INTERVIEWS

Presenter: Neal
Guest: Dr. Mardia Stone
Guest Bio: Dr. Mardia Stone is an International Medical and Public Health Expert. Currently, she is Senior Advisor to the Chester M. Pierce, MD, Division of Global Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) /Harvard Medical School and Senior Advisor to the Liberia Center of Excellence in Mental Health and Psychiatry, working extensively on mental health issues, coordinating mental health research and training activities for MGH Psychiatry residents in Liberia.

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Dr. Mardia Stone discusses her role in the placement of future Ebola Virus Treatment Centers in West Africa. She also talks about policies and politics as they relate to the outbreak.

Presenter: Neal
Guest: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz
Guest Bio: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is author of the nonfiction book, DR MUTTER’S MARVELS: A TRUE STORY OF INTRIGUE AND INNOVATION AT THE DAWN OF MODERN MEDICINE.
Her recent awards include the ArtsEdge Writer-In-Residency at the University of Pennsylvania (2010-2011), a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry (2011) and the Amy Clampitt Residency (2013). She lives in Austin, TX visit her website at www.aptowicz.com.

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Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz talks about her fascination with Dr. Thomas Dent Mutter.  She discusses the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and her research into the life of this innovator in medical techniques.

Presenter: Neal
Guest: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz
Guest Bio: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is author of the nonfiction book, DR MUTTER’S MARVELS: A TRUE STORY OF INTRIGUE AND INNOVATION AT THE DAWN OF MODERN MEDICINE.
Her recent awards include the ArtsEdge Writer-In-Residency at the University of Pennsylvania (2010-2011), a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry (2011) and the Amy Clampitt Residency (2013). She lives in Austin, TX visit her website at www.aptowicz.com.

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Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz discusses how Dr. Mutter helped to change the role of women in 19th century medicine.  Religious aspects of Medical Practice during that period in history is also addressed.

Presenter: Neal
Guest: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz
Guest Bio: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is author of the nonfiction book, DR MUTTER’S MARVELS: A TRUE STORY OF INTRIGUE AND INNOVATION AT THE DAWN OF MODERN MEDICINE.
Her recent awards include the ArtsEdge Writer-In-Residency at the University of Pennsylvania (2010-2011), a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry (2011) and the Amy Clampitt Residency (2013). She lives in Austin, TX visit her website at www.aptowicz.com.

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Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz talks about the role that Dr. Thomas Dent Mutter played in the implementation of sanitary practices when performing surgical procedures in the 19th century

Presenter: Neal
Guest: Bob Holdsworth
Guest Bio: An active paramedic, speaker and consultant, Bob Holdsworth has spent more than 33 years in emergency medicine, including executive leadership positions in the private sector, volunteer positions in both EMS and Fire agencies, and the role of EMS coordinator, where he developed and ran a hospital-based, regional paramedic service. He is the author of WADING INTO CHAOS: Inside the Life of a Paramedic.

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Bob Holdsworth discusses returning to work after being injured on the job.  Option and considerations are touched upon as they relate to resources available to First Responders.

Presenter: Neal
Guest: Bob Holdsworth
Guest Bio: An active paramedic, speaker and consultant, Bob Holdsworth has spent more than 33 years in emergency medicine, including executive leadership positions in the private sector, volunteer positions in both EMS and Fire agencies, and the role of EMS coordinator, where he developed and ran a hospital-based, regional paramedic service. He is the author of WADING INTO CHAOS: Inside the Life of a Paramedic.

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Bob Holdsworth talks about the process of dealing with a serious injury while on the job as a First Responder.  He also contrasts the standard operating procedures of Police and EMS as those differences pertain to getting back to work after injury.

Presenter: Neal
Guest: Bob Holdsworth
Guest Bio: An active paramedic, speaker and consultant, Bob Holdsworth has spent more than 33 years in emergency medicine, including executive leadership positions in the private sector, volunteer positions in both EMS and Fire agencies, and the role of EMS coordinator, where he developed and ran a hospital-based, regional paramedic service. He is the author of WADING INTO CHAOS: Inside the Life of a Paramedic.

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Bob Holdsworth discusses how physicians and other Healthcare Professionals need to become “business savvy” in order to navigate the financial challenges associated with a practice.

Transcription

Health Professional Radio

Neal: Hello and welcome to Health Professional Radio. I’m your host Neal Howard. Thank you so much for listening with us today. About eighty percent of Internet users seek online health information. About fifty five percent of the user search for medical treatment or procedure information. There’s all kinds of information online, on television, on radio having to do with the healthcare profession. Many of us sometimes mistakenly think that being a physician, a specialist, a surgeon equals huge dollar signs. Now as it is the case that there are some pretty good salaries to be had in the healthcare profession, it’s sometimes not the money that you make – it’s the money that you keep that defines your wealth. Our guest in studio today is Bob Holdsworth – a successful entrepreneur and also the co-author of “Secrets of Peak Performers: Volume II.” He’s operated many healthcare facilities, businesses having to do with First Responding. He also trains people in the fine art of First Responding. But today, he is here to talk about managing wealth – some of the things to do when you find your wealth threatened and how to market yourself to be a better healthcare provider when people are looking for your services. How are you doing today Bob?

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Bob Holdsworth
Guest Bio: An active paramedic, speaker and consultant, Bob Holdsworth has spent more than 33 years in emergency medicine, including executive leadership positions in the private sector, volunteer positions in both EMS and Fire agencies, and the role of EMS coordinator, where he developed and ran a hospital-based, regional paramedic service. He is the author of WADING INTO CHAOS: Inside the Life of a Paramedic.

Segment Overview
Bob Holdsworth explains how important it is for healthcare providers to have a financial plan that makes room for the unexpected and also deals with the normal course of business.

Presenter: Katherine
Guest: Dr. Janet Beilby
Guest Bio: Dr Janet Beilby has been a lecturer, researcher and clinician in the field of stuttering for over 30 years. She is well known nationally and internationally and has treated thousands of clients, trained hundreds of students and been awarded over half a million dollars in research funds investigating varying aspects of stuttering disorders. Last year, Janet was part of a consortium awarded an International Genetics Research Grant of over $150,000 from the National Human Genome Research Institute in the U.S.A. This highly competitive grant from the National Institute of Health is based at the Mendelian Institute of Genetic Research. In addition, Janet has research collaborations with Wayne State University, George Washington University, the University of Maryland, Pittsburgh University, The university of Maine and the Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research.