OHSU Week

National Hospital Week is this week, May 9 through 15th. It’s an opportunity to celebrate hospitals, health systems and health care workers - as they support the needs of their communities. Last week, OHSU week featured conversations with employees who work in Mission Control and Hospital Transportation at OHSU. This week, we hear from our patients.

National Hospital Week is May 9-15. As a preview, we visit today with OHSU employees who work in Mission Control and hospital transportation – two essential but lesser seen parts of a well-run hospital. Listen to our guests tell the story of how they contribute to our patient care mission, plus hear them describe the unique sounds that are a part of their role. Guests include: • Coral Barreto-Costa, operations manager, Mission Control • Marley Bergeron, transportation aide, Hospital Transportation • Stephanie Gilliam, nurse manager, Mission Control • Alex Liguori, transportation aide, Hospital Transportation

Environmental Health and Safety supports and promotes a safe work environment. Each year, EHS partners with Oregon OSHA to host Safety Break. An event designed to explore safety tips and resources available at OHSU. Guests include: Debra Brickey Research Safety Manager Jason Righter Environmental Protection Manager Aaron Todd Workplace Safety Manager Wendy Walker EHS Manager

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness month. A month to highlight the importance of including people with developmental disabilities in all areas of community life. A policy change at the state level, senate bill 1606, guarantees Oregonians with disabilities access to people they trust to provide supports when they are in the hospital. Guests include: Kurt Freeman Director, Institute on Development and Disability, School of Medicine Gabreille Guedon Advocacy Coordinator, Oregon Self Advocacy Coalition Emily Cooper Legal Director, Disability Rights of Oregon

The Confidential Advocacy program provides confidential support services to OHSU members who have experienced any form of sexual misconduct — regardless of when or where it took place. CAP also provides education and training resources, self-care tools such as trauma-informed yoga and art therapy, and a community for survivors. Guests include: Stephanie McClure - Confidential Advocacy Program Director

Each fall, OHSU employees have the opportunity to review the employee benefits they’re enrolled in, make changes, opt out or re-enroll in flexible spending accounts. Get the scoop on this year’s Open Enrollment, including the new voluntary plans available in 2021. Guests include: Dominica Thompson, interim benefits supervisor

Life can be an emotional rollercoaster. Juggling work, family responsibilities and personal lives can be taxing. Add in a global pandemic, wildfires and poor air quality to the mix — 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone’s wellbeing. Guests include: Sydney Ey – Professor, Psychiatry, Associate Director, Resident and Faculty Wellness, Core Lead, Psychological Supports, COVID19 Wellness Task Force

Last year, more than seven hundred thousand people were hospitalized and over sixty thousand people died from influenza in the United States. Protect yourself and those around you by getting vaccinated. It’s even more important this year with COVID-19 and influenza circulating at the same time. Guests include: Dawn Nolt – Pediatric Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control Andrea Dayot – Registered Nurse, Occupational Health

#BlackInNeuro was a virtual conference dedicated to the success and support of all Black individuals in neuroscience-related fields. Organized in three weeks, the event united a new community of more than 300 people spanning multiple countries, career stages and research interests. Guests include: Andre Walcott, Ph.D. Scientific Program Management Scholar, Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (CEDAR), OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Aqilah McCane, Ph.D. Postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Bita Moghaddam, Ph.D., chair and professor of behavioral neuroscience, OHSU School of Medicine.

The Rose, OHSU’s Employee Recognition Program, has supported members since 1992. If you’ve experienced one of those magical moments when someone makes your day – by treating you like family, looking out for your well-being, or making that extra effort to transforms a small act into a big difference – you know the type of people who are nominated for the award. By nominating an OHSU member, you are joining the community in thanks for their service excellence. Anyone can nominate an OHSU member for the award; a patient, supervisor or fellow employee, for service beyond the normal scope of their job. It's a simple act that only takes a few moments of your time but can have a huge impact on the OHSU members’ day. Guests include: Harold Odhiambo – Medical Interpreter

Since 1981, the OHSU Nurse-Midwifery Faculty Practice has been offering a wide variety of professional career pathways for students. Beyond pregnancy and childbirth care, Nurse-Midwives provide primary care, well-woman gynecology, family planning, fertility, and newborn care during the first 28 days of life. Guests include: Julia Vance – Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Clinical Nursing/NW Lisa Scott - Instructor, Clinical Nursing/MW Claudia Berg-Graessle – Instructor, SoN Nurse Midwifery Program/CNM

OHSU Health is responding to Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s order allowing non-urgent surgeries and procedures to resume. Because COVID-19 is not behind us, this can only happen with careful planning and precautions for continued safety. Learn about the phased plan for OHSU Health. Guests include: John Hunter, M.D., FACS, chief executive officer, OHSU Health

The benefits of expanding oncology radiation services to other communities in Oregon are plenty. Throughout Oregon, the goal is to improve access to quality healthcare by increasing our partnerships among the communities. Guests include: Charles Thomas, Jr., M.D. chair, radiation medicine and professor of radiation medicine, OHSU. Pehr Hartvingson, M.D., chief medical officer, CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative, Columbia Memorial Hospital.

For teenagers with developmental disabilities, transitioning into adulthood can be especially challenging. OHSU offers a program that helps people with special health needs increase their independence and autonomy. The program is called Supported Decision-Making. It provides tools to help families of children with special needs make decisions on day-to-day life issues such as living arrangement, health care and financial matters. In today’s podcast, hear from a mother and her daughter about how OHSU’s Supported Decision-Making Program has transformed their lives. Guests include: - Chuck Smith, social worker and Parent Partner with the Family-to-Family Health Information Center in the OHSU Institute on Development and Disability - Margaret Maes, interpreter and Parent Partner with the Family-to-Family Health Information Center in the OHSU Institute on Development and Disability - Maria, mother who received help from the Supported Decision-Making Program - Abril, daughter who received help from Supported Decision-Making Program

Posters are a handy way to convey complex information in a streamlined format – and they’re relatively simple to create. By including the right elements and paying attention to visual design, any team or individual can elevate their work by turning it into not just a well-done project, but also a well-told story. Guests include: Debi Eldredge, Nursing Division Director of Quality, Research and Magnet Recognition