INTERVIEWS

Guest: Gina Neri
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Within days of learning she was pregnant with her 3rd child, Gina – a 39 year-old lawyer living in NYC – learned she had colon cancer. Her only symptom was rectal bleeding and she had no family history of cancer. Wanting to keep the baby, she met with several surgeons who told her that she wouldn’t be able to if she underwent traditional surgery. That’s when she explored the option of robotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci System for a minimally-invasive alternative.

Segment overview: Gina Neri talks about being diagnosed with colon cancer at age 39 while pregnant with her third child, and the foundation she set up in her daughter’s name that aims to advocate for lowering the age at which people get screened for colon cancer.

Guest: Dr. Alberto Pinzon Charry
Presenter: Henry Acosta
Guest Bio: Dr. Alberto Pinzon Charry specialises in the treatment and management of diseases in infants, children and adolescents that result from abnormalities of the immune system. Alberto received his medical degree from the National University of Columbia in 1999. This was followed by a PhD in Immunology at the University of Queensland, completed in 2005; and, subsequently, a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Immunology at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and a Fellowship in Paediatric Allergy and Immunology at the Royal and Lady Cilento Children’s Hospitals, completed in 2016.Through his work at Paeds in a Pod, he aims to help his patients and their families to manage their disease and live normal happy lives.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we welcome Dr. Alberto Pinzon Charry here to share his knowledge on childhood allergies. Dr Pinzon Charry specialises in the treatment and management of diseases resulting from abnormalities of the immune system in children including allergic diseases, Urticaria and angioedema as well as immunodeficiency diseases. Dr Pinzon Charry works in partnership with Paeds in a Pod practitioners, including a nutritionist, gastroenterologist and general paediatricians, as well as other specialists and allied health service professionals to provide the highest level of quality medical care for children.

Guest: Laura Ali, RD

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Laura is a Registered Dietitian and the Manager of Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs for the StarKist Co. She has more than 25 years of nutrition experience ranging from clinical and outpatient nutrition counseling, retail and most recently with the consumer packaged goods industry.

In her current role at StarKist Co. she serves as the company nutrition advisor, recipe developer and driver of their health and wellness initiatives. She also oversees the regulatory and nutrition labeling initiatives for the company.

Segment overview: In this segment, Laura Ali, a Registered Dietitian and the Manager of Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs for the StarKist Co., discusses how the Starkist Company helps to “Feed The Children.” Learn more and support the cause at: http://www.feedthechildren.org

Guest: Laura Ali, RD

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Laura is a Registered Dietitian and the Manager of Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs for the StarKist Co. She has more than 25 years of nutrition experience ranging from clinical and outpatient nutrition counseling, retail and most recently with the consumer packaged goods industry.
In her current role at StarKist Co. she serves as the company nutrition advisor, recipe developer and driver of their health and wellness initiatives. She also oversees the regulatory and nutrition labeling initiatives for the company.

Segment overview: In this segment, Laura Ali, a Registered Dietitian and the Manager of Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs for the StarKist Co., discusses regulatory and nutrition labeling initiatives.

Guest: Laura Ali, RD
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Laura is a Registered Dietitian and the Manager of Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs for the StarKist Co. She has more than 25 years of nutrition experience ranging from clinical and outpatient nutrition counseling, retail and most recently with the consumer packaged goods industry.
In her current role at StarKist Co. she serves as the company nutrition advisor, recipe developer and driver of their health and wellness initiatives.

Segment overview: In this segment, Laura Ali, a Registered Dietitian and the Manager of Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs for the StarKist Co., discusses health and wellness initiatives focused on seafood.

Guest: Michael Karolchyk
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Michael Karolchyk is the CEO of Spartacus Strategies. Michael opens, runs and revamps gyms and fitness centers.

Segment overview: In this segment, Michael Karolchyk, CEO of Spartacus Strategies, offers his controversial opinions concerning what he calls “Fat Acceptance” and the so-called obesity epidemic.

Guest: Professor Anthony D. Cox

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Anthony D. Cox is a Professor of Marketing and Kelley Venture Fellow at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis. He serves as the faculty chair for the Kelley School’s Business of Medicine Physician MBA Program. Cox received a bachelor’s degree in history and economics from Michigan State University and MBA and Ph.D. degrees in marketing from Indiana University.

Segment overview: In today’s segment, Anthony Cox, faculty chair for the Kelley Business of Medicine Physician MBA Program talks about the 21 month program designed to give physicians the business knowledge and skills they need to navigate through the changing world of healthcare. Learn more about them on their website: https://kelley.iupui.edu/programs/physician-mba

Guests: Professors Scott and Michelle Hall

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Scott Hall, Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Dayton in Ohio, is co-author of Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma: A Guide for Mental Health and Health Care Professionals. As a partner at Hawthorne Integrative, LLC, a health care consulting and clinical counseling firm, he counsels adults with depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD and divorce-related concerns.

Michelle Flaum Hall, Associate Professor of Counseling at Xavier University in Ohio, is co-author of Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma.  A partner at Hawthorne Integrative, she is also a certified master trainer in TeamSTEPPS, and has received training in mindfulness-based stress reduction.

Segment overview: In today’s segment, Professors Scott and Michelle Hall are working to help doctors recognize the emotional toll of surgeries, diagnoses and trauma.  Their recent book — Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma: A Guide for Mental Health and Healthcare Professionals — is the first to describe best practices for treating medical trauma in health care settings.

Guest: Yanni Papanikolaou
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Yanni holds a Masters of Health Science in Public Health Nutrition and is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto focusing on nutrition and brain health. He is the Vice President at Nutritional Strategies where he leads and authors research in nutrition. Yanni is an accomplished peer-reviewed author in scientific and medical journals, and has presented at major nutrition conferences worldwide.

Segment overview: Yanni Papanikolaou, MPH, discusses two new recent studies that he published in Nutrients and Nutrition Journal highlighting nutrition benefits associated with eating grain foods and how these foods provide common shortfall nutrients, such as fiber and B vitamins, for American children and adolescents.