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Manal Abdelmalek joins the Surfers to consider the three most important COVID-19 stories today.

The conversation focuses on the British variant, the new vaccines, and the physical and emotional toll the pandemic continues to take on front-line physicians and other healthcare workers. Stephen and Manal each have a sibling who works as an ER physician and they provide heart-wrenching stories on how tough the front lines are. Louise discusses how Britain is reacting to government policy designed to contain the new, more contagious COVID-19 variant. Roger discusses possible epidemiological trends and explains why the US may eventually follow the UK policy of delivering the first doses of the vaccine as quickly as possible. Thought-provoking in its own right, the discussion helps frame treatment and policy choices as well as the rest of this episode.

Manal Abdelmalek joins the Surfers to discuss how recent COVID-19 news might affect Fatty Liver patients and what the medical profession and BioPharma companies can do to support patients better during this dangerous phase of the pandemic.

Manal Abdelmalek joins the Surfers to discuss the implications of the new British COVID-19 variant, availability of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines and impact of social distancing on patients with Fatty Liver Disease. The discussion starts by surveying the current situation and goes on to discuss challenges for patients and provider and then keys to maximum success in conducting clinical trials and treating patients. In the end, Stephen Harrison and Roger Green propose big, bold solutions to improve diagnosis and patient care.

Laura Wright is an Intensive Care Nurse and the creator of Zen RN Yoga. She is a busy mom and wife, but if fulfilling her call to encourage other nurses to take care of themselves so they can continue to take care of others. Laura and I chat about her journey, yoga, and how we can find time for silence and personal reflection. We laugh, we cry, and overall have a great time together! Make sure you go and check out her social media and website for encouragement and motivation.

Note: This episode originally aired on Jan 13, 2020. 

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The economic collapse unfolding before our eyes is much bigger than it appears and the solution isn’t simply to “build back better.” COVID-19 didn’t create the challenges we face. It laid bare flaws that have long existed at the foundation of our system. That is particularly true for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color. What kind of reconstruction effort would truly reflect the scale of the problem? What should we rebuild and what should we abandon? To answer these questions, Laura interviews Professor Robert Reich, economist Stephanie Kelton, community organizer Esteban Kelly and Service Employees International Union president Mary Kay Henry about their visions for a recovery that will enable us to build a new economy that is equitable, reparative and sustainable.  Music in the Middle:  “Stepping Back In Time” by Basel and the Supernaturals from their album “Smoke & Mirrors” courtesy of the artist.

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Guests Ian Rowe, Joern Schattenberg and Wayne Eskridge join the Surfers to discuss key lessons learned in 2020 about Patient Treatment and Perspectives.

Ian Rowe, Joern Schattenberg and Wayne Eskridge join the Surfers to explore some of the key lessons learned and issues uncovered in 2020. Ian Rowe discusses what population-level research in Leeds, UK, tells us about the benefits a streamlined liver testing model can yield not only in terms of better, faster diagnoses but also cost savings and improvement in patient satisfaction. Joern Schattenberg considers the implications when German mass media raises issues of Fatty Liver Disease in holiday season news stories. Louise Campbell questions what a patient-supported push to change the disease nomenclature from NAFLD to MAFLD implies for the future, while Stephen Harrison describes the emerging effort to get the most accurate and clearest nomenclature possible. Finally, Wayne Eskridge provides his perspective as patient and patient advocate on a year full of both happy surprises and disappointments and he finds himself surprised to be more optimistic at the end of 2020 than at the beginning.

In this three-part conversation, Gabe Mahoney, a nurse who specializes in end of life, describes how the experience of loss is very different for nurses during COVID-19. Dr. Kliman offers insight and strategies nurses can employ to cope during this unprecedented time. 

Gabe Mahoney, FNP has been a nurse for 17 years and is a leader in palliative and hospice care as well as a nurse educator. Jodie Kliman, Ph.D. is a professor in  Clinical Psychology at William James College. Dr. Kliman also has a private practice where she has focused on trauma work for 35 years, both in the public sector and in medical settings.

If you found the information helpful, please share this podcast with your community. If you have questions, suggestions for future episodes, or if you are a nurse who would like to participate in a future episode, please contact us at https://www.laboure.edu/podcast or email katelyn_dwyer@laboure.edu. Follow the #CareForNurses campaign on Facebook and Instagram for m ore mental health resources for COVID nurses.

Labouré College is the largest and longest running educator of nurses in the Boston area. Learn more at https://www.laboure.edu/

William James College is a leader in psychology and mental health education. Learn more at https://www.williamjames.edu/

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We're back! In this episode of The Layman's Doctor Podcast, The Layman's Doctor has a fun conversation about medicine in Jamaica and how it differs from what we see on TV. She touches on burnout, social aspects of practicing medicine, and a how the Jamaican medical system works. 

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Fertility nurses play an integral role in both our reproductive treatments and also our experiences at clinics. They’re the ones who do our ultrasounds, explain our medication protocols and often are the ones calling us with our beta results post IUI or IVF.

In this episode we’re talking to fertility nurse Dori Gelfman about why she got into healthcare, what makes fertility patients special and what she’s reallyyyy thinking when her patients break down and cry (or accidentally wear a jumpsuit to an ultrasound appointment).

You can learn more about Dori and her new job working as Community Manager at Fruitful Fertility here: https://www.fruitfulfertility.org/blog/2077/meet-dori-gelfman/

UNO Souls Chat: I am honored today to be chatting with Diane Canney— an UNO Soul.  She is the Founder of the COVID-19 HOPE QUILT project.

Diane is working on a very important project that impacts everyone and is heart-work— a memorial quilt. The quilt panels are in honor of the front-line workers. Quilts represent the fabric of our nation. As we go through the pandemic, she is collecting 11-inch quilt squares with images of people that have passed away from COVID-19. The stories behind each quilt square are very moving. You can go to www.hopequilt.org to get instructions on how to create your own Hope Quilt panel and then send it to Diane.

Words of wisdom: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” The quote by Mahatma Ghandi.

I am grateful for you Diane! Thank you for taking the time to chat with me!

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UNO Souls are beacons of light in our community that can be guides for how to cope through this collective moment of change. I would love to chat with you – please reach out! I honor the light in all of you. 🙏💕

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Donna Cryer and Global Liver Institute Director of Policy Andrew Scott return to discuss their 2021 US NASH Action Plan, garnering support for the new COVID-19 vaccines and the importance of aligning stakeholders with Stephen, Louise and Roger.

The Surfers end the year on an optimistic note by talking with sometime-surfer Donna Cryer and GLI Director of Policy Andrew Scott about GLI's ambitious 2021 US NASH Action Plan, which should be released by the time you read this. The plan seeks to align all groups of key NASH stakeholders around common goals to provide appropriate diagnostics, therapy and support for NAFLD and NASH. The panel also considers time discussing acceptance and rate of uptake for the COVID-19 vaccines and the nature of leadership in a complex situation like the one NASH faces throughout the world. An episode full of new information, different viewpoints and positive energy to end what has been a truly challenging year.

In this three-part conversation, Gabe Mahoney, a nurse who specializes in end of life, describes how the experience of loss is very different for nurses during COVID-19. Dr. Kliman offers insight and strategies nurses can employ to cope during this unprecedented time.

Gabe Mahoney, FNP has been a nurse for 17 years and is a leader in palliative and hospice care as well as a nurse educator. Jodie Kliman, Ph.D. is a professor in  Clinical Psychology at William James College. Dr. Kliman also has a private practice where she has focused on trauma work for 35 years, both in the public sector and in medical settings.

If you found the information helpful, please share this podcast with your community. If you have questions, suggestions for future episodes, or if you are a nurse who would like to participate in a future episode, please contact us at https://www.laboure.edu/podcast or email katelyn_dwyer@laboure.edu. Follow the #CareForNurses campaign on Facebook and Instagram for m ore mental health resources for COVID nurses.

Labouré College is the largest and longest running educator of nurses in the Boston area. Learn more at https://www.laboure.edu/

William James College is a leader in psychology and mental health education. Learn more at https://www.williamjames.edu/

This podcast does not take the place of individual medical advice from a licensed therapist or medical doctor. Please seek support if you are struggling to cope with ongoing stress or negative thoughts. If you or someone you know is suicidal or in emotional distress, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. at 1-800-273-TALK. 

Hear how:

• The nursing shortage inspired the origin story of SnapNurse
• SnapNurse answered the bell of the COVID-19 battle, and put its business into hyperdrive in the process
• How SnapMedTech has pivoted to offer payments and a SaaS platform to it's offerings
• Technology has enabled SnapNurse to leverage its growth
• A nurse strike in California led to a tremendous opportunity and response
• SnapNurse grew their business despite being turned down by just about every VC they spoke to
• The tenacity of the founders has put SnapNurse into a position to succeed
• Their journey has led to key entrepreneurship lessons

Guest Ian Rowe and Dr. Kris Kowdley join the Surfers to discuss how the 2nd COVID wave and arrival of the vaccine are likely to affect patient treatment and clinical development.

In Episode 39, hepatologists Ian Rowe and Kris Kowdley, who divide their time more or less evenly between patient clinics and clinical trials, join the Surfers to discuss how the Second Wave of COVID-19 will affect patient treatment and clinical trials. This conversation turns conventional wisdom on its ear. The Surfers focused less on individuals' behavior and more on supply chain disruptions, growing shortfalls in the number of available healthcare workers and large-scale dislocations that will occur after the vaccine is in place. This episode challenges underlying assumptions about how the next few years might evolve and what will matter most.

"I became a nurse because I wanted to be bedside, I wanted to care, I wanted to touch and actually be next to a patient. Now, not being able to give that basic care that I think someone needs… it's discouraging, it’s very upsetting to not be able to do that.” – S. Curran, BSN RN

Disaster nursing should be quick and intense - and then over. What are the effects on caregivers when it continues for months? Nurse Shaina Curran and Dr. Jenny D’Olympia discuss the effects of COVID-19 on frontline nurses.

Topics discussed include: limitations and red tape around caring for patients, signs of stress and trauma nurses can look for, ways to decompress during and after a shift, feelings of anger, communicating and interacting with family, parallels to returning combat veterans, and self-care strategies.

Expert: Shaina Curran, BSN RN
Shaina has been a traveling nurse for three years and has worked three COVID-19 contracts in Boston and across the country since March 2020. Before becoming an RN, Shaina was a hospice certified nursing assistant.

Expert: Dr. Jenny D’Olympia licensed mental health counselor with a PhD in Psychology.
Dr. D’Olympia has nine years in the US Air Force, five active and four reserve with several deployments. Through the Department of Veterans Affairs she worked with returning veterans and their families assisting with readjustment from war including feelings of anxiety, depression, and trauma. She is the daughter-in-law of a nurse!

Follow the #CareForNurses campaign on Facebook and Instagram for m ore mental health resources for COVID nurses.

Kyle Essex was on the ground during the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the country so far. As a paramedic, he was responding to emergencies, but was quickly moved onto a makeshift COVID floor back in March of 2020. Kyle was kind and brave enough to tell us about the horrors he witnessed. This was a difficult and extremely important episode.

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This is the safefood Nutrition podcast presented by Dr Aileen McGloin, safefood’s Director of Marketing and Communications, which looks at key issues like obesity, weight stigma, sustainability and health in the media. In this episode, we talk to Ursula O’Dwyer, Health Promotion policy advisor at the Department of Health and Dr Marian O’Reilly, Chief Specialist in Nutrition at safefood, about the new healthy eating guidelines for 1-4 years in Ireland. 

This is the safefood Nutrition podcast presented by Dr Aileen McGloin, safefood’s Director of Marketing and Communications, which looks at key issues like obesity, weight stigma, sustainability and health in the media. In this episode we talk to Dr Grace O’Malley, who leads the obesity research and care group in the University of Medicine and Health Sciences; patient advocate Susie Birney from European Coalition for People Living with Obesity; and media trainer and former BBC journalist Sarah Travers. During the episode Sarah refers Fat is a Feminist Issue by Susie Orbach and Susie refers to the video Ytisebo and obesity – what’s the difference?