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News and information for the OHSU community.
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Flu factors
15/01/2019 Duration: 17minInfluenza, more commonly known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness. It spreads when people with the flu cough, sneeze or talk, projecting tiny droplets of the virus up to six feet away. Due to the increasing number of confirmed flu cases in Oregon, area hospitals have announced their enhanced precautions season to help keep patients, visitors and staff safe. Guests include: John Townes – Professor, OHSU
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Next steps for OHSU 2025, Knight School
09/01/2019 Duration: 20minOver 5,400 members participated in the first phase of OHSU’s crowdsourced strategic planning process, creating 859 descriptors and casting more than 56,000 votes. President Danny Jacobs discusses what’s been happening since and next steps for OHSU 2025. And go to Knight School, a new series of community-facing science talks told by Knight Cancer Institute researchers, clinicians and patients. Guests include: Dr. Danny Jacobs – President, OHSU Brian Druker, M.D. - Director, Knight Cancer Institute Allen Tomlinson – Director of Strategic Communications, Knight Cancer Institute Hai Pham – Pediatric Dentist, cancer survivor
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Keeping you safe
01/01/2019 Duration: 17minOHSU’s Public Safety team consists of more than 40 officers, dispatchers and other professionals who work to keep OHSU safe. This is no easy task at an academic health center as complex and nuanced as OHSU. Guests include: Greg Moawad, Vice President, Campus Safety Heath Kula, Director, Public Safety Sam Habibi, Operations Lieutenant
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2018 year in review
25/12/2018 Duration: 14minListen to a compilation of interviews from OHSU Week in 2018.
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Institutional engagement
18/12/2018 Duration: 14minIt’s been nearly six months since OHSU got the results from the 2018 Employee Survey. Priorities and action planning were set in the fall, but where is that improvement work now? Guests include: Dan Forbes Vice President, Human Resources Joni Elsenpeter Associate Vice President, Human Resources
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Transition to Paid Time Off program
11/12/2018 Duration: 21minIn January, time-off benefits for most unclassified employees will change to a PTO – or Paid Time Off – system. Under PTO, employees will still earn the same amount of time off, but there will be differences in how the time can be used. And this month, employees can elect two voluntary components of the program – a cash-out of PTO hours and a one-time transfer of sick leave into the new PTO bank. Guests include: Joni Elsenpeter Associate Vice-President, Talent Management & Benefits
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Eyes on patient safety
04/12/2018 Duration: 13minEvery year, hundreds of thousands of hospital patients in the United States experience falls – and up to 50 percent of these incidents result in injury. Many patients are also at risk for self-harm, wandering away from their room or other threats to their personal safety. Guests include: Jackie Abbe - Assistant Nurse Manager
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A new parking strategy
27/11/2018 Duration: 18minIt’s no secret that parking is a challenge at OHSU. As OHSU continues to grow, a number of strategies are being developed to improve access to OHSU. Guests include: Charlie Gannon - Commute Coordinator, Transportation and Parking Jenny Cadigan - Program Manager, Transportation and Parking Christine Giatt - Customer Service Manager, Transportation and Parking
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Dog days
20/11/2018 Duration: 14minResearch shows therapy animals offer true healing powers that, for many patients, complement the results of traditional medical treatment. OHSU Doernbecher is one of only a handful across the U.S., with two full-time hospital facility dogs who provide love, support and companionship to the hospital’s young patients, family members and staff. Guests include: Kristin Knight – Social worker, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
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Defining value in health care (part 1)
14/11/2018 Duration: 16minValue-based care is a common term in health care today. What is OHSU’s role and who are the people leading our work in this area? Guests include: Emily Barclay, Director of Primary Care and Population Health Eugene Cardi, Director of Value-based Care
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Growing your career
06/11/2018 Duration: 17minThe Career and Workplace Enhancement Center is a resource available to OHSU’s workforce members for personal and professional development. The CWE Center strives to engage, develop and support employees with classes, counseling, coaching and more. Guests include: Molly Clasen - Project Coordinator, Career and Workplace Enhancement Center Joshua Carruthers - Administrative Assistant, ONPRC
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Employee Benefits in 2019 (part 2)
30/10/2018 Duration: 15minOpen enrollment takes place Oct. 22 through Nov. 9. Employees are encouraged to review their insurance-related benefits options and make changes before the deadline. Guests include: Abby Clifton, Benefits manager
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Employee Benefits in 2019 (part 1)
23/10/2018 Duration: 12minHealth and wellness benefits are an important part of an employee’s total compensation. They’re also constantly evolving in a competitive job market and rapidly-changing health care environment. From Oct. 22 through Nov. 9, employees can review their insurance-related benefits options and make changes as part of OHSU’s annual Open Enrollment. Guests include: Abby Clifton, Benefits manager
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Feedback becomes action
17/10/2018 Duration: 21minEarlier this year, all employees shared their feedback in the Employee Survey. Now, action-planning using this year’s results is an institutional priority. All managers have been tasked with leading each team in picking one thing for the department to focus on by Oct. 31. Guests include: Katy Fonner – Senior Organizational Development Consultant Kam Pierce – Director of Research and Education, Family Medicine Paige Perry – Practice Manager, Internal Medicine Gray Winkler – Application Engineer
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OHSU University Center For Excellence In Developmental Disabilities
09/10/2018 Duration: 18minOctober is National Disability Awareness Month. For nearly half a century, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at OHSU’s Institute on Development and Disability has been improving the lives of people with disabilities throughout Oregon. One of its programs, the summer internship program, has not only helped educate students about people with disabilities, it has changed many students’ lives.
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Translating medicine for the masses
02/10/2018 Duration: 15minDr. Albert Chi will deliver the 2018 Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Address on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Putting on an event like this is no small task. Neither is preparing to speak in front of hundreds. Guests include: Albert Chi, M.D. – Associate Professor of Surgery Tim Coffey – Senior Director of Development, OHSU Foundation
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Combating burnout and improving wellbeing
25/09/2018 Duration: 23minMore than half of faculty and residents in the United States are suffering from burnout. The national organization that accredits residency and fellowship programs at institutions is trying to change that. Guests include: Stuart Slavin, M.D., senior scholar for well-being at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
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Creating a healthy workforce
18/09/2018 Duration: 13minA healthy workplace contributes to a happier, safer and more productive workforce. The team at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences applies research discoveries to the workplace to contribute to human safety, health and wellbeing. Guests include: Steven Shea – Director Helen Schuckers – Intervention Dissemination Specialist, Research Associate Anjali Rameshbabu – Center Manager, Research Associate Sam Greenspan - Research Assistant 2
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Reflections from OHSU presidents past and present
11/09/2018 Duration: 33minIt’s been a month since Danny Jacobs started as OHSU’s fifth president. Dr. Jacobs and former President Joe Robertson discuss the transition, the challenges facing academic health centers, leadership and the importance of philanthropy. Guests include: Danny Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., president Joe Robertson, M.D., MBA, former president
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Advocacy through partnership and integration
04/09/2018 Duration: 14minThe OHSU Partnership Project is a collaborative program, from providing access to medical services – to raising awareness – is an important resource for people living with HIV or AIDS, and to people in the transgender community. You can support the program by taking part in AIDS Walk, which takes place on Saturday, September 8, 2018, in Portland’s Pearl District. Guests include: Julia Lager-Mesulam, Director, OHSU Partnership Project