INTERVIEWS

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Debra Taylor
Guest Bio: Melbourne born but now calling Queensland home, Debra has been a qualified lingerie fitter for more than 25 years now.
Debra’s ownership, the Boutique has introduced more post surgery items including compression garments as well as an even wider range of quality, colourful mastectomy swimwear. Debra Taylor is now recognized as one of the most skilled post breast surgery prostheses fitters in Australia. Over the past 10 plus years under

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, know more about the largest post mastectomy lingerie store in Australia, the Spirit of Life Boutique. Owned and managed by couple Debra and Mark Taylor, they offer a wide array of products such as post surgery items including compression garments as well as an even wider range of quality, colourful mastectomy swimwear. They have clients flying in from all over the country as well as New Zealand, Japan and Pacific countries just to visit her store and even their web shop and sends products all over the world.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Matthew Carroll
Guest Bio: Matthew is a lawyer with extensive experience in the field of human rights and anti-discrimination gained from roles in both Australia and overseas. Matthew was appointed President of the Mental Health Review Board and Chairperson of the Psychosurgery Review Board in 2010. Immediately prior to taking up these appointments he was manager of the Human Rights Unit at the Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission. Upon commencement of the new Mental Health Act on 1 July 2014 Matthew became President of the Mental Health Tribunal.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Matthew Carroll shares valuable information about the Mental Health Tribunal. They are an independent statutory tribunal established under the Mental Health Act 2014. The Tribunal is an essential safeguard under the Act to protect the rights and dignity of people with mental illness. The primary function of the Tribunal is to determine whether the criteria for compulsory mental health treatment as set out in the Mental Health Act 2014 apply to a person.

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Topher Wurtz
Guest Bio: Topher Wurtz is an autism dad and a career media and technology company exec. He is applying his professional experience to a very personal issue, autism, to improve life for millions of autism families. He is the Autism Village founder and offers a better understanding of the obstacles in daily life for the 3 million U.S. families who are living with autism. Autism Village is in the midst of it’s first release of a new Mobile App that will work like Yelp or TripAdvisor to help everyone in the autism community.

Segment overview: Topher Wurtz talks about the team of supporters who are an integral part of maintaining Autism Village’s assistance and advocacy of Autistics and the families and friends who care for and live with them.

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Topher Wurtz
Guest Bio: Topher Wurtz is an autism dad and a career media and technology company exec. He is applying his professional experience to a very personal issue, autism, to improve life for millions of autism families. He is the Autism Village founder and offers a better understanding of the obstacles in daily life for the 3 million U.S. families who are living with autism. Autism Village is in the midst of it’s first release of a new Mobile App that will work like Yelp or TripAdvisor to help everyone in the autism community.

Segment overview: Topher Wurtz talks about how businesses can be more sensitive to Autistic patrons and co-workers. Also discussed is how the Autism Village App is used to help families locate “Autism Friendly” establishments.

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Topher Wurtz
Guest Bio: Topher Wurtz is an autism dad and a career media and technology company exec. He is applying his professional experience to a very personal issue, autism, to improve life for millions of autism families. He is the Autism Village founder and offers a better understanding of the obstacles in daily life for the 3 million U.S. families who are living with autism. Autism Village is in the midst of it’s first release of a new Mobile App that will work like Yelp or TripAdvisor to help everyone in the autism community.

Segment overview: Topher Wurtz discusses some of the challenges associated with raising an Autistic child and how his newly developed App can help.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: David Pope
Guest Bio: David is the Managing Director of Clinical Edge. David is a Physiotherapist with a private practice (Sports Edge Physiotherapy) in Terrigal, NSW. He has worked internationally throughout Australia and the UK treating musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction, following his graduation from the University of Sydney in 2000. He also hosts a free podcast via his website every 2-3 weeks, designed to inspire Physiotherapists, and push the boundaries of Physiotherapy.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, our guest David Pope shares information about Clinical Edge. Clinical Edge organises face to face education courses, and online education videos on a large number of sports and musculoskeletal topics. They aim for their education to inspire physiotherapists to innovate new ways to assess and treat patients. Their education is presented so that physiotherapists can use the clinical tools straight away, and then use this to develop their own unique clinical approach.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Clare Cotter
Guest Bio: Clare is the owner of Call on Clare. In response to her own personal experience, Clare created Call on Clare in order to assist family members, carers, hospitals, facilities or medical professional relieve the stress and anxiety of meeting the demands in terms of health schedules, wardrobe management and care at social events.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, hear about the services that Call on Clare has to offer. Created in 2009, this unique specialist mobile service aims to provide reliable and effective help not just in basic in-home care but for organizing events such as specialist medical appointments or day surgery as well.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Darryl Clare
Guest Bio: Darryl Clare is the Business Development Manager for St John Ambulance (Qld), overseeing the management of corporate and public training throughout Queensland in First Aid, Health and Safety and Advanced level clinical skills training. He holds an extensive leadership background in the management of volunteers whom provide vital healthcare and first aid services to members of public. Darryl’s professional objective is to facilitate and deliver excellence in education and leadership through lifelong learning.
Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, know more about the charitable organization St John Ambulance Australia. Darryl Clare is here with us today to talk about their wide range of products and services. In Queensland, they have been active for more than 129 years, but internationally they are part of an organisation with a long and honourable history. They provide industry leading first aid training, quality first aid kits and products for home and industry, first aid services at public events and in times of disaster, community services and support to those suffering from eye disease through Australian and international ophthalmic programs.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Roxanie Lebsanft
Guest Bio: Roxy is the co-founder of BareHands, a PACFA & QCA accredited Psychotherapist, an Allied Health Care practitioner specializing on Counselling, Bowen Therapy, Homoeopathy. She has over 12 years clinical experience in private practice, specialising in “stressed” women. She lectured at the College of Natural Medicine in Communication and Counselling Skills for 2 years and has been invited for keynote speaking to organisations on stress management, conflict resolution and resilience skills.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we’ll be talking with Roxy of the Bare Hands Project. This began from a need to fill the need for accessible and affordable education in resilience and relationship skills, designed especially for mums, clinically proven, practical and teachable, so that they can pass the knowledge on to future generations. They have created a range of resources and continue to do so, which are suited to both mothers and health care practitioners alike, to support increasing mental and emotional health. Their particular focus in on early intervention, stopping issues before they cause major dysfunction and harm, before relationships break down and before chronic illness occurs.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Dr. Andrew Lemon
Guest Bio: Dr. Andrew Lemon is an Osteopath and Functional Movement Specialist working in private practice in Melbourne. He is one of only four Osteopaths to be qualified in Applied Functional Science from the Gray Institute in the USA. Andrew also works as Co-Director of the Functional Movement Group.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, learn about the therapeutic education company the Functional Movement Group. They run courses focusing on movement assessment and training throughout Australia and New Zealand. They also specialise in clinical product innovation such as the Movement Assessment Tool (M.A.T) which is designed to help health professionals in both private practice and hospital settings collect measurable data for any movement such as distance, angulation and verticality to achieve better treatment outcomes.