Author: healthprofessionalradio

Guest: Dr Nick Wallwork
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Dr Nick Wallwork is chairman of the SPORTSMED·SA Hospital & Orthopaedics Board of Directors. SPORTSMED·SA is an industry leading private orthopaedic hospital, surgery and multidisciplinary outpatient clinic with several locations across South Australia and Darwin. In his regular capacity, Dr Wallwork is an orthopaedic surgeon and upper limb and hand specialist with SPORTSMED·SA. Dr Wallwork is a member of the board of Directors, SPORTSMED·SA Hospital and Orthopeadics as well as the Australian Institute Company of Directors, 2012. He is also a visiting medical officer at Flinders Medical Centre, Repatriation General Hospital and Noarlunga Hospital.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by Dr Nick Wallwork to talk about the wide array of services that they offer at SPORTSMED-SA. From the treatment and recovery of sporting injuries, arthritic conditions and joint replacements of the upper and lower limb, including feet and ankles, their world-renowned sports doctors and physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, podiatrists, massage therapists, exercise physiologist and dietitians can help. They offer patients access to world-leading and modern health care in a state-of-the art facility – one of the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

Guest: Errol Lim
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Errol is the managing director and co-founder of BJC Health. He leads a team focused on delivering the vision of best care for people living with arthritis. His drive and ambition started as a small clinic owner and his passion now lies in creating a service that embraces an integrated approach to health care. Errol has been a physiotherapist since 1998. He has had a special interest in sports physiotherapy throughout his career, having been a physiotherapist for local rugby teams as well as at international level, travelling as part of the Australian medical team to 5 World University Games from 2003 (Korea) to 2011 (China).

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, BJC Health Managing Director Errol Lim joins us to share valuable information about the services they provide. Errol started to have a specific interest in inflammatory disease when he commenced work with rheumatologists in 2004 to the extent that he now works with over 30 practitioners that include rheumatologists, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, dietitians and massage therapists in order to deliver “connected care” for arthritic patients. Their specialists and allied health professionals work together to ensure that your diagnosis is thorough and that related conditions are also looked after.

Guest: Greg Campbell
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Greg Campbell is the owner of MITS:Health, where he helps medical centres and specialist practices with the management and support of their Information Technology systems. Greg works closely with practice managers, and health professionals to ensure that their technical infrastructure is aligned with their vision for the business, while ensuring continued data security, reliability and adherence to standards and legal requirements such as the RACGP Computer and Information Security Standards (CISS). Prior to starting MITS:Health in 2009, Greg worked for World Vision where he managed technology and communications during large scale humanitarian emergencies brought on by war and natural disasters.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, MITS: Health owner Greg Campbell joins us to discuss the wide range of IT-related services they offer for the health industry. Among the services they provide are web design, virus removal, online consultations and telemedicine, relocation, managed services as well as free IT health checks. These are designed for sole practitioners and small to medium clinics. They have tailored sets of tools, processes and services specifically for medical practitioners which enables customers to maintain stable, reliable systems while controlling IT expenses.

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 health care.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we welcome Managing Director John Bromberger of Pelican Manufacturing, based in Perth, Western Australia. They supply selected pressure care items for geriatric patients in nursing homes and hospitals not only in Australia but in the United States, Canada, England, Austria, Germany, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand, Dubai and Saudi Arabia as well. They offer a wide range of products covering manual handling, pressure care, hoist slings, theatre & post operative care, patient dignity, aids to daily living, restraints, safety items and physiotherapy items.

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• A new veteran mental health precinct will be located at Adelaide’s Glenside Health Service Campus, as the State Government prepares to close the Daw Park Repatriation Hospital.

• Cycling Australia’s She Rides program aims to promote the social aspects of riding among women, and get them out in groups in the same way so-called MAMILS (middle-aged men in lycra) take to the roads. The campaign was developed after a study found road safety, or the perceived lack of it, was the top impediment to women from getting on their bikes.

• Ten leukaemia patients in Adelaide at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre between July 2014 and January 2015 an error occurred that had been given half the recommended dose of a chemotherapy drug due to a typographical error, Health Minister Jack Snelling confirmed and apologised to the patients affected by the mistake.

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• More works will have to be undertaken on water joints at the new $2 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) to avoid the risk of further flooding incidents, the Health Department has revealed.

• The Federal Government has unlocked more than $25 million for dialysis services which will predominantly target Indigenous people living with chronic kidney disease.

• Professor Leon Lack of Flinders University said a shift to eastern time for South Australia would mean less sunlight in the mornings for many locals but more light in the evenings.

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• Parents and sports coaches are being warned to be on the lookout for signs of concussion according to Professor Gary Browne from the Westmead Children’s Hospital in Sydney said that “if a child suffered a concussion, they should not return to the playing field.” He also added said that – if a child continued to play after suffering a concussion, it could lead to other problems.

• On July 28, 2015 launch the official Medical Research and Rural Health – Garvan Report 2015. It was published by the Garvan Research Foundation that brings together for the first time the most pertinent evidence-based data to better understand the health issues facing rural and regional population across Australia.

• Ian Vickers set off from the Northern Territory hauling a cart, a satellite phone, dehydrated meals, 115 litres of water, and a GPS pointed to the heart of the Simpson Desert.

Guest: Oliver Clarke
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Oliver Clarke is the Communications Manager at Olympus Australia where he is responsible for enhancing the Olympus brand across the medical, life science and industrial divisions throughout Australia and New Zealand. Oliver has been with Olympus for seven years, is passionate about technology and is especially interested in the role innovation plays in delivering improved health outcomes. Having graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Radiations, Oliver went on to complete a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology after which time he began working at Olympus Australia as a project manager responsible for delivering integrated operating theatres.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, familiarize yourself with the range of products and services that Olympus Australia has to offer from their Communications Manager Oliver Clarke. The company’s commitment is a package consisting of a superior product range, dedicated sales force, professional marketing team and superior service by our Customer Technical Support team. Their Medical Instrument Division encompasses a broad range of endoscopy and surgical instruments.

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• West Australian health support workers are taking industrial action across the state’s public hospitals, claiming the Barnett Government is planning to privatise their jobs.

• South Korea has declared it is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), more than two months after the first case was reported and began spreading.

• The Member for Northern Tablelands, Adam Marshall, has announced the timeline is between 12 and 18 months but the 18 month timeframe is definitely the maximum time it will take for the upgrade of the Inverell Hospital in northern New South Wales.