Childrens Health

Dr. Suzie Bekir on Mouth Breathing in Children

 
 
Dr. Suzie Bekir, a General Practitioner with Collective.Care in Bella Vista, Sydney joins eHealth Radio and the Children's Health and Health News Channels. Dr Suzie has over 10 years of experience and an interest in Allergies.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Suzie Bekir discuss the following:
Can you tell us a little about what you do?
I’d be interested to hear more about mouth-breathing in children. What can this be an indication of?
What advice would you offer parents who are noticing their child mouth-breath?
Could you explain to the listeners what is new in complimentary treatment for hay-fever?
What tips could you share for those out there suffering with hay-fever?
Is there anything else you think it is important for our listeners to understand?

Dr. Suzan Bekir is an experienced General Practitioner at Taylor Clinic, where she practices family medicine amongst a collective of specialty interests including sexual health, paediatrics, mental health, HRT, vitamin therapy, nutritional medicine, allergy + ENT, cosmetic medicine, skin and laser medicine.
She completed her medical degree at the UNSW in 2004 and vocationally trained with the RACGP. She worked in medical clinics in Rose Bay and Bondi before opening her own private rooms in Double Bay in 2015.
As Clinical Director, she innovated GP shared care with primary care speciality clinics in Allergy, ENT, and Skin, designed for the Health Care Homes of the future. Dr Suzie continues to work alongside her partner Dr Tobias Pincock, ENT (Adult and Paediatric) and Facial Plastic, where they clinically consult and are clinical supervisors for Special Skills Mentorship programs for Doctors.
​Dr. Suzie has dedicated much of her time to medical education and is passionate about up-skilling General Practitioners to deliver more comprehensive health services in Allergy, ENT, Skin Medicine as well as training GP’s on medical grade lasers, non surgical and surgical cosmetic medicine treatments, body sculpting procedures and vagina restorative laser procedures. Amongst this, Dr. Bekir also enjoys medical journalism especially producing medical education content. Her interests also spans Daoist Meditation principles, qui gong + healing practices.
 
 
Website: https://Collective.care
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/collective.care Instagram: @collective.care

Bright But Different: How to Best Help Your Child with Learning Differences to Succeed

 
 
Dr. Deborah Ross-Swain is a speech-language pathologists. Her new book, Confidence & Joy: Success Strategies for Kids with Learning Differences, provides parents and educators with tools to help children with learning differences realize lifelong success joins eHealth Radio and the Education & Health News Channel to discuss.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Deborah Ross-Swain discuss the following:
Why are confidence and joy so important for children with a learning difference?
What’s the difference between a learning difference and a learning disability?
What signs should parents and teachers look for that reveal a learning difference?
How can parents and professionals best provide opportunities for instilling confidence and joy in a child?
What can be “confidence and joy robbers?”
What strategies can parents use to successfully advocate for their child with a learning difference?

Dr. Deborah Ross-Swain is a licensed speech-language pathologist and CEO of the Swain Center for Listening, Communicating and Learning. Dr. Elaine Fogel Schneider is CEO of TouchTime® International and author of the best-selling 7 Strategies for Raising Calm, Inspired, & Successful Children.
Drs. Swain and Schneider’s new book, Confidence & Joy: Success Strategies for Kids with Learning Differences (Crescendo Publishing, Nov. 1, 2018), provides parents and educators with tools to help children with learning differences realize lifelong success.
 
 
Website: confidencejoy.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/askdrelaine Facebook: facebook.com/elaine.f.schneider.9 Twitter: @AskDrElaine Instagram: instagram/Dr.ElaineFogelSchneider Pinterest: pinterest.com/touchtime

StickyLickits: Revolutionary, New, Edible Stickers to Inspire Kids to Eat More Fruits & Vegetables and Make It Fun

 
 
Linda York, Founder & CEO of StickyLickits, revolutionary, new, edible stickers to inspire kids to eat more fruits & vegetables and make it fun joins eHealth Radio and the Children's Health and Health News Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Linda York discuss the following:
You recently launched StickyLickits. What inspired you to create a range of all-natural edible stickers that encourages kids to eat more fruits and veggies?
StickyLickits is a fun solution to get kids to eat more produce and create healthy, new eating habits. How often throughout the day can kids enjoy StickyLickits? 3
Why do you think children are inspired to eat more fruits and vegetables when edible stickers are featured on the produce?
Tell us about the characters StickyLickits features?
Is StickyLickits for all ages?
What are the ingredients of StickyLickits?

After many years helping companies develop and sell successful products, Linda York founded her own company StickyLickits, a revolutionary edible sticker that inspires kids to eat fruits and vegetables, and make it fun. Linda, a mother and grandmother was so passionate to help solve parents #1 health concern to get their kids to eat more produce, she developed StickyLickits eat-able stickers to market. Linda started and funded StickyLickits all natural, sugar free edible stickers, that turn healthy eating for kids into an interactive, fun activity. Linda is successful in creating a new and exciting way for parents to add a lot of fun to snack time, as children can now enjoy eating and exploring new fruits and veggies by decorating them with StickyLickits, which feature some of Nickelodeon's beloved animated characters including, SpongeBob, SquarePants and PAW Patrol.
 
At the start of her career, Linda segued from finance to entertainment when she started working with Academy Award winner, Alan Arkin, to fund and produce movies. That brought her from New York to Los Angeles where she founded a production and development company with Emmy Award winning TV producer, Francine Bergman where they developed, produced and did post production on movies, television shows, infomercials and commercials. Then Linda became Creative Director of BeachBody, the world’s leading creator of fitness and nutrition programs, including P90X, TurboJam, Insanity, Shakeology, where she developed project: YouType2, the only exercise and nutrition program that has ever been approved by the American Diabetes Association to reverse and prevent type 2 diabetes. The work on that project lead to a passion for working on wellness projects that would help children develop habits for healthy eating and exercising. She produced the fitness component for the largest study that has ever been done on childhood obesity in the United States. It was conducted by the NIH(National Institute of Health) under the direction of Dr. Fran Kaufman, and studied over ten thousand children in different areas of the country. After that, she became part of a discovery group that evaluated fitness programs for children.
 
 
Website: https://stickylickits.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stickylickits  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stickylickits

Holland Bloorview: A Global Player in Kids Rehabilitation

 
 
Dr. Tomas Paus, Director of Population Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroimaging Program at Holland Blooview Hospital joins eHealth Radio and the Children's Health & Health News Channels to discuss life-changing research findings that will impact the lives of kids, youth, and families across the globe.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Tomas Paus discuss the following:
Holland Bloorview is known to be a global player in kids rehabilitation. Tell us more about that and how the hospital is leading the way in “big data” as part of health care.
Talk to us about your upcoming research and the latest study you are conducting.
When you say for the first time this type of research is being conducted, why do you feel this research is critical to the advancement of healthy brain development in individuals with or without a disability?
You coined the term “population neuroscience”. Tell us what that means exactly.
How long do you believe the study will take and what do you hope to achieve from the research findings.
How will your research remove boundaries faced by individuals growing up with disabilities?
How will Holland Bloorview leverage the research innovations to develop market-ready products to support kids with disabilities?
What do you feel are the global implications of this study. How will this benefit US children as well?

Dr. Tomas Paus, Director of Population Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroimaging Program, Holland Blooview Hospital is a distinguished senior scientist, and director of Population Neuroscience & Developmental Neuroimaging for Holland Bloorview’s research institute (the Bloorview Research Institute). This critical new role supports Holland Bloorview as the future home of Ontario’s first, fully-accessible child-friendly research MRI and further establishes itself as a premier international center for the study of child and youth brains.
Over the past 15 years, Paus’ work has focused on brain maturation, particularly in adolescence. His interest in population neuroscience – the “big data” approach to studying how brain structure and function is shaped by the interaction of genes and our environment – is vital to the Bloorview Research Institute’s growth strategy, which includes state-of-the-art discovery hubs in machine learning and artificial intelligence, imaging, and neuromodulation.
The Bloorview Research Institute is the research arm of Holland Bloorview, an academic health science center fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.
 
 
Website: www.hollandbloorview.ca
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HBKRH Twitter: https://twitter.com/HBKidsHospital

The global humanitarian leader in the fight against hip dysplasia

 
 
Dr. Charles T. Price, Medical Director of the International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI), a global consortium of physicians who come together to share their expertise in a coordinated effort to promote best practices for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hip dysplasia joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Charles T. Price discuss the following:
What is hip dysplasia?
How common is hip dysplasia and what are the risk factors?
What are the symptoms and how is it diagnosed?
Can hip dysplasia be prevented?
Who is the International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI) and what do they do?
As a new parent, what can we do to protect our newborns?
 
Dr. Charles Price is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida and director of the International Hip Dysplasia Institute which he established with the help of comedian Larry the Cable Guy in 2009.
A past president of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) and the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society of North (ASAMI), Dr. Price was chairman for 10 years of the International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium which he formed in 1998.  He was instrumental in developing the muscularskeletal module for the University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
Dr. Price has contributed to the advancement of pediatric orthopaedics in the areas of limb lengthening, limb deformity correction, non-operative and operative management of scoliosis, and hip disorders in children.  He is internationally known for his clinical and academic achievements including numerous scientific publications and book chapters on a variety of subjects.
His wide range of knowledge brings a perspective of experience that is extremely valuable to the group.
 
 
Website: hipdysplasia.org
Email: info@hipdysplasia.org

Ear Reconstruction Surgery for Children: Should I Consider Otoplasty for My Child?

 
 
Dr. Sharline Aboutanos, a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon and Pediatric Plastic Surgery Specialist joins eHealth Radio and the Plastic Surgery Information Channel to discuss ear reconstruction surgery for children.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Sharline Aboutanos discuss the following:
What is pediatric otoplasty?
What is the procedure and recovery like?
How do you approach plastic surgery differently for children vs. adults?
When should a parent consider otoplasty for their child?
Will insurance cover pediatric ear reshaping? How can I pay for it?
 
Dr. Sharline Aboutanos is an experienced and compassionate plastic surgeon working in Richmond, Virginia. Specializing in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery for adults and children, she is an artist in and out of the operating room. She is proudly certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and strives to deliver safe, professional care with superb results to each and every patient she has the opportunity to work with. She has an extensive background working with pediatric plastic surgery patients whose needs vary from cleft palate repair to ear pinning surgery.
 
Websites: richmondplasticsurgeons.com | AboutanosPlasticSurgery.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AboutanosPlasticSurgery Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAboutanos

The Next Generation of Support For New Parents

 
 
George Brandes, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Pacify, a telehealth app that provides 24/7 support to new parents joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Technology Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest George Brandes discuss the following:
Tell me about Pacify, where did the idea come from and how does it work? How is the platform transforming healthcare?
I know that Pacify partners with public health programs such as Medicaid and WIC—the women, infant, children’s program—tell me more about these partnerships, how are they leveraging Pacify?
Give me some examples of the types of questions/concerns you help new parents with through the Pacify platform?
What’s next for Pacify?
 
 
George Brandes is Co-Founder and COO of Pacify. George was previously VP of Healthcare Programs at Jackson Hewitt, where he designed and deployed software to help uninsured customers apply for health coverage at tax time.
 
 
Website: www.pacify.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pacifyapp Twitter: https://twitter.com/pacifyapp

Do You Know Your Parenting Safety Style? Tide Has Enlisted Child Psychologist Dr. Shefali to Help You Find Out

 
 
World-renowned Child Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Shefali joins eHealth Radio and the Children's Health & Health News Channels to talk about the best ways to keep children safe in the home, just in time for National Safety Month in June.
 
Dr. Shefali has partnered with Tide to educate parents on laundry safety in the home, with a new quiz available on Tide.com for parents to better understand their own safety style.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Shefali discuss the following: 
From your personal and clinical experience, what are some of the biggest parenting challenges in today’s modern society? 
You curated the Safety Style Quiz with Tide. Tell us more about the quiz and why it’s important for parents to be aware of their unique style.
We’re entering National Safety Month in June, so what is your advice for parents when it comes to keeping the home safe and protecting their child’s health and well-being?
What is your perspective on how parents can trust their child while also ensuring their safety in the home?
Tell us about the idea of conscious parenting and how that intersects with child safety.
 
Dr. Shefali is a world-renowned clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from Columbia University, New York. She specializes in the integration of Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, making her an expert in her field. Her message has the potential to change people’s lives for generations to come.
 
 
Website: https://tide.com/parenting-safety-quiz

Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies (CSIP) and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids (The Partnership) Launch New National Coalition

 
 
Marjorie Clifton, Executive Director of the Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies, a non-profit dedicated to educated consumers about safely buying medicines online joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Pharmaceutical Channels.
CSIP and the Partnership for Drug Free Kids are launching Medicine Safe, a new coalition of national and state public and private organizations dedicated to helping families understand the opioid epidemic, medicine safety and how to prevent and treat addiction.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Marjorie Clifton discuss the following:
Before we talk about the new coalition, let’s give our listeners some background. It seems that every day we are hearing about the opioid epidemic in the country. Can you give us some insight into how widespread it is?
When you talk about opioids, are you only talking about prescription painkillers?
Why are so many more people addicted now?
Some say eliminating opioids, limiting the number of pills prescribed or incarcerating more people will solve the crisis. Do you agree?
What about prevention?
It seems like an impossible situation. Let’s talk about the new coalition CSIP and the Partnership started. What is Medicine Safe?
What makes MedicineSafe different from all of the other organizations trying to curb the opioid epidemic?
 
Marjorie Clifton is the Executive Director for the Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies (CSIP) and has been helping develop international awareness and policies around medicine safety, illegal online pharmacies and counterfeit medicines since 2011.
In her role with CSIP she has built global coalitions, communications strategies and campaigns to drive impact and awareness on a range of issues impacting consumers, corporations and global citizens.
Marjorie has helped stand up global organizations supporting CSIP’s mission and participates in an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) working group. She is also called upon regularly to speak on the topic of online counterfeiting and consumer protection at industry conferences, government stakeholder meetings and international forums such as the U.S. Department of State, U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Department of Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce, the Global Trade Organization, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, APEC, the Internet for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Merchant Acquirers’ Committee (MAC). Ms. Clifton is also a published author and media commentator, appearing regularly on CNN, Fox, NBC, MSNBC, PBS and global radio.Marjorie received her bachelor’s degree in Communications and Spanish from the University of Texas. She received her master’s from Drama Studio London. She is currently a fellow and advisory board member for the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at the University of Texas and serves on the board for the School of Undergraduate Studies. She is also an executive board member of the non-profit Running Start, and a founder of their Next Step program, which trains young women in career development and politics.
 
 
Websites: www.MedicineSafe.org www.safemedsonline.org www.drugfree.org
Social Media Links: Twitter: @safemedsonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SafeMedsOnline YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/drugfreechannel

Are You Using Common Sense When it Comes to Your Children's Needs After the Divorce?

 
 
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Psychologist and Clinical Director again joins eHealth Radio and the Divorce, Relationship & Psychology Channels to using common sense when it comes to your children's needs after the divorce?
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Nikki Martinez discuss the following:
Why is this such an essential issue to talk about, and why do people get so angry to talk about it?
What are some of the most common mistakes people are making?
What is some essential advice every parent should remember?
What does every child need---when going through this?
You make a strong point that you know how hard this is, and that this is without judgement, but how can someone help an ex-partner who is resistant to hearing how they are hurting the children?
 
Dr. Nikki Martinez received her Masters and her Doctorate from Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and completed her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship at Gateway Foundation in Lake Villa, Illinois. Dr. MArtinez is the Head of Clinical Development for www.DrNikkiMartinez.com. She is an Adjunct Professor in psychology graduate studies, is a telemental health psychologist, a disability consultant, and a blogger for the numerous media outlets, including Everyday Power Blog. She is  published author, disability advocate, and public speaker. 
 
Website: www.DrNikkiMartinez.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-martinez-35b36231 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrNikkiMartinez Twitter: @DrNikkiMartinez Instagram: @nikkimaramartinez