A Physical Therapist’s Day [Interview][Transcript]

amy-bell_pt_dpt_injury_managementGuest: Amy Bell, PT, DPT
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Amy Bell has been a physical therapist at the Niles Athletico since 2005. She joined the company after completing her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Central Michigan University. Amy attended the University of Michigan for her undergraduate degree and competed on the Women’s Gymnastics Team. While at Michigan, Amy was a 2-time All-Big Ten Team Member, a member of 4 Big Ten Championship Teams, and competed in 3 NCAA Championships during her college career.

Segment overview: Amy Bell, a physical therapist with Athletico Physical Therapy, discusses an average day on the job which often means helping Olympic athletes with injury management and designing injury prevention programs.

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Athletico Physical Therapy’s Gymnastics and Cheerleading Program [Interview][Transcript]

amy_bell_pt_dpt_-gymnastics_rehabilitationGuest: Amy Bell, PT, DPT
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Amy Bell has been a physical therapist at the Niles Athletico since 2005. She joined the company after completing her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Central Michigan University. Amy attended the University of Michigan for her undergraduate degree and competed on the Women’s Gymnastics Team. While at Michigan, Amy was a 2-time All-Big Ten Team Member, a member of 4 Big Ten Championship Teams, and competed in 3 NCAA Championships during her college career.

Segment overview: Amy Bell, a physical therapist with Athletico Physical Therapy, talks about the Gymnastics and Cheerleading Program that she founded.

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Choosing a Career in Physical Therapy [Interview][Transcript]

amy_bell_pt_dpt_physical_therapyGuest: Amy Bell, PT, DPT
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Amy Bell has been a physical therapist at the Niles Athletico since 2005. She joined the company after completing her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Central Michigan University. Amy attended the University of Michigan for her undergraduate degree and competed on the Women’s Gymnastics Team. While at Michigan, Amy was a 2-time All-Big Ten Team Member, a member of 4 Big Ten Championship Teams, and competed in 3 NCAA Championships during her college career.

Segment overview: Amy Bell, a physical therapist with Athletico Physical Therapy discusses her young life as an athlete and how that helped her to choose her career as a physical therapist, a field which is expected to grow over 34% in the next decade.

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Atopic Dermatitis and The Understand AD Campaign [Interview][Transcript]

dr_doris_day_understand_ad_campaignGuest: Dr. Doris Day
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Doris Day, MD, is a board certified dermatologist who specializes in laser, cosmetic and surgical dermatology on the Upper East Side in New York City. Her private practice includes national and international celebrities. Dr. Day is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and is a clinical associate professor of dermatology at the New York University Langone Medical Centers where she was presented with the award for Dedication and Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatology.

Segment overview: Dr. Doris Day, MD, a board certified dermatologist discusses the results of the forthcoming patient survey which shed light on the burden of the condition of Atopic Dermatitis on patients’ lives via Understand AD Campaign from Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron in collaboration with the National Eczema Association and the Dermatology Nurses Association.

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Psycho-Social Impact of Atopic Dermatitis [Interview][Transcript]

dr_doris_day_atopic_dermatitisGuest: Dr. Doris Day
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Doris Day, MD, is a board certified dermatologist who specializes in laser, cosmetic and surgical dermatology on the Upper East Side in New York City. Her private practice includes national and international celebrities. Dr. Day is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and is a clinical associate professor of dermatology at the New York University Langone Medical Centers where she was presented with the award for Dedication and Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatology.

Segment overview: Dr. Doris Day, MD, a board certified dermatologist talks about the physical and often profound psycho-social impact of Atopic Dermatitis.

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The Health News – 12 October 2016

Overview:
•  The team of researchers from Sydney’s Westmead Institute for Medical Research and Stanford University said it could mean that the average two to three years it currently takes for an individual to find a depression medication that works for them, could instead be determined in a matter of weeks.

• Four directors from the  Far West LHD  were unexpectedly removed from the board on Friday, with three new members appointed to replace them. The governance review was commissioned after a difficult 2015 for the LHD, which faced two independent inquiries into allegations of a poor culture and bullying. The LHD said that staff and management were cleared by both investigations.

• A study conducted by the Australian Catholic University’s Mary McKillop Institute for Health, looked at the impact of heart disease on Australian women. Under those parameters, the Cardiovascular Risk and Diseases in Australian Women report found heart disease was the number one killer of women, leading to more than 31,000 deaths every year.

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Atopic Dermatitis and Eczema Awareness Month [Interview][Transcript]

dr_doris_day_eczema_awareness_monthGuest: Dr. Doris Day
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Doris Day, MD, is a board certified dermatologist who specializes in laser, cosmetic and surgical dermatology on the Upper East Side in New York City. Her private practice includes national and international celebrities. Dr. Day is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and is a clinical associate professor of dermatology at the New York University Langone Medical Centers where she was presented with the award for Dedication and Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatology.

Segment overview: Dr. Doris Day, MD, a board certified dermatologist discusses Atopic Dermatitis during October’s Eczema Awareness Month.

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Leading Software Developer for Medical and Dental Practices with Mac Applications [Interview][Transcript]

mark_hollis_macpracticeGuest: Mark Hollis
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: A graduate of Washington & Jefferson College with an extensive entrepreneurial background and having served in public office in Brooklyn, NY for two terms, Mark Hollis was a practice management consultant to more than 600 practices in the New York Metropolitan for 25 years before cofounding MacPractice in May 2004. With 35 years’ experience, Mark is an industry expert who represents MacPractice as one the top 40 EHR vendors in the Electronic Health Records Association (EHRA), the national trade organization that advises and consults CMS, HHS and the ONC. Mark’s company is also a member of Commonwealth Health Alliance, a nonprofit comprised of top EHR vendors who are constructing a national patient ID system as a foundation for national interoperability.

Segment overview: Mark Hollis, CEO of MacPractice, a software security and healthcare technology expert, discusses what physicians and practices should know about encryption and how it plays an important role in their organization’s success.

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Applying Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine to Fertility Issues [Interview][Transcript]

mary_wong_tcmp_fertility_issueGuest: Mary Wong, TCMP
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Mary Wong, B.Sc., R.TCMP, R.Ac, is the founder of ALIVE Holistic Health Clinic based in downtown Toronto, Canada. A TCM practitioner and Registered Massage therapist, Mary has been in practice for over 20 years and has treated thousands of people, the vast majority of whom struggle with gynecological disorders, fertility challenges, and pregnancy-related symptoms or issues. She treats each patient as an individual – not just their diagnosis where she has made it her life’s mission to bring about change and improve people’s health by bridging the gap between Eastern and Western medicine.

Segment overview: Mary Wong, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, founder of ALIVE Holistic Health Clinic in Toronto, Canada, and author of the new book “Pathways to Pregnancy: Personal Stories and Practical Advice for Your Fertility Journey,” discusses fertility myths, male infertility issues and how to integrate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with natural and assisted reproduction.

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The Health News – 11 October 2016

Overview:
•  Doctors in north Queensland have developed a new plan they say could revolutionise cancer treatment in the bush, by extending access to clinical trials for cancer patients in remote areas. Dr Sabe Sabesan, an oncologist and the architect of the new national framework, gathered the support of Australia’s medical community, including the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA).

• The Weddin Shire has been unsuccessful in securing money for the Grenfell Medical Centre despite applying for a grant under the National Stronger Regions Fund in three consecutive rounds. The council has previously said Grenfell’s economy was losing more than $13 million a year because people were travelling to other towns for medical services.

• The Top End’s Lifeline service has closed after 10 years, and its chairman is blaming successive Northern Territory governing for failing to properly fund the frontline service. All calls to Lifeline will still be answered by the national phone network, but face-to-face counselling and interaction with the Darwin region community will stop.

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