The Institute for Person-Centered Care Podcast

In episode 4, Geroge, a patient navigating complex health issues, shares his experiences with our panel of healthcare professionals. Guests Dr. Sarojini Ratnakar and Mary Jo Bloominger, PA, discuss how healthcare workers can better meet the needs of patients like George, and the importance of understanding how cultural barriers can impact care.

Show Notes

In episode 4, Geroge, a patient navigating complex health issues, shares his experiences with our panel of healthcare professionals. Guests Dr. Sarojini Ratnakar and Mary Jo Bloominger, PA, discuss how healthcare workers can better meet the needs of patients like George, and the importance of understanding how cultural barriers can impact care.

This month's podcast host in Ann Garton, Director of the Institute for Person-Centered Care at St. Ambrose University
๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ: https://www.sau.edu/ann-garton

๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ: George, 50-year-old man living in Davenport, Iowa who has complex health issues
๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ: At 36-years-old, George suffered a heart attack. Ten to 15 years after that he was diagnosed with diabetes. Most recently he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. 

๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ: Sarojini Ratnakar, M.D., UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ: https://www.unitypoint.org/cedarrapids/provider.aspx?id=9220&clinicid=9

๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ: Mary Jo Bloominger, PA, Academic Coordinator for the St. Ambrose Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program
๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ: https://www.sau.edu/mary-jo-bloominger

๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ช๐™จ!
Email: ipcc@sau.edu
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Twitter: @sau_ipcc

๐™Š๐™›๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™˜๐™š๐™จ:
CDC - www.cdc.gov/
WHO - www.who.int/
Rock Island Co. Health Dept. - richd.org/
Scott Co. Health Dept. - www.scottcountyiowa.com/health
Illinois Dept. of Public Health - www.dph.illinois.gov/
Iowa Dept. of Public Health - idph.iowa.gov/
Quad Cities COVID-19 Coalition - togetherqc.com

**๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐Ž๐ƒ๐‚๐€๐’๐“ ๐–๐€๐’ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐‘๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐’๐€๐…๐„๐“๐˜ ๐Ž๐… ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐๐€๐๐“๐’ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐“๐Ž ๐…๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐– ๐‚๐”๐‘๐‘๐„๐๐“ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐„๐๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡ ๐†๐”๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„๐’.**

St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa, USA.

What is The Institute for Person-Centered Care Podcast?

The Institute for Person-Centered Care at St. Ambrose University is challenging the status quo of healthcare. In this monthly podcast, we explore what person-centered care is, how it can be implemented and what it means for patients. Whether youโ€™re a healthcare provider or a patient, there is something in these discussions for you!