Nurse Rosa's INsights

Women are experiencing twice the side effects—and no one ever told them why.

In this episode of Nurse Rosa’s INsights, I talk with Jessica Federer, one of the most important leaders in women’s health innovation and digital transformation. Jessica is the Managing Partner of The Women’s Health Fund, an investor, a board member for public and private companies around the world, and a globally recognized expert in health technologies. She previously served as the first woman Chief Digital Officer in global pharma at Bayer A.G., led digital health expansions during the pandemic, advised McKinsey, contributed to Fortune Global 100 strategy, and helped scale disruptive health startups. She has been named a Rock Health “Icon,” a Health Equity Champion, and one of the top 100 Chief Digital Officers.

Together, we break down one of medicine’s biggest blind spots: the long-standing belief that treating men and women the same was “equal.” In reality, that approach left women overlooked, misdiagnosed, and disproportionately harmed. From medication side effects to disease presentation to the silent X chromosome that’s almost entirely ignored in medical training. Jessica reveals why sex-based differences are not a niche topic but a foundational requirement for understanding every health condition.

This conversation calls for a new paradigm in research, clinical care, and medical education. Women’s health outcomes have been shaped by decades of male-default research. Changing that means embracing accurate, evidence-based, sex-informed medicine and finally giving women the healthcare they deserve.

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In this episode of Nurse Rosa’s INsights, Rosa sits down with high school innovator Maxwell Tran, who is transforming his personal experience with stuttering into meaningful healthcare technology. Maxwell shares how competitive public speaking helped him gain confidence and ultimately inspired his creation of AI-powered augmented-reality glasses designed to support people who stutter.

In this episode, I sit down with Irina Koyfman, DNP, NP-C, RN, CEO of Affinity Expert, clinician and author.

She is a purpose-driven nurse leader, and joins us to talk about leading with integrity in a high-stress healthcare system. With more than 25 years of clinical and executive experience, Irina shares why her motto “Purpose before Profit” guides every chapter of her work. She also opens up about her upcoming book on the Sandwich Generation and the emotional, spiritual, and practical tools needed to care for others while caring for yourself.

A conversation about resilience, prevention, and what it looks like to build a healthier future from the inside out.

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What if recovering from an injury felt empowering instead of overwhelming? This episode of Nurse Rosa’s Insights dives into the future of adaptive fitness with Dr. Samantha Reeder, an emergency medicine physician, Navy veteran, entrepreneur, and founder of Bounce Back Smart. Recorded live at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas, Sam shares how her experiences in the ER, the military, and her own injuries led her to build an AI-powered fitness app designed to help people regain strength and confidence safely.

In This Episode, We Cover:

Samantha’s path from emergency medicine and military service to entrepreneurship

How her personal injury experiences inspired Bounce Back Smart

What makes the app unique: adaptive workouts that adjust to individual needs, limitations, and preferences including pregnancy, postpartum, and chronic aches

How AI creates safer, personalized fitness recommendations

Samantha’s entry into tech and the tools that helped her build the app including vibe coding

Practical advice for clinicians and non-tech founders exploring app development or AI

How to find partners who understand HIPAA compliance and medically responsible design

Highlights from the HLTH conference including the energy of the nurse hackathon

The Billion Dollar Question. Samantha would invest in expanding access to individualized care so people receive the right help at the right time

The potential of telemedicine and digital tools to close healthcare gaps

Encouragement for innovators to use AI, start where they are, and connect within the healthcare tech ecosystem

Learn more at https://bouncebacksmart.com/

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Out of unimaginable loss came a mission to bring hope, healing, and joy to families who need it most.

In this episode of Nurse Rosa’s INsights, host Rosa Hart speaks with Taylor Beery, Chief Innovation & Administrative Officer and co-founder of Imagine Pediatrics, a mission-driven medical group transforming care for children with medical complexity and special healthcare needs.

Taylor shares his deeply personal journey that led to the founding of Imagine Pediatrics, including the story of his son, Walker, who lived with medulloblastoma, a pediatric brain cancer, for two years before passing away. Together with Walker, Taylor helped launch Kids Join the Fight in 2021—a nonprofit dedicated to curing pediatric brain cancer and supporting children and families battling the disease.

Today, Taylor channels that same passion into Imagine Pediatrics, ensuring that every child receives the timely, high-quality, and compassionate care they deserve. As Chief Innovation & Administrative Officer, he oversees the daily delivery of Imagine Pediatrics’ integrated model, which combines medical, behavioral, and social support to serve nearly 40,000 children across multiple states. The organization partners with health plans to provide these services at no cost to families, offering 24/7 virtual access to personalized care that helps kids spend more time at home and less time in the hospital.

Before founding Imagine Pediatrics, Taylor held executive roles across multiple industries and served as Policy Director for the White House office established to help rebuild the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina. A graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in Economics, he now lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and family.

In this inspiring conversation, Taylor and Rosa explore the mission and heart behind Imagine Pediatrics, the importance of elevating caregiver voices in healthcare, and how innovation can create joy and dignity for families facing life’s greatest challenges.

Imagine Pediatrics delivers integrated medical, behavioral, and social care to children with special healthcare needs.

Services are provided at no cost through partnerships with health plans, serving nearly 40,000 children across multiple states.

The organization operates a 24/7 virtual care model designed to keep kids home and out of hospitals.

Taylor Beery’s personal experience as a parent of a child with medical complexity inspired his lifelong commitment to improving pediatric care.

Kids Join the Fight, co-founded with his son Walker, continues to support families and advance pediatric brain cancer research.

Caregiver representation remains a critical need in healthcare discussions.

The legacy of Walker Beery lives on through Imagine Pediatrics’ mission to bring compassion, innovation, and hope to families nationwide.

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For more podcasts hosted by Rosa Hart, tune in to "Stronger After Stroke", "Aging Like A Pro" and "The Lou Review".

In this episode of Nurse Rosa’s INsights, host Rosa Hart speaks with Dr. Selin Kurnaz, CEO and co-founder of MassiveBio, and Craig Lipset, a globally recognized expert in decentralized clinical trials. Together, they discuss how artificial intelligence and technology are transforming patient access to clinical research and reshaping the future of healthcare innovation.

Their conversation explores how decentralized trials expand access for patients within their own communities as well as globally, the importance of patient engagement in successful research, and the critical role of trust and communication between patients and healthcare providers. They also address the barriers that keep patients unaware of available trials, the challenges of navigating the patient journey, and the need for new funding models to advance rare disease research.

Key takeaways include that AI and technology can dramatically reduce the time required to match patients with the right trials, while patient engagement and trust remain essential for participation. Decentralized trials open opportunities for more diverse populations, and simplifying the patient journey helps make research more accessible. Transparent data sharing empowers patients and improves outcomes, and innovative funding strategies are vital to support research for rare diseases. Ultimately, healthcare systems must evolve to better support participation in clinical trials, and collaboration among researchers, clinicians, and patients is the key to driving meaningful progress.

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Most people don’t realize kids can have strokes too—and the warning signs often go unnoticed. In this episode of Nurse Rosa’s Insights, I sit down with Dr. Lisa Pabst, a pediatric stroke neurologist, to explore the hidden realities of pediatric stroke and the breakthroughs bringing hope to families.

Dr. Pabst shares her journey into pediatric neurology, the challenges of recognizing stroke symptoms in children, and how telestroke programs are transforming access to care in underserved areas. We dig into the unique causes of pediatric strokes—why they differ from adults, how seizures can mask the diagnosis, and the role lifestyle and even “stroke weather” can play.

She also shines a light on the collaborative spirit of the pediatric stroke community, the importance of raising awareness, and the critical need for long-term rehabilitation and follow-up for children recovering from stroke.

If you want to understand how innovation, teamwork, and education are reshaping pediatric stroke care, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Key Takeaways:

Pediatric stroke is rare but requires highly specialized care.

Telestroke programs are a game-changer for access, especially in rural or underserved areas.

Stroke causes in children differ from adults, demanding unique treatment approaches.

Awareness and education are vital for timely diagnosis and intervention.

Seizures are a common first symptom of stroke in children, often leading to misdiagnosis.

The pediatric stroke community is deeply collaborative and outcome-focused.

Lifestyle factors like diet and activity can influence pediatric stroke risk.

Resource-sharing and expert connections are key to better outcomes.

“Stroke weather,” linked to viral infections, can impact stroke incidence in kids.

Long-term follow-up and rehabilitation are essential for recovery.

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In this episode of Nurse Rosa’s INsights, host Rosa Hart sits down with Phyllis Farrell, a global leader in brain health and Alzheimer’s advocacy. With more than 25 years in healthcare—including two decades at Eli Lilly and Company, where she served as Global Head of External Engagement for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegeneration—Phyllis has shaped the development of late-stage Alzheimer’s treatments and now advises global initiatives through PBFerrell LLC, StartUp Health’s Alzheimer’s Moonshot, and the USC Schaeffer Institute, among others.

Rosa and Phyllis dive into the powerful connections between stroke prevention and Alzheimer’s care, why routine cognitive assessments should start at age 50, and how lifestyle changes can prevent up to 40% of dementia cases. Phyllis highlights the urgent need to expand clinical trial access, especially for women who are disproportionately impacted as both patients and caregivers. She also emphasizes the vital role of caregivers, the importance of public health campaigns to reduce stigma, and how advocacy and storytelling can empower individuals and communities.

Blending personal insight from her own family’s experience with professional expertise, Phyllis makes a compelling case for why brain health should be a public health priority—and what each of us can do to protect it.

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For more podcasts hosted by Rosa Hart, see "Stronger After Stroke", "The Lou Review" and "Aging Like A Pro".

Nurse Rosa Hart sits down with Lynn Carroll, COO and Head of Strategy at HSBlox, to unpack the future of value-based care and its impact on patients, providers, and healthcare systems. From misconceptions about value-based payment models to the role of nurses in care coordination, this episode explores how innovation is reshaping healthcare delivery.

Lynn also shares his personal journey with a kidney transplant, giving a firsthand perspective on navigating the healthcare system. Together, we discuss why patient data sovereignty matters, how bundled payments can drive accountability, and where the next big opportunities lie in healthcare innovation.

If you want to understand the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care and how it affects patients, nurses, and providers, this conversation is for you.

✨ Key Takeaways

Misconceptions about value-based care contracts and payment models.

Lynn’s personal story: living with end-stage renal disease and receiving a kidney transplant.

How nurses and care coordinators lead the success of value-based healthcare.

The future of patient data sovereignty and data ownership.

New tools: prospective bundled payment administration platform by HS Blox.

Lynn Carroll has served as COO and Head of Strategy at HSBlox for nearly eight years. A high-energy business professional, Lynn launched a successful healthcare payments platform business during the infancy of HIPAA compliance and helped lead its growth through the ACA and beyond.

An expert in value-based contracts, bundled payments, P4P and global reimbursement, alternative payment models, episodes of care, and contract administration, Lynn has deep expertise in the healthcare insurance and integrated payments ecosystems.

Among his successful launches are enterprise solutions for premium invoicing and collection, digital payments, patient financial engagement, prospective bundled payments, and value-based contract administration. His work is dedicated to expanding the collaborative footprint of payers and providers within value-based programs and transparency frameworks.

At HSBlox, Lynn is advancing patient data sovereignty and trusted data exchange frameworks to ensure permissioned, accurate, real-time data flow — delivering on the promise of improved patient and provider experience, better outcomes, and reduced cost trends.

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What if nurses weren’t seen as a hospital expense—but as a revenue generator? In this episode of

Nurse Rosa’s INsights, meet Sharon Pearce, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN, a nationally recognized nurse leader, advocate, and co-host of the award-winning "Beyond the Mask" podcast.

With over 40 years in nursing and decades of advocacy at both state and national levels, Sharon brings her deep expertise in policy, leadership, and health care systems to a critical conversation about reimagining the role of nurses in hospital economics.

We explore how transitioning nurses from the “cost side” to the “revenue side” can fundamentally shift how nursing is valued, opening doors for sustainable healthcare models and greater recognition of nursing’s impact. Sharon shares her inspiring journey—from bedside nurse to CRNA, past AANA president, lobbyist, Yale DNP graduate, podcast host, and global speaker. You’ll also hear her personal story of advocacy for diabetes care and her leadership in groundbreaking legislation protecting children with diabetes at school.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

How nurses can move from being seen as expenses to recognized revenue drivers in healthcare

Sharon’s insights from her leadership roles in the AANA, NOA, and national advocacy work

The creation of Yale’s first-ever Candidate School for Nurses and why it matters for future nurse leaders

Lessons from Sharon’s run for the North Carolina State House of Representatives and the power of political engagement for nurses

The connection between Sharon’s personal journey with diabetes advocacy and legislative wins like SB 911

How nurse-led innovation and advocacy can transform healthcare’s future

About Today’s Guest:

Resources & Links:

Connect with Sharon Pearce

Listen to Beyond the Mask

Learn more about the Commission for Nurse Reimbursement

Connect with host Rosa Hart: @NurseRosaSpeaks

For more podcasts hosted by Rosa Hart, see Stronger After Stroke, Aging Like a Pro and The Lou Review.