Digital Health and Health Tech Podcasts

Ian Burgess is the CEO of the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA), the national association representing companies in the medical technology industry in Australia.  In this episode, Ian chats with Pete about the collaborations, innovations and evolution we’ve seen within the Australian MedTech industry particularly in the past 12 months.  He also talks to the response to COVID from the medtech industry and the related impact and opportunities presented. Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at MTAA, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here. 

It took way too long for Jim Joyce and I to have the godfather of "Shot of #DigitalHealth Therapy" on our show. Did you know that Daniel Couchman Kendall had a radio show in college and that he lived in UK for 18 years and still has no British accent? We had a blast and talked everything podcasts and more: 🎧 History of Digital Health Today 🎧 #JPM and Irish bar - yes all roads lead there 🎧 #DTx Series with yours truly 🎧 Health Podcast Network 🎧 Dan's health podcast predictions of micro-audiences 🎧 Chris Rock story.. 🎧 oh and what does Ozzy Osbourne have to do with digital health? Fun mentions as always: Martin Kelly & HealthXL Lisa Suennen Michelle Longmire Jennifer Lannon Antonio Estrella Mike Biselli

Dr. Jessica Grossman is the CEO of Medicines360, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit global women’s health pharmaceutical company with a mission to expand access to quality medicines for all women regardless of their socioeconomic status, insurance coverage or geographic location. Dr. Grossman is a seasoned industry executive and serial entrepreneur with a proven track record leading successful women’s health companies. Prior to joining Medicines360, she has founded Sense4Baby, Inc. and Gynesonics. Under her leadership, she invented and developed the first intrauterine ultrasound guided radio frequency ablation device for fibroid tumors. Dr. Grossman has performed research at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, one of the teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School. In this episode we discuss increasing affordability and accessibility in women's health, equity in clinical studies and demystifying birth control. Check out Medicines360 at medicines360.org Rate, Review & Subscribe!

Patient safety has always been top of mind in health and given the current environment even more so now. Listen as Kathleen McGrow, DNP, CNIO, RN, MS discusses how technology has a significant role in patient safety now and in the future. Transcript and Video

It is now well proven that accurate diagnoses help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but there is still much work needed in this arena to help battle this deadly virus. In this episode, we have Diagnostics Evangelist Mara Aspinall with us to more deeply share the vital role of diagnostics and their power to help us overcome this crisis.  Mara is a pioneering healthcare industry leader and is the Managing Director of BlueStone Venture Partners, a venture fund investing in life science technology companies, and the Co-founder of the Biomedical Diagnostics Program at Arizona State University. During our time together, Mara highlights the significance of diagnosis and testing and how she helps lead the Arizona State University's COVID-19 Diagnostics Commons' critical efforts, in conjunction with the Rockefeller Foundation, which is helping to empower many global organizations to work together to overcome this public health catastrophe.   Episode Highlights: Diagnostics in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Overview of ASU’s COVID-19 Diagnostics Commons The partnership between Arizona State University and the Rockefeller Foundation COVID-19 Diagnostics Commons resources, including their new T3 Blog About Our Guest: Aspinall is a healthcare industry leader and pioneer committed to active civic involvement. She is Managing Director and Co-Founder of BlueStone Venture Partners, a venture fund investing in life sciences technology companies in the US Southwest. She is also Managing Director of the Health Catalysts Group, a consulting firm dedicated to the growth of diagnostics and health information technology firms, publishing the popular Health Catalysts Diagnostics Year in Review. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Abcam plc (ABC), Allscripts (MDRX), Castle Biosciences (CSTL), Orasure (OSUR), and Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona. Most recently, Aspinall was certified in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon University. Aspinall is co-author of The Rockefeller Foundation National COVID-19 National Testing & Contact Tracing Action Plan and curator for TestingCommons.com – the most comprehensive database of COVID related tests on the market or in development worldwide.  As President and CEO of Ventana Medical Systems, a billion-dollar division of The Roche Group, (now Roche Tissue Diagnostics) Aspinall led her world-class team to new financial success, more than two dozen major instrument and assay launches as well as global leadership in companion diagnostics.  Previously, Aspinall spent 13 years at Genzyme Corporation where she served as President of Genzyme Genetics and Genzyme Pharmaceuticals. Genzyme Genetics was a leading provider of diagnostic testing and genetic counseling in the oncology and reproductive markets. Aspinall transformed the business from a small specialized player to one of the top five laboratories in the country while setting the industry standard for quality testing. The business was sold to LabCorp for nearly $1billion. Previously, she led Genzyme Pharmaceuticals and its transformation to an international leader in specialized pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing.  A leader in educating payers and policymakers on personalized medicine, she served on the Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Council on Genetics, Health & Society (SACGHS) in the Obama and Bush administrations. With a passion for education about the importance of diagnostics in healthcare, Aspinall co-founded the Biomedical Diagnostics program at Arizona State University, the first and only program dedicated to Diagnostics as an independent discipline. ASU awarded their first Master degrees in Diagnostics in 2015 and has 100 students matriculating this year.  Aspinall was named Arizona Biosciences Leader of the Year by the Arizona Biotechnology Association and one of “100 Most Inspiring People in Life Sciences” by PharmaVOICE magazine and one of...

In this extension to the long-running Digital Health Today series, Tony Estrella focuses in on the Asia Pacific region and dives into topics ranging from: how to segment this region of 40+ countries spanning over 4.6 billion people how are the traditional roles of patients, payers, and providers different in this region comparing and contrasting the challenges people face in healthcare across this region as compared to western countries what motivates some of the leading minds to push forward with disruptive solutions The Asia Pacific region is seeing exciting growth across all facets of digital health. Tony speaks with leaders and organizations in insurance, pharma, clinicians, medical devices, investors, entrepreneurs, and policy makers to provide you with insights to guide your interests in this region.

The behind-the-scenes, administrative business of health care is an enormously complex -- and enormously expensive -- part of our health care system. Why do these processes form such a large portion of the cost of our system? How can we make this part of the system simpler, more cost-effective, and frictionless for providers, health plans, and the everyday public?  

On this episode of Med Tech Monday, guest David Copeland, Director of Human Centered Industrial Design at Ximedica, joins us for a conversation around how entrepreneurs can successfully commercialize beginning at the early stages of designing a medical product. David also talks about the integration of research and user design inputs, and the importance of failing early. In the digital age of COVID-19, Ximedica and their partners have also pivoted to accomplish user and product testing remotely, listen to find out how.

Deana Scott is Founder and CEO of VMORE. Deana and VMORE helps medical specialists start and scale their practices, and she continues to re-design, apply new technologies, processes, and systems to improve the ‘virtual private practice’ model. In this episode you will hear about Deana’s career, and the evolution of virtual services within healthcare.   Deana also provides some helpful advice for healthcare providers about leveraging virtual services, as well as tips for implementing successful telehealth and remote monitoring services. Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at VMORE, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  

A majority of our decisions are heavily influenced by unconscious bias, which creates detrimental effects in the healthcare industry and beyond.  To better understand how to confront and eliminate unconscious bias, I asked a national expert and passionate leader to help guide us through these timely and important topics.   Dr. Arie Nettles is the Director of the Office of Inclusion and Health Equity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which encompasses education and training on cultural awareness, unconscious bias, and offers the [email protected] series with a focus on sexual harassment, bystander intervention, and workplace safety. Join me in this episode to learn more about the curriculum that Dr. Nettles and her team created and how it can help generate better workplace culture for health practitioners and better health outcomes for the patients this industry honorably serves.   Episode Highlights: How Dr. Nettles established the Office of Inclusion and Health Equity at VUMC Dr. Nettles explains the curriculum that she and her team created and deployed across the country How Dr. Nettle’s curriculum plays a role in the COVID-19 pandemic  How we can keep the conversation going in a safe place with respect and trust About Our Guest: Dr. Nettles is professor of clinical pediatrics and psychologist for school age children to young adults with developmental disabilities, autism, and cleft craniofacial in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Founder and director of VUMC’s Office of Inclusion and Health Equity (OIHE) since 2011, Nettles has expanded the program from its origins at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to encompass the education and training of the entire medical enterprise on cultural awareness, unconscious bias, and [email protected] series with focus on sexual harassment, bystander intervention, and workplace safety. Nettles is a licensed psychologist in Tennessee and Michigan; nationally certified school psychologist; and nationally registered health service provider. Appointed by the Governor, Nettles chairs the Tennessee Statewide Planning and Policy Council for the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Her current research is inclusion and health equity and best practices in health care. Links Supporting This Episode: VUMC Diversity and Inclusion website: (https://www.vumc.org/Diversity-and-Inclusion/) Dr. Arie Nettles LinkedIn page: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arie-l-nettles-9a783770/) Passionate Pioneers website: (https://www.passionatepioneers.com/) Subscribe to newsletter: (https://forms.gle/Ko1SR9h2DqUKmoVq6) Guest nomination form: (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqk_H_a79gCRsBLynkGp7JbdtFRWynTvPVV9ntOdEpExjQIQ/viewform)

On this episode, FemTech Focus's co-founders, Dr. Brittany Barreto and Dr. Julie Hakim discuss their favorite topic... the VAGINA! The magical, vital and self-cleaning organ that's part of the female reproductive system. From the anatomy & parts of the vagina to discharge, hymens and vaginal rejuvenation, Drs. Brittany & Julie share this educational episode to demystify common misconceptions and empower us with knowledge about our own vaginas! Check out FemTech Focus at femtechfocus.org Rate, Review & Subscribe!

Dr. Taylor Sittler is the co-founder & CEO of The Cusp, a digital platform that provides comprehensive, collaborative, compassionate menopause care that’s built around—and with—women. Their platform includes private chat options, 1-on-1 meetings with menopause specialists and personalized care plans. Taylor previously co-founded Color Genomics (now known as Color), a startup that created affordable genetic tests to help people understand their risk for hereditary cancer. He attended the University of Massachusetts Medical School, worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then at University of California San Diego under a Howard Hughes Medical Training Fellowship. On this episode we discussed predicting menopause, education on menopause and getting men involved in femtech. Check out The Cusp at thecusp.com Rate, Review & Subscribe!

Hootan Mohseni is the founder of Cliniq Apps, a company that helps practitioners create and manage patient recall, retention and reactivation campaigns simultaneously across multiple channels.  In this episode, Hootan talks about automation in a clinical setting - how it looks when it is done well, and what can go wrong when it fails. He also gives some super practical tips for anyone wanting to automate or streamline some processes and communication in their healthcare business right away. Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Cliniq Apps, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory listing here. 

In this episode of "Shot of #DigitalHealth Therapy", Jim Joyce and got to spend some awesome time with Mimi Billing a management consultant turned journalist at Sifted. We chat about: 🚀 the "old machinery" of Europe 🚀 scaling #digitalhealth #startups in EU 🚀 startup honeymoons and how long they last? 🚀 oh and should startups PR or not PR.. Fun mentions as always: Kry Babylon Health Johannes Schildt Christina Farr John Thornhill Caspar Woolley Tyler Crowley

Ben & Jay talk to Jim Kalbach, Head of Customer Experience at MURAL and author of The Jobs To Be Done Playbook, Mapping Experiences and Designing Web Navigation.  Jim shares his perspective on Jobs To Be Done as a mindset, how an organization can...

Tom Lawry, National Director for Artificial Intelligence in Health & Life Sciences, publishes his first book AI in Health: A leader’s guide to winning in the new age of intelligent health systems. Transcript and Video.

COVID-19 has laid bare an undeniable fact: the people hardest hit are those who already lack resources, have limited access to quality social and clinical care, and in some cases are one paycheck away (or even worse) from putting food on the table or paying the rent. Study after study shows that the people who are suffering the most, both medically and economically, during the pandemic are the ones who were underserved before the global crisis became reality.  Tune into our next episode to learn from Dan Brillman, CEO of Unite Us, and how he and his team are using their proven infrastructure to align all stakeholders from healthcare, government, and the community around a shared goal to improve health, especially during the Coronavirus outbreak.   Episode Highlights Daniel shares his background, including being a fighter pilot  What is Unite Us all about How Daniel’s team is responding to the coronavirus pandemic and helping lead out nation to better health What’s next for Unite Us About Our Guest: Dan Brillman graduated from Yale University in 2006 and worked in finance and consulting before joining the Air Force Reserves as a combat pilot, where he still serves today. As an aircraft commander assigned to the 76 ARS at McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, Dan earned several combat air medals during multiple deployments both in Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns. After earning his MBA from Columbia Business School in 2012, Dan worked in venture capital in NYC, where he focused on investing and technological innovation. Dan co-founded Unite Us in 2013. He is a recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service and was recently added to Business Insider’s “30 People Under 40 Changing Healthcare.” Passionate about helping others and tackling tough issues, Dan is a fierce advocate of programs that improve public health. Links Supporting this Episode: Unite Us website: (https://uniteus.com/) Dan Brillman LinkedIn page: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-brillman-a0a699b/) Unite Us Twitter page: (https://twitter.com/uniteushq) Dan Brillman HLTH blogpost: (https://www.hlth.com/hlth-matters/blog/COVID-19-Updates-with-Dan-Brillman) Visit our website: (https://www.passionatepioneers.com/) Subscribe to newsletter: (https://forms.gle/Yp3he6fhtLBgWRSXA) Guest nomination form: (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqk_H_a79gCRsBLynkGp7JbdtFRWynTvPVV9ntOdEpExjQIQ/viewform)

On our first ever 3-way interview, we have Abby Stern and Savira Dargar from HITLAB. Abby was the Manager of the Women's Health Tech Initiative & Innovation Research & Evaluation and previously has a maternal and child health background with a Master's Public Health from Columbia University. Savira was the Deputy Director, Innovation Research, Strategy, & Compliance and the Director, Women’s Health Initiatives and has a clinical research background with a Master's degree in Health Policy & Economics from Cornell University. HITLAB is a research, advisory and educational organization focused in the digital health space and believe in the greater in academic research aiming to help people and startups in the community of digital health to gather the scientific knowledge needed to advance their technology. In this episode we discussed The Women's Health Tech Challenge, how public health relates to femtech and destigmatizing abortion. Check out HITLAB at hitlab.org Rate, Review & Subscribe!

How many hours a night do you sleep? How often do you exercise? Are you lonely? These are all examples of “determinants of health.” Identifying and addressing these factors are crucial to whole person care and better health outcomes. But making sense out of the data and getting that information to the right folks at the right time is the challenging part.

Hanya Oversby is Director and Healthcare Business Adviser for the company Specialist Consulting, and the company Health Business Network.     She is also the host of the Doctor Diaries Podcast, which takes listeners behind the scenes of the intriguing medical world.    In this episode, Hanya explores the challenges and opportunities facing the business of Australian GPs today, and the benefits of a “Business Reset” to get things back on track.   Hanya also covers some valuable lessons she has picked up in her career as an established consultant to the medical community. Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Health Business Network, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here. 

As many of you in our community know, I am a very passionate advocate for mental health and well-being. Moreover, I continue to remain dedicated in leveraging our podcast to help move the topic of mental health out of the dark corners of daily life and proudly into the light.  In continuing my commitment, I am honored to be joined by a national leader who is advocating for increased awareness of reproductive mental health, with a goal to bring improved access to care for mental health related to pregnancy, infertility, and menstrual cycle issues.  In this episode, Dr. Linda Kim, CEO of LuvLuk Health, joins us to discuss these issues and more. I can’t wait for you to meet Dr. Kim and to hear her passion and dedication for the mission in front of her team.  As Dr. Kim and I both believe- the more we talk about mental health openly, the more people will get the necessary help they need to live more full and abundant lives.  Episode Highlights: How LuvLuk Health started and what is it all about? Dr. Kim’s journey before she started LuvLuk Health What’s next for LuvLuk Health How you can contribute to LuvLuk Health’s work and mission About our Guest: Dr. Linda Kim is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist with many years of clinical and leadership experience and currently specializes in reproductive psychiatry.  Prior to founding LuvLuk Health, she acted as Chair and Director of a large health care organization (Kaiser Permanente), spearheading the strategy and operations of all mental health delivery practices for over 4 million members in Northern California. She was also Chief of Psychiatry at the East Bay Kaiser Permanente medical center and helped thousands of patients during her career. Dr. Kim started LuvLuk Health earlier this year to advocate for increased awareness of reproductive mental health, with a goal to bring improved access to care for mental health issues in general, but also specifically related to pregnancy, infertility, and menstrual cycle issues. She is an avid proponent of advocating for mental health awareness in the workplace, because the more we talk about it openly, the more people will get help for their mental health issues. Company Overview:LuvLuk offers mental health care for women and their loved ones who desire to be fearless in the face of mental health challenges. They support those who are battling depression, anxiety, insomnia, or any other mental health challenge, and won’t let that stand in their way. LuvLuk desire to build you a team of support so that you can feel your emotional best. LuvLuk offers best in class care and experience in Mental Health Telepsychiatry for women and their families; As well as support to partners, spouses, and loved ones, too. They specialize in reproductive psychiatry and other women's mental health issues (PMS, PMDD, infertility, perimenopause) to maximize emotional health across the lifespan. Combined professional leadership background and certified training in executive coaching, LuvLuk offers expert care to help achieve your personal and professional best! LINKS SUPPORTING THIS EPISODE: LuvLuk Health Website: (https://luvluk.com/) Dr. Linda Kim LinkedIn Page: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-kim-md-luvluk-health/) Visit our online community: (https://www.passionatepioneers.com/) Subscribe to newsletter: (https://forms.gle/Ko1SR9h2DqUKmoVq6) Guest nomination form: (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqk_H_a79gCRsBLynkGp7JbdtFRWynTvPVV9ntOdEpExjQIQ/viewform)

Imagine this: You’re the founder of a digital health startup. You’ve been carefully selected and invited to participate in a brand new accelerator in Barcelona. At the start of the year, you say goodbye to your friends and family, you find a place in Barcelona to call home, and you focus on growing your business with the mentorship and support of one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.  And then, COVID-19 happens.  How does that impact your strategy? How will it affect your success? And will the fight you wage for survival have an impact the healthcare sector at large? In this Coffee Talk we speak with Carlos Gallardo, the CEO and Founder of CG Health Ventures and a board member at Almirall. He has invested personally in about a dozen companies - including Washington DC-based Babyscripts, whose co-founder Juan Pablo Segura was a guest on episode 67. Carlos is based in Barcelona, and he often takes an active role in helping his companies develop their product market fit.  Background: At the end of 2019, Almirall selected and invited 4 companies to participate in their first cohort - aka "First Harvest" - at the Digital Garden in beautiful Barcelona. Like all things in 2020, the plans had to change to adapt to our new reality. In the face of this global crisis, the startups have embraced and benefited from opportunities that no one predicted in January. And Almirall itself has benefited from the Digital Garden as well. In October 2020, Almirall launched their call for their second cohort - or, as they like to call it - their "Second Harvest."  Find out more by visiting our website digitalhealthtoday.com/digitalgarden. Applications are open until October 31, 2020, so don’t delay. Links and Resources: Apply to Almirall Digital Garden - Deadline is Oct 31, 2020! Connect with Carlos Gallardo: LinkedIn | CG Health Ventures Digital Garden's First Harvest: Haut.ai Derma2Go Uvisio Intrepida Analytics Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices