The National Council of Urban Indian Health's (NCUIH) podcast promotes infection prevention and control education topics for frontline warriors and healthcare team members through collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) via Project Firstline. This episode features Kyle Mitchell and Dr. Abigail Carlson. Kyle Mitchell is Diné (Navajo) and is a Storyteller and facilitator working with the Technical Assistance division at NCUIH. Kyle is a decorated army veteran and a Purple Heart recipient, as well as a recipient of the Bronze Star with Valor. Dr. Abigail Carlson is one of the infection control advisors and subject matter experts for Project Firstline and works within the CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. She advises the team on the development of Project Firstline curriculum, supporting resources, and training modalities. Dr. Carlson also serves as a primary subject matter expert for Project Firstline's training opportunities, and helps provide strategic directions for the future of the collaborative.

The podcast's host is Vickie Oldman​, a Podcast Developer and an enrolled member of the Navajo tribe, and her clans are Black Streak of the Forest People, Mud People, One Who Walks Around People, and Folding Arm People.​

Project Firstline is a national training and educational collaborative led by the CDC to provide infection control training and education to frontline healthcare workers and public health personnel. The contents of this podcast do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of the CDC or the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and should not be considered as an endorsement by the federal government.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the nature of work. Leaders must be equipped with the tools necessary to manage teams during moments of crisis and upheaval. The IDSA Leadership Institute is pleased to sponsor a conversation between three ID specialists on how COVID-19 has changed the ways they interact with their teams and how they have modified their leadership behaviors to meet the moment.

This episode will address physician wellness and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physicians and other members of the healthcare team. Burnout is an ongoing issue in healthcare, but the pandemic escalated the problem even more. Participants will learn about the challenges members of the healthcare team have faced since the beginning of the pandemic, and the factors involved in reducing the risk for burnout, including development of a culture of wellness, personal resilience and efficiency of practice. Dr. Daniel J. Murphy, Jr. outlines strategies to improve wellness through development of adequate resources, support from leadership and good communication and listening skills.

In this episode of our Hidden and Here Mini-series, we have a conversation on schools and education in the world of COVID-19. Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and several countries declared nationwide school closures, these measures have and are affecting hundreds of millions of children. As with schools across the country, East Palo Alto (EPA) schools have been hit hard by the pandemic. We hear from educators from EPA that have navigated through the challenges of distance learning, grappling with high infection rates within educational systems that have been historically under-resourced and marginalized.

In this episode, the host and Dr. Edward Mariano, a Professor and the Chief of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Service at the Veteran's Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System have a discussion on the impact of power and influence in physician leadership and how it relates to performance in interprofessional teams. The conversation includes how to be effective leaders and using power and influence to enact positive change.

In this episode of our Hidden and Here Mini-series, we have a conversation about the role of non-clinical essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through their integral roles and ubiquitous interactions with patients and their families, they have both direct and indirect impact on patient and caregiver experience and are critical in maintaining our healthcare systems safe and functional. We hear from a patient access representative that works at Stanford Healthcare. By sharing the stories of these workers and fostering messages of psychological well-being, we can support our peers and amplify their voices.

This episode will address tele-guided pediatric point-of-care ultrasound and how it has advanced to improve access to care for patients and facilitated the engagement of healthcare clinicians who are located in different clinics/or high-level institutions. Topics discussed include the benefits of using this technology across the globe, the challenges and limitations it presents, the impact of COVID-19 on care, and a review of a pilot study underway to teach family practitioners in an area hard hit by the pandemic how to use this technology.

This 11-minute podcast highlights a key lesson in guiding patients to better nutrition — optimal dietary guidance requires not only attention to what is suggested to be reduced in the diet, but also what is substituted in its place. We call it, the importance of a two-part message.

This 10-minute podcast highlights the surprisingly wide range of health benefits related to an unlikely source…nuts. The discussion highlights mechanisms of benefit from nuts and addresses commonly asked patient questions.

This 12-minute podcast highlights the scope and impact of food insecurity in the United States, historically a devastating problem that is now further exacerbated in the peri-COVID era. Most importantly, the discussion reveals the critical role that physicians can play in screening for food insecurity, along with a simple and validated 2-question screening tool that physicians can use to rapidly identify patients at risk.