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Today is World Delirium Awareness Day! Each year, Delirium Awareness Day serves as a reminder to health care professionals about the significance of recognizing, preventing and managing delirium. Want to learn more about delirium and how it can be treated? Check out this fascinating episode of The Wrap, featuring Michigan Medicine providers and a patient who experienced delirium during a COVID-19...

Many may know about the patient portal – the online destination that allows patients to connect for virtual care visits, exchange messages with their providers and access test results. But the portal is always changing – and improving, allowing for a better patient experience and enhancing the workflow for clinicians. Check out the latest episode of The Wrap to learn more about these important cha...

The Quality Department offers a popular class titled “ Create Trust by Asking Questions: The Art of Humble Inquiry. ” The course teaches participants the skills needed to foster quality and safety by mastering the art of asking insightful questions. Tune in to this week’s episode for an important discussion about the course and the valuable lessons one staff member took away from it. Oh, and of co...

February is American Heart Month and to help celebrate, two of the organization’s registered dietitian nutritionists joined The Wrap to discuss heart healthy diets, how you can create a better relationship with food and other steps you can take to improve your health. Check out this week’s episode for their unique insight ... and of course participate in the weekly trivia contest to take home a gr...

In mid-January, the Michigan Rollverines – the organization’s youth wheelchair basketball program – traveled to Fort Wayne, Indiana for its first competitive tournament since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was a success – as has been the entire program, which is run by the U-M Adaptive and Inclusive Sports Experience, or UMAISE. Now, the Rollverines are looking to exp...

The Wrap is back and better than ever! On its first episode of 2024, the podcast explored ways team members are protecting the environment, improving sustainability and lessening our carbon footprint. For example, starting next month, all single-use plastic water bottles will be removed from campus retail locations and replaced with aluminum cans or boxed water -- which will divert 113,000 plastic...

For the 37th and final episode of 2023, we're taking a look back at some of the most interesting, informative and important interviews that The Wrap had to offer over the past 12 months. From a look at a new mobile mammography unit to insight into sustainability efforts at Michigan Medicine and a resource that can help you settle workplace concerns, there was something for everyone this year. Chec...

Grief is one of the most human of all experiences and will touch us all at some point in our lives. During the holidays, grief may rise to the surface and be more noticeable as we witness loss in the health system and deal with losses in our personal lives. During this challenging time of the year, the team behind “Honoring Life and Loss: Grief Awareness for Faculty and Staff” joined The Wrap to o...

At Michigan Medicine, our safety promise states that, “Safety is our most important priority.” To honor this commitment, it is important to create and maintain environments where employees feel empowered to speak up with safety concerns without fear of retaliation. This week on The Wrap, we hear from a team member who was recognized for living out that promise and find out what the organizati...

Empower U, an initiative of Community Health Services’ Program for Multicultural Health, has launched the C.A.R.E.S. model — a strategic approach designed to help area youth foster C areer A wareness, R eadiness and E xploration for S uccess. Learn more about these important programs that are helping community members get ahead on the latest episode of The Wrap. And be sure to enter the trivia con...

It's Diabetes Awareness Month! How much do you know about this common disease? Or about the Caswell Diabetes Institute, one of the preeminent centers in the U.S. that focuses on studying the disease and its care? Learn about all of that and more on the latest episode of The Wrap employee podcast. And be sure to enter the weekly trivia contest for the chance to win a great prize! Hosted on Acast. S...

One of the priorities at U-M Health is to identify a health disparity within the organization and work to overcome it. Research showed that there is approximately a 14% disparity in getting the flu vaccine between pediatric patients who identify as Black and those who identify as white. So a devoted team set out to address that discrepancy. Check out the latest episode of The Wrap to hear fro...

Have you ever wanted to volunteer at Michigan Medicine? Or are you interested in how you can get a volunteer to come and help in your area? The latest episode of The Wrap will let you know exactly how to go about it! You'll also hear from a volunteer to find out what drives her to give her time to patients in the organization. Be sure to check it out today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

One of the biggest barriers to employment and advancement in society is past history with the justice system. Because of that, Washtenaw County is set to host its 9th annual Expungement Fair, designed to help provide resources and tools to those who qualify for having their past criminal history expunged from the public record. Learn more about this upcoming fair, why expungement is safe and benef...

Substance use disorder affects everyone -- not just those who have it, but their friends and family as well. What are the most effective treatments for substance use disorder? What are some of the common things that can hinder one's recovery? And what are ways that friends and family can help someone trying to recover? Find all that and more from experts at Michigan Medicine on the latest episode...

At Michigan Medicine, all of us can help prevent suicide or help those in crisis. We can do that through our daily work in clinics or through the promotion of the 988 crisis line. What is the crisis line? It’s a number available 24/7 that provides free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals i...

One of the biggest challenges providers face is helping patients manage their pain. According to Paul Hilliard, M.D., clinical associate professor of pain medicine, “Pain is a sensory and emotional experience.” That means it goes beyond what somebody is feeling physically. So how are providers at Michigan Medicine helping patients improve their pain management? And what new techniques are being us...

It's Sepsis Awareness Month! What do you know about sepsis? Did you know that it's the most common cause of death at Michigan Medicine? And do you know what signs to look for or how to treat it? Learn about all of that, and more, from team members who are championing sepsis care (and one who survived two cases of sepsis himself). They appeared on the latest episode of The Wrap employee podcast. Ch...

It's Nursing Professional Development Week. In celebration, The Wrap is honoring those who do the vital work of helping to educate and support our nursing teams. Three of those colleagues, Kristi Altemann, Tamara Myers and Austin Sylver, recently joined the podcast to discuss their work and what drew them to nurse education. Check out that conversation, and take part in the weekly trivia contest f...

Understanding our views and attitudes toward our own aging and able-bodied selves as well as others, is imperative to providing good health care. Ashton Applewhite, an internationally recognized expert on ageism, recently joined The Wrap for a fascinating discussion about this important topic prior to her featured presentation during the 2023 Senior Living Week Expo. Check it out today! Hoste...

Last week, Headlines debuted a new series, The People of Michigan Medicine, which gives insight into one of your colleagues and their journey to the health care industry. The first installment featured Lizelle Salazar from the Eisenberg Family Depression Center. She recently joined The Wrap to talk about why she joined the Depression Center and her recent revisiting of her Filipino heritage. Check...

For the past year, teams have been hard at work to prepare a new performance management experience for members of the Michigan Medicine community. The new online platform will make evaluations easier to carry out and become a year-round tool to help you reach your career goals. Learn more about the changes, which will affect everyone at Michigan Medicine, on the latest episode of The Wrap. Check i...

Interns have taken over The Wrap employee podcast this week! Three interns from the Department of Communication joined this week's show, which was hosted by former intern Bailey Mruzik, and shared the coolest parts of their summer and why internships are so important in the health care industry. Check it out today, and of course, participate in the weekly trivia contest for your chance to win a gr...

Ann Arbor Meals on Wheels (AAMOW) is delighted to announce a gift of $300,000 from the estate of Amelia Kramer through the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, whose wish was to address issues of food insecurity, especially among diverse populations. Learn more about this gift, and how it will benefit neighbors across the region, on the latest episode of The Wrap employee podcast! You'll hear from...

Across Michigan Medicine, teams are performing incredible quality and safety work that is improving care and patient outcomes. In October, the organization will celebrate that work during Quality Month 2023 Learn how you can make sure your work is included in that celebration -- and find out why the celebration itself is so important -- on the latest episode of The Wrap employee podcast. Check it...