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 <a href='https://uscart.org/'>Education and Treatment Alternatives, Inc.</a>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 health challenges are rising, and the need for evidence-based, measurable, well-implemented mental health services in schools.If you have any topics or guests you&apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on <a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'>our website.</a> The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-032726-GK

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;em&gt;Taking Healthcare by Storm&lt;/em&gt;, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Robert Oliver, Ed.D.,&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;Co-Founder and Senior Master Trainer of &lt;a href='https://uscart.org/'&gt;Education and Treatment Alternatives, Inc.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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 health challenges are rising, and the need for evidence-based, measurable, well-implemented mental health services in schools.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any topics or guests you&amp;apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on &lt;a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-032726-GK&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Dr. Robert Oliver

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Toby Martini, Senior Instructor at <a href='https://www.leadersinstitute.com/'>The Leaders Institute.</a>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 learning to combat burnout and strengthen culture, argues that healthy competition can drive cooperation and performance, and says that despite AI and remote work shifts, soft skills and human connection will remain essential to effective teamwork.If you have any topics or guests you&apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on <a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'>our website.</a> The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-032026-GK

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;em&gt;Taking Healthcare by Storm&lt;/em&gt;, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Toby Martini, Senior Instructor at &lt;a href='https://www.leadersinstitute.com/'&gt;The Leaders Institute.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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 learning to combat burnout and strengthen culture, argues that healthy competition can drive cooperation and performance, and says that despite AI and remote work shifts, soft skills and human connection will remain essential to effective teamwork.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any topics or guests you&amp;apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on &lt;a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-032026-GK&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Toby Martini

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 <a href='https://www.thegearboxgym.com/'>The Gear Box Gym.</a>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 diabetes and heart failure. He also explains how COVID-era remote education weakened experiential training, outlines why strength training and muscle mass are foundational for longevity and independence, and shares plans to scale The Gear Box Gym while envisioning expanded pharmacist roles in prevention and emerging personalized approaches.If you have any topics or guests you&apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on <a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'>our website.</a> The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-031226-GK

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;em&gt;Taking Healthcare by Storm&lt;/em&gt;, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Nicholas Lombardo, PharmD, clinical pharmacist and owner of &lt;a href='https://www.thegearboxgym.com/'&gt;The Gear Box Gym.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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 diabetes and heart failure. He also explains how COVID-era remote education weakened experiential training, outlines why strength training and muscle mass are foundational for longevity and independence, and shares plans to scale The Gear Box Gym while envisioning expanded pharmacist roles in prevention and emerging personalized approaches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any topics or guests you&amp;apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on &lt;a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-031226-GK&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Nicholas Lombardo

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with <a href='https://www.elizabethmarkle.com/'>Elizabeth Markle</a>, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist, speaker, writer, researcher, Associate Professor of Community Mental Health at <a href='https://www.ciis.edu/'>California Institute of Integral Studies</a>, and Co-Founder and Executive Director of <a href='https://www.opensourcewellness.org/'>Open Source Wellness.</a>Dr. Markle explains how co-founding Open Source Wellness was driven by the “behavioral prescription” gap in primary care and her experience with intentional community, inspiring a “behavioral pharmacy” that replaces shame-inducing advice with joyful, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, community-based support. She shares outcomes from the community-as-medicine model, argues for team-based care led by coaches to reduce provider burnout, and outlines plans to scale through YMCAs and clinic-community partnerships.If you have any topics or guests you&apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on <a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'>our website.</a> The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-030626-GK

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;em&gt;Taking Healthcare by Storm&lt;/em&gt;, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with &lt;a href='https://www.elizabethmarkle.com/'&gt;Elizabeth Markle&lt;/a&gt;, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist, speaker, writer, researcher, Associate Professor of Community Mental Health at &lt;a href='https://www.ciis.edu/'&gt;California Institute of Integral Studies&lt;/a&gt;, and Co-Founder and Executive Director of &lt;a href='https://www.opensourcewellness.org/'&gt;Open Source Wellness.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr. Markle explains how co-founding Open Source Wellness was driven by the “behavioral prescription” gap in primary care and her experience with intentional community, inspiring a “behavioral pharmacy” that replaces shame-inducing advice with joyful, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, community-based support. She shares outcomes from the community-as-medicine model, argues for team-based care led by coaches to reduce provider burnout, and outlines plans to scale through YMCAs and clinic-community partnerships.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any topics or guests you&amp;apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on &lt;a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-030626-GK&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Elizabeth Markle, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist, speaker, writer, researcher, Associate Professor of Community Mental Health at California Institute of Integral Studies, and Co-Founder and Executive Director of Open Source Wellness. Dr. Markle explains how co-founding Open Source Wellness was driven by the “behavioral prescription” gap in primary care and her experience with intentiona...

Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Dr. Elizabeth Markle

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Mark Amendola, LCSW, Co-Founder and Senior Master Trainer of <a href='https://uscart.org/'>Education and Treatment Alternatives, Inc.</a>Mark describes his path into adolescent behavioral health and his global work advancing Aggression Replacement Training (ART), which integrates social skills training, anger control, and moral reasoning to teach impulse control and problem-solving with fidelity and measurable outcomes. He discusses expanding ART for schools and correctional settings, the link between movement and brain-based regulation, shifts in boys’ participation in sports, and the need to invest in universal, trauma-informed prevention models that build belonging and psychological safety in schools and communities.If you have any topics or guests you&apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on <a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'>our website.</a> The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-022726-GK

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;em&gt;Taking Healthcare by Storm&lt;/em&gt;, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Mark Amendola, LCSW, Co-Founder and Senior Master Trainer of &lt;a href='https://uscart.org/'&gt;Education and Treatment Alternatives, Inc.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark describes his path into adolescent behavioral health and his global work advancing Aggression Replacement Training (ART), which integrates social skills training, anger control, and moral reasoning to teach impulse control and problem-solving with fidelity and measurable outcomes. He discusses expanding ART for schools and correctional settings, the link between movement and brain-based regulation, shifts in boys’ participation in sports, and the need to invest in universal, trauma-informed prevention models that build belonging and psychological safety in schools and communities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any topics or guests you&amp;apos;d like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on &lt;a href='https://www.qualityinsights.org/taking-healthcare-by-storm'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-022726-GK&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Mark Amendola, LCSW, Co-Founder and Senior Master Trainer of Education and Treatment Alternatives, Inc. Mark describes his path into adolescent behavioral health and his global work advancing Aggression Replacement Training (ART), which integrates social skills training, anger control, and moral reasoning to teach impulse control and problem-solving with fidelity and measurable outcomes...

Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Mark Amendola

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