INTERVIEWS

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Melissa Jane
Guest Bio: Melissa founded SuperFood Republic after many years of battling her own health and weight issues, she became completely devoted to educating herself and others on diet theories, bio-individuality and holistic wellness which lead her to launch her own superfood powders product line, teas, raw cakes and cook books. She has almost 30 years of experience in the Wellness and Skin industry and studied under the guidance of INN Nutrition in New York to became a qualified Health Coach and trained at Raw Living to become a Raw Vegan Pastry Chef.

Segment overview: In this Health Supplier Segment episode, know more about SuperFood Republic products and services. Aside from Melissa’s product line of raw cakes, teas, cook books, gluten free, dairy free, egg free and refined sugar free deserts, SuperFood Republic also offers coaching for individual and family health, cooking demonstrations and lessons as well as corporate wellness coaching.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Colin Phillips
Guest Bio: Colin is the owner/director of GoHealth Online. Prior to his arrival in Australia, he has had vast experience in Physiotherapy clinics in Ireland, UK, Zambia and New Zealand. Colin has experience in public, private and voluntary physiotherapy settings. His main area of expertise and experience is musculoskeletal physiotherapy having a particular interest in the diagnosis, management and prevention of acute sports injuries.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, Colin shares with us the services they offer at GoHealth Online. You can come visit either of their clinics in Penshurst or Maroubra in Sydney. Among the services they provide include physiotherapy, massage, pilates, rehabilitation and nutrition needs. They can design a unique rehabilitation exercise program for your specific needs.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Angela Tillmanns
Guest Bio: With more than 30 years experience in service delivery in the Commonwealth Government, Angela has developed a solid understanding of the relationship between the client, not for profit service provider and government.
Angela serves on the Board of CPL and is also on the Board of National Disability Services, Chair of the National Disability Services Queensland Committee and a member of Cerebral Palsy Australia and Ability First.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, learn more about the non-profit organization Choice Passion Life (formerly know as the Cerebral Palsy League) – “CPL gives you the freedom of choice, the opportunity to chase your passion and the support to live the life you choose.” They provide vital support and services to more than 8,000 children and adults with disabilities in Queensland and Northern NSW.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Sonja Bernhardt OAM
Guest Bio: Sonja Bernhardt, an Australian technology industry identity, holds three management and information technology related degrees. She is CEO of ThoughtWare a multi award winning business and developer of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance software solutions Governance, Risk Management, Compliance software. She has been actively involved in multiple industry related activities and a published author of book chapters and industry articles. In 2005 Sonja was the first Australian inducted into the WITI (Women in Technology International) Hall of Fame.On Australia Day 2011 she was the first Queensland woman to be awarded with one of the countries top honours, a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to information technology.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, know more about ThoughtWare and it’s cornerstone Governance, Risk Management and Compliance solution i.on my software helps equip aged care, community care, retirement villages, indigenous services, disability services & hospitals with the appropriate practical and time saving software & tools to help address requirements for:

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Susan Dost
Guest Bio: Susan Dost is President & CEO of SheridanCare. She has completed comprehensive training on priority senior issues conducted by the Society of Certified Senior Advisors and has taken the educational initiative to become a professional leader in meeting the key needs and issues concerning mature adults. As a Certified Senior Advisor and President of Sheridan Care, she has an empowered staff who will personally meet with each and every client, and assess each family’s needs.

Segment overview: In this Healthcare Supplier Segment, Susan Dost discusses SheridanCare In Home Healthcare based in Los Angeles, California.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Dr. David Haase
Guest Bio: David Haase, MD is the founder and medical director of the MaxWell Clinic- a Collaborative-Care, Functional Medicine Clinic. He is committed to finding and addressing the underlying causes of illness in his patients -one aspect of which has led to the development of the remarkably successful Allergy Drop Program at the MaxWell Clinic. Dr. Haase is a reviewer for the “Textbook of Functional Medicine”, and lectures nationwide on functional medicine, whole person approaches to cancer prevention and treatment, and the Creation of Health.

Segment overview: Understanding the role of inflammation of the gut and brain may be the way of the future with the diagnosis of depression. World renowned neurologist and functional medicine expert, Dr Haase is calling for a rethink of the way we diagnose psychiatric disorders. He recommends brain scans, called Quantitative EEG diagnostic scans, to measure the brain against a database of healthy brains. This technology is available in Australia.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Jefferson Harcourt
Guest Bio: Jefferson Harcourt formed Grey Innovation in 1998. Jefferson is also a director of Verde Health Foundation; a DGR1 charity which channels philanthropic funds to de-risk and accelerate medical device technologies. Jefferson works with members of the investment community to help build business, sits on a number of start-up company boards, and is committed to helping create successful high-tech companies.

Segment overview: Grey Innovation is an Australian based technology commercialisation company with a strong track record of identifying and commercialising breakthrough technologies. Grey Innovation has the in-house capability to take technology from research, through product development and certification, into clinical trials and production.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Michael Foley
Guest Bio: Associate Professor Mick Foley is the founding scientist of AdAlta and a key inventor of the AdAlta technology. In 1995 he was awarded an ARC QEII Fellowship where he established the phage display of antibodies and peptide technology as a means of answering fundamental questions of immunity to infectious diseases, particularly malaria of which he is an internationally recognized leader. Having published over 70 scientific publications Mick has received funding from ARC, NHMRC,NIH (USA) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Segment overview: AdAlta is a privately owned company established in 2007 to develop the next generation antibody platform, the i-body and the single domain shark antibody. AdAlta is growing a pipeline of i-bodies for treatment of cancer and fibrosis from its internal discovery efforts utilizing the i-body technology.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Allanah Crameri
Guest Bio: Allanah currently works as a full-time Orthoptist in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. She has a Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Orthoptics (Honours). Allanah is the current Public Relations Coordinator for Orthoptics Australia; a national organisation representing members across Australia. She enjoys seeing children in the clinic & helping them manage their eye conditions.

Segment overview: Allanah discusses the national organization Orthoptics Australia (OA) that represents members in all states of Australia, as well as members from other countries, including New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. They strive to promote and advance the discipline of orthoptics in public hospitals and ophthalmology practices, and to actively seek and implement career and work benefits and opportunities for its members.

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest: Amanda Ferguson
Guest Bio: Amanda has worked with the Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland as a Support Services Coordinator since 2013, providing practical and emotional support to blood cancer patients. She also coordinates the Foundation’s myeloma support and educational program, as well as the Cooking for Chemo nutrition program. Prior to joining the Foundation, Amanda worked as a Registered Nurse for over 20 years at hospitals in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Saudi Arabia.

Segment overview: Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland‘s Support Services Coordinator Amanda Ferguson talks about “Cooking for Chemo” – a new cooking and nutrition program to help Queensland blood cancer patients during treatment.