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Guest: Ian Kinny
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: After 30 years experience in the construction industry as a general manager on some major projects, Ian decided on a sea change. Ian filled his new found spare time following his life long passion of computer programing. When a neighbour needed a mobile solution for his emergency button Ian developed the world’s first low energy blue tooth mobile emergence device. The eButton is helping hospital in the home patients, seniors, the disabled, and those at threat of domestic violence to be in instant contact with their loved ones in cases of emergency.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by inventor of the eButton Ian Kinny to share the personal safety device’s history and various applications. Among its features is that one click sends a message to your help contact list. The eButton is light weight and has a sleek design. It runs on coin cell batteries, there are no ongoing fees, the location of the person needing assistance is sent to the help contact so they can easily come to their aid and it works where your mobile works with a range of up to 15 meters from your phone. It gives carers, parents and employers peace of mind. The eButton is very easy to use and understand. It gives users the freedom to live a social life with the peace of mind that help is at hand should a fall or other emergency occur.

Guest: Matthew Doeg
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Matthew Doeg is the Blue Force account manager for the Aged Care, Retirement and Health Industries. He has been in this role for 3 and ½ years, and succeeded in forging strong relationships, and thereby improving Blue Force’s market share. He sees the medical sector as an area in which there are more opportunities to improve service delivery to outpatients, and as a platform to increase their profile.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, learn about security as Matthew Deog of Blue Force joins us today to discuss their company’s services. They provide quality security solutions for the commercial, industrial, residential and health industries. Blue Force specialises in Access Control, CCTV, Nurse call and Personal Alarms, all of which are important for staff and patient safety.

Overview:
• Some Australian soldier’s battle mental illness for decades after serving their country, but an Adelaide project is creating a space where men and women can talk about their issues, with a little help from a traditional Aussie shed. The Defence shed was officially opened at suburban Osborne on Saturday.

• ACT Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to legalise growing cannabis for medical use. The Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley has announced she would introduce legislation to Parliament, which would allow states and territories to cultivate cannabis for medical trials.

• Head of the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital paediatric emergency department, Malcolm Higgins, has warned parents of the risk of their children swallowing button-sized batteries.

Dr. Justin Barad, MD, co-founder and CEO of Osso VR, a leading virtual reality training platform discusses how VR is more resourceful way to better train hospital surgical teams as well as individual surgeons.

Returning guest Jen Flynn with Nurses Service Organization (NSO) discusses the real risks that personal and unguarded social media use poses and the best practices young nurses can use to ensure that how they use social media is professional.

Guest: Heidi Jones
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Heidi Jones is the CEO, Australia Medicalert Foundation since November 2014. Her prior worked includes roles in the commercial construction industry in project management for 10 years, and health services within different departments of IMVS Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science SA and also Women’s & Children’s Hospital SA (both now part of SA Health). She worked as a Lead Consultant at Hender Consulting Jan 2005 – October 2014, Director Corporate Services at SCOSA (Spastic Centre of South Australia) January 2001 – December 2004, General Manager at Adelaide Eye & Laser Centre August 1996 – October 2000 and CEO at Adelaide North East Division of General Practice 1993 – 1996.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, learn more about benefits of becoming a member of the Australia Medicalert Foundation as we are joined by their CEO Heidi Jones. They are a membership-based organisation that has been helping protect Australians for over 40 years. They offer Australian made products such as their medical ID that will speak for you when you cannot speak for yourself in times of an emergency. Their MedicAlert emblem is recognized in many countries to give you peace of mind when you travel. Purchasing your first medical ID bracelet or necklace makes you their member through online registration process.