heartstorming healthcare

Dr. Anjali Rajpal received her Doctorate in Medical Dentistry from Tufts University in Boston, MA. As one of the leading dental schools on the East Coast, her school’s curriculum also focused on medical training to ensure their dentists understood how oral health affects overall body health and vice versa. Dr. Rajpal continues educating herself on how oral health and body health maintain a delicate balance, ensuring all her treatments are safe for your physical and mental wellbeing.

In this episode, we chat about:

:: her journey into dentistry and ultimately entrepreneurship within the dental field

:: what we, as a society, don't fully appreciate about the relationship between oral health and overall health

:: the health conditions that are linked to periodontal disease

:: the dangers of the "Triangle of Death"

:: the misalignment between health insurance motivators and best practices for dental longevity

:: the oral microbiome and how it relates to the gut microbiome

:: dental symptoms that may suggest a more concerning issue

:: how she curates a positive energy in her practice

:: her approach to cosmetic dentistry

To find Dr. Rajpal online:

Her website - https://bhdentalarts.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beverlyhillsdentalarts/

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thediamonddentist

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To pre-order my book, Patient, Empower Thyself! - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Patient-Empower-Thyself!/Claudia-Cometa/9781954676893

To learn more about Unreasonable Hospitality coaching - https://www.peaceadvocacygroup.com/physician-consultation-services

Join me and my Chief Growth Officer, Elizabeth Durnan, as we chat all things past, present and future with Peace Advocacy Group!

Learn more about us and our company here.

Interested in my forthcoming book, Patient, Empower Thyself! - you can pre-order here.

Geoffrey leverages a diverse 25+ year career in Human Capital Management, specializing in employee engagement, leadership development, and culture change initiatives in the workplace. His journey has ranged from working for the corporate industry leader, to building his own entrepreneurial start-up from the ground up, Currently he supports innovative employee/patient/caregiver/human experience leaders, nurse and clinician entrepreneurs, and hospital administration, consulting them on and modernized people and talent activation strategies to make a true impact on those that both provide and receive care.

In this episode we chat about:

:: how and when Geoff's strategy switched from bulletpoints and powerpoints to true human connection

:: importance of team dynamic at work and the significance of this in healthcare

:: why employee engagement and experience need to be more than an annual event

:: his system of identifying red, yellow and green lights within the healthcare system

:: his thoughts on creating change top-down vs bottom-up

:: his opinion on the most important question to ask staff to evaluate engagement at work

:: the beautiful inspiration behind his brand - Mo-Moments of Experience

To learn more about Geoff's work, go to:

www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreypsmith

www.mo-mentsofexperience.com

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To work with me, go to:

https://www.peaceadvocacygroup.com/

To pre-order my book, go to:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Patient-Empower-Thyself!/Claudia-Cometa/9781954676893

On this episode, I am joined by co-host, Olivia Morris, Co-Founder of Verity Barrington and overall amazing human. In the third of 3 panels, we interviewed Dr. Todd  Otten, Dr. Marc Jacobs, and Jason Gootman on the future of healthcare.

You can find more information about the work my guests are doing here:

Verity Barrington: https://www.veritybarrington.com/

Dr. Todd Otten: https://rippleofchange.us/

Dr. Marc Jacobs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-marc-jacobs-885b1430

Jason Gootman: https://puvema.com/

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For more information on pre-ordering my book, Patient, Empower Thyself!, or working with me, go to: https://peaceadvocacygroup.com/

On this episode, I am joined by co-host, Olivia Morris, Co-Founder of Verity Barrington and overall amazing human. In the second of 3 panels, we interviewed Dr. Lara Salyer, Dr. Dana Corriel, and Amanda Hill on the physician experience - how physicians experience our modern-day healthcare system and how we can elevate that experience.

You can find more information about the work my guests are doing here:

Verity Barrington: https://www.veritybarrington.com/

Dr. Salyer: https://drlarasalyer.com/

Dr. Corriel: https://drcorriel.com/

Amanda Hill: https://www.guardmypractice.com/

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For more information on pre-ordering my book, Patient, Empower Thyself!, or working with me, go to: https://peaceadvocacygroup.com/

On this episode, I am joined by co-host, Olivia Morris, Co-Founder of Verity Barrington and overall amazing human. In the first of 3 panels, we interviewed Brad Schwartz, the President of Greater National Advocates, and Dana Deighton, Director of Communications & Engagement for the Melanoma Research Alliance, on the patient experience - how patients experience our modern-day healthcare system and how we can elevate that experience.

You can find more information about the work my guests are doing here:

Verity Barrington: https://www.veritybarrington.com/

Greater National Advocates: https://gnanow.org/

Melanoma Research Alliance: https://www.curemelanoma.org/

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For more information on pre-ordering my book, Patient, Empower Thyself!, or working with me, go to: https://peaceadvocacygroup.com/

Dr. Stephen Sideroff is an internationally recognized psychologist, executive and medical consultant and expert in resilience, longevity, optimal performance, addiction, neurofeedback, and mental health. He has published pioneering research in these fields. He is an associate professor in the departments of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and Rheumatology at UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine. He has helped establish innovative training and treatment approaches in optimal functioning, mind/body medicine in the US, China, and Europe and hosted Summits in Longevity, Resilience and Leadership. His new book is, “The 9 Pillars of Resilience: The Proven Path to Master Stress, Slow Aging and Increase Vitality”.

In this episode, we chat about::

:: his journey to identifying stress, creating workshops, and ultimately realizing our collective resistance to dealing with stress

:: the concept of an optimal window of stress 

:: how to find the best grounding during periods of stress

:: his concept of "islands of safety" and how we can find them

:: how to navigate our lives with grace

:: his insights into working with medical students at UCLA on topics such as stress and the power of the placebo effect

:: the difference between coming from our hearts or from a place of protecting our hearts

:: his advice to C-suite executives in hospitals

To find Dr. Sideroff online, go to:

Instagram: @drstephensideroff

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.sideroff?mibextid=LQQJ4d

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drstephensideroff

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drstephensideroff

@drstephensideroffthepath5530

Website: DrStephenSideroff.com

Email address: [email protected]

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To pre-order my book, "Patient, Empower Thyself!," click here.

Dr. Paul DeChant advises C-level healthcare executives on managing critical problems such as financial and staffing challenges by addressing the root causes of clinician burnout. Following 25 years practicing family medicine in settings as varied as the San Francisco bay area, Breckenridge Colorado, and Geisinger Health in Central Pennsylvania, he became CEO of the Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, where he led a transformation that achieved recognition for the group as the highest performing among 170 medical groups across the State of California two years in a row, while improving physician satisfaction from the 45th to 87th percentile on AMGA’s Provider Satisfaction Survey. He received his MD from the Oregon Health Sciences University and his MBA from the University of Colorado-Denver. Co-author of the book, “Preventing Physician Burnout: Curing the Chaos and Returning Joy to the Practice of Medicine”, Paul speaks internationally, and blogs regularly at www.pauldechantmd.com

In this episode, we chat about:

:: Paul's journey from clinician to advisor

:: concepts of burnout, resilience, and moral injury

:: how to reduce chaos and reduce order in the healthcare workplace

:: how value conflicts affect the medical system

:: how COVID19 affected clinicians

:: how he works with senior leadership at healthcare organizations to identify and intervene on sources of burnout

:: the relevance of "Undercover Boss" to the approach Paul takes

:: the impact his work has created on staff satisfaction and retention

You can find Paul online here:

www.pauldechantmd.com

www.organizationalwellbeingsolutions.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldechantmd/

To email him:

[email protected]

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For more information on my book, Patient, Empower Thyself!, including the pre-order link, go to:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Patient-Empower-Thyself!/Claudia-Cometa/9781954676893

Dr. Drew Remignanti grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1975. After receiving an M.D. from Rutgers Medical School in 1980, he went on to complete an emergency medicine residency program. Dr. Remignanti retired in 2020 after a 40-year career in a number of New England hospitals. Dr. Remignanti has also lived with chronic illness since being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at age 19. In 1992, he suffered a major stroke which sidetracked his career for five years. During this period, he earned an MPH from the Medical College of Wisconsin and participated in several international public health projects. In 1997, Dr. Remignanti returned to full-time emergency medicine practice. This journey inspired him to write The Healing Connection, which explores how dollar-driven decisions wield too much influence over our medical decisions as patients and, sadly, as physicians as well. He wrote this book for the benefit of those of us who are involuntarily enduring medical suffering, as well as those who are voluntarily attempting to alleviate medical suffering in its myriad manifestations.

In this episode, we chat about:

:: his journey as both a physician and a patient

:: his perspective shift after returning to emergency medicine after he suffered a stroke

:: the change in medical culture with the rise in use of opioids

:: the internal culture of emergency medicine, including the self-deprecating terminology used

:: his thoughts on how to re-establish the physican-patient relationship and what obstacles are currently in place

:: why and how to become a more activated patient

:: the importance of social relationships on our health and longevity

:: how tech has affected patient care

To learn more about Drew and his work, click here.

To find Drew's book, The Healing Connection, click here.

Dr. Robert Lufkin is a physician and medical school professor at UCLA and USC, focusing on the applied science of health, longevity, and consciousness. After reversing chronic disease and transforming his life he is making it his mission to help others do the same.

In this episode, we chat about:

:: why this topic is important in his life

:: the financial conflicts of interest that exist in the healthcare and nutrition industries

:: his insights in the prioritization of our health 

:: three lies he taught in medical school and the uncovered truths

You can find his book, Lies I Taught in Medical School, and more information on the work he is doing here.