Caring Greatly

Heart of Safety Coalition

Caring Greatly is a destination where listeners are inspired to grow, lead and drive transformation to improve healthcare. This interview-style podcast creates space for people to share their perspective and connect to human-centered stories that reveal solutions, spark innovation and provide hope for a safer and brighter future of caring. The podcast is hosted by Stryker's Heart of Safety Coalition, a national community healthcare leaders, learners and advocates working to improve the safety and wellbeing of all who work in healthcare.

  1. SEP 4

    Preventing suicide among clinicians starts with understanding with Amanda Choflet, DNP

    In this episode of Caring Greatly, Amanda Choflet, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Dean of Nursing at Northeastern University, shares the path that led her to studying mental health, substance use and suicide risk among clinicians. Dr. Choflet’s research underscores the importance of creating access to mental health care and substance use resources that center around human-centered care and wellbeing rather than starting from a punitive or disciplinary stance. Because actions speak louder than words, Dr. Choflet shares evidence-based interventions that healthcare leaders can use to create work environments where clinicians feel safe and supported.

    53 min

  2. JUL 17

    The Pitt and the truth about care team member safety and wellbeing – Mel Herbert, MD, FACEP

    Since 2019, Caring Greatly has beena destination where listeners can be inspired to innovate and help transform healthcarefor the better. All 100 episodes have been thoughtfully created to bring morevisibility to the importance of care team safety and wellbeing, which the Heartof Safety Coalition defines as psychological and emotional safety, dignity andinclusion, and physical safety.   To commemorate this excitingmilestone and bring more awareness to the three pillars of care team safety, weinvited Mel Herbert, MD, to join podcast host Liz Boehm for a specialconversation. Dr. Herbert is an ED physician, medical educator and a consultantand writer for the ground-breaking medical drama The Pitt. The show’shuman-centered stories and heart-hitting visuals are shining a spotlight on thehard truths and real challenges that care team members face hour by hour -whether it’s resource constraints, moral dilemmas, unimaginable losses orworkplace violence. It also showcases the incrediblehumanity healthcare workers bring to each other and to their patients.   The views and opinions expressed in thispodcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views orpositions of Stryker.

    30 min

  3. JUL 2

    Validated measurement tool assesses care team wellbeing through a system lens - K. Elliott Higgins III, MD

    In this episode of Caring Greatly, K. Elliott Higgins III, MD, is Director of Health and Wellbeing for UCLA’s Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, shares the origin of the Wellbeing Influencers Survey for Healthcare (WISH). The survey initiative began when Dr. Higgins and his team wanted more insight into specific drivers and barriers for wellbeing. He describes the process by which he and his team collaborated with an extended team of content experts to identify the eight critical drivers of team member wellbeing and then validate a set of questions that accurately assess these drivers and reliably predict key outcomes including burnout, intent to leave and professional fulfillment. Finally, Elliott shares the ways that the WISH survey is helping to facilitate culture change and team alignment by creating a shared lexicon and helping teams focus on changes that have the biggest impact on safety and wellbeing. He also outlines the team’s efforts to test the survey’s value in multi-center trials within anesthesia, as well as trials in other specialties, with hopes that the survey will help to improve cultures of care team safety and wellbeing across the healthcare ecosystem.   The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Stryker.

    35 min

  4. JUN 26

    How authentic leadership fosters psychological safety, dignity and inclusion – Jeremy Segall, MA, RDT, LCAT, FPCC

    In this episode of Caring Greatly, Jeremy Segall, MA, RDT, LCAT, FPCC, inaugural System Chief Wellness Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals, shares his personal journey of advancing into a health system leadership role with a unique background, learning to leverage skills from his diverse experience and strengths to lead with purpose. He shares what it means to lead authentically and embrace one’s full identity at work, emphasizing the importance of human-centered cultures that foster dignity, inclusion and belonging. Jeremy talks about the link between vulnerability and authenticity. He also explains why the courage to show up authentically is essential to create ideal working and healing environments that support the three pillars of care team safety, as well as exceptional patient care.   The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Stryker.

    37 min

  5. MAY 22

    Recovery techniques to turn trauma into growth – Terri Bogue, RN, MSN

    In this Caring Greatly episode, Terri describes how overwhelming and difficult experiences get recorded in a person’s body and psyche as trauma. She explains how trauma coping skills such as compartmentalization and detachment can serve care team members in the short-term, but can lead to trauma triggers later that result in emotional overwhelm or physiologic distress unless the traumatic experience is immediately addressed and effectively processed. Terri shares how trauma processing can happen individually, with peers or with professional support. Given the likelihood of exposure to traumatic events, it’s important for care team members to learn techniques and skills they can use to heal. It’s also important to know that support is available and acceptable to seek. Terri shares a personal story about losing a loved one to suicide. She explains that feeling vulnerable and safe to talk about traumatic events and accepting that humans experience trauma can normalize seeking help and learning recovery techniques.   The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Stryker.

    29 min

  6. MAY 5

    How systems and leaders can build and support a healthy nursing workforce – Pam Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

    In this episode of Caring Greatly, Dr. Cipriano explains the 2025 International Nurses Day theme, “Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for Nurses Strengthens Economies.” She describes ICN’s call to value, protect and respect nurses as a foundational requirement for patient safety and outcomes, as well as a critical part of supporting the overall welfare of nurses and the organizations for which they work. Dr. Cipriano also outlines ICN’s seven-part agenda for sustainable nursing workforce wellbeing and drills into how nursing and institutional leaders can identify opportunities in their scopes of ownership and influence to improve nurse safety and wellbeing. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Stryker.

    30 min

  7. APR 23

    A nurse-security liaison supports safer healthcare environments – Mark Allred, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHSO

    In this episode of Caring Greatly, Mark describes his career journey and what it means to be a liaison between the system’s security team and clinical professionals they help protect. He talks about day-to-day experiences of healthcare professionals as they learn new situational awareness, de-escalation and other skills in response to the national rise in workplace violence. Mark explains the importance of communication between clinical care team members and security professionals to create effective responses to risky or escalating situations in healthcare environments. He emphasizes how a team-based approach to workplace violence prevention helps create higher levels of safety for care team members and the patients and families they serve. And finally, Mark shares how his role fits into the larger workplace violence prevention strategies at Geisinger.   Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Stryker.

    39 min

  8. APR 12

    Trauma-informed leadership as a foundation of care team safety and wellbeing – Sadie Elisseou, MD

    In this episode of Caring Greatly, Sadie shares the core concepts of trauma-informed leadership and care, including realizing the prevalence of trauma, recognizing its signs and symptoms, responding in a trauma-informed way, and resisting re-traumatization. She talks about how embracing these principles creates safer healthcare experiences for patients and clinicians. She also talks about how to lead people and teams using the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAHMA) six principles of trauma-informed care: Safety: physical, psychological and emotionalTrustworthiness and transparencyPeer supportCollaboration and mutualityEmpowerment, voice and choiceCultural, historical and gender issuesSadie also delves into how a trauma-informed approach reframes thinking about “disruptive behavior” in a way that allows for more meaningful solutions and less stress and distress for leaders and team members alike. Finally, Sadie shares a vision for a trauma-informed future where healthcare shifts from a focus on transactions to relationships.

    32 min
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Caring Greatly is a destination where listeners are inspired to grow, lead and drive transformation to improve healthcare. This interview-style podcast creates space for people to share their perspective and connect to human-centered stories that reveal solutions, spark innovation and provide hope for a safer and brighter future of caring. The podcast is hosted by Stryker's Heart of Safety Coalition, a national community healthcare leaders, learners and advocates working to improve the safety and wellbeing of all who work in healthcare.

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  • Creator
    Heart of Safety Coalition
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    102
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Heart of Safety Coalition
  • Show Website
    Caring Greatly