Public Risk Management

Today’s guest, Eric Panther discusses diabetes, avoiding and managing its adverse impact on claims recovery and management. He shares with us his 22 years of experience on diabetes, its types, causes, symptoms, and how it affects workers compensation claims. He is the clinical director of One Call Care Management. He tells us that diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also cal...

Today’s guest, Michelle Despres shares with us what predictive analytics is all about, its importance, why it is trending in organizations today, claims management and how predictive analytics tackles it. She also enlightens us on the benefits of predictive analytics as regards to claims management and how to measure its success. Predictive analytics is the branch of advanced analytics which makes...

The importance of consolidatation and report risk management data has meant many more functions getting involved; to spare line managers' sanity they should consolidate their risk assessment efforts. Each entity must determine and examine the management, in some cases, it may include existing tools like access or excel, which are a very small program if there's no budget at all for recording the r...

Today’s guest Randy Anderson, co-founder of E-Three professional trainers based out of Texas teaches us five ways that you can reduce stress in the workplace. His company provides workplace and life training for companies and individuals. Learn through his experiences how you can find more fulfillment in your workplace environment and personal life. Stress and its Management in our Workplaces Stre...

Risk management should take human and cultural factors into account. There is little guidance beyond the few statements within that standard on how to apply culture, today Joey walks us through ways in which you and your entity will be able to further understand the importance of acknowledging culture within entity and what to do within your risk management department. How does it relate to risk m...

Our guest on today’s show is the president of the Bill Sims Company for over 40 years they have created positive reinforcement systems helping large and small firms inspire better performance amongst their employees while increasing bottom line profits. Zero Injury Policy Originated Beginning in 1981 as Bill Sims, Jr. was walking through a textile company he noticed signs and posters that read, “Z...

On today’s show we hear from the Director of Risk Management and Employee Benefits for the Atlanta Independent School System, Jeffrey Thomas. What does it mean to Manage your Medical Providers? We may have all heard some of the following terms when in our work place when it comes to managing our employees and staff. MBO – management by objectives MBM – management by memorandum MBE – management by...

Today we are discussing with Candy Whirley the ways to Bridge the Gap between baby boomers, X’ers and millennial generations. Learn the differences of what’s important to each group. Listen in to some of the similarities your workplace may have. Be Aware that What Matters most may vary among the generations Baby Boomers – Dedication & Getting the job done – even if it means staying late X – Work,...

Juli Tomlin will discuss the things you should consider when developing an accident review panel. As risk manager of the city of Gainesville, Georgia with over 20 years of experience in public and private sector risk management. Learn the importance of an accident review panel, the best individuals to be a part of the panel and the benefits it can provide to your entity or community. An Accident R...

Stu explains that all three terms can be a trap because they are often used interchangeably and don’t provide any clarity. We should be more careful about how we use those words, and think of them as follows: Ethics is a body of regulations, e.g. academic and business, which involves consequences if violated. Morality is a commonly accepted sense of values in society that have to do with right and...

Causes of the Flint Water Crisis In 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan, took a cost-saving measure by switching its water supply from the city of Detroit—which drew from Lake Huron—to Flint River. During this change, Flint water officials did not take the required steps to manage the water chemistry of Flint River, which has more corrosive water than Lake Huron. The untreated corrosion caused the a...

Matt McDonough answers questions that will help strengthen your fleet risk management program. What is the biggest misconception when it comes to fleet safety programs? Both employers and employees tend to think of them as a way to protect their vehicles, but that’s just one part of the equation. Auto accident scenarios in which there is damage to more than one auto and injuries to multiple people...

Prima's ERM Training Overview Podcast by Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)

What is the Zika virus? A disease that is primarily spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito. Zika virus was first discovered back in 1947, and only 12 human cases of the infection were recorded over the next 40 years. But since 2007, outbreaks have been recorded in the tropical forests of Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and now in South and Central A...

The roots of the Flint water crisis can be traced all the way back to early 2013, when the city council approved a plan to switch the city’s water supply from Detroit to a system still under construction in order to save money. This meant finding an interim water supply while the system was being completed, so they put the city’s water plant back into operation as a stop-gap. The city switched to...

What is Prima Institute? Prima Institute (PI) offers risk management professionals the opportunity to learn from each other about public risk management, communication and governance, to gain comfort from other people experiencing “public risk drama,” and to have fun. The PI conference brings together everyone from entry-level to seasoned risk managers to interact with leading experts in the field...

Our guest today is Dr. Mark Kroll, an adjunct professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Dr. Kroll retired from his role as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of St. Jude’s to focus on teaching, and his research specialty is the effects of electricity on the human body. He is often referred to as the most prolific inventor of me...

Today we’re talking to Nigel Wilson about the challenges faced by public sector risk managers. Nigel discusses how to develop and maintain a property profile that accurately reflects the risk profile, as well as how to break down the complex process of reviewing property portfolio data into manageable pieces.

Our guest on the latest episode of PRIMA Podcasts is Melanie Bennett from United Educators. Melanie shares some of the major concerns associated with the current Zika virus outbreak, particularly as it relates to learning institutions. Melanie explains that because the Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, it is spreading very quickly between countries and continents, and there is currently no...

In this episode of PRIMA Podcasts, Angelique Dale shares some methods that may be employed by organizations in order to manage the risk of sexual abuse. Angelique indicates that changes in how organizations approach and deal with these risks have not been as radical as one would hope, despite the fact that incidents of this nature are constantly being reported by the media. Many organizations stil...

On this episode of PRIMA's Risk Management Podcast series, Chris Grollnek provides vital information that can be used in the unlikely event of a workplace violence or an active shooter situation. Chris is an award-winning active shooter and domestic terrorism prevention expert. He advises the highest levels of government and corporate executives through his workplace violence coalition known as th...

Our guest for this episode of PRIMA's Risk Management Podcast is Shannon Gunderman. Shannon is the administrative services director of Yuma County, Arizona where he is responsible for administrating the county’s property, liability, unemployment and workers' compensation programs. He also serves as the county’s enterprise risk management project manager. Shannon explains that enterprise risk manag...