Empowered Patient Podcast

Ryan McQuaid, CEO and Co-Founder, PlushCare describes the digital longitudinal primary care platform they have developed to promote strong relationships between doctors and patients. With an eye to moving telehealth to the next level, PlushCare is focusing on improving healthcare intelligence, preventative actions and ongoing and chronic conditions instead of the historical transaction-based dispatch model of care. COVID-19 is accelerating the interest in virtual primary care with a significant increase in visits for mental health.

@PlushCare #telehealth #COVID19 #digitalhealth #telemedicine

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Ryan McQuaid, CEO and Co-Founder, PlushCare describes the digital longitudinal primary care platform they have developed to promote strong relationships between doctors and patients. With an eye to moving telehealth to the next level, PlushCare is focusing on improving healthcare intelligence, preventative actions and ongoing and chronic conditions instead of the historical transaction-based dispatch model of care. COVID-19 is accelerating the interest in virtual primary care with a significant increase in visits for mental health.

@PlushCare #telehealth #COVID19 #digitalhealth #telemedicine

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Bernard Gilly PhD, CEO and Co-Founder, GenSight Biologics talks about the innovative gene therapy treatments GenSight is developing to fight blinding diseases. Bernard sheds light on treating Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a mitochondrial rare disease as well as retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Their goal is to change the lives of patients who are either losing their sight or have lost their sight because of a neurodegenerative condition in their retina.

@GenSightBio #blindness #LHON #RP #retinitispigmentosa #augmentedvision

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Bernard Gilly PhD, CEO and Co-Founder, GenSight Biologics talks about the innovative gene therapy treatments GenSight is developing to fight blinding diseases. Bernard sheds light on treating Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a mitochondrial rare disease as well as retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Their goal is to change the lives of patients who are either losing their sight or have lost their sight because of a neurodegenerative condition in their retina.

@GenSightBio #blindness #LHON #RP #retinitispigmentosa #augmentedvision

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Scott McFarland, CEO, IntegriMedical has taken on the challenge of needle phobia and safe and secure disposal of sharp objects in clinics and in the field. Needle free technology is allowing healthcare professionals to quickly administer vaccinations with a greener approach allowing regular biohazard disposal. Working with vaccine and biologic manufacturers this needle free approach may be instrumental in the rapid deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine.

#MedicalDevice #PatientSafety #LifeScience #MedTech #Innovation #COVID19 #vaccines

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Scott McFarland, CEO, IntegriMedical has taken on the challenge of needle phobia and safe and secure disposal of sharp objects in clinics and in the field. Needle-free technology is allowing healthcare professionals to quickly administer vaccinations with a greener approach allowing regular biohazard disposal. Working with vaccine and biologic manufacturers this needle-free approach may be instrumental in the rapid deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine.

#MedicalDevice #PatientSafety #LifeScience #MedTech #Innovation #COVID19 #vaccines

Integrimedical.com

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Melvie Berkery, Executive Director, St. Marie's Hospice in Detroit talks about the complexities and issues surrounding End of Life Care particularly when healthcare has been upended due to COVID-19. With a mission to help patients and family members make this transition, Melvie explains their philosophy about providing physical, emotional, social and spiritual support. She also reflects on how technology is being embraced by patients and caregivers and the need to address the End of Life Care needs of the African-American population.

#EndofLifeCare #hospice

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Melvie Berkery, Executive Director, St. Marie's Hospice in Detroit talks about the complexities and issues surrounding End of Life Care particularly when healthcare has been upended due to COVID-19. With a mission to help patients and family members make this transition, Melvie explains their philosophy about providing physical, emotional, social and spiritual support. She also reflects on how technology is being embraced by patients and caregivers and the need to address the End of Life Care needs of the African-American population.

#EndofLifeCare #hospice

StMarieshospice.org

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Jill Sisco, President, Acromegaly Community talks about her experience with acromegaly beginning in her early twenties. She reveals how difficult it is to diagnose this condition, available therapies, and advancements in turning injectable medications into oral treatments. As a patient advocate for those who suffer from this rare disease, Jill has created five closed Facebook groups to support men, women, and family and loved ones who are affected by acromegaly.

#acromegaly #pituitary #raredisease #PatientAdvocate #PatientAdvocacy

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Jill Sisco, President, Acromegaly Community talks about her experience with acromegaly beginning in her early twenties. She reveals how difficult it is to diagnose this condition, available therapies, and advancements in turning injectable medications into oral treatments. As a patient advocate for those who suffer from this rare disease, Jill has created five closed Facebook groups to support men, women, and family and loved ones who are affected by acromegaly.

#acromegaly #pituitary #raredisease #PatientAdvocate #PatientAdvocacy

Acromegalycommunity.org

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