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CF in the family. ​Making it your life's purpose. Then The Crossing for cystic fibrosis, from the Bahamas to Florida was born. 

​Travis' parents didn't know they had three children with CF. 

When Travis's daughter Piper was always sick, CF didn't occur to him.   

Then his sister LeeAnn was diagnosed with CF at age 40. ​Then another sister. And that's when Travis decided to have Piper tested, and then himself.  His story is almostunbelievable. 

​You will find his journey inspiring, and once you hear about all he is doing for the CF community, you'll love him even more.

The Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis​ raises funds for his Foundation. Paddlers travel the ocean from theBahamas to Florida. 
The programs  Travis Suit and his team have organized, help so many. Pipers Angels Foundation supports the CF community through their Urgent Financial Assistance program. This program supports people who are in need of medically necessary and time sensitive financial assistance. And many other programs you can find in our show notes. Pipers Angels has a famous advisory Board member who believes in what they do: Jimmy Buffet.

It’s time to dive into the life of Travis Suit. You're going to love this podcast.

Thanks to Beth Vanstone for producing this podcast.

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In this week’s episode of Clean Talk Podcast, Osama Chamsi Pasha Founder & COO of Doctory, joins us to discuss the advancements Doctory has made in the telehealth and technology space.

Tune into part one of the episode to learn more about a range of topics including:
 - Osama’s background and what brought him to where he is today
- The need for Doctory Health’s telemedicine during Covid-19
- The partnership with 19 Labs to help them launch in light of Covid
- What differentiates Doctory from other telehealth platforms in the Middle East & UAE
- How the technology works and the special features
- How electronic medical records are stored unified in the UAE
- The benefits of storing medical records via a patients’ ID chip
- Doctory’s hardware solution kit and its capabilities
- How Doctory is a true “clinic at your home”
- Where the technology is available
- Osama’s humanitarian efforts to help the people of surrounding nations
- The differences in healthcare in the UAE and Middle East compared to the United States
- The UAE’s five-star healthcare service
- And more!
 
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On this week’s Episode of Clean Talk Podcast Live from the 2023 BAPIC tradeshow in Tampa, Florida, Ariel Alonso, Infection Preventionist at Bayshore Pointe Nursing and Rehab, joins us to discuss the resources, current practices & challenges, and future of Infection Prevention.

Tune in to learn more about topics, including:
- Ariel’s background and what brought him to where he is today
- Advice for professionals interested in entering the Infection Prevention field
- Benefits of resources like APIC
- The various backgrounds that can benefit Infection Prevention overall
- The challenges of a decrease in urgency that vaccinations are important
- The challenges of IP in nursing homes during the pandemic
- Managing essential resources for infection prevention
- Importance of protecting patients and staff from other non-Covid related infections
- Candida auris and enhanced barrier precautions
- The challenges and best practices of infection prevention for long-term care facilities
- Improving infection control with collaborations
- Increase of IPs presence in nursing homes now and in the future

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In this week’s episode of Clean Talk, Priya Pandya-Orozco, Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Manager at O’ Connor, Santa Clara County Hospital and Health System, joins us to share her expertise and knowledge around infection control.

Tune in to hear about a range of topics including:

• Priya’s background and what brought her to where she is today

• Her role as Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Manager at O’ Connor, Santa Clara County Hospital and Health System

• APIC Film Festival Award (Grand Jury Prize) & other achievements

• Incorporating team building in hand hygiene

• What is Clean 20?

• Speak up safety culture and the benefits

• Contributions to Infection Control Today (Infection Control begins with kindness)

• What we learned from the past and Covid & how we can improve infection control in the future

Bernadette “Priya” Pandya-Orozco, MSN, RN, PHN, CIC is the Manager for Infection Prevention at O'Connor Hospital which is part of the County of Santa Clara Hospital and Health System. She has served in several critical leadership roles in the field of infection prevention and communicable disease over the last twenty-five years. Most recently, in 2019, she became the Manager of O' Connor Hospital Infection Prevention, where she serves as a subject matter expert to hospital staff and leaders for infection prevention and control.

Priya has worked for high reliable organizations to reduce hospital acquired infection rates. She encourages the use of creative performance improvement projects which utilize evidence-based practices to engage frontline champions and leaders. Priya attributes her successes to her ability to understand and value every member of a healthcare system, recognizing how each person in a hospital can affect infection prevention efforts and contribute to performance improvement. 

In this week’s episode of Clean Talk, Chaz Rhone, Assistant Vice President of Infection Prevention at HCA North Florida Division, joins us to reveal the importance of leadership in infection prevention.

Tune in to hear about a range of topics including:

• How Chaz Rhone found his way into a professional career in Infection Prevention
• Chaz’s current role at HCA North Florida Division
• About HCA North Florida Division and their mission
• What the biggest challenges for IPs are (deficits in leadership)
• Handling the results of COVID-19
• Chaz’s APIC Membership
• Chaz’s experience in the Academic Pathway Committee
• And more!

Chaz Rhone earned a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Florida (UF) and began his career as an Infection Preventionist in 2007. He is currently the Assistant Vice President of Infection Prevention for HCA Healthcare North Florida Division.

Chaz has been certified in infection prevention and control since 2012, recognized as an APIC Hero (2016), accepted as an APIC Fellow (2019), and recognized as an APIC Champion (2022). He was also named as one of UF’s College of Public Health and Health Professions Outstanding Alumni (2018).

His professional passions include advancing the field of IP through leadership development of IPs and advocating for M.P.H.-ers as qualified candidates for IP positions. To that end, he is currently co-chair of the APIC Academic Pathway Steering Committee, and a member of the APIC Professional Development Committee.

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Scott Filion, Chief Commercial Officer at Seal Shield, joins us this week to talk about the greatest impacts COVID-19 has brought into both the worlds of Seal Shield and the healthcare industry.

Don't miss out on topics such as:
- The Impact on Travel.
- The Impact of not seeing Customers.
- The huge lack of pubic trust and doubt that has arisen in our regulatory commissions like the CDC.
- Change in workforces like we've never seen in history.
- Polarization of people’s responses to each other.
- And more!

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COVID-19 has brought on many obstacles, but it also presented opportunities to improve how organizations operate. Don’t miss this week’s episode of Clean Talk podcast to learn more about transforming pain points into opportunities. 

In the next LIVE episode of Clean Talk podcast, guest Edward Deckard, Senior National Account Manager at Belkin, will be joining us to reveal how Belkin identified the hinderances in healthcare technology and provided solutions. 

Gain insight into topics including:
• The pain points that drove the development of Belkin’s solutions
• How they have been navigating the ongoing supply chain issues
• Belkin’s shift in focus from education to healthcare amid Covid
• Belkin’s plan for healthcare in the future
• And more!

Edward Deckard joined the team at Belkin in 2011 and soon began addressing the Education community in problem-solving around the use of iPads in Education.
Belkin has since developed products that have made a real difference for students and teachers alike. 
Most recently, Edward noticed the Healthcare industry is using many of these same products.
Edward leads a group within Belkin whose mission is to identify pain-points in Healthcare that revolve around the use of technology.
Belkin’s motto has been that we design “People Inspired Products”, this is Edward’s driving objective in Healthcare.

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COVID-19 has sparked a revolution in the need for advanced air filtration systems to prevent the spread of airborne illnesses. They have finally arrived!

On this week’s episode of the Clean Talk podcast, guest Skipper Bond will reveal the trailblazing innovations his organization has been developing to better combat Covid and other pathogens
transmissible through the air we breathe.

Tune in to discover:

• The origin of Henley Ion’s mission to combat infectious respiratory pathogens
• How Henley Ion is transforming air filtration systems in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
• The existing obstacles and need for improved HVAC technologies 
• The limitations of HEPA filtration technologies 
• Challenges for a healthcare startup offering new and innovative systems
• When the public can expect to have access to these new filtration technologies

Skipper Bond is the CEO of Henley Ion and directs corporate strategy for the company. He plays key roles in all facets of its operations, including fundraising, product development, partnerships and licensing, sales, and marketing. He brings his entrepreneurial skillset and proven track record to an enterprise the world desperately needs right now. He is also the founder and a partner in Bond Moroch, an integrated marketing agency based in New Orleans, LA.

COVID-19 has brought on infection control protocols that we all must follow to protect ourselves and others. However, when it comes to Covid testing, many would be surprised at the amount of misinformation regarding the efficacy of the various tests available.

That is why we are bringing on special guest David Johnson to unveil the truth among all the information and misinformation surrounding Covid testing.

Tune in LIVE as Dave and Clean Talk host Brad Whitchurch discuss:

• Why Dave realized it was important to get involved in Covid-19 testing
• What people should know about the science of getting tested
• The role Dave’s lab played in providing Covid testing
• The differences in the various tests available
• Qualitative vs. quantitative antibody tests

Dave Johnson is the Divisional Vice President, Channel and Healthcare Sales, for Innovative Design Works. He has over 20 years of domestic and international experience in sales, operations, multi-channel product distribution, and marketing involving startup, growth, and established organizations. Prior to joining Innovative, Dave has held various positions in Healthcare and Channel sales; most recently, he was the CEO of a large Covid-19 testing lab providing community testing in partnership with State and Federal organizations.

If you haven't heard by now, there is a fungus causing hospital-acquired infections at an alarming rate. It's candida aura, and there are no known drugs to combat it.
 
 That's where Christian Davis can help.
 
 He'll join Clean Talk host, Brad Whitchurch, to talk about:
 
 - what the statistics are saying about candida aura
 - the solutions available to combat it
 - how roles are changing to combat scenarios like this
 - much more!
 
 Christian is a former BizTech CIO of the Year and has been developing and implementing the tech needed to battle HAI for ten years as the Senior Vice President Product Development and Technology for Seal Shield.
 
 Come and pick his brain about the future of this battle!