Author: healthprofessionalradio

Guest: Neeraj K. Sharma

Presenter: Neal Howard   

Guest Bio: Neeraj brings over 20+ years of Healthcare and IT experience to Santéch after having successfully established and managed Healthcare solution and consulting practices at several global IT consulting firms (3I Infotech, HCL and TCS). Neeraj is recognized within healthcare as a thought leader who designs and delivers innovative healthcare solutions. Neeraj is actively involved in several Industry forums on Payor and Provider areas. Neeraj received his B.Tech Degree in Industrial Engineering and Masters degree (M.B.A.) in Business Administration from Pune University, in India.

Segment overview: In this segment, Neeraj K. Sharma, Santéch Solutions co-founder, and chief operating officer discusses how insurance companies can make incremental changes to thoroughly modernizing their provider management infrastructure for this new era in consumer-driven care.

Guest: Cheryl Myers, RN

Presenter: Neal Howard   

Guest Bio: Cheryl Myers, RN is an integrative health nurse, author, and expert on natural medicine. She is a nationally-recognized speaker who has been interviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Prevention Magazine. Her many articles have been published in such diverse journals as the Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Nutrition in Complementary Care, and her research on botanicals has been presented at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the North American Menopause Society. Ms. Myers is the head of Scientific Affairs and Education for EuroPharma, Inc.

Segment overview: In this segment, Cheryl Myers talks  about safe, natural and effective solutions to treat common viral infections.

Guest: Richard Laver & Michelle Laver  

Presenter:  Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Richard and Michelle Laver are the founders of Kate Farms. Picture this: you have a son or daughter who has been diagnosed with Failure to Thrive (FTT), meaning they have fallen significantly below their weight range for their age.  A situation like this happened to Kate Laver and her family, who at 5 years old, she only weighed 16 pounds.  Today, Kate is a healthy 10 year old and her parents, Richard and Michelle Laver, want to share a solution with others whose children, family members and loved ones have run into similar struggles.

Segment overview: In this Health Supplier Segment, Richard and Michelle Laver, founders of Kate Farms, tell the story of Kate Farms and explain what Failure to Thrive (FTT) is and how they found a solution.

Guest: Dr. Caroline Mitchell

Presenter:  Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH is a faculty member in the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  Dr. Mitchell received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and did her OB/Gyn residency training at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she also received her MPH degree. She spent seven years on the faculty at the University of Washington before returning to Boston in 2014.  She now spends the majority of her time in the lab doing translational and basic science research.  Her work focuses on the relationship between the vaginal microbiota, mucosal immune responses and reproductive health.  Clinically, she is the director of the Vulvovaginal Disorders Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital main campus.

Segment overview: Dr. Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, director of the Vulvovaginal Disorders Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses bacterial vaginosis.

Guest: Dr. Sylvia Morris

Presenter:  Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Sylvia E. Morris, MD, MPH, is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. Her goal is to utilize media to improve the nation’s public health by combining her training in internal medicine, holistic medicine and public health. To this end, she has appeared as a medical contributor on the Weather Channel, CNN International, CBS Atlanta, and Fox Atlanta. She has been quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Prevention magazine. In addition, she speaks at many community forums and delivers health awareness presentations.  

Most recently, Dr. Morris was a senior medical director on the Revenue Cycle Solutions team at The Advisory Board Company. She also served as a medical director for CVS Minute Clinic, and an assistant professor of medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine where she worked as a hospitalist. She developed health promotion lectures and social media content. Active on the Emory University campus, she was named a 2011-12 Emory Community Builder and honored as a Transforming Communities Project Champion. She also worked on the development of the curriculum for Emory University’s inaugural healthcare dialogue and served on the Emory University President’s Commission on Race and Ethnicity. In addition, Dr. Morris led a delegation of international college students to New Zealand and Australia to study the health systems of those regions.Dr. Morris earned a bachelor’s degree in molecular and cell biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She received a master’s degree in public health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, with a certificate in health policy and management. Her Medical degree is from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed residency in internal Medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle. 

Segment overview: In this segment, Dr. Sylvia Morris, an Atlanta based internist discusses the importance of civility in healthcare.

Guest: Dr. James Stringham

Presenter:  Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Stringham earned his doctoral degree in experimental psychology from the University of New Hampshire in 2003. During postdoctoral appointments at the Schepens Eye Research Institute at Harvard Medical School and the Medical College of Georgia, he conducted research on ocular lutein, age‐related macular degeneration, the effects of intense light on visual performance, and plasticity of the visual system.  Dr. Stringham then took a position as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Georgia, where he continued and extended a research program involving lutein and many facets of visual performance. In 2007, he became a senior vision scientist in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).  Currently he is a research scientist at the University of Georgia.

Segment overview: Dr. James Stringham, discusses “blue light”  and a condition called Computer Vision Syndrome and how reducing the effects of blue light significantly improve visual performance and overall eye health.