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Exploring the barriers to long-term care at home. We spoke with Drs. Lisa Iezzoni and Maureen Nash about the mental, emotional, physical, and financial challenges for people with disabilities or age-related issues who want to remain at home.

This pandemic is far from over. This is the time to be extremely cautious and very careful. We cannot lighten up our efforts yet. On this episode of Hear Me Now, we discuss the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic in one Southern California hospital with Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of the LA County Department of Public Health. 

Three-quarters of a million people are missing from the Thanksgiving table this year, dead from COVID-19. Join us for a conversation with Chloe Zelkha, a co-founder of the Covid Grief Network, about outreach to young adults experiencing profound loss.

We present highlights from the 2021 conference that explored ways to prioritize the personal in healthcare while at the same time to better engage communities, improve health equity, boost patient outcomes, and save costs.

Today we discuss how poverty negatively impacts a person's health and wellbeing and how to mitigate this pervasive social determinant of health.

In today's medical community, technology is a key element, but how do we keep medicine human? In this episode of Hear Me Now, we'll be discussing the intersection between technology and medicine.

Ali Santore, Senior VP of Government Affairs and Social Responsibility for Providence and Julie Rovner, Chief Washington Correspondent for Kaiser Health News and host of the all-women panelist podcast, “What the Health?”, join us for a conversation about the opportunities and challenges members of the new Biden administration face as they work to mend the nation, deal with the nation's response to a deadly pandemic, and advance access to care for underserved populations in what is now a four trillion-dollar healthcare business in America.

The Rev. Denise Hess of the Supportive Care Coalition  (now part of the Catholic Health Association) joins host Seán Collins in a reflection on the Christian doctrine of the Incarnation and the ways it has inspired centuries of health care. They talk about the example of Jesus-as-healer, the crucial role women religious have had in promoting health care ministries, and the place suffering plays in our understanding of care for the whole person. They are accompanied throughout the hour by three musicians who perform original arrangements of traditional carols: Gabe Miller, violin & arranger; Elijah Cole, guitar; and Nathan Pence, bass.

A conversation with three nurses about the strengths of their profession and the challenges and joys of nursing, especially during a global pandemic. 

One in five Americans lives in a household with two or more adult generations under the same roof — that's more than 64 million people. And a growing number of these households are headed by a member of the "sandwich generation" — adult children who are caring for their parents and their own children at the same time. On today's program: the benefits, challenges, and practical considerations of inviting parents to live with you.

In this episode of Hear Me Now, we discuss Oregon's Measure 110 and the effort to shift the focus from law enforcement to healthcare when we talk about substance abuse. We will talk to people involved in drug treatment, addiction and harm reduction in Oregon as together they chart a new way forward. 

In this episode, we discuss strategic thinking for staying healthy, staying sane and staying engaged during the upcoming COVID winter. 

In today's episode, we discuss mental health and the pandemic along with a reflection on heroes and hypocrisy in healthcare.

For a growing number of families, caring for someone with dementia is a fact of life. In this episode of Hear Me Now, learn about patient-centered care for people with dementia. 

Dr. Ira Byock, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Providence Institute for Human Caring, discusses a new vision for advance care planning that simply asks individuals to name a trusted decision- maker to speak for them in the event they're not able to speak for themselves. This choice is then entered into the electronic health record by a care provider. Joining Dr. Byock are Edo Banach, President and CEO of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, and Nathan Kottkamp, founder of the National Healthcare decisions Day. 

This episode of the Hear Me Now podcast explores "Trans Health" through the perspectives of two Providence healthcare providers who are transgender. Ericka Laurentz is an emergency department psychiatric counselor; Bennett Pendleton is a registered nurse. They share their experiences with family tension, social discrimination and awkward healthcare encounters. Erika and Bennett also explore how to make healthcare more compassionate and respectful for one of society's most vulnerable populations.

COVID-19 has changed the way we live and the way we die. The pandemic has changed interactions at the bedside, our rituals of mourning, and how we process loss. Hear Me Now Podcast presents “Grief in the time of COVID,” featuring Dr. Ira Byock, founder and chief medical officer at Providence’s Institute for Human Caring, and Rev. Denise Hess, executive director of the Supportive Care Coalition.

Understanding heart disease in women. For years, heart disease was thought of as "a man's disease." But the truth is quite different and quite sobering: one-in-three women in America dies of heart disease. Symptoms go unnoticed, warning signs are often ignored, and delays in seeking care make heart disease the #1 killer of women in the U.S. On today's program, we talk with Dr. Lori Tam, a cardiologist at the Providence Heart Clinic in Portland, Ore., about the ways heart disease in women differs from heart disease in men and some of the particular warning signs women should be aware of.  Also, we talk with Kris Kleindienst, a small business owner in Missouri who had a heart attack a year ago. She tell us about her experience seeking care and the ways she's changing her life in recovery. Lori Tam, M.D. Providence Heart Clinic St. Vincent Medical Center Portland, Ore.   Kris Kleindienst Owner Left Bank Books Saint Louis, Mo.  

On today's program we explore life post-COVID with Dr. Jim Jackson, author of "Clearing the fog: From surviving to thriving with Long COVID — A practical guide" (Little Brown Spark, 2023).

On today's program, we are listening to nurses as they reflect on their experiences on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are stories of uncertainty and fear, of anger and resilience, dedication, recovery, and camaraderie. But most of all these are stories about caregiving. The readings that make up this episode are drawn from the book, Providence Nurses Inspire Hope through Healing: Reflections from the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic, edited by Hilary Alison, Katie Adams, Katie Grainger, and Hayley Pike. Our thanks to the editors and to all the nurse-contributors.