INTERVIEWS

Guest: Jonathan Kingsley
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Jonathan is the Sales & Marketing Manager at The Brainary, a supplier of cutting-edge assistive technology and therapeutic resources. He has considerable experience working with educators and clinicians to provide technology solutions that add to and enhance practice. This year, he was part of a team that successfully received funding from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) to conduct research into the ‘NAO’ humanoid robot’s applications in paediatric rehabilitation. Jonathan is also completing an Executive Master of Arts at the University of Melbourne.”

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, know more about the latest educational resources available today for all ages as we are joined by Brainary Interactive Sales and Marketing Manager Jonathan Kingsley. Established in 2001, educational resource supplier The Brainary® has created Brainary Interactive® which supplies the latest inclusive learning technologies to Australian and New Zealand schools, service providers, individuals, and families. It focuses on new technology and learning as well as products for rehabilitation and people with disabilities. One of their products is the NAO Robot which is a friendly, small, cute and measures 58-cm tall and assists with the development and progress of science and technology education.

Guest: Mary-Rose Mitchell
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Mary-Rose Mitchell has been with Enable for nearly four years, and through this time have worked in different roles and in this current role for a year and a half. Enable is a not for profit, NGO in which they once primarily supported clients who received Disability Services Commission Funding. However over the years, they have branched into new areas to broaden our horizons which includes Mental Health, DCPFS, Health Department, Insurance Injury Compensation or even through the Education Department. They have had much growth in the past couple of years going from the one office and 88 clients to now 5 offices throughout the Southwest, and 336 clients in which we provide services. With this growth comes new directions, and recently they have employed a Registered Nurse whose primary role is to create and oversee implementation of holistic health care plans.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Enable‘s Manager of Individual and Family Outcomes Mary-Rose Mitchell joins us to share valuable insights about their organization. They are able to support clients who have very complex medical needs, and have been inpatients for long periods. Some of these services include tracheostomy care, Oxygen administration, suctioning requirements, PEG feeding and in some instances palliative care in the home. As Hospitals are under increasing pressure to discharge patients as soon as possible, this puts Enable in a good position to provide a comprehensive transition for the patient to return home. They work in collaboration with the Medical Teams, Social Workers, associated funding bodies, the client and families, and our values remain in the forefront of our service, individualised and tailored to your own needs, wants and dreams.

Overview:
• A large outbreak of mumps in Western Australia has been blamed for a big increase in the number of cases Australia-wide, and has led to criticism of the state’s vaccination rates. More than 390 cases of mumps have been reported around WA since March, compared to about 20 cases at the same time last year.

•  Environmental groups are warning that Australia’s new clean air standards are not good enough because they do not comply with World Health Organisation recommendations.

• The far west’s Aboriginal health service says it’s preparing to roll out a major research project to Wilcannia and Menindee aimed at gauging local levels of psychological distress.

Guest: Dr Geoff Cumming
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Dr Geoff Cumming has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and biotechnology industries. Dr Cumming has previously served as Managing Director of Roche Diagnostic Systems – Oceania Regional Centre, where he transformed a loss making business to one achieving over 30% compound annual growth and the highest profitability levels in Roche’s global organisation. Geoff was also Managing Director and CEO of Biosceptre International Ltd commercialising a range of products in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Geoff holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Monash University and an MBA from Macquarie University – Graduate School of Business.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, know more about the great array of products developed by Anteo Diagnostics as we welcome their Managing Director and CEO Dr Geoff Cumming. The Anteo group owns a patented nanoglue technology, which is used by healthcare customers as an addition to their existing tests, to consistently enable laboratory test results that can either be delivered faster, cheaper, or with greater specificity or sensitivity than incumbent tests. In addition, Anteo has just completed its transformational acquisition of the Belgian diagnostics company DIAsource. With a distribution reach into 75 countries across the world, the acquisition of DIAsource will deliver a range of significant benefits to both companies and Anteo shareholders which include strong revenue, revenue growth and EBITDA margin; an experienced and globally-networked team; a broad suite of existing products; a strategic location; and additional differentiators.

Overview:
• The board of the Far West Local Health District will put itself under the spotlight early next year, conducting an audit of its governance. The LHD has been dogged by workplace bullying allegations this year, launching two internal reviews, saying neither substantiated the claims against senior staff by hospital workers.

• US dating app Tinder is teaming up with Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) to raise awareness among the young about organ donation. Romance-seekers swiping on some profiles will be prompted to sign up to the NHS organ donor register.

• The trial has shown that the drug anastrozole is as effective as tamoxifen for treating postmenopausal women with an early form of breast cancer, known as ductal carcinoma. The study was co-ordinated by the Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, and the results have been presented to the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Overview:
• A study from Murdoch University, Neville Ellis interviewed 22 farmers from the Wheatbelt town in WA found that farmers’ mental health is being negatively impacted as weather patterns become more erratic and unpredictable.

• An inquiry into services for people with autism spectrum disorder is calling for submissions from the public, and Bendigo autism advocate Rebecca Kelly has outlined her concerns. Ms Kelly’s eight-year-old daughter was diagnosed with autism four years ago and her son, who is now six, was diagnosed a year later.

• The Garvan Institute of Medical Research warmly congratulates Professor Don Chisholm, who has been awarded a Doctor of Science (DSc) by UNSW Australia. This higher doctorate is accorded in recognition of a body of work that has made a significant contribution to a field of knowledge.

Overview:
• A Queensland first surgery has given a child her Christmas wish.New technology has helped Brisbane doctors remove the cause of four-year-old Rowena Alexander’s severe epilepsy, allowing her to head home to her family in Charters Towers in northern Queensland.

• Thousands more children will be able to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) after the Federal and South Australian governments ended a funding dispute and pledged to provide $50 million each to a transition period.

•  International team led by University of Exeter Medical School, King’s College London and Cardiff University, including Dr Ruth Pidsley of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, showed for the first time that genetic differences between people can affect DNA methylation in the brain as it develops.

Guest: Dr. Frank Ditz
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Frank Ditz, MD is a board certified physician located in Rockledge, Florida. He specializes in primary care and family medicine. His current practice is located in the Suntree area, but he will soon open a newly built state-of-the-art 8,500 square foot facility 1 mile away in Melbourne, Florida. Dr. Ditz has been practicing medicine in Rockledge, Florida.

Segment overview: Dr. Frank Ditz, MD, discusses his expertise in other fields of medicine and the topics that he has lectured on.

Guest: Dr. Frank Ditz
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Frank Ditz, MD is a board certified physician located in Rockledge, Florida. He specializes in primary care and family medicine. His current practice is located in the Suntree area, but he will soon open a newly built state-of-the-art 8,500 square foot facility 1 mile away in Melbourne, Florida. Dr. Ditz has been practicing medicine in Rockledge, Florida.

Segment overview: Dr. Frank Ditz, MD, discusses being part of Signature MD Concierge Medicine and the benefits for his patients as well as himself.

Guest: Dr. Frank Ditz
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Frank Ditz, MD is a board certified physician located in Rockledge, Florida. He specializes in primary care and family medicine. His current practice is located in the Suntree area, but he will soon open a newly built state-of-the-art 8,500 square foot facility 1 mile away in Melbourne, Florida. Dr. Ditz has been practicing medicine in Rockledge, Florida.

Segment overview: Dr. Frank Ditz, MD, talks about leaving the Air Force and starting his personal private practice in Florida.