The TechLink Health Podcast

When thinking about the innovative technologies that are contributing to the evolution of digital health, the theme of collaborative efforts between clinicians and technologists continues to be central and of high-value. This episode focuses on the evolution of personalized medicine and the devices that are on the forefront of shifting the way healthcare is practiced as well as the clinical-expertise that helps along the way.

This episode’s guest is Dr. Ben Green who is an SVP of Services for AliveCor. Prior to AliveCor, Dr. Green spent 4+ years at Amazon where he was Principal of Healthcare Innovation for Global Benefits and the founding Chief Medical Officer for Amazon Care. Prior to Amazon, Dr. Green was the Regional Medical Director at Landmark Health, a patient-centered, comprehensive, house-call model designed for vulnerable patients. Prior to Landmark, Dr. Green spent 8 years at Carena, Inc. of Seattle where he was the Medical Director for Clinical Innovation. While there he helped to usher in the transition from in-person house calls to telemedicine model, and built a team of medical professionals focused on this novel field of medicine. He was directly involved in building the clinical software and operational infrastructure to deliver safe, high quality, and evidence-based primary care telemedicine.

Dr. Green holds a BA from Harvard University in Biological Anthropology, an MD degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed his Family Medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania.

Other topics in the episode range from how clinical executives are contributing to innovations in healthcare to best practices on career mapping to the historical presence of home health.

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with Dr. Green @ LinkedIn Profile.

This episode was hosted by Justine Reiss and Dr. Rodney Samaan.

The episode has several references to the connection between tech and healthcare as well as technologies that are helping to evolve the industry. See below:

📗 Complications by Atul Gawande

🔖 A.I. Versus M.D. by Siddhartha Mukherjee

📙 The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

ℹ️ Kaiser Family Foundation Data

💚 KardiaMobile: The most clinically-validated personal ECG solution in the world

🎗 GRAIL: Detect cancer early, when it can be cured

🦋 Butterfly: The new image of health

🎀 Exact Sciences: Changing the way we think about detecting and treating cancer

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for digital health, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app. For clinicians that have expertise with any of the mentioned technologies, feel free to hashtag in your TechLink Health bio #Kardia #ButterflyiQ #GRAIL #ExactSciences

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Today’s episode focuses on leading mindfulness techniques that help in the journey to achieving optimal mental health as well as technologies that help in making the connection.  The topic is timely as many experts brace for a long-term impact on mental health after the pandemic, as one of our previous guests called "the pandemic after the pandemic".

This episode’s guest is Jessica Amos, a MEDITATION TEACHER + LIFE TRANSFORMATION COACH, and founder of Stay with Yourself: The Practice of Being Who You Are, Where You Are.

As a meditation teacher, she is regularly featured on InsightTimer, the #1 meditation app in the world, and internationally known for her TEDx Talk about healing anxiety through Present Moment awareness. Her online catalog of mindfulness courses + guided meditations are consistently met with glowing positive feedback from her 1 million students worldwide.

Other topics in the episode range from how Oprah and Deepak Chopra's 21-Day Meditation Challenge led to a thriving mindfulness practice to the importance of investing in yourself to what is a soul docent.

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with Jessica @ https://staywithyourself.com/.

This episode was hosted by Justine Reiss.

The episode mentions several insightful books in the space which are listed below in addition to other useful links.

📙 The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer

📗 The Mindfulness Code: Keys for Overcoming Stress, Anxiety, Fear, and Unhappiness by Donald Altman

🌐 Cheri Huber: Zen Teacher, Student, Writer

📱 Insight Timer: The #1 free app for sleep, anxiety and stress

🙏🏽 Oprah & Deepak's 21-Day Meditation Experience

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for digital health, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app.

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As many reflect on the past couple of years of the pandemic and start to think about emerging threats of the future, it’s important to bring awareness to that very topic, the future, and what’s on the horizon in public health.  This episode focuses on the emerging threat of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic resistant infections, which have been deemed by The World Health Organization as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity.  During the episode we’ll discuss the cutting edge technologies that can help tackle the challenge.

This episode’s guest is Rob McBride, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO of Felix Biotechnology, a technology focused on accelerating the deployment of novel biotherapeutics targeting urgent microbial challenges in human health and beyond. The Felix mission is founded on creating an evolutionary solution to the evolutionary problem of antimicrobial resistance.

The company name pays homage to Félix d'Hérelle, a French-Canadian microbiologist who was known as the discoverer of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) and experimented with phage therapy.

Rob has a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Science from Saint Vincent College in addition to a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Yale University. Prior to founding Felix, Rob was the Co-Founder of Boost Biomes, which used the powerful social networks among microbes to provide novel, sustainable solutions to feed and heal people everywhere.

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with Felix @ https://www.felixbt.com/.

This episode was hosted by Justine Reiss and Dr. Rodney Samaan.

The episode unpacked many concepts related to Programmable Therapies such as Programmed Phage and also referenced an influential read on the topic:

📗 The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug.

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for digital health, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app. For medical practitioners that have expertise with Phage Therapies, feel free to hashtag in your TechLink Health bio. This episode's HealthLink tags are: #ProgrammableTherapies #PhageTherapy #ProgrammedPhage

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The mass adoption and proliferation of new technologies during the global pandemic has helped to spark the evolution of healthcare and opened the doors for future disruptions, however, many believe that we've only scratched the surface with regards to the people-centric digitalization of the industry.  As with many cycles of innovation, creating the future often starts with considering the past. This episode takes a deeper look into some of the early-adopters of technologies that are helping to define expectations of the future.

Other topics range from how healthcare can be more like Amazon to how the book, Tribal Leadership, helped to create a winning culture to why Uber-like disruptions are important in pushing the boundaries of the status-quo.

This episodes guest is Dr. Jonathan Baktari, whose expertise spans over 25 years as a clinician, educator, thought leader, entrepreneur, and speaker in the specialty of pulmonary and critical care. He is the Founder and CEO of e7 Health, whose mission is to revolutionize health care by challenging the status quo of medicine, and applying business and commerce practices and technology to medical care, all in hopes to deliver the best patient experience while providing the highest quality and service at affordable prices.

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with Dr. Baktari @ https://jonathanbaktarimd.com/.

This episode was hosted by Justine Reiss.

The episode unpacked many concepts related to a people-first approach to healthcare and also includes a reading list recommendation for the book Tribal Leadership, and how improving organizational culture can also help to improve health processes, which ultimately contributes to better health outcomes. Check out a couple useful links below:

📗 Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization

🎙 THE BAKTARI MD SHOW

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for digital health, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app.

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Interested in learning more about The Age of Longevity, and more broadly, ways to improve your overall health and wellbeing? This episode is all about longevity, the emergence of super-agers, and how this phenomenon will shape the wellness journey of the future. The topic is definitely 💯+.

Other topics range from the latest in wearable devices for improving longevity to unpacking The Four Big Rocks of Wellness to explaining how to use the 4-7-8 breathing method to get better sleep. Also, what is a CGM or Continuous Glucose Monitor and how to get one?

This episode’s guest is David Harry Stewart, a globally renowned photographer and creative director as well as the Founding Partner for AGEIST, a marketing agency and media company that advises businesses, brands and organizations on emerging trends, changing attitudes, consumer behaviors, and shifting cultural perspectives of the over-50 demographic, to help them better understand, engage and inspire this influential audience. The AGEIST mission to be pioneers of better age is clear, Super Age: Become the Best Version of Yourself Today.

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with David @ AGEIST.

This episode was hosted by Justine Reiss and Dr. Rodney Samaan.

The episode unpacked many concepts related to The Age of Longevity and was full of valuable insights as well as device and wearable mentions. Check out a few useful links below:

📱FreeStyle Libre Continuous Glucose Monitor for Consumers

🩺 FreeStyle Libre Continuous Glucose Monitor for Providers

📱 Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitor for Consumers

🩺 Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitor for Providers

🎙 Dr. Samer Hattar: Timing Your Light, Food, & Exercise for Optimal Sleep, Energy & Mood

🎙 SuperAge: Live Better Podcast

📙 Dietary Fiber for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Fiber’s Interaction between Gut Microflora, Sugar Metabolism, Weight Control and Cardiovascular Health by Dr. Rodney Samaan

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for digital health, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app. For Clinicians that use any of the mentioned devices in your practice, feel free to hashtag in your TechLink Health bio. This episode's device and wearable tags include: #FreeStyleLibre #Dexcom #Kardia #AppleWatch #WHOOP #OuraRing #Garmin #Polar

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One implication of the current pandemic is that many elective surgeries were delayed or postponed amidst global uncertainty.  As the healthcare ecosystem continues to adjust to these uncertainties and evolve, it's important to examine existing and emerging technologies that are helping to create efficiencies within the industry.  

Today’s episode focuses on demystifying the implantable medical device journey for healthcare systems and practitioners as well as discussing the future of connected devices in the space.

This episode’s guest is Richard Palarea, the CEO of Kermit, a Baltimore-based healthcare cost reduction and spend management company bringing automation and insight to the high-spend category of implantable medical devices within hospitals and health systems. Since its foundation in 2011, Kermit has saved hospitals more than $200 million and manages 40% of the implantable device spend transacting in Maryland. Kermit has been recognized in multiple years as an Inc. 5000 company and by the Baltimore Business Journal as a Fast 50 company and a Top Software Company ranked by local revenue, as well as SmartCEO’s Future 50. Kermit is the recipient of industry awards, including the Federation of American Hospitals’ Heartbeat of Healthcare for its work as an innovative partner helping hospitals manage costs during a global pandemic.

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with Rich @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpalarea/.

This episode was hosted by Margarita Khosh.

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for telehealth, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app.

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The current pandemic has underscored that the quest for healthier outcomes is an orchestrated effort among many experts within the healthcare ecosystem. This episode takes a deeper look into the world of pharmacist and the role they play as administrators of apothecarial treatments.

Topics range from the critical role pharmacists played in the current pandemic to the value of consultant pharmacists to ways of digitizing the consumer to pharmacists journey.

This episode’s guest is Kaylee Mehlman, a board certified geriatric pharmacist and senior care consultant. Her mission is strongly tied to creating a healthier future through collaborative efforts to connect the dots in the broader pharmaceutical community.

Kaylee holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University, and throughout her professional journey she has advocated for pharma-preneurship and is a member of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP).

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with Kaylee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylee-mehlman/.

This episode was hosted by Justine Reiss.

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for telehealth, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app.

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During the current pandemic, mental health has emerged as a top priority when thinking about a post-Covid world.  The emergence of this trend creates uncertainty around the long-term impacts of the crisis on future generations. While related, yet uniquely different to the trend, today’s episode focuses on mental health and genealogical wellness, and how the problems and suffering of one person in the family affects everyone in the family, even across generations or what is more increasingly becoming known as inter-generational trauma.

This episode’s guest is Florence Reiss Kraut, a psychiatric social worker, family therapist, and published author whose work has led her to uncover valuable insights in the genealogical wellness space.  She recently released her book, How to Make a Life, which is a sweeping saga that follows three generations from the tenements of Brooklyn through WWII, from Woodstock to India, and from Spain to Israel, the book is the story of a family who must learn to accept each other’s differences―or risk cutting ties with the very people who anchor their place in the world.

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with Florence @ https://www.florencereisskraut.com/.

This episode was hosted by Justine Reiss.

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for telehealth, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app.

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One extraordinary phenomenon from the current pandemic is the recognition that widespread health conditions can be a catalyst for global change and spark transformative advances for society as a whole. While the pandemic is at global scale, the lessons learned can be broken down to the individual level. Today’s episode is focused on the insights that can be derived from the journeys of managing various medical conditions, particularly cancer.

Other topics range from athleticism as a foundation to personal transformation to what is proton therapy to recommendations on wearable devices to guide your wellness journey.

This episode’s guest is David Richman, an investment manager and transformation coach focused on creating meaningful personal change through his work as an author, motivational speaker, trainer, financial advisor, and consultant. He is the author of CYCLE OF LIVES, 15 People’s Stories, 5,000 Miles, and a Journey Through the Emotional Chaos of Cancer, and WINNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK, Realizing True Success in Business and in Life.

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with David @ https://david-richman.com/.

To note, a portion of sales from the book, CYCLE OF LIVES, goes toward select partner organizations focused on cancer research and care.  More details @ https://david-richman.com/partner-organizations/

This episode was hosted by Justine Reiss.

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for telehealth, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app.

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One of the positives during the current pandemic is that the world is increasingly more connected, in a more meaningful way, as a result of the mass adoption to use emerging technologies. As we look toward a post-pandemic future, the role of technopreneurship becomes foundational to creating social impact through scaled access to equitable opportunities in health, wealth, and education.

Today’s episode is a continuation of our TechLink Wealth series and gives listeners unique insights into the world of technopreneurship and social impact investing while covering other topics ranging from the power of blockchain technology to democratizing education to conscious capitalism.

This episode’s guest is Prantik Mazumdar, an entrepreneur & venture investor who acts as a Digital Transformation Catalyst in organizations to drive sustainable change and impact. Previously, Prantik has been a part of successful venture exits within the digital marketing domain and he is currently serving as the Managing Director of the CXM Group at Dentsu Singapore. He is a regular columnist for Marketing Magazine, Campaign Asia, Economic Times, Business Times on all things digital transformation. In 2015, he was recognized as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Marketers in the World.

Apart from his corporate role, he is an active angel & venture investor, mentor, advisor and speaker to various organizations as well as an Entrepreneur-In-Resident at INSEAD.

Prantik holds a Bachelor of Computer Engineering with a minor in Technopreneurship from the National University of Singapore.

During the episode, Prantik gives us a look into some of the innovative startups and change-makers in the APAC region as well as insights into how his mission has been influenced over the last two years by a selection of thought-provoking readings, which are highly recommended.

Suggested reads:

📗 The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity by Lynda Gratton and Andrew J Scott

📙 The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in America by Lani Guinier

📘 The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? by Michael J. Sandle

For more details visit TechLink Health @ https://www.techlink.health or connect with Prantik @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/prantikmazumdar/.

This episode was hosted by Justine Reiss.

If you're a healthcare practitioner or thought leader and interested in leveraging the TechLink Health platform for telehealth, e-consults, or advisory services, feel free to connect with us by visiting our site or downloading the TechLink Health app.

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