INTERVIEWS

Guest: Dr. N. Lawrence Edwards
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. N. Lawrence Edwards is a specialist in internal medicine and rheumatology, and serves as professor of medicine in
the Division of Clinical Immunology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He is also program director of the Medicine Residency Training Program and vice chairman for the Department of Medicine at the University. In addition, he is the chairman and chief executive officer for the Gout & Uric Acid Education Society.

Segment overview: Dr. N. Lawrence Edwards, MD, rheumatologist and chairman of the Gout and Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES), talks about the “Go For Six” campaign to raise awareness about the importance of knowing your serum uric acid (sUA) level.

Guest: Dr. N. Lawrence Edwards
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. N. Lawrence Edwards is a specialist in internal medicine and rheumatology, and serves as professor of medicine in the Division of Clinical Immunology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He is also program director of the Medicine Residency Training Program and vice chairman for the Department of Medicine at the University. In addition, he is the chairman and chief executive officer for the Gout & Uric Acid Education Society.

Segment overview: Dr. N. Lawrence Edwards, MD, rheumatologist and chairman of the Gout and Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES), discusses the recent survey findings that show that only 29 percent of Americans correctly identified Gout as a form of arthritis and other misconceptions patients have about this condition.

Guest: Nathan Cheong
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Nathan Cheong is the Managing Director of BioCeuticals. Prior to taking on the role of Managing Director, Nathan was the General Manager of Herbs of Gold a subsidiary of public listed company Vita Life Science. Nathan is a qualified Naturopath and Herbalist and holds degrees in Health Science, Science and Social Work. He currently sits on the Complementary Health Care Councils Complaints resolution panel and is a member of the Australian Institute of management.

Segment overview: Nathan Cheong, Managing Director of BioCeuticals and a qualified Naturopath and Herbalist, has an upcoming charity climb in Mt Kilimanjaro – Nathan will be climbing the mountain from 15 – 25 July to help raise money to find a cure for Brain Cancer, organised by Dr Charlie Teo.

Guest: Nathan Cheong
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Nathan Cheong is the Managing Director of BioCeuticals. Prior to taking on the role of Managing Director, Nathan was the General Manager of Herbs of Gold a subsidiary of public listed company Vita Life Science. Nathan is a qualified Naturopath and Herbalist and holds degrees in Health Science, Science and Social Work. He currently sits on the Complementary Health Care Councils Complaints resolution panel and is a member of the Australian Institute of management.

Segment overview: Nathan Cheong, Managing Director of BioCeuticals and a qualified Naturopath and Herbalist, talks about his approach to health and the importance of practitioner advice alongside therapeutic supplements.

Guest: Nathan Cheong
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Nathan Cheong is the Managing Director of BioCeuticals. Prior to taking on the role of Managing Director, Nathan was the General Manager of Herbs of Gold a subsidiary of public listed company Vita Life Science. Nathan is a qualified Naturopath and Herbalist and holds degrees in Health Science, Science and Social Work. He currently sits on the Complementary Health Care Councils Complaints resolution panel and is a member of the Australian Institute of management.

Segment overview: Nathan Cheong, Managing Director of BioCeuticals, discusses the growth of BioCeuticals and upcoming launches and news.

Guest: John Malanca
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: John and Corrine Malanca are founders of United Patients Group. (UPG) is a resource in Medical Cannabis information for physicians, patients and organizations. UPG acts as a virtual hand for patients, by helping them navigate through this ever-changing industry with CME education courses and one-on-one consulting to physicians and medical institutions.

Segment overview: John Malanca, founder of United Patients Group (UPG), a leading resource in medical cannabis information and accredited education, talks about the launch of it’s Medical Cannabis Curriculum for Health Professionals.

Guest: John Malanca
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: John and Corrine Malanca are founders of United Patients Group. (UPG) is a resource in Medical Cannabis information for physicians, patients and organizations. UPG acts as a virtual hand for patients, by helping them navigate through this ever-changing industry with CME education courses and one-on-one consulting to physicians and medical institutions.

Segment overview: John Malanca, founder of United Patients Group (UPG), a leading resource in medical cannabis information and accredited education, talks about the recent (May 2016) 2nd annual conference “Medical Cannabis: The Science. The Truth.”

Guest: John Malanca
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: John and Corrine Malanca are founders of United Patients Group. (UPG) is a resource in Medical Cannabis information for physicians, patients and organizations. UPG acts as a virtual hand for patients, by helping them navigate through this ever-changing industry with CME education courses and one-on-one consulting to physicians and medical institutions.

Segment overview: John Malanca, founder of United Patients Group (UPG), talks about why he started UPG and their mission to be a trusted resource for health professionals, patients and organizations in the industry of medical cannabis information and accredited education.

Guest: David Meldrum
Presenter: Patrick Reyes
Guest Bio: David Meldrum has worked in a variety of executive positions across much of the human services sector, both in government, in NGOs and as a consultant. Along with time spent working with young offenders, child protection, public housing and aged care, he has been found himself repeatedly drawn back to Australia’s unfinished business of guaranteeing decent services and a better quality of life for people with mental illness.
After nearly 30 years working in and around the mental health sector, David is excited by the broader perspectives of recent years, driven in part by the influx of workers at all levels with lived experience Recovery-focused services, with whole of family approaches, and strongly peer-influenced in all aspects of their work, are here to stay, and he feels privileged to be part of that action.

Segment overview: David Meldrum is the Executive Director of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia, a federation of long-standing member organisations delivering specialist services for individuals and families. MIFA members operate out of nearly 150 locations across Australia. They work with and alongside participants and members of our organisations in every program, whether as staff, managers, peers, volunteers or board members. MIFA works closely with families, carers and friends as well as the person with a mental illness. Their holistic objectives involve assisting individuals and families in their journey to recover mental health, physical health, social connectedness and equal opportunity in all aspects of life. Their collaborations with other service providers ensure that their front doors will always lead to the best local services.

Guest: Dr. Robert Walker
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Robert C. Walker, Ph.D., is the CEO of Rayvio, an advanced health and hygiene company that enables clean water and environments. Dr. Walker has 20 years experience in the LED and compound semiconductor world, particularly in Asia, and 6 years of venture capital experience. He was formerly a Partner at Sierra Ventures and CEO of BridgeLux. He has a Ph.D. in Physics from Caltech.
RayVio, based in Silicon Valley, helps protect against persistent environmental health threats by delivering a new class of innovative products. Applications include water, air and surface disinfection and medical treatments with a particular focus on consumer products.

Segment overview: RayVio, a health and hygiene company, is launching a new class of UV LED products that can disinfect in a flash (literally!). Eliminating the need for bulky, fragile and toxic chemicals. While UV LEDs have previously been used for disinfection, they’ve never before been as compact and as powerful until now.