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December 03, 2020 85 - Can you treat menopause via telehealth? Dr Kelly Teagle, WellFemme
Dr Kelly Teagle is the founder of WellFemme, Australia’s first dedicated Telehealth Menopause Service, to help women access expert menopause care from wherever they live.
Kelly also works as a GP in Canberra, writes blog articles, and is a women’s health speaker.
In this episode Kelly talks about WellFemme and the services they provide, as well as some of the facts around menopause and the benefits of delivering these specialised healthcare services using telehealth.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at WellFemme, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
24 min
November 30, 2020 84 - Can Virtual Reality treat phobias? Corrie Ackland, Sydney Phobia Clinic
Corrie Ackland is a Clinical Psychologist, and Founder and Director of Sydney Phobia Clinic.
She has a background in severe anxiety/OCD, is a registered supervisor and guest lecturer in the area of severe anxiety, phobias, and behavioural and Virtual Reality treatment for anxiety.
The Sydney Phobia Clinic is combining the best evidence-based cognitive-behavioural therapy techniques with cutting edge virtual reality experiences to help everyday people overcome specific phobias.
In this episode Corrie will answer the following questions and more:
Sydney Phobia Clinic - What is it, who is it for and what problem does it solve?
How did it start? And why is this important to her?
What is some of the research and evidence around the use of VR treatment or any other treatment for that matter of phobias?
How has COVID impacted on their business?
What are your top 3 tips for overcoming a phobia generally?
What’s on the horizon for the Sydney Phobia clinic?
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Sydney Phobia Clinic, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
19 min
November 26, 2020 83 - Contact Tracing Via Bluetooth - Elissa Reid, Contact Harald
How do you avoid concerns of privacy breaches when it comes to contact tracing? By utilising bluetooth technology, Contact Harald is helping Australian companies get back to business safely.
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
19 min
November 23, 2020 82 - Will smart patch biosensors solve our biggest health challenges? Peter Vranes, Nutromics
Peter Vranes from Nutromics talks about their innovative smart patch biosensor technology, as well as helpful insights and guidance for founders and entrepreneurs.
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
23 min
November 19, 2020 81 - Incubating deep tech start ups in Australia; Sally-Ann Williams, Cicada Innovations
Sally-Ann Williams is the CEO of Cicada Innovations.
Cicada Innovations is Australia’s pioneering deep tech incubator supporting companies solving the world's most pressing problems through science & engineering.
Cicada Innovations has nurtured hundreds of visionary deep tech innovators to validate, commercialise and scale high impact technologies globally across MedTech, HealthTech, AgTech, FoodTech, Clean Energy, AI, Industry 4.0 and more.
Prior to joining Cicada Innovations Sally-Ann spent over 12 years at Google as an Executive Program Manager on the engineering team leading work on R&D collaborations with universities, startup and entrepreneurship engagement and pioneering work on CS & STEM education including building world first collaborations delivering national transformation.
She is on the boards of World Vision Australia, Fishburners and Cicada Innovations. She is an advisor to several state and national working groups on tech & innovation and is a mentor and advisor to several industry and university incubators & accelerators including Startmate.
In this episode you will learn about Cicada Innovations and their involvement in the deeptech sector. You will learn more about what exactly is “deep tech” and what it looks like when it’s done well. You will hear about some of the exciting innovations coming from of Cicada Innovations members, and get an understanding of how Australia compares with the rest of the world when it comes to innovation and deep tech. Founders and entrepreneurs from any industry will also get loads of helpful information and motivating advice around innovating, commercialising and building a company.
A lot of learnings from this episode, so we added a load of new terms to our glossary on the Talking HealthTech website including definitions for: Incubators & Accelerators, Research & Development, STEM, Agtech, Foodtech, Industry 4.0, Intellectual Property (IP), Venture Capital, Molecular Diagnostics and Prototype.
Full show notes are available on the Talking HealthTech website here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Cicada Innovations, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
25 min
November 16, 2020 80 - Reconciling healthtech solutions for medical practices and their ROI - Kelly Chard, GrowthMD
What healthtech solutions have you acquired for your medical practice this year? Hear Kelly Chard from GrowthMD provide their practical guide to making the most of your investment and how to avoid common pitfalls.
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
22 min
November 12, 2020 79 - Driving meaningful change in healthcare through data insights - Duane Attree, Potential(x) and Health Round Table
How do you drive big system change in healthcare? Check out this interview with Duane Attree from Potential(x) and Health Round Table to learn more...
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
18 min
November 09, 2020 78 - How Has Healthcare IT Evolved Over 40 Years? Berne Gibbons, InfoMedix
Berne Gibbons is Head of Business Innovation and Partnerships at InfoMedix
Berne is a respected leader in the healthcare industry with a background in Nursing, Pharmaceutical Industry and Digital Technology spanning 40 years.
Listen to this episode to hear about her commitment to advancing Digital Health in Australia, and her desire to educate and inform the current and future healthcare workforce in Australia to utilise technology to its full potential.
You will hear about Berne’s impressive history as a clinician, drug rep, business woman an decision maker within various healthcare settings along her career, which have led her to her current role at InfoMedix.
You will also hear her passion for standards and interoperability within healthcare.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at InfoMedix, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
24 min
November 05, 2020 77 - When was your last health check? Novartis Wellness Day Special
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, we sit down with Cheryl Maley; General Manager of Oncology For Australia, New Zealand at Novartis, Krystal Barter; CEO of Humanise Health and the founder of Pink Hope, and Holly Masters; CEO of the McGrath Foundation.
With the growing number of people avoiding getting routine checkups, health screenings, and early diagnostic tests because of the pandemic, Novartis has created the Wellness Day Campaign. It aims to motivate individuals to focus on their health for a moment during these challenging times.
Novartis is a leading global medicine company focused on innovative science, digital technologies, and data that lead to transformative medicines.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Novartis, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
31 min
November 02, 2020 76 - Australian HealthTech Venture Capital Panel Discussion - Niki Scevak (Blackbird Ventures), Dan Krasnostein (Square Peg Capital), Jackie Vullinghs (AirTree Ventures)
Leading into 2020, there was already strong interest from the Australian investment community regarding healthtech solutions. Now moving into our new normal world, the use of technology in delivering better patient outcomes is no longer a novel idea, it's mission critical for Australia, and the rest of the world.
In this episode of the Talking HealthTech podcast, Peter Birch hosts a panel discussion with representatives from 3 top Venture Capital firms in Australia, who all have experience and interest in investing in health technology:
- Niki Scevak: Co-Founder & Partner @Blackbird Ventures
- Dan Krasnostein: Partner @Square Peg Capital
- Jackie Vullinghs: Principal @AirTree Ventures
Some of the topics discussed and questions answered:
The Role Of Venture Capital In the healthcare ecosystem
Differentiating pure healthtech versus life science-based companies
Marketing healthtech products - avoiding common mistakes
At what pace should healthtech companies generate investments & sales?
How challenging has raising funds for a healthtech company been in 2020?
What investment opportunities do venture capitals consider?
Advice for founders seeing investment
This episode was recorded as a live webinar, with over 100 attendees attending live who interacted in the session with chat, Q&A, and polls.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at AirTree, Blackbird, and Square Peg, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory listings.
Mentioned in this episode:
Use the free Talking HealthTech Glossary for plain-English explanations of digital health terms, acronyms and concepts across the industry: talkinghealthtech.com/glossary.
46 min

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