Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast - Nemours Children's Health

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Ep. 136: Breaking Barriers, Building Better Health: PurpLE Health Foundation May 12, 2025

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Dr. Anita Ravi, President, CEO and Founder of PurpLE Health Foundation, shares how the organization provides free, trauma-informed health and mental health care to children and adults affected by violence, including human trafficking and sexual assault. PurpLE Health Foundation also uses data to identify best practices and trains other providers to better care for populations facing threats and barriers to optimal health.

Note, this conversation includes sensitive topics that some listeners may find upsetting.

Guest: Anita Ravi, MD, MPH, MSHP, FAAFP, President, CEO and Founder, PurpLE Health Foundation

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
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Ep. 135: Redefining the Frontline: Dr. Margo Minissian on Nursing Innovations May 05, 2025

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We honor National Nurses Week by featuring an in-depth interview with Margo B. Minissian, PhD, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAHA, FAAN, cardiac nurse practitioner and leader, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles. Dr. Minissian's broad scope of work bridges bedside care and scientific research, and she is a passionate champion for a future where nurse-led innovation drives better outcomes for all.

Watch the video episode on our Nemours Children's YouTube channel.

Guest:
Margo B. Minissian, PhD, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAHA, FAAN, Executive Director, Geri & Richard Brawerman Nursing Institute, Simms/Mann Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Nurse Education, Innovation and Research, Assistant Professor, Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
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Ep. 134: The State of Health Care Cybersecurity Apr 28, 2025

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In 2024, an estimated 186 million health care records were breached across the U.S. Jen Waltz and Rob Courtney, both cybersecurity experts, share an update on the state of health care cybersecurity, outline actions being taken by regulators and providers, and offer tips to help protect private health information.

Guests:
Rob Courtney, Healthcare CTO, Carahsoft
Jennifer Waltz, Chief Cybersecurity Officer, IMAJENATIVE

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
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Ep. 133: Whole Child Health with Dr. Larry Moss Apr 21, 2025

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According to Larry Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP, President and CEO of Nemours Children's Health, delivering on Whole Child Health is the next step toward creating the healthiest generations of children. This approach emphasizes accountability for every child's health — not just for those in geographic areas served by Nemours Children’s and not just for kids in need of medical care — for all children and to ensure care and partnerships that address all factors that influence children’s health and well-being. Whole Child Health includes education and literacy, food security, safe housing, and freedom from violence, in addition to medical care. Dr. Moss shares his vision for Whole Child Health in this episode of Well Beyond Medicine.

Watch the video episode on the Nemours Children's YouTube channel.

Guest:
R. Lawrence “Larry” Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP, President and CEO, Nemours Children's Health

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
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Ep. 132: Beyond the Basics: Unlocking the Power of the Family Resource Center Apr 14, 2025

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The Family Resource Center at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida, offers a fresh approach to the traditional family resource center. For starters, it’s run entirely by volunteers who will be future health care providers. These student volunteers work closely with community partners and the hospital’s social work team to share up-to-date resources with families. The goal is to meet both immediate and long-term social needs – like food, clothing, transportation and housing – that directly impact a child’s health and well-being.

Guests:
Laura Chilcutt, MD, Medical Director of Medical-Social Impact, Nemours Children’s Health, Florida
Amrita Singh, Resource Navigator Lead, Family Resource Center, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
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Ep. 131: Speak Up with Peggy Greco Apr 07, 2025

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Peggy Greco, PhD, Vice President and Chief Patient Experience Officer at Nemours Children's Health, joins us to discuss patient experience, including the Speak Up program, which empowers families to share feedback that improves children's health and safety. She also explores how AI enhances patient care.

Guest:
Peggy Greco, PhD, Vice President, Chief Patient Experience Officer, Nemours Children's Health

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
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Ep. 130: Neighborhood Care: How a Jessup Street Practice Serves Families Mar 31, 2025

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For many residents of Wilmington, Delaware’s Jessup Street neighborhood, Nemours Children’s Health, Jessup Street is more than a primary care office – it’s a trusted source of support in both joyful and challenging times. That trust and loyalty stem from the dedicated people who work there — we meet two of them in this episode.

Guests:
Hal C. Byck, MD, primary care physician, Nemours Children’s Health, Jessup Street
Shamiya Gould, office manager, Nemours Children's Health, Jessup Street

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
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Ep. 129: Preschool Predicaments: Early Intervention Services for 3-5 Year Olds Mar 24, 2025

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It is essential to support children with developmental differences at an early age, but they often miss the opportunity for early intervention services provided under federal law. Pediatricians Toni Whitaker, MD, and Jennifer Poon, MD, join us to increase awareness of early intervention services for children ages 3-5 years. They provide insights on the work they're doing with pediatric peer providers to equip them with skills to facilitate equitable access to these services.

Guests:
Toni Whitaker, MD, Professor and Chief of Developmental Pediatrics, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Jennifer Poon, MD, Professor and Division Chief for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
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Ep. 128: Health IT for Equity Mar 17, 2025

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Can health IT be leveraged to promote equity and reduce bias? Dr. Alison Curfman believes it can, with humans playing a crucial role. In this exploration, we discuss the importance of clean data for building AI language models and how health IT can help reduce bias while advancing health equity.

Guest:
Alison Curfman, MD, pediatric emergency physician and co-founder, Imagine Pediatrics

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
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Ep. 127: Wired for Survival: How Trauma Shapes the Brain Mar 10, 2025

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According to the American Psychological Association, trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event: experiencing or witnessing violence, neglect, or abuse, just to name a few. Trauma comes in varied sizes and shapes and affects just about everyone. But what happens when our children experience traumas?
We discuss childhood trauma and trauma-informed care with two experts in the field.
GUESTS:

Khadijia Tribié Reid, MD, MPH, Pediatric Medical Director, MedNorth Health Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine Wilmington, North Carolina

Mandy O'Hara, MD, MPH, TCTSY-F, ABOIM, Attending Physician and Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator Montefiore Hospital, New York
Carol Vassar, host/producer

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.
Subscribe, review or let your voice be heard at NemoursWellBeyond.org.

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