Katharine Winner, a social worker at UPHS, shares with us her experiences using the Wellfocused platform and participating in our programs. She has been a frequent participant and brings a valuable perspective to viewing the benefits of the program as well as what can be improved upon.

Dr. Amanda Swain, a physician with Penn Family Care, joins the Wellfocused Podcast do discuss Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and how it is used to treat insomnia. Additionally, she shares some causes and effects of insomnia and how getting proper sleep is essential to our overall health and wellbeing.

On this episode of The Wellfocused Podcast, we are joined by Kelley Kugler, a Senior Innovation Manager at Penn and the Director of Cobalt. Kelley shares her insights on what Cobalt is, how it started, where its going, and its pivotal role in getting through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode 10 of the Wellfocused Podcast features Jackie Augustine, the Associate Practice Manager for the Advanced Internal Medicine Clinic within the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Jackie shares great information about this excellent resource, including primary care physicians, hypertension programs, and more that employees have access to.

The Wellfocused Podcast welcomes Clare Bennett, a registered nurse from the University of Pennsylvania Health System for this episode. Clare and I discuss the trials and tribulations of life as a frontline nurse over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how being mindful of your health and wellbeing is essential in times of need.

This episode of The Wellfocused Podcast features Workforce Injury Prevention Specialist, Alexandra Rella. We take a deep dive into the rise of workplace injuries throughout the last year and the often holistic reasoning why these injuries occur.

Chloe Cole, the Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness at the University of Pennsylvania joins the third episode of The Wellfocused Podcast. Chloe and I discuss various ideas about maintaining movement while life and work become increasingly more sedentary.

On this episode of The Wellfocused podcast, we are joined by Dr. Thea Gallagher, an Assistant Professor and the Director of Outpatient Clinic at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Gallagher describes some current and growing challenges that society has faced over the last year and how resilience has become a major topic of conversation.

This episode of The Wellfocused Podcast features Alberto Pascucci, a Physician Assistant in the Urology department at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Alberto was instrumental in the development and execution of CHOP's teleheath program during the COVID-19 pandemic. He shares some benefits and obstacles of the growing presence of telehealth while also touching on some larger societal issues pertaining to health care.

Jessie Reich joins us for Episode 4 of The Wellfocused Podcast. Jessie, the Director of Patient Experience and Magnet Programs at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. We discuss the ins and outs of what it means for our nurses to achieve Magnet status and the difficulties of doing so in the midst of a global pandemic.