The Wrap by Michigan Medicine Headlines

All across Michigan Medicine, team members are caring for patients and carrying out groundbreaking research related to diabetes. Each November, which is designated as Diabetes Awareness Month, serves as the perfect time to thank these critical team members for all they do. It’s also a time to give you tips and insights that will allow you to take charge of your health to help prevent diabetes related problems. Check out this week's episode of The Wrap for inside information on all the research taking place at Michigan Medicine and why this work is so important!

Last month, the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) team officially opened its expanded Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Chelsea Hospital. That makes the team’s exceptional care even more accessible to patients recovering from medically complex conditions. What sort of services are offered at Chelsea? And what other important functions do PM&R colleagues do across U-M Health? Learn the answers to those questions and much more in a wide-ranging interview on the latest episode of The Wrap employee podcast. Check it out today!

As September comes to a close, The Wrap is celebrating Hunger Action Month by giving you the knowledge to help fight food insecurity in the community. Learn about food deserts, ongoing initiatives, volunteer opportunities and even ways you can get the assistance you may need in your daily life. Check out the latest episode of the employee podcast today!

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and there’s no better time to build awareness around the sobering reality of youth suicide, as well as to offer a hopeful glimpse into an ongoing initiative at Michigan Medicine that is working to reverse this worrying trend. That's why The Wrap is giving you an inside view of the Zero Suicide Initiative, a series of programs, resources and tools designed around the guiding principle that suicide can be prevented and that our health systems have an important role to play in improving outcomes. Check out this vital episode today -- it may just help you save a life.

It's Nursing Professional Development Week! In celebration, The Wrap welcomed two nurse educators, who shared insight into the work they do and why it's so important at Michigan Medicine. Hear from Diane Bohn and Stefanie Gibson, and then participate in the weekly trivia contest for the chance to bring home a prize. Check out the latest episode today!

Quality Month is just around the corner! On this week's episode of The Wrap, join Rajesh Mangrulkar, M.D., director, and Vani Patterson, M.P.H., administrative director for the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education (IPE), as they delve into the vital connection between their work and the pillars of quality and safety at Michigan Medicine. Mangrulkar is set to give this year’s Quality Month keynote address at the in-person symposium on Oct. 22, held at NCRC.  

Recently, Headlines readers learned all about the Breastfeeding and Lactation Program, which has expanded to improve the care provided to patients across U-M Health. Today, The Wrap employee podcast is getting in on the act. The podcast’s latest episode includes a conversation with two of the program’s leaders who discuss why it’s so important and what they are most looking forward to in the months and years ahead. Check it out today!

The Adolescent Health Initiative (AHI), a program of Community Health Services at U-M Health, works to transform care and optimize adolescent health and well-being through practice improvement, education, research, and youth and community engagement. The team’s work spans much more than local communities, as they partner with primary care clinicians, school-based health programs, and youth-serving organizations across 44 states and even internationally. Learn more about AHI as The Wrap sat down with director Dana Thomas for an in-depth conversation that highlighted how important these efforts are. Check it out today! 

The activity rooms throughout Mott, as well as the Jones Family Center, have been turned into campgrounds, including light-up firepits, stars projected across the “night sky” and fun camp activities this week. It’s all part of Camp Little Victors, a virtual summer camp that has been brought inside the hospital for the first time – to the benefit of inpatients and their families. Learn more about this incredible program on the latest episode of The Wrap. Check it out today!