The JPS Podcast

Closing out Season 5, hosts Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings take a deep dive into MS and discover ways to still live a meaningful life in the face of so much unknown. In this season, we're highlighting the stories of how, in spite of a difficult diagnosis, we ultimiately can take back control of our lives. If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show to...

From scooping out tumors to cleaning out ears, hosts Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings meet with ENT surgeon Dr. Peter Wickwire to get to the bottom of what ENT specalists do and when to consider seeing one. In this season, we're highlighting the stories of how, in spite of a difficult diagnosis, we ultimiately can take back control of our lives. If you're interested in learning more about this...

Who takes care of you in a post-acute setting? Hosts Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings learn about post-acute care services, how we ensure patients don't fall through the gaps, and are set up for better success in taking charge of their health. In this season, we're highlighting the stories of how, in spite of a difficult diagnosis, we ultimiately can take back control of our lives. If you're i...

In this season, we're highlighting the stories of how, in spite of a difficult diagnosis, we ultimiately can take back control of our lives. If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS Newsroom to find our episode show notes: https://www.jpshealthnet.org Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:...

Hosts Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings meet with JPS sepsis coordinators to break down myths and get the word out: what is sepsis? In this season, we're highlighting the stories of how, in spite of a difficult diagnosis, we ultimiately can take back control of our lives. If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS Newsroom to fin...

Advancements in the ways we treat and talk about HIV have come a long way, but how can we come together as a community to be even better? Hosts Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings sit down with patient Albert Jones and Healing Wings social worker Danielle Call to talk about breaking down barriers and moving past stigmas when being there for those living with HIV. In this season, we're highlightin...

"I have too much to be here for, and I have too much to do to just let these things put me in a state of mind where I can't get up and do anything." Armando Enrriques was hit with a life-altering diabetes diagnosis that sent him immediately to the ER. Emerging from a near-fatal stay, Enrriques decided with the help of his JPS educators a new plan of action so that he could live the life he wanted...

How do you define a life well-lived? Chronic pain impacts individuals both mentally and physically, often leaving patients with a seemingly impossible dilema: let pain control your life or adjust for the life you want to live. This week, hosts Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings meet with clinical psychologist Dr. Adam Guck to explore the complex aspects of a diagnosis, chronic pain, and how to r...

We're back with with season 5 of The JPS Podcast! Hosts Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings hightlight the resilience in us all, whether through conversations on living with diabetes or managing recovery in a post-acute setting. In spite of whatever it is you're dealing with, you still have the power to change your life for the better. Episodes start dropping July 11, 2024! For more stories, visi...

The OR can be a lot to take in as a patient, and can be the source of a lot of stress and misunderstanding. So what does JPS do differently in the OR to communicate better with patients and team members to cultivate a positive and safe environment for all? Tatiyana Giddings and Brian Maschino get to listen to some voices from the OR and sit with RN clinical manager Allison Nelson to hear about the...

The residency programs at JPS Health Network allow doctors to enhance their knowledge and skills while striving to provide exceptional patient care. While attending new resident orientation with PGY 1 interns, hosts Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings get to the core of "why" we do what we do, and how new generations of physicians are paying it forward for communities at home and abroad. Learn mo...

As JPS expands westward, how do we build and add upon the strong sense of community existing in diverse pockets across Tarrant County? And how does the community help in return by keeping us a pillar for health delivery? Polytechnic Health Center is that pillar for its area, central to Tarrant County. Could there be something about the care provided there that could be replicated abroad? Brian Mas...

Over years of service, forensic nurse Connie Housley found her niche at JPS helping survivors of sexual assault, and through her dedication has continuously built a robust Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program to support adolescent and adult victims. Host Tatiyana Giddings sits with Connie to talk JPS' SANE Program, and how we provide a compassionate and secure environment for victims of se...

In this bonus episode, we take our men's health even further to discuss the colon and how to screen and take preventative measures for colorectal cancer with gastroenterologist Dr. Capati. If you haven't yet, give our main episode this weekend a listen, "Men's Health: Prioritize You" If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsro...

It's Part 2 of taking care you YOU. Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings meet with Dr. Grant Fowler, the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine, to emphasize the importance of men taking care of their health and tips for how they can improve it. If you're interested in learning more about this conversation or how we put the show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes:...

It's okay to not be okay, and you're not alone in feeling it. Hosts Tatiyana Giddings and Brian Maschino meet with peer support specialists Frances Wall and Melanie Cooper who have lived their own struggles with mental health and substance abuse, and came out on the other side to be the support needed for others dealing with those same struggles. Through their personal journeys, Frances and Melani...

"You can't pour from an empty glass." That's how Obstetrics and Gynecology NP Melissa De Hoyos sees it. Many women put their health on the back burner for their family, career, life in general. It's easy to not realize that taking time to care for yourself benefits everything in our orbit. Tatiyana Giddings meets with Melissa to discuss the importance of caring for yourself and the benefits of mai...

Congestive heart failure is a disease that affects people of all ages, and may sound scary if you aren't properly informed on what the diagnosis means. Join Tatiyana Giddings and Brian Maschino as they break down CHF with Dr. Sandeep Kamath and PA Gregory Duck. It may seem like a lot, but it's not the death sentence it once was. If you're interested in learning more about CHF or how we put the sho...

Host Tatyiana Giddings' grandma swears by the hidden power of sweet potatoes: that they help her prevent cancer. The relationship between food and healthcare can be challenging to explain. In this episode, we meet with Megan Settlemyer, an Outpatient Dietitian, to learn more about oncology nutrition and to find an answer to that burning question she's had all these years regarding her grandma and...

In this bonus episode to our season launch, we're proud to share an interview from October 2021 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art with Dr. Virginia Watson and Amanda Blake, the Carter's Director of Education, Library, and Visitor Experience, talking more about how we use the arts to bridge these gaps in our communication. As well, we take a closer look at artwork from episode one and touch...

Art surrounds us, art motivates us, art speaks to something often unspoken. So how exactly does medicine fit into this? Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings meet up with Dr. Ginger Watson, a hospitalist at JPS Health Network, to understand how art bridges these gaps in the conversations we're having to be better caregivers, patients, people. For more, visit our newsroom at: https://www.jpshealthne...

We're back with more for season 4! Brian Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings take us on a journey to see how partnering with our community improves the ways we give and receive care. 

Tatiyana Giddings sits down with Dr. Alan Podawiltz, JPS Chair of Psychology, to discuss suicide and how to help those showing signs of ideation.

After a year on the frontlines battling COVID-19, some JPS team members share their hardships and how they found the strength to push forward.

The best doctors and nurses in the world can't solve the problems of patients if people can't tell them what's going on. Scott Wuerz sits down with members of JPS Language Services to discuss how they bridge that communication gap, so patients of all cultures can get better no matter what language they speak.