Empowered Patient Podcast

Matt Shields was a healthy, competitive athlete and designer of the world's largest telescope when he had a widowmaker heart attack. Saved by the implantation of an Abbott XIENCE stent, Matt was able resume his active life in Australia. During his convalescence, Matt realized that his knowledge about component tracking from his work looking into space could be applied to supply chain management in the healthcare world. Working with Abbott and healthcare professionals in Australia and the US, Matt and team are harnessing the power of Salesforce to deploy an app that provides real-time informatics to dramatically change the way stock is managed including those XIENCE stents. @epicheartsmatt  @AbbottCardio #XIENCE #DES #DAPT #CardioTwitter #Abbott EpicHearts.com.au Download the transcript here

Gabe jones, CEO and Co-Founder Proprio Vision is working with a diverse team to bring a robotic surgical navigation system using mixed reality, AI and immersive tech to the medical field to help make super surgeons.  Proprio's technology exponentially improves instrumental accuracy, surgical navigation by creating 3D canvas of a patient's brain and spine. Gabe is a former Wall Street M&A broker who spent time with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation before turning his time to Proprio and the application of transformative Light Field Imaging technology. @proprio_vision #LightFieldimaging #AI #GatesFoundation Propriovision.com Download the transcript here  

Dr. Scott Sigman, orthopedic surgeon and co-founder OrthoLazer Centers has learned how effective the laser can be from his work on acute injuries, chronic inflammatory conditions and around the time of surgery.  As a result, he decided to pursue the idea that laser could be used to treat the cytokine storm in patients suffering from COVID-19 pneumonia. Using an FDA approved laser Scott is pursing early trials with the help of other researchers to test the idea of using laser for COVID-19 to block the formation of the cytokine. #COVID19 #Pneumonia #LaserTherapy #cytokinestorm OrthoLazer.com Download the transcript here

Mark Campbell, Vice President, Clinical Solutions RxBenefits on their technology-enabled prescription benefits services being offered to self-funded employer groups who are managing their own benefits. COVID-19 has driven changes in enrollment and demand for services as well changing the number of prescriptions and average cost of a prescription and might have a dramatic impact for employers in 2021. #pharmaceuticals #PBM #PBO #genericdrugs #COVDI19 RxBenefits.com Download the transcript here.

Dr. Nishi Rawat, Senior Vice President, Appriss Health and Co-Founder OpenBeds shines a light on the challenges of finding appropriate substance abuse disorder and mental health treatment especially in light of the additional challenges from COVID-19. Instead of a clinician facing network, development of a consumer friendly interface allows the patient and their caregivers to have access to information to make an informed decision about the right level of treatment. #StandUpForRecovery #RecoveryMovement #FindHelpwithTC OpenBeds.net recovertogether.withgoogle.com Download the transcript here

Rahul Aras, CEO, Iterion Therapeutics, describes their lead product Tegavivint, a potent selective inhibitor of nuclear beta-catenin, a high-value oncology target because of its role in cell proliferation, differentiation, immune evasion and other aspects of cancer development. An early clinical study in patients with the rare disease Desmoid tumors has showed that their tumor stabilized and reversed in size.  Progress is being driven by recent understanding of the role of TBL1 in driving oncogenic activity of beta-catenin. #IterionTherapeutics #Tegavivint #cancer #DesmoidTumors #nuclearbetacatenin #TBL1 Iteriontherapeutics.com Download the transcript here  

Ryan McQuaid, CEO and Co-Founder, PlushCare describes the digital longitudinal primary care platform they have developed to promote strong relationships between doctors and patients. With an eye to moving telehealth to the next level, PlushCare is focusing on improving healthcare intelligence, preventative actions and ongoing and chronic conditions instead of the historical transaction-based dispatch model of care.  COVID-19 is accelerating the interest in virtual primary care with a significant increase in visits for mental health. @PlushCare #telehealth #COVID19 #digitalhealth #telemedicine PlushCare.com Download the transcript here  

Bernard Gilly PhD, CEO and Co-Founder, GenSight Biologics talks about the innovative gene therapy treatments GenSight is developing to fight blinding diseases. Bernard sheds light on treating Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a mitochondrial rare disease as well as retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Their goal is to change the lives of patients who are either losing their sight or have lost their sight because of a neurodegenerative condition in their retina. @GenSightBio #blindness #LHON #RP #retinitispigmentosa #augmentedvision GenSight-Biologics.com Download the transcript here.  

Scott McFarland, CEO, IntegriMedical has taken on the challenge of needle phobia and safe and secure disposal of sharp objects in clinics and in the field.  Needle-free technology is allowing healthcare professionals to quickly administer vaccinations with a greener approach allowing regular biohazard disposal. Working with vaccine and biologic manufacturers this needle-free approach may be instrumental in the rapid deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine. #MedicalDevice #PatientSafety #LifeScience #MedTech #Innovation #COVID19 #vaccines Integrimedical.com Download the transcript here

Melvie Berkery, Executive Director, St. Marie's Hospice in Detroit talks about the complexities and issues surrounding End of Life Care particularly when healthcare has been upended due to COVID-19.  With a mission to help patients and family members make this transition, Melvie explains their philosophy about providing physical, emotional, social and spiritual support.  She also reflects on how technology is being embraced by patients and caregivers and the need to address the End of Life Care needs of the African-American population. #EndofLifeCare  #hospice StMarieshospice.org Download the transcript here.