Who Would Have Thought - Digital Health Innovation

In this episode, we sit down with KP Yelpaala, Founder and CEO of access.mobile to discover how mobile technology is advancing global health and the bold path to develop innovative solutions that reduce health disparities. Discover how personalized multicultural mobile communication can meaningfully and effectively engage patients. Access.mobile is leading the push to give health access to those who need it most. Leading the mobile revolution for health systems around the globe.

Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala is a social entrepreneur with several years of experience in global health and international development, working in both the private and nonprofit sectors. He has lived and worked in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, with organizations such as the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Dalberg Global Development Advisors. Kaakpema is an Adjunct Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. 

Contact access.mobile:
https://www.accessmobile.io/

Connect with Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/
or by email [email protected]

In this episode Robert Niichel interviews Dr. Richard Zane, Chief Innovation Officer of UCHealth to inquire into the future of effective care using digital and virtual advancements that are being implemented at UCHealth. This enables patient-centric digital health innovation.

As Chief Innovation Officer for UCHealth, Dr. Zane is focused on the development of novel industry and venture relationships to bring innovative solutions to health care. By partnering with companies, from small start-ups to multinationals, and using the power of data science, remote monitoring and prescriptive intelligence, he is fundamentally altering and improving the way in which health care is delivered.

UCHealth CARE Innovation Center:
https://www.uchealth.org/innovation

Connect with Dr. Richard Zane on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-zane-md-9b87b5a/

As innovative companies grow, so does their need for talent. In this episode, learn what it takes to attract top talent build high-growth teams for continuous growth and innovation. The recruitment landscape is changing and becoming more competitive. Discover a more empowering way to recruit high performing teams that drive the next decade of healthcare innovation. Learn about the Health Talent Exchange, an Aequitas platform to match new candidates with promising health startups. This episode dives into the future of attracting and retaining top talent for digital health innovation.

Polina Hanin is a Principal at Aequitas Partners, which she joined after spending eight years as the Portfolio Director at StartUp Health as the company’s first employee. Polina has a passion for entrepreneurs with a belief that success comes from having a commitment to a big mission, with a team and network that is equally focused. At Aequitas, Polina works hand in hand with clients to define their recruitment strategy and make sure that the people who are brought into any company have the right mindset and capabilities to have an immediate impact.

The Health Talent Exchange:
https://www.aqpsearch.com/talent/

Connect with Polina at Aequitas Partners or on LinkedIn:
https://www.aqpsearch.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/polinahanin

In this episode we speak with the President and CEO of EtectRX about the impact of digital technologies on the practice of pharmacy and the next wave of digital ingestible pills.  Learn more about EtectRX, the FDA Cleared ingestible capsule improving medication adherence.  Explore how these new technologies will be adopted and transform the future of pharmacy.

Harry J. Travis is a senior healthcare executive with over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of pharmaceutical distribution channel management. This includes multibillion-dollar specialty and non-specialty pharmacy operations, health plan pharmacy benefit design and pharmaceutical wholesale operations. Currently, Mr. Travis is the President and CEO of etectRx, Inc. etectRx has developed an innovative digital pill system that incorporates a tiny ingestible sensor into a capsule, which transmits a signal to a wearable reader and then to a smartphone-based app and secure cloud-based server to reliably and safely indicate when a patient has taken their medicine.

Interested in learning more about provider status and how the pharmacy profession is changing? Visit The American Pharmacy Association: https://www.pharmacist.com/

Learn more about EtectRX: https://etectrx.com/

Connect with Harry Travis on LinkedIn and Twitter:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hjtravis
https://twitter.com/hjtravis

In this episode we look into the future of AI and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). We hear from the Founder and CEO of cliexa (a.k.a Clinical Excellence Algorithms) about how a smarter application of big data can improve every aspect of health. Mehmet Kazgan is passionately working on developing a patient-centered platform for clinicians and building a health system with an innovation approach centered on underserved patients with healthcare services they deserve. His company cliexa is unleashing the power of patient-reported data to improve care and streamline clinical workflows.  We look at what's store for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and the impact it will have in advancing care. Learn more about cliexa by visiting: https://www.cliexa.com/ or contact [email protected]

Connect with Mehmet Kazgan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmetkazgan/

SmartTab is making progress with the development of a personalized drug delivery platform comprised of a wireless ingestible capsule.  The vision of the future is that SmartTab's drug delivery platform will be used in AI systems and the Internet of Medical Things. The patient's experience drives our mission to built out that future in our world class center for innovation. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode we get grounded in real patient experiences and what it's like to actively live with Crohn’s disease. Natalie Hayden shares her extraordinary story of battling Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Living a powerful life beyond those challenges and making a difference for the five million others around the world who battle IBD on a daily basis through her blog "Lights, Camera, Crohn's". Natalie shares her perspective of new technologies coming to healthcare, COVID-19's impact and what it's like being a parent while managing her condition on the day to day. We look at the progress being made in the treatment of IBD today and what the future holds as SmartTab works to innovate for better patient outcomes. Discover what’s possible for the future of IBD treatment and get inspired by Natalie's story.

Connect with Natalie Hayden:
Natalie's Blog: https://lightscameracrohns.com/
Natalie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natalieannhayden/

SmartTab is making progress with the development of a personalized wireless drug delivery platform comprised of an ingestible capsule.  The patient's voice fuels our mission and drives our innovation to provide novel, effective therapies for the treatment of Crohn's disease. SmartTab is working to improve patient delivery systems starting with TargetTab™ a targeted drug delivery system and InjectTab™ a biologic delivery system. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/