Podcasts
Welcome to Project Patient Care spotlighting patient change agents. Each month we will highlight people that are having a major impact through their passionate approach to improving health and healthcare for all. Pat Merryweather-Arges, Executive Director of Project Patient Care will be your host for this series.
Champion Change Agents

Advance Care Planning During
'Normal' and COVID-19 Times
April 2020
JULIE GOLDSTEIN, Medical Director, Advance Care Planning and Shared Decision-Making in Serious Illness Program, Advocate Aurora Health Care:
Co-Chair Ethics Committee Chairs Steering Committee, Advocate Aurora Health Care:
Chair, Ethics Committee, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center: and Chair, POLST Illinois Committee
She-Her-Hers
julie.goldstein@
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COVID-19 Lessons Shared from WHO in Italy
March 2020
Giulia Dagliana, PSM, MSC
Coordinator WHO Collaborating Center
Human Factor and Communication for Safe and Quality Care
Tuscany, Italy
Daglianag@aou.careggi.toscana.
Sara Albolina, Ph.D.
Chair WHO Collaborating Centre
Director Centre for Patient Safety
Tuscany, Italy
sara.albolino@gmail.com

Covid-19 and Advancing Teleheath
March 2020
DAVID CHESS, MD
Tapestry TeleHealth
dchess@tapestry.care
203-521-4730
WENDY HAYUM-GROSS, LCPC
Owner
Grow Wellness Group
www.growwellnessgroup.com
wendy@growwellnessgroup.com

The Changing Role of the Pharmacist
February 2020
BRIAN ISETTS, PhD, BCPS, FAPhA, Professor
University of Minnesota
College of Pharmacy
isetts@umn.edu
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Linkage of Infections to Sepsis & Importance of Flu and Pneumonia Immunizations
Journey in detection and
battle with sepsis
December 2019
SARAH KIEHL
Sepsis Alliance Volunteer
sekiehl@gmail.com
www.sepsis.org

Importance of Prevention and Early Detection of Sepsis-Don't ignore the warning signs
December 2019
ARMANDO NAHUM
Safe Care Campaign
anahum@safecarecampaign.org
www.safecarecampaign.org

Social and Cultural Change: Courageous Conversations
November 2019
TEHRAY “PHENOM” HALE, SR.
Emcee Skool, L.Y.R.I.C., POETREE
phenom18@hotmail.com
https://emceeskool.org/
MARCUS ROBINSON, Ph.D.
Collaboraction
marcus@collaboraction.org
www.collaboraction.org

Driving Change Through the Patient Story and 'What Ifs'
June 2019
Sue Sheridan, M.I.M., M.B.A., D.H.L.
Patient Engagement Director, Society to
improve Diagnosis in Medicine
sue.sheridan@improvediagnosis.org

Advancing Quality Improvement and Safety through Improved Performance of Governing Boards
May 2019

Part 1 - Care Transitions:
Project Achieve’s Research
and Findings
April 2019
Suzanne Mitchell, M.D.,M.S.
Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center; Co-Principle on Project ACHIEVE
Suzanne.Mitchell@bmc.org
Terry Davis, Ph.D.
Patient and Professor of medicine, pediatrics, in the Feist Weiller Cancer Center at the LSU health Science Center at shreveport, La.
tdavis1@lsuhsc.edu

Part 2 - Project Achieve Care Transitions: Importance of Strong and Effective Partnerships
April 2019
Jane Brock, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Medical Officer at Telligen
jbrock@telligen.com
Paul Cantrell
Consultant for the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a)
paul@clearview-strategies.com
Christine Larocca, M.D.
Medical Director, Telligen QIN-QIO
clarocca@telligen.com

Part 3 – Project Achieve’s
Findings from Surveys of
Patients, Families, and
Caregivers
April 2019
Carol Levine
Caregiver Advocate and Retired Expert with United Hospital Fund
clevine18@outlook.com
Kathy Rust
Caregiver, Director of Community Engagement at Solheim Senior Community
KathyR@solheimsenior.org
Joann Sorra, Ph.D.
Associate Director at Westat
joannsorra@westat.com

Driving Changes in Chronic Kidney Disease and End Stage Renal Disease
March 2019
Mary Baliker
National Kidney Foundation Advocate
Live Laugh Love
mbaliker@gmail.com
Precious McCowan
BS, MS, ESRD Network of Texas
precious_ccowan2001@yahoo.com
Bobbie Reed
National Kidney Foundation Advocate
bobbiereed16@aol.com