Author: healthprofessionalradio

Overview:

• Paramedics attended 27 per cent more ice-related incidents in regional Victoria in the past financial year, and ice use in metropolitan Melbourne jumped by 10 per cent, according to new research.

• People using e-cigarettes will be asked to stick to nine designated smoking areas at next month’s Royal Adelaide Show. The show’s general manager, Michelle Hocking, told 891 ABC Adelaide that organisers would be making a polite request for cooperation.

• The Western Local Health District board has decided to knock down the building which sits alongside the town’s Multi-Purpose Health Service and Health One.

Guest: Paul Elmslie
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Born in Australia, Paul has almost 20 years work experience with a focus on skin cancer. He was a pioneer of the original sub-specialised skin cancer business model and established 18 clinics between 1999 and 2006 across four states in Australia. He also owns the Redcliffe Skin Cancer Centre, a highly respected referral centre and training facility in Queensland, Australia. In 2006, Paul founded HealthCert, a global organisation dedicated to changing the lives of doctors and patients in the area of skin cancer medicine. With the vision of a world where nobody dies from skin cancer, the company operates in five countries through three distinct business units: Medical Education, Skin Cancer Referral Centres and TeleDermatology Services.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by founder and CEO Paul Elmslie of Healthcert International. They are a Singapore based company that delivers the latest research and practical knowledge with a unique model of online learning and assessment with practical workshops. With more than 6,500 GPs trained across 15 countries, Paul has taken HealthCert to become the world’s leading provider of primary care skin cancer diagnosis, treatment and education. More recently, Paul set up the Skin Cancer Institute, a multidisciplinary organisation focusing on research, education and a better availability and delivery of diagnosis and treatment in skin cancer medicine.

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• Victorian pre-schoolers will be banned from attending child care or kindergarten unless they are vaccinated, under new ‘no jab, no play’ laws to be introduced by the State Government.

• The Keep Your Hands off our Ambos campaign, featuring intensive care paramedic Jordan Pring, was launched in May in response to rising rates of assault. The incidents for violence in South Australia ambulance officer have dropped for the past two months.

• Australian Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Baggoley we’re concerned that more than 30 doses of bioCSL Fluvax have been given to Australian children aged under five this winter, despite warnings not to give it to young children.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Born in Perth, WA, Debbie has travelled extensively, living in New York and Europe for several years, which she believes was a huge influence in her design ideas. Debbie is passionate about creating beautiful environments incorporating spaces that work well for both residents and staff using, amongst many things, the principals of universal design. She has extensive knowledge and understanding of the specific needs of our seniors including mobility, dementia, visual and hearing impairments – just some of the factors which need to be taken into consideration when designing in this specialized area. Debbie, together with her skilled team at deFiddesign are dedicated to changing and enhancing the image and experience of growing older.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Debbie de Fiddes who is the Managing Director of deFiddesign joins us to discuss the various interior design services that they offer which include projects in residential, commercial and hospitality. Debbie and her team at deFiddesign recently produced interior environment guidelines commissioned by the NSW Government of Australia and most recently are involved as specialist consultants for a considerable new aged care development in Hong Kong. Under Debbie’s leadership, deFiddesign is committed to being at the forefront of innovative design for dementia, attending conferences, workshops and HammondCare Design School as well as working on research projects both individually and collaboratively with various organizations.

Guest: David Couper
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: David’s prolific career in leading large-scale organizational restructuring and leadership development projects has taken him from London to Tokyo, Chicago to Los Angeles, Hong Kong and back. Partnering with Fortune 500 business leaders to resuscitate the soul of work from the inside out, his talent and approach have had profound impact in the sectors of healthcare, media, entertainment, manufacturing, finance, and oil and gas. Notable clients include Kaiser Permanente, Cigna Healthcare, Ameritech, Mattel, BBC, Warner Bros., Rolls Royce, Halifax Bank, Ford Europe, Accenture and Entertainment, Amoco, BP, and Allied Signal, among others.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, get helpful insights from founder and CEO David Couper of David Couper Consulting, Inc. David educates leaders to know that successful organizations ignite an employee’s drive to contribute, create, and flourish. A great example of this is their 21 Day Meditation Program recently launched for Healthcare Professionals. These organizations are committed to seeing the sparkle in each employee’s eye – a certain inexplicable quality that drives a person to take ownership of their roles and responsibilities and far exceed expectations. He partners with companies who are ready to reclaim their values and vision of quality service, thus inviting, inspiring, and enabling their workforce to awaken to their purpose, power, and potential.

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• Australia’s first open molecular laboratory Sydney’s BioFoundry lab is not open to the public yet, but if it gets the required safety approvals it will be a place where scientists or science enthusiasts can get together to experiment.

• Vaccine manufacturer CSL in Melbourne has experienced increased inquiries about Q fever as well as an increased demand for the vaccine since the story aired a few weeks ago,” the Senior Director of Public Affairs, Sharon McHale said.

•Pregnancy support groups are warning expectant mothers about the dangers of posting photos of their bellies online.The Australian Multiple Birth Association said pregnant women who shared photos with other expectant mothers online might have also unwittingly shared them with people collecting content for sexual, pregnancy fetish websites.

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• The Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis Bill was introduced by Greens leader Richard Di Natale last year with cross-party support. He said that as the report raised only minor concerns, the Government should move quickly to make the necessary changes and pass it.

• Darwin artist Megan Robertson honours children’s umbilical cords, placenta in art exhibition. The placenta and its umbilical cord were kept in Ms Robertson’s freezer for the next two years. This inspiration came in 2014 with the arrival of Ms Robertson’s second child.

• Australia’s leading health experts say doctors should get extra pay if their patients’ health improves. The recommendations from 30 healthcare experts and community representatives, including the George Institute for Global Health, the Consumer Health Forum, the College of GPs and the Royal College of Physicians.

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• More than 50 non-urgent elective surgeries have now been cancelled in South Australia and four patients have been moved from metropolitan to country hospitals, as part of the State Government’s winter demand management plan.

• The complexity of diagnosing and treating rare diseases in Western Australia means they cost the state a disproportionately large amount of money, a study has found.

• Three mates from northern Australia are currently competing in the Mongol Rally from London to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia and have raised over $12,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
[7:17:20 AM] Dianne Grace: thank you

Guest: Hunter Leonard
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Hunter Leonard is an strategic marketer with over 25 years experience in senior sales and marketing including close to 20 years in the pharmaceutical and healthcare market. He is regularly sought out by media for his advice and opinion on both strategic marketing and ethics. Hunter has consulted in over 40 different industries, and when not running his business is spending time taking macro photography shots, playing guitar, or bushwalking with his wife, Nicole. Hunter’s consultancy – Blue Frog Marketing – has won 6 AMI Awards for Marketing Excellence through the peak marketing body – the Australian Marketing Institute.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Blue Frog Marketing founder Hunter Leonard joins us today to share great insights on marketing in the pharmaceutical and healthcare fields. They are know for their Five Step System of marketing – the RAPID Marketing Model which is an acronym that stands for Research, Analyse, Plan, Implement and Detect. They provide both an outsourced marketing department service for larger businesses, strategic marketing projects for all clients and DIY marketing systems for SME businesses.

Guest: Hunter Leonard
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: BioRevive Marketing Director Hunter Leonard has over 25 years experience in senior sales and marketing including close to 20 years in the pharmaceutical and healthcare market. He has a keen interest in the ethical presentation and marketing of products, believing that smart strategy can overcome market challenges, without having to resort to over promises or questionable marketing conduct. Hunter has developed the largest benchmark of marketing practices in business in Australia, written a book on marketing – “Marketing has no off switch” and developed an online DIY marketing portal for Australian Business.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, learn more about the great selection of products from various innovative health brands that BioRevive distributes as we are joined by their Marketing Director Hunter Leonard. Their website makes customers’ brand selection easy and it provides useful and relevant health information, making your search for the closest pharmacy stocking their brands faster and convenient. They only consider products that deliver outstanding results for users and that meet Australian therapeutic or cosmetic requirements.