Nurse & Cyclist Ify Okoye

Can Biking Be a Return to Work Solution?

President Trump recently signed an Executive Order requiring federal workers to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis. The Washington Navy Yard area, home to FEMA, the GSA, and other federal agencies, has about 4,500 parking spots but approximately 17,000 workers are expected to commute into the area. During this episode I speak with Colin Browne, Washington Area Bicyclist Association Communications Director, about how federal workers can leverage biking to make commuting into the city easier.

E-bikes and the war in Ukraine

On this episode, we meet Vlada Nedak, CEO of Project Kesher. Vlada sheds light on the incredible efforts of nurses in war-torn Ukraine, who are utilizing e-bikes to provide vital care to patients in communities located near the battlefield.

Nurse & Cyclist Ify Okoye

Ify Okoye joins me to discuss biking and nursing. In using cycling as a form of self-care, Ify shares how pedaling (pushing watts) helped her to balance the demanding yet rewarding challenges as a Director, Outpatient Continuing Care at Kaiser Permanente. Ify discusses changes in commuting patterns since the pandemic, employing cycling as a team-building tool (forget about telephone), and shares tangible insights that healthcare leadership can implement to improve the health of nurses and, indirectly, patients.