Special Edition WIHI - Women in Action: Paving the Way for Better Care

Date: December 20, 2018

Featuring: Mona Hanna-Attisha, Pediatric Public Health Whistleblower Maureen Bisognano, President Emerita and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Vania Deonizio, Healer of Forgotten Wounds Celine Gounder, Storytelling Disease Detective

WIHI is pleased to present a Special Edition Podcast, Women in Action: Paving the Way for Better Care, featuring a panel of outstanding women who are creatively and effectively reshaping caregiving, and conversations about health and health care in the US and around the world. Whether itís blowing the whistle on the dangerous levels of lead in drinking water in Flint, Michigan, championing the healing powers of dance and movement in hospitals, or shining a human spotlight on disease outbreaks throughout the world, we learn from the panel that there are multiple ways to act and make a difference today.

WIHI recorded this keynote panel, moderated by Maureen Bisognano, on December 11, 2018, in Orlando, Florida, at the Institute for Healthcare Improvementís 30th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care.

You can learn more about Maureen Bisognano and the backgrounds of the keynote panelists ñ Mona Hanna- Attisha, Vania Deonizio, and Celine Gounder ñ here. [link to biosÖhave to figure out how to link to specific bios since theyíre spread out on the Forum web pages]

The podcast is one hour; we recommend that you have the presentation slides (posted on this page) handy for reference as youíre listening. Vania Deonizio also shared a video about Danciní Power during her remarks. Youíll find a link to the video just below.