The Fashion Psychology Institute [Interview][Transcript]

Dawnn_Karen_fashion_psychologyGuest: Dawnn Karen
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dawnn Karen is a New York City-based professional, Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the pioneering mind behind the global field of Fashion Psychology™. Years ago, while pursuing an M.A. in counseling psychology at Columbia University, she received the inspiration to create the dynamic field of Fashion Psychology™. Fashion Psychology™ is a newly applied academic discipline focused on the study and treatment of color and fashion and its effects on human behavior while addressing cultural sensitivities and cultural norms.

Segment overview: Dawnn Karen talks about the Fashion Psychology Institute, her theories and case studies.

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The Dementia Care Community [Interview][Transcript]

Mindy_Bolton_ dementia_friendly_environmentGuest: Mindy Bolton
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Mindy Bolton is a creativity coach and dementia care practitioner that utilizes improvisational theater techniques, visual art, literature, music, and dance to engage with and ignite the passions of those who live with dementia symptoms due to diseases that affect brain function, such as Alzheimer’s and also engage the care partners and/or teams of those who live with dementia symptoms.

Segment overview: Mindy Bolton discusses ways to build stronger communities around those living with dementia.

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Creative Thinking and Dementia Care [Interview][Transcript]

Mindy_Bolton_Creative_responses_Dementia_CareGuest: Mindy Bolton
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Mindy Bolton is a creativity coach and dementia care practitioner that utilizes improvisational theater techniques, visual art, literature, music, and dance to engage with and ignite the passions of those who live with dementia symptoms due to diseases that affect brain function, such as Alzheimer’s and also engage the care partners and/or teams of those who live with dementia symptoms.

Segment overview: Mindy Bolton discusses her work using creative thinking to contribute to a higher quality of care, and engage with those living with dementia.

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Creative Coaching and Dementia Care [Interview][Transcript]

Mindy_Bolton_Dementia_CareGuest: Mindy Bolton
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Mindy Bolton is a creativity coach and dementia care practitioner that utilizes improvisational theater techniques, visual art, literature, music, and dance to engage with and ignite the passions of those who live with dementia symptoms due to diseases that affect brain function, such as Alzheimer’s and also engage the care partners and/or teams of those who live with dementia symptoms.

Segment overview: Mindy Bolton talks about being a creativity coach and dementia care practitioner and how she works with those with dementia and their care teams.

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The Health News – 21 March 2016

Overview:
• As part of a $25 million Victorian Government investment to improve the analysis of genetic information, the Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance will extend its research into five more areas.

• A fourth person has died of Ebola in Guinea in the latest flare-up of an epidemic that has killed more than 11,300 people in that country, Sierra Leone and Liberia since 2013 but now claims few victims.

• Australia’s first autism biobank will be opening in Brisbane paving the way for what researchers hope will lead to an earlier and more accurate diagnosis of the disorder.

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Using Creative Programs and Engagement Techniques in Dementia Care Communities [Interview][Transcript]

Mindy BoltonGuest: Mindy Bolton
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Mindy Bolton is a creativity coach, dementia care practitioner, and founder of Shay’s Way. Her organization utilizes the arts to improve the skills of those giving care to dementia patients.

Segment overview: Shays Way is an organization in Minnesota, USA that strives to enrich dementia care through creative programming; infusing long-term care with the arts on both the personal, family level as well as professional care facilities.

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Celiac Disease Research and Future Therapies [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Alessio_Fasano_Celiac_Disease_FoundationGuest: Dr. Alessio Fasano
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr Fasano will visit Sydney, Australia as a speaker at the 4th BioCeuticals Research Symposium (22-24 April, 2016) to educate Australian health professionals on celiac disease, and awareness of celiac disease as a growing public health problem. Dr Fasano is the author of Gluten Freedom, which examines the groundbreaking roadmap to a gluten-free lifestyle.

Segment overview: Dr. Alessio Fasano, MD, discusses the Celiac Disease Foundation, research and future therapies.

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Celiac Disease Treatment and Follow-up [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Alessio_Fasano_Gluten_Free_DietGuest: Dr. Alessio Fasano
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr Fasano will visit Sydney, Australia as a speaker at the 4th BioCeuticals Research Symposium (22-24 April, 2016) to educate Australian health professionals on celiac disease, and awareness of celiac disease as a growing public health problem. Dr Fasano is the author of Gluten Freedom, which examines the groundbreaking roadmap to a gluten-free lifestyle.

Segment overview: Dr. Alessio Fasano, MD, talks about Celiac Disease and treatment and follow-up.

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Celiac Disease and A Gluten Free Lifestyle [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Alessio_Fasano_Celiac_DiseaseGuest: Dr. Alessio Fasano
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr Fasano will visit Sydney, Australia as a speaker at the 4th BioCeuticals Research Symposium (22-24 April, 2016) to educate Australian health professionals on celiac disease and awareness of Celiac disease as a growing public health problem. Dr Fasano is the author of Gluten Freedom, which examines the groundbreaking roadmap to a gluten-free lifestyle.

Segment overview: Dr. Alessio Fasano, MD, discusses Celiac Disease and its symptoms.

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The Health News – 18 March 2016

Overview:
• At a Close the Gap event in Sydney on Thursday, Aboriginal Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda said it was important to remember that the healthcare system and service providers have a ‘duty to deliver care’ that produces the same positive outcomes for all Australians. 

• Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) chief executive Jane Martin said consumption in Australia was now high enough that a sugar tax similar to the one announced in the UK would be in line with global health recommendations.The group has campaigned for a sugar tax in the past and says there is now both public and political interest in it.

• Several National Partnership Agreements will conclude at the end of June, including one that funds the SA Health rheumatic heart disease control program. South Australian Health Minister Jack Snelling wrote to federal counterpart Sussan Ley recently to seek continued funding.

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