Women and girls in low/middle-income countries are facing an urgent unmet need for modern contraception. This World Contraception Day, join guest host Sophie Park, Managing Director at G4A Digital Health Bayer in conversation with Dr. Ariane de Hoog, Lead Access to Medicine, Community Engagement at Bayer, and Titilola Olaolu-Hassan, Co-Founder & COO at Zuri Health, for this vital discussion on harnessing digital health solutions to empower women and enhance healthcare accessibility in Africa. Topics include: [00:02:14] Background to Bayer’s interest in empowering Women’s health. [00:05:05] Zuri Health: Affordable healthcare for underserved communities. [00:06:28] Impact goals behind Zuri becoming a G4A Portfolio company. [00:11:37] How the Zuri Health platform directly improves girls' and women's access to healthcare. [00:14:08] The future beyond family planning for Zuri Health in partnership with Bayer. [00:15:53] Bayer’s impact goal to provide 100 million women access to modern contraception by 2030. [00:20:23] Empowering women to make informed decisions irrespective of location Guest & Host Links Connect with Dan Kendall on LinkedIn Connect with Sophie Park on LinkedIn Connect with Dr. Ariane de Hoog on LinkedIn Connect with Titilola Olaolu-Hassan on LinkedIn Bayer G4A Zuri Health - Your-Life website - complimentary access to an array of educational and training resources on adolescent health and contraceptive counselling Digital Health Today would not be possible without the support of leading organizations. Thank you to: > Presenting Partner: Amalgam Rx > Contributing Partners and Sponsors: LSI | Lindus Health | Bayer G4A Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and Moffitt Cancer Center have announced they are co-hosting CancerX, a new public-private partnership effort to rapidly accelerate the pace of cancer innovation in the U.S. Alongside the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Moffitt Cancer Center and DiMe are urging the healthcare and digital health sectors to boost technology-driven initiatives to combat cancer. The two groups are working together to accelerate cancer research advancements, and they invite other organizations to do the same. The Biden administration's revived Cancer Moonshot includes the new CancerX public-private partnership. According to officials, the goal is to use industry collaboration and disruptive innovation to lessen the burden of cancer on everyone. The CancerX program will focus on using digital innovation to reduce disparities and financial toxicity in cancer care and research, working with government organizations, and will enlist industry parties to help with the mammoth undertaking. CancerX uniquely blends DiMe’s expertise in convening cross-disciplinary groups to develop clinical-quality resources on a tech timeline with Moffitt’s top research and care experts working side-by-side to revolutionize cancer treatment, extend access to the highest-quality care, and save more lives. The initiative is open to all those working in the field who are committed to working collaboratively and share a vision of unleashing the power of innovation to design and create a future that's free of the burden of cancer. Topics include: What is the Digital Medicine Society? Announcing CancerX, key initiatives and membership structure Improving the global ecosystem Guest & Host Links Connect with Dan Kendall | LinkedIn Connect with Jennifer Goldsack | LinkedIn and listen to her episode from May 2019 CancerX Digital Medicine Society Dime Academy DiMe Society Slack Digital Health Today would not be possible without the support of leading organizations. Thank you to: > Presenting Partner: Amalgam Rx > Contributing Partners and Sponsors: Akili | Lindus Health | Bayer G4A Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"In this episode, I'm excited to introduce you to yet another outstanding health innovation leader who is hosting another new show on Digital Health Today. His degrees are in engineering and business, and he is a writer, entrepreneur, investor, and advisor. He is a truly multi-talented person and I'm pleased to also call him a friend. I'm honored to introduce the host of the new Asia Pacific Edition of Digital Health Today, Tony Estrella." ~ Dan Kendall, Founder of Digital Health Today Click here to read the transcript Links and Resources: Connect with Tony Estrella: Twitter | LinkedIn | Personal Website Connect with Taliossa Read Tony's Book: Comatose FutureProofing Healthcare Full Whitepaper, Summary and Video: A Vision for Asia Pacific in 2050  Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Special thanks to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Digital Health Today, we are jumping over to the country of Estonia, a country of 1.3 million people situated on the Baltic Sea. Estonia borders Latvia and Russia, and is across the water from its Nordic neighbor, Finland. Here to talk to us today is Ain Aaviksoo, he’s the Deputy Secretary General of E-services and Innovation, at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia. He tells us about Estonian business culture, their outstanding infrastructure, and the opportunities for outside companies and individuals to do research and business in Estonia. Estonian companies have transformed our experience with telephony with Skype, and banking with Transferwise, and they have their sights set on transforming the way people experience health and wellness as well. In his role as the Deputy Secretary General of E-services and Innovation, Ain works to combine medicine and informatics to disrupt healthcare in a great way. Estonia has a long history of digital innovation across public and private services. They’ve successfully migrated traditional “brick and mortar” activities to online, and they’ve implemented things like electronic voting and even an electronic residency program that is open to anyone around the world. Ain and I spoke about the various services and programs available in Estonia, and how they are positioned to help individuals and companies who would like to leverage the infrastructure they have in place. Today's Topics: How Estonia emerged from the Soviet Union as a technology powerhouse The “e-Estonia Model” and the advantages it provides to private and public organizations in Estonia How the Estonian Genome Center is making personalized medicine accessible for research and companies The role of the Estonian President as he takes on the six-month rotation of the EU Presidency The startup culture of Estonia The Estonian ‘e-residency' program that is open to anyone to set up a EU business and ‘electronic residency' The three legal pillars to create a secure environment for secure data sharing Links and Resources Mentioned: Information about Estonia Estonian Health Tech Cluster Estonia’s E-Residency Program Estonian Call for Proposals for Personalized Medicine (Closes 26 June 2017) Article about the World's First ‘E-Resident' Information about becoming an e-Resident General Data Protection Regulation coming into effect in May 2018 eHealth Tallinn 16-18 October 2017 (#ehealthtallinn2017) Ain on LinkedIn Ain on Twitter Digital Health Events Join Digital Health Today Video: TED Talk - A peek into our digital future: Estonia's e-Residency program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Digital Health Today, Yuval Mor, CEO of Beyond Verbal, dives into the research and potential of technology that uses vocal biomarkers to analyze emotions and physical health. We know that words are powerful and that what you say can be interpreted differently based on how you say it. The insights provided through our speech is getting supercharged thanks to the talented team of innovators at Beyond Verbal, a company based in Israel that can correlate distinct voice features with health conditions and reveal novel vocal biomarkers. The Mayo Clinic has used their technology in a study about Coronary Artery Disease, and it is also being used for Autism Spectrum disorder and Parkinson’s disease. To tell us more about the science and how it is being applied, I spoke with Yuval Mor, the CEO of Beyond Verbal. Yuval got a degree in Computer Science and Economics from Tel Aviv University and a Management degree from Stanford University. He then worked in various leadership roles focusing on sales and marketing across a range of technology companies. In this interview, we cover how the company got started, how the technology has been deployed in the commercial environment, and how can be used in healthcare. You’ll also hear about their free app that they have available on iOS and Android. It’s called Moodies, and you can use it to analyze your own speech using their technology. It is very cool, and you’ll want to check it out. And it's free too; I think you’ll be impressed. Today’s Topics: Similarities of the startup scenes in Israel and Silicon Valley How the research linking vocal intonations and emotions began The research into physical health and novel vocal biomarkers How other organizations can participate in research using vocal biomarkers A crowdsourced study into the effectiveness of smiles in changing the vocal biomarkers over the phone Links and Resources Mentioned: Moodies App by Beyond Verbal (free!): iOS/Apple Company Website Beyond Verbal Health Research platform Beyond Verbal Developers Platform Beyond Verbal API Beyond Verbal on Twitter Digital Health Events Join Digital Health Today Videos: Jobs talks about the iPad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this show we’ve spoken to entrepreneurs that are serving needs in developed markets, we’ve spoken to entrepreneurs who are creating solutions for developing markets like those in sub-saharan Africa, but we’ve not spoken to startups that are doing both simultaneously. Today we’re changing that as we talk with Kate Newhouse, the CEO of Doctor Care Anywhere – a UK based company that is developing digital healthcare services to users in the UK and in Kenya. Kate studied history at the University of Oxford before starting a consulting career that focused on digital transformation and healthcare. We dive into the telemedicine industry and the start of Doctor Care Anywhere, and discuss the strategy that’s helped their company succeed in growing a technology platform when neither of the two co-founders, nor their first employee had a technical background. Today’s Topics: Developments in the telemedicine industry How they got funded How they won their first customers Who they won as their first customers How they decided to expand into Kenya How to grow a technology startup without being technical Links and Resources Mentioned: Kate Newhouse on LinkedIn: Doctor Care Anywhere on Twitter: @DrCareAnywhere ‏ Kate Newhouse on Twitter: @Katefsnewhouse Website: Doctorcareanywhere.com Digital Health Events Digital Health Jumpstart Join Digital Health Today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is Chaitanya Dahagam. He is a Healthcare Technologist and Global Partner Innovation Executive at IBM Watson Health. He studied medicine at University of Alabama, he was a General Surgery Resident at the University of Texas, and then did what a lot of medically trained people are doing: he went into business. He’s going to tell us all about IBM Watson Health, some of the projects and organizations they are working with, and importantly, how you can find out more and become a partner with Watson Health. “AI” is a technology and buzzword that is being applied to nearly every industry. As data sets explode, the race is on to find ways to turn the piles of data into meaningful and actionable knowledge. AI holds the key to unlocking the insights that can detect, prevent and cure disease, and IBM Watson is determined to being the locksmith. As IBM Watson evolves from ‘gameshow celebrity’ to ‘healthcare expert’, there are clear ways that it can be applied to help solve the toughest challenges faced by health providers – but there are also clear ways where it won’t be applied. Tune in to Chaitanya Dahagam as he provides insights into how IBM Watson is being used and the potential it has for future developments. Today’s Topics: The difference between ‘Augmented Intelligence' and ‘Artificial Intelligence' How IBM Watson uses APIs and data sets The role of AI in clinical decision support versus decision making How to engage in IBM Watson programs for corporates and startups How healthcare professionals can change the practice of healthcare from the outside Links and Resources Mentioned: Best first stop: IBM BlueMix Environment (also the catalog is here) IBM Watson Health (HIPAA Compliant Solutions) Other resources: Watson Developer Cloud Watson Services Watson APIs Chaitanya Dahagam on LinkedIn Genie MD WellTok  BrightMinded Watson for Oncology  Digital Health Events Dan Kendall @ HealthTechDan Dan[@]digitalhealth.com Join Digital Health Today Digital Health Jumpstart! Video: How It Works: IBM Watson Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is Brian O’Connor. Brian is chair of the European Connected Health Alliance, or ‘ECH Alliance’, which is a not-for-profit membership organization that, despite it’s name, works with stakeholders around the world to facilitate collaborative working and to bring about meaningful change in health and social care. Brian was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and has spent his career as a consultant, manager and investor in both private and public companies. As head of the ECH Alliance he is creating a platform for change and disruption across Europe, China, and most recently, they’ve started work in North America working in both the US and Canada, in the interview, he sheds more light about that. Brian O’Connor lived and worked in Hong Kong for twelve years first as a corporate consultant – then he went on to create the largest private healthcare company in Hong Kong with over 700 GP practices and 3 million patient consultations a year covering everything from general practitioners and dentistry to traditional Chinese medicine and surgery. He understands that overcoming cultural and other barriers within healthcare is a key component of solving the problems faced around the world. He’s got a great way to deliver news that can otherwise be difficult and frustrating to hear, but he does it in a way that encourages and excites the change that is so badly needed in health care systems around the world. I’m very pleased to announce that ECH Alliance and Digital Health Today have teamed up and are working together to facilitate and promote the work being done globally to improve health and social care. There’s so much to be done, and ECH Alliance members are a core part of the Digital Health Today Community, so we are working together for the greater good to amplify the work each of our teams are doing. Before I sign off, I just want to give a shout out to Aline Noizet and Nick Adkins of the #pinksocks tribe. Nick Adkins out in Portland, Oregon sent me a few pairs of his famous pinksocks, and it was Aline Noizet who suggested that I receive some, so thanks to you both. I love them, I’m wearing them and sharing the pinksocks tribe far and wide. If you are not familiar with pinksocks and the GSD movement, click on the link to visit his site, and check out his Twitter feed. Let’s go #Pinksocks and #GSD (Get Stuff Done)! Today's Topics: The biggest obstacle to progress in healthcare… How permanent, multi-stakeholder ecosystems work to create change Lessons and insights shared between New York eHealth Collaborative and ECHAlliance Similarities between the Canadian and many European health systems How Virtual Reality is being used to treat people with phobias The implications of Brexit on UK health organizations, competitiveness, and funding How to be a part and benefit from the ECH Alliance Links and Resources Mentioned: New York eHealth Collaborative The Canadian Integrated Health Alliance South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Horizon 2020 Brian on LinkedIn ECHAlliance LinkedIn ECHAlliance on Twitter Pinksocks Digital Health Events Dan Kendall @ HealthTechDan Dan [@]digitalhealth.com Join Digital Health Today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is Dr Daisy Robinton. I met Daisy at Wired Health in London earlier this year where she delivered a tremendous talk about CRISPR-Cas9 and once I heard it, I knew I had to ask her to come here on the program to share her insights and inspiration into the field of bioengineering. Daisy is a scientist in gene editing at Harvard University studying stem cell biology at the intersection of embryonic development and cancer. Her research focuses on molecular, cellular and developmental biology, and her papers focus on the potential and promise of stem cell research. In addition to her scientific career, she’s also an entrepreneur. Along with Dr Jack Kriendler, she cofounded Weird and Wonderful, which is a production company where they combine the arts with science to make the story of science entertaining and reach a broader audience. She was recently named one of Forbes 30 under 30 for 2017 (and just in the nick of time – she recently celebrated her 30th birthday!). She’s also a fashion and lifestyle model, promoting brands such as Reebok and Garmin, and she’s given a TedX talk (see the show notes) about the potential of gene therapy in treating aging. Daisy and I spoke about how new technologies such as CRISPR Cas-9 are accelerating the development of new genetic therapies, and how science and society are responding and adapting to the new possibilities bioengineering technologies present. I really enjoyed this conversation, and I think you will as well.  Links and Resources Mentioned: Daisy Robinton at Weird and Wonderful Daisy Robinton on LinkedIn Daisy Robinton on Twitter @daisyrobinton Report by U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy of Medicine on Human Embryo Editing Editing Humanity – Article on the Economist Human Gene Editing Receives Science Panel’s Support – Article on New York Times Digital Health Events Dan Kendall @ HealthTechDan Dan [@]digitalhealth.com Join Digital Health Today Videos: Bioengineering: The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Ageing | WIRED Health 2017 | WIRED Events Can we engineer the end of ageing? | Daisy Robinton | TEDxLondonSalon Consumer Genetic Testing -- "23andZ" | Incident Report 011 | ZDoggMD.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’ve been looking forward to recording this episode for a long time, my guest is Eugene Borukhovich, he started a new role last year as the Global Head of Digital Health Incubation & Innovation at Bayer. Eugene has worn a lot of hats over the years and has been instrumental in driving the global conversation on health innovation and disruption. In addition to his role at Bayer, he’s an advisor at Health XL, and he’s an active leader of the Health 2.0 organization. He’s built Health 2.0 networks in NYC and Amsterdam, and he recently formed a group in Dusseldorf. In this conversation, we cover the work they are doing at Bayer as they work to transform a company with over 150 years of innovation and 100,000 employees, and adapt to the rapid pace of development need to be competitive now and in the future. One of the programs we discuss is the Bayer Grants4Apps program, and I want to point out that the applications for this program are open until May 31st, 2017, the link to the application is on the shownotes at Digital Health Today.com/22, or you can find the application by visiting the website grants4apps.com. We covered a lot of ground here and I have a load of links, videos, articles and more on the website, so please do head over and check it out, again, Digital Health today.com/22 If you want a chance to catch Eugene in person, head to Health 2.0 in Barcelona, that event is being held on the 3rd to the 5th of May 2017, in just a few days in fact. Eugene’s giving a talk there, and if you haven’t been to this conference before, you really should get there. Health 2.0 a great organization, they run events all over the world, and just a few weeks ago they announced they were joining forces with HIMSS so they have even more things going on leveraging the strengths of both organizations globally. If do plan to be there at Health 2.0 Barcelona, let me know. I’ll be out there for a few days and would welcome the chance to say hello. If you don’t catch us in Barcelona, you can also find us the following week at the Cube Tech Fair being held in Berlin on the 10-12th of May. That event features Steve Wozniak co-founder of Apple, Robin Wright known for her role in House of Cards, and I’ll be there as well participating in a panel, and Eugene will also be hosting a session there. Links and Resources Mentioned Eugene’s Article about the Triple “E” of #digitalhealth Bayer Grants4Apps accelerator – Applications open until May 31, 2017! Key Therapeutic Areas of Bayer Grants4Apps Grants for Apps Berlin Grants4Apps Dealmaker Program More about Bayer Innovation Health 2.0 Ginger.io Digital Health Events Eugene on Twitter Dan Kendall @ HealthTechDan Dan [@]digitalhealth.com Join Digital Health Today Video: xMed 2016 Insights Lounge - Eugene Borukhovich and Zayna Khayat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Digital Health Today, we’re going to switch things up and talk about something that needs more attention and resources: mental health. It’s being talked about more and more as we break down the barriers and stigma associated with mental health and mental illness, and to get this conversation started on this program, I went directly to one of the leaders I had the opportunity to meet several times last year. That leader is Dr. Arshya Vahabzadeh, he is a psychiatrist and Instructor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He’s also the innovation officer at Massachusetts General Hospital, Chief Medical Officer of Brain Power - a wearables company focused on developing solutions for children and adults with autism. He was raised in England and he moved to the United States to pursue his dream of leveraging clinical neuroscience to improve the treatment of people with brain disorders. He is a graduate of Singularity University and he speaks at conferences around the world - I’ve included a few videos of those talks at Exponential Medicine below. Dr. Vahabzadeh was recognized as a ‘40 under 40’ top innovator in 2015, and is working to bring exponential transformational change for global mental health.   Just as I was working to put the final touches on this podcast and release it, some news hit the headlines in the UK about a podcast that Prince Harry did where he spoke about his own personal challenges dealing with the death of his mother. It was a powerful podcast and he was very candid about how the approach he took early in life really caused him to close down emotionally, and how therapy helped him process things and develop a much better mental state. It is so key to have respected leaders on the world stage speaking candidly and openly about the importance of mental health, and I applaud and thank Prince Harry, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, for having the courage to share that in his interview. There are a couple links below you should check out showing why and what they're doing to raise the profile of mental health.   Today’s Topics: Defining Mental Health, Mental Wellness and Mental Illness The cost of mental health and mental illness The subjective nature of diagnosing mental illness The challenges and obstacles of getting help to where it is needed The top technologies being developed for mental health applications How regulators are approaching technologies for mental health and wellness What people should do to help themselves or people they care about get the help they need More about Arshya: Follow on Twitter: @vahabzadehmd Visit Arshya's Personal Website 40 under 40 article His work at Brain Power Videos: Future Psychiatry Neuralink Could Help Humans Keep Up With AI Arshya Vahabzadeh MD | The Future of Mental Health & Digital Psychiatry | Exponential Medicine '16 Links and Resources Mentioned: Prince Harry Podcast Interview on Mental Health Pavlok – a wearable device that helps users reduce cravings & break bad habits Pear Therapeutics – Digital therapeutics for enhanced clinical outcomes AICure – clinically validated artificial intelligence platform visually confirms medication ingestion. Brain-Power – empowering children and adults all along the autism spectrum to teach themselves practical life skills, and assess their progress numerically Signal App – Communicate instantly without SMS fees Psychology Today – Find a therapist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is none other than Dr Daniel Kraft; a physician-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator. He has over 25 years experience working across health care innovation, biomedical research, and clinical practice. He is the Chair for Medicine at Singularity University and the Founder and Chair of Exponential Medicine, and we dive into his work at these organizations in depth on this podcast. He’s earned an undergraduate degree from Brown University, finished medical school at Stanford and was Board Certified in both Internal Medicine & Pediatrics after he completed a Harvard residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital & Boston Children’s Hospital. Oh, and he also completed fellowships in hematology, oncology and bone marrow transplantation at Stanford. Now you might think that with all that, I’ve completed the introduction. But you’d be wrong. Daniel is also an avid pilot and he served in the Massachusetts and California Air National Guard as an officer and flight surgeon with F-15 & F-16 fighter Squadrons. He has conducted research on aerospace medicine that was published with NASA, and he was a finalist at NASA for astronaut selection. Oh, yeah, and he has two young children under 3. The man is on the move, and I hope you do get a chance to meet him in person. He brings an incredible energy when he gets on the stage and he must have a lot of energy to keep up his schedule. Today’s Topics: ‘The Singularity': What it is and what it means to medicine Challenges and opportunities in medicine The most exciting area in health technology today Educating, Empowering and Enabling leaders How to catalyze today's leaders to address the grand challenges “Previvors” and Stage 0 patients The XPRIZE and creating a new mindset to tackle audacious but achievable goals. Links and Resources Mentioned: Quantified self to quantified health: how tech helps doctors fill gaps in patient records (Wired UK Article by Daniel Kraft) Exponential Medicine Singularity University Executive Programs MatterNet – from SU.org Made in Space The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil Xprize.org Tricorder Xprize Contact Daniel Kraft on LinkedIn Daniel Kraft on Twitter @daniel_kraft Hololens at Case Western Brain Power – tools empower children and adults all along the autism spectrum Digital Health Events Dan Kendall @ HealthTechDan Dan [@]digitalhealth.com Join Digital Health Today Contact Detailss LinkedIn Twitter @daniel_kraft Hololens at Case Western Brain Power – tools empower children and adults all along the autism spectrum Digital Health Events Dan [@]digitalhealth.com Join Digital Health Today More Articles and Links “Our Health is In Our Hands” WIRED article by Daniel Kraft, May 2014 40 of the Smartest People in Healthcare The Top-10 Internet Smart Doctors in the World (2013) Pharma Voice 100: Annual list recognizes the most inspiring leaders in Life Sciences, as determined by their readers. Videos: Medicine's Future? There's an app for that SU Founder’s Video: Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil Daniel Kraft at TEDMED 2009 The Future of Health & Medicine Where Can Technology Take Us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is Dr. Shafi Ahmed. He is a colorectal surgeon in London practicing in the NHS at St Barts as well as several private hospitals. He is also a Director and Non-Executive director of several organizations, a Member of the faculty at Exponential Medicine at Singularity University, an Associate Dean at Barts and the London Medical School, a council member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and a futurist, innovator and tech entrepreneur. He is also a co-founder of VirtualMedics.org and Medical Realities You may have seen the coverage of Dr. Ahmed’s virtual reality surgery which he performed and streamed live in April 2016. In our conversation, he explains how he’s using Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to teach surgery and accelerate the training of surgeons around the world. In today’s conversation we talk about: The unmet need for surgeons and surgery around the world How to accelerate training and teaching using AR and VR technologies How technology can help reach underserved areas of the world How the role of surgeons will change with the use of augmented and artificial intelligence and robotics The coming “surgical singularity” (see below!) Links and Resources Mentioned: Shafi Ahmed on Twitter: @ShafiAhmed5 Shafi Ahmed on Facebook Connect with Shafi on LinkedIn The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery  VirtualMedics.org  http://stfi.re/egewozn Medical Realities on the web (and follow on Twitter)  Ray Kurzweil – The Singularity is Near. http://amzn.to/2mbMxoX Technological Singularity: http://stfi.re/ggkkavk Wired Article on Virtual Reality Surgery Follow Dan Kendall on Twitter (@HealthTechDan) Join Digital Health Today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I have the pleasure of introducing you to one of the health sectors leading innovators, and probably one of the best known and, dare I say it, most loved, leaders I’ve had the pleasure of knowing in my 20 plus years working in healthcare: Eugene Borukhovich. He’s a serial intra- and entrepreneur, executive, venture builder, speaker & board advisor with a focus in digital health. He’s also the Chairman and Founding Board Member at YourCoach.Health and founder of Initium Impact Ventures.  Prior to YourCoach, Eugene served as Global Head of Digital Health at Bayer. He has also co-founded and sold a doctor rating startup and a consulting company. Eugene recently relocated to Barcelona where he enjoys running, writing, traveling and spending time with his family. Be sure to subscribe to Eugene's new show on Digital Health Today focused on Digital Therapeutics. Click here to read the transcript Links and Resources: Connect with Eugene Borukhovich: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with YourCoach.health: Website | Twitter HealthXL: Website | Twitter | Join an Event Subscribe to Exits & Outcomes Brian Dolan: Twitter | LinkedIn Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is a very successful consultant, entrepreneur, investor, writer and now film maker. Dave Chase was named one of the most influential people in Digital Health based to his entrepreneurial success & his writing. He is widely published and he co-authored the book entitled “Engage! Transforming Healthcare Through Digital Patient Engagement” which happened to win the healthcare Book of the Year in in 2014. Dave was the CEO and Co-founder of Avado, which started in 2010, and it was acquired by WebMD in 2013.  He recently did a TEDx Talk entitled "Healthcare Stole the American Dream - Here’s How We Take it Back", you can watch that below. Now, Dave is taking a seat behind the camera in the development of a mockumentary that is taking aim at the American healthcare system.  Dave is a father of two great kids, husband, an oxygen-fueled mountain athlete and just a really genuine guy who is always learning and developing new skills.  Links and Resources Mentioned: HealthRosetta.org Quad Aim Fund ZDoggMD Forbes Article: Why 98% of digital health startups are zombies and what they can do about it. By Dave Chase Check out and follow The Big Heist Movie: Web Facebook Twitter: @thebigheist Follow Dave: Personal Website: Rosetium Twitter @chasedave LinkedIn Video: Healthcare Stole the American Dream - Here’s How We Take it Back | Dave Chase | TEDxSunValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest is John Reites, an executive intrapreneur turned digital health entrepreneur. You may have seen him on stage talking about innovation as a digital health evangelist for a contract research organization.  John spent over 14 years leading global drug development and healthcare innovation at Quintiles where he also led internal startups as the head of digital health acceleration. Late last year he decided to make the jump from global giant and is now the Chief Product Officer and Partner at THREAD Research based in North Carolina. THREAD contributed to 4 of the first 8 studies that were done with Apple’s ResearchKit and they work with Biopharmaceutical companies, CROs and healthcare providers to provide a platform to transform remote patient research and care. On this episode we talk about the use of tools like Apple’s Health Kit, Research Kit and Care Kit as well as another platform that works for Android. Today’s Topics: The role of intrapreneurs in driving change in established corporations How clinical research has evolved since the introduction of EDC (Electronic Data Capture) Use of mobile devices in clinical research and by older age groups How Apple's ResearchKit, CareKit and HealthKit are impacting clinical research Links and Resources Mentioned: Follow @JohnReites Follow @ThreadResearch THREAD Research Website Connect with John Reites on LinkedIn Email John Reites Learn more about Apple ResearchKit and CareKit Learn more about Apple HealthKit Learn more about Research Stack for Android See this Post about Virtual Reality in Healthcare Cool Healthtech at CES 2017 Check out Digital Health Events Join Digital Health Today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking with Harry Rowland, co-founder and CEO of Endotronix. Endotronix was founded in 2007 and is developing an implantable pressure sensor that can be placed in the pulmonary artery outside the heart. Dr. Rowland has led the company’s innovation, strategy and technology developments since the project began and has raised millions of dollars in funding. In this episode, he shares the exciting new prospects this technology offers as part of a complete health system that provides tools and feedbacks to help extend and improve patient’s lives. Today’s Topics: Dr. Rowland’s background in engineering and healthcare entrepreneurship Advanced heart failure, current standards of care and healthcare costs Endotronix implantable sensors and proactive heart disease management Raising capital for the business Perseverance and commitment as a startup Future of Endotronix and clinical testing Advice for new healthcare startups Engaging both patients and clinicians to make the product successful Links and Resources Mentioned: Digital Health Events Dan Kendall @ Twitter Dan@digitalhealth.com Join Digital Health Today Endotronix website Endotronix Wireless Health Monitoring video Win Forever by Pete Carroll Heart Failure Society of America European Society of Cardiology – Heart Failure Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I first heard about Kate Ryder of Maven Clinic when I was attending a conference in Las Vegas earlier this year. The conference was actually not focused on healthcare, but when I was speaking to one of the other attendees about what I do, she immediately said “You have got to get in touch with Kate Ryder, the founder of Maven Clinic.” Kate hasn’t always been involved in healthcare. She started out as a journalist for the Economist and she lived and worked in Southeast Asia, NY, and London. She then joined Venture capital firm Index Ventures in London, and she focused on investments in consumer technology, health and education. Now, she’s the CEO and founder of Maven, the world’s first digital clinic designed specifically to empower women and provide access to better health information and services. Kate shares with us her perspective on how she got her business started, and how it has grown and evolved. In addition to providing convenient, affordable and accessible information, they’ve been really creative in the way they have engaged their users to become ambassadors for their company and brand. Kate’s career and entrepreneurial background: Inspiration for Maven Clinic Perceptions of women’s health Raising capital and launching Maven Clinic Maven Clinic product offerings and health care providers Connecting with professionals through Therapist Speed Dating Promotions and marketing the business with brand ambassadors User acquisition and growth of the app and platform Privacy and confidentiality in telehealth Maven core founding principles Maven Clinic’s business model Links and Resources Mentioned: Visit Maven Clinic on the web Become a Maven Ambassador Follow Maven Clinic on Twitter Follow Maven Clinic on Instagram Like Maven Clinic on Facebook Read Maven Clinic's Blog Follow Kate Ryder on LinkedIn Join Digital Health Today Submit Digital Health Competitions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft isn’t known as a healthcare company, but when it comes to technology infrastructure - there is arguably no technology company with a greater presence across the health continuum than they do. Software pioneers Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975, and the company has delivered powerhouse platforms that have revolutionized industries across a broad spectrum. Microsoft is empowering people and organizations to improve healthcare, and they are making an impact. Microsoft's high profile acquisition of LinkedIn in June 2016, overshadows other important acquisitions and announcements that hold potential for a big impact on the health community. These include their 2011 acquisition of Skype, and their 2015 announcement of the Hololens - the first fully self-contained, holographic computer. These technologies are now a part of the Microsoft platform which enables entirely new ways of interacting with others and the world around us. In fact, if you haven’t seen how the Hololens can be used in healthcare yet, jump down the page and take a look what the developers at Case Western University are doing to use Hololens in the holographic anatomy program. It’s truly amazing. My guest today is Neil Jordan. Neil is the Worldwide General Manager for the Health Industry for Microsoft. In this role, Neil acts as the chief strategist for the organization’s health initiatives worldwide. He’s responsible for defining and articulating the Microsoft vision for the future of healthcare, and, importantly, how Microsoft's products, technologies and partner solutions are working to make it a reality. Neil and I spoke about Microsoft’s programs such as Biz Spark and the Imagine Cup, and how they are helping innovators around the world to get access to leading technologies and services. We also spoke about the key pillars of Microsoft’s Health Transformation strategy, and the importance Microsoft is placing on creating exceptional experiences in all aspects of the user journey. Links and Resources Mentioned: Microsoft in Digital Health Transformation www.healthdigitaltransformation.com Microsoft Health App on iOS Imagine Cup Competition - Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play. Every year tens of thousands of students from across the globe compete for cash, travel and prizes and for the honor of taking home the Imagine Cup! Clinicloud – 2012 winners of the Imagine Cup Digital Stethoscope + Non-contact Thermometer Enty – 2016 Winner of the Imagine Cup Children’s of Mercy Hospital, Kansas City Biz Spark Program - BizSpark gives startups 3 years of free stuff – software, services, tech support, and Azure cloud. Your startup qualifies if it is less than 5 years old, is privately held, and earns less than $1M annually. And at the end of your 3 years, you keep all the software you've downloaded – at no cost. Public Cloud for Public Good - Designed to support anyone using the cloud technology for humanitarian uses that align with the strategic development goals of the United Nations Video: Microsoft HoloLens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So far on this podcast we’ve had guests from Germany, the Netherlands, all across the USA, the UK, Spain, France and more. There’s so much happening with digital health transformation all around the world, and today, we’re going to explore what’s happening somewhere new: Africa. We're going to dive into the opportunities and challenges of developing market-driven models in emerging markets. Today, my guest is KP Yelpaala. He is the CEO and Founder of Access Mobile, which is a digital health company committed to improving access to and quality of healthcare - with an added twist: they are deploying their technology in emerging markets across Africa. KP is a first-generation American whose parents immigrated to the US from Ghana. He was born in Wisconsin, and has lived in all over the world in Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and more. He has made his home in Denver, Colorado. KP started out studying pre-medicine at university, and although he’s passionate about healthcare, he eventually developed the sense that he was really an entrepreneur at heart. He did a masters of public health at Yale, before going on to do some really fantastic work with organizations like the Clinton Foundation KP has spent years working in the field with public health systems, and knows firsthand the challenges of delivering healthcare to rural and underserved communities. Today, he’s going to share his experience in creating change, breaking down barriers, and delivering a much needed service to users in Africa. There’s a great video of the work being done by Access Mobile, so please do go to the website and check out the show notes at DigitalHealthToday.com/13 to watch that and to see all the show notes. Today's topics: The unacceptable situation of health resources in sub-saharan Africa The winding road that led to deploying mobile technology in Africa The opportunities and benefits for commercial organizations serving emerging markets The importance of investment in creating quality healthcare services The differences in mobile technology between emerging and developed markets How developing regions can leapfrog with better technology Key partnerships that are making an impact Links and Resources Mentioned: Access Mobile Microsoft's 4Afrika program Facebook's Free Basics program Catalyst Health Tech Innovation, Denver, Colorado Video: Access Mobile Inc Follow Access Mobile: Follow KP on Twitter @kyelpaala Follow Access Mobile on Twitter @accessmobileinc Check out the website: accessmobileinc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we talk about overcoming innovation inertia in healthcare. More specifically, we talk about how to identify the obstacles within organizations, and, most importantly, how to overcome them to accelerate implementation of new solutions. My guest on this episode is Fard Johnmar. He is the founder and president of the innovation consultancy Enspektos, and he has spent nearly 20 years in global health. For the last decade, he has focused on the digital health sector, where he advises executives, entrepreneurs and medical professionals who are working to develop digital health tools and technologies. Fard and I both serve as mentors in the StartupBootcamp Digital Health Accelerator in Berlin, Germany, and he also authored and produced the State of Digital Health Innovation research initiative. Fard has joined us review some of the findings of the first wave of the 2016 ‘State of Digital Health Innovation’ report. In this episode we discuss the 4 forces affecting innovation, how to find out how your organization stacks up on adopting new innovations, and 3 key tips for overcoming innovation inertia. Episode Download: Three Tips to Overcome Innovation Inertia Today's topics: The two tough questions facing digital health innovators The four areas of friction in implementing innovation The three tips on overcoming innovation inertia How to get a personalized assessment of your organization Links and Resources Mentioned: Digital Health Maven Podcast State of Digital Health Innovation Study (Wave 1 Download) Take part in the Digital Health Innovation Study Wave 2 Follow Fard Johnmar: fardjohnmar.com digitalhealthmaven.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've searched for connected health devices in an Apple Store or on Amazon, you’ll see a familiar brand there among the choices. iHealth Labs is a pioneer in the personal mobile health revolution. In 2011, they launched the very first mobile-app enabled blood pressure device. In 2012, they launched the first wireless blood pressure monitor and in 2013, they launched a wireless blood glucose monitor. iHealth was the very first health device to be carried in Apple retail stores, and they’ve been on a roll ever since, leading the way with connected health devices that are stylish and simple to use. On this episode I spoke with Uwe Diegel, the CEO of iHealth Labs Europe who is based in Paris, France. Uwe a is serial entrepreneur who has started several successful healthcare companies. He has several patents and has taken those designs through to production and commercialization. He is a highly sought after speaker in various aspects of cardiovascular health, and he speaks at conferences around the world to share his vision and experience. In this episode, we discuss the transition of connected gadgets to connected health, the importance of design in making devices that are easy to use, and the evolution of invisible technologies. Topics Covered: - Early tech for the study of cardiovascular health - The genesis of iHealth products - The gadgetization of connected health products - Advances in telemedicine - Business divisions of iHealth - Importance of design - Understanding patient and marketing needs - The future of design for digital health products Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don't have to spend time in hospitals to be familiar with Philips products. Formed in 1891, originally Philips made light bulbs before expanding into consumer electronics. Now you can find the Philips nameplate on products ranging from domestic appliances and personal care to MRI and ECG systems. You may not have noticed, but Philips has been making some significant changes to it’s strategy and structure recently. In May, it IPO’d it’s lighting business, spinning that company out to stand on it’s own, while the consumer lifestyle and healthcare divisions were merged into one. You can imagine this is a significant shift: when one of the world's largest companies works to leverage it’s strengths in healthcare and consumer products, it's time to take notice. Philips makes great products. They are led by smart, tough management, and have excellent sales and support teams. But how do you take a 125 year old company, and reposition it to embrace the continuum of care from the home to the hospital? In June, I spoke with Jeroen Tas and Hans Notenboom while I was in Amsterdam for the European e-Health Week. Jeroen is the CEO of Connected Care and Health Informatics. Hans is the Global Head of Digital at Philips Healthcare. This episode is part of my conversation with Hans and was recorded live at the E-Health Week Conference in Amsterdam. Hans got his start in business informatics and has worked at Philips for the last eight years. He believes that health technology is not just about figuring out diagnosis and treatment, but also about ways it can incentivize a healthy lifestyle. Together, we discuss some of the healthcare innovations Philips has created, and what Philips is doing to instill a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in their company culture. We also spoke about their new HealthSuite platform that they are opening up to developers, and how Philips is using its position to create medical grade solutions that work in the home as well as they do in the hospital. Unfortunately some of the links we discussed during our conversation are no longer available. Listen in as we discuss some of the great work the Philips company has been doing. Today’s Topics: The new structure of the Philips organization Healthcare informatics at Philips Research and development at Philips Creating a culture of innovation and creativity Uses for the Health Suite application The importance of reliable data Adoption of technology by the older generation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During this episode I discuss innovation and virtual care with Dr. Leslie Saxon from the USC Keck School of Medicine. Keck has developed one of the first virtual care clinics and is a prime example of the benefits of digital health innovation. Dr. Leslie Saxon has worked at a number of institutions besides USC, including UCLA and UCSF. She is an Interventional Cardiologist who specializes in the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmia. Dr. Saxon also hosts the Body Computing Conference at USC, an event which focuses on innovation in digital health. Today, we discuss her work and how innovation in connectivity has improved her work as an Interventional Cardiologist. Episode Download: Information About the Virtual Care Clinic at USC Today’s Topics: Defining digital health Cost problems in Medicine The Virtual Care ClinicTactics for a virtual clinic Patient engagement Who defines the “team” at the Virtual Care Clinic Designing solutions for consumers/patients How other countries can get involved in the Virtual Care Clinic Quotes/Tweets: “The first thing we had to do was figure out who owns the data from an implanted device in a patient.” –Dr. Leslie Saxon “The biggest asset any health center has are its medical experts and the ability to extend those experts beyond the walls of an institution…” –Dr. Leslie Saxon Dr. Saxon's Recommendations: Best Advice: Get up and work hard Recommended book: Middle March by George Elliott Recommended app: Lose It Follow: USC Center for Body Computing Register: Body Computing Conference, Las Vegas, CA, 23 September 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I welcome two executives from Bayer G4A. Bayer G4A has been a longtime sponsor of Digital Health Today. I caught up with Dominick Kennerson, Global Head G4A, Digital Health Partnerships at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. I also spoke with Sophie Park. Sophie is a veteran guest on the Digital Health Today program, and the Chief Strategist for Bayer G4A Partnerships. Dominick shared how a chance meeting at a Washington, D.C. bar began his path to a career in Europe. We also spoke about the impact of COVID-19 on the Bayer organization, and how it has changed the expectations and opportunities for companies of all sizes working to make a dent in healthcare. He also traces the early use of the term 'digital health' back to his time at Revolution Health. Agents of Change - A Virtual Digital Health Forum: Earlier this year, Bayer G4A had a call for applications. They are looking for innovative companies that are ready to make a difference in specific key challenge areas. After months of hard work and vetting all the applicants, they’re about to announce the finalists for this year’s Bayer G4A Program. While we don’t know the companies they’ve selected at the time of this recording, they will be announced very soon at a global virtual event taking place at 11am Eastern (5PM CET) on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. So, if you’re listening to this episode on or before Nov 18, click here to register to attend.  And - if you missed it, scroll down to find names and links to the companies that have been accepted.  Now without further ado, let’s tune into the conversation with Dominick Kennerson and Sophie Park View Transcript Meet the 2020 G4A Partners in the G4A Program! Caria - Manage menopause with confidence. Decipher Biosciences - A commercial-stage precision oncology company committed to improving patient care Sweetch - A clinically validated, personalized, AI disease management optimization platform. Oncare - Connects you with your care team, so that they can digitally support you in your therapy  Elly - Daily motivation and support for people living with a chronic condition Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Bayer G4A Almirall Digital Garden Cedars-Sinai Accelerator University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gamification in Health and Wellness The gaming and health sectors have traditionally been pretty far removed from one another, but there is a perfect storm of technology, access and content that has the potential of driving these two industries closer together. The gaming industry is big. In the US alone, total revenues in 2015 were over $23 Billion, and it’s expected to be about $100 Billion globally this year. Despite this size and growth, there is very little being done, at least in my opinion, to disrupt healthcare using what we know and can learn from this successful industry. And that’s where I’m hoping today’s guest can help us out. My guest is Anna Sort. Anna has a lot of titles. She is a nurse, an entrepreneur, and a professor, all of which are titles and roles that you frequently come across in the health tech innovation sector. But she also carries another title that you don’t hear very often at medical conferences. She’s an accomplished and avid gamer. She’s been playing games since she was 5 years old (25 years), and has spent countless hours playing World of Warcraft and Overwatch among many other titles. In fact, she loves gaming so much, that she’s found ways to incorporate techniques she’s learned from the video game industry to help patients, carers and professionals and to drive behavior change. Anna is based in Barcelona, and in 2013, she co-founded her company, PlayBenefit.com. There she helps companies enhance engagement, learning and satisfaction. I heard Anna speak at the eHealth week conference in Amsterdam recently, and I was really impressed at her understanding and approach to how we can improve outcomes, education and awareness through the engagement methodologies used in the gaming industry. In this interview, Anna talks about the six steps to achieving epic wins in healthcare. What is an Epic Win? In gaming terms, an epic win is an outcome that is so extraordinarily positive you had no idea it was possible until you achieved it, and I think we need more of these in healthcare. Anna prepared a PDF that you can download that goes through all six steps to help us work toward epic wins in healthcare, and she gives some practical examples and advice on how you can apply these steps to your project. Download Anna's Six Steps to Achieving Epic Wins in Healthcare Episode Download: Six Tips for Achieving Epic Wins in Healthcare Links and Resources Mentioned: Play World of Warcraft Download the PlayBenefit “World of Warcraft Diabetes AddOn” Play Social Diabetes Play Candy Crush Download and Use the MySugr App or visit the MySugr Website https://mysugr.com/ Play Lumosity http://lumosity.com Play SuperBetter https://www.superbetter.com Stay in touch with Anna Sort: Follow Anna Sort on Twitter: @lostnurse Follow Anna Sort on LinkedIn Visit Playbenefit.com Connect with Games for Health: Games for Health Games for Health Europe Videos on Gamification in Health: TED Talk - The game that can give you 10 extra years of your life TED Talk - Gaming can make a better world Gaming Consoles: Microsoft Xbox Sony PlayStation Nintendo Wii View the complete show notes https://digitalhealthtoday.com/8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest, Pablo Pantaleoni, is an economist and entrepreneur, and he is the CEO and Co-founder of Medtep. He's worked for banks and brokering firms, specializing in international markets. He also has worked for the United Nations, GSMA, Morgan Stanley, IBM and Cisco Systems. In his second year at University, he founded his very first start­up, which was an online platform for young European students offering a personalized search for places to live, language courses and internships. That business expanded to more than 40 cities in 14 different European countries. At the end, he decided to sell the company in order to finish his studies.  In 2011 he founded Medtep with his co-founder Jacob Suñol. Medtep is focused on facilitating lasting behavioral change by personalizing validated prevention and treatment plans. Clinics, patients, pharmaceutical and insurance companies all over the world use the platform. Pablo, has been recognized in the 30 Under 30 in healthcare by Forbes magazine in their 2016 edition. Pablo is passionate about developing young entrepreneurs and he is the president of a non­-profit organization with that aim. In today’s episode we cover: - How his experience and drive as an entrepreneur got him involved in disrupting healthcare - How Medtep got started with their online product in 2012 by focusing on customers in private clinics - How Medtep engages customers and avoids pilots - Why they chose to move the company from Barcelona to San Francisco - How his company is embracing international opportunities while some US competitors are focusing on the US exclusively - The challenges of developing distributed/multi-national teams as a startup - How the sales process is key to overcoming challenges and friction when getting started   Pablo's Recommendations: - Best advice: “Build a life where you don’t have to escape - one that you enjoy every day." - Recommended book: Zero to One by Peter Thiel (View This) - Recommended App: What's App (View This) - Selected Charity: EURORDIS - Rare Diseases Europe (http://www.eurordis.org/) More information and Links: - Follow Medtep on Twitter @medtep - Follow Pablo Pantaleoni on Twitter @pablopanta - Learn more about Medtep: http://medtep.com - View the complete show notes: http://bit.ly/dht-007  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is Dr Ashish Atreja. He is an Assistant Professor and the Chief Technology Engagement and Innovation Officer, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan. He is an intrapreneur with over 10 years experience in informatics education and research.   Dr Atreja is also the director of the AppLab at Mount Sinai hospital, and he is concerned about the lack of a robust body of digital health evidence.  In this podcast he shares his vision for addressing that need through collaboration, and he has set up a new data sharing initiative called NODE Health that encourages organizations to share their own digital health pilot data. NODE Health stands for Network Of Digital Evidence in Health, and he talks about what it is, how to participate and how it is working to become the academic home for evidence in digital medicine.   Today’s Topics: Dealing with web platforms and improving their efficiency Using mobile technology as an engagement tool NODE health and its goals Icahn School of Medicine and its partnership with Apple (App Lab) Process for finding clinical champions for mobile technology Biggest failure/limitations in mobile technology adoption Dealing with inherent biases in pilot programs Creating successful apps for patients and clinicians alike Focusing on the financial return of apps Launching NODE Health and the guiding principles of successful partners How an organization can be a part of the NODE Health program How individuals can contribute to NODE Health Links and Resources Mentioned: Node Health Website Sinai AppLab Mount Sinai and Apple Announcements Mount Sinai Asthma iOS App Apple Research Kit NODE Health Linked In Group Contact Info: Dr Atreja on Twitter: @atreja    Recommendations Book: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Tech Tool: Facetime Charity: Ashanet.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode we discuss innovation at the National Health Service with our distinguished guest, Dr. Mahiben Maruthappu. Dr. Maruthappu is the co-founder of the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), and was the first person from British healthcare to be included in Forbes 30 under 30. He currently serves as the Senior Fellow to the CEO of NHS England where he advises on £100 billion of national health spending ($150 billion). He has a strong interest in research with over 80 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 awards. His work has been featured by BBC News and international press. He is the Chairman of the UK Medical Students’ Association (UKMSA), and he has authored three medical education books. Dr. Maruthappu was educated at Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard Universities. Dr. Maruthappu explains the myriad activities and programs in place throughout the NHS, and importantly, he provides some insights on the best ways to access the resources that are available to support healthcare innovators. We discussed the activities and the success of the NHS Innovation Accelerator and the pathway to commercialization it has opened for it’s first class of 17 companies. Very soon, at the end of May, the second round of the NHS Innovation Accelerator is opening for applications, so you’ll want to hear more about that on this podcast. Dr. Maruthappu loves to hear from new people, especially those with ideas about innovating for the future of the National Health Service. Feel free to connect with him via Twitter. Episode Download: Top Guide on Putting Innovation Into Action Links and Resources Mentioned 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) NHS Test Bed Programme NHS Innovation Accelerator NHS Five Year Forward View NICE Care Quality Commission (CQC) Accelerated Access Review Dr. Maruthappu on the Huffington Post Dr. Maruthappu on the NHS England Blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many women find at various times of their lives that their pelvic floor muscles are not as strong as they could or should be. Today on the Digital Health Today podcast, I spoke to health technology entrepreneur Tania Boler, who is the founder and CEO of Chiaro, a company with the mission to develop beautiful and bold products that make a difference to women’s lives. Their first product, Elvie, is an intelligent pelvic floor exercise tracker that combines an insertable, sensor-packed device with an engaging app for your phone. Tania’s going to tell us more about how it works, what it does, and the impact it’s having.  Tania is passionate about women’s health. She spent most of her career working internationally in the not-for-profit sector, before becoming a health tech entrepreneur. She decided to move into the commercial sector when she became a mom herself and realized the tremendous need for better tools and information to establish, protect and maintain pelvic floor health. Through her research she realized that a technology-based solution was needed, and her product, Elvie, was launched in New York and London in October 2015.  In this episode, you’ll hear about:   The differences in how women in various countries are cared for and educated after the birth of a baby. The two main reasons why women don’t exercise their pelvic floors. The three ways Elvie provides an excellent solution to these problems. How Tania navigated the development, design and production processes with her co-founder, Alexander Asseily. Details on how Elvie works within the body and with its corresponding app. Things Tania wished she knew earlier in the development process. A description of the launch in both the UK and the USA. Finally, a special code for listeners to claim a discount on Elvie. Links and Resources mentioned on the show:  Company: Elvie.com Follow Elvie: Twitter Facebook Press:  New York Post article on Elvie Book Recommendation: Lean-In by Sheryl Sandberg Technology Recommendation: Slack.com Chosen Charity: Women’s Health Foundation Quotes from Tania: “Elvie helps with the mind-body connection.” “Health promotion is so important for leading a fulfilling life.” “Women’s health affects 51% of the population but is often seen as a niche issue.”  ~Tania Boler @helloelvie @dhealthtoday If you’ve enjoyed today’s podcast, please  sign up for our newsletter and subscribe to our station on iTunes or Stitcher.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast features the experienced innovator, designer and entrepreneur, Stuart Karten of Karten Design. Stuart founded his product innovation consultancy in 1984 to help companies use creativity strategically to establish market leadership. Today his firm is one of the nation's premier product innovation firms and he leads a staff of 30 design researchers and strategists, industrial designers, and mechanical engineers. Karten Design continually brings the very latest ideas and innovations to the solutions they help develop for healthcare, and that's because they work across industries and partner with leading medical device companies as well as consumer electronics and consumer product manufacturers to create extraordinary experiences between people and products. Stuart talks about the impact of rising consumer expectations on the development of healthcare solutions, and the evolution of the home as the health hub of the future. Stuart and I spoke while he was in his office in Marina del Ray, California. Stuart gives us a peak into "salutogenesis", if you don't know what that is, don't worry, he explains on this podcast (and a link for more information is in the show notes). As a special resource for our listeners, Stuart has also created a process guide on strategic front end innovation, and you can pick that up by visiting http://digitalhealthtoday.com/3. Be sure to check out the slides from the session he hosted at SXSW last month where he discussed the home as the health hub on the future. Episode Download: Tips on Strategic Front End Development Links and Resources Mentioned: Center for Body Computing Dr. Leslie Saxon Axonics Modulation Systems Salutogenesis – Read more here. SXSW “Home, Sweet Home: The Health Hub of the Future” Ways to keep in touch: Karten Design's Website Follow @StuartKarten on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest is Amin Zayani. Amin is the CEO and founder of MedAngel which is providing a brand new solution to help protect your medicine and peace of mind. Amin was already an experienced innovator and developer working with sensors in other sectors before he turned his attention to solving problems in the healthcare space. Amin and I spoke while he was at his home in Berlin, Germany when he was in the middle of moving back after spending six months at the Rockstart Health accelerator in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Amin drops some great tips and insights into his experience developing a technology to address a need he spotted while maintaining his own health. In addition, Amin has also created a special offer for our listeners, so click the link to get a discount on his product as soon as they are available.  Amin talks about his great experience at Rockstart Health, a six month accelerator program that takes place in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. They are opening again for applications for their 2016 program. If you’d like to apply to be a part of their next program, and experience all they have to offer you can find the link below.  Links and Resources Company: MedAngel.co Accelerator: Rockstar Health Accelerator Recommended Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things Recommended Tech Tool: Slack Selected Charity: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tune in to the first ever episode of Digital Health Today! The host, Dan Kendall, shares his vision for the podcast and invites you to be a part of the digital health community. Visit DigitalHealthToday.com to learn more and engage in this rapidly growing sector. Our mission is to empower, inspire and fuel the inventors and leaders who are redefining and reshaping the practice of health and care. In our podcasts, website and events, we share real insights from international guests who are working to make a difference, and we amplify their experience, knowledge and wisdom to inspire the next wave of transformation. We serve our listeners by connecting them to the resources, communities, tools and opportunities that will accelerate their journey as they create products and solutions, engage their audience and stakeholders and navigate their innovation journey in health, wellness and care.   Follow us on Twitter at dhealthtoday and like our Facebook page here. Follow Dan Kendall on Twitter @healthtechdan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine this: You’re the founder of a digital health startup. You’ve been carefully selected and invited to participate in a brand new accelerator in Barcelona. At the start of the year, you say goodbye to your friends and family, you find a place in Barcelona to call home, and you focus on growing your business with the mentorship and support of one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.  And then, COVID-19 happens.  How does that impact your strategy? How will it affect your success? And will the fight you wage for survival have an impact the healthcare sector at large? In this Coffee Talk we speak with Carlos Gallardo, the CEO and Founder of CG Health Ventures and a board member at Almirall. He has invested personally in about a dozen companies - including Washington DC-based Babyscripts, whose co-founder Juan Pablo Segura was a guest on episode 67. Carlos is based in Barcelona, and he often takes an active role in helping his companies develop their product market fit.  Background: At the end of 2019, Almirall selected and invited 4 companies to participate in their first cohort - aka "First Harvest" - at the Digital Garden in beautiful Barcelona. Like all things in 2020, the plans had to change to adapt to our new reality. In the face of this global crisis, the startups have embraced and benefited from opportunities that no one predicted in January. And Almirall itself has benefited from the Digital Garden as well. In October 2020, Almirall launched their call for their second cohort - or, as they like to call it - their "Second Harvest."  Find out more by visiting the Almirall Digital Garden Website. Applications are open until October 31, 2020, so don’t delay. View transcript Links and Resources: Apply to Almirall Digital Garden - Deadline is Oct 31, 2020! Connect with Carlos Gallardo: LinkedIn | CG Health Ventures Digital Garden's First Harvest: Haut.ai Derma2Go Uvisio Intrepida Analytics Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve been tuned into nearly any news channel recently, you’ve probably seen the announcement by Akili about the clearance they announced on June 15 for their product EndeavorRX. It is the first prescription treatment delivered through a video game which is designed to treat Pediatric ADHD. This was quickly followed by an announcement on June 23, 2020 of their CE Mark certification. Like many of you I’ve been tracking the work and progress at Akili for a long time, and I was excited to hear about this important milestone, and when the Akili team contacted me to see if I wanted to have a closer look at and try Endeavor RX, I couldn’t resist. I’ve downloaded it to my iPad and gave it a try, and I’m impressed. I can’t speak to the clinical aspects of the product, but based on the standards and expectations that we have from consumer focused products, this was a great experience. It’s well-designed, was easy to get set up, and it uses a great combination of graphics and sounds to engage the player. I love the way they are positioning this with the simple and memorable tagline - “Play your medicine”. That sort of sums it up. To learn more about the importance of this milestone and go a little deeper behind the headlines, I grabbed a few minutes to connect with Eddie Martucci, the Co-Founder and CEO at Akili Interactive Labs. Eddie shares what the recent FDA clearance and CE Mark approval mean to the business. We also discuss the commercialization plans, the volume and value of data created by digital tools, and how Digital Medicine and Digital Therapeutics will continue to transform the relationship between companies and people. View transcript Links and Resources: Connect with Eddie Martucci, PhD: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with Akili Interactive Labs: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Read the Press Release for FDA Clearance Read the Press Release for CE Mark Certification Lancet Digital Health Journal summary for STARS-ADHD Download the App Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this special Coffee Talk, I invited Sophie Park, Chief Strategist for Bayer G4A Partnerships to discuss the opportunities for innovative companies to grow and partner with a global pharma company. The Bayer G4A program has continued to grow and succeed since 2013, and it has evolved to adapt to changing market forces, new business priorities and the unprecedented acceleration of innovation that has taken place at the intersection of health and technology.  One of the challenges when an organization has a long history of success like that is that people begin to automatically associate what they knew about the program in previous years, and then overlay that to make presumptions about what the program is like this year.  For example - a lot of people think that G4A is simply an accelerator for early stage startups. In actual fact, they also have a very powerful partnership program which is designed to attract companies that can participate in joint ventures, commercial partnerships or even majority investments.   In this episode, we dispel some of these myths and give more insights on the progress and success of the G4A program and family. Learn more about Bayer G4A Partnership Links and Resources: Learn more about Bayer G4A: Web | Twitter Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you visit a website, do you use the navigation menu? Or do you head to the lower right corner of your screen? T hat corner is where a little bit of internet magic happens and it’s becoming more prevalent, and having a great impact, in healthcare. It’s where you can get the answers and information you need just by typing in a few simple words or a question. That little chatbot can be repeated millions and billions of times and provide more natural human interactions and benefits to both the users and the organization that deployed it. To learn more about this technology and how it’s being applied in healthcare, I invited Dr. John Reeves to come share some insights.   Dr. Reeves is a global expert in the application of conversational AI to healthcare. He has over 25 years of experience as an engineer, primary care physician, and entrepreneur. He’s the CEO and founder of ConversationHealth, which is transforming how life sciences companies engage their patients and healthcare professionals through virtual conversations. Their company has developed a Pharma-specific SaaS platform that powers these human-like experiences across text, voice, and digital human channels, and he’s here to discuss some top tips about what companies should be thinking about when it comes to developing a chatbot solution of their own. John and his team put together a download we’re going to discuss - and I just want to remind you that the download and links to everything we discuss can be found in the show notes of your podcast player and at our website at digitalhealthtoday.com/podcasts. You can also find everything at our second home on Health Podcast Network on healthpodcastnetwork.com - along with hundreds of great episodes from outstanding podcasts across healthcare. Be sure to check that out. Episode Download: Download the Chatbot Canvas Links and Resources: Connect with Dr. John Reeves: LinkedIn Connect with Conversation Health: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the combination of the Covid crisis and the increased awareness of mental health in the month of May (which is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth) I wanted to dig deeper into mental health and find out what we can do as individuals and organizations to resource ourselves and those around us.  Guest: Dr. William Kassler, Deputy Health Officer and Lead Population Health Officer at IBM Watson Health.   Dr. Kassler has held a variety of roles at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Kassler has received numerous awards from the United States Public Health Service, including the Surgeon General’s Meritorious Service Award, and the Bi-State Primary Care Association President’s Award for “unyielding dedication to community-based access to care for the poor and disadvantaged.” We certainly appreciate his dedication to serving people from across our communities. He’s still a practicing internist and continues to hold office hours in his role at IBM. In this episode, we discuss the role of self-care in developing resilience to conquer fear. Links and Resources Mentioned: Connect with Dr. William Kassler: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with IBM: Website | Twitter 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) How technology and data can improve access to mental health resources Protecting mental health during a pandemic- By Dr. William Kassler IBM.biz/covidhealth - Confronting the Coronavirus - The Latest on IBM's Efforts Empower your remote workforce during COVID-19 GRIT Mobile Tool For Veterans - Getting Results in Transition Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2017, approximately 19.7 million people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder (SUD) related to their use of alcohol or illicit drugs in the past year, and an estimated 20.7 million people aged 12 or older needed substance use treatment (1). Sky News reports that calls have doubled to a helpline designed to support children whose parents are battling alcoholism (2).  When traveling is not an option, what support and services are available to people who are battling Substance Use Disorder? In addition to the treatment and support needed to support and sustain their recovery, they are also confined in their homes and potentially dealing in close proximity to relationship, financial or work related problems. Our guest has first hand knowledge of what it’s like to battle addiction, and, fortunately she’s turned her attention on how to improve the situation for people on their own journeys to long-term recovery. Joining me in the health podcast studio is Daniela Tudor, who is recovering from substance use disorder. Daniela is the CEO of WeConnect Health Management. Their mission is to reverse the high relapse rate of those in their first year of recovery and over come the challenges of transitioning into long-term recovery. Daniela started the company with her co-founder Murphy Jensen, the former tennis pro and winner of the 1993 French Open Doubles title. We discuss the traditional tools, instructions and systems available for people in recovery, and how technology facilitates better solutions, experiences and outcomes, Daniela also shares how she and Murphy teamed up to start the company - it involves a 'Bucket List' competition and a trip to Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island.   Join WEconnect Recovery Live Every third Friday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern Links and Resources: Connect with Daniela Tudor: Twitter | LinkedIn | TEDxBellevueWomen Connect with WeConnect Health Recovery: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn (1) https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/cbhsq-reports/NSDUHFFR2017/NSDUHFFR2017.pdf (2) https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-calls-to-charity-double-as-children-struggle-in-lockdown-with-alcoholic-parents-11981408 Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Organizations are adapting to the new ways of engaging with their employees, clients and suppliers, and platforms like Zoom are experiencing rapid growth as collaboration tools. But successfully growing a business requires more than simply having the right technology in place. Ultimately, it's always about the people. Questions abound such as - how do you build a company culture when people can't gather in coffee rooms, common areas or ping pong tables? Are teleconferencing solutions like Zoom really the best option for people to experience human connection and interaction? And if the predictions are correct and this pandemic really will introduce an entirely new way for businesses to operate over the long term, how do you recruit and grow teams and create ways of building personal relationships that go beyond a voice and a video screen? To give some insights on how to do those things I turned to Dr Justin Barad, the co-founder and CEO of Osso VR. Justin shares an update on the growth of his company, and, importantly, he explains how Osso VR has created a company culture and a sense of teamwork, even though people rarely share the same physical space.   Justin and I prepared a PDF of some of the tips we discuss on this program, as well as a few links to some resources you may find useful. Be sure to grab those in the link below. Grab the Episode Download: Tips, Links and More Links and Resources: Connect with Justin Barad: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with Osso VR: Website | Twitter | Linkedin Study: Randomized Trial of a Virtual Reality Tool to Teach Surgical Technique for Tibial Shaft Fracture Intramedullary Nailing Press: Time Best Inventions 2019 Video: Watch a VR Team Meeting at Osso VR Hardware: Oculus for Business Software: MeetinVR | VSpatial | RecRoom Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this coffee talk with AmalgamRX we dive into the challenges being faced by health systems as they work to assess, develop, and implement solutions at the time of a clinical decision. We'll explore the major pain points that keep projects from reaching their full potential, what it takes to overcome these challenges and what you can do when you're developing a digital therapeutic solution for your organization. There's also some tips that apply to payers and pharma as they play a key role in the successful development and implementation of digital therapies. Guest Links and Resources: Connect with Jenni Main on LinkedIn Connect with Dr. Suzanne Clough on LinkedIn Visit https://amalgamrx.com/ Host Links: Connect with Dan Kendall: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with Eugene Borukhovich: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this special Coffee Talk I invited two leaders from one of our sponsors to share some of their insights and expertise on one of the most important areas of healthcare right now, Biomedical Informatics. Organizing, analyzing, and utilizing vast amounts of information for translational research to connect discovery with clinical care is one of the biggest challenges facing the current generation of data scientists, which is particularly being highlighted during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Chicago Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics is an amazing program that goes deep in informatics methodology. It also teaches things like effective communication skills and how to manage complex Biomedical Informatics projects, as well as entrepreneurial and innovation skills across the various courses. With me in our virtual studio is Dr. Sam Volchenboum and Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao to tell us more about the ways they’re training and preparing the leaders we need for the healthcare of today and tomorrow. They explain more about the program itself, the kinds of professionals who enroll, and how they go about preparing students for the roles they will have in healthcare. Be sure to check out the full transcript on our website. Links and Resources: Learn more about University of Chicago Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics: Web | Twitter Cheng-Kai Kao, MD: LinkedIn Sam Volchenboum, MD, PhD, MS: LinkedIn Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At some stage, hopefully soon, the COVID-19 crisis is going to be behind us. Regardless of what was done right or what mistakes are made, eventually, we’ll need to focus on the work we need to do in our 'new normal'. In this episode we consider two key questions. 1) Based on the information that's available today, what decisions can we make today to make a positive impact?  2) Based on where we know we need to go, what can we do now to drive better decisions and prepare for the next challenge or obstacle?  With me in our virtual studio is Dr. Zayna Khayat. Zayna is the Future Strategist with SE Health. SE Health was formerly known as St. Elizabeth Healthcare, which is a health and social impact enterprise based outside Toronto. SE Health has a major focus on creating a better future for aging adults in their homes and in their communities. Zayna is faculty at singularity University's exponential medicine stream, adjunct faculty in the health sector strategy stream at Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the author of a new book entitled, ‘The Future of Aging’. Join us as we discuss the barriers that are finally coming down to enable a better present and future, and the steps organizations can begin making now to be prepared for our new reality. Links and Resources: Connect with Dr. Zayna Khayat: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with SE Health: Website | Twitter Amazon link to Dr. Khayat's book 'The Future of Aging' Hear more about Zayna's book on her episode on 'Sherpa's Guide to Innovation' John Krasinski's YouTube Show "Some Good News" Episode 3 Shot of Digital Health Therapy w/Eugene Borukhovich and Jim Joyce Videos: Shot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - Ep0 Baseball Is Back: Some Good News with John Krasinski (Ep. 3) Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining me in our virtual studio is David Van Sickle, co-founder and CEO of Propeller Health. Propeller is a leading digital health company dedicated to the management of chronic respiratory disease. David founded Propeller Health in 2010 but he initially started his work in 2006 while at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.   David was one of the very early pioneers who spotted the ability to apply technology to medications to capture data that gives insights into both personal and population health. He and the team at propeller health worked tirelessly over the years to develop the technology, business models, regulatory approvals and evidence to drive adoption of their product.   Now, 14 years on, and this early digital health company is seeing a groundswell of interest as their products are used by some of the people who are most vulnerable to COVID-19. I wanted to know how their strong foundation and company mission supported their growth and evolution, and how, with their successful track record, they are supporting their users and communities to help them stay well and healthy. I was also interested to see if they’ve observed any changes in behavior by their users in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Links and Resources: Connect with David Van Sickle: Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with Propeller Health: Website | Twitter Nature Article "Improved asthma outcomes observed in the vicinity of coal power plant retirement, retrofit and conversion to natural gas" Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a shortage of #PPE at the frontlines of care, and a nurse-led effort to address it. ->> Click here to support #PPE for nurses at the front line > GoFundMe Page <<- Our guest: Rebecca Love, RN, MSN, FIEL Rebecca is a thought leader on Nurse Innovation & Entrepreneurship. She designed and built the first nurse innovation program as the Director of Nurse Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University in the US, was the first nurse featured on Ted.com, and is dedicated and passionate about empowering nurses to be at the forefront of healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship. She is also a Vice President of Optimize RX which provides a unique solution to patient adherence to medications. In a volunteer capacity, Rebecca is the Founder and President of SONSIEL, a charity she founded in which she works alongside an incredible board of nurse leaders to serve nurses across healthcare.  Click here to Support the #GETTHEMPPE with #SONSIEL #GLOGOOD Links and Resources: Connect with Rebecca Love: LinkedIn Connect with SONSIEL: Website | Twitter Get Rebecca's Book: The Rebel Nurse Handbook: Inspirational Stories by Shift Disruptors Hashtags: #SONSIEL | #COVID19 | #getmeppe | #rallythenation | #masks Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest: Shawna Butler, RN, MBA Shawna is a nurse economist and tech enthusiast. She is a leading advocate for the role of nurses in driving the development and use of technology across the healthcare sector. She works with companies of all sizes, from startups to global corporations, and she’s coined the term ‘EntrepreNURSE’. Shawna works with the pioneers who are integrating robotics, 3D printing, drones, AI, mixed reality, voice recognition, digital humans, big data and sensors into our health solutions and lifestyles. Her clinical experience includes emergency, cardiac, and critical care in both large university and small community hospitals, as well as international medical flight transport, and workplace health promotion services. She’s lived and worked around the world, and if you’re heading to Austin for SXSW, you’ll be able to meet her there. Shawna gives us some tips on how to make the most of a visit to that event. One of the newest roles Shawna has on her resume is that of podcaster! That’s right, Shawna and her executive producer Rebecca McInroy have worked with the teams at American Nurses Association and Johnson and Johnson to create the See You Now Podcast. You can of course pick that up on all your favorite podcast catchers, as well as on the healthpodcastnetwork.com. Links and Resources: Connect with Shawna Butler: Twitter | LinkedIn Tune-in to See You Now Podcast: JnJ Website | ANA Website | Health Podcast Network Anna Sort - Twitter SXSW Exponential Medicine | Daniel Kraft, MD Connect on Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram Connect on Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to Almirall Digital Garden Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Medable University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest: Dr. David Fajgenbaum is the co-founder & Executive Director of the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network and a Research Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPenn. After being diagnosed with Castleman disease as a 3rd year medical student and narrowly escaping death several times, David was told that there were no treatments available that could help him. David realized his only hope was to create a new model for advancing the fight again rare and deadly illnesses. With 25-30 million people with rare diseases in the US alone, there is a tremendous need for new approaches for repurposing and developing suitable treatments that can help them. David shares his experience in the lab and in life as he continues his fight to change the way we develop drugs and do research. Episode Download: Information About Fighting Rare Disease Links and Resources: Connect with David Fajgenbaum: Web | LinkedIn | Twitter David's Blog about Innovation for Rare Diseases David's talk at Exponential Medicine Nov 2019 (video) David on Good Morning America (video) Link to David's book: Chasing My Cure Read more and donate to Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN.org) | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook RareDiseaseDay.org DOWNLOAD THE PDF FROM OUR WEBSITE   Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest: Dr. Jennifer Schneider, President of Livongo After speaking with Glen Tullman, Founder and Executive Chairman of Livongo, in an earlier episode, I was so interested in the work that Livongo is doing that I asked for a chance to speak with Dr. Jennifer Schneider when we were both in Las Vegas for the HLTH conference.  Jenny is an amazing individual. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes over 30 years ago and has a deep understanding the real-world impact of the condition. She's been a key part of leadership teams for two companies that have gone public in recent years. The most recent one, Livongo went public in July 2019 and was the most successful IPO of a digital health company in history. She’s also an athlete, the author of a book entitled Decoding Health Signals, and the proud parent to 3 wonderful children. She writes in her book that her goal at Livongo is to create a system of health and healthcare that they will inherit and be proud of - and no doubt benefit from. Tune in as Jennifer shares her own experience battling the complexities of T1D, and how health signals help improve outcomes for people facing chronic illness. Links and Resources: Jennifer Schneider on Twitter Jennifer Schneider LinkedIn   Jennifer's Book: Decoding Health Signals: Silicon Valley's Consumer-First Approach to a New Era of Health Glen Tullman's Book: On Our Terms: Empowering the New Health Consumer Podcast with Glen Tullman Livongo on Twitter Livongo on LinkedIn Livongo on the Web   Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest: In this episode, we speak with Robert Cohen, VP of Global R&D, Chief Technology Officer at Stryker Joint Replacement. Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies, and is leading the development of new ways to transform and enhance the technology available in musculoskeletal care.   Robert shared some insights on the work Stryker is doing to improve surgical practice as well as capture more and better data about patient outcomes. We dive into the latest information about surgical robots, wearable sensors, and data, and explore the advances that may develop over the next 10 years.   Links and Resources: Robert Cohen on LinkedIn   Stryker on LinkedIn Stryker Orthopaedics on the Web Stryker Mako Technology Stryker Joint Replacement Smart Equipment Mgmt (Stryker) HoloLens in Germany (Virtual Surgery Intelligence) Microsoft Health  Website • Twitter  Link to Episode 96 with Molly McCarthy The Venue: This conversation was recorded at DOCSF in January 2020, the weekend before #JPM Week in San Francisco. DOCSF is all about the intersection of digital health and musculoskeletal care. This year, the sessions featured leaders from Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Amazon and many other amazing organizations, and Dan Kendall interviewed some of the speakers following their sessions on the stage. This special series of episodes features some of the interviews recorded at this annual event. To hear all the sessions on the DOCSF podcast, be sure to subscribe to the DOCSF Podcast here or visit Health Podcast Network. Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest: In this episode, we hear from Molly K. McCarthy MBA, BSN, RN-BC. Molly is the National Director, US Provider Industry and Chief Nursing Officer for Microsoft. Molly shares her path that led her from from nursing to technology leadership. Molly discusses the use of the HoloLens, education and the 3 key business areas at Microsoft Health, which are: 1) Helping clients migrate to the cloud 2) Helping to empower frontline clinicians 3) Thinking about AI as it applies to further development of precision medicine. Links and Resources: Molly McCarthy on LinkedIn  Twitter Smart Equipment Mgmt (Stryker) HoloLens in Germany (Virtual Surgery Intelligence) Microsoft Health   Website  Twitter  The Venue: This conversation was recorded at DOCSF in January 2020, the weekend before #JPM Week in San Francisco. Now in its fourth year, the Digital Orthopedics Conference, San Francisco, is organized by Prof Stefano Bini and Shawna Butler. This year, the sessions featured leaders from Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Amazon and many other amazing organizations, and Dan Kendall interviewed some of the speakers following their sessions on the stage. This special series of episodes features some of the interviews recorded at this annual event. To hear all the sessions on the DOCSF podcast, be sure to subscribe to the DOCSF Podcast here or visit Health Podcast Network. Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices