Ohsu Week

Through research in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood bacterial infection, the Center for Global Child Health Research is committed to improving the outcomes of child health worldwide. A new series called Conversations in Global Health aims to expand this commitment by engaging a community of global health researchers across OHSU. Guests include: David Lewinsohn, M.D., M.P.H., professor of pediatrics and pulmonary and critical care medicine, Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Medicine and member of the Oregon Tuberculosis Research Lab.

In January 2020, representatives of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education will come to OHSU for an accreditation site visit of the School of Medicine M.D. program. Learn about the months-long self-study process that leads up to this important moment. Guests include: Dr. Tracy Bumsted, associate dean for undergraduate medical education in the School of Medicine Alex Hernandez, M.D. student in the Class of 2020 and co-chair of the LCME student committee. Learn more on O2, at the School of Medicine LCME website.

When children have chronic or terminal illnesses, caregivers are called upon to provide a special level of care, communication and help with decision-making. But most of what we know about palliative care is based on hospice for adults. The Bridges Palliative Care program at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is working to fill that information gap and provide what young patients and their families really need. Guests include: Kathy Perko, M.S., PNP, program director at Bridges Palliative Care.

Sometimes words and terms have been around for so long that we take them for granted. Fortunately, a nurse manager took notice of one particularly harmful term on a medical device and did something about it. Tracey Lam shares the story of how an individual voice is creating a wave of positive change. Guests include: • Gina Hawley, Dr.P.H., vice president, Professional and Support Services • David Quitmeyer, M.H.A., R.R.T., director, Respiratory Care Services • Adrienne McDougal, M.N., R.N., nurse manager, Medical Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Float Pool

OHSU Research Week is an annual university-wide event that celebrates research performed by students, faculty, postdocs, and staff across all schools, centers, institutes and education programs. Research week runs May 13- 15th. Guests include: Kalisha Bonds - Student Danielle Mathiessen - Student

Take Your Child to Work Day allows parents to show their children what a day at work is like. This annual event brings new meaning to workplace education. Guests include: Kat Phillips - Program Manager, Employee Engagement Take your child to work day participants

For many employees, getting their first job at OHSU is only the beginning of a long career. Lisa spoke with two employees about their individual career paths and how they used professional development resources to maximize their success.

Earlier this year, several of you responded to a survey asking what you like about OHSU Week and how we can do better. In response to your feedback, we’ll be experimenting with some changes to the OHSU Week format. In addition to our main interview, my colleague Lisa Carter will be joining me each week to briefly talk through some other top stories. Let us know what you think, and, as always, thank you for listening. The all-new OHSU Now launches this Friday. This week, Lisa and I talk about what this new platform can do and why we’re launching it.

OHSU investigators are making the world a better place for everyone by discovering new therapies for previously intractable diseases, identifying genes that can be targeted for treatments and developing imaging techniques that make new levels of diagnostics possible. Guests include: Lisa Lukaesko - Alliance Manager, OHSU Technology Transfer and Business Development

Quality improvement and patient safety are important concerns that hospitals address every day, but graduate medical education programs haven’t been required to training new doctors on the subjects. In July of this year, that changes – and OHSU is responding with a new bootcamp that was developed using OPEx, the OHSU Performance Excellence system. Guests include: Jacob Luty - Nocturnal Clinical Hospitalist

Minimizing its footprint is one more way that OHSU can better care for all Oregonians. A dedicated team is working now to improve sustainability institutionally and at an individual level. Guests include: Dana Bjaranason, Chief Nursing Executive and vice president, co-chair of OHSU Sustainability Committee Elana Zuber, program manager, Quality Management Systems

Each year, thousands of medical students from around the country gather to learn where they will spend the next three to seven years of residency training. Match Day is filled with anticipation and excitement as students move on to the next chapter in their training. Guests include: Ben Schneider – Assistant Dean for undergraduate medical education student affairs Nattaly Greene – OHSU Medical Student

OHSU clinicians, leaders and staff are embracing value-based care programs. This is second of a two part series – the first of which aired on November 13th 2018. Guests include: Emily Barclay, Director of Primary Care and Population Health Eugene Cardi, Director of Specialty and Value-based Care

Not every embryo contains 46 perfect chromosomes. Some have more, some less. A new study in nonhuman primates finds abnormal embryos can result in successful in vitro fertilization. Giving new hope to people seeking infertility treatment. Guests include: Shawn Chavez – Assistant Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center

Every year, thousands of families travel to Portland to receive medical care at OHSU. For the past 30 years, the Ronald McDonald House has given families a place to stay, close to their loved ones bedside. The new Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion is building on that tradition. Guests include: Darcy Reeves – OSHU Social Work Specialist Diana Copeland – Senior Director Guest House Services, Ronald McDonald House Charities

This is a story of religious persecution, overcoming adversity, and not giving up your dreams even in the face of danger. Mona Hosseini is a graduate student at OHSU. Her journey here was long and arduous. Tracey Lam sat down with Mona to talk about what life was like in a country where she was denied political, economic, cultural and religious rights, and what it took for her to live out her dreams here in the U.S. Guests include: Mona Hosseini, graduate student, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

OHSU’s Rapid Response Team responds to an average 288 calls a month on Marquam Hill. They assist with medical emergencies, whether they involve patients, visitors or staff members. When the Center for Health & Healing Building 2 opens in April, rapid response operations will expand to South Waterfront. Getting ready for this expansion has taken a lot of planning – and practice. Guests include: Kit Lum - Registered Nurse at OHSU

The Clark County department of health is investigating multiple cases of measles. Since early January, the numbers in the Vancouver area have risen to 49 confirmed cases with more suspected. Officials are urging immunization and encouraging those who have been exposed to stay at home to help prevent the spread of disease. Guests include: John Townes – Interim Division Head, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control

The Teaching and Learning Center plays an essential role in how OHSU designs and delivers education across the university’s nearly 90 programs in five schools. In December, they moved from the School of Nursing to the OHSU Auditorium building. Now the team is gearing up to welcome the OHSU community at an open house on February 7. But before you walk through the center’s new doors, find out what the Teaching and Learning Center does – for educators, learners and the institution. Guests include: Lisa Hatfield, Director, Teaching and Learning Center Sarah Jacobs, Assistant Director, Teaching and Learning Center

Earlier this month, OHSU Nursing held a mini-conference called the Market Place, which was designed to provide nurses with information about the most important issues they face at work and give them a chance to influence changes that affect them and their colleagues. And later, OHSU celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Guests include: Debi Eldredge, Ph.D., R.N., Division Director, Quality, Research and Magnet Recognition Danny Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., president, OHSU Fred C. Williams, M.D., president, Oregon Medical Association