INTERVIEWS

Guest: Dr. Maria Craig

Presenter: Tabetha Moreto

Guest Bio: Dr. Maria Craig is a professor of paediatric endocrinology at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. She is a clinician researcher and her major research interests are the epidemiology and aetiology of childhood diabetes and its complications. She is internationally recognised as a leader in diabetes epidemiology, evidence based medicine and clinical guidelines. Her research interests include the epidemiology of childhood diabetes (type 1, type 2, cystic fibrosis related diabetes and monogenic diabetes) and diabetes complications, in collaboration with Professor Kim Donaghue at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Segment Overview: In today’s interview, Dr. Craig discusses about Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, the revolutionary new way of checking a diabetic’s glucose levels.  It can liberated children from the pain of routine finger pricks. She also talks about the increasing number of children developing diabetes and how diabetic children can manage their condition with the help of their parents.

Guest: Professor Danforn Lim

Presenter: Tabetha Moreto

Guest Bio: Professor Danforn Lim is the Executive Vice President of the Specialist Medical Services Group. Professor Lim is one of the two principal partners at the Practice. Professor Lim graduated from the University of New South Wales and he is a medical practitioner, university clinical academician and a well-known media personality in the Chinese community in Sydney NSW. In 2016, Professor Lim was also awarded to be the Business Person of the Year at the Local Business Award. He is one of the very few doctors in the country to hold both registrations as a Registered Medical Practitioner (with Specialist Registration) and Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner in Australia. With knowledge in both Western and Chinese Medicine, Professor Lim keeps an open mind in his clinical practice and aims to deliver the best possible care to his patients.

Segment Overview: In today’s interview, Professor Danforn discusses about Australian travellers may be neglecting their family and friends by failing to seek out necessary health advice before travelling to ”at-risk” destinations especially international ones. He also talks about what travellers can do to protect their health before and even during traveling. 

Segment Overview: In this health supplier segment, TriNetX Chief Technology Officer David Fusari discusses TriNetX, a global health research network of healthcare organizations, biopharma companies, and CROs that are used to enhance clinical trial design and accelerate patient recruitment. He will also talk about new technologies speeding up the drug discovery process and industry.

Guest: David Fusari

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: David Fusari has held multiple technology leadership positions in healthcare IT companies, including ABILITY Network, Microsoft and Sentillion. He is an inventor on 19 patents and a member of nationally recognized clinical informatics organizations. David earned his BSC in computer information systems from Bryant College.

Segment Overview: Dr. Alan Rapoport, a neurologist in Santa Monica, California, discusses the various types of headaches, and the latest advances in headache treatment. He also talks about gammaCore, that acutely treats the pain associated with episodic cluster headaches.

Guest: Dr. Alan Rapoport  

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Alan Rapoport is a neurologist in Santa Monica, California and is affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He is the Founder and Director-Emeritus of the New England Center for Headache in Stamford, Connecticut, and the Founding President of the Headache Cooperative of New England.

Guest: Veronica “Ronnie” Todaro, MPH

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Veronica (Ronnie) Todaro has served the Parkinson’s Foundation for over more than a decade. In her current position as Chief Operating Officer, she is to ensure that the resources of the organization are aligned with meeting the needs and priorities of people living with Parkinson’s through organizational strategy, execution and day-to-day operations. Her leadership in patient engagement and community-centric programming has been recognized many organizations in the field.  She has been an invited speaker at national and international conferences, including those convened by the National Institutes of Health, the US Food and Drug Administration, the Society for Clinical Trials and the World Parkinson Congress. Ms. Todaro currently serves as a member of the Advisory Panel on Patient Engagement for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).  She also serves on the Advisory Committee of North America for the Drug Information Association and the Institutional Review Board at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System and is a past member of the Executive Committee for the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) and  Chair of CTTI’s Patient Leadership Council (PLC). Prior to working with the Parkinson’s Foundation, Ronnie held several leadership positions in the public health field, including with Planned Parenthood. Ms. Todaro completed her master’s degree in Public Health in Planning and Administration at the University of Michigan and her bachelor’s degree in Public Policy at Cornell University.

Segment Overview: Veronica “Ronnie” Todaro, MPH, discusses her work with the Parkinson’s Foundation that focuses on patient engagement programs. She has pioneered a way for millions living with chronic disease to get involved and have a say in the research and care that can improve their lives.

Segment Overview: Dr. Gary Small, MD, Alzheimers disease specialist, discusses recent research findings, the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on caregivers and their families, and treatment options available today.

Guest: Dr. Gary Small, MD  

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Gary Small, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where he is also Director of the UCLA Longevity Center. He has authored more than 400 scientific publications, as well as the international bestseller, The Memory Bible. Small’s research has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Times, Washington Post, Time Magazine, and Newsweek, and numerous television programs (e.g., NBC’s Today Show, CNN, PBS). Dr. Small is the recipient of many awards and honors, including the Jack Weinberg Award from the American Psychiatric Association and the Senior Investigator Award from the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. In 2002, Scientific American magazine named Dr. Small as one of the world’s top 50 innovators in science and technology.

Guest: Carol Ireland

Presenter: Tabetha Moreto

Guest Bio: Carol Ireland is the CEO and Managing Director of Epilepsy Action Australia. She is a strong and active advocate for people living with epilepsy. Carol has held a variety of executive positions and senior management roles in service delivery, marketing and fundraising. She currently sits on the Australian Advisory Council on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis, the Advisory Board of the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics at the University of Sydney, and the Steering Committee for the NSW Government’s Paediatric Epilepsy Trials (Medicinal Cannabis Research). Carol is a strong and active advocate for people living with epilepsy.

Segment Overview: In today’s interview, Carol Ireland talks about the new partnership that her organization has forged with SUDEP Action in order to tackle epilepsy and SUDEP which is also known as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. She also elaborates on the causes and available treatments for epilepsy.

Guest: James Trevelyan

Presenter: Tabetha Moreto

Guest Bio: James Trevelyan, an engineer by trade and he is the founder and inventor of Close Comfort. He spends a lot of time traveling to India and Pakistan. James Trevelyan is Emeritus Professor in the School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at The University of Western Australia: he retired from UWA in 2016 after serving there since 1975.  His main area of research is on engineering practice and he has recently published a major book: “The Making of an Expert Engineer”. He teaches mechanical design, sustainability, engineering practice and project management. He is well known internationally for pioneering research that resulted in sheep shearing robots (1975-1993). He and his students produced the first industrial robot that could be remotely operated via the internet in 1994.

Segment Overview: In today’s segment, Trevelyan discusses about how more than half of Australians are worried about the rising cost of electricity and how Close Comfort air conditioners he invented has help fixed that problem. He also talks about the surprising health benefits the air conditioners can offer.

Segment Overview: Returning guest, Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh discusses the recent (Oct 2017) FDA approval of SIMPONI ARIA ® (golimumab) as the first and only fully-human anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha therapy delivered via a 30-minute infusion for the treatment of adults living with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Guest: Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh, MD

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Kavanaugh is a Professor of Medicine at University of California San Diego and a lead investigator for Janssen Biotech. He earned his AB (biology) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. He earned his MD (Medicine) at St. Louis University Medical School in St. Louis, MO. His research interests include innovative strategies for the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. Prognostic and predictive factors for outcomes in rheumatic diseases. Research program on innovative approaches to various immunologic diseases, particularly novel biologic therapies. His clinical focus are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, vasculitis, and scleroderma.

Segment Overview: Ryan Kaltman, Brand Manager for Myrtol® 300, talks about a natural supplement using a proprietary blend of essential oils to help soothe coughs and support a healthy respiratory system. Learn about the benefits of Myrtol 300, effects on the body’s respiratory system.

Guest: Ryan Kaltman

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Ryan Kaltman is an active angel investor and serial entrepreneur. A graduate of Stanford University with honors in Psychology, Ryan lives in Thousand Oaks with his wife and 2 young children. Ryan now devotes his time now to sharing the story of Myrtol 300, an exciting health and wellness dietary supplement from Germany NEW to the US.