This is the first of a planned series of lectures geared toward pediatrics in the urgent or acute care setting. Dr. Daniel Scherzer, ED attending at Nationwide Children's Hospital, will be presenting on the pediatric assessment to address these objectives: understand vs as contextual, adopt a set of discharge criteria, and manage and communicate uncertainty.

On this episode of DITL, Megan spoke with Bethany Wilson, Safety Specialist, Stefan Greene, Worksite Safety Manager, and Chrsity Timberlake, Director of Patient Safety about Safety Month and some informative themes that they have and will be educating staff on throughout the month of June.

On this episode of DITL, Megan spoke with Seth Lemons, SOMC staff nurse, and they discussed the new Gratitude Garden at SOMC. Seth shared about the beginnings of this idea, current happenings in the garden, and how staff can get involved. If you have questions about anything we discussed in today's episode, please contact Seth at [email protected] or check out the SOMC Gratitude Garden Facebook group.

On this episode of DITL, I spoke with Bethany Wilson, Safety Specialist, as she shared some tips and key things to look out for in your department to prepare for environmental tours. If you have any questions about anything we discussed in today's episode, please contact Bethany at [email protected].

In this episode of DITL, in honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, Dr. Jesse Houghton, SOMC Gastroenterologist joins Megan for an information-filled episode as they discuss the importance of screenings, concerning symptoms and what services SOMC Gastroenterology Associates offers right here in our home town. 

If you want to schedule an appointment with SOMC Gastroenterology Associates, you can call their office directly at 740-356-6828 or call 740-356-CARE (2273).

In this episode of DITL, we are taking a deeper look into the role of an Athletic Trainer with my guest, Leslie Mack, Lead Athletic Trainer. We discuss upcoming sports physical opportunities,  what inspired Leslie to become an AT, a recent opportunity she and another AT had at a local sporting event, and some advice for students thinking about becoming an AT. 

If you have any questions about what we discussed today please contact Leslie at [email protected].

For more information on the SOMC Sports Motion Program: https://www.somc.org/programs/sports/

To apply for an Athletic Trainer position at SOMC, please visit: https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/somc#/results?whereControl=radius&what=Athletic%20trainer 

In this episode of DITL, Ashley Salyers, Workforce Development Educator, presents session 7 of Preceptor 101: The Struggling Orientee.

While this is focused on nursing preceptorship, it will apply to all preceptors at SOMC. Nursing Preceptors will be able to earn CEs by listening to the episodes in their entirety and completing a test on Net Learning. The test for this episode is now live in NetLearning and is worth 1 CE. If you have any questions about Nursing Preceptorship, please contact Ashley at [email protected].

In this episode of DITL, Ashley Salyers, Workforce Development Educator, presents session 5 of Preceptor 101: Prioritization and Communication.

While this is focused on nursing preceptorship, it will apply to all preceptors at SOMC. Nursing Preceptors will be able to earn CEs by listening to the episodes in their entirety and completing a test on Net Learning. The test for this episode is now live in NetLearning and is worth 1 CE. If you have any questions about Nursing Preceptorship, please contact Ashley at [email protected].

Hi everyone!! This episode is a reflection and update on my first year in the Medical Library. Thank you to all of our listeners! Here's to growing more next year. 

In this episode of DITL, Ashley Salyers, Workforce Development Educator, presents session 4 of Preceptor 101: Organizing Your Clinical Day.

While this is focused on nursing preceptorship, it will apply to all preceptors at SOMC. Nursing Preceptors will be able to earn CEs by listening to the episodes in their entirety and completing a test on Net Learning. The test for this episode is now live in NetLearning and is worth 1 CE. If you have any questions about Nursing Preceptorship, please contact Ashley at [email protected].