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Season 3


Creating Cultures of CARE
Aug
10

Creating Cultures of CARE

Where values and trust become key ingredients; and where high performance and breakthrough results become natural outcomes

When organizations set out to achieve lofty goals, whether they are record breaking profits, client satisfaction indexes or the achievement of record-breaking organ transplants, what are essential elements that must exist within their culture in order to achieve success?

This episode examines how effective Executive Leadership has the potential to create the deep sense of purpose and commitment to an organization’s values and mission, and how this can ultimately lead that organization to breakthrough outcomes.

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CREATING CULTURES OF VALUE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE
Jun
22

CREATING CULTURES OF VALUE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE

When organizations set out to achieve lofty goals, whether they are record breaking profits, client satisfaction indexes or the achievement of record-breaking organ transplants, what are essential elements that must exist within their culture in order to achieve success?

This episode examines how effective Executive Leadership has the potential to create the deep sense of purpose and commitment to an organization’s values and mission, and how this can ultimately lead that organization to breakthrough outcomes.

Today’s conversationalists are Joe Ferreira and Greg Satell, and conductor of conversations Joia Jefferson Nuri.

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Inside the Opioid Epidemic- What Everyone Needs to Know
Mar
17

Inside the Opioid Epidemic- What Everyone Needs to Know

The opioid epidemic refers to the enormous surge in opioid addiction and overdose over the last several decades in the United States. Much of the epidemic has its origins in medical practice.

Episode VI will explore the less than obvious connections between mental illness and substance abuse. We would like to assert that one, often overlooked foundational connection is, the unhealthy need that leads to the opioid use, which completely destabilizes a Healthy Mental decision-making process. Are we still in an epidemic in 2022? What are harm reduction policies and what have been their outcomes? Which populations are currently most affected? What can individuals, neighborhoods, communities, cities actively do to assist in solving this epidemic? What are good Samaritan laws? Are their signs that the tide is changing? What are the Trust factors in need of transforming that will lead to satisfactory resolutions?

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Transplant Eligibility and Mental Health Factors
Feb
17

Transplant Eligibility and Mental Health Factors

The overriding opinion within the medical community of practice is that caregivers should attempt to reduce psychiatric barriers to successful transplantation. However certain questions remain after years of debate: (i) are current evaluations uniform throughout transplant centers throughout the country? How should we view transplant eligibility criteria that exclude patients with affective and psychotic disorders from transplantation on the basis of their psychiatric diagnosis? These and other questions will be explored during this in depth hour of Profound Conversations with our esteemed guests from the medical community.

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Re-Imagining Trust: Engaging Hearth and Minds in Ccommunities Throughout  America
Dec
2

Re-Imagining Trust: Engaging Hearth and Minds in Ccommunities Throughout America

How do we ‘re-imagine trust’ such that we effectively engage the hearts and minds in communities throughout America? What is our responsibility as professionals within Public Health? What are the things the we need to talk about when we talk about 21st century community engagement?

Our efforts to Re-Imagining Trust: Engaging Hearts and Minds in Communities Throughout America
must create more practical and effective solutions, drawing on the listening of diverse groups. Our efforts should improve citizens' knowledge and skills through immersive experiences. Our task is to begin the conversation that generates these outcomes.

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Systemic Inequities in Population Health: Examining Social/Political Determinants Advancing Transplant Equity
Nov
18

Systemic Inequities in Population Health: Examining Social/Political Determinants Advancing Transplant Equity

“To overcome the challenge of special interests that work against the conditions that create health, we need to extend the sphere of what we talk about when we talk about health so that our conversation includes factors like money, power, love, hate, culture, the environment, and politics.”

  - Sandro Galea.

As the United States faces unparalleled challenges due to COVID-19, racial disparities in health and healthcare have once again taken center stage. If effective interventions to address racial disparities in transplantation, including those magnified by COVID-19, are to be designed and implemented at the national level, it is first critical to understand the complex mechanisms by which structural, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized racism influence the presence of racial disparities in healthcare and transplantation.

As the world faces unparalleled challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and high-profile, racist acts of violence, racial inequalities in health and safety for people of color living in America have once again taken center stage. The factors that make up the root causes of health inequity are diverse, complex, evolving, and interdependent in nature. It is important to understand the underlying causes and conditions of health inequities to inform equally complex and effective interventions to promote health equity.


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Using Coalition Models to Establish Cultures of Trust in Donor Authorization
Nov
4

Using Coalition Models to Establish Cultures of Trust in Donor Authorization

Part of the huge job in successfully building healthy communities lies in accurately identifying behaviors that lead to breakdowns which impede progress. Episode II will explore co-work processes which enable organizations to effectively build and maintain internal trust; while also examining models of coalition development that map targeted, evaluative measures, which create effective collaborations and cultures of trust.

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Transforming Trust Factors
Oct
21

Transforming Trust Factors

Trust is a two-way street. In reality each healthcare servant has the family trust and cooperation at stake. An unspoken perceived lack of trust creates a false narrative of inconsistency in the delivery of care and influences patient family choices. In many of these instances families often refuse donation authorization.

Episode one we will explore how profoundly medical ethics influences trust as well as govern patient and family rights; and to what extent does multicultural competency influence organizational approaches toward a more dynamic and inclusive culture. We will also seek to understand the underlying factors which erode trust and how to transform these dynamics at their inception and from breakdowns to breakthroughs.

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A Profound Conversation About Dismantling Racism
Oct
22

A Profound Conversation About Dismantling Racism

According to the 2010 Census, African Americans make up 12.6 per cent (38.9 million) of the US population with an additional 3.1 million (1 per cent) identifying as African American in combination with one or more other race – combined, this comes to around 13.6 per cent (42 million) of the population, the second largest minority in the country (after Latinos). Once called Negroes and now called black Americans or (in solidarity with other non-white minorities around the world) ‘people of colour’, they are mainly descendants of slaves brought from Africa between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries.

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An Examination of Global Leadership and Ethics
Oct
15

An Examination of Global Leadership and Ethics

Towards new models of human progress and development

Modern democracy requires people who can think critically, reason ethically, and participate effectively. Successful organizations must be populated by people who understand group processes and how to guide them while maintaining the proper respect for all participants.  Ethical leadership thrives when it is directed by respect for ethical beliefs and values and for the dignity and rights of all people.

As we move further into the twenty first century what will global leadership need to embody in order to effectively grapple with the vexing challenges of climate change, earth population density, biodiversity, science, technology and the social-political-economic realities of a post COVID-19 America?

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Covid-19’s Impact on 21st Century Higher Education
Oct
8

Covid-19’s Impact on 21st Century Higher Education

Universities and college campuses are places where students live and study in close proximity to each other. They are also buzzing cultural hubs where students are brought together from nations around the world. Recently, the foundations of this unique ecosystem have been impacted significantly by the rapid spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, creating uncertainty regarding the implications for higher education.

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Cleansing the Soul of America – The Breonna Taylor Murder: A case study of American injustice and cultural incompetence
Oct
1

Cleansing the Soul of America – The Breonna Taylor Murder: A case study of American injustice and cultural incompetence

With Difficulty Comes Ease...  How do we make sense of the days and times we find ourselves in?  Common impulses to the injustice and corruption are raw and visceral.  Words don’t seem to contain the energy to hold the gravity of the moment.  There is bewilderment, anger and even rage.  However, within the midst of the senseless there remains a need to bring all things into balance.  Our human intelligence demands that we search for answers.

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Civic Engagement Priorities: The Vote, Census, & Post Election Advocacy
Sep
17

Civic Engagement Priorities: The Vote, Census, & Post Election Advocacy

This week we discuss the need for making informed decisions as we listen to politicians' campaign speeches or read news stories about the people running for office.  Part of being an informed voter is being familiar with down ballot candidates and understanding the referendums which impact local elections.  Has your family discussed a vote plan?  Are you an early voter intending to mail your ballot?  Have you checked to ensure you are registered to vote in your district?  These and other timely considerations will be part of the Profound Conversations.

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Combating Racism
Jul
1

Combating Racism

COMBATING RACISM: A virtual discussion on racism in America.

Fairfax County Communities of Trust Committee invites you to join them Wednesday July 1, 2020 at 6 pm for an educational forum on racism. There will be four panelists discussing racism within their communities and their personal lives, including Profound Conversations’ very own Linda Howard.

They’ll be defining what racism really is, and how do we combat it. This is for everyone looking to educate themselves and ways in which they can help to combat racism.

Register Here

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Episode 12- Building Trust and Serving the Vulnerable: Organ Procurement and Transplantation in a COVID-19 and Diverse World
Jun
18

Episode 12- Building Trust and Serving the Vulnerable: Organ Procurement and Transplantation in a COVID-19 and Diverse World

Building Trust and Serving the Vulnerable: Organ Procurement and Transplantation in a COVID-19 and Diverse World


We are in the midst of events that highlight health disparities and inequities. Preliminary data has shown that African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than whites, even though they make up a smaller percentage of the population. The pandemic is bringing to light health inequities that have existed for many years. Protest around the world are also calling attention to other inequities. These health disparities, as well as, existing and historical inequities are the foundation for distrust of American institutes, including those connected with healthcare systems. How do we build trust and the competencies to serve all?

Please click the link below to register for our webinar!

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Episode 11- The American Social Epidemic Of Violence and Racism Part II
Jun
11

Episode 11- The American Social Epidemic Of Violence and Racism Part II

A continuation of last week’s episode, The American Social Epidemic of Violence and Racism: Economic and Health Inequities and the Weaponizing of Authority. This Part II further examines this topic to further advance our understanding of systemic maladies which include structural racism. We will continue to ponder: How did we get here and what is the way forward? What are specific health impacts on individual, family and communities from both physical and mental perspectives? What are effective pathways to breakthroughs in enforcement and judicial policies and civic engagement? How do we begin to transform our social contract to include those who have been dehumanized, commoditized and underrepresented?

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Episode 10- The American Social Epidemic of Violence and Racism
Jun
4

Episode 10- The American Social Epidemic of Violence and Racism

Protests that originated in Minneapolis after a white police officer killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, quickly spread around the country. The reality of social inequality create anger and despair that is now playing out on the streets of cities throughout the country.  How did we get here and what is the way forward?   What are specific health impacts on individual, family and communities from both physical and mental perspectives?  What are effective pathways to breakthroughs in enforcement and judicial policies and civic engagement?  How do we begin to transform our social contract to include those who have been dehumanized, commoditized and underrepresented? 

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Episode 9- Approaches to Medical and Biomedical Ethical Concerns Examined post COVID-19
May
28

Episode 9- Approaches to Medical and Biomedical Ethical Concerns Examined post COVID-19

How has the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced, and in some instances influenced medical decisions which require physicians and nurses to grapple with the principles of health care [medical/bio] ethics?  In a post COVID-19 pandemic world are traditional standards for making medical choices, which in some cases weigh life and death in the balance, sufficient for rendering the best possible benefits for both patient and society?  How is our understanding of the relevant nuanced principles advanced through a prism of Islamic bioethical concerns?

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Episode 8- Towards Profound Social-Political Economies: A New Vision of Equity and Inclusion in the Development of Capital Markets, Investments and Wealth Building Post COVID-19 Pandemic
May
21

Episode 8- Towards Profound Social-Political Economies: A New Vision of Equity and Inclusion in the Development of Capital Markets, Investments and Wealth Building Post COVID-19 Pandemic

US businesses will re-open in a new reality. Social distancing regulations may make it difficult for some establishments to realize profit margins sufficient to support growth and long-term viability. We are likely to see a continued increase in online trans-actions. Some macro strategist suggests that cryptocurrencies will replace the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency. With Profound Conversationalists Jameel Aalim-Johnson and Yaya J. Fanusie, we explore MLPI’s new visions for equity and inclusion in the development of capital markets, investments, and wealth-building in a post COVID-19 pandemic world.

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Episode 7 - Creating Profound Business Innovation Amid Turbulent Transformations in Social-Political Economies
May
7

Episode 7 - Creating Profound Business Innovation Amid Turbulent Transformations in Social-Political Economies

COVID 19 could bring a profound or notable transformation in how Americans spend, save and invest their money. This changes could reverberate for decades. Some predict that it will be like the Great Recession of 2008. Others draw comparisons to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Are these accurate comparisons? If so, what will be the way forward for main street? One thing that we know for is that we are in an economic crisis. What are the social-political economic nuances necessary to carve out effective pathways to recovery? Are there conceptual roadmaps which hold the key to reimagining a thriving US workforce and economy?

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Episode 5 - COVID-19: Responding to our most vulnerable populations
Apr
23

Episode 5 - COVID-19: Responding to our most vulnerable populations

 Last week we explored the impact of COVID 19 on inner city communities in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Some populations around the globe are being hit harder than others; globally our response to this pandemic has been less than adequate. We were especially unprepared to mitigate the impact the pandemic, that have devasted much of the world, had on the economically, socially and medically vulnerable. Slowing the spread depends, in large part, on how we respond to these populations. The Global Health Security Index: Building Collective Action and Accountability report, dated October 2019, articulates essential recommendations for global governments to consider as a means for the prevention, detection and rapid response to enormous public health threats. Are these recommendations the answer? Will they assist us with post pandemic preparedness? 

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