INTERVIEWS

Guest: Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoity
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoity currently serves as Associate director, division of Neurology, Section Chief of epilepsy and neurophysiology at Children’s Mercy Hospital. He is also the Director of Children’s Mercy Hospital’s level 4 epilepsy center, which is one of the few level 4 pediatric epilepsy centers in the country. He has developed and is directing the clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at Children’s Mercy Hospital. He has also developed and is directing the Neurodiagnostic Program. He finished his medical degree at Cairo University in Egypt. Dr. Abdelmoity then started molecular neurobiology research at UT Southwestern at Dallas, where he later started his pediatric Neurology residency.

Segment overview: Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD, Director of Children’s Mercy Hospital’s level 4 epilepsy center, talks about the treatment gap and how options like VNS therapy (Vagus nerve stimulation) can help.

Guest: Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoity
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoity currently serves as Associate director, division of Neurology, Section Chief of epilepsy and neurophysiology at Children’s Mercy Hospital. He is also the Director of Children’s Mercy Hospital’s level 4 epilepsy center, which is one of the few level 4 pediatric epilepsy centers in the country. He has developed and is directing the clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at Children’s Mercy Hospital. He has also developed and is directing the Neurodiagnostic Program. He finished his medical degree at Cairo University in Egypt. Dr. Abdelmoity then started molecular neurobiology research at UT Southwestern at Dallas, where he later started his pediatric Neurology residency.

Segment overview: Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD, Director of Children’s Mercy Hospital’s level 4 epilepsy center, discusses truths, myths and misconceptions about epilepsy.

Guest: Dr. Joanna McMillan
Presenter: Henry Acosta
Guest Bio: Dr Joanna is one of Australia’s favourite and most trusted health and wellbeing experts. She is a PhD qualified nutrition scientist and Accredited Practising Dietitian, and a former fitness instructor, giving her the sound credentials required to help us all make head or tail of the increasingly confusing nutrition and health messages in the media. Joanna is a regular on television, radio and in print media, and is the founder of Get Lean, an online lifestyle change program. She is a proud ambassador for Diabetes Australia, The Skin and Cancer Foundation and FoodBank.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we welcome Dr. Joanna McMillan here to share her insights on how we can reduce our cholesterol levels and maintain our heart health. She reminds us that eating well is crucial for heart health with some foods offering particular benefits. Among the foods she in encouraging us to include in our daily diet is Beta Heart, this is a great tasting healthy oats and barley drink rich in beta-glucan. A daily serve delivers over 3g beta-glucan, which when consumed as part of a healthy diet with healthy fats, is scientifically proven to reduce cholesterol.

Guest: Dr. Bruce Kambouris
Presenter: Patrick Reyes
Guest Bio: Dr Bruce is a highly respected medical researcher, authoring several medical publications in the area of cholesterol, heart disease and nutrition with the CSIRO’s Department of Human Nutrition. He has a PHD in Medicine at Flinders University and has continued his studies, diversifying into other areas of health management such as naturopathy, Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and completed a degree in Chemical Engineering from Curtin University. He is also the scientist behind AquaBotanical – water made from vegetables.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by Dr. Bruce Kambouris Founding Director of AquaBotanical and RelaxMax™ Kava is his latest brainchild. RelaxMax™ Kava is a wildberry flavoured, effervescent kava supplement, scientifically shown to relieve symptoms of mild anxiety, stress and tension – naturally. RelaxMax™ Kava is made from pure kava root extract and the patented effervescent formulation optimises absorption for instant, powerful results. Its muscle relaxant action can also assist patients with muscular problems both before and after chiropractic adjustments, massage therapy sessions, exercise or even Pilates. The product is listed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration as a complementary medicine.

Guest: Cameron Fuller
Presenter: Patrick Reyes
Guest Bio: Cameron Fuller is Acting Executive General Manager of Specialised Banking at NAB and holds over 16 years’ experience as a banker focusing on the health sector. In his role at NAB, he leads a team of specialist bankers who support clients in the broader health industry including dentists, GPs and allied health professionals with regards to business banking and finance solutions.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by NAB Executive General Manager Specialised Banking Cameron to discuss the results of their recent NAB Quartery Business Surveys that shows positive business conditions in the past six months. Australians are choosing to spend more on their health, and Australian health practices are reporting positive business conditions in the past six months, according to two new reports on Australia’s health services sector released by NAB Health and Medfin. Based on transactions made through NAB’s health claims and payment processing system, HICAPS, the NAB Health Consumption Indicator (NHCI) grew nationally by 3.4%, year-on-year in the September quarter 2016.

Guest: Anne Glauber
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Anne Glauber is a managing partner of Finn Partners and a founder of its CSR/ Social Impact practice. Her work has earned her national recognition for new communications models that mobilize private sector resources to address public problems. When she was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer she discovered information on treatments outside of the standard of care and created Let’s Win, a first-of-its-kind crowdsourcing platform that enables doctors, researchers and patients to share fast-breaking clinical information about pancreatic cancer treatments and trials.

Segment overview: Anne Glauber talks about how “Let’s Win” works with other major players in the pancreatic cancer sphere, and how social media is changing how we think about and address pancreatic cancer.

Guest: Anne Glauber
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Anne Glauber is a managing partner of Finn Partners and a founder of its CSR/ Social Impact practice. Her work has earned her national recognition for new communications models that mobilize private sector resources to address public problems. When she was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer she discovered information on treatments outside of the standard of care and created Let’s Win, a first-of-its-kind crowdsourcing platform that enables doctors, researchers and patients to share fast-breaking clinical information about pancreatic cancer treatments and trials.

Segment overview: Anne Glauber discusses the ultimate goal of “Let’s Win,” a first-of-its-kind crowdsourcing platform launched earlier this year to enable doctors, researchers and patients to share fast-breaking clinical information on potentially life-saving pancreatic cancer treatments and trials.

Guest: Anne Glauber
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Anne Glauber is a managing partner of Finn Partners and a founder of its CSR/ Social Impact practice. Her work has earned her national recognition for new communications models that mobilize private sector resources to address public problems. When she was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer she discovered information on treatments outside of the standard of care and created Let’s Win, a first-of-its-kind crowdsourcing platform that enables doctors, researchers and patients to share fast-breaking clinical information about pancreatic cancer treatments and trials.

Segment overview: Anne Glauber shares her personal story and the sobering statistics for those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Guest: Belinda Reynolds
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Belinda is a BioCeuticals educator, nutritionist and dietician and graduated with a degree in 2003. She has been involved in the complementary medicine industry for nearly 15 years – 10 of these working for BioCeuticals as a Practitioner Sales Consultant, Team Leader, Presenter, Educator and Writer, with an involvement in Marketing and Product Development.

Segment overview: BioCeuticals spokesperson and education manager, Belinda Reynolds, discusses the beneficial use of probiotics during an antibiotic course.

Guest: Rebecca Williams
Presenter: Patrick Reyes
Guest Bio: Rebecca holds a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics and Bachelor of Science (Physiology) from the University of Sydney and has experience working as an Accredited Practising Dietitian across various nutrition practice areas including research, public health and industry.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by Rebecca Williams, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutrition Manager of the Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council here to discuss the top reasons why we should reconsider our daily diet and include legumes for its numerous health benefits. Rebecca shares her thoughts on the recent research that shows 65% of Australians aren’t eating the recommended amount of legumes needed for good health. Among the reasons why should eat legumes regularly are because they are packed with plant based protein, they contain vitamins and minerals, a great source of fibre, help us with weight management, and delicious as well.