In episode 14 of The Healthcare Hangover, David Contorno and Emma Fox discuss the challenges and headaches of the healthcare system. They dive into the busy season and the lack of breaks they’re experiencing. They also talk about their upcoming conference and the exciting topics and speakers they have lined up, including discussions on psychedelic therapy, infertility support, and the correlation between lack of healthcare access and gun violence. 

Tune in to learn more about the challenges and joys of navigating the healthcare system.

TIMESTAMPS

[00:00:45] Celebrating Jewish holidays.

[00:05:09] You Powered Symposium and Puerto Rico.

[00:09:42] Lack of Access to Healthcare.

[00:12:41] Attending the Powered Symposium virtually.

In this episode, David Contorno and Emma Fox delve into the challenges and frustrations encountered within the healthcare system. They discuss the perpetual busyness of the healthcare industry and the lack of breaks they experience. While the industry used to have a designated busy season known as the fourth quarter, they express that it now feels busy throughout the entire year. 

Furthermore, while they enjoyed meeting new people, they felt that the educational aspect was lacking. Consequently, they sought to create a different experience with their symposium. Their goal was to establish an environment where competitors could come together and teach one another, thereby diversifying their education, as it aims to unite individuals who are currently engaged, attempting, or aspiring to be part of the industry, fostering collaboration and mutual support in their respective fields.

QUOTES

• “It (Symposium) can be a platform for teaching and learning. And I strive to teach and learn something every day. And so what it quickly became, even at the very first one, was just this getting together of people that actually felt like they're doing different things instead of saying different things and going back to the office Monday morning and not doing anything different.” - David Contorno
• “The best part of all of those conferences for me is the people, which is great.” - Emma Fox 
• “I wanted to create something where people could still enjoy each other and each other's company and networking. But I really wanted to create an environment where we could have a bunch of competitors in the room. And instead of competing with each other, we could teach each other how to do what the other person does and completely diversify our education.” - Emma Fox 
• “It's coming together of all the people that are doing it, trying to do it, want to do it, and helping us do it. And that's that's the goal.” - David Contorno

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

David Contorno

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcontorno/

Emma Fox

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmamariefox/

WEBSITE

E-Powered Benefits: https://www.epoweredbenefits.com/

Emma Fox: https://emmamariefox.com/