Technology

How Telehealth is Transforming the Way We Receive Care

 
 
Art Cooksey, Founder and CEO of Let’s Talk Interactive, a provider of customizable telehealth solutions including a sophisticated HIPAA-compliant video conferencing platform, kiosks, medical carts, virtual clinics and more joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care & Tele-Health Channels. Their mission is to enable providers to offer care at any time from any location in the world.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Art Cooksey discuss the following:
Tele-health has really taken off since the pandemic hit (demand in the U.S. expected to increase by 64% in the U.S. alone). When did you get involved in Tele-health technology and in your opinion, how is it evolving since COVID-19? What key areas should people look for in a tele-health platform?
How does Let’s Talk Interactive fit into those areas?
Walk us through what a tele-medicine visit is like.
Tell us about the areas where tele-health can be impactful to people - beyond primary care practitioners and hospitals.
What does the future hold for tele-health and tele-medicine? Where will we be using it that we are not today?
 
 
Arthur Cooksey serves as the Chairman and CEO of Let’s Talk Interactive, Inc. (LTI), leading the corporate strategy and development to drive the adoption of LTI’s suite of products and services. He founded the technology platform in 2001 as a way to provide consumers with access to qualified and licensed behavioral health professionals, which he later evolved to customized services and telehealth technology that LTI is known for today.
The platform is having a major impact in the Florida Panhandle region. Championed by Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis and her Hope for Healing Initiative, the program placed telehealth kiosks from Let’s Talk Interactive in 63 public schools throughout the region. As a result, more than 60,000 students have access to mental health support.
In addition to collaborating with schools, Arthur continues to lead the growth of LTI into correctional institution programs, working alongside sheriff teams in Franklin County, FL to reduce recidivism through behavioral health support for inmates. He also emphasizes telehealth innovation among political leaders by attending judiciary hearings and White House event including the Summit on Transforming Mental Health Treatment to Combat Homelessness, Violence, and Substance Abuse.
Prior to Let’s Talk Interactive, Arthur held corporate and strategic roles for more than a decade, including leading corporate development with Bank of America Merchant Services. He was selected as a member of Bank of America’s Market President team where he reviewed social, economic and education issues, and sat on a political action committee that supported nonprofits throughout the Charlotte region.
A Charlotte native, Arthur continues to reside in his hometown.
 
 
Website: www.letstalkinteractive.com
Facebook: facebook.com/LetsTalkInteractive

Covid-19 Rapid and at Home Testing is Almost Here

 
 
Shep Doniger, a communications strategy consultant to diabetes testing company Decision Diagnostics who has re-engineered their diabetes technology to be able to detect the Covid-19 virus through blood and saliva using a test strip and meter or reader joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Shep Doniger discuss the following:
What is your test all about? Does it test for the virus or for the antibodies?
What are the points that make your test different than others in the marketplace?
What is the status of your testing and technology right now? Is it FDA approved?
Any idea when we might see it here in the US? Is the test available anywhere else?
What do you think the impact of such a test will be on the country and the ability to rapidly test anywhere, anytime?
 
 
Whether it’s working for some of the nation’s leading political figures, at one of the world’s Fortune 100 companies, with a leading type 1 diabetes foundation or with emerging technology, financial services/payments or med-tech, law firms or consumer packaged goods companies, Shep Doniger has spent nearly 30 years creating successful strategies and messaging, developed deep connections with key influencers and implemented interesting and differentiating programs that achieve the desired results his clients want. He has helped build brands, developed crisis communications plans and protect the reputations of US Senators and big city Mayors as well as that of the Chairman of IBM.
He’s run the NY offices of two advertising/PR agencies leading accounts that included Visa USA, Olympus, Seiko, the US Virgin Islands and Bank One. He’s built a multi-disciplinary communications agency headquartered in Florida with a satellite office in New York that creates and manages marketing events, media trains business leaders and manages crisis situations across industry sectors with a keen eye on building and protecting brands while satisfying business objectives.
Shep has been a frequent spokesperson for his clients and sought after for his strategic communications expertise, most recently featured as the cover story in the UK’s Total Prestige Magazine. His work has energized emerging local, regional and national brands in industry verticals as diverse as beverages, not-for-profits, food, financial services, health and technology, helping them gain awareness, credibility, trial and sales while building and protecting their reputations.
Website: www.decisiondiagnostics.com

First-of-its Kind Technology Created to Help Improve the Outcomes of Chronically Ill Patients

 
Dr. Bob Monteverdi, Global Healthcare Solutions Leader for Lenovo Health at Lenovo who is an executive and physician with over three decades of experience across business and healthcare joins eHealth Radio and the Technology and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Bob Monteverdi discuss the following:
When we think about bigger picture in healthcare right now, what products does Lenovo have and what do they mean for healthcare providers and patients?
Is Virtual Rounding a solution that will still be relevant after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided?
So, why Lenovo in the healthcare space?
Recently, Dr. Fauci warned that we might be seeing 100K new cases of COVID-19 each day.
How does tele-health and virtual care help minimize these numbers? What results are you seeing from this type of care?
 
 
“Dr. Bob” is an executive and physician with three plus decades leading cross-functional business lines, healthcare product management organizations and strategic marketing efforts. His leadership roles have ranged across firms from early stage startups on through major corporate entities that include Thomson Reuters, McKesson, Optum, IBM, and SAS.
During his career he has led numerous efforts in the acute and ambulatory provider markets in addition to driving organizations in the payer, life sciences and pharmacy segments. He is known for his passionate, collaborative and motivational results-driven leadership style, is a graduate of Hofstra University and was in private medical practice in New York State for a decade before embarking on his healthcare information technology career.
At Lenovo, Dr. Bob leads the effort to transform Lenovo Health from a hardware focused entity into providing a broader portfolio of healthcare technology solutions encompassing software and services.
 
 
Websites: https://www.lenovo.com/us
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lenovoUS  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenovous  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LenovoVision  Twitter: https://twitter.com/lenovous

Innovation in dentistry during COVID-19 with Dr. Gautam Herle

 
 
Dr. Gautam Herle, Principal Dentist at The Myers Street Dental Clinic in Geelong, Australia; a clinic that combines years of quality experience with the latest dental technology to guarantee its supports its clients to live healthy, happy and confident lives joins eHealth Radio and the Dental Health and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Gautam Herle discuss the following:
A lot of people would like to visit the dentist less frequently, so what has the Myers Street Clinic been doing to help this happen?
What protocols has your practice brought about to enhanced infection control in the wake of COVID-19?
How has the use of ozone water disinfection of water lines and as pre procedure rinse helped guard against COVID-19 transmissions?
You have been studying to get your Masters in laser dentistry. Can laser technology be used to disinfect gums?
How many other ways are there for laser technology to be used for better disinfection of the teeth?
Tip: Though you may be apprehensive about seeing the dentist during this current health crisis, it’s important to remember that your teeth will still need attention and care, and that your dentist will have brought about more strict health and safety measures to ensure that your visit is safe and you are at ease about visiting.
 
 
Having been practicing dentistry in Geelong, Australia for more than a decade, Dr. Gautam Herle is highly invested in current technology to serve his patients in the best possible way. In addition to the use of fluorescence technology for regular oral cancer screening, Dr Herle introduced the new 3Shape TRIOS digital impression system into his practice. This new and improved digital workflow can provide more efficient, comfortable and predictable dentistry to patients. Dr Herle also uses a microscope which is a valuable piece of equipment used in successful management of dental treatment. He is married and a proud father of two, and proud owner of two dogs.
 
 
Website: myersdental.com.au
 
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/Myers-Street-Dental-Clinic  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/myers-street-dental

Thrive in the new normal post Covid-19 with self hypnosis

 
 
Christine Deschemin, a certified hypnotherapist and Founder of the Renewed Edge Hypnotherapy Centre in Hong Kong and released the self-hypnosis ap, UpNow and has joined eHealth Radio and the Hypnosis and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Christine Deschemin discuss the following:
What got you interested in Hypnotherapy?
What inspired you to create UpNow?
What can be accomplished with Self-Hypnosis?
How does Hypnotherapy work?
How can people access UpNow?
 
 
Christine Deschemin is a certified hypnotherapist and Founder of the Renewed Edge Hypnotherapy Centre in Hong Kong and she has recently released the self-hypnosis ap, UpNow.
After a career in aeronautical engineering and finance, she foresaw the increased need for solution-focused wellness, became a certified hypnotherapist and opened the first hypnotherapy center in Hong Kong. Her experience as a fencing athlete led her to fully grasp the importance and power of mindset not only for optimal health but also for performance very early on. In her quest for non-invasive and safe methods for self-improvement, she noticed the growing amount of research pointing to the efficacy of hypnosis for a variety of mental and physical ailments and the increased use of hypnosis by medical practitioners in Europe and the US. This led her to obtain diplomas and certifications in hypnosis and NLP. With a keen interest in resilience, she leverages her experience as an athlete and as a former engineer and banker in high-stress environments with her executives and sports clients.
In March of 2020, she released the UpNow hypnosis app to bring the benefits of self-hypnosis to the fingertips of anyone in need. The self-hypnosis downloads can be accessed online and offline and make the access to mental health aids affordable.
In addition to her many scholastic achievements, Christine Deschemin is fluent in four languages, has a Master of Science from the Ecole Polytechnique (France), and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Website: https://upnow.com
 
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/UpNowHypnosis  Instagram: instagram.com/upnowhypnosis  Twitter: twitter.com/UpNowHypnosis  Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/upnowhypnosis

At-Home Fitness for the Serious Athlete with John LaVoie

 
 
John LaVoie, Fitness expert for global wellness and fitness app, VERV joins eHealth Radio and the Fitness & Health News Channels. In his role as fitness ambassador for Verv, John uses his multiple exercise and weightlifting certifications plus his background as a triathlete, Olympic weightlifter and competitive dancer to help people get into optimum shape.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest John LaVoie discuss the following:
What is your background and what has inspired you to a career in physical fitness?
How can competitive weight lifters keep in shape when they typically rely on heavy and specialized workout equipment?
For ultra-athletes such as runners and others, what are their best tips for maintaining endurance and fitness?
Is there any way for a top-performing athlete to improve any aspect of their workout, or is a stay-at-home regimen primarily about maintenance?
Are there any surprising workout tips you’d have for a bodybuilder or elite athlete that they may not have considered?
What free or affordable resources are out there for home-bound folks wanting to get in a workout?

John LaVoie is fitness expert with multiple training certifications and a commitment to helping individuals obtain safe, optimal results in fitness and weight loss.  His personal experience includes training and competing as an international tri-athlete, Olympic weightlifter and dancer.  John’s credentials include Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Level 1 Sports Performance Coach in USA Weightlifting, Group Fitness through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and CPR/AED Training through American Red Cross.  John  a degree in exercise and movement from University of Vermont.  In addition to serving as Verv’s Fitness Expert, John operates a Massachusetts-based training facility, John LaVoie Training.
ABOUT VERV:
Verv is a comprehensive personal mobile health assistant that brings together physical fitness, mindfulness, healthy eating, and good sleep to make a true and significant difference in your well-being. The app is available for iOS, with the Android version in development for release later this year.  The Verv app is available globally with nine language options and offers a free stay-at-home fitness kit as a community service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Verv currently offers its subscribers:
200 interval trainings
100 fitness workouts
340 running workouts
40 meditations
1,000 hot music mixes
400 vegan, keto and other recipes
100 ASMR, sleep stories and sounds.
 
 
For more information visit here.

Shifting the Melanoma Detection Landscape

 
 
Dr. John Dobak, the President & CEO of DermTech, the leading genomics company in dermatology that is creating a new category of medicine, precision dermatology, enabled their non-invasive skin genomics platform joins eHealth Radio and the Dermatology and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. John Dobak discuss the following:
Precision medicine is a leading innovation. Can you tell us about Precision Dermatology and what that means?
What is the value of genomics in dermatology?
How does this non-invasive test have the potential to shift the melanoma detection landscape?
How does the DermTech PLA work?
Are you adapting to the shift towards tele-medicine within the current environment? 6. What is next for DermTech? Are there other applications of this technology?

Dr. John Dobak, MD, has served as Founder and CEO of several venture-backed life science companies in San Diego. Dr. Dobak is the President of the JAKK Group, a life sciences technology accelerator, which has created several companies, including Lithera, INNERCOOL Therapies, and CryoGen/CryoCor. These companies have developed and marketed therapeutics, ranging from endovascular hypothermia to treat cardiac arrest to catheter-based treatments for cardiac arrhythmias. They have been financed by top tier investment firms and have achieved exits through acquisition and an IPO. Dr. Dobak and these companies are the recipients of several awards for entrepreneurship and innovation, including UCSD Connect’s Most Innovative New Product and MIT’s TR 100. Dr. Dobak received a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and a medical doctorate from UCSD.
Website: dermtech.com
Social Media Links: Twitter: twitter.com/DermTech  Instagram: instagram.com/dermtech  Facebook: facebook.com/dermtech  Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/dermtech

Flowly App Eases Coronavirus-Related Anxiety, While Supporting Global Relief Efforts

 
 
Celine Tien is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flowly joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Stress Management Channels. The company's app is designed to help manage chronic pain, stress and anxiety.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Celine Tien discuss the following:
What is Flowy’s mission?
How does your app help reduce stress? How does it work?
You have created a special #BreatheTogether experience for managing stress related to Corona pandemic stress.
Tell me more about the experience.
Where can our audience access the Flowy app?

Celine Tien is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flowly. In her role, Celine leads a team focused on delivering an accessible and direct-to-consumer alternative for pain and anxiety management. Celine got her start in VR as the director and writer of the award-winning film, Pippa’s Pan 盼, one of the world’s first immersive virtual reality hybrid live-action films.
Prior to Flowly, Celine grew up as a film/TV actor and model, and later worked in feature development at Oriental DreamWorks in Shanghai and DreamWorks Animation in Los Angeles. Celine is also the founder of the nonprofit education-based organization: Zoom for Kids! Celine studied English and Film at Yale University.
A new app is helping people cope with Coronavirus-related stress and anxiety, while also providing monetary support for COVID-19 relief efforts.
Flowly, an app to help manage chronic pain, stress and anxiety, recently unveiled its “COVID-19 Relief Experience,” featuring targeted breathing exercises in an interactive environment designed specifically to reduce anxiety. The first eight Flowly Intro experiences and COVID-19 Relief Experience are free and available to all users who download the app.
Additionally, the company has teamed up with GlobalGiving to provide critical relief for COVID-19. Flowly will allocate $0.50 for every and any app session completed towards the Coronavirus Relief Fund, helping send doctors and nurses to affected communities, supply masks, ventilators, and other medical supplies to hospitals, and deliver essential items to families and children in need.
“The Coronavirus is not only affecting physical health, but is also taking a toll on mental health all around the world. The day-to-day uncertainty has led to a tremendous increase in stress and anxiety, and Flowly is here to help you manage that,” said Celine Tien, co-founder & CEO, Flowly.
 
Website: https://www.flowly.world

Unlocking the body's secrets, not drugging them down!

 
 
Claire Dunkley who is on a mission to educate as many healthcare professionals in ANF Therapy so that more people can become pain-free and live full and happy lives joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Pain Management Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Claire Dunkley discuss the following:
The current healthcare system appears to focus health solutions on treating symptoms through either prescription pain-killers or through surgery. One of your foundation principles is working on the source of an issue. Can you explain how this works? 
Albert Einstein said that everything is energy, and that matching the frequency of the energy of what we wanted would see it materialise – it’s the basis of physics. Can you tell me how this works in regards to the human body?
So based off that everything is energy in the body, how does that impact the nine levels of health dysfunction you described?
So, the world-renowned Dr Mikel HG Hoff, PhD who specialises in the nervous system and the body’s biochemistry reactions invented and developed the ANF discs. What exactly is ANF Therapy and how does it work?
Claire, you are the first fully qualified ANF practitioner in Australia and have improved the lives of 500+ clients in the first 18 months of your clinic opening. How did you originally hear about it and what made you decide to go all the way in the education path?

With over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry, Claire has seen the best and worse of it (she believes the healthcare system itself is sick). Healthcare today is focused on symptom management with a ‘cut and drug’ approach (ie - surgeons cut the pain out, BIG Pharma masks any pain that remains). Claire strongly believes this focus needs to shift to treating the true cause of the problem and empower people to do the best for their body and health.
Claire nursed both her parents through their battle with HIV / Aids in the late 1980’s and 90’s. Seeing first-hand the damage pharmaceuticals can have on the body when symptoms are treated over causes.
She watched her parents endure years of side effects from the drugs that were supposed to be helping them, only to have them withdraw from ALL treatments to ensure her parents had some quality of life before their deaths.
Claire then went on to be a Clinical leader in the Victorian healthcare system and furthered her studies in radiology, gastroenterology, liver transplantation, orthopaedics, nurse and bed management with a strong focus on patient advocacy.
As the years went by, she witnessed more and more the adverse effects that a ‘cut and drug’ approach was having on the patients in her care. Her focus then became on finding a better solution.
In 2017, she found that solution – ANF (Amino Neuro Frequency) Therapy medical devices and dedicated the next two years to become Oceania’s first fully qualified ANF Practitioner. She established a holistic clinic to treat Clients with this specialty technology as well as an academy to train other healthcare Practitioners the advanced skills to apply ANF therapy to their patients.
Website: www.cluzie.com Facebook: facebook.com/cluzieclinic

Prevention and Recovery for the Flu and Cold Season

 
 
Dr. Asli Tanugur Samanci the CEO and Founder of BEE & YOU, an innovative provider of natural BEE products joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.
Dr. Samanci is a food scientist committed to creating natural and healthy products for the educated consumer & a pioneer to combine science and nature for safer, more effective natural bee products.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Asli Tanugur Samanci discuss the following:
What do you recommend as a prevention and also recovery for the flu and cold season which hit the US really hard? According to the general news, this year has the highest cold and flu cases.
Which products do you use yourself every day?
I heard that you were also awarded the FoodTech 500 shortlist, with a final list to be announced on Feb 4th 2020. What makes your company innovative? and technologically advanced to be included in such a list?
You founded a sustainable brand. Can you tell me about the sustainability factors of BEE & YOU?
Dr. Asli Tanugur Samanci is the CEO and Founder of BEE & YOU, an innovative provider of natural BEE products.
A food scientist committed to creating natural and healthy products for the educated consumer, Dr. Samanci is a pioneer to combine science and nature for safer, more effective natural bee products. She created a business modal to contract the beekeepers to prevent bees from becoming extinct. This also allowed her to create and patent the Propolis in its healthiest, most natural and safe form. Her ultimate goal is to make Propolis a consistent product harvested from all the beehives available in the world and introduce the natural healing power of Anatolian Propolis to the world.
BEE & YOU products (Royal Jelly, Propolis, Pure Raw Honey) are antiviral, antibacterial and they are natural energy boosters. They are effective in fighting allergy symptoms naturally and they support the immune system. They are 100% natural; Gluten Free; Non-GMO; Pesticide Free; Free from additives & colorants & preservatives. Bee and you products have innovative taste options for kids and adults. And they are on sale at 3000 CVS stores nationally and at Amazon.
 
 
 
Website: www.bee-and-you.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/BeeAndYouNatural  Instagram: @beeandyounatural  Twitter: @beeandyou