operating room

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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Description:

In this episode, Baylor College of Medicine Associate Professor Dr. Michelle Ludwig discusses navigating life as a deaf individual. Listen or read along as she and Dr. Meeks converse about accommodations in medical school and beyond, the importance of self-advocacy, and the benefits of mentorship through The Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses. 

Interviewee: Michelle Ludwig, MD

Interviewer: Lisa Meeks, PhD

Producer: Sofia Scholzman 

Bio:

Dr. Ludwig is an associate professor of radiation oncology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.  She went to Purdue University for undergraduate work, received her medical degree and master of public health degree from Emory University and completed residency at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and then served there as faculty there for 3 years. Additionally, she completed her Ph.D. in epidemiology at The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston. She currently specializes in breast and gynecological cancer, including a high volume of gynecologic brachytherapy, and her research interests include cancer prevention, health education and clinical trials. Her career goals are to improve the oncologic care of breast and gynecological cancer patients by studying to improve radiation treatment and training the next generation of learners.  Since the age of 2, she has been profoundly deaf and is the faculty sponsor for the Baylor group for students with disabilities.  She is active with AMPHL (American Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss), reads lips and currently has her second Canine Companions hearing dog, Pam.  

Key Words: DHOH, radiation oncology, Deaf, Service Dog, Sign Language Interpreting, Captioning, accommodations, medical education, operating room, AMPHL.

Transcript: https://bit.ly/Episode66_Transcript

In the United States, it is estimated that operating rooms contribute approximately 30% of the 5 million tons of waste generated by hospitals each year. And of that OR waste, about 20% comes from blue wrap. In this episode, Barbara Belanger, a perioperative nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital discusses some key initiatives around her OR: blue wrap recycling and food waste diversion.

Please check out our landing page at https://www.massgeneral.org/environment-and-health/healthcaresos, where you will also find links to resources discussed in this podcast. You may also find our recorded webinars related to perioperative sustainability of interest: Waste Reduction, Recycling and Circular Economy Opportunities (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB9Nubenzr8) and Mitigating Anesthesia’s Impact on the Environment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C7tF5y3bTk)

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