Walk and Talk Improvement
Walk and Talk Improvement
Podcast Description
This All Ireland podcast aims to improve patient care by capturing the personal stories of people who work in and use health services regarding patient safety and quality improvement. The series is co-produced by patient partners and members of the Health and Social Care Quality Improvement (HSCQI) Northern Ireland and HSE National Quality and Patient Safety (NQPS) teams.
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The podcast focuses on themes such as patient safety, healthcare quality improvement, and personal stories from both health service users and professionals. Specific episodes highlight topics like nursing quality-care metrics with Dr Anne Gallen, the diagnostic process with Dr John Brennan, and patient partnership advocacy with Margaret Murphy, showcasing the multifaceted challenges and advancements in healthcare.
This All Ireland podcast aims to improve patient care by capturing the personal stories of people who work in and use health services regarding patient safety and quality improvement. The series is co-produced by patient partners and members of the Health and Social Care Quality Improvement (HSCQI) Northern Ireland and HSE National Quality and Patient Safety (NQPS) teams.
In this episode of the Walk and Talk Improvement Podcast, host Juanita Guidera is joined by a distinguished international guest, Dr. Anuradha Pichumani.
Dr. Anuradha is an award-winning obstetrician and gynaecologist, and Executive Director and Co-Founder of two hospitals in the Tamil Nadu region of India. She brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare quality, patient safety, and person-centred care across public and private health systems.
This episode offers rich, practice-based insights for anyone working to improve quality and safety in healthcare, particularly in complex and resource-limited settings.
Together, Juanita and Dr. Anuradha explore:
- Learning health systems in low and middle-income countries (LMICs)
- Importance of family involvement in patient care
- Continuous learning and improvement culture in healthcare
- Adaptation of global best practices to local contexts
- Strategies for staff engagement and empowerment in hospitals
- Role of leadership in fostering a culture of patient safety
- Use of data for actionable insights and quality improvement
- Community outreach and education to influence health behaviours
- Innovative approaches to patient and family engagement in care
Dr. Anuradha reflects on her three-decade journey implementing patient safety standards using implementation science and health system transformation approaches in low and middle income countries. Her stories highlight how culture, trust, and continuous learning can enable meaningful and lasting improvements in care.
Whether you are a senior leader, a quality improvement practitioner, or new to improvement science, this episode provides practical lessons and inspiration applicable across healthcare settings.
Guest:
Dr. Anuradha, Award-Winning Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Executive Director and Co-Founder of Two Hospitals, Tamil Nadu, India
Hosted by:
Juanita Guidera, Programme Manager, National Quality and Patient Safety, Health Service Executive, Ireland
Produced by Juanita Guidera, HSE and GKMedia.ie
Information about Dr. Anuradha Pichumani
MBBS DGO FICOG FISQua Dip ART (Germany) MBA
Dr. Anuradha Pichumani is a distinguished OBGYN, Executive Director and Co-founder of two hospitals in Tamil Nādu, India (Sree Renga Hospital and Narbhavi Multispecialty Hospital Pvt. Ltd.) with extensive expertise in healthcare quality, patient safety, and person centred care. Over the last thirty years, through her leadership and management skills, she has trained and implemented patient safety standards in public and private healthcare organisations, utilising implementation science in healthcare transformation in LMIC.
She is a Board member of ISQua, The International Society for Quality and Healthcare and ASQua, Asian Society for Quality and Healthcare, facilitating knowledge sharing and driving strategic partnerships; a member of ISQua Patient safety Task Force.
She is an Associate Faculty at Ariadne Labs (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) and implemented Quality Collaborative projects. She has completed the Global Healthcare Delivery Intensive Program at Harvard T.H. Chan school of Public Health.
She is a Principal Assessor, NABH – National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare and Chair of Quality Professionals Wing of Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations (CAHO), India.
She has won many awards for her commitment to healthcare quality – CAHO Quality Champion award, QIMPRO Award. Her research publications include topics on healthcare implementation, patient safety and the impact of climate change on health in BMJ and IJQHC – International Journal for Quality in Healthcare. She is the Lead Author of the ISQua White Paper on Patient Safety for Healthcare Organisations.
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