Mapping Healthcare Podcast: Global Healthcare Improvement Lessons

By Dr. Ulfat Shaikh, Physician and Healthcare Quality Improvement Coach

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Description

Mapping Healthcare is a radio show and podcast where a medic with a map explores ways in which people around the globe improve the world of healthcare and what we can learn from them. Join us to explore healthcare improvement, health system innovation, and lessons from healthcare leaders around the world.

Mapping Healthcare is the winner of the:

  • 2025 Peter and Marion London Global Learning Expansion Grant, University of California Davis Global Affairs

  • 2026 eHealthcare Leadership Awards, Platinum Award for Best Healthcare Podcast

About your host: Dr. Ulfat Shaikh is a physician, medical educator, and researcher who leads programs to help health systems deliver high-quality healthcare. She is a pediatrician and professor at the University of California Davis, past Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, and a board member of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare. Dr. Shaikh has been a practicing pediatrician for 26 years and has a Doctor of Medicine, master’s in public health, master’s in clinical research, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.


Episode Date
44. Beyond Projects: Scaling Improvement Across England's NHS from East London
Oct 24, 2026
43. Beyond a Seal of Approval: Modernizing Healthcare Accreditation from Tennessee
Oct 10, 2026
42. I-PASS Explained: Improving Clinical Handoffs from Philadelphia
Sep 26, 2026
41. Less is More: Preventing Medical Overuse from Salt Lake City
Sep 19, 2026
40. Narrative Medicine and the Power of Story from Northern California
Aug 29, 2026
39. A Labor of Love: Delivering Free Maternity Care in Kenya
Aug 15, 2026
38. The Words We Wear: Clarifying Professional Identity in Healthcare from Vermont
Jul 25, 2026
37. Minding the Leadership Communication Gap in Healthcare from São Paulo
Jul 11, 2026
36. The Cost of Caring: Keeping Healthcare Workers Safe in Thailand
Jun 27, 2026
35. Healthcare in the Air: Retrieval Medicine in Remote Australia
Jun 13, 2026
34. Preventing Maternal Deaths During Childbirth in Ethiopia
May 30, 2026
33. The Rural Community Pharmacy: A Lifeline on Catalina Island
May 09, 2026
32. What Matters to You: A Simple Question That Transforms Care in Switzerland
Apr 25, 2026
31. A Voice from the Village: Primary Care in Rural Ireland
Apr 11, 2026
30. Smart Risks in High-Stakes Health Systems from the Netherlands
Apr 01, 2026
29. Improving Clinical Environments for Nurses from South Africa
Mar 14, 2026
28. Pharmacists Preventing Medication Mix‑Ups from Melbourne
Feb 28, 2026
27. Bringing the Hospital to Your Home in Australia
Feb 14, 2026
26. Spelling Out Who's Who in the Hospital from South Carolina
Jan 31, 2026
25. Bridging Culture and Mental Health from Bergen
Jan 17, 2026
24. Resistance is Real: Safer and Smarter Antibiotic Use in Argentina
Dec 27, 2025
23. Caring for Children with Medical Complexity: Navigating Choppy Waters Across the Atlantic
Dec 13, 2025
22. Changing Health Systems Through Clinician Advocacy from Chicago
Nov 22, 2025
21. Health and the Human Factor in Glasgow
Nov 08, 2025
20. Preventing Unnecessary Cesarean Sections in Latin America
Oct 25, 2025
19. Increasing Access to Lifesaving C-Sections in Bihar
Oct 04, 2025
18. Dispatch from Dublin: Little Babies Big Risks
Sep 20, 2025
17. 20/20 Vision for Millions of Cataract Surgeries from Madurai
Sep 06, 2025
16. Soaring to New Heights to Prevent and Treat Blindness from Ecuador
Aug 23, 2025
15. Healthcare Leadership that Inspires Purpose from Massachusetts
Jul 26, 2025
14. Building Breast Cancer Awareness in Jordan
Jul 12, 2025
13. Caring for Home Care Workers in Nigeria
Jun 28, 2025
12. Co-designing Telehealth in Remote Communities on the Tiwi Islands
Jun 14, 2025
11. Decoding Patient Safety Data in Denmark
May 31, 2025
10. The Web of Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Health in Rwanda
May 17, 2025
9. The Power of the Patient Voice in Kent
May 03, 2025
8. Not-So-Random Acts of Kindness in Flanders
Apr 19, 2025
7. Dialing Down the Heat on Healthcare’s Carbon Footprint in Sydney
Apr 05, 2025
6. Building resilient health systems from Accra
Mar 22, 2025
5. Reporting and Learning from Medical Adverse Events in Japan
Mar 08, 2025
4. Scoring Patient Experience Goals in Buenos Aires
Feb 22, 2025
3. Keeping Artificial Intelligence Real in Boston
Feb 08, 2025
2. Big Data for Healthcare in the Big Apple
Jan 25, 2025
1. Keeping Kids S.A.F.E. in England
Jan 11, 2025