The JPS Podcast
Podcast series produced by JPS Health Network.
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Charting the Path
06/27/2023
Charting the Path
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 huddle process, and all the hands it takes to keep this well-oiled machine running. This wraps up our 4th season of The JPS Podcast. We're proud of how far we've come, and you all make this possible. If you haven't already, scroll around and listen to some of our other great episodes from the season. 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: Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:
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Shepherding Life-Long Learners
06/20/2023
Shepherding Life-Long Learners
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 more about educational opportunities at JPS and our residency programs here: 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: Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:
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Building Community Around Care
06/13/2023
Building Community Around Care
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 Maschino and Tatiyana Giddings chat with Dr. Robert Richard about the special ingredients that make the Polytechnic Health Center an anchor for its community. 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: Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:
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The Power of Advocacy
06/06/2023
The Power of Advocacy
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 sexual assault. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Resources: JPS Forensics Department: 817-702-7263 Tarrant County Rape Crisis Center: 817-927-2737 SAFE Haven of Tarrant County: 877-701-7233 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: Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:
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BONUS Men's Health: Prioritize You | Talking Colorectal Cancer with Dr. Capati
05/30/2023
BONUS Men's Health: Prioritize You | Talking Colorectal Cancer with Dr. Capati
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 newsroom to find our episode show notes: Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:
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Men's Health: Prioritize You
05/30/2023
Men's Health: Prioritize You
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: Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:
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In It Together
05/02/2023
In It Together
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 Melanie describe the invaluable tools and perspectives they bring to the table when providing behavioral health care for the JPS Health Network. 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: Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:
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Women's Health: I Am Worth It
04/25/2023
Women's Health: I Am Worth It
"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 maintaining your overall health. 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: Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:
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Heart, Health, and Hope
04/18/2023
Heart, Health, and Hope
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 show together, visit the JPS newsroom to find our episode show notes: Tell us your story, or just let us know how we're doing. We read every comment:
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Food is Healthcare
04/11/2023
Food is Healthcare
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 those sweet potatoes. If you're hungry for more, visit our newsroom at: You can find additional resources in our show notes, as well as more behind-the-scenes information on everything discussed in this episode PLUS a recipe to help you enjoy sweet potatoes in a new light. Share your favorite sweet potato recipe, or just let us know how we're doing! We read every comment:
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BONUS Art in Medicine: A Visit to the Amon Carter
04/07/2023
BONUS Art in Medicine: A Visit to the Amon Carter
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 on how photography can assist those with dementia. If you missed our first episode about Art in Medicine, subscribe and check it out in the feed! Visit the JPS Health Network newsroom to dig more into our show notes, or browse stories from everything else happening at JPS: If this conversation in art and medicine speaks to you, speak to us:
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Art in Medicine
04/04/2023
Art in Medicine
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: You can dig more into our show notes, listen to an additional conversation we had with Dr. Watson and Amanda Blake of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and browse stories from everything else happening at JPS! If this conversation in art and medicine speaks to you, speak to us:
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Season 4: Sweet Potatoes and More!
03/31/2023
Season 4: Sweet Potatoes and More!
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.
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A Conversation On Mental Health and Suicide
09/30/2022
A Conversation On Mental Health and Suicide
Tatiyana Giddings sits down with Dr. Alan Podawiltz, JPS Chair of Psychology, to discuss suicide and how to help those showing signs of ideation.
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We'll Never Forget
06/22/2021
We'll Never Forget
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.
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Breaking the Language Barrier
06/15/2021
Breaking the Language Barrier
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.
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They Don't Teach You This In School
06/08/2021
They Don't Teach You This In School
Our first year residents reflect on what their first year was like at JPS, and how being thrown directly into the middle of the pandemic has made them more adaptable providers.
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Dealing With Grief
06/01/2021
Dealing With Grief
Host Scott Wuerz sits down with Glenda Mutinda and Annia Palacios to demystify grief, and discuss that it's okay to not feel okay.
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Getting Better With Age
05/25/2021
Getting Better With Age
The need for geriatric care is rising. This week, Scott sits down with doctors Reena Mathews and Nnyekaa Collins to discuss the rising need for senior care, and what JPS is doing to ensure those resources are available.
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Overcoming Isolation and Loneliness
05/18/2021
Overcoming Isolation and Loneliness
Aside from COVID-19 infections shining a spotlight on comorbidities, feelings of isolation and loneliness due to the pandemic have further amplified existing conditions. Behavioral health specialist Dr. Buck helps us identify these feelings, and how we can better help our mental health.
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Service Above Self
05/11/2021
Service Above Self
Volunteers have been an integral part of the care found at John Peter Smith hospital. Until the pandemic sent them all home. This week Scott sits down with Volunteer Services to talk what’s changed during the pandemic, and what’s next for our community members looking to serve.
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Navigating the Care Gap
05/04/2021
Navigating the Care Gap
When resources shifted to help efforts in responding to COVID-19, new challenges arose when addressing the needs of many in the community. This week, host Scott Wuerz looks at how team members adapt to ensure those who are the most marginalized aren’t left behind.
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It's Time to Reclaim Our Lives
04/27/2021
It's Time to Reclaim Our Lives
For a year, we have endured COVID-19. This week, we kick off the season with Dr. Rick Miller as helps guide us on our path back to reclaiming our lives.
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Season 3: Coming April, 27, 2021
04/26/2021
Season 3: Coming April, 27, 2021
Welcome back for our third season of The JPS Podcast! Join host Scott Wuerz as he asks what we've been all thinking a year into this pandemic: how do we take back control of our lives?
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New Road, Same Rules
11/24/2020
New Road, Same Rules
Own it. Seek joy. Don’t be a jerk. Those are the rules of the road at JPS. President and CEO Robert Earley talks about how in the face of a pandemic those rules are now more than ever key to the care we provide.
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How Far We've Come
11/17/2020
How Far We've Come
COVID-19 has put pressure on the healthcare system and our caregivers, but we’re responding at record speed. Dr. Steve Davis gives us a look into what we’ve learned over the last nine months, and how we’re taking that into the future of medicine.
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Taking Wing
11/10/2020
Taking Wing
About 40 years before COVID-19, another deadly virus swept the globe. JPS Health Network’s Healing Wings program has played a vital role over the decades in helping to tame HIV in Tarrant County.
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Remembering Your Why
11/03/2020
Remembering Your Why
These are tough times, not only for healthcare workers, but for everyone. So, how do JPS team members, nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, find the determination to keep serving their community?
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When Seconds Count
10/27/2020
When Seconds Count
It may seem like time stands still for family members as they wait for a loved one to emerge from trauma surgery, but things happen fast when lives are in the balance. That’s why there’s no substitute for the skill and experience of the Level I Trauma team at JPS. Trauma surgeons Dr. Carlos Rodriguez and Dr. Raj Gandhi discuss what Level I Trauma care means for patients in an emergency and the community as a whole.
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Making Time for Mental Wellness
10/20/2020
Making Time for Mental Wellness
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of fear and anxiety for many of us, but getting the care we need can be a challenge when we're supposed to stay apart. Fortunately, the JPS Behavioral Health team is finding new ways to connect with patients remotely, ensuring they get the counseling and resources they need to be well.
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