INTERVIEWS

Guest: Dr. Michael McClung

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Michael McClung is the founding director of the Oregon Osteoporosis Center AND Professorial Fellow at the Institute for Health and Ageing, University of Melbourne in Australia. He graduated from Rice University in Houston and from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. After his training in Internal Medicine at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, he completed a fellowship in Endocrinology at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Since then, he has held several academic appointments and has been actively involved in the training of young physicians at the Oregon Health Sciences University and in the Department of Medical Education at Providence Portland Medical Center. Dr. McClung serves on the editorial board of several journals in the bone field and on the Boards of the International Osteoporosis Foundation and North American Menopause Society and has been involved in the development of clinical guidelines for several national osteoporosis societies.

Segment Overview: Dr. Michael McClung, MD, founding director of the Oregon Osteoporosis Center, discusses his presentation at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia (Oct 2017) on long-term treatment of osteoporosis.

Guest: Sara Nowakowski  

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Assistant Professor, UTMB Ob/Gyn Galveston, TX Pelvic Health Clinic at Victory Lakes League City, TX Clinical Interests – Behavioral Sleep Medicine; Behavioral Health; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

 Segment Overview: Dr. Sara Nowakowski discusses her presentation at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia (Oct 2017) on cognitive behavioral therapy for menopausal insomnia and depressive symptoms.

Guest: Dr. Jennifer Gordon

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Gordon is an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. She completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at McGill University in Montreal and then went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in Reproductive Mood Disorders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research is focused on understanding the biological and psychological factors contributing to depression in the menopause transition as well as investigating effective treatments for it.

Segment Overview: Dr. Jennifer Gordon discusses her presentation at the North American Menopause Society’s (NAMS) Annual Meeting (Oct 2017) on the effects of transdermal estradiol on depression.

Guest: Dr. Amanda Clark  

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Amanda Clark is a urogynecologist and the former lead of the Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) Urogynecology Division. She previously founded the Urogynecology Division and Fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). For 32 years, Amanda has practiced gynecology and urogynecology and conducted research in pelvic floor health, including a focus on epidemiology. Her epidemiology work began at KPNW in 1995 with the series of papers on the surgical management of prolapse and incontinence. Her work includes a collaboration with the Women’s Health Initiative and new epidemiologic work with the GSM project. As Co-Principal Investigator on this study, we propose to examine the relationship among antibiotic exposure, vaginal estrogen use, urinary tract infections, and overactive bladder in post-menopausal women, combining patient-reported symptoms with longitudinal electronic health record data.

Segment Overview: Dr. Amanda Clark discusses her presentation at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting held in Philadelphia (Oct 2017) on vulvovaginal atrophy and bladder problems.

Guests: Dr. Susan Bukata and Meredith Vieira

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guests Bio: Meredith Vieira is a 14-time Emmy Award-winning host, executive producer and anchor. She served as executive producer on the award-winning documentary “TOWER.” She hosted and served as executive producer on her own nationally syndicated daytime talk show, titled “The Meredith Vieira Show.” Previously, she received critical acclaim for her hosting of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” “The Today Show,” and “The View.” Vieira founded and is CEO of Meredith Vieira Productions, which develops and produces film, television, and theatre.

Dr. Susan V. Bukata, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at UCLA Health, Department of Orthopaedics. She is a member of the University of California, Los Angeles faculty with a significant research interest in bone fragility and bone healing. Prior to joining the UCLA Orthopaedic Center faculty, Dr. Bukata spent eight years on faculty at the University of Rochester, where she helped develop and implement the Geriatric Fracture treatment algorithm now followed around the world. She is a member of the National Osteoporosis Foundation Board of Trustees.

Segment Overview: Dr. Susan Bukata, MD and journalist Meredith Vieira discuss the connection between fractures and postmenopausal osteoporosis and the current treatment options. Learn more at www.BoneNews.com

Guest: Dr. Mylaine Riobe, MD

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guests Bio: Dr Riobe’s undergraduate studies were completed at Columbia University/Columbia College in NYC where she grew up.  She obtained her medical degree at NY Medical College and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Medical College of Pennsylvania and the University of South Carolina.  There she learned conventional medical practices that she used following her graduation and board certification in OB/GYN.

Segment overview: Fabulously 50 has announced that it will be featuring Mylaine Riobe, Director of Riobe Institute of Integrative Health, as a regular health columnist in upcoming issues. Fabulously 50 is a quarterly tabletop magazine specializing in health, travel, food, fashion and more. The magazine is dedicated exclusively to members of the 50+ community who seek luxurious and edgy lifestyles. Dr. Riobe discusses her practice and her contributions to the publication.

Guest: Karl Andriessen

Presenter: Tabetha Moreto

Guest Bio: Karl Andriessen is an Anika Foundation PhD Student at the University of New South Wales. He has been working in suicide prevention and postvention nationally and internationally for three decades, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the UNSW School of Psychiatry, supported by a research grant of the Anika Foundation for Adolescent Depression and Suicide. He co-chaired the Special Interest Group on Suicide Bereavement of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) for fifteen years, and received the 2005 IASP Farberow Award for outstanding contributions in the field of bereavement after suicide, the 2017 AISRAP Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award, and the 2017 Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award, Health Faculty, Griffith University Brisbane.

Segment Overview: In today’s interview, Karl Andriessen of UNSW talks about the complex nature of suicidology, the scientific study of suicidal behaviour and suicide prevention. He also discusses about how to improve the mental health of suicidal teenagers.

Guest: Associate Professor Janet Beilby

Presenter: Tabetha Moreto

Guest Bio: Janet Beilby is an Associate Professor from the School of Psychology and Speech Pathology at Curtin University, who runs the largest stuttering treatment clinic in the country will be presenting on interesting and distinct research exploring the quality of life among people who stutter at the 2017 Australian Speak Easy Association’s Conference held in Perth.

Janet Beilby has been a lecturer, researcher and clinician in the field of stuttering for over 30 years. She is well known nationally and internationally and has treated thousands of clients, trained hundreds of students and been awarded over half a million dollars in research funds investigating varying aspects of stuttering disorders.

Segment Overview: In today’s interview, Associate Professor Janet Beilby talks about how stuttering impacts the quality of one’s life which will also be discussed at the 2017 Australian Speak Easy Association’s Conference in Perth.

Guest: Felicity Curtain

Presenter: Tabetha Moreto

Guest Bio: Felicity is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, and works as Nutrition Manager at the Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council. Through her role, Felicity manages various research projects focused on understanding the nutritional benefits of grain and legume foods, and communicates these with manufacturers, retailers, the media, and consumers. She is passionate about translating complex nutrition science in an easily digestible manner, to empower Australians to improve their health through good nutrition.

Segment Overview: Felicity Curtain talks about the excellent health benefits of consuming whole foods especially grains as an economical and nutritious way to increase our protein intake without taking expensive supplements.

Guest: Sarah Allister

Presenter: Henry Acosta

Guest Bio: Sarah has worked at the Alzheimer’s Australia since early 2013, where she worked as a Support Services Advisor. In this role, Sarah provides support to people living with dementia and their carers through support programs such as the National Dementia Helpline, Carer Support Groups, the Living With Memory Loss Program and other carer education. Following her return from maternity leave in 2015, she took on a role with the Younger Onset Dementia Key Worker Program. This program has allowed her to work closely with families and people living with dementia under the age of 65 to provide individualised information and advice and linkages into appropriate support services.

 Segment Overview: Sarah Allister talks about Alzheimer’s Australia and how they provide invaluable support to families and people living with younger onset dementia under the age of 65 across Queensland.