INTERVIEWS

Presenter: Katherine Lodge
Guest: Nigel Biggs
Guest Bio: Dr. Nigel Biggs, an ENT surgeon at St. Vincent’s Clinic in Sydney. Nigel is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons with a specialty in Otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. Nigel completed post-training fellowships at Manchester Royal Infirmary in the UK and St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. He has a special interest in cochlear and brain stem implantation and implantable hearing aids.

Segment Overview
Nigel will talk about the Nucleus 6 System.

Presenter: Katherine Lodge
Guest: Lauren Elyan
Guest Bio: Lauren Elyan is an experienced and dedicated speech pathologist who specialises in working with children. She has worked in the public and private sectors and is the founder of a private clinic, Start Right Speech, in Sydney’s Inner West. She runs professional development courses for teachers and is a regular speaker at local community events.

Segment Overview
Lauren is here to talk to us about speech pathology in children.

Presenter: Katherine Lodge
Guest: Sarah McKay
Guest Bio: Dr Sarah McKay is a neuroscientist with a PhD from Oxford University. After moving to Australia in search of sunshine she spent five years conducting neuroscience research before deciding to follow her bliss of talking about science rather than doing it. Now, she combines raising her two little boys on Sydney’s Northern Beaches writing for about science, health and medicine, and blogging about brain health. Sarah specialises in breaking down neuroscience research into simple actionable steps to improve brain health and wellness. She provides neuroscience education for health and wellness professionals, and on her blog interviews neuroscientists, and runs a walking book club: www.yourbrainhealth.com.au. Follow Sarah at www.facebook.com/YourBrainHealth

Segment Overview
Sarah is here to talk to us about brain health.

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Suzanne Schlosberg
Guest Bio: Suzanne Schlosberg is a Health Journalist and has authored or co-authored several books including “Quit Smoking for Life: A simple, Proven 5 Step Plan.

Segment Overview
Suzanne Schlosberg discusses the steps to smoking cessation and also some of the other tobacco products that are on the market.

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Suzanne Schlosberg
Guest Bio: Suzanne Schlosberg is a Health Journalist and has authored or co-authored several books including “Quit Smoking for Life: A simple, Proven 5 Step Plan.

Segment Overview
Suzanne Schlosberg talks about the social aspects associated with nicotine addiction and how “dismantling routines” graetly increases the chances of successful cessation.

Presenter: Katherine Lodge
Guest: Kath Mazzella
Guest Bio: Kath helped establish GAIN, which stands for Gyaenocological Awareness Information Network Inc. Kath has received many awards and honours in recognition of her service, including the Order of Australian medal in 2009. In 2007, Kath initiated the International Gynaecological Awareness Day, which falls on September 10th, a day that has been enthusiastically embraced in Australia and UK

Segment Overview:
Today Kath will tell us about GAD (Gynaecological Awareness Day)

Presenter: Katherine Lodge
Guest: Kath Mazzella
Guest Bio: Kath helped establish GAIN, which stands for Gyaenocological Awareness Information Network Inc. Kath has received many awards and honours in recognition of her service, including the Order of Australian medal in 2009. In 2007, Kath initiated the International Gynaecological Awareness Day, which falls on September 10th, a day that has been enthusiastically embraced in Australia and UK

Segment Overview:
Today Kath will tell us about GAD (Gynaecological Awareness Day)

Presenter: Katherine Lodge
Guest: Rita McInnes
Guest Bio: Rita McInnes is a psychologist in private practice in Central Victoria, specializing in post-traumatic stress and anxiety. Rita provides training, supervision and consultation to practitioners and agencies on using the i-brainmap.

Segment Overview
Rita McInnes is here to talk to us about what actually the i-brainmap is.

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Jim Skinner
Guest Bio: Jim Skinner is the founder and president of the Smart Patient Academy, an insurance benefits enrollment and communications company based in Texas. Its sister company, JMS Benefit Solutions, is an insurance brokerage and consulting firm that works with mid-size employer groups, both domestic and foreign owned

Segment Overview:
Jim Skinner discusses being an “Expert Patient”.

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Jim Skinner
Guest Bio: Jim Skinner is the founder and president of the Smart Patient Academy, an insurance benefits enrollment and communications company based in Texas. Its sister company, JMS Benefit Solutions, is an insurance brokerage and consulting firm that works with mid-size employer groups, both domestic and foreign owned

Segment Overview
Jim Skinner discusses Healthcare Reform and how it can effect the distribution of Prescription Medications.