Technology

The Role of FibroScan® in the Multi-Modal Management of Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

 
 
Dr. Tejas Joshi, Director of Liver Diseases and Assistant Professor at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, WV joins eHealth Radio and the Liver Health and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Tejas Joshi discuss the following:
Could you give an overview of what FibroScan is, and discuss why you decided to implement this into your practice?
How do you feel that the use of FibroScan has benefitted your practice and your unique patient population?
We’ve covered considerable benefits of this tool for patients. What is the value of FibroScan to the provider?
Which different practitioners could be involved in the liver management algorithm?
What advice would you give to those practitioners interested in implementing FibroScan into their practice?
Dr. Tejas Joshi is a New Jersey native who completed Hepatology and Liver transplantation training at Baylor University in Houston Texas prior to settling in Huntington, WV. He is now practicing Hepatology in West Virginia caring for unique patients in Appalachia with chronic liver diseases. He is also board certified in obesity medicine and utilizes that to care for his patients with metabolic syndrome associated liver disease. His clinical research interests include liver cancer, cirrhosis, fatty liver disease, obesity medicine, autoimmune liver disease, viral hepatitis and liver transplant outcomes.
Website: https://echosens.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/fibroscan.echosens  Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/echosens  Youtube: youtube.com/user/EchosensTV Twitter: twitter.com/Echosens

Fatty Liver Disease in Children: Prevalence, Evaluation, & Essential Tools

 
 
Dr. Alisha Mavis, a Pediatric Hepatologist at Duke University where she cares for pediatric patients with liver disease joins eHealth Radio and the Children's Health & Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Alisha Mavis discuss the following:
What is the prevalence of fatty liver disease in children, and who should we be screening?
When screening a child for fatty liver disease, what are some of the tools used to evaluate for the disease, and how is the diagnosis of pediatric fatty liver disease made?
What is the natural history of pediatric liver disease, and how does this differ from adult fatty liver disease?
What are the current recommendations for the treatment of pediatric fatty liver disease?
Are there other diseases associated with pediatric fatty liver disease?
As a pediatric hepatologist at Duke University, Dr. Mavis cares for children of all ages with a variety of liver diseases and patients with improperly functioning small bowel/intestinal failure requiring long-term nutritional support. She also cares for patients needing a liver and/or small bowel transplant.
One of the most common diseases seen in her clinic is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an increasing chronic condition in pediatrics that parallels the obesity epidemic. NAFLD and other chronic liver diseases place a significant burden on the child as well as the function of the family. Dr. Mavis’ goal is to do everything possible to support and encourage the child and family to maintain full participation across all aspects of life while managing their disease.
Her specific areas of interest are NAFLD, portal hypertension, liver transplant, and Fontan associated liver disease. Much of her research focuses on transplant outcomes and pediatric NAFLD, specifically relationships between early life changes and risk factors, nutritional aspects of fatty liver disease, and the impact of metabolic phenotype.
Website: https://echosens.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/fibroscan.echosens  Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/echosens  Youtube: youtube.com/user/EchosensTV Twitter: twitter.com/Echosens

HeartBeam: The First 12-lead medical grade heart attack detection that’s personal, portable, and easy-to-use

 
 
Branislav Vajdic, PhD, and the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of HeartBeam, Inc. joins eHealth Radio and the Heart Health and Health News Channels. HeartBeam is the first 12-lead medical grade heart attack detection that's personal, portable, and easy-to-use.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Branislav Vajdic discuss the following:
Please tell us about your background and why you launched HeartBeam. We'd love to hear more about how this device is being used for the first time outside of a medical setting, and what makes it different from what's currently available.
According to the American Heart Association, more people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year.  How is HeartBeam positioned to slow this trend in terms of saving lives, trips to the hospitals, and how it helps people know if they are having a heart attack?
How will HeartBeam impact patients in remote areas and what does this mean for virtual medicine?
HeartBeam is being tested and in trials. Can you tell us a bit more? Where is HeartBeam currently being used? What has been the feedback from doctors and patients?
What's next for HeartBeam in 2023 and even in 2024?
Branislav Vajdic, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of HeartBeam, Inc, combines over 30 years of experience in technology development and senior management positions. Dr. Vajdic has been deeply involved with the development of HeartBeam’s technology to fit his vision for the Company.
Prior to HeartBeam from 2007 to 2010, Dr. Vajdic was CEO and Founder of NewCardio, a publicly traded company in the cardiovascular devices space. From 1984 to 2007, Dr. Vajdic was at Intel, where he held various senior management positions. At Intel, Dr. Vajdic was the designer of first Flash memory and two key inventions that enabled Flash as a product and led engineering groups responsible for Pentium 1 through Pentium 4 designs.
Dr. Vajdic was awarded two Intel Achievement Awards, the highest level of award for outstanding contributions to Intel. Dr. Vajdic is the author of numerous patents and publications in the fields of cardiovascular devices as well as chip design.
Website: https://www.heartbeam.com 
Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeartBeamInc  LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/heartbeam-inc 
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Health Carousel: Keeping up with the digital trends while providing a personalized career experience

 
 
John Sebastian, the CEO of Health Carousel, one of the largest and fastest growing healthcare staffing and workforce management solutions in the US joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care and Health News Channels. John discusses the important balance of keeping up with the digital trends, continuing to provide a personalized career experience, and ensuring we are contributing to an ethical and sustainable workforce in healthcare.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest John Sebastian discuss the following:
Can you tell us a bit about Health Carousel and the types of challenges the company offers solutions for?
Your company’s higher purpose is “Improving Lives and Making Healthcare Work Better”. Can you explain a little more about that and why it’s meaningful to you?
What trends are you starting to see & how do Health Carousel’s offerings stand out?
Health Carousel was recently recertified by the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, can you talk a little bit about what that means for the company and the industry?
What’s next for Health Carousel?
John Sebastian is Chief Executive Officer at Health Carousel and has been with the Company for nearly 6 years. John previously served as President of Travel Nursing, Chief Digital officer, and Chief Marketing Officer .
Prior to Health Carousel, his career demonstrates broad business leadership across healthcare staffing, consumer products and industrial sales. He is an award-winning marketer and digital/e-commerce native, building successful businesses like Old Spice and Febreze.  He also has significant sales experience, leading sales organizations that work with top e-retailers, distributors, and healthcare customers.
John graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BBA in accounting and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Stephan M. Ross School of Business.
His main drive at Health Carousel is to deliver on the Company's purpose: to improve lives and make health care work better.
Website: https://www.healthcarousel.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/HealthCarousel  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/discover/Health-carousel  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/health-carousel  Instagram: https://instagram.com/healthcarousel 
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How clinicians can combat burnout by filtering through the “noise” of information overload

 
 
Dr. Robert L. Murry, the Chief Medical Officer at NextGen Healthcare, an award-winning provider of innovative cloud-based healthcare technology solutions for over 100,000 ambulatory providers joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care and Technology Channels. Dr. Murry is also a board-certified practicing family physician.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Robert L. Murry discuss the following:
Describe what doctors are facing today in terms of information overload and this concept of “overtech.”
How did this come about and what approaches have been attempted to correct it?
What is your advice to those trying to combat this overload and ‘turn down the noise’?
How can technology be harnessed in a useful way?
As patients, what can we all do to get the best healthcare outcomes?
Dr. Robert (Bob) Murry joined NextGen Healthcare in July 2012 and was appointed chief medical officer in December 2021. He brings to this position more than 20 years of extensive clinical experience and background in health IT.
Previously, Dr. Murry served as the company’s Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) since May 2017. During his time as CMIO, he was the "Voice-of-the-Physician" across specialties, product safety, and government/regulatory affairs. Before becoming CMIO, he was the company's vice president of Clinical Product Management, responsible for clinical oversight and workflow design.
Previously, Dr. Murry served as Medical Director for Ambulatory Informatics and CMIO for Hunterdon Medical Center, where he continues to practice family medicine at Hunterdon Family Medicine at Delaware Valley.
He is board certified in Clinical Informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and board certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Murry holds an MD from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Boston College; and an MA in Physical Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 
 
Website: https://www.nextgen.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/NextGenHealthcare  Twitter: https://twitter.com/NextGen  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/nextgenhealthcareinc  Instagram: https://instagram.com/nextgenhealthcare 
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Advanced Telemedicine – Solving Physician Fatigue and Making Specialty Coverage More Accessible

 
 
Jason Povio, the President and COO for Eagle Telemedicine, the leader in technology-enabled, inpatient care for sustainable healthcare resilience joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Telemedicine Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Jason Povio discuss the following:
What exactly is telemedicine and what healthcare challenges does it solve?
What is the distinction between telemedicine and tele-health?
What types of hospitals are using telemedicine today?
How are patients benefitting from telemedicine?
Why is telemedicine an attractive option for doctors and how does a physician start a telemedicine practice?
Jason Povio serves as President and Chief Operating Officer for Eagle Telemedicine. In this role, Jason has oversight over all aspects of the business, including operations, program implementation, post-implementation support, credentialing as well as marketing and business development.
He has a diverse background in systems engineering along with broad experience in healthcare, working in large integrated healthcare systems in a number of operational excellence and executive positions.
Jason received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Masters of Science in Engineering Management from the University of South Florida along with several Graduate Certificates in Quality and Change Management. He also holds a Lean Healthcare Certification and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from the University of Michigan.
Website: https://www.eagletelemedicine.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/EagleTelemedicine  Twitter: @EagleTelemed Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/eagle-telemedicine 
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Enara Offers Groundbreaking Tech To Tackle Obesity Pandemic

 
 
Dr. Lydia Alexander, the President-Elect of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) and Chief Medical Officer at Enara Health joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Technology Channels. Enara Health is the all-in-one digital weight management platform that puts doctors back in the care loop and provides results on par with bariatric surgery.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Lydia Alexander discuss the following:
Who is Enara Health and when was the company founded?
What are some common misconceptions on obesity that you feel importantly about that should be addressed?
Can you illustrate any successes and / or provide examples on Enara’s program?
I recently came across Enara’s partnerships with Phoenix Heart Center, San Diego’s Kafri Heart and Vascular Clinic, and Minnesota’s Mankato Clinic. Can you delve into how these partnerships enables Enara to scale?
What are some of your goals in your newly appointed position as President-Elect of the Obesity Medicine Association that you hope to accomplish?
Can you provide our listeners with tips and healthier alternatives for people cooking and looking for healthier options during this holiday season?
Dr. Alexander is Chief Medical Officer for Enara Health, a technology-powered personalized weight loss program, where she works to provide patients with science-backed weight management solutions. She has over a decade of experience as a practicing physician in obesity medicine with the Kaiser Permanente Medical Weight Management group in San Francisco, CA. She was recently named President-Elect of the Obesity Medicine Association, which will advance into the role of President.
Website: https://www.enarahealth.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/enarahealth Instagram: https://instagram.com/enarahealth
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Eye-Brain Connection: Encoding the Retina for Brain Health

 
 
Dr. Christy Sheehy-Bensinger, the Co-founder and CEO of C. Light Technologies, a neurotech and AI startup company whose mission is to develop digital solutions using eye motion metrics for potential prognostic and preventative care in neurology joins eHealth Radio and the Neurology and Technology Channels.
This episode of eHealth Radio is sponsored by C. Light Technologies. For more information visit clighttechnologies.com.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Christy Sheehy-Bensinger discuss the following:
Your research studies eye motion which could be a proxy to brain health and cognition. What is the significance of the connection between the eye and brain?
Why are doctors from all various fields so interested in what’s going on with people’s eyes today?
We’ve had transformative tech enter the medical field in the past few decades, but neurology seems to remain stuck in the past. What are the issues that neurology is facing today?
Based on your research, what changes in the medical field do you predict will happen and will help take fields like neurology into the 21st century?
For someone currently working in academia who says, “I have this great invention; I want to take it to market”: what advice would you give to someone planning to take that next step in embarking on that entrepreneurial journey? 
Dr. Christy K. Sheehy-Bensinger, Ph.D. is the co-founder and CEO of C. Light Technologies – a neurotech and AI startup company whose mission is to develop digital solutions using eye motion metrics for potential prognostic and preventative care in neurology.
Dr. Sheehy-Bensigner has worked in the optical and ophthalmic engineering realm for more than 15 years with direct clinical research experience with neurodegenerative patient populations at top research institutions including University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Sheehy-Bensigner is a published scientific author and has given invited presentations domestically and internationally on the subjects of neuro-optometry, engineering, and design. She has been awarded three NIH Small Business grants and an investment from the Alzheimer’ Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF). She has brought in over $7M in funding via grants, angel & venture capital investments to date.
 
 
Website: https://www.clighttechnologies.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/CLightTech  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/c-light-technologies  Twitter: @clighttechInstagram: @clighttech.ai
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Chris Wang, Shimmer CEO: How ADHD Can Be Your Superpower

 
 
Chris Wang, the CEO of Shimmer, an affordable, ADHD coaching app which announced its launch out of beta earlier this year joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels. Shimmer coaches people with ADHD the strategies and skills needed to live with ADHD every day.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Chris Wang discuss the following:
Today we’re talking about how ADHD can be your superpower. Most of our listeners have probably heard different things about ADHD. Can you give us a concise, clinical definition of ADHD in layman’s terms? What is it like for someone to have ADHD?
Your organization Shimmer describes how “ADHD can be your superpower.” What are some of the more positive aspects of having ADHD?
How do people find out that they have ADHD? And what are the benefits / drawbacks of getting diagnosed?
You actually were in the middle of getting a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Public Health Degrees when you paused both to start Shimmer. What was the vision behind Shimmer that made you think, “I have to start this now”?
Describe for us the journey of a typical Shimmer app user. How much does it cost, and what does it entail? And what do they get out of it?
This last question relates to your background: as someone who has worked in consulting roles for many social impact organizations, in your experience, what is the biggest deterrent to social impact, and how do you get around it?
Chris Wang was pursuing her dual degree (MBA & MPH) from the University of California Berkeley Haas when she was diagnosed with ADHD. Wang took a leave to start Shimmer, an ADHD coaching app which announced its launch out of beta in October 2022. Shimmer teaches people with ADHD the strategies and skills needed to live with ADHD every day and how ADHD can be their superpower in a neurodiverse world.
Wang and Shimmer recently raised its $1.3 million seed round from investors such as Y Combinator, Honeystone Ventures, Koa Labs, CVS Health Vice President Megan Hall and Gaingels. Prior to Shimmer, Wang worked at Bain & Co. advising fortune 100 companies on social impact strategy and helping to launch consumer startups all over the world.
Website: https://www.shimmer.care
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/shimmer.health  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/wangchristal  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chriswangstal 

A visually compelling data story called ”A Love Letter to LA

 
 
James Macion, a Senior Information Systems Analyst at Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and a data analyst for Artificial Intelligence LA (AI LA) joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest James Macion discuss the following:
Tell us about your Love Letter to LA Data story.
What inspired this project?
Can you tell us more about the data you collected about access to healthcare in Los Angeles? What trends and disparities did you notice?
How might AI present potential opportunities and solutions to the challenges depicted in your data story?
Tell us about the upcoming NFT auction.
Artificial Intelligence Los Angeles (AI LA) is a public benefit 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; supporting the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics) communities of the Greater Los Angeles area.
Our mission is to catalyze innovation through education, conversation, and collaboration. Our dedicated community explores the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other emerging technologies on humanity. We offer guidance and create professional and industry development opportunities by delivering programs and initiatives—on contemporary topics and multidisciplinary applications of AI— to serve our region.
Website: https://joinai.la/ffff/a-love-letter-to-la 
Social Media Links: Instagram: https://instagram.com/aila_communityLinkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/ai-laTwitter: https://twitter.com/aila_Community Youtube: https://youtube.com/ailacommunity