The Health News – 24 February 2016

Overview:
• Demand for Australian opium is soaring with research from the World Health Organisation indicating 5.5 billion people have little or no access to opioid pain relief.

• The Baird Government has been criticized for recently regulating the practice of eyeball tattooing, as the New South Wales Opposition calls for a ban on the procedure.

• Treating patients in their homes can be a safer and significantly cheaper alternative to hospital care, a report found by the University of Western Sydney’s Centre for Health Research, potentially saving state and federal governments tens of millions of dollars annually.

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World Leader in Providing Custom Made Medical Compression Garments and Dynamic Splints [Interview][Transcript]

Cathy_Harries_second_skinGuest: Cathy Harries
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Cathy Harries is a Principal Therapist with Second Skin and has been a member of the team since 1989. Cathy’s role includes initial screening assessments for new referrals to Second Skin clinics in Australia, New Zealand, UK and Ireland. She provides and supervises assessment, fit and follow-up service for clients regarding neurological splints and garments, and clinical support to referring therapists, medical and allied health practitioners, throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Segment overview: Second Skin is a private company which prescribes, designs, fits and monitors custom made compression garments for clients with burns, traumatic injuries, vascular conditions and lymphoedema and custom made dynamic splints for clients with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and strokes.

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Committed Provider of Healthcare Products which Give People the Best Quality of Life [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Brian_Muller_MundipharmaGuest: Dr Brian Muller
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Dr Brian Muller is a Medical Doctor with an Australian fellowship and has worked as a full time clinician for 13 years.
His participation in research introduced him to Pharmaceutical Medicine leading him to join the industry in 2000. He then completed a Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians in the UK in Pharmaceutical Medicine.
As Medical Director his main responsibility is to protect the rights, privacy and safety patients exposed to the company’s products and devices. Dr Muller has always maintained a clinical attachment allowing him to keep abreast of clinical developments and ensure that the company remains patient focused.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Mundipharma Medical Affairs Director Dr. Brian Muller joins us to talk about quality use of medicines as a key aspect to their business. Mundipharma is an established leader in the development and provision of medicines for pain, and they have expanded their portfolio to include treatments for cancer, glaucoma, asthma, burns, wounds as well as skin irritations. They aim to continue supporting healthcare professionals and healthcare consumers with innovative and effective products to meet their needs. The Mundipharma network of independent associated companies is now present in six continents.

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The Health News – 23 February 2016

Overview:
• Ralph Mobbs an Australian neurosurgeon who has completed a world-first marathon surgery removing cancer-riddled vertebrae and successfully replacing them with a 3D-printed body part, he conducted the mammoth 15-hour operation in December. 

• A nationwide study will look into the best ways to chemically sedate violent and abusive patients as attacks on staff increase. Nine hospitals, including four in Queensland, are taking part in the project aimed at establishing which, if any, drugs cause more danger to patients who are often drunk or drug-affected.

•  Five new cases of measles have been reported to the Victorian Health Department following an outbreak in Brunswick earlier this month. The new cases bring the total number to nine of cases of the highly infectious viral disease that can cause serious illness, particularly in young children and adults.

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Solutions and Information Services Provider for Quality Assessment and Patient Care Safety [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Frank_Mazza_QuantrosGuest: Dr. Frank Mazza
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Frank Mazza, MD is the Chief Medical Officer for Quantros Corporation. His resume spans three decades of healthcare experience. A physician by training (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders), he still practices medicine on a part time basis. Prior to joining Quantros, he held several executive positions within the Seton Healthcare Family in Austin, Texas, including system-level Chief Patient Safety Officer and Associate Chief Medical Officer, as well as Vice-President of Medical Affairs at Seton Medical Center, Austin. Down through the years he has led organization-wide patient safety initiatives that have been recognized nationally for innovation.

Segment overview: Quantros is a leading provider of software and services to advance healthcare quality and safety performance. Our Software-as a-Service (SaaS)-based applications help thousands of hospitals, retail pharmacies and some of the nation’s largest health systems to capture actionable intelligence they can use to improve outcomes, reduce risks and to reinforce their commitments to delivering safer, higher-quality value-based care.

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The Health News – 22 February 2016

Overview:
• Abul Bajandar a Bangladeshi father dubbed “Tree Man” for massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet has successfully undergone surgery to remove some of the growths.

• Oncologist Dr John Grygiel, whose responsible for giving up to 70 cancer patients at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital significantly lower dosages of chemotherapy drugs than recommended, has taken leave.

• Children from Indigenous communities are almost twice as likely to be hospitalised for unintentional injuries than non-Aboriginal children, a study led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

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Transforming Healthcare Information Creation and Utilization to Increase Efficiency, Improve Outcomes [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Michael_Sherling_Modernizing_MedicineGuest: Dr. Michael Sherling
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Michael Sherling is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Modernizing Medicine. He’s responsible for developing and designing the dermatology-based software, and supervising the design of Modernizing Medicine’s other EMA specialties. Michael has been a practicing dermatologist since 2006. He is currently practicing in a comprehensive skin care dermatology group in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Segment overview: Modernizing Medicine is transforming how healthcare information is created, consumed and utilized. Their flagship product, Electronic Medical Assistant® (EMA™), is a cloud-based, specialty-specific electronic medical records (EMR) system built by practicing physicians.

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Functional Nutrition and Whole-Self Health [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Deanna_Minich_Functional_Nutrition_Whole_Self_HealthGuest: Dr. Deanna Minich
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Deanna Minich is an internationally-recognized lifestyle medicine expert, creative visionary and teacher, and author of five books. Her extensive background in nutrition, yoga, and personal growth led her to create a whole-self, colorful approach to health called Food & Spirit. She developed the Certified Food & Spirit Practitioner Program to provide health professionals with a practical way to apply the Food & Spirit framework with their patients and clients. She is author of Whole Detox, a book based on a whole-life, whole-systems, whole-foods approach to detoxification.

Segment overview: Dr. Deanna Minich discusses functional nutrition.

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Full-Spectrum Approach to Whole-Self Health [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Deanna_Minich_Food_and_Spirit_frameworkGuest: Dr. Deanna Minich
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Deanna Minich is an internationally-recognized lifestyle medicine expert, creative visionary and teacher, and author of five books. Her extensive background in nutrition, yoga, and personal growth led her to create a whole-self, colorful approach to health called Food & Spirit. She developed the Certified Food & Spirit Practitioner Program to provide health professionals with a practical way to apply the Food & Spirit framework with their patients and clients. She is author of Whole Detox, a book based on a whole-life, whole-systems, whole-foods approach to detoxification.

Segment overview: Dr. Deanna Minich talks about her full-spectrum approach to whole-self health.

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Functional Medicine: Whole Detox [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Deanna_Minich_Functional_Medicine_Whole_DetoxGuest: Dr. Deanna Minich
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Deanna Minich is an internationally-recognized lifestyle medicine expert, creative visionary and teacher, and author of five books. Her extensive background in nutrition, yoga, and personal growth led her to create a whole-self, colorful approach to health called Food & Spirit. She developed the Certified Food & Spirit Practitioner Program to provide health professionals with a practical way to apply the Food & Spirit framework with their patients and clients. She is author of Whole Detox, a book based on a whole-life, whole-systems, whole-foods approach to detoxification.

Segment overview: Dr. Deanna Minich discusses her new book “Whole Detox: A 21 Day Personalized Program To Break Through Barriers In Every Area Of Your LIfe”.

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