INTERVIEWS

Maya Ram, Clinical Specialist at Ergotron, makers of ergonomic products, discusses the release of a healthcare ebook that focuses on the health and well-being of hospital workers amid the pandemic. Key data points of the survey included clinicians and healthcare IT workers who don’t look forward to their workday, healthcare employees encountering high rates of workplace-related injury and worsening mental health, and lack of access to ergonomic tools contributed to workplace injuries and health problems. 

Dr. Andrew Meikle, Founder, CEO, and Executive Chairman of The Fertility Partners, a network of leading fertility practices with the goal of building a shared intel and best practices to support families, discusses growth in fertility medicine, trends in clinical needs, and how being a part of the network supports clinicians and enables them to focus on patients. 

Nathan Price, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Thorne Health Tech discusses the recently launched first-of-its-kind microbiome  wipe  that has revolutionized the way at-home gut health tests are performed, ridding the user of the unpleasant fecal sample collection process.

Dr. Laura Matrka, clinical associate professor of otolaryngology at The Ohio State ​University ​Wexner Medical Center discusses the comprehensive gender-affirming care program for those who are transitioning to find their voice. She talks about cases of vocal cord surgery to achieve voice modification.

Anna Lichtenstein, a speech-language pathologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center discusses gender-affirming voice modification therapy which is part of a comprehensive gender-affirming care program to help those who are transitioning  find their voice.   A team works with transgender  patients to modify  voice  characteristics like pitch, inflection, resonance and breathing patterns to help them develop a  voice  that matches  their  gender  identity without causing long-term damage to the vocal cords which can happen when patients take on this process alone.

Returning guest, Rich Birhanzel, Global Health Lead at Accenture discusses the highlights from Accenture’s Digital Health Tech Vision 2022 Report. It focused on how emerging technologies, like metaverse, are converging to reshape healthcare.

Brad McElya, PharmD, Walgreens Director of Specialty Health Solutions discusses the National HIV Testing Day this past June 27 and how Walgreens worked with Greater Than AIDS and local health departments and community organizations to host the largest coordinated HIV testing event in the nation. He talks about why HIV impacts certain communities more than others, the work done by health departments and community organizations to End the Epidemic, and how pharmacists are a valuable resource for HIV testing and treatment, including PrEP.

Primo Castro, American Cancer Society – Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) advocate, speaks out to share his story  and what his home state is doing through legislative efforts to help expand access to specialized cancer care for patients on Medi-Cal as his mom had been.   Potentially life-saving treatment for her rare condition of gallbladder cancer was inaccessible  to her because she was a patient on Medi-Cal.

Dr. Jeanne Lomas, Director of Allergy Services at WellNow Allergy discusses ways to help patients see a decrease in their symptoms so they can get outside and enjoy the summer season. She shares tactics on how to get through allergy season, why otc drugs don’t always work and when it’s time to seek medical help, what to expect when getting tested for seasonal allergies, and what allergy treatments are made of and how they work.

Kjersti Grimsrud, President and Chief Operating Officer, Infusion Care at Convatec, a global medical solutions and technologies company, discusses the results of a recent survey that revealed a startling gap in care for healthcare professionals – particularly nurses – and their patients. Patients want more time with their medical teams to feel more supported – yet, nurses report a lack of time, education and resources leaves them unable to adequately care for their patients. To help better support the needs of patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers, Convatec announced their ‘forever caring’ promise and identity, through which they’ve committed to helping bridge the gap between healthcare professionals and their patients by providing additional resources, support, and programs.