Advocating for the Crucial Importance of Public Health

10/13/23 • 51 min

On episode 443 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Dr. Jan Carney, MD, MPH, MACP, the Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy, Professor of Medicine, and the Director of Graduate Public Health Programs at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.

In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Carney discuss the importance of public health, public health education, and the local and global implications of nurses embracing the many opportunities available to them in the public health arena.

Dr. Carney earned an AB from Middlebury College, her MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Harvard School of Public Health. She previously served as Vermont’s Commissioner of Health under three gubernatorial administrations. In this role, she developed and implemented Vermont’s first outcome-based approach to improving public health, modeled on the national Healthy People initiative, combining clinical and community-based prevention.

Dr. Carney’s areas of expertise include building and sustaining community-academic partnerships, translational research, and reducing disparities in rural areas. She serves as Core Director of the Community Engagement and Outreach Core for the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network (NNE-CTR), working to advance rural health research and community engagement.

Her current work focuses on developing and implementing the Vermont Rural Health Communication Network (RHCN) to promote two-way health communication in rural areas, strengthen access to health and social services, and improve health and scientific literacy. She is a member of the Association of Schools and Programs in Public Health, serving on academic public health practice and advocacy committees, and serves as a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians.

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Making Long-Term Care Nursing a Specialty to be Proud Of

On episode 442 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews registered nurse, author, consultant, entrepreneur, and administrator Dr. Sylvia Abbeyquaye, Ph.D., MPA, RN. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Abbeyquaye discuss the importance of long-term care nursing and her mission to empower long-term care nurses to approach their practice with pride, discipline, critical thinking, and the framework of the nursing process. In Dr. Abbeyquaye's new book, Navigating Long- Term Care: A Practical Approach for Nurses, the author expounds on methods and strategies for regulatory compliance, nurse professional development, staff retention, and optimal quality of care.

Dr. Abbeyquaye is the founder of NSDxpert Education and Consultancy Services LLC. She is a highly trained registered nurse, author, consultant, entrepreneur, and administrator with over two decades of experience in the long-term healthcare industry. She has served virtually every level, from being a certified nurse assistant (CNA), staff nurse, and nursing supervisor to becoming a director of nursing. She is also a nurse educator who is on a mission to reform nurse staff development programs in long-term care facilities. In addition, Dr. Abbeyquaye is the owner and developer of the NurseLTC app!

Dr. Abbeyquaye began her education at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. After immigrating to the United States, she earned a master's degree in public administration from Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts. Her academic journey continued with a second Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Abbeyquaye is currently an assistant professor of nursing at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University in Boston, Massachusetts. She is passionate about teaching, mentoring new nurses, and advocating for long-term care staff development and practice reforms.

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Using Polarity Intelligence to Address the Many Challenges Faced by Healthcare Leaders

On episode 444 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews Michelle Troseth, MSN, RN, FNAP, FAAN and Tracy Christopherson, PhD, MS, BAS, RRT, FNAP, whose dynamic and forward-thinking approach to the challenges faced by today's healthcare leaders could be game-changer for those willing to think and respond differently.

In the course of their conversation, Keith and his guests discuss how lack of work-life balance and burnout are major challenges for nurses leaders, and why a new leadership competency — what Tracy and Michelle call Polarity Intelligence — is essential to combat burnout and turn the tide for these hard-working individuals.

Michelle and Tracy have been interprofessional leaders, friends and colleagues for over 30 years, and they are co-hosts of a top healthcare leadership podcast, Healthcare’s MissingLogic Podcast.

They have combined experience of more than 60 years working as consultants and coaches for healthcare organizations across North America, supporting healthcare leaders as they strive to create healthy, healing work cultures. They frequently speak at national and international leadership conferences on the topics of managing polarities, achieving work-life balance, and living a resilient life.

Michelle and Tracy have also developed and apply the Dynamic Balance Effect® Framework to help healthcare leaders create work-life balance, live with intention, and be their best self at work and at home through their leadership coaching and mentorship programs.

They have a book coming out in January of 2024 called Polarity Intelligence: The Missing Logic in Leadership. Polarity Intelligence helps leaders overcome conflict, diverse perspectives, and persistent problems which is central to their success in all areas of life.

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