The JPS Podcast

The OR can be a lot to take in as a patient, and can be the source of a lot of stress and misunderstanding. So what does JPS do differently in the OR to communicate better with patients and team members to cultivate a positive and safe environment for all?

Tatiyana Giddings and Brian Maschino get to listen to some voices from the OR and sit with RN clinical manager Allison Nelson to hear about the huddle process, and all the hands it takes to keep this well-oiled machine running.

This wraps up our 4th season of The JPS Podcast. We're proud of how far we've come, and you all make this possible. If you haven't already, scroll around and listen to some of our other great episodes from the season.

If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org

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The residency programs at JPS Health Network allow doctors to enhance their knowledge and skills while striving to provide exceptional patient care.

While attending new resident orientation with PGY 1 interns, hosts Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings get to the core of "why" we do what we do, and how new generations of physicians are paying it forward for communities at home and abroad.

Learn more about educational opportunities at JPS and our residency programs here: https://www.jpshealthnet.org/medical-professionals/residency-programs

If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org

Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment: podcast@jpshealth.org

As JPS expands westward, how do we build and add upon the strong sense of community existing in diverse pockets across Tarrant County? And how does the community help in return by keeping us a pillar for health delivery? Polytechnic Health Center is that pillar for its area, central to Tarrant County. Could there be something about the care provided there that could be replicated abroad?

Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings chat with Dr. Robert Richard about the special ingredients that make the Polytechnic Health Center an anchor for its community.

If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org

Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment: podcast@jpshealth.org

Over years of service, forensic nurse Connie Housley found her niche at JPS helping survivors of sexual assault, and through her dedication has continuously built a robust Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program to support adolescent and adult victims.

Host Tatiyana Giddings sits with Connie to talk JPS' SANE Program, and how we provide a compassionate and secure environment for victims of sexual assault.

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Resources:

JPS Forensics Department: 817-702-7263

Tarrant County Rape Crisis Center: 817-927-2737

SAFE Haven of Tarrant County: 877-701-7233

If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org

Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment: podcast@jpshealth.org

In this bonus episode, we take our men's health even further to discuss the colon and how to screen and take preventative measures for colorectal cancer with gastroenterologist Dr. Capati.

If you haven't yet, give our main episode this weekend a listen, "Men's Health: Prioritize You"

If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org/

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It's Part 2 of taking care you YOU. Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings meet with Dr. Grant Fowler, the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine, to emphasize the importance of men taking care of their health and tips for how they can improve it.

If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org/

Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment: podcast@jpshealth.org

It's okay to not be okay, and you're not alone in feeling it.

Hosts Tatiyana Giddings and Brian Maschino meet with peer support specialists Frances Wall and Melanie Cooper who have lived their own struggles with mental health and substance abuse, and came out on the other side to be the support needed for others dealing with those same struggles. Through their personal journeys, Frances and Melanie describe the invaluable tools and perspectives they bring to the table when providing behavioral health care for the JPS Health Network.

If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org/

Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment: podcast@jpshealth.org

"You can't pour from an empty glass." That's how Obstetrics and Gynecology NP Melissa De Hoyos sees it. Many women put their health on the back burner for their family, career, life in general. It's easy to not realize that taking time to care for yourself benefits everything in our orbit.

Tatiyana Giddings meets with Melissa to discuss the importance of caring for yourself and the benefits of maintaining your overall health.

If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org/

Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment: podcast@jpshealth.org

Congestive heart failure is a disease that affects people of all ages, and may sound scary if you aren't properly informed on what the diagnosis means. Join Tatiyana Giddings and Brian Maschino as they break down CHF with Dr. Sandeep Kamath and PA Gregory Duck. It may seem like a lot, but it's not the death sentence it once was.

If you're interested in learning more about CHF or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org/

Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment: podcast@jpshealth.org

Host Tatyiana Giddings' grandma swears by the hidden power of sweet potatoes: that they help her prevent cancer. The relationship between food and healthcare can be challenging to explain. In this episode, we meet with Megan Settlemyer, an Outpatient Dietitian, to learn more about oncology nutrition and to find an answer to that burning question she's had all these years regarding her grandma and those sweet potatoes.

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You can find additional resources in our show notes, as well as more behind-the-scenes information on everything discussed in this episode PLUS a recipe to help you enjoy sweet potatoes in a new light. 

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In this bonus episode to our season launch, we're proud to share an interview from October 2021 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art with Dr. Virginia Watson and Amanda Blake, the Carter's Director of Education, Library, and Visitor Experience, talking more about how we use the arts to bridge these gaps in our communication. As well, we take a closer look at artwork from episode one and touch on how photography can assist those with dementia.

If you missed our first episode about Art in Medicine, subscribe and check it out in the feed!

Visit the JPS Health Network newsroom to dig more into our show notes, or browse stories from everything else happening at JPS: https://www.jpshealthnet.org/

If this conversation in art and medicine speaks to you, speak to us: podcast@jpshealth.org

Art surrounds us, art motivates us, art speaks to something often unspoken. So how exactly does medicine fit into this? Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings meet up with Dr. Ginger Watson, a hospitalist at JPS Health Network, to understand how art bridges these gaps in the conversations we're having to be better caregivers, patients, people.

For more, visit our newsroom at: https://www.jpshealthnet.org/newsroom

You can dig more into our show notes, listen to an additional conversation we had with Dr. Watson and Amanda Blake of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and browse stories from everything else happening at JPS!

If this conversation in art and medicine speaks to you, speak to us: podcast@jpshealth.org

We're back with more for season 4! Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings take us on a journey to see how partnering with our community improves the ways we give and receive care. 

Tatiyana Giddings sits down with Dr. Alan Podawiltz, JPS Chair of Psychology, to discuss suicide and how to help those showing signs of ideation.

After a year on the frontlines battling COVID-19, some JPS team members share their hardships and how they found the strength to push forward.

The best doctors and nurses in the world can't solve the problems of patients if people can't tell them what's going on. Scott Wuerz sits down with members of JPS Language Services to discuss how they bridge that communication gap, so patients of all cultures can get better no matter what language they speak.

Our first year residents reflect on what their first year was like at JPS, and how being thrown directly into the middle of the pandemic has made them more adaptable providers.

Host Scott Wuerz sits down with Glenda Mutinda and Annia Palacios to demystify grief, and discuss that it's okay to not feel okay.

The need for geriatric care is rising. This week, Scott sits down with doctors Reena Mathews and Nnyekaa Collins to discuss the rising need for senior care, and what JPS is doing to ensure those resources are available.

Aside from COVID-19 infections shining a spotlight on comorbidities, feelings of isolation and loneliness due to the pandemic have further amplified existing conditions. Dr. Buck helps us identify these feelings, and how we can better help our mental health.