OHSU Week

Scientific evidence shows, humans are affecting global climate change. Warmer summer temperatures and an increase in wildfires are evident right here in the Pacific NW. Climate change is posing risk to environmental health and serious problems for human health. Steering environmental changes is everyone’s responsibility. Guests include: Dana Bjarnason– Vice President/CNO-Healthcare Valerie Garrett – Project Manager, Design and Construction Corie Schofield – Doernbecher Children's Hospital Otolaryngology Lead

Every day, at least 10 to 15 patients at OHSU are well enough to discharge but some sort of delay is keeping them in the hospital. These “avoidable days” keep other patients from accessing the services that only OHSU can provide – and add millions of dollars per year to the already-high cost of health care. Guests include: Jennifer Mensik Division Director, Care Management

A number of new commuting options were introduced earlier this year to help more OHSU members find alternative ways to get to work. Carpooling was identified as a program that could expanded, and Scoop carpooling launched at OHSU in May. Now, more than 100 people ride or drive with Scoop every weekday, and that number continues to grow. Guests include: Ai Thi Sprinkle – Pharmacist and frequent Scoop user Jenny Cadigan – Transportation Program Manager Michelle Gaylord – Transportation and Parking Business Manager

Sixty percent of Americans say the next generation will be worse off than their own, and parents are struggling to find time and provide resources to help their families thrive. What could an ideal future look like – one where decisions and policies fully support early childhood care, education, and wellbeing? Guests include: Jessica Jordan, pediatric nurse at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Increasing the speed and efficiency of research is a win for researchers and benefits overall human health. Open Science allows researchers to build on others’ work in a collaborative and transparent use of data. Guests include: Robin Champieux Research Engagement & Open Science Librarian

More than 10,000 employees let their voices be heard in the 2018 Employee Survey. Now, work has begun to share the results and make improvements like increasing leader rounding and focused support. Guests include: Benjy Howe - Director, Learning and Organizational Development Troy Schmit - Director, Quality and Safety Management

The white-cheeked gibbon shares 96 percent of its genetic makeup with humans, making them a good model for investigating genomic evolution. A researcher at OHSU is using gibbons to compare DNA structures to investigate congenital diseases. Guests include: Lucia Carbone Director of Epigenetics Consortium

In 2017, OHSU’s Technology Transfer and Business Development office supported 151 new innovations by 247 inventors. Supporting OHSU’s clinical and research communities, the Business Development team promotes innovation with an entrepreneurial culture. Guests include: Abhijit (Jit)Banerjee, PhD, MBA Senior Director, Technology Transfer and Business Development Karen Boren Project Coordinator, Technology Transfer and Business Development

The OHSU Board of Directors recently approved a 3.1 billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2019. In the budget, revenue is project to rise 6 percent. Guests include: Lawrence Furnstahl, executive vice president and chief financial officer

Four years ago, BUILD EXITO, an undergraduate research training program, was launched to serve underrepresented communities in biomedical research. The program is organized through the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute, with more than 300 students currently enrolled. OHSU serves as the research-intensive partner, providing crucial support, guidance, and expertise as PSU develops and implements EXITO. Guests include: Keeley McConnell Research Assistant 2

OHSU recently hosted its annual Diversity and Inclusion Awards ceremony. Among the recipients was Dr. Shearwood McClelland for his exceptional work in health disparity research in radiation oncology. Dr. McClelland’s research series “Disparities in Access to Radiation Therapy in the United States,” has been published in Advances in Radiation Oncology. The first three articles of the four-part series are available now. The fourth part (on Appalachian patients) will be published later this summer. Part 1: African-American patients https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(17)30107-0/fulltext Part 2: American Indian patients https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(17)30166-5/fulltext Part 3: Hispanic-American patients https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(17)30235-X/fulltext Guests include: Dr. Shearwood “Woody” McClelland Clinical research assistant in the Department of Radiation Medicine, OHSU/Tuality Cancer Clinic

Clinical leadership teams from OHSU, Tuality and Adventist Health gathered for the third clinical enterprise leadership meeting last week. Participants received updates, asked questions of the leadership team and had the opportunity to listen to a keynote address on the future landscape of health care reform. Guests include: Ken Leonczyk – The Advisory Board

OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center is one of seven National Primate Research Centers across the country. A new website makes it easier for the public to learn about what’s happening at the centers and will tell the stories of this important work. Guests include: Nancy Haigwood, Ph.D. Director of the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU

OHSU celebrated National Poetry Month in April this year with its fourth annual poetry contest and recognition event, sponsored by the OHSU Library. In the submission guidelines, poets were asked to focus on their OHSU experience, and the contest judges considered how well they expressed that theme – as well as artistic excellence and the poem’s relationship to health and healing. Guests include: Tracy Thornton Office Manager, OHSU Library Susannah Lujan-Bear Assistant Nurse Manager 5A and 5C, OHSU Hospital Sonja Halvorson Student, OHSU School of Medicine Kirsten Myers Research Project Coordinator, Casey Eye Institute

This year’s employee survey is a chance to share your feedback on working at OHSU and a way to affect change. Taking the employee survey allows your voice to be heard, and automatically registers you to win prizes for participating. Learn more about how your responses are kept confidential and why every employee should complete it. Guests include: Katy Fonner Senior Organizational Development Consultant, OHSU