INTERVIEWS

Overview:

• Victorian pre-schoolers will be banned from attending child care or kindergarten unless they are vaccinated, under new ‘no jab, no play’ laws to be introduced by the State Government.

• The Keep Your Hands off our Ambos campaign, featuring intensive care paramedic Jordan Pring, was launched in May in response to rising rates of assault. The incidents for violence in South Australia ambulance officer have dropped for the past two months.

• Australian Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Baggoley we’re concerned that more than 30 doses of bioCSL Fluvax have been given to Australian children aged under five this winter, despite warnings not to give it to young children.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Born in Perth, WA, Debbie has travelled extensively, living in New York and Europe for several years, which she believes was a huge influence in her design ideas. Debbie is passionate about creating beautiful environments incorporating spaces that work well for both residents and staff using, amongst many things, the principals of universal design. She has extensive knowledge and understanding of the specific needs of our seniors including mobility, dementia, visual and hearing impairments – just some of the factors which need to be taken into consideration when designing in this specialized area. Debbie, together with her skilled team at deFiddesign are dedicated to changing and enhancing the image and experience of growing older.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Debbie de Fiddes who is the Managing Director of deFiddesign joins us to discuss the various interior design services that they offer which include projects in residential, commercial and hospitality. Debbie and her team at deFiddesign recently produced interior environment guidelines commissioned by the NSW Government of Australia and most recently are involved as specialist consultants for a considerable new aged care development in Hong Kong. Under Debbie’s leadership, deFiddesign is committed to being at the forefront of innovative design for dementia, attending conferences, workshops and HammondCare Design School as well as working on research projects both individually and collaboratively with various organizations.

Guest: David Couper
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: David’s prolific career in leading large-scale organizational restructuring and leadership development projects has taken him from London to Tokyo, Chicago to Los Angeles, Hong Kong and back. Partnering with Fortune 500 business leaders to resuscitate the soul of work from the inside out, his talent and approach have had profound impact in the sectors of healthcare, media, entertainment, manufacturing, finance, and oil and gas. Notable clients include Kaiser Permanente, Cigna Healthcare, Ameritech, Mattel, BBC, Warner Bros., Rolls Royce, Halifax Bank, Ford Europe, Accenture and Entertainment, Amoco, BP, and Allied Signal, among others.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, get helpful insights from founder and CEO David Couper of David Couper Consulting, Inc. David educates leaders to know that successful organizations ignite an employee’s drive to contribute, create, and flourish. A great example of this is their 21 Day Meditation Program recently launched for Healthcare Professionals. These organizations are committed to seeing the sparkle in each employee’s eye – a certain inexplicable quality that drives a person to take ownership of their roles and responsibilities and far exceed expectations. He partners with companies who are ready to reclaim their values and vision of quality service, thus inviting, inspiring, and enabling their workforce to awaken to their purpose, power, and potential.

Overview:

• Australia’s first open molecular laboratory Sydney’s BioFoundry lab is not open to the public yet, but if it gets the required safety approvals it will be a place where scientists or science enthusiasts can get together to experiment.

• Vaccine manufacturer CSL in Melbourne has experienced increased inquiries about Q fever as well as an increased demand for the vaccine since the story aired a few weeks ago,” the Senior Director of Public Affairs, Sharon McHale said.

•Pregnancy support groups are warning expectant mothers about the dangers of posting photos of their bellies online.The Australian Multiple Birth Association said pregnant women who shared photos with other expectant mothers online might have also unwittingly shared them with people collecting content for sexual, pregnancy fetish websites.

Overview:

• The Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis Bill was introduced by Greens leader Richard Di Natale last year with cross-party support. He said that as the report raised only minor concerns, the Government should move quickly to make the necessary changes and pass it.

• Darwin artist Megan Robertson honours children’s umbilical cords, placenta in art exhibition. The placenta and its umbilical cord were kept in Ms Robertson’s freezer for the next two years. This inspiration came in 2014 with the arrival of Ms Robertson’s second child.

• Australia’s leading health experts say doctors should get extra pay if their patients’ health improves. The recommendations from 30 healthcare experts and community representatives, including the George Institute for Global Health, the Consumer Health Forum, the College of GPs and the Royal College of Physicians.

Overview:

• More than 50 non-urgent elective surgeries have now been cancelled in South Australia and four patients have been moved from metropolitan to country hospitals, as part of the State Government’s winter demand management plan.

• The complexity of diagnosing and treating rare diseases in Western Australia means they cost the state a disproportionately large amount of money, a study has found.

• Three mates from northern Australia are currently competing in the Mongol Rally from London to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia and have raised over $12,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
[7:17:20 AM] Dianne Grace: thank you

Guest: Hunter Leonard
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Hunter Leonard is an strategic marketer with over 25 years experience in senior sales and marketing including close to 20 years in the pharmaceutical and healthcare market. He is regularly sought out by media for his advice and opinion on both strategic marketing and ethics. Hunter has consulted in over 40 different industries, and when not running his business is spending time taking macro photography shots, playing guitar, or bushwalking with his wife, Nicole. Hunter’s consultancy – Blue Frog Marketing – has won 6 AMI Awards for Marketing Excellence through the peak marketing body – the Australian Marketing Institute.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Blue Frog Marketing founder Hunter Leonard joins us today to share great insights on marketing in the pharmaceutical and healthcare fields. They are know for their Five Step System of marketing – the RAPID Marketing Model which is an acronym that stands for Research, Analyse, Plan, Implement and Detect. They provide both an outsourced marketing department service for larger businesses, strategic marketing projects for all clients and DIY marketing systems for SME businesses.

Guest: Hunter Leonard
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: BioRevive Marketing Director Hunter Leonard has over 25 years experience in senior sales and marketing including close to 20 years in the pharmaceutical and healthcare market. He has a keen interest in the ethical presentation and marketing of products, believing that smart strategy can overcome market challenges, without having to resort to over promises or questionable marketing conduct. Hunter has developed the largest benchmark of marketing practices in business in Australia, written a book on marketing – “Marketing has no off switch” and developed an online DIY marketing portal for Australian Business.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, learn more about the great selection of products from various innovative health brands that BioRevive distributes as we are joined by their Marketing Director Hunter Leonard. Their website makes customers’ brand selection easy and it provides useful and relevant health information, making your search for the closest pharmacy stocking their brands faster and convenient. They only consider products that deliver outstanding results for users and that meet Australian therapeutic or cosmetic requirements.

Guest: Peter Merrilees
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Peter is the Medical Business Unit Manager at Point of Care Diagnostics Pty Ltd. He has a strong background in the health and medical industries with over 20 years’ experience, the last 12 of which has been specifically focused on Point of Care Testing (PoCT). Peter is on the IVD Australia Working Group for PoCT and is truly passionate about this field. He has a background in business and marketing and has just finished studying Biotechnology at RMIT University.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Peter Merrilees from the Point of Care Diagnostics joins us today to introduce their wide range of diagnostic products. Launched in 1995, POCD has become a leader in point of care testing in both Australia and New Zealand with many of their products the industry standard in their disciplines. Their customers include top health companies, hospitals and medical research institutions.

Overview:

• The federal Department of Social Services established a national hotline set up to handle complaints about the transition to Consumer Directed Care (CDC) it has taken only 115 calls and resolved 51 cases from the estimated 66,000 people moved onto CDC packages on July 1.

• A public campaign to encourage potential paedophiles to seek help such as the UK’s Stop Sexual Offending site, before committing a criminal offence should be considered, along with more early treatment options, to protect children from sexual abuse, mental health experts say.

• The global standard recommended by the World Health Organisation is 80 per cent and above, and in 2009, Papua New Guinea (PNG) only immunised just over half of its children under the age of one.