Improve your Personal Safety, Gain Freedom and Mobility with the Help of the eButton [Interview][Transcript]

Ian_Kinny_eButtonGuest: Ian Kinny
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: After 30 years experience in the construction industry as a general manager on some major projects, Ian decided on a sea change. Ian filled his new found spare time following his life long passion of computer programing. When a neighbour needed a mobile solution for his emergency button Ian developed the world’s first low energy blue tooth mobile emergence device. The eButton is helping hospital in the home patients, seniors, the disabled, and those at threat of domestic violence to be in instant contact with their loved ones in cases of emergency.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by inventor of the eButton Ian Kinny to share the personal safety device’s history and various applications. Among its features is that one click sends a message to your help contact list. The eButton is light weight and has a sleek design. It runs on coin cell batteries, there are no ongoing fees, the location of the person needing assistance is sent to the help contact so they can easily come to their aid and it works where your mobile works with a range of up to 15 meters from your phone. It gives carers, parents and employers peace of mind. The eButton is very easy to use and understand. It gives users the freedom to live a social life with the peace of mind that help is at hand should a fall or other emergency occur.

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The Health News – 16 March 2016

Overview:
• Peter Dietz, one of Australia’s leading experts on gynaecological injuries, said a crisis in Australian hospitals’ maternity wards was a direct result of efforts to bring down the rate of caesarean sections. 

• Along with Professor Steve Wilton, Dr Rakesh Veedu from Murdoch University’s Centre for Comparative Genomics is developing a new drug and drug delivery method to treat multiple sclerosis in a more targeted manner.

• A study published by Orygen found young people who self-harm continue to be subject to stigma from the wider community and health professionals. The researchers called for detailed research to better understand how social media could have positive or negative impacts on young people at risk of self-harm.

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Cancer Council Victoria’s Support Services and Clinical Network [Interview][Transcript]

Katherine_Lane_Cancer-Council-Victoria-Cancer-Information-Support-ServiceGuest: Katherine Lane
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Katherine is a qualified oncology nurse who has worked across various hospitals and cancer settings over the past 9 years, including acute inpatient oncology and palliative care, out-patient chemotherapy and apheresis. Katherine heads a team of 13 experienced oncology nurses to deliver first line support to almost 11,000 people affected by cancer every year. Katherine and her team are responsible for providing social, emotional and practical support to those who use the service as well as triaging people back to local services within the community. A large portion of their work also involves the implementation and delivery of supportive care in cancer research initiatives. They are also responsible for supporting Cancer Council Victoria employees and volunteers who may also be impacted by this disease.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, let us welcome Katherine Lane, Nurse Manager of Cancer Council 13 11 20 in Cancer Council Victoria’s Cancer Information and Support Service. She would be able to speak about Cancer Council Victoria broadly, who they are and the breadth of work that they do, their support services and the fact that they rely on clinician referrals and their clinical network. Cancer Council 13 11 20 is a telephone service for information and support. They also have Cancer Connect and Gene Connect programs which are free phone based peer support services provided by trained ‘peers’ to a person who has received a similar cancer diagnosis and is undergoing the same treatment; or who has an increased genetic risk of cancer and is undergoing similar preventative treatment decisions.

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The Health News – 15 March 2016

Overview:
• The 109 recommendations devised by specialists in conjunction with the National Health and Medical Research Council aim to improve dementia diagnosis and will be launched by the Federal Government on Wednesday.

• We are living longer than ever before, but for many people, the so-called golden years are hijacked by Alzheimer’s disease. Experts at the World Science Festival in Brisbane fear there may never be a cure for the debilitating disease, but say a preventative vaccine could be on the horizon.

• The old Royal Adelaide Hospital site should be considered as a possible location for a proposed world-class contemporary art gallery, the Lord Mayor of Adelaide has said.

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The Health News – 14 March 2016

Overview:
• Patients in rural Australia with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, are waiting as long as eight weeks to get an appointment with a GP. Many have to travel four hours a day for an appointment with a specialist.

• The booming vitamins and supplements industry is a lucrative income stream for pharmacies. But there is, at best, mixed evidence for many of these products. Some pills and supplements have never been independently tested, even to check their contents. The Therapeutic Goods Administration takes manufacturers at their word when it comes to ingredients.

• The first uterus transplant to be performed in the United States has failed after the recipient suffered complications that prompted doctors to remove the organ, the Cleveland Clinic said.

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Eliminate Barriers to Safe and Effective Chronic Pain Care [Interview][Transcript]

Cindy_Perlin_Pain_Treatment_Parity_ActGuest: Cindy Perlin
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Cindy Perlin is a licensed clinical social worker, certified biofeedback practitioner, chronic pain survivor, past president of the Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society and the author of The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free. She has been in private practice in the Albany, NY area for about 25 years. Her website is www.cindyperlin.com.

Segment overview: Cindy Perlin, LCSW, discusses a legislative proposal, the Pain Treatment Parity Act, which would eliminate the barriers to pain patients getting safer and more effective care.

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The Truth about Chronic Pain Treatments [Interview][Transcript]

Cindy_Perlin_Chronic_Pain_TreatmentsGuest: Cindy Perlin
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Cindy Perlin is a licensed clinical social worker, certified biofeedback practitioner, chronic pain survivor, past president of the Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society and the author of The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free. She has been in private practice in the Albany, NY area for about 25 years. Her website is www.cindyperlin.com.

Segment overview: Cindy Perlin, LCSW, talks about her book, “The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free.”

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Chronic Pain Treatments and Opioid Addiction [Interview][Transcript]

Cindy_Perlin_opioid_addictionGuest: Cindy Perlin
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Cindy Perlin is a licensed clinical social worker, certified biofeedback practitioner, chronic pain survivor, past president of the Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society and the author of The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free. She has been in private practice in the Albany, NY area for about 25 years. Her website is www.cindyperlin.com.

Segment overview: Cindy Perlin, LCSW, discusses President Obama’s plan to add $1.1 billion to the 2017 budget to counteract the insidious opioid addiction and overdose epidemic in the United States.

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Cardiometabolic Disease and Stress Abnormalities [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Andrew_Heyman_cardiometabolic_disease_researchGuest: Dr. Andrew Heyman
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Andrew Heyman, MD MHSA is an internationally recognized expert in Integrative Medicine. He is currently the Program Director of Integrative and Metabolic Medicine at The George Washington University. Prior to assuming this role, he spent 16 years at the University of Michigan, serving to build one of the largest and most successful academic-based Integrative Medicine programs in the United States.

Segment overview: Dr. Andrew Heyman, MD, who will be a speaker at the 4th BioCeuticals Research Symposium, Revolutionary Strategies for Complex Disease in Sydney in 2016, talks about research focused on cardiometabolic disease and stress abnormalities.

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Get an Online Medical Degree in Integrative Medicine [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Andrew_Heyman_Integrative_MedicineGuest: Dr. Andrew Heyman
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Andrew Heyman, MD MHSA is an internationally recognized expert in Integrative Medicine. He is currently the Program Director of Integrative and Metabolic Medicine at The George Washington University. Prior to assuming this role, he spent 16 years at the University of Michigan, serving to build one of the largest and most successful academic-based Integrative Medicine programs in the United States.

Segment overview: Dr. Andrew Heyman, MD, who will be a speaker at the 4th BioCeuticals Research Symposium, Revolutionary Strategies for Complex Disease in Sydney in 2016, discusses a new online integrative medicine program.

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