Guest: Dr. Robert Vogel
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Robert Vogel, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver, co-author of The Pritikin Edge, and active advocate for Pritikin ICR.
Segment overview: Dr. Robert Vogel, cardiologist and co-author of “The Pritikin Edge”, and active advocate for Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR), discusses the effects of stress on heart health.
Guest: Dr. Drew Dwyer
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Drew has earned a reputation for being one of the most dynamic and passionate consultants in learning and development for the aged and community care sectors. He has over 25 years of experience as a professional nurse, nurse leader and educator, and is currently the Principal Consultant in Gerontology, Disabilities and Community Services for the Frontline Care Solutions group and the Australasian College of Care Leadership & Management. He also holds an Adjunct Associate Professor position at the University of Queensland School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work (UQSoNMSW).
Drew draws on experience from both his extensive nursing and military leadership backgrounds to inform and shape his style. He has a particular interest in the development of clinical leadership and the mentoring of multidisciplinary health care teams and working with the implementation of the Clinical Sciences in Evidence-Based Healthcare.
Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by Dr. Drew Dwyer. Drew is a qualified trainer and assessor in several areas of health care from Clinical Leadership, Management and Administration. He is a Clinical Fellow of the JBI and values the philosophies behind science translation, utilisation and implementation. His speciality is in nursing gerontology focusing on utilising the study of the ageing process and its impact on the individual and society.
He makes sure that all he has to give is on the table for health professionals to absorb and take away to implement into their practice. The world of Evidence Based Sciences is amazing and not every clinician gets the time to understand or study it. He loves being the ‘steward’ of information that can be difficult to interperate and translate to practice for clinicians who are focused on service delivery.
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• Andrew Knox who received incorrect chemotherapy doses says he will reluctantly accept the $100,000 he was offered in writing earlier this week by the South Australian Government insurer., rather than put his family through possibly years of legal wrangling seeking a larger payment. Over about six months until early last year, five leukaemia patients at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and five at Flinders Medical Centre were given a single dose of a chemotherapy drug per day, instead of two.
• A study published in the prestigious medical journal, the Lancet, reviewed the scientific evidence for 14 different antidepressants in children and young adults. Lead author Dr Andrea Cipriani from Oxford University in the UK found only one drug, fluoxetine or Prozac, was more effective at relieving depression than a placebo.
• A Victorian cross-party state committee has delivered a groundbreaking report recommending the State Government legalise assisted dying for people suffering from serious and incurable conditions. The report makes 49 recommendations covering assisted suicide and amending the Crime Act, to protect doctors who act within the assisted dying legislation.
Guest: John Bromberger
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Born in Sydney, John moved to England and returned to live in Perth. He started Pelican in 1986. A highlight of the company was appearing and winning the Viewers Award in the 2006 ABC television program ‘The New Inventors’. They take pride that many items in the Pelican range have been developed following customers’ suggestions or concerns regarding aspects of healthcare.
Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we welcome returning guest John Bromberger of Pelican Manufacturing P/L based in Perth, Western Australia. He discusses infection control which is among their wide range of products that reach a global market. Among the infection control items that they offer are waterproof blankets, knee operating wedges, mattress extender blocks, heat sealed mattress, commode cushions, neck rolls, bed fall mats, as wells as ERCP positioning wedges and straps Pelican Manufacturing recognizes the importance of keeping especially to geriatric patients in nursing homes and hospitals. Their products saves nursing home staff time during the day as well as cutting down costs for their disposable items.
Guest: Dr. James Greenblatt
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: James M. Greenblatt, MD, is a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and one of the founders of Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (IMMH). He currently serves as the chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenblatt is also an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.
Segment overview: Dr. James Greenblatt, MD, author of “Breakthrough Depression Solution: Mastering Your Mood with Nutrition, Diet & Supplementation”, talks about the treatment of depression in the future and how it is not a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Guest: Dr. James Greenblatt
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: James M. Greenblatt, MD, is a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and one of the founders of Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (IMMH). He currently serves as the chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenblatt is also an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.
Segment overview: Dr. James Greenblatt, MD, author of “Breakthrough Depression Solution: Mastering Your Mood with Nutrition, Diet & Supplementation” discusses the ZEEBrA treatment plan, which he created.
Guest: Dr. James M. Greenblatt
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: James M. Greenblatt, MD, is a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and one of the founders of Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (IMMH). He currently serves as the chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenblatt is also an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.
Segment overview: Dr. James Greenblatt, MD, talks about his newly published book, “Breakthrough Depression Solution: Mastering Your Mood with Nutrition, Diet & Supplementation” (Sunrise River Press, May 17, 2016).
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• Premier Colin Barnett has revealed The new $1.2 billion Perth Children’s Hospital will begin treating its first patients in October. The first outpatient clinics are slated to start operating on October 24, with some day surgery beginning from November 7.
• Lisbon hospital that carried out the procedure announced that a woman who had been brain dead for nearly four months has given birth to a healthy baby in Portugal. The baby boy, weighing 2.35 kilos, was born after 32 weeks without complications and by cesarean section.
• Health authorities have expressed fear a wild mushroom that has claimed four lives in recent years in Canberra is about to make an unseasonal appearance. ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Paul Kelly said they were hard to distinguish from edible mushrooms and have urged Canberrans to avoid picking and consuming wild mushroom.
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• Heather Gladman, 58, was charged with cultivating a drug of dependence for growing dozens of cannabis plants for medical purposes at her property near Sale but argued she had only supplied cannabis for free to terminally ill people, including a nine-year- old boy with an inoperable brain tumour.
• A biochemist involved in interpreting the blood tests of a 10-year- old girl who later died from an undiagnosed herpes infection told the girl’s GP she needed to be hospitalised two days before her death, an inquest on Dr. Christopher Heinrich has heard.
• The researchers led by Annamaria Cattaneo at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) said doctors should in future be able to direct depressed patients with a certain level of inflammation in their blood towards earlier treatment with a more potent courseof anti-depressants — possibly including combining two medications — before they get worse.
Guest: Shane Neaves
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Shane Neaves is a professional senior health executive with extensive experience in all management and operational aspects of health service delivery in both the acute health sector and aged care sectors. He has proven leadership skills and acknowledged ability to set financial and strategic directions, and achieve those objectives while maintaining a flexible and harmonious operation. His role has involved significant change management which has seen the organisation provide a balanced approach to financial performance and care provision. The organisation has recorded its first surplus in over thirty years plus obtained full accreditation status.
Segment overview: Peninsula Village Ltd is a community owned organisation which operates 385 Aged Care Residential beds, Community funded care packages plus a further 139 Independent Living Units (Retirement Living). They are the largest employer on the Woy Woy Peninsula. Among their three retirement villages are the Don Leggett House, Jack Aldous House and Pam Palmer House. They offer a variety of residential aged care options, ranging from supported independent living in spacious units to high care in beautifully appointed private rooms. Their dedicated staff help residents socialise, exercise, explore, and simply enjoy their retirement in one of the most stunning locales in the country. In addition to their residential care levels, they also offer a select range of home care options, to those looking for a slower transition from their own home to a lifestyle village.