Technology

 
Ivan Wicksteed, the Founder and CEO of Eve, a new virtual companion aimed at older adults who live alone joins eHealth Radio and the Senior Care and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Ivan Wicksteed discuss the following:
What made you create Eve?
How does Eve work?
What problem(s) is Eve addressing?
Who was Eve created for and what audience is she aimed at?
How is Eve different from Alexa or other services on the market today?
TIP: Talking is better for brain health than playing games or doing a crossword puzzle, because it engages many different parts of the brain. We lose 5% of our brain cells every decade past the age of 50. It’s time to build them back up? 
Ivan Wicksteed is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eve Communications. Eve is a virtual companion for older adults living alone. Prior to starting Eve Communications, Ivan served as the CMO of Go Henry, the Chief Growth & Revenue Officer at Go Henry, the CMO of Oscar Health and a Founding Partner at FNDR. Wicksteed created Eve after seeing the impact of loneliness on his grandparents which led to their eventual decline in health. He understand the importance of communications at every age.
Website: https://iameve.ai 
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Amy Beckley, CEO of Proov that offers a suite of diagnostics to provide fertility insights throughout the entire menstrual cycle joins eHealth Radio and the Female Health and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Amy Beckley discuss the following:
How is your company leveraging health-tech innovations to address the unique health challenges faced by women going through perimenopause and menopause?
What role do you see technology playing in improving the early diagnosis and management of perimenopause symptoms? Are there specific technological advancements that you believe will be game-changers in this area?
What do you think the future of at-home health solutions will entail?
Why are people turning to at-home health solutions? What need does your company address?
What are the biggest challenges you've encountered in developing health-tech products specifically for menopause management, and how has your company addressed these challenges?
Proov offers a suite of diagnostics to provide fertility insights throughout the entire menstrual cycle.
When paired with the free Proov Insight app, Proov's easy, at-home urine tests provide a science-backed fertility coach right in your hand. First, a woman can measure all of the menstrual hormones daily with Proov tests, then snap a photo of each test within the Insight app. Then, a woman can follow the in-app prompts throughout her cycle to understand ovulation status, get daily insights and an Ovulation Insights score. Finally, the app generates a personalized action plan to maximize her wellness or develop a fertility strategy.
Proov was founded by Amy Beckley, Ph.D, the "infertile scientist," after three years of infertility and seven miscarriages. Amy applied her own science expertise to uncover a problem with ovulation quality. With help from her doctor and progesterone support, Amy was able to get pregnant with her daughter.
Proov is a venture capital backed company and the leader in understanding hormone health on the basis of tracking pregnanediol glucuronide (PdG), a metabolite of progesterone.
Website: https://proovtest.com
Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proovtest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/proovtest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proovtest 
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Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq, CEO and Founder of Biotricity joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Heart Health Channels. Dr. Al-Siddiq is recognized as a leader and innovator in the healthcare space, frequently speaking and publishing on thought-provoking topics in healthcare, such as AI and the democratization of quality medical care.  
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq discuss the following:
Why should listeners take a moment to think about their heart health, especially those who don’t have a known history of heart disease?    
Why is heart disease still the number 1 killer in the world with all our technology and resources? 
We have so many digital health wearables, why cant we just use them to figure out our heart health? 
Can you discuss the importance of preventative care?
How does Biotricity’s direct-to-consumer heart health screening service, HeartSecure, help users maintain their overall health through this preventative approach? 
Healthcare accessibility remains a prominent issue in the U.S. today. How does HeartSecure address the issue of healthcare accessibility disparities?  
Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq, CEO and founder of Biotricity, is a leader in healthcare and innovation. He is recognized internationally as a serial entrepreneur, former investment advisor, an expert in corporate strategy, and an innovative technologist.
Waqaas is deeply vested in the potential that IoT-connected technology, enhanced with AI, could bring to healthcare. He is often a guest or keynote speaker at major conferences, podcasts, and media outlets, including Forbes, Bloomberg, Fox, CNBC, and Yahoo! Waqaas frequently speaks and publishes on thought-provoking topics such as AI, the implementation of new technologies into the healthcare sphere, and the development of medical devices for underserved communities.
Waqaas has been distinguished for his various state-of-the-art designs in digital, analog, embedded, and micro-electro-mechanical products. He has held several high-level design positions at IBM, AMD, and Intel. Additionally, he has vast experience leading various groups through his board experience and executive roles within start-ups, mid-sized companies, and non-profits. Waqaas has raised over $150M as an entrepreneur and built companies recognized as leaders in their space, successfully commercializing over 15 products in multiple countries.
Website: https://www.biotricity.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biotricity X: https://twitter.com/biotricity_incLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biotricity
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Jinesh Patel, CEO and Co-Founder of Uptime Health, a ground-breaking company providing cutting edge medical device technology automation management joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare, Technology and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Jinesh Patel discuss the following:
First, can you explain for our listeners what is meant by UptimeHealth’s mission of providing technology automation management for medical devices?  What service does your company provide and who uses your services?
Why is this important for health care providers?
For those of us who are consumers  - and patients – how do we know if our medical care providers are maintaining their critical technology?  How does this impact our level of care?
I see that you have earned a prestigious spot on the Forbes 2021 Next 1000 honoree list – what is this award and how did you make the list?
As an expert in medical technology innovation and management, can you tell us what you see for the future of medical technology – and how that will impact patient care over the next few years?
A Forbes 2021 NEXT 1000 honoree, Jinesh Patel is a seasoned entrepreneur and innovator, having founded two successful companies and holding several patents in the medical technology domain. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of UptimeHealth, which offers cutting-edge technology automation management for medical devices.
Before co-founding UptimeHealth, Jinesh served as the Clinical Engineering Manager for the most extensive health system in Austin, TX. He is widely recognized as the foremost expert in asset management technology and compliance automation, particularly within the outpatient and ambulatory sectors. Jinesh has also been honored as a 2023 Boston Business Journal "40 Under 40"award recipient, as a finalist in the 2019 Top 40 Global Entrepreneurship World Cup and was a winning entrepreneur at 1st Annual Revere Partners HUB PitchEvent in 2022, He is also a noted speaker, empowering entrepreneurs for success and achievement.
Jinesh holds an MBA, complemented by a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, both from Texas A&M University.
 
 
Website: https://www.uptimehealth.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uptimehealth Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uptimehealth X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/uptimehealth 
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Jenna Hagan, Pre-Sales Director at NextGen Healthcare, a leading provider of innovative healthcare technology and data solutions joins eHealth Radio and the Health News, Healthcare and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Jenna Hagan discuss the following:
Two concepts I’ve been hearing about lately are the “digital front door” and the idea of a “closed loop patient experience.” Why don’t we start by breaking down what those terms mean and how they connect?
Why is it so important that practices keep up with evolving patient expectations in this area?
What solutions does NextGen Healthcare offer for patient engagement?
What results have been experienced by NextGen clients who implement these patient engagement solutions?
How does offering a better patient experience simultaneously improve the provider/staff experience?
Jenna Hagan is a Director of Pre-Sales at NextGen Healthcare who specializes in practice management, patient experience, and financial solutions. Prior to working for NextGen, she served as a practice administrator. She is also a certified athletic trainer and wore many hats serving as a physician extender with both financial and clinical orthopaedic expertise. Jenna has a strong command of PM, RCMS and all financial/administrative aspects of running a successful independent ambulatory practice.
Website: https://www.nextgen.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/NextGenHealthcare  Twitter: https://twitter.com/NextGen  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/nextgenhealthcareinc  Instagram: https://instagram.com/nextgenhealthcare 
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Dr. Peter Bonutti, M.D., a surgeon, inventor, author, professor, consultant, and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience again joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Peter Bonutti discuss the following:
You were a guest on the show previously and talked about cluster headaches and strokes and Realeve —the first externally powered implantable micro-neuromodulation device. You have insights on Central Nervous System Disorders (CNS) and the Blood Brain Barrier…let's break it down.
What is the Blood Brain Barrier and why is it so important in the treatment of CNS disorders?
What have you discovered and why is this break-through for CNS disorders? What kind of CNS disorders do you address?
You have more than 700 patients using the Realeve product how soon will you address the BBB with patients using Realeve?
You have assembled a scientific advisory board—who are these experts and what is your mission together?
How can potential patients and medical professionals learn more about Realeve? Where can they sign up?
Dr. Peter Bonutti, M.D. is a surgeon, inventor, author, professor, consultant, and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience. He is the founder of Bonutti Research, a medical device incubator that has developed products and technology used around the world, including UVCeed, and maintains his clinical and surgical practice, focusing on adult knee and hip arthroplasty and integration of robotics into surgical procedures.
Dr. Bonutti is a pioneer in Minimally Invasive Surgery, has over 500 patents and applications, more than 700 licenses and multiple FDA-approved products to date. Major corporations leveraging his technology include Hitachi, Medtronic, Kyphon, Covidien, US Surgical, Biomet, Arthrocare, Synthes, Zimmer/Biomet and Stryker. He is a prolific speaker, lecturing internationally, and has trained over 100 surgeons on his surgical techniques.
In his career, Dr. Bonutti has received more than a dozen industry honors and awards for his achievements. Dr. Bonutti earned his medical degree at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation with international fellowships in Canada, Australia, and Austria.
Website: https://www.realeve.net
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Tim Tobin, the CEO of Planatome, a medical device company that applies atomic-level polishing from the semiconductor industry to create advanced surgical blades that lead to better patient outcomes joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Technology Channels.
Where did you get the idea to use technology from the semiconductor industry to sharpen surgical blades?
How does the process sharpen the blades?
Is there any way to quantify how much sharper it is than a blade that has been sharpened by grinding?
What are the benefits to the physician of having a sharper blade? Are there any benefits to the patient?
Scars are a major concern of every surgeon and every patient. I'm interested to know how having a sharper surgical blade helps decrease the odds of patient scars?
Do you have surgeons currently using the blades for procedures? What has been their experience?
Tim Tobin has been in the semiconductor industry for over 25 years holding leadership, sales, and technical positions at Motorola, SpeedFam-IPEC, and Metron Technology, prior to co-founding Entrepix, Inc., in 1998. Tobin has a master’s degree in Microelectronic Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in Applied Physics from State University of New York at Geneseo.
Website: https://planatome.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planatome 
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Karen Grinzaid, Assistant Professor of Human Genetics and Executive Director of JScreen, a national online genetic disease screening program based out of Emory University School of Medicine again joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Karen Grinzaid discuss the following:
Tell us about jscreen.org – what you do and what kind of genetic diseases and genetic cancers do you test for?
Tell me first about genetic testing for cancer – are many cancers genetic and if you find you have one what are the options?
Tell us about testing for genetic diseases and again once you find out the information how to best use it?
How does one get tested – explain the process of how to get the test, and the results?
Please just summarize how important and easy it is go get genetic and cancer genetic screening?
Karen Grinzaid is Assistant Professor of Human Genetics and Executive Director of JScreen, a national online genetic disease screening program based out of Emory University School of Medicine. She has extensive experience in genetic counseling and testing, clinical care and clinical research. Karen is proud of JScreen’s success in helping couples across the U.S. have healthy babies and in giving people the information they need to help prevent the devastating effects of hereditary cancer.
Karen received her B.A. in Psychology from Northwestern University and her M.S. in Human Genetics from Sarah Lawrence College. She is certified in Genetic Counseling by the American Board of Medical Genetics/American Board of Genetic Counseling and as a Clinical Research Coordinator through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals.
About JScreen
JScreen is a national non-profit public health initiative dedicated to preventing genetic diseases and cancer common in Jewish and other populations. Headquartered in Atlanta at Emory University School of Medicine, the JScreen initiative provides convenient at-home access to cutting-edge genetic testing technology, patient education, and genetic counseling services. JScreen believes the combination of education, access to premier genetic screening technologies, and personalized, confidential support are the keys to preventing devastating diseases. 
 
 
Website: https://www.jscreen.org  
Social Media Links: Facebook: @MyJScreen Instagram: @GetJScreened Twitter: @MyJScreen
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Lisa Eyo Andrews the CEO and Founder of This Is LD, a global digital marketing agency joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Health Marketing Channels. On today's program we will be looking at Global trends in medical technology, from a Marketer’s perspective.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Lisa Eyo Andrews discuss the following:
From a marketer’s perspective, can you discuss why medical technology has emerged as a critically important solution for world health issues?
Can you tell me how you – and marketers in your specialized field, help to educate the marketplace regarding medical technology innovation?
Medical technology is a very complex field – how does a global marketing expert such as you – and your team – stay abreast of regulatory requirements while championing best marketing practices?
What are the key trends and impacts of the global medical technology sector from your viewpoint?
Based on your experience, would a marketing professional entering the field today secure the level of expertise needed to create excellence for a medtech client?
Lisa Eyo Andrews is the CEO and Founder of This Is LD, a global digital marketing agency that specializes in healthcare, technology, and education.
Lisa is an industry thought leader, speaker, author, and a social impact advocate for entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses. With extensive experience also serving as both Creative Director and white-label Development Lead for various agencies and companies worldwide, Lisa has earned a reputation as an authority in the field. She has made significant contributions to discussions and panels on topics such as digital development, future technologies, and best practices.
This is LD has emerged as an expert provider of digital marketing solutions, earning accolades as one of the top SEO agencies in Vancouver, and one of the best digital agencies in London for 2023.
Website: https://thisisld.com
Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareldglobal  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreLD  X (formerly Twitter) https://twitter.com/thisisLDGlobal  Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/company/thisisld 
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Dr. Anjan Patel, the dynamic creator, Founder and CEO of ASAAR Medical and its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Reach Program joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Anjan Patel discuss the following:
Can you please explain to our audience what an Accountable Care Organization is and what ASAAR Medical’s ACO Reach Program is?
Tell our audience of potential or current patients why they would want to work with a physician who is participating in an ACO? What are the advantages to them?
Likewise to our prior question, what are the advantages to doctors for working within or joining an ACO like ASAAR Medical’s ACO Reach Program?
Technology seems to be a significant component of your ACO Reach. How does ASAAR Medical's technology platform assist practices in improving overall support?
Dr. Anjan Patel is an attentive and compassionate primary care doctor treating patients in Boca Raton, Florida and its surrounding communities. His approach to practice is to make the patient the primary focus, ensuring that each of his patients receives quality care. Dr. Patel holds a certification from the American Board of Family Medicine.
Dr. Patel received his medical/residency training at Underwood-Memorial Hospital, a Thomas Jefferson Affiliate.
Two weeks out of residency, Dr. Patel took a leap and opened up his first private practice and grew it to become one of the leading primary care physician practices in the Boca Raton area. He further expanded his network by opening up chiropractic facilities in the Palm Beaches, expanding primary care offices as well as a thriving MSO.
Dr. Patel is the creator, founder and CEO of ASAAR Medical and its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Reach Program. He created ASAAR because of his passion for improving patient outcomes through the use of innovative technologies that make better use of patient and caregiver data combined with changing financial incentives for providers. He is considered a leading figure in the effort to transform healthcare for the better.
Website: https://www.asaarmedical.com
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