OHSU Week

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

Influenza, more commonly known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness. It spreads when people with the flu cough, sneeze or talk, projecting tiny droplets of the virus up to six feet away. Due to the increasing number of confirmed flu cases in Oregon, area hospitals have announced their enhanced precautions season to help keep patients, visitors and staff safe. Guests include: John Townes – Professor, OHSU

Over 5,400 members participated in the first phase of OHSU’s crowdsourced strategic planning process, creating 859 descriptors and casting more than 56,000 votes. President Danny Jacobs discusses what’s been happening since and next steps for OHSU 2025. And go to Knight School, a new series of community-facing science talks told by Knight Cancer Institute researchers, clinicians and patients. Guests include: Dr. Danny Jacobs – President, OHSU Brian Druker, M.D. - Director, Knight Cancer Institute Allen Tomlinson – Director of Strategic Communications, Knight Cancer Institute Hai Pham – Pediatric Dentist, cancer survivor

OHSU’s Public Safety team consists of more than 40 officers, dispatchers and other professionals who work to keep OHSU safe. This is no easy task at an academic health center as complex and nuanced as OHSU. Guests include: Greg Moawad, Vice President, Campus Safety Heath Kula, Director, Public Safety Sam Habibi, Operations Lieutenant

Listen to a compilation of interviews from OHSU Week in 2018.

It’s been nearly six months since OHSU got the results from the 2018 Employee Survey. Priorities and action planning were set in the fall, but where is that improvement work now? Guests include: Dan Forbes Vice President, Human Resources Joni Elsenpeter Associate Vice President, Human Resources