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A Monthly Podcast created by Nurses for Nurses to keep them updated on things happening at the University of Vermont Medical Center
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Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Happy New Year!
Please join us as we talk to the dynamic Bridget Corriveau, RN, the new UVMMC Nursing Professional Governance (NPG) chair.
We had a wonderful discussion about the changes happening with NPG this year, her goals and visions for nursing and UVMMC's journey towards Pathways to Excellence.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Phew, the last few years have been super challenging for healthcare workers. In this episode we welcome Debra Niemasz, a counselor from the Employee Family and Assistance Program (EFAP) at UVMMC, to talk to us about some of these challenges, the many services EFAP has to offer us, and how we as employees can most easily access this valuable resource .
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Join us as we highlight the Forensic Nursing Team at UVMMC.
On the podcast, we interview Charissa Rettew, RN, Abigail Garrett, RN, Raenetta Liberty, RN and Louisa Smith, RN about their role as Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE), how they got involved with this program and why they do this challenging work. Its an episode you don’t want to miss!
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Happy Nurses Week! Please join us for 2 great interviews that highlight how nurses are cultivating a culture of excellence at UVMMC. Rory House BSN, RN & Peg Gagne MSN, RN, CNO, join us to talk about the new UVMMC Nursing Professional Practice Model and how we as nurses are using transformational leadership to advance the profession of nursing. Travis Beebe Woodard BSN, RN, Magnet Program Manager, joins us to discuss our journey to Magnet, what Magnet is and what it means to nursing at UVMMC.
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Please join us as we talk to Dr. Marissa Coleman: EDI Senior Advisor & Lead Staff Psychologist about the important work that the hospital is engaging with on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), EDI tools that we as nurses can use and steps the hospital is taking towards being an anti-racist organization.
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
We have three really great interviews on the podcast. Rebecca Freeman, Network VP of Health Informatics, explains some important changes effecting how information will be released to the Electronic Record. Afterwards, Tory Forsyth, Cristina Price, and Crystal Krull, join us to share their amazing experiences as resource nurses as well as highlighting this important role in the hospital. Our final interview is with Peg Gagne, UVMMC's new Chief Nursing Officer. In this interview, we discuss her career journey, her new role as CNO and her vision for nursing in this upcoming year.
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Please join us as we have an exciting conversation with Dr. Timothy Lahey, infectious disease physician and director of medical ethics at UVMMC about the newly available COVID vaccine. Dr. Lahey discusses all of our top questions about the vaccines, how they are different, the most recent research about their safety and efficacy, potential side effects, and how life may or may not be effected as the vaccine becomes available.
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Please join us as we visit with Dawn LeBaron, Vice President of Operations at UVMMC about her incredible career at the hospital. Afterwards, we talk to Aaron Early and Michelle Monahan about the past year as well as what the new year will bring in Nursing Professional Governance.
Disclaimer: These interviews took place prior to the cyber shut down.
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Meet a few of our highly skilled Nurse Clinicians at UVMMC as we discuss their very important roles and the impact they are making at the hospital. Donna Benway and Kari Frederick join us from the Wound Care team while Valerie Adams discusses her role as the Geriatric Nurse Clinician. They share useful nursing interventions that we can all incorporate into our daily practice.
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
In this episode, Leslie and Steph have a great conversation with Shaun Akin, UVMMC Patient and Family Experience Partner, about patient satisfaction, how we are doing at UVMMC, and what it means to nursing. Also, Sue Murdock, Director of Nursing Systems, Practice, and Outcomes comes to discuss our innovative approach to quality improvement, and the collaborative leadership model.