How Sickle Cell Disease Affects The Body [Interview][Transcript]

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Guest: Dr. Nina Anderson
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Nina Anderson is Executive Director of Tova Community Health, Inc. Their aim is to build capacity for a community-based health center dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for people who live with chronic medical conditions like Sickle Cell Disease. Dr. Anderson’s mission is to provide holistic care and services to her clients to achieve optimal health outcomes.

Segment overview: Dr. Nina Anderson explains what Sickle Cell Disease is and how it affects the human body. Also discussed is how the Sickle Cell Trait is passed genetically.

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The Rights Of The Terminally Ill [Interview][Transcript]

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Guest: Dawn Ann Farnin
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dawn Ann Farnin is a Health Care Ethicist located in Orange County, CA. She earned a Master of Science degree in Health Care Ethics from Creighton University School of Medicine with a discipline in end of life care. She currently works in her community in an effort to introduce and implement Ethical standards of care related to transitional treatment of terminally ill patients.

Segment overview: Dawn Ann Farnin discusses the importance of knowing one’s rights as they relate to end of life decisions.

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Transparency And Ethics In End Of Life Care [Interview][Transcript]

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Guest: Dawn Ann Farnin
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dawn Ann Farnin is a Health Care Ethicist located in Orange County, CA. She earned a Master of Science degree in Health Care Ethics from Creighton University School of Medicine with a discipline in end of life care. She currently works in her community in an effort to introduce and implement Ethical standards of care related to transitional treatment of terminally ill patients.

Segment overview: Dawn Ann Farnin discusses transparency and honesty as important aspects of smooth transitional health care.

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The Role Of A Health Care Ethicist [Interview][Transcript]

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Guest: Dawn Ann Farnin
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dawn Ann Farnin is a Health Care Ethicist located in Orange County, CA. She earned a
Master of Science degree in Health Care Ethics from Creighton University School of Medicine with a discipline in end of life care. She currently works in her community in an effort to introduce and implement Ethical standards of care related to transitional treatment of terminally ill patients.

Segment overview: Dawn Ann Farnin discusses her role as a Healthcare Ethicist and how ethics and morality are often interchangeable terms.

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The Health News – 22 May 2015


Overview

  • The Western Australian Premier has vowed Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) will stay open despite increasing uncertainty surrounding the facility’s future, while denying he has broken an election pledge to upgrade the ageing facility.
  • UN rights experts have criticised South Korea for demanding that a New Zealand woman undergo an HIV test before renewing her teaching contract, insisting she should be paid compensation.
  • Guinea and Sierra Leone have reported 35 new Ebola cases in the past week, four times as many as the week before, in a reminder that the virus “will not go quietly”, a top World Health Organisation official says.
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Practical Diagnostic Tools to Help Healthcare Professionals Provide Better Care for Patients [Interview Transcript]

Guest: Anthony Harrington
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Anthony Harrington is an experienced executive and non executive director with over 20 years experience in the medical device and Biotech sector, in complex (matrix type) international environments. Prior to joining Welch Allyn, he was the Vice Chairman of the Medical Technology Association of Australia and as Managing Director of Biomet. His career achievements are underpinned by formal qualifications in science, an MBA and I have completed the company director’s course at the AICD.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Welch Allyn Australia General Manager Anthony Harrington joins us today to share great insights of their company’s product and services. With over a century of dedicated service as a world renowned leading manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment, Welch Allyn continues to excel in inventing and developing breakthrough products and technologies to help healthcare practitioners provide excellent patient care. The company’s advancements make accessing patient information faster, more accurate and more efficient.

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The Health News – 21 May 2015

Overview:
• The Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia has described being hit by a double whammy after finding out about

a 50 per cent state budget cut to Indigenous programs.
• Legionella bacteria has been found in the water supply at the Hervey Bay Hospital. A Queensland Government

spokesman said patients are being given bottled water and sponge baths as a precaution.
• The Federal Government has refused to say how much it paid for its “hard-hitting new advertising campaign” video warning of the dangers of the drug ice, which is a scene-for-scene remake of a 2007 ad.

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Leading Supplier of Independent Medicine Information to Australian Healthcare Professionals [Interview Transcript]

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Guest: Mark Fahey
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Mark Fahey is the head of acute care business at MIMS Australia. Being responsible for engagement of the clinical community he raises awareness of MIMS drug and health knowledge solutions, MIMS technologies and the clinical solutions developed by the MIMS clinical partner community. Maintaining and building upon MIMS’s highly valued relationships with existing users and clients and government is an equally important responsibility. From a background in biomedical engineering, Mark originally specialised in the automated collection and transmission of clinical vital signs in the ICU. His passion for this work led to him spending many years on projects in remote locations in the developing world, in particular conflict zones in South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, learn more about MIMS Australia – the leading supplier of trusted, quality, independent medicine information to Australian healthcare professionals. MIMS Australia offers a range of digital products that reflect current advances in information delivery; from hand held devices to online to integrating databases into clinical software applications. Their aim is to supply most current, practical and accessible knowledge to assist healthcare professionals practice effectively in the real world.

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The Health News – 20 May 2015

Overview:

• A Queensland paramedic seriously ill with measles attended four Brisbane hospitals last week not knowing he was contagious.

• Thousands of Australian parents are seeking help from police and courts to protect themselves from a little-talked about aspect of domestic abuse: violent children.

• The share market has suffered another sharp fall, with all sectors except healthcare losing ground.

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Making People Understand their Bodies and the Sources of their Dysfunction [Interview Transcript]

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Guest: Bill Adamson
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Osteopath, Pilates Instructor and Personal Trainer Bill Adamson is an expert on the human body and how it works. He helps to make people understand their bodies, the how’s and why’s of their dysfunction. He aims to make people understand their bodies, the how’s and why’s of their dysfunction. He is passionate about neuroscience and the effect of the brain in musculoskeletal injuries.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, understand how Osteopathy services with Errol St Osteopath can give you relief from migraine, sciatica, arthritis, low back pain and others. A session with Bill will involve a thorough history, movement analysis, a diagnosis and an explanation of the diagnosis, hands on care, exercise/postural advice and culminate in you feeling better.

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