthesia markets they could play against each other. PE consolidated to fight back. The NSA flipped leverage to insurers, IDR is flipping it back, and hospitals absorb every swing through subsidies. PE's debt structure is the tell. Buy with borrowed money, load the debt onto the asset, run admin on a skeleton crew, jettison through bankruptcy when it breaks. Margin expectations beyond 6 to 15 percent in a service business are the warning sign. AA legislation has a 30-year losing record. Roughly 60 attempts, 47 straight failures from 2010 to 2019, and only 5 of 40 passed in 2025 during a historic shortage. If it was going to break through, that was the year. Randy's call: the workforce shortage is structural, not cyclical. Every CRNA program is expanding cohorts and demand still outruns supply. No meaningful normalization for five to seven years. The pipeline counterweight: 147 nurse anesthesia programs with 17 more coming. Joe's on the record preparing for demand growth to slow. Cycles always turn. Gary's operator test: the 2 percent of groups with excess staff aren't lucky, they built culture and systems. Everyone else is churning providers and renting locums at whatever price locums name. Want more Dr. Joe Rodriguez? Tik Tok: @jrodcrna21 Instagram: @jrod.crna & @abouttherestpod YouTube: @AboutTheRest Thanks for my co-hosts: Randall Mooore, DNP, MBA CRNA are Executive VP of Strategy and Chief Anesthetist Officer, former AANA CEO. Gary's is VP of Anesthesia Services, Revenue Cycle Management To Learn More about Human Content Visit: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.human-content.com⁠⁠⁠ To Learn More about About The Rest Visit: www.abouttherest.com Got a Question? hello@abouttherest.com Part of the Human Content Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Diagnosis Your Doctor Is Too Afraid to Make You've been depressed, exhausted, foggy, and in pain for years. You've tried the antidepressants. You've done the workups. Everything comes back normal. But you are not normal. You are not well. And nobody can tell you why. What if it's Lyme? Dr. Terri sits down with Pamela Cipriano, DNP, APRN — a functional medicine and Lyme disease specialist who trained under one of the country's leading Lyme experts — to have the conversation most conventional doctors won't. From a teenager who spent two years in a psychiatric facility before anyone thought to test him for Lyme, to the political reality that doctors in Texas can be reported to their board just for making the diagnosis — this episode exposes why one of the most common tick-borne diseases in the country is also one of the most misdiagnosed. The symptoms of Lyme overlap almost perfectly with depression, anxiety, hormone imbalance, autoimmune disease, and neurological disorders. That's not a coincidence. It's a diagnostic crisis. If you've been chasing answers and hitting walls, this episode is for you. What you'll discover: Why the standard two-tier Lyme test misses the majority of cases and what patients should be asking for instead [12:23] How Lyme can hide in the body for decades before a stressful event triggers full-blown symptoms [06:09] The teenager misdiagnosed with a psychiatric disorder who spent two years institutionalized before anyone tested him for Lyme [20:19] Why doctors in Texas risk board complaints just for diagnosing Lyme disease and what that means for medical freedom [08:18] How Lyme symptoms overlap with hormone deficiency, creating a compounding diagnostic blind spot [31:15] Co-infections like Bartonella and Babesia: what they are, why most doctors aren't testing for them, and how they change the treatment picture [28:15] The connection between Lyme, mold toxicity, and chronic illness and why the best providers look at all of it together [33:47] How to find a provider trained to properly test and treat Lyme when only a few hundred specialists exist in the entire country [39:14] You are not crazy. You are not anxious. You may just not have the right diagnosis yet. The Dr. Terri Show is presented by EVEXIAS Health Solutions.Learn more and find a provider near you at evexias.com Connect with Dr. Terri:

*** Learn how the TALK tool enhances team communication in critical care settings. Discover its benefits, implementation strategies, and key takeaways for healthcare professionals.Article referenced: Iago Enjo-Perez, Cristina Diaz-Navarro, Esther Leon-Castelao, Miquel Sanz-Moncusí, Inma Carmona-Delgado, Javier Pérez-Dueñas, Rocío Ponce-Muñoz, Sara Fernandez-Mendez, Jose-Ramón Alonso-Viladot, Jose María Nicolàs-Arfelis, Pedro Castro; Use of the TALK Tool for Interprofessional Team Self-Debrief During Everyday Opportunities for Learning in Critical Care. Am J Crit Care 1 May 2026; 35 (3): 171–181. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2026814The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the challenges encountered in caring for these vulnerable women.Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist with expertise in critical care obstetrics.Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN is the Nursing Director for  Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics with many years of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women.Julie Arafeh, RN, MS is the Simulation Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a leading expert in simulation.Critical Care Obstetrics Academy: https://www.clinicalconceptsinob.com/Follow us:Patreon: patreon.com/CCOBYouTube: @CriticalCareOBPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/criticalcareob/Dr Martin's LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/stephanie-martin-65b07112aCCOB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clinical-concepts-in-obstetrics/Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OBCriticalCareCCOB Facebook: ...

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-490 Overview: In the US, maternal morbidity and mortality rates are among the highest in the western world, and stroke is one of the leading causes—responsible for 1 of 12 maternal deaths. This rate is estimated to be much higher in high-risk pregnancies. Join us as we discuss a recent study examining rates of maternal stroke in which 1 in 4 women with stroke experienced a missed diagnostic opportunity and hear what these findings mean for your practice. Episode resource links: Haghighi N, Bourscheid RM, Shang C, et al. Identifying missed diagnostic opportunities in maternal stroke. Stroke. 2026;57(2). doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.125.052995 Chen Y, Shiels MS, Uribe-Leitz T, et al. 2025. Pregnancy-Related Deaths in the US, 2018-2022. JAMA Network Open.  Lappen JR, Pettker CM, Louis JM. 2021. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #54: Assessing the Risk of Maternal morbidity and Mortality. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Miller EC, Bello NA, Chen PR, et al 2026. Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Stroke in Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Stroke.  Bushnell C, Kernan WN, Sharrief AZ, et al. 2024. Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: A Guideline from the American Heart Association/¬American Stroke Association. Stroke.  Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C   Music Credit: Matthew Bugos Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at FranklySpeaking@pri-med.com  The views expressed in this podcast are those of Dr. Domino and his guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Pri-Med.

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-490 Overview: In the US, maternal morbidity and mortality rates are among the highest in the western world, and stroke is one of the leading causes—responsible for 1 of 12 maternal deaths. This rate is estimated to be much higher in high-risk pregnancies. Join us as we discuss a recent study examining rates of maternal stroke in which 1 in 4 women with stroke experienced a missed diagnostic opportunity and hear what these findings mean for your practice. Episode resource links: Haghighi N, Bourscheid RM, Shang C, et al. Identifying missed diagnostic opportunities in maternal stroke. Stroke. 2026;57(2). doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.125.052995 Chen Y, Shiels MS, Uribe-Leitz T, et al. 2025. Pregnancy-Related Deaths in the US, 2018-2022. JAMA Network Open.  Lappen JR, Pettker CM, Louis JM. 2021. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #54: Assessing the Risk of Maternal morbidity and Mortality. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Miller EC, Bello NA, Chen PR, et al 2026. Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Stroke in Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Stroke.  Bushnell C, Kernan WN, Sharrief AZ, et al. 2024. Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: A Guideline from the American Heart Association/¬American Stroke Association. Stroke.  Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C   Music Credit: Matthew Bugos Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at FranklySpeaking@pri-med.com  The views expressed in this podcast are those of Dr. Domino and his guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Pri-Med.

Process improvement plays a critical role in healthcare by helping organizations deliver safer, efficient and more reliable care. Our host Shannon Hale welcomes Dr. Josee Gill, Director of Quality for the Bellin Region at Emplify Health, to discuss what it takes to build a culture of continuous improvement. Drawing on years of leadership experience, Gill shares insights on engaging frontline staff, sustaining progress, and maintaining a commitment to delivering the highest quality care possible. Guest: Josee Gill, DNP, RN, CPHQ, LSSGB Director of Quality Bellin Region Emplify Health   Host:  Shannon Hale, MHA, RN, CPHQ Senior Program Director, Performance Improvement Programs Vizient    Show Notes:  [00:45]  Josie's healthcare journey from emergency nursing to quality leadership [02:42]  Overview of Emplify Health and the Bellin Region [03:21]  How Vizient collaboratives support performance improvement efforts [05:10]  Why continuous improvement never stops, even with strong performance [06:43]  Advice for professionals beginning a career in quality and performance improvement [08:27]  Building relationships with frontline teams and using data effectively [09:04]  Gaining leadership support through organizational benchmarking [10:09]  Practical approaches to sustaining performance improvement initiatives [12:13]  Advice for organizations participating in Vizient performance improvement programs [14:07]  The future of performance improvement at Emplify Health [15:02]  Incorporating patient advisors into improvement work [15:58]  Maintaining and improving quality through healthcare mergers   Links | Resources: Contacting Knowledge on the Go: picollaboratives@vizientinc.com    Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Android RSS Feed  

Heart Failure and Hypertension.Welcome to the Hypertension Resistant to Treatment Podcast, the #1 Hypertension Podcast in the world, with listeners from more than 152 countries who depend on our content. We are your primary resource for obtaining straightforward, practical, evidence-based information about high blood pressure management, regardless of your situation as a patient, healthcare provider, or family member. High blood pressure isn't always simple. The condition known as resistant hypertension affects many people who have high blood pressure that does not respond to medication or lifestyle changes. The medical field identifies treatment-resistant hypertension as a demanding yet vital medical condition that doctors encounter in their practice. The Hypertension Resistant to Treatment Podcast, website, and YouTube channel highlight the most challenging cases because these individuals have attempted multiple solutions without achieving any resolution. This podcast is here for them, but also for anyone touched by high blood pressure. Whether you're just starting your journey with prehypertension, you're living with long-standing hypertension, or you're a provider searching for better strategies to help your patients.The right place exists for those seeking answers, motivation, and success tools. The podcast Hypertension Resistant to Treatment presents blood pressure information in an easy-to-understand format that helps people control their condition. The Hypertension Resistant to Treatment podcast is hosted by Dr. Tonya Breaux-Shropshire, PhD, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC. Send us Fan Mail Support the showSupport the podcast by subscribing using this link: click here. We appreciate your support, thank you! Log your blood pressure and share with your provider (click here). Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.Royalty-free music: Turn on My Swag 2 Epidemic Sound****Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult your own healthcare provider about your health. The views shared are those of the host and guests, and do not represent any other organization.”

Nurses are consistently ranked as the most trusted profession in America. So why aren't more nurses helping shape the conversations that influence healthcare policy, patient education, technology, and innovation? In this episode of Beyond the Mask, Sharon and guest co-host Laura Ardizzone, MS, MBA, DNP, CRNA welcome Stroke Certified Registered Nurse, podcaster, author, and healthcare communicator Rosa Hart for a conversation about the power of storytelling, communication, and advocacy in modern healthcare. Drawing from her experiences in stroke care, podcasting, and healthcare media, Rosa explains why nurses possess a unique ability to translate complex medical information into meaningful conversations that patients and families can understand. She shares how witnessing remarkable stroke recoveries inspired her passion for education and discusses how communication may be one of the most overlooked clinical skills in healthcare. Here's some of what you'll hear in this episode:

Cette semaine, j'ai la chance rare d'accueillir au micro de Demain N'attend Pas un des derniers sages de notre époque, le grand penseur de l'écologie spirituelle : Satish Kumar.C'est une rencontre dont j'ai longtemps rêvé.Cet homme, âgé de 89 ans, né à l'autre bout du monde, élevé comme un moine Jaïn, est porté par un optimisme sans faille et par une conviction pacifiste profonde. Au micro de DNP, il partage avec une simplicité et une joie désarmante ce que la vie lui a appris. Ce sont les enseignements les plus justes et peut-être les plus radicaux qu'il m'aie été donné d'entendre :- Satish nous dit que les transformations écologiques ne se réaliseront QUE SI on opère un changement profond dans notre vision du monde et dans nos coeurs. En faisant la paix avec nous-même, en tissant des liens entre les hommes et en prenant soin du vivant. - Il nous incite à nous éloigner de la peur qui nous dresse les uns contre les autres et à nous ouvrir à l'émerveillement, à la gratitude et à la différence. - Il nous appelle à agir pour un monde meilleur de façon déterminée... tout en refusant résolument toute forme de violence et de polarisation des débats... - Il nous recommande d'agir à notre échelle, sans attendre le grand soir, en nous concentrant sur notre action et non sur les résultats, sur le chemin et non sur le but. C'est simple et pourtant si loin de notre façon d'être au monde aujourd'hui. Chez lui, l'engagement se vit chaque jour.Dans cette discussion à coeur ouvert, Satish nous raconte : - Comment sa vie a basculé à neuf ans : marqué par la mort de son père, il demande alors à devenir moine Jaïn et entre au monastère. - Comment, inspiré par le courage des figures comme Gandhi et Martin Luther King, il défie le cloisonnement entre spiritualité et action et choisi de quitter la vie monastique pour pratiquer la spiritualité dans l'action, avec la main et le cœur autant qu'avec la tête.- Comment il part faire un tour du monde à pied pendant 3 ans, sans un sou en poche, reposant sur l'accueil et la générosité des habitants -et donc sur le lien à l'autre : il traverse les continents pour rencontrer les dirigeants des 4 puissances nucléaires de l'époque et dénoncer les dangers de ces armes.- Comment il s'installe en Angleterre il y a près de 40 ans et crée une école pour enfant (little school) et une école pour adulte (Schumacher College) où il propose une éducation holistique, qui nourrit la tête, le coeur et le corps. Autant vous dire que cet épisode de DNP est très important pour moi. Si important que j'ai voulu jouer les prolongations et vous proposer une suite. Vous retrouverez Satish dans le prochain épisode de DNP pour un enregistrement live avec une soixantaine de personnes. Ce sera l'occasion de l'entendre revenir sur ses thèmes de prédilection et répondre à toutes les questions de l'audience.Ces deux épisodes sont en anglais bien sur. Si l'anglais vous va, restez ici, vous êtes au bon endroit. Si ce n'est pas le cas, je vous encourage à aller voir l'épisode sur la chaine Youtube de DNP où vous les trouverez en vidéo sous-titrées en français.Et si en écoutant Satish, vous rêvez de vivre l'expérience du Schumacher college, contactez moi. Je vais monter un petit groupe qui partira une semaine à l'été 2027. Allez, installez vous confortablement et apprêtez vous à vivre intensément l'heure à venir. (Tous mes remerciements à la Résidence Tallard, où Satish a résidé lors de son séjour à Paris et qui nous a reçu pour l'enregistrement de ce podcast.)Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In the final episode of a 3-part series, featuring audio from a live symposium, experts Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP, CPNP, FAANP, Patricia Stinchfield, MS, RN, PNP, and Jennifer M. Walsh, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE explore how to use “prebunking” strategies to inoculate patients and caregivers against vaccine misinformation and disinformation, as well as proven strategies to provide effective vaccine recommendations. Visit the program page to view the full on-demand webcast and download the accompanying slides. Topics covered include:  “Prebunking” Tactics Presumptive Recommendations Motivational Interviewing Principles  Responding to Arguments Against Immunization  Get access to all of our new podcasts by subscribing to the Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, or Spotify. Presenters: Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP, CPNP, FAANP Clinical Assistant Professor  Stony Brook University School of Nursing  Nurse Consultant  Immunize.org  Owner/NP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner House Calls Stony Brook, New York Patricia Stinchfield, MS, RN, PNP Independent Consultant Victoria, Minnesota (Retired) Senior Director, Infection Prevention & Control, Infectious Disease Children's Minnesota Immediate Past President, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Minneapolis, Minnesota Jennifer M. Walsh, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care Assistant Professor School of Nursing George Washington University Washington, DC Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the second episode of a 3-part series featuring audio from a live symposium, experts Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP, CPNP, FAANP, Patricia Stinchfield, MS, RN, PNP, and Jennifer M. Walsh, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE explore effective strategies to counter common myths and misconceptions about vaccines, including actionable methods to champion the benefits and safety of pediatric vaccines. Visit the program page to view the full on-demand webcast and download the accompanying slides. Topics covered include:  Debunking the Link Between Vaccines and Autism  Reemergence of Previously Eliminated Diseases Building Trust With Parents and Caregivers Who and How to Debunk Vaccine Misinformation Get access to all of our new podcasts by subscribing to the Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, or Spotify. Presenters: Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP, CPNP, FAANP Clinical Assistant Professor  Stony Brook University School of Nursing  Nurse Consultant  Immunize.org  Owner/NP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner House Calls Stony Brook, New York Patricia Stinchfield, MS, RN, PNP Independent Consultant Victoria, Minnesota (Retired) Senior Director, Infection Prevention & Control, Infectious Disease Children's Minnesota Immediate Past President, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Minneapolis, Minnesota Jennifer M. Walsh, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care Assistant Professor School of Nursing George Washington University Washington, DC Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's guest is Jessica Vaughn, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCDS, CCDS-O, CRC, CDI education specialist for ACDIS and HCPro. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today's show or ideas for a future episode? Contact the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org. Want to submit a question for a future "listener questions" episode? Fill out this brief form!  CEU info: Each ACDIS Podcast episode offers 0.5 ACDIS CEU which can be used toward recertifying your CCDS or CCDS-O credential for those who listen to the show in the first four days from the time of publication. To receive your 0.5 CEU, go to the show page on acdis.org, by clicking on the “ACDIS Podcast” link located under the “Free Resources” tab. To take the evaluation, click the most recent episode from the list on the podcast homepage, view the podcast recording at the bottom of that show page, and click the live link at the very end after the music has ended. Your certificate will be automatically emailed to you upon submitting the brief evaluation. (Note: If you are listening via a podcast app, click this link to go directly to the show page on acdis.org: https://acdis.org/acdis-podcast/outpatient-cdi-retrospective-reviews) Note: To ensure your certificate reaches you and does not get trapped in your organization's spam filters, please use a personal email address when completing the CEU evaluation form. The cut-off for today's episode CEU is Sunday, June 21, at 11:00 p.m. Eastern. After that point, the CEU period will close, and you will not be eligible for the 0.5 CEU for this week's episode. ACDIS update: Respond to the 2026 CDI Week Industry Survey by July 6! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026-CDI-Week-Industry-Survey)

Ever struggled with a challenging patient? Join the co-hosts for an honest and practical experience-based conversation on working with challenging patients. From staying calm and communicating effectively to setting compassionate boundaries and de-escalation, this might be the episode you've been waiting for.   MEET OUR CO-HOSTS Kellye' McRae, MSN-Ed, RN is a dedicated Med-Surg Staff Nurse and Unit Based Educator based in South Georgia, with 12 years of invaluable nursing experience. She is passionate about mentoring new nurses, sharing her clinical wisdom to empower the next generation of nurses. Kellye' excels in bedside teaching, blending hands-on training with compassionate patient care to ensure both nurses and patients thrive. Her commitment to education and excellence makes her a cornerstone of her healthcare team.   Marcela Salcedo, RN, BSN is a Floatpool nightshift nurse in the Chicagoland area, specializing in step-down and medical-surgical care. A member of AMSN and the Hektoen Nurses, she combines her passion for nursing with the healing power of the arts and humanities. As a mother of four, Marcela is reigniting her passion for nursing by embracing the chaos of caregiving, fostering personal growth, and building meaningful connections that inspire her work. Hayley Sweetser, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, MEDSURG-BC, CPHQ, WTA-C is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Newark, Delaware who provides support to patients and caregivers within the Acute Medicine Service Line at ChristianaCare. She is working towards reducing overall patient harm events within the service line through collaboration with bedside nurses, physicians, and other specialties. Hayley has a strong passion for medical-surgical nursing and has spent her whole nursing career in this specialty. She strives to advance medical-surgical nursing practice by encouraging alignment with evidence-based practice.   Eric Torres, ADN, RN, CMSRN is a California native that has always dreamed of seeing the World, and when that didn't work out, he set his sights on nursing.  Eric is beyond excited to be joining the AMSN podcast and having a chance to share his stories and experiences of being a bedside medical-surgical nurse.   Sydney Wall, RN, BSN, CMSRN has been a med surg nurse for 5 years. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 2019, Sydney commissioned into the Navy and began her nursing career working on a cardiac/telemetry unit in Bethesda, Maryland.  Currently she is stationed overseas, providing care for service members and their families.  During her free time, she enjoys martial arts and traveling.  Trish West, DNP, MSN, CMSRN, PCCN, CEN, NEA-BC, FAMSN is a passionate nurse leader whose career reflects both expertise and a heartfelt commitment to advancing patient care. Trish's credentials include being a Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse, Progressive and Emergency Nursing, Nursing Executive Advanced, and most recently, induction as a Fellow in the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing. She enjoys spending time with her husband Mark and their five children. Her favorite motto, "Never underestimate the difference you can make," truly captures the spirit with which Trish approaches both professional and personal endeavors.   

Resources: Read Repositioning Guidelines to Decrease Pressure Injury in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project in the July/August 2024 issue of JWOCN and watch the accompanying video abstract. About the Speaker: Margaret Birdsong, DNP, CPNP, CWOCN, is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Margaret has been a dedicated member of the Division of Pediatric Surgery since 2000. She has been a Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse (CWOCN) since 2002 and serves as the primary wound care consultant for the pediatric hospital. In 2020, she earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, she works closely with Dr. Isam Nasr in the Colorectal Center, where she is also certified in biofeedback therapy. Margaret has presented nationally on a range of topics, including general pediatric surgery, wound and ostomy care, and pediatric continence management. Her clinical and academic work focuses on improving outcomes and quality of life for pediatric patients with complex surgical and continence needs. Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.

"Until immunomodulators, patients [with myeloma] did not have a great overall survival rate. But when we introduced lenalidomide, we started seeing our patients have life expectancies between five and seven years—which was unheard of prior to these immunomodulators going forward. I think it's promising and allows patients to have quality of life versus therapy of life," ONS member Daniel Verina, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, nurse practitioner for the multiple myeloma program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, NY, told Lenise Taylor, MN, RN, AOCNS®, BMTCN®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a conversation about immunomodulators. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  Earn 0.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at courses.ons.org by June 12, 2027. Daniel Verina is on the speakers' bureau for Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer. This financial relationship has been mitigated. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Learning outcome:  Learners will report an increase in knowledge about the use of immunomodulators to treat cancer. Episode Notes  Complete this evaluation for free NCPD.  ONS Podcast™ episodes: Pharmacology 101 series Episode 401: Multiple Myeloma Treatment Considerations for Oncology Nurses Episode 386: Interprofessional Navigation and the Oral Anticancer Medication Care Compass Episode 290: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Peripheral Neuropathy ONS Voice articles: Maintain Oral Adherence With ONS Guidelines™ Multiple Myeloma Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations Sexual Considerations for Patients With Cancer Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Optimizing Transitions of Care in Multiple Myeloma Immunotherapy: Nurse Roles Oncology Nursing Forum articles: Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life During Multiple Myeloma Treatment: A Qualitative Interview Study Facilitators of Multiple Myeloma Treatment: A Qualitative Study ONS book: Multiple Myeloma: A Textbook for Nurses (third edition) ONS Symptom Intervention resource: Peripheral Neuropathy Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) Lenalidomide Pomalidomide Thalidomide International Myeloma Foundation: Using Immune Therapy to Fight Multiple Myeloma International Myeloma Society Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation: Treatments for Multiple Myeloma To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.  To find resources for creating an ONS Podcast club in your chapter or nursing community, visit the ONS Podcast Library. To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org. Highlights From This Episode "We definitely want the diagnosis of multiple myeloma before initiating these drugs. We're going to look at serum protein electrophoresis. We want to make sure that we know the patient has serum free light chains and myeloma proteins to really confirm their disease. Plus, a bone marrow biopsy." TS 7:21 "Each immunomodulator has slightly different side effects. Thalidomide's biggest side effects are constipation, weakness, fatigue, somnolence, peripheral neuropathy, mood swings, hand tremors, and depression. With each generation, less of the side effects actually occurred. Most of lenalidomide's side effects, not discounting the deep vein thrombosis, are pancytopenia—the neutropenia, the anemia, and the thrombocytopenia. [The side effects] are very similar in pomalidomide." TS 15:40 "The REMS program is critical for oral immunomodulator therapies—thalidomide, pomalidomide, and lenalidomide. It was developed due to the risk of developing embryofetal toxicities. ... It is mandatory testing and counseling, so all females of reproductive potential must have two negative pregnancy tests prior to starting the therapy and then monthly pregnancy tests while on the therapy alone. Again, they must use two forms of effective contraceptives or abstain from heterosexual sex four weeks prior, during, and after. And the same thing for men. I focus on that because males may say, 'I have a vasectomy.' These therapies tend to bind to the semen. So, males must still use a latex or synthetic condom during any sexual contact with a female of reproductive potential, even if they did have a vasectomy." TS 18:31 "The capsule itself cannot be chewed, crushed, or opened. I bring that up because as healthcare professionals, we have educated our patients. If it's difficult to swallow capsules or tablets, we've always said to them, 'Oh, don't worry, just crush it into applesauce or open it up and sprinkle it on your mashed potatoes.' But because of this embryofetal toxicity, I advise my patients not to open the capsule. If they can't swallow it for any reason, they have a sore throat or they're just unable to, then [we tell them] to hold the therapy and then call us." TS 22:49 "We spoke about three generations already, but there's actually a fourth generation [of immunomodulators]. They're called cereblon E3 ligase modulators(CELMoDs). They're still in clinical trials but really showing promise in the therapy of myeloma. They're showing very good affinity to cereblons, just like the immunomodulators do. I think, in all cancer therapies, as newer generations come out or newer therapies move forward, some of the older generations might move aside, but they get integrated later on. So I don't think [immunomodulators] will disappear totally, but they will probably be modified." TS 36:39

Every healthcare professional carries a story. Some are inspiring. Some are heartbreaking. Some quietly shape who we become as clinicians, educators, leaders, and people. But what happens when those stories are never told? In this episode of Beyond the Mask, Sharon and guest co-host Laura L. Ardizzone, MS, MBA, DNP, CRNA welcome nurse educator, author, and storyteller Mary Ellen Miller, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC for a powerful conversation about narrative medicine, reflective writing, grief, healing, and the courage it takes to share personal experiences with the world. Here's some of what you'll hear in this episode:

June is World Infertility Awareness Month, a month dedicated to the one in six couples worldwide who are quietly navigating the heartbreak, questions, and uncertainty that go along with the fertility journey. A short while ago, I had the privilege of launching my book, Your Fertility Blueprint. That day, I gave a presentation where I shared everything I wish I had known earlier in my own journey, including the framework that can change how we understand fertility, the hope that often gets lost along the way, and the truth that you are far more than your unexplained infertility diagnosis. I truly believe that something unexplained is simply something uninvestigated. In honour of Infertility Awareness Month, I'm sharing that presentation with you today. Whether you're in the thick of it yourself, supporting someone who is, or you simply want to understand the infertility experience better, this episode is for you. The products I used unknowingly, which poisoned my system with endocrine-disrupting chemicals: Hair straighteners Conventional beauty products Chemical chlorine-laced tampons Bath and Body Works fragranced lotions Plastic water bottles Bio: Stephanie Gray Stephanie Gray, DNP, MS, ARNP, AGNP-C, ABAAHP, FAARFM, is a functional medicine provider who helps men and women build sustainable, optimal health and longevity.  A nurse practitioner since 2009, Dr. Gray completed her doctorate focusing on estrogen metabolism from the University of Iowa in 2011 and holds a Master's in Metabolic Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida's Medical School. Dr. Gray is one of the Midwest's most credentialed female healthcare providers. She completed an Advanced Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative, and Functional Medicine in 2013 and became Iowa's first BioTe certified provider—now the state's only platinum provider with over 10,000 pellet placements. She is also certified as a SIBO doctor-approved practitioner, mold-literate provider, and ReCODE 2.0 practitioner for cognitive decline prevention. An Amazon best-selling author, Dr. Gray wrote Your Longevity Blueprint and Your Fertility Blueprint, and hosts the Your Longevity Blueprint podcast. She co-founded Your Longevity Blueprint Nutraceuticals with her husband, Eric. After her own ten-year fertility journey, she now specializes in helping couples optimize reproductive health through functional medicine. Having lost her grandmother to vascular dementia, she is personally committed to helping families avoid cognitive decline. Dr. Gray founded the Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic in Hiawatha, Iowa. In this episode: I describe my 10-year journey of trying to conceive, including testing, treatments, IUIs, IVF, failed transfers, and my emotional struggle  How, even as a nurse practitioner with a doctorate in functional medicine and over 15 years of clinical experience, I still struggled with infertility Why I believe unexplained infertility is simply uninvestigated infertility I outline six major factors that contributed to my infertility, explaining why they needed to be addressed together, not in isolation How the functional and integrative medicine approaches differ from those of conventional medicine I highlight the windows for egg and sperm development and explain how changes made during that time can improve egg and sperm quality The combination of conventional and functional medicine treatments I used, which ultimately led to the birth of my sons Links and Resources: Interested in purchasing Your Fertility Blueprint or watching the full book launch presentation? Visit: https://yourlongevityblueprint.com/yourfertilityblueprint/ Guest Social Media Links: @stephaniegraydnp Relative Links for This Show: ⁠⁠⁠https://yourlongevityblueprint.com/product/coq10-100-mg/ Use code ENERGY to get 10% off ⁠⁠⁠MITOCHONDRIAL COMPLEX Follow Your Longevity Blueprint  On Instagram| Facebook| Twitter| YouTube | LinkedIn Get your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses here Find Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online   Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray  On Facebook| Instagram| Youtube | Twitter | LinkedIn Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic Podcast production by Team Podcast

June is Pride Month, and on this episode of Grade 1 View, Levi and Kelsey sit down with John Gianitsis, MSNA, CRNA and Carlota Izaguirre, DNP, CRNA and from the Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation (NAPF) to discuss representation, belonging, mental health, and community within the nurse anesthesia profession. We'll also explore the organization's evolution from GALA to NAPF and the important role it plays in supporting LGBTQ+ CRNAs, students, and allies.   Here's some of what we discuss in this episode:

Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Michelle Stuercke, RN, MSN, DNP, MPA, LNHA, QCP, chief clinical officer with TCM consulting and management, discuss how to manage behavioral health issues in the nursing home.

# Understanding Amniotic Fluid Embolism: Key Insights and Management StrategiesLearn about amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), its diagnosis, and management strategies. Essential for healthcare providers dealing with maternal emergencies.In this blog post, we delve into the complexities of amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), a rare but critical condition that can occur during or after labor. As healthcare professionals, understanding AFE is crucial, given its potential to cause rapid maternal deterioration. We will explore its diagnostic criteria, management strategies, and why effective communication within the healthcare team is vital.## What is Amniotic Fluid Embolism?Amniotic fluid embolism is often misunderstood. It is not simply a blockage caused by amniotic fluid but rather a severe reaction that occurs when amniotic fluid, fetal cells, or other debris enter the mother's bloodstream, resulting in an acute immune response. This condition can lead to serious complications, including cardiac arrest and significant hemorrhage.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the challenges encountered in caring for these vulnerable women.Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist with expertise in critical care obstetrics.Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN is the Nursing Director for  Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics with many years of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women.Julie Arafeh, RN, MS is the Simulation Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a leading expert in simulation.Critical Care Obstetrics Academy: https://www.clinicalconceptsinob.com/Follow us:Patreon: patreon.com/CCOBYouTube: @CriticalCareOBPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/criticalcareob/Dr Martin's LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/stephanie-martin-65b07112aCCOB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clinical-concepts-in-obstetrics/Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OBCriticalCareCCOB Facebook: ...

"Radiation therapy is often extremely well tolerated in colorectal cancer. Technology has really changed things. But location of the tumor can affect side effects, such as radiation dermatitis. If a patient has a low-lying tumor, if it's less than six centimeters from the anal verge, the patient is likely to have some skin reaction. It's good to be proactive if that's the case," ONS member Lorraine Drapek, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP®, nurse practitioner in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a conversation about radiation side effects in colorectal cancer. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at courses.ons.org by June 5, 2027. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Learning outcome: Learners will report an increase in knowledge related to the side effects of radiation to treat colorectal cancer. Episode Notes  Complete this evaluation for free NCPD.  ONS Podcast™ episodes: Episode 374: Colorectal Cancer Treatment Considerations for Nurses Episode 301: Radiation Oncology: Side Effect and Care Coordination Best Practices Episode 194: Sex Is a Component of Patient-Centered Care ONS Voice articles: Frank Conversations Enhance Sexual and Reproductive Health Support During Cancer High-Fiber Diet Reduces Diarrhea in Colorectal Cancer Survivors Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Shows Promise for Certain Radiation Side Effects Increasing Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Younger Adults Is a Call to Action for Oncology Nurses Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: 5-Fluorouracil Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Oxaliplatin Oncology Nurses Are Key in Sexual Health Conversations With Minority Women Sexual Considerations for Patients With Cancer The Intersection of Pelvic Health and Oncology Optimizes Sexual Symptom Management ONS book: Manual for Radiation Oncology Nursing Practice and Education (fifth edition) ONS courses: ONS/ONCC® Radiation Therapy Certificate™ ONS ROCN™ Certification Review™ Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing articles: Sexual Dysfunction: Common Side Effect Updated Interventions for Radiation-Induced Diarrhea: Putting Evidence Into Practice With the Oncology Nursing Society Physical Activity: A Systematic Review to Inform Nurse Recommendations During Treatment for Colorectal Cancer ONS Learning Libraries: Colorectal Cancer Radiation Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology American Society for Radiation Oncology American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines Colontown Colorectal Cancer Alliance To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities. To find resources for creating an ONS Podcast club in your chapter or nursing community, visit the ONS Podcast Library. To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org. Highlights From This Episode "In recent years, there has been more nonsurgical management of rectal cancer, especially in what we call the low-lying population. This is the population of patients who would likely end up with a permanent colostomy because their cancer is so low in terms of being close to or involving the anal verge. There is now a regimen where these patients can get their chemotherapy followed by their chemoradiation and then be monitored on close surveillance without surgery." TS 2:23 "Another assessment would be to assess what effects have they had from their chemotherapy that they're bringing with them. FOLFOX-based treatment is commonly used, and the platinum therapy oxaliplatin often causes peripheral neuropathy. What is the patient having? What are those symptoms like? Are they having peripheral neuropathy? If they are that is likely not going to get better or improve during their whole course of radiation. In fact, sometimes when oxaliplatin therapy stops, the peripheral neuropathy can get worse as patients are going through other treatments." TS 5:42 "If the patient has a low-lying tumor, if it's less than six centimeters from the anal verge, the patient is likely to have some skin reaction. It's good to be proactive if that's the case. And then proactively minimizing radiation dermatitis effects, such as keeping the area clean, good washing of the area, and prophylactically starting them on or having someone start them on steroid creams a couple of times a day to minimize that radiation dermatitis effect in the long run." TS 7:25 "I have a sexual health clinic for women with these effects. It's very important as nurses that if you can develop the comfort to ask patients about their sexual activity—it's hard, but it really needs to be done. And I will tell you that the healthcare providers are not doing it. They don't have time, and like us as nurses, we don't get this in school, and neither do they. The other providers don't get it in school either, but it's important. Patients are getting more and more worried about their sexual health. They're coming to us at a younger age, and this is really, really important to address." TS 15:35 "I would say that working with your advanced practice providers and education for advanced practice providers has definitely been focusing on [sexual health] more. Your PAs and your NPs—I think they're going to have the ears and the wherewithal to be able to be your allies and colleagues in this. By and large, it's my APP colleagues and nursing that I talk to the most about this. … Again, it's not an easy thing to bring forward, having dilators in place. But I will tell you in the department that I work in, it was me and couple of nurses who pushed this issue with the physicians for two years and finally got it put in place. It can be done. There's a lot more centers out there doing that." TS 21:51

Could you imagine working in a rural location where access is truly a lifeline for people? Today's guest is April Erickson, DNP, CRNA, an ​Alaska ​based ​nurse ​anesthesiologist ​and ​anesthesia ​medical ​director ​with ​more ​than ​15 ​years ​of ​experience ​in ​rural ​independent ​practice. Sharon and guest host Jackie Rowles, DNP, MBA, MA, CRNA, ANP-BC, NSPM-C, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN, sit down with April to discuss frontier medicine, independent practice, leadership, and what it truly means to provide care where access is critical but not guaranteed. Here's some of what you'll hear in this episode:

What if CRNA school interviews have been measuring the wrong things all along? In this episode of Airway Exchange, Vicente Gonzalez, DNP, CRNA and Ann Miller, DNP, CRNA, faculty from Florida International University, break down their groundbreaking new admissions interview process designed to assess what traditional interviews often miss: resilience, adaptability, teamwork, critical thinking, and emotional regulation. Here's some of what you'll hear in this episode:

Does the concept of stress relief stress you out? Join the co-hosts for a fresh, practical conversation on alternative stress relief for med-surg nurses. Hear real-life perspectives plus simple, doable strategies you can use on shift and off to reset your nervous system, lower stress fast, and prevent burnout from stacking up.   MEET OUR CO-HOSTS Kellye' McRae, MSN-Ed, RN is a dedicated Med-Surg Staff Nurse and Unit Based Educator based in South Georgia, with 12 years of invaluable nursing experience. She is passionate about mentoring new nurses, sharing her clinical wisdom to empower the next generation of nurses. Kellye' excels in bedside teaching, blending hands-on training with compassionate patient care to ensure both nurses and patients thrive. Her commitment to education and excellence makes her a cornerstone of her healthcare team.   Marcela Salcedo, RN, BSN is a Floatpool nightshift nurse in the Chicagoland area, specializing in step-down and medical-surgical care. A member of AMSN and the Hektoen Nurses, she combines her passion for nursing with the healing power of the arts and humanities. As a mother of four, Marcela is reigniting her passion for nursing by embracing the chaos of caregiving, fostering personal growth, and building meaningful connections that inspire her work. Hayley Sweetser, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, MEDSURG-BC, CPHQ, WTA-C is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Newark, Delaware who provides support to patients and caregivers within the Acute Medicine Service Line at ChristianaCare. She is working towards reducing overall patient harm events within the service line through collaboration with bedside nurses, physicians, and other specialties. Hayley has a strong passion for medical-surgical nursing and has spent her whole nursing career in this specialty. She strives to advance medical-surgical nursing practice by encouraging alignment with evidence-based practice.   Eric Torres, ADN, RN, CMSRN is a California native that has always dreamed of seeing the World, and when that didn't work out, he set his sights on nursing.  Eric is beyond excited to be joining the AMSN podcast and having a chance to share his stories and experiences of being a bedside medical-surgical nurse.   Sydney Wall, RN, BSN, CMSRN has been a med surg nurse for 5 years. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 2019, Sydney commissioned into the Navy and began her nursing career working on a cardiac/telemetry unit in Bethesda, Maryland.  Currently she is stationed overseas, providing care for service members and their families.  During her free time, she enjoys martial arts and traveling.  Trish West, DNP, MSN, CMSRN, PCCN, CEN, NEA-BC, FAMSN is a passionate nurse leader whose career reflects both expertise and a heartfelt commitment to advancing patient care. Trish's credentials include being a Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse, Progressive and Emergency Nursing, Nursing Executive Advanced, and most recently, induction as a Fellow in the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing. She enjoys spending time with her husband Mark and their five children. Her favorite motto, "Never underestimate the difference you can make," truly captures the spirit with which Trish approaches both professional and personal endeavors.   

In this episode of HPNA Palliative Perspective, we're joined by Betty Ferrell—Editor of the Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing (JHPN), nurse, and internationally recognized researcher. As the leader of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium, she brings a unique perspective shaped by decades of connection with hospice and palliative care nurses across the U.S. and around the world.  Now in her 49th year in nursing—beginning in oncology and entering hospice as it emerged in the United States—Dr. Ferrell reflects on the remarkable growth of the field and where we stand today.  At the heart of this conversation is the idea of a “professional home.” Drawing on the foundational work of pioneers like Florence Wald and Cicely Saunders, she highlights the enduring importance of interprofessional, whole-person care—and the need to stay grounded in those values as the field evolves.  In a time that can feel complex and demanding, this episode offers a clear message: you don't have to do this work alone. Finding your people, building community, and staying connected—through colleagues and organizations like the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association—are essential to sustaining both practice and purpose.  A thoughtful and reassuring conversation about belonging, connection, and the future of hospice and palliative nursing.      Betty Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, CHPN®, FAAN, FPCN® Betty Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, CHPN®, FAAN, FPCN® has been in nursing for 48 years and has focused her clinical expertise and research in pain management, quality of life, and palliative care. Dr. Ferrell is the Director of Nursing Research & Education and a Professor at the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and she has over 500 publications in peer-reviewed journals and texts. She is Principal Investigator of the “End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)” project. She directs several other funded projects related to palliative care in cancer centers and QOL issues. Dr. Ferrell was Co-Chairperson of the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care. Dr. Ferrell completed a Masters degree in Theology, Ethics and Culture from Claremont Graduate University in 2007. She has authored 12 books including the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing (5th Edition, 2019) published by Oxford University Press. She is co-author of the text, The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing published by Oxford University Press (2nd Ed, 2023) and Making Health Care Whole: Integrating Spirituality into Patient Care (Templeton Press, 2010). In 2013 Dr. Ferrell was named one of the 30 Visionaries in the field by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In 2019 she was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine. In 2021 Dr. Ferrell received the Oncology Nursing Society Lifetime Achievement Award and she was inducted as a “Living Legend” by the American Academy of Nursing   Brett Snodgrass, DNP, FNP-C, ACHPN®, FAANP Dr. Brett Snodgrass has been a registered nurse for 28 years and a Family Nurse Practitioner for 18 years, practicing in multiple settings, including family practice, urgent care, emergency departments, administration, chronic pain and palliative medicine. She is currently the Operations Director for Palliative Medicine at Baptist Health Systems in Memphis, TN. She is board certified with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She is also a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and an Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse. She completed a Doctorate of Nursing Practice at the University of Alabama – Huntsville. She is a nationally recognized nurse practitioner speaker and teacher. Brett is a chronic pain expert, working for more than 20 years with chronic pain and palliative patients in a variety of settings. She is honored to be the HPNA 2025 podcast host. She is married with two daughters, two son in laws, one grandson, and now an empty nest cat. She and her family are actively involved in their church and she is an avid reader.

Welcome to a two-part series on hair loss. Hair loss is often a sign that something in the body is out of balance, whether it's a nutritional deficiency, hormone imbalance, gut dysfunction, chronic stress, or toxic exposure. Hair restoration is all about identifying the root cause and then optimizing your health from the inside out. Today, in Part 1, I explain why hair loss happens and how to test for it. I also clarify what a personalized treatment plan should look like and introduce the TED treatment (Trans Epidermal Delivery), which has shown remarkable results at our clinic. In Part 2, Jason Carpenter, a TED device expert from Alma Lasers with over 25 years of experience in the aesthetic industry, joins me to explore the science and clinical data, highlight who would be a good candidate, and explain the results you can expect. So, if you or someone you know is experiencing thinning hair, this series will offer you hope by providing clear answers and offering practical direction. How to identify the root causes of hair loss Get comprehensively tested instead of guessing what's driving the hair loss  Check your thyroid function with a full panel, not just basic markers  Measure your iron stores (ferritin), not just standard iron levels  Assess any nutrient deficiencies linked to hair growth  Screen for hidden contributors like gut issues or toxic exposures Bio: Stephanie Gray Stephanie Gray, DNP, MS, ARNP, AGNP-C, ABAAHP, FAARFM, is a functional medicine provider who helps men and women build sustainable, optimal health and longevity.  A nurse practitioner since 2009, Dr. Gray completed her doctorate focusing on estrogen metabolism from the University of Iowa in 2011 and holds a Master's in Metabolic Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida's Medical School. Dr. Gray is one of the Midwest's most credentialed female healthcare providers. She completed an Advanced Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative, and Functional Medicine in 2013 and became Iowa's first BioTe certified provider—now the state's only platinum provider with over 10,000 pellet placements. She is also certified as a SIBO doctor-approved practitioner, mold-literate provider, and ReCODE 2.0 practitioner for cognitive decline prevention. An Amazon best-selling author, Dr. Gray wrote Your Longevity Blueprint and Your Fertility Blueprint, and hosts the Your Longevity Blueprint podcast. She co-founded Your Longevity Blueprint Nutraceuticals with her husband, Eric. After her own ten-year fertility journey, she now specializes in helping couples optimize reproductive health through functional medicine. Having lost her grandmother to vascular dementia, she is personally committed to helping families avoid cognitive decline. Dr. Gray founded the Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic in Hiawatha, Iowa. In this episode: The nutrient deficiencies that often tend to drive hair loss How hormone imbalances can directly affect hair growth cycles How poor gut health can block nutrient absorption and cause hair loss Why elevated cortisol due to chronic stress can keep your hair stuck in the shedding phase  Often-overlooked toxic exposures that could contribute to hair loss How rapid weight loss or inadequate nutrition can trigger hair shedding The importance of testing to identify the root causes of hair loss What a personalized treatment plan, tailored to your individual needs, would look like  Links and Resources: Guest Social Media Links: @stephaniegraydnp Relative Links for This Show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Your Longevity Blueprint Omega 3s – 60 capsules⁠ Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic (IHH Clinic)

What really happens after CRNA school ends? In this episode of Grade 1 View, former host Kevin Chem, DNP, CRNA returns to the show nearly a year into practice to talk honestly about the transition from SRNA to CRNA, from the stress of boards and credentialing to the emotional reality of walking into the OR independently for the first time. Here's some of what we discuss in this episode:

(00:00:00) 217: Healthcare Is a Dumpster Fire with Better Branding but the System Still Sucks! (00:00:03) Welcome to Itchy and Bitchy (00:00:19) Meet the Doctors (00:00:42) Doc Itchy Medical Pets Supplements (00:01:05) DocItchy.com Sponsor (00:03:40) The System is Broken (00:06:49) Provider Burnout and Workload (00:10:34) Break Announcement (00:10:50) The EMR Dilemma (00:19:00) Break Announcement (00:19:20) The Social Media Dilemma (00:25:02) Insurance think they are the Doctor In this brutally honest relaunch episode of the Itchy & Bitchy Podcast with 2 new hosts. The new hosts say the quiet part out loud: the medical system is broken, abusive, exhausting, wildly expensive, and often designed to make patients and pet owners feel stupid for needing help in the first place.Doc Itchy and Dr. Stephen Miller, DNP, ACNP rip into the bureaucracy, burnout, corporate medicine, insurance games, rushed appointments, garbage communication, and “follow the protocol and shut up” culture that has turned healthcare into a customer-service nightmare with needles.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/itchy-and-bitchy-podcast--4303608/support.Itchy & Bitchy is back!  ... and the medical system is officially on notice.

In the world of healthcare, documentation is more than just a routine task—it's a crucial aspect of patient care that can have significant legal implications. Have you ever considered how your notes could be interpreted in a court of law? In this post, we'll explore essential tips for effective medical documentation and why it matters for both patient care and legal protection.The experts at Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics pool their decades of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women to discuss the challenges encountered in caring for these vulnerable women.Dr Stephanie Martin is the Medical Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist with expertise in critical care obstetrics.Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN is the Nursing Director for  Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics with many years of experience caring for critically ill pregnant women.Julie Arafeh, RN, MS is the Simulation Director for Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics and a leading expert in simulation.Critical Care Obstetrics Academy: https://www.clinicalconceptsinob.com/Follow us:Patreon: patreon.com/CCOBYouTube: @CriticalCareOBPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/criticalcareob/Dr Martin's LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/stephanie-martin-65b07112aCCOB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clinical-concepts-in-obstetrics/Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OBCriticalCareCCOB Facebook: ...