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SPS Talk

by Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety

SPS Talk is a physician-targeted podcast series hosted by the Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Network. Through transparent sharing of data, successes, and learnings, SPS is working to achieve specific goals to reduce harm in 130+ pediatric hospitals across the United States and Canada.

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Episodes

  1. We Heard You: Top Ten Network Questions on CLABSI Prevention

    In the newest episode of SPS Talk, we hear from the CLABSI work stream co-leads Marjorie McCaskey, DNP, RN-BC, CPHQ, Clinical Outcomes and Quality Adviser for Nursing and Director of Nursing Professional Development at Children’s of Alabama, and Dr. Elizabeth Mack, Professor of Pediatrics…

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  2. The Safety Journey: Leaders Building and Sustaining Momentum

    We encourage you to listen to this 8-minute podcast with Dr. Amrit Gill, the Patient Safety Officer for Cleveland Clinic Children’s. On this podcast, Dr. Gill highlighted the important role of physicians in keeping the safety momentum moving forward. One way that she recommends doing this is by...

  3. SPS Call for Innovations: An Inspiring Patient Safety Story

    We encourage you to listen to this 7-minute podcast with Dr. Claudia Hoyen, Director of Pediatric Innovation and Medical Director, Peds Infection Control, UH/Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. In our drive to eliminate serious harm in children’s hospitals, we know we have to find new…

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  4. Children’s Hospitals Overcoming System-Level Barriers by Leading the Way and Aligning: Physicians Play an Important Role

    We encourage you to listen to this 11-minute podcast with Dr. Leslie Jurecko, Vice President for Quality, Safety, and Experience at Spectrum Health, a nonprofit health system with 15 hospitals, a physician group, and health plan in Michigan. Dr. Jurecko is also a practicing Pediatric Hospitalist…

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  5. The Physicians' Role in Driving Engagement on a Safety Survey

    If you missed our podcast with Dr. Rahul Shah, Vice President, Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Children’s National Medical Center, we encourage you to listen to it today! On the podcast, Dr. Shah shared his thoughts about the physicians’ role in driving engagement on a safety survey. Dr. Shah...

  6. Storytelling: A Leadership Competency for Safety

    In this 12-minute podcast, Dr. Lennox Huang, the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Medical and Academic Affairs at The Hospital for Sick Children, shares how storytelling is a leadership competency—a way of sharing knowledge, moving people, and moving culture. He emphasizes,...

  7. The Physicians' Role in Reporting Near Miss and Adverse Events

    If you missed our podcast with Dr. Dan Hyman, Chief Medical & Patient Safety Officer, Children’s Hospital Colorado, we encourage you to listen to it today. During the 5-minute podcast, Dr. Dan Hyman shared his thoughts about the physicians’ role in reporting near miss and adverse events. Dr.…

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  8. Reducing Unplanned Extubations: Physicians Driving Change

    In this 10-minute podcast, Drs. Neal Maynord (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Quality for Critical Care Medicine at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt) and Kristin Melton (Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a practicing neonatologist at Cincinnati Children’s,...

  9. The Physicians' Role in Promoting a Safe Culture

    If you missed our podcast with Dr. Bridget Norton, we encourage you to listen to it today. During the 4-minute podcast, Dr. Norton, Chief Medical Quality Officer, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center (Omaha), shared her thoughts about the physicians’ role in promoting a safe culture at her...

  10. The Important Role Physicians Play in Error Prevention Training

    In this 8-minute podcast, Dr. Diane Heatley, a pediatric otolaryngologist and the Medical Director of UW Health - American Family Children’s Hospital, shares that by the time her hospital within a system was a year into their SPS journey, it became clear that they wouldn’t be successful with…

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  11. The Critical Role of Physician Engagement in the SPS Network

    If you missed our previously-shared podcast with Dr. Joan Shook, we encourage you to listen to it today. During the 4-minute podcast, Dr. Shook discussed how the role of the physician at her institution has evolved over time as her institution’s involvement in SPS has changed. Physicians are now...

  12. Physicians Learning from Events: A Key Development Opportunity

    In this 7-minute podcast, Dr. Anu Subramony, the Chief Quality Officer for Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY and Vice President for Quality and Safety for Pediatric Services at Northwell Health, shares how in her role she has had the greatest opportunity to listen to frontline staff when they...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

SPS Talk is a physician-targeted podcast series hosted by the Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Network. Through transparent sharing of data, successes, and learnings, SPS is working to achieve specific goals to reduce harm in 130+ pediatric hospitals across the United States and Canada.

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Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does SPS Talk have?

SPS Talk currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is SPS Talk about?

SPS Talk is a physician-targeted podcast series hosted by the Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Network. Through transparent sharing of data, successes, and learnings, SPS is working to achieve specific goals to reduce harm in 130+ pediatric hospitals across the United States...

How often does SPS Talk release new episodes?

SPS Talk has 12 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts SPS Talk?

SPS Talk is created and hosted by Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety.
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