Podcasts & Blogs

Featuring emerging issues impacting the public risk management community, listen and read these resources to remain cognizant of best practices in the profession!
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How to Prevent and Protect Against Workplace Shootings Post-COVID

Workplace shootings—and shootings in general—are not going away. In fact, they’ve been on the rise in recent years, even during the pandemic when many workers were at home.

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Achieving Balance: Technology Advancements v. Human Care (Part 2)

Data collection should not solely be left to machines.  While we might believe that technology makes collecting data easier, it has also been shown that collecting additional information is much easier when the requestors are demonstrably empathic. Part 2 focuses on speed, automation and triage.

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Do We Have To? Why FEMA Should Be Part of Your Risk Management

In this podcast, Joe Blasi, Jeb McPherson and Edie Mitchell discuss the importance of having FEMA as part of your risk management strategy.

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Achieving Balance: Technology Advancements v. Human Care (Part 1)

In a world filled with advancing technology, risk managers need to understand trends to better predict and address future challenges. Most technology predictions that appear in magazine articles or marketing materials are exaggerated visions of more and faster. Part 1 covers risk modeling and communication

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First Responders Protect Us: Let’s Help Them Heal!

Gerry Stanley gives his expertise and experience on ways to identify injuries or trauma encountered by first responders.

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The Importance of the Interactive Process in Workers’ Compensation and Beyond

Risk managers and human resource professionals have an opportunity to collaborate in ways that will benefit their organizations as well as provide a more seamless employee experience. The connection of workers’ compensation and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides an insightful illustration of why this broader collaboration is so important.

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Application of the Texas Enterprise Risk Management Guidelines

On this week’s podcast, Lisette Osborne discusses the application of an occupational health program merging within the risk management arena.

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The Ins and Outs of Onsite Pharmacies (Part 2)

When you institute your own pharmacy or join an established pharmacy organization, it is “closed.”  This means that only employees and dependents insured on the member health plan can use the pharmacy. Often, many groups join together to form the membership to help offset the overhead and administrative costs.

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Ethical Responses to Allegations of Sexual Misconduct: Are You Prepared?

Kathleen McChesney details the responsibilities that school and youth-serving organizations need to take in order to prevent sexual misconduct.

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