Best Upstream Journal Podcasts (2024)

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Investing in the Right Thing: How Simplified, Value-Based Care Moves Health Upstream

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Value-based care frees up health care organizations to go upstream and invest in the health and well-being of their community members.By Robert W. Allen, Thomas H. Lee

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Having the Backs of Our Caregivers: Strategically Partnering Without Losing Staff

22d ago

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In strategic partnerships with others focused on improving costs and efficiencies, a health system needs to continue to be the right side of the brain, looking for the opportunities, not doing the routine tasks.By Timothy J. Dentry, Thomas H. Lee

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Resolving Physician Shortages with New Care Models

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We need to redesign the care delivery model in a way that allows physicians to be the good doctors they are while still providing patients with full access to care.By Daniel W. Varga, Thomas H. Lee

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The child soldiers of Myanmar 18:11

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The use of children in combat roles is not new in Myanmar. Both the government and some resistance groups have child soldiers, with tragic results. Hundreds of children have been killed and tortured by the Myanmar army in recent years. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Yiwen Li speaks with several experts about the issue. Human Rights Magaz…

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The Mangomoment: Small Acts of Health Care Kindness and Leadership

6M ago

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Everyone in health care can integrate Mangomoments into their daily practice.By Kris Vanhaecht, Thomas H. Lee

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The repressed democracy of Uganda 24:07

7M ago24:07

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President Museveni of Uganda has retained power since 1986, using violence, arrests and media suppression to maintain the military dictatorship. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Nkwesi Banage talks with experts about the dynamics of politics and elections in Uganda, and how Museveni has successfully kept power for decades. (Photo: A Uganda…

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The persecution of Fulani people in Ghana 23:15

7M ago23:15

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The Fulani people are part of an ethnic group across the Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, comprising between 25 and 40 million people. About 10 million of them are pastoralists, and so they are part of the largest nomadic pastoral community in the world. Almost all are Muslims. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Pauline Goemans explores the di…

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System-Level Change Management with a Population Health Lens

8M ago

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Sustainable, forward-looking health care systems need to provide community-based care while managing risk-based economic models and populations.By Robert Fields, Thomas H. Lee

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Transforming from Inconsistent Greatness

8M ago

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The bar is not set for high-performing health care systems. It’s moving, with many opportunities to improve beyond inconsistent greatness. Transformation involves changes in mindsets, culture, and processes, along with a particular approach to care delivery.By John Phipps, Thomas H. Lee

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La Révolution silencieuse 56:24

9M ago56:24

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Ce podcast cherche à capturer la complexité du combat féministe au Maroc dans une ère de réforme politique et juridique. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The host, Derek MacCuish, is editor of both. If you agree that informed reporting on human rights and social justice issues is important, your support would be w…

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Cambodia garment workers - expression and repression in the garment industry 37:29

10M ago37:29

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The garment industry is Cambodia’s largest employer, with more than 850,000 workers. The three largest markets are the European Union, the destination of 40% of the production, followed by the United States at 30% and Canada at 9%. So, if we purchase clothing made in Cambodia, how concerned should we be about whether there were inadequate wages and…

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Setting the Benchmark: Improving Outcomes for All

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With core outcome measures set for ICHOM, the next step is maintaining focus on implementation.By Jennifer Bright, Namita Seth Mohta

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RETOOL: Engaging with Gig Workers for the Foreseeable Future

11M ago

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A six-component model for including gig workers as valued members of the health care team.By Gary S. Kaplan, Della Lin, Thomas H. Lee

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Carbon Neutral Care Is Not Impossible

11M ago

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How Kaiser Permanente became the first carbon-neutral health system and the eighth-largest user of solar energy in the United States.By Carrie Owen Plietz, Thomas H. Lee

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Population Health Management: The Next Big Inflection in Health Care

1y ago

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The external and internal factors necessary for population health management in the transformation to value-based care.By Matt Hanley, Thomas H. Lee

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Coming out as an LGBTQ+ refugee in Canada 22:03

1y ago22:03

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Many refugees are fleeing conflict or poverty, but many are also seeking to escape from a society in which, because of their sexual identity and/or preference, they face violence and possibly death every day. In this podcast episode and the related article (at upstreamjournal.org), Julia Israel speaks with several guests about what it means for the…

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Promoting Digital Energy Education in the Classroom with Eleanor Cannon 18:00

1y ago18:00

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Thanks for listening to the EKT Interactive Energy Podcast Network. In this 17 minute episode, Marty Stetzer (EKT Interactive in Houston) talks with Eleanor Cannon who designed a senior level history elective entitled the: History, Geopolitics and Economics of Energy. As she developed her course, Eleanor was looking for real-world operations conten…

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Value-Based Care in Action: A Growing, Necessary Disruption to the Status Quo

1y ago

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With health care in crisis, switching to value-based care is a necessary disruption that organizations and nations must take.By Filipe Costa, Thomas H. Lee

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You May Never Use It, but You Build It Anyway: Preparing Health Systems for Tragic Events

1y ago

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The purpose of health care systems is not just to cure illness. To make a dent, they must be part of their communities, addressing inequities in care.By Michael Ugwueke, Thomas H. Lee

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With PROMs, It Matters What You’re Measuring

1y ago

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When it comes to PROMs, there’s a difference between measuring something important to patients’ treatments versus important to their lives.By David Cella, Thomas H. Lee

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Health Care Is Simple but Profound

1y ago

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Health cannot be achieved unless health care also addresses mental health and social care.By Janice E. Nevin, Thomas H. Lee

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Myanmar women fighting against the military regime 35:30

1y ago35:30

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A look into the particular role of women in the resistance to the brutal military regime in Myanmar. Produced by Ruolan Ma, it follows on the podcast episode and article she did last year on the country and the role of journalists there. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The host, Derek MacCuish, is editor of both.…

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Long Duration Energy Storage with Diane Cherry and Marty Stetzer 18:35

1y ago18:35

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Thanks for listening to the EKT Interactive Energy Podcast Network. In this 18 minute episode, Marty Stetzer (EKT Interactive in Houston) talks with Diane Cherry. Prior to starting her own consulting firm, Diane worked for more than 20 years at senior levels in the energy and environmental fields. We met virtually through the Energy and Utilities N…

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Autism – invisible and easily overlooked? 48:37

1+ y ago48:37

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Canada provides universal healthcare, but people with autism and their families struggle significantly against many barriers and a lack of service. Support is commonly offered following a diagnosis, but what happens when an individual either cannot get one, or is considered too old for one? Host Emma Nahmiach speaks with experts about the lack of s…

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What’s Up with Health Misinformation?

1+ y ago

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Health care does not begin when someone walks in the door of their doctor’s office, but when they search online for videos and articles and then act on that information — whether good or bad.By Garth Graham, Thomas H. Lee

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Have a cuppa, and spare a thought for tea workers 37:55

1+ y ago37:55

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The cost of tea for consumers is really low, given the volume of tea that is grown, half of it produced in China by some 80 million people. But it is workers in places like South Asia that have significant problems, where there is a long history of worker exploitation dating to colonial times. Tea workers throughout the region suffer from widesprea…

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The crisis in affordable housing – the Montreal example 21:09

1+ y ago21:09

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In Canada, the last time housing was considered to be affordable, relative to income, was in 2004 The average price of a home in the Toronto area, the country’s most populated, is more than $1 million. In Quebec too, where the housing market has been historically affordable, there has been a significant decline in affordability over recent years. I…

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Conflict-related sexual violence, a discussion about how to respond 48:32

1+ y ago48:32

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Esther Dingemans is an expert in programmes that respond to conflict-related sexual violence. She worked for several years in humanitarian programmes on sexual and gender-based violence in several countries in Africa and the Middle East. She is the executive director at the Global Survivors Fund and the Mukwege Foundation. In this episode, she was …

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Reem Alsalem 25:36

1+ y ago25:36

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For this episode in the Pathways to Peace series, the focus is on the particular impact of violence and insecurity on women and girls. My guest is Reem Alsalem who, for 17 years until 2016, worked with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and then became an independent consultant in humanitarian action and refugee protection. She is now the UN Sp…

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Kafala in Lebanon - legal slavery? 17:41

1+ y ago17:41

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The Kafala system is a form of worker sponsorship that allows private citizens and companies almost total control over the employment and immigration status of migrant workers. Lebanon has some 250,000 migrant domestic workers, most of them women from Africa and Asia. The labour laws do not provide them protections that other workers have, like a m…

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Journalism in Myanmar despite the repression 29:36

1+ y ago29:36

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In February 2021, Myanmar military leaders removed the democratically elected party from power and took control of the government. In the year following, at least 1,700 civilians, including children, have been killed by the junta forces and some 10,000 arrested. Media outlets have been closed, and journalists arrested, beaten and tortured. Some hav…

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Weathering Storms as Pandemic Prep: How Katrina Aided Ochsner’s Response to Covid-19

1+ y ago

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From generators to digital medicine, Ochsner has bolstered its processes to be ready for the worst.By Robert Hart, Thomas H. Lee

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Protecting culture and human rights as Amazon loses forest 27:23

1+ y ago27:23

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The world's largest rainforest is in trouble. Trees are being cut down at the fastest rate in years, for their wood and to clear the ground for crops supplying the global food industry. 75% of the forest is under stress with this level of deforestation, and with climate change impacts the trees take longer to recover from droughts and there are mor…

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Health Equity, Environmental Sustainability, Workforce: The Joint Commission’s Three Strategic Priorities

1+ y ago

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A directional approach from The Joint Commission on three key areas of health care quality improvement.By Jonathan B. Perlin, Thomas H. Lee

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Communication Innovation in the Covid-19 Era

1+ y ago

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How creating a short TV show with health care leadership captured the attention of staff at Vanderbilt far more than written communication.By Jeffrey R. Balser, Thomas H. Lee

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Immigration detention in Canada and why it should be abolished 51:51

1+ y ago51:51

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People who come to Canada as refugees or migrants without legal status can be held indefinitely in detention centers or provincial jails. They may not have committed an offense and there is no trial, but they are treated as though they are criminals. Find out more in the new podcast episode by Serra Hasiloglu. Human Rights Magazine is produced by T…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Dan Smith 26:30

2y ago26:30

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Dan Smith is the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. With several years' experience with NGOs and international organizations he has written extensively on conflict and insecurity, and I encourage you to read his blog articles at dansmithsblog.com. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The…

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Equitable Kidney Disease Care: Far from Perfect, Far from Done

2y ago

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The Chief Medical Officer for DaVita Kidney Care discusses how the organization is addressing health inequities in the kidney disease population.By Jeffrey Giullian, Thomas H. Lee

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Assad's crimes against humanity - the Koblenz trial 24:47

2y ago24:47

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This episode is the third in a series on Syria by Emma Beilouny. In this one, she gets insights from several people about the brutality of the Assad regime, and the possibilities for holding it accountable for its crimes against humanity. Read the full article at upstreamjournal.org, with artwork by Doğa Atabay, Emma is now also the host of a new p…

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Yarmouk, and the future for Palestinians in Syria 20:11

2y ago20:11

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Established in 1957 as an accommodation for families who were expelled from their homes during the 1948 Nakba, al-Yarmouk camp is considered the capital of the Palestinian diaspora as well as a symbol of resistance to Israel and was home to most Palestinian political parties’ headquarters. Yarmouk’s population reached more than 200,000 Palestinians…

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Advancing Health Care Affordability in Massachusetts and Beyond

2y ago

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The CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts describes his work in making population-based contracts a norm in the state and what still needs to be done to improve health care affordability and access.By Andrew Dreyfus, Thomas H. Lee

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First Nations people in Canada’s prisons. “It’s punishment, punishment, punishment. There is no healing.” 29:10

2y ago29:10

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The number of Indigenous prison inmates in Canada is increasing, while the number of non-Indigenous inmates is going down. Native people serve longer portions of their sentence and are less likely to be granted parole than other prisoners. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Charlotte Lalonde speaks with several experts about why this is, and…

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The sanctions on Syria & their impacts on women 21:17

2y ago21:17

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In this episode, Emma Beilouny explores the impact of the economic sanctions placed on Syria in June 2020, in particular the impact on women and girls. These sanctions are meant to punish the regime for its actions during the civil war, which began just over ten years ago, but they are having a devastating effect on the Syrian people. Human Rights …

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Pathways to Peace, with guest William Schabas 18:53

2y ago18:53

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My guest in this episode is William Schabas, the internationally respected expert on human rights law, genocide and the death penalty. He is a professor of international law at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom and a professor of international law and human rights at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He has served on several human righ…

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New cookstoves bring health and empowerment to Rwanda women 19:57

2y ago19:57

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In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Amelia Coleman explores how simple, more efficient cookstoves are having an impact in Rwanda on women’s health as well as their rights and empowerment. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The host, Derek MacCuish, is editor of both. If you agree that informed reporting on hum…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Agnes Callamard 16:49

2y ago16:49

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My guest in this episode of the Pathways to Peace series is Agnes Callamard, the well-known human rights expert who is now the Secretary General of Amnesty International. She has had many roles, including that of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions from 2017 to 2021. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The U…

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Homelessness in the time of COVID 31:52

2+ y ago31:52

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The United Nations Commission on Human Rights estimates that there are more than 100 million people in the world who are homeless, people with no housing at all. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Florina Lupu examines the situation of homelessness here, in Montreal, the home city of the Upstream Journal and this podcast, in the context of t…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Livingston Sewanyana 19:40

2+ y ago19:40

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In this episode of the Pathways to Peace series, Derek MacCuish speaks with Livingstone Sewanyana, the UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order. The founder and executive director of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative in Uganda, he is a lawyer with an extensive scholarly background in human ri…

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The Syria crisis and gender-based violence 50:02

2+ y ago50:02

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Gender-based violence targets women and girls in the largest forced displacement crisis in the world with almost 14 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance, 5 million of them women and girls of reproductive age. A rise in gender-based and sexual violence affects vulnerable groups, particularly women and girls, tearing families apart and …

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Sharan Burrow 21:23

2+ y ago21:23

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The editor of The Upstream Journal and Human Rights Magazine, Derek MacCuish, speaks with Sharan Burrow, head of the world's largest trade union federation. The International Trade Union Confederation is acknowledged to be the global voice of working people. From her actions as a labour rights leader in Australia to her engagement at the global lev…

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