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Over the last two decades, the public health community has been highlighting how non-medical factors and the environments where people live, learn, and work can play a significant role in a person’s health and overall quality of life. In this episode, Mindy is joined by Vynamic’s Cassandra Zuluaga and special guest, Dr. Charlotte Cuddihy, a UK Public Health doctor, to discuss the critical importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) and how healthcare systems can aim to address these factors. The discussion begins introducing Dr. Charlotte Cuddihy and her interest with SDOH spurring upon seeing the inequalities in healthcare and wider determinants her patients faced in the UK and US (2:00). The conversation then shifts to defining and understanding the overall impacts of SDOH (6:22). The discussion continues on how the COVID-19 pandemic (9:50), the cost-of-living crisis (13:30), and the rise of social justice efforts (17:30) have further magnified the impact SDOH have on people’s well-being and overall health. At the end, Dr. Cuddihy provides examples and opportunities for how healthcare providers (20:35) and systems (24:33) can positively affect health outcomes while considering SDOH.

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, social determinants of health, health inequality, COVID-19, social inequalities, health outcomes

Source Links:

· Cost of Living Crisis is Damaging Briton's Health  

· A fairer future: how can the NHS tackle health and social inequalities? 

· NHS - Our approach to reducing healthcare inequalities 

· Coronavirus and the social impacts of ‘long COVID’ on people’s lives in Great Britain - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

· Rising cost of living is damaging people’s health, says royal college | The BMJ

· Community champions programme: guidance and resources - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

· A Financial Lifeline (glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity.org)

· NHS Long Term Plan » The NHS as an ‘anchor institution’

· Time for local NHS leaders to take a first step in tackling poverty: pay staff the real Living Wage | The King's Fund (kingsfund.org.uk)

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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Advisor

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Cassandra Zuluaga, Director

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Dr. Charlotte Cuddihy, Public Health registrar, MFPH, MPH

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To keep up with the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, it is critical for Life Science companies to identify ways to enhance and integrate business planning (IBP) across their operating functions. Mindy & Ryan are joined by Vynamic’s Dan Ahern and Owen Thomas to understand the why IBP is so important and explore how focusing on these processes can help organizations achieve their strategic and operational goals. The conversation begins with a detailed overview of IBP practices within Life Sciences organizations today (1:18), before transitioning into a broader conversation around the wide-reaching financial and efficiency gains if executed correctly (3:08). The group identifies key challenges that impact proper IBP planning processes, including supply chain disruptions and economic volatility (13:15). Finally, Dan and Owen discuss how organizations can anticipate and address these barriers by employing IBP best practices (16:08).

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, Life Sciences, Business Planning, commercialization

Source Links:

· https://blogs.sap.com/2017/08/04/integrated-business-planning-for-the-life-science-industry/ 

· https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/pharma-life-sciences/pdf/pwc-integrated-rd-op-bus-plan.pdf 

· https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/vc-firms-biotechs-push-back-drug-pricing-reforms-would-render-small-molecule-drugs 

· https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/five-ways-that-life-science-companies-can-build-tech-talent 

· https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/pharma-operations-creating-the-workforce-of-the-future 

· https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/regulatory/articles/life-sciences-regulatory-outlook.html 

· https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/reimagining-how-life-sciences-work-will-be-done-in-the-next-normal 

· https://medium.com/the-slalom-daily-dose/case-study-how-did-a-global-life-sciences-company-transform-its-supply-chain-planning-processes-9bc322137a67 

· https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ch/Documents/life-sciences-health-care/deloitte-lshc-en-commercial-operations-in-life-sciences.pdf 

· https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Life-Sciences-Health-Care/gx-life-sciences-regulation-predictions-2025.pdf 

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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Advisor

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Ryan Hummel, Executive and Head of Provider Sector

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Dan Ahern, Manager

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Owen Thomas, Director

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On Trending Health’s third Trending News EU episode, Mindy, Jack, and Ollie discuss a few recent EU-based newsworthy items including: Haleon’s demerger from GSK (0:58), a 'next generation' vaccine authorized by the UK in a world first (4:03), a sustainable medical device that will drastically reduce emissions (7.23), and the results from a survey ranking pharma companies in terms of their DE&I efforts (9.56). 

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, pharma, consumer health, vaccines, COVID-19, emissions, sustainability, DE&I, diversity, equity, inclusion 

Source Links:  

• https://www.ft.com/content/45dc4b67-f4a5-4fac-8c35-1d63b823c065  
• https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/gsk-introduces-haleon-to-investors/ 
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/15/uk-authorises-next-generation-covid-omicron-booster-vaccine/  
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62548336  
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/12/08/uk-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-faq/  
• https://www.pharmatimes.com/news/chiesi_reinforces_commitment_to_reducing_emissions_1452746   
• https://pharmaphorum.com/news/bayer-tops-pharma-rankings-for-diversity-inclusivity/  

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In this minisode, Mindy is joined by Vynamic’s Brian Schachter to discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: the Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Biden (00:50), the FDA granting Zynteglo a priority review (09:01), and the primary care market that is being reinvigorated by new entrants who are placing big bets on the healthcare system (14:40).

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, life sciences, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare, Zynteglo, primary care, value-based care, BlueBird Bio

Source Links:

· https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/08/07/statement-by-hhs-secretary-xavier-becerra-on-senate-passage-of-the-inflation-reduction-act.html#:~:text=The%20Inflation%20Reduction%20Act%20locks,prescription%20drugs%20that%20they%20need.

· https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/07/politics/senate-democrats-climate-health-care-bill-vote/index.html

· https://www.cbsnews.com/news/insulin-price-cap-senate-republicans-block-inflation-reduction-act/

· https://www.google.com/search?q=FDA+to+approve+zynteglo&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS943US943&oq=FDA+to+approve+zynteglo&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l2.3511j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

· https://endpts.com/bluebird-bio-may-finally-get-a-gene-therapy-approved-in-the-us/

· https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/cell-and-gene-therapy-makers-push-past-regulatory-payer-hurdles-to-set-up-high-hopes-for

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/retailers-payers-and-startups-could-capture-30-primary-care-market-2030-report

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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Advisor

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Ryan Hummel, Executive and Head of Provider Sector

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Brian Schachter, Manager

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Experts have been ringing the alarm about the impending healthcare delivery professional workforce shortage for over a decade. Mindy & Ryan are joined by Vynamic’s Marisa Deline to explore the broad implications of this shortage and discuss ways healthcare leaders across sectors can think about addressing - or simply learning to live with - this foundational issue. The conversation begins with a detailed overview of the widespread nature of the shortage: from physicians to medical assistants there simply are not enough healthcare workers to meet demand and future projections only anticipate the trend worsening over time (01:54). The COVID-19 pandemic, which contributed to healthcare professional burnout, only served to hasten the trend (0:2:36); as has the ‘Great Resignation,’ where many in direct care delivery positions have left for more lucrative, flexible options in tech, healthcare startups, and other roles where their clinical skills are highly valued (05:11). This shortage has obvious implications for quality of delivery across delivery settings, but also snowballs into other healthcare sectors as well; insurers must focus more keenly on network adequacy and life science organizations must think about different models to provide therapeutic education to their provider partners (11:41). Despite these challenges, there are opportunities for the broader healthcare community to address these issues head-on, and we can take some solace in the knowledge that this is a global issue (16:13). We must collectively ‘ruthlessly prioritize’ to ensure that we are focused on opportunities that will have a real impact on the issue, such as subsidizing clinical training, increasing the number of clinical training opportunities, elevating non-physician/nurse professionals to provide more services, and ensuring that future healthcare delivery professionals feel like they are entering a field that will not just burn them out, but will provide them with a rich and fulfilling career (18:43).

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, workforce crisis, public health, providers, physicians, nurses, Life Sciences

Source Links:

· https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/11-of-us-hospitals-critically-understaffed-21-anticipate-shortages-numbers-by-state.html

· https://www.advisory.com/Topics/Strategy-Planning-and-Growth/2021/12/Hard-truths-on-the-current-and-future-state-of-the-nursing-workforce

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/lawmakers-aha-urge-white-house-to-investigate-nurse-staffing-agencies-price-hikes

· https://morningconsult.com/2021/10/04/health-care-workers-series-part-2-workforce/

· https://www.mercer.us/content/dam/mercer/assets/content-images/north-america/united-states/us-healthcare-news/us-2021-healthcare-labor-market-whitepaper.pdf

· https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/11/the-mass-exodus-of-americas-health-care-workers/620713/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=49ab812eb4-MR_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-49ab812eb4-151759045

· https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/health-care/health-care-workforce-trends.html

· https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/healthcare-trends-of-2022/618018/

· https://hbr.org/2022/01/11-trends-that-will-shape-work-in-2022-and-beyond

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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Advisor

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Ryan Hummel, Executive and Head of Provider Sector

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Marisa Deline, Manager

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In this minisode, Mindy and Ryan examine a few recent newsworthy items including trends impacting digital health funding (0:48), the newly operational 988 mental health and suicide crisis line (4:00), the latest impacts on the healthcare industry post Roe v. Wade (6:45), and discussions regarding the future of the 340B prescription drug program (13:49).

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, women’s health, reproductive health, public health, providers, Roe v. Wade, mental health, maternal health, digital health, Medicaid, prescription drugs, Life Sciences

Source Links:

· H1 2022 digital health funding: Two sides to every correction | Rock Health

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/market-downturn-dampens-digital-health-funding-ma-2022-here-are-sectors-raked-most 

· https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/15/1111316589/988-suicide-hotline-number 

· https://apnews.com/article/abortion-bills-house-vote-fc24d99f184d7aeec4926a6520311da5 

· Characteristics of U.S. Abortion Patients in 2014 and Changes Since 2008 | Guttmacher Institute

· https://www.advisory.com/blog/2022/07/abortion-restrictions?utm_source=public_db&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022jul13&utm_content=public_headline_public_blog_x_x_x&elq_cid=4793240&x_id= 

· https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3559360-gop-senator-blocks-bill-to-protect-interstate-travel-for-abortion/ 

· https://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/opae/hrsa-information-quality-guidelines/agency-mission 

· Merck joins other drugmakers in cutting off sales to 340B contract pharmacies | Fierce Healthcare

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/merck-sues-hhs-avoid-fine-over-340b-contract-pharmacy-restrictions 

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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Advisor

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Ryan Hummel, Executive and Head of Provider Sector

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On Trending Health’s second Trending News EU episode, Mindy, Jack, and Oliver discuss a few recent EU-based newsworthy items including: the outcome of the NHS Pay Review Body process, which advises on the pay for NHS staff (0.37), worrying General Practitioner (GP) workforce challenges amid unprecedented staff shortages (4.44), and the rise of Public Health infectious disease incidents and possible solutions to address (9.18).

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, NHS, NHSPRB, clinician burnout, public health, monkeypox, COVID-19, polio, infectious diseases.

Source Links:

· https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/25/nhs-staff-should-get-4-percent-pay-rise-independent-experts-say  

· https://www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/Action/2022/Mar/NHS-Pay-Review-Body-explainer  

· https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/27/uk-doctors-demand-pay-rise-of-up-to-30-over-five-years  

· https://news.sky.com/story/gp-workforce-experiencing-worrying-workload-amid-staff-shortages-12642851 

· https://inews.co.uk/news/health/one-three-gp-practices-stop-routine-appointments-due-staff-shortages-patient-demand-1606747  

· National incident declared over polio virus findings in London sewage | Polio | The Guardian 

· https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/monkeypox-polio-why-many-viruses-attacking-uk/  

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Mindy McGrath, Executive and Healthcare Industry Advisor

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Jack Young, Director

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Oliver White, Director

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Now more than ever, launching new biopharmaceutical products or indications is of paramount importance to ensuring its long-term success in the market. Mindy & Jen are joined by Vynamic’s Product Launch Service Leads, Ashley Stanley and Brian Stamm, to discuss the evolution of the importance of product launch and the implications for Life Sciences organizations and the healthcare industry at large. The catalyzing force shaping the launch space over the past several years is the sheer volume of trials and approvals occurring in both U.S. and global markets, leading to more market competition, especially in specialty and targeted therapy areas (01:15). This increase in volume has shaped the launch market by spurring activity in the ‘co-promote’ space (02:55), igniting talent acquisition battles (03:30) and creating a market for specialty vendors to assist with optimizing key components of launch activities (04:30). Other headwinds spurring change in the launch space include the high cost of bringing new products or indications to market (06:20) and increased pressure and requirements from regulatory (07:10). Given the variety of factors impacting launch activities today, Life Sciences organizations need to start early and operate within a structured yet flexible operating model that takes full pipelines into account (12:09). Leaders will need to be thoughtful about establishing clear team structures and goals to ensure that their necessarily cross-functional teams are moving in lock step as products approach FDA approval (16:46).

Podcast Tags: healthcare, product launch, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotech

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Ashely Stanley, Executive and Product Launch Service Lead

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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Advisor

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Jen Burke, Director and Healthcare Industry Strategist

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In our typical Trending News US episodes, we examine a few recent newsworthy items we think healthcare leaders should be considering. For today’s episode, we focus on the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson, a case centered on a Mississippi law that bars most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a standard that directly challenged Roe v. Wade. On Friday June 24th, in one of the most consequential decisions in decades, the Court ruled in favor of overturning Roe – holding there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion. Jen, Mindy, and Ryan discuss the implications of this decision on women’s reproductive health and the American healthcare industry. 

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, women’s health, reproductive health, public health, providers, Roe v. Wade, Dobbs v. Jackson

Source Links:

· https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22067237/19-1392_6j37.pdf 

· https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-statement-supreme-court-ruling-dobbs-v-jackson-women-s

· https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-actions-in-light-of-todays-supreme-court-decision-on-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization/ 

· https://khn.org/news/article/abortion-ruling-roe-overturned-conservatives-supreme-court/

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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Advisor

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Ryan Hummel, Executive and Head of Provider Sector

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Jen Burke, Healthcare Industry Strategist

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In Trending Health’s first Trending News EU episode, Mindy, Jack and Oliver discuss a few recent EU-based newsworthy items including: an unprecedented clinical trial where a dozen rectal cancer patients saw their tumors completely disappear (1:12), the Health & Care Act 2022 which is seen as the most significant health legislation in the UK in a decade (3:56) and a report that showed up to 1.2 million additional NHS patients are eligible for vital medicines that could extend their lives but are missing out (10:15).

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, cancer, clinical trials, Health and Care Act, NHS, social care, life sciences, patient access, patient outcomes, innovative medicines fund

Source Links:

· https://www.livescience.com/remission-in-small-rectal-cancer-trial

· https://www.gov.uk/government/news/health-and-care-bill-granted-royal-assent-in-milestone-for-healthcare-recovery-and-reform

· https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/health-and-care-act-key-questions

· https://www.pharmatimes.com/news/nhs_patients_missing_out_on_new_medicines_that_could_extend_lives_1448343

· https://www.england.nhs.uk/2021/07/nhs-england-announces-new-innovative-medicines-fund-to-fast-track-promising-new-drugs/

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Jack Young, Director

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Oliver White, Director and NHS Lead

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