The Nurses and Hypochondriacs Podcast Ersilia Pompilio

From verbal abuse to physical assaults, nurses face a myriad of dangers while caring for patients and navigating the complexities of healthcare settings. On this episode of N&H we explore the alarming rise of violence against nurses, its root causes, and the urgent need for systemic change with special guest and CEO/ Founder of Cortex Gold, Mel Cortez RN, BSN.
Mel is a Registered Nurse and believes that now more than ever, bedside nurses, healthcare administrators, and security professionals need her support. Mel Cortez graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. As a Critical Care Travel Nurse for over 10 years, she has been in many facilities across the country. In addition to Nursing Supervision roles in acute care, Mel has held various management positions within Home Health, Hospice, and Long-Term Care prior to returning to the bedside to serve as a Critical Care Traveler in the Northeast in March of 2020. After 2 pivotal years caring for patients in the Covid 19 Pandemic, she then chose to launch the Cortex Brand, a solution-based business. Cortex’s latest project, Cortex Gold has a primary focus on creating a Gold Standard for Healthcare Security while reducing the rising violence at the bedside through tactical, practical innovations in the realms of product, training and research. She is a content expert in regards to Healthcare Workforce Satisfaction and Retention, Workplace Violence Reduction and the implementation of systems-wide training programs that are both cost-effective and delivered efficiently during operational tempo, Mel holds licensure in North Carolina and Texas and is a member of the TNA, ANA and IAHSS (International Association of Healthcare Security).
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Unveiling the Chaos: United Healthcare and Optum in the Crossfire of Cyber Attacks, Antitrust Violations, and Senate Scrutiny. Dr. Owen Muir joins N&H to decode the drama and its impact on you. Plus, insider tips for Emergency Room savings, Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer' 'Stalking' intrigue, and breakthroughs in depression treatment with accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Owen Scott Muir, M.D., DFAACAP, is a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Adolescent Psychiatry, dual board-certified, NIH grant-funded researcher, with his work focusing on the intersection of neuromodulation and artificial intelligence. He is the Chief Medical Officer of iRxReminder, an SVP for Strategy at Acacia Clinics, an Advisor to Videra Health, Magnus Medical, and Outro Health, and is the co-founder of Fermata, Neuromodulation's first clinic in New York City. He is also the author of 'Adolescent Suicide and Self-Injury: Mentalizing Theory Treatment', published by Springer Nature, and the Frontier Psychiatrist Substack, a daily healthcare-themed newsletter and podcast.
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How do you make Alzheimer’s funny? On this episode of N&H our special guest Dayna Steele joins us to talk about her theatrical performance of "The Woman in the Mirror," a dark comedy about Dayna's journey navigating through her mother's Alzheimers diagnosis.
Dayna Steele was one of the top rock DJs in the country and made waves on Rock 101 KLOL. Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Joan Jett, and many other rock legends knew her on a first-name basis. Then, she became a best-selling author, a motivational speaker, an entrepreneur, a candidate for Congress, and, now, a playwright and a Broadway investor. But, along her public journey, she also faced personal struggles. One low point was her mother's battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She wrote her experiences and frustration of being a caretaker into a book, which is now being adapted into a play, "The Woman in the Mirror".
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There's a huge push for Nurse Practitioners nationwide to practice independently. However, not all NP's are created equally or have the same education, training and experience. In this episode of N&H special guest John Canion joins us to discuss his paper " 2023 Report on Nurse Practitioner Education and the Need for Change." We'll also talk about the DNP role, the role of the Emergency Room NP and so much more.
John Canion is a Nurse Practitioner who is board certified as a family nurse practitioner and an emergency nurse practitioner. He has been practicing as a nurse practitioner since 2005 and has filled many roles as a nurse practitioner including: urgent care, family practice, critical access, hospitalist, associate professor, emergency medicine, has sat on the American Association of Nurse Practitioners education committees, and has started grass roots efforts to affect change in nurse practitioner education. He is currently practicing emergency medicine full time and has written an article about the need for change in NP education.
https://jcthenp.substack.com/p/2023-report-on-np-education-and-the email: jcthenp@yahoo.com
twitter: @canionjohn
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-vKScREnXP6aPHwHC4jR6A
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The Gaza-Israel conflict is a localized part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that began in 1948. It involves the Gaza Strip, where 200,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes, settling as refugees. Since then, Israel has fought 15 wars against the Gaza Strip. In this episode of N&H special guest Hoda Shawky joins us to talk about maternal and chld health in Gaza, the importance of a cease fire, and how you can help.
Hoda Shawky is a pediatric nurse practitioner certified in lactation and primary care mental health, a trained doula, and a consultant on maternal child health. She received both her undergraduate degree in Physiological Sciences and Masters of Science degree in Nursing from UCLA. She is currently a fellow at the UMass School of Medicine Early Relational Health Program. and a co-founder of a nonprofit organization aimed at creating safe spaces for BIPOC families living in Orange County, CA to receive respectful, culturally affirming perinatal education, support, and doula care.
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Many of us tend to undervalue the significance of our sense of HEARING when it comes to overall well-being. In this edition of N&H, we're thrilled to have David Owen as our special guest, delving into his book "Volume Control: Hearing In A Deafening World." Our discussion covers the surprising assertion that 'hearing' may outweigh the importance of seeing, the connection between hearing loss and premature mortality, the role of hearing in sports, the composition of earwax, and a plethora of other intriguing topics. Join us as we explore the intricate world of sound and its profound impact on our lives.
David Owen has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1991 to learn more about David and purchase his book Volume Control go to https://www.davidowen.net/
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