Electronics Solutions Company Providing Equipment and Support for the Aged Care Community [Interview][Transcript]

Richard_Paterson_ElectrotekGuest: Richard Paterson
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Richard Paterson’s professional career has included many years in Electronic Security, and a long spell working in the Not For Profit sector. These two, seemingly unrelated chapters, have combined to find him helping Aged Care and Health Care professionals improve their practice with electronic solutions. Richard’s mantra is “my job, is to help you to yours”. He is passionate about partnering with clinical staff, in order to provide better outcomes for their clients/patients.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we welcome Solutions Delivery Consultant for Electrotek Richard Paterson. Built on almost 30 years of experience, they are a Queensland based electronics solutions company that aims to provide exemplary aged-care equipment, electronic equipment design and supply, service and consultative support to customers. With an incredibly clever and experienced team of technical experts in-house, they are able to translate needs into solutions. Having such experience and intelligence at hand, they are able to explore available products, but also create and adapt for tailored outcomes.
Electrotek is always finding new challenges to solve.

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The 12 Do’s of Christmas: A Season to Commit to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle to Minimize Waste [Interview][Transcript]

Brad_Gray_Planet_Ark_Environmental_FoundationGuest: Brad Gray
Presenter: Henry Acosta
Guest Bio: Brad Gray trained and worked as a history and geography teacher before moving into the health education sector for 14 years. With a strong passion for human environments, Brad started with Planet Ark in 2007 as Recycling Programs Manager before taking up the role of Head of Campaigns in 2010. Brad works with every team in the organisation to create positive and action-based programs designed to engage Australians with the environment.

Segment overview: The giving and receiving of gifts during the Christmas season generates recyclable material that most people have minimal disposal knowledge. Gifts like computers, printers, mobile phones, clothes, furniture, and glasses are often discarded. The 12 Do’s of Christmas Campaign aims to educate and encourage people to reconsider their purchasing behaviour to help minimise waste during this season.

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Get Organized On Your Own Terms

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Karyn Beach
Guest Bio: Karyn Beach is passionate about helping people live their best lives now, Karyn doesn’t just talk about that, she lives it. She is a game show winner, produced screenplay writer, self-published author, and world traveler who can share how to achieve dreams now … not when the kids are grown, but NOW! Get It Together Girl is Karyn’s radio show, series of workbooks and workshops devoted to helping busy professional women (and men), ‘get it together’.

Segment Overview
Beach discusses getting organized in a way that best fits your personal style.

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The Health News – 30 November 2015

Overview:
• The I Can Network, a new pilot program to help inspire students on the autism spectrum and change negative stereotypes was officially launched in Melbourne this week. And set to be rolled out in schools across Victoria next year. Marymede Catholic School in the city’s north will pilot the program, which is set to expand to 10 schools across the state in 2016.

• A unit diverting less urgent patients away from Perth hospital emergency rooms has come under fire from senior doctors and the Australian Medical Association (AMA). A trial of the “surge” unit run by St John Ambulance at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is due to end next week, but the AMA fears it may be expanded to other hospitals in a bid to reduce ambulance ramping.

• A sperm donor father who only met his adult daughter six weeks before she died of bowel cancer has backed Victorian moves to strip donors of anonymity. Under a bill introduced into the Victorian Parliament, the name and birthdate of donors will be released to biological children, regardless of donor consent.

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Leisure and workplace mental health management

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Presenter: Katherine
Guest: Peter Nicholls
Guest Bio:  Peter Nicholls also known as Australia’s People Gardener, in his early 60s Peter establish his own lifestyle mentoring business.

Segment Overview
Peter is here to talk to us about Leisure and Workplace Mental Health Management.

 

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