Today’s episode features Tesiah Coleman, MSN, WHNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, CLC

Tesiah Coleman (she/her) is the CEO and Founder of Togather, a collective care platform built by and for healthcare providers to reduce burnout and amplify the impact of those pursuing health justice. As a dually certified Women’s Health and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Doula, and Certified Lactation Counselor, Tesiah’s clinical practice has centered on women’s health and birth work, both in community-based health centers and virtually. Her focus on leveraging technology to create a better, more just healthcare system, has led her to a variety of roles including clinical leadership, operations, and product for early-stage health-tech companies. She currently works as a consultant with responsibilities spanning strategy, product development, and clinical curriculum design. In all her roles, Tesiah grounds her work in anti-racism, intersectionality, and liberation principles, while drawing from the diversity of her identities, lived experiences, and professional life to transform health care.

You can connect with Tesia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tesiahcoleman/

Or on her website: https://www.togathernow.com/

On this episode, Tesiah shared:

• How to “find your cause and find your people”. You cannot solve every problem. Find the problem that resonates with you and plug in with others doing the work.

• Why health tech without a clinician is a huge mistake

• The difference between health justice and health equity

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Today’s guest in Joseph (Joe) Harrision, MSN, NP

Joseph Harrison was born in Kent, England in 1974. He moved with his family to California at the age of six, where he attended public school and played competitive soccer. His family returned frequently to the UK during his childhood, supporting Joe’s connections to his family and heritage, and reinforcing his sense of hybrid identity. Joe has always loved people, adventure, advocacy and ideas. He worked in the hospitality industry in various service and managerial roles in his early adulthood, traveling widely between jobs and working in three other countries.

Joe started college in his mid-twenties, attending multiple community colleges where he excelled academically and enjoyed serving his community as a tutor, community activities and volunteer community mediator. He transferred to UC Berkeley where he studied social theory, theory of change, political economy and other social sciences, resulting in Joe founding a small international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) called InterAlianza at the time of his graduation. His NGO focussed on community uplift and environmental sustainability for indigenous communities in the highlands of Guatemala. During the founding and operation of InterAlianza Joe worked as a substitute teacher in Oakland, CA. Teaching was deeply satisfying from a political and relational perspective but was very dissatisfying from the perspective of daily tasks and duties. Knowing that he was looking for something new, Joe took advantage of a move to Seattle, WA to return to school to complete prerequisites to enter a training program to become a Nurse Practitioner. Joe returned to California immediately after taking and passing his board exam and found a great job working as an integrated behavioral health nurse practitioner for adults with disabilities and older adults.

It was during this time that he met and married the love of his life, Monique. Joe and Monique have two beautiful children, Ciera (5.5) and Jonah (2).

Joe has spent the last two and a half years splitting his time between raising his children and starting and building medical practices to serve older adults in their medical, cognitive and behavioral health needs. He has served as Founder and President, Head of Care Delivery and Chief Clinical Officer.

You can connect with Joe

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harrison-msn-np-c-b1707641/

Website: http://www.availhealthcare.co/

Email: Joe@availhealthcare.co

In this episode, Joe shares:

1. How to prevent burnout through advocacy and by redefining your career roles

2. The better you care for patients, the less it costs in the long run, and the better the outcomes

3. Practical tips for implementing the quintuple aim

4. How privilege is blind and is a lifelong journey to unlearn unconscious bias

Resources Shared

The following resources were shared on today's episode. Links included may be affiliate for the host or guest.

“Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine” by Uché Blackstock MD https://amzn.to/3Ro3Pjh

Today's episode features Clarice Grote, MS, OTR/L

Clarice Grote is an innovative occupational therapist leading the path toward change and opportunity in occupational therapy. As the Founder and CEO of Amplify OT, Clarice empowers practitioners, students, and leaders to understand how to advocate for change by understanding the complex US healthcare system. She specializes in creating understandable resources on Medicare policy, health insurance, billing, and state and federal legislative advocacy. Clarice is the recipient of the 2024 AOTA Gary Kielhofner Emerging Leader Award in recognition of her impact on transforming the landscape of policy education through her social media, the Amplify OT Podcast, and virtual courses utilized by practitioners, universities, and students.

Outside of her entrepreneurial endeavors, Clarice is deeply engaged in political action. She serves as an American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee (AOTPAC) Ambassador for North Carolina and the Advocacy Co-Chair for the North Carolina OT Association. She can be found on social media @amplify_ot or at https://amplifyot.com/

In this episode Clarice shares:

• Why knowledge of health policy is so critical

• Practical ways to transition into healthcare policy roles

• How the lack of regulation around commercial insurance complicates healthcare

• How one person can make a difference in changing the healthcare landscape

Resources Shared

The following resources were shared on today's episode. Links included may be affiliate for the host or guest.

Amplify OT podcast: https://amplifyot.com/podcast/

OT Billing Guide - Free amplifyot.com/billing

OT Reimbursement Podcast Playlist and Guide - Free amplifyot.com/playlist

Amplify OT Membership: Amplifyot.com/membership

Amplify Therapy Summit Free to attend July 25-27: https://amplifytherapysummit.com/

Sponsors

This episode is sponsored by Career Cliniq. If you're wanting to make a career move and not sure which option is best, take the Career Cliniq Stream Ahead Career Assessment. It's the profile that I wish I had created first. Stream Ahead is thorough, comprehensive, and frankly, spot-on. You can access the assessment here: https://www.streamaheadax.com/. Use the code: BRANDY10 for a 10% discount.

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