
Talking HealthTech
Conversations with clinicians, vendors, policy makers and decision makers to promote innovation and collaboration for better healthcare enabled by technology.
Learn about digital health, medical devices, medtech, biotech, health informatics, life sciences, aged care, disability, commercialisation, startups and so much more.
Latest episodes

Feb 28, 2021 • 26min
111- Democratising dental with an app; Heath Fraser & Rebecca VanZutphen, Airsmile
Listen to this interview with dental experts Heath Fraser and Rebecca VanZutphen from AirSmile in which they share how Australians can find helpful information about and compare dental providers.

Feb 25, 2021 • 21min
110 - Active Ingredient Prescribing: The myths, legends and reality, Best Practice Software
Do you understand how active ingredient prescribing will affect you and your patients?
This episode of Talking HealthTech surrounds the legislative changes relating to how GPs prescribe medications. We hear from a panel of experts, as they explain what Active Ingredient Prescribing (AIP) is, how it works and how it will affect you and your practice management software. They will also explain how active ingredient prescribing began and why it prompted a change in how Australian doctors prescribe medication.
If you are a GP or a patient receiving prescribed medications, then you will be affected by the new legislation which is now in effect.
Best Practice is a leader in the development, marketing & support of quality medical software products for Australasian medical practices. Best Practice Software is a private company driven by engagement with its users and has remained true to its founding principles of supporting doctors and other allied health and medical professionals, evolving to meet the changing needs within Australasian healthcare.
Dr Frank Pyefinch, the CEO and co-founder of Best Practice Software. He is a GP with more than a decade's worth of experience as a pioneer of the Australian medical software development space.
Lorraine Pyefinch; co-founder and director of Best Practice Software. She is responsible for the company's strategic and operational decision making and all of their regulatory and statutory obligations.
Dr Fabrina Hossain, the Clinical Advisor at Best Practice Software. Fabrina provides advice and guidance to the development of Best Practice products. She has nine years of software development experience and is now a practising GP in Queensland.
Will Durnford is Product Manager at Best Practice Software. Will has been a part of the Best Practice family for over fourteen years, and he's currently focused on their third party integrations across the entire Best Practice product suite.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Best Practice Software, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.

Feb 23, 2021 • 37min
109 - Transforming How Consumers Interact With Healthcare- Klaus Bartosch, 1st Group
Learn how online patient engagement can be streamlined in this interview with Klaus Bartosch from 1st Group.

Feb 21, 2021 • 23min
108 - The future of medical businesses; Adele Creighton & Rebecca Grover, Macquarie Group
What does the medical business of the future look like in Australia?
In this episode, Pete sits down with Adele Creighton and Rebecca Grover from the health division of Macquarie Bank.
Adele and Rebecca partner with healthcare professionals and support their personal and business banking needs.
In this episode Rebecca and Adele discuss the themes canvassed in the recent report - Macquarie’s Perspective on Health.
They cover themes like opportunities for transformation in healthcare - pre and post covid-19, the rate of transformation in healthcare compared to other industries, the balance of delivering customised high quality patient experience vs scalability, and many more themes relevant to healthcare providers today.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Macquarie, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.

Feb 18, 2021 • 20min
107 - Improving health outcomes using remote monitoring for chronic conditions. Vidya Nallamad, NetHealth
In this episode, you will learn how remote monitoring of chronic conditions, such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, heart conditions and obesity can lead to improved health outcomes.

Feb 16, 2021 • 13min
106 - Caring for the financials of healthcare professionals - Luca Guerra, Introjuce
If you’re a practitioner with personal or business financial goals, but not sure how to get the best funding and the most out of your earnings, then tune in to this episode of Talking HealthTech where Luca Guerra; a finance expert shares these tips and more.

Feb 14, 2021 • 18min
105 - Meeting unmet medical needs with compounding & medicinal cannabis: Antony Condina, Green Dispensary Compounding
If you’re a GP and you have questions surrounding the regulations, use and prescribing of medicinal cannabis, tune into this episode of Talking HealthTech, where we discuss these topics and more.

Feb 10, 2021 • 23min
104 - Exploring the landscape of advanced medical manufacturing - Sam Lanyon, Planet Innovation
Do you have an innovative idea to solve a problem in healthcare? Are you wondering how to access funding and how to make that idea a reality? Then listen to this episode of Talking HealthTech where commercialisation specialist Sam Lanyon lays it all out.

Feb 9, 2021 • 27min
103 - Meaningful education for improved patient experience & outcomes: Will Egan, Ausmed
Did you know that there are many developments and new information entering the medical field daily? Have you ever wondered how health professionals keep abreast with this new information? Check out this Talking HealthTech episode to learn how Ausmed Education helps healthcare workers stay up-to-date efficiently.

Feb 7, 2021 • 28min
102 - A new era of dentistry with telehealth and Artificial Intelligence: Dr Padma Gadiar, Smilo.ai
Do you keep up with your dental appointments? This episode of Talking HealthTech will teach you why visiting the dentist regularly is important and how you can use an app to make your visit much easier and bearable.