Expanding Advanced Cardiovascular Care Through Community Based Innovation with Dr. Ian Cohen and Sarah Plaskett

About this episode

Dr. Ian Cohen and Sarah Plaskett discuss building advanced cardiovascular programs in community settings.

In this episode, Ian Cohen, MD, Charles and Barbara Strang Medical Director of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, and Sarah Plaskett, MBA, MMS, PA, Vice President of Operations at the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, discuss how they are building advanced cardiovascular programs in community settings through intentional growth, integrated leadership, and a strong focus on quality outcomes.

People in this episode

Guests: Ian Cohen, Sarah Plaskett

Topics covered

• advanced cardiovascular care
• community based innovation
• integrated leadership
• quality outcomes
• healthcare management

Keywords

• cardiovascular care
• community innovation
• healthcare quality
• integrated leadership
• medical director

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Medicine, Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital

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