Author: healthprofessionalradio

Guest: Dr. Katherine Faull

Presenter: Henry Acosta

Guest Bio: Dr. Katherine Faull is the Program Director of Public Health in Torrens University Australia. She is an experienced Public Health professional with interests in education, epidemiology, environmental health, and ecology. Katherine has held positions at The University of South Australia in research and as a member of academic staff. Katherine joined Torrens University Australia in 2016 and is particularly passionate about inspiring students to follow their own journey in Public Health and pursue their passions. Katherine is also the Vice President, Australian Science Communicators – SA Chapter. Torrens University Australia currently offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate Public Health programs for completion online, on campus or a hybrid of both.

Segment overview: Dr. Katherine Faull of Torrens University Australia talks about public health concerns in Australia, how to reduce public health risks, and how to keep the community safe from epidemics and virus outbreaks through effective public communication and response between health professionals and members of the society.

Guest: Dr. David Dodick

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. David Dodick, Director of Concussion Program, Migraine Program, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, President International Headache Society, Chair, American Migraine Foundation.

Segment overview: Dr. David Dodick, in support and partnership with Allergan, Inc., discusses how a highly interactive-educational program is impacting neurologists and research scientists.

Guest: Dr. Laine Green

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Laine Green, MSc, MD, FRCPC, assistant professor at the Division of Neurology at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Segment overview: Laine Green, MSc, MD, FRCPC, discusses his involvement in a highly interactive-educational program which included future research priorities, validating potential drug targets, emerging new treatments and the importance of patient advocacy.

Guest: Dr. Stephanie Carnes, Ph.D.

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Stefanie Carnes, Ph.D., CSAT-S is a noted authority on addictions and trauma and is the President of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals, a training institute and professional organization for addiction professionals, and a senior fellow for Meadows Behavioral Healthcare where she works with sexually addicted clients and their families. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AAMFT approved supervisor. Her area of expertise includes working with patients and families struggling with multiple addictions such as sexual addiction, eating disorders and chemical dependency.

Segment overview: Dr. Stephanie Carnes, Ph.D., CSAT-S and president of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP), a company that provides training and materials to addiction professionals, discusses what several studies reveal about sex addiction and the need for an official diagnosis for a sexual disorder.

Guest: Dr. Henry Boucher

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Henry Boucher is fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, specializing in primary, revision and partial knee replacements, as well as primary (anterior, posterior and anterolateral approaches) and revision hip replacement and hip resurfacing. Dr. Boucher also offers non-surgical stem cell treatments for degenerative diseases of the hip and knee.

Segment overview: Dr. Henry Boucher discusses Bilateral Joint Replacement, its advantages, complication rates and the recovery time period of patients.

Guest: Neil Smiley

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Neil Smiley founded Loopback Analytics in 2009 to deliver an advanced Software-as-a-Service platform healthcare providers can use to prevent costly readmissions. Smiley holds a computer science degree from Dartmouth College.

Segment overview: In this health supplier segment, Neil Smiley, CEO of Loopback Analytics, talks about how hospitals, pharmacies and physicians need to standardize the way they share data because inconsistencies in data sharing leads to an inaccurate analysis on why patients aren’t adhering to medication.