In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Melanie Sue Hicks, PhD, SHRM-SCP, CFRE, an author, speaker, coach, and global philanthropist who specializes in human connection and resilience. Dr. Hicks shares how her path into organizational culture grew from early service work, research on generations, and experience in a toxic workplace. She reframes burnout as driven by misaligned expectations, lack of recognition, and repeated s...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Jimmy Moley, MD, a psychiatrist specializing in mental health care of adults and athletes. Dr. Moley explains sports psychiatry as a growing subspecialty focused on athletes’ unique mental health needs, from injury recovery and identity challenges to medication considerations and sport culture. He discusses how youth sports can build resilience but also heighten pressures from soc...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Janet McConnell, speaker, author and fitness coach. Janet shares how a midlife health crisis led her from a corporate career to coaching longevity, reframing aging as reinvention and “decay as optional.” She highlights consistent strength training, protein-forward whole foods, and daily challenge for brain and body health, warns against quick fixes, and calls for a healthcare shift from...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Tamara Ruggles, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), founder of The Deprescribing Clinic, and host of the Geriatric Pharmacy Focus podcast on the Pharmacy Podcast Network. Dr. Tamara Ruggles explains how medication-related harm and prescribing cascades in long-term care led her to found the Deprescr...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Dr. Chris Peterson, an anesthesiologist, ordained Buddhist priest, meditation teacher, and mindfulness counselor. Dr. Peterson describes how a midlife crisis and Buddhist counseling deepened his meditation practice and shaped his view of mindfulness as a tool for awakening and compassionate care. He discusses how mindfulness helps clinicians reduce burnout and self-criticism...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Diane Randall, M.A., CHHC, a Whole Living Consultant, Author, College Instructor, and host of Plant Based Curious. Diane shares how severe burnout and health issues as a high-performing working mother and traveling consultant sparked a shift toward integrated mind-body-spirit wellbeing, reframing discomfort as a catalyst for growth. She emphasizes plant-forward eating and sustainable “m...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, CTTS, a  board-certified geriatric pharmacist, certified pain educator, nationally recognized expert in pain management and substance use education, and host of the Pain Pod. Mark shares how mentors, patient experiences, and his work in practice and education led him into pain management and substance use education. He reflects on the 2016 CDC opio...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Robert Oliver, Ed.D., Co-Founder and Senior Master Trainer of Education and Treatment Alternatives, Inc. Dr. Oliver describes how his upbringing in poverty and supportive relationships led to a career in youth mental health and to co-founding Education and Treatment Alternatives to expand Aggression Replacement Training. He outlines when families should seek help, why Gen Z mental healt...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Toby Martini, Senior Instructor at The Leaders Institute. Toby shares how he combined decades of improv performance with personal development to create facilitation and “improv for business” programs that help teams break down silos, improve communication, and prevent conflicts by understanding differing work styles. He explains the Leaders Institute’s balance of fun and practical learn...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Nicholas Lombardo, PharmD, clinical pharmacist and owner of The Gear Box Gym. Nicholas describes how his interests in chemistry and patient care led him from planned retail pharmacy to inpatient clinical work, emphasizing the value of pharmacists on hospital rounds for proactive medication optimization, infectious disease stewardship, and chronic disease management in areas like diabete...