Talking HealthTech

Diagnosing respiratory conditions with a smartphone...how is that possible? Tony Keating is the CEO and Managing Director of ResApp. He has over ten years of experience in commercialising technology. Tony created the initial business strategy for ResApp over five years ago and has led the company to date. ResApp is developing digital healthcare solutions to assist doctors and empower patients to diagnose and manage respiratory diseases. In this episode, Pete and Tony look at modernising the process of diagnosing respiratory disease, the use of AI and smartphones in clinical diagnostics, and lots more.  Tune in to this episode to learn how you can easily diagnose your client’s respiratory condition and monitor it using a smartphone. No spirometer or stethoscope needed! You will also learn about current respiratory tools, data accuracy and improving healthcare equity and accessibility.  Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at ResApp Health

We’ve got the secret for long-term weight loss and it's not just about eating less and exercising more! Dr Nick Fuller is a globally recognised obesity expert and from the Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney/RPA Hospital, where they run Australia’s largest weight management service. Interval Weight Loss is scientifically preventing weight regain with six key steps. The University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre uses a collaborative approach to the treatment of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.  In this episode, Pete and Nick take a scientific look at weight loss and weight gain. Also, hear about Pete’s weight loss experience and Nick shares his journey of scaling a one-on-one offering. They also explore what’s to be done at a policy level to address the obesity epidemic.   This episode covers weight loss, a topic that resonates with many of us. Pete’s guest is an expert in this field and he explains why we aren't achieving long-term weight loss no matter how many diets and workout

Are you up-to-date with the current healthcare trend - healthcare payment? Marcus Wilson is the CEO of Surgical Partners and is passionate about implementing technology-based solutions for the complex challenges facing healthcare practices. Surgical Partners is a solution that is helping practices around Australia integrate their accounting information with their practice management system. In this episode, Pete and Marcus explore the healthcare payment landscape. They discuss what possibilities lie ahead and the various fascinating approaches to healthcare payments.  This episode will answer many of the questions you have surrounding healthcare payment while ensuring you understand the gains of collaborating in that space. Also, tune in if you are wondering why now is the ideal time for entering the healthcare payment landscape. Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Surgical Partners, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  Lo

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Virtual care is putting hospitals on the right track to surpass the ailing and ageing issues.  Ben Magid is CEO of Virtualcare and has expertise across all aspects of digital health. He is passionate about the power of emerging digital technologies. Virtualcare is an end-to-end remote care automation platform focused on creating technology to enable patient-centric care where it is most convenient. In this episode, Pete and Ben explore the many potential issues that will arise within the healthcare sector in another five or so years. They take an in-depth look at why this is a problem to deal with now, Australia’s response to the situation and the changes that must be made, among other things. This episode surrounds virtual care. So tune in to learn how hospitals can make the shift from the bricks and mortar setting into the virtual space. Also, Ben Magid, a digital health expert, helps us to better understand the severity of the healthcare issues to come and if we are doing enough as an industry to remodel h

Serious games are becoming an effective way of increasing patient engagement and positive behavioural change. Should we get serious about games in healthcare? This is a panel session recorded at the Talking HealthTech Winter Summit featuring Carolyn Mee from SoundScouts, Jim Cook from University of Sydney, Kiran Ijaz from Australian Institute of Health Innovation and Nathan Moore from Western Sydney Local Health District. Become a THT+ Member to listen to the other 11 sessions from the Winter Summit and attend all future Summits. Check out the episode and full show notes here. Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early release, ad free and bonus episodes of the podcast, access to our online community forum, and free tickets to our quarterly summits.  For more information visit here.

Smart clothing is the next generation of remote monitoring tech, are you subscribed yet? Shem Richards is a biomedical engineer and the founder of Goldilocks.  Goldilocks is a smart clothing company aiming to reduce the cost of healthcare and increase the value of care beyond the hospital walls.  In this episode, Pete and Shem discuss how smart wearables can reduce parental stress and help with ageing-in-place. They take a sneak peek at what the next generation of care looks like and talk about Shem’s journey of bringing a medical device to market in Australia, among other things. Tune into this episode to learn how a baby singlet can help clinicians coach parents through the stresses of bringing a newborn home. This episode also covers how innovative technologies can facilitate remote monitoring and aged care and implementing the human aspect of remote care. Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Goldilocks, visit their Talking HealthT

In this episode, we hear from Kerry Stratton from InterSystems, who speaks about innovation in healthcare surrounding COVID-19, including telehealth. He also discusses the concept of value-based care and the importance of healthcare data. This episode covers how technology can improve the accessibility and quality of healthcare in rural and remote Australia. It also includes the tangible use and value of healthcare data, the sustainability of telehealth in its current form and explores what the future might hold for healthcare innovation.    Key Takeaways: The factors that hindered innovation before COVID-19 and how they have changed. One of the determinants Kerry outlines is that healthcare is quite complex, and as such, doing anything, such as making decisions and gathering and using data takes much more time.  The value of healthcare data. Kerry shares examples of how healthcare data is being used and weighs in on whether or not it has been highlighted by the pandemic. The utilisation and reliance of teleh

Are you appealing to the real foundational issues in digital healthcare, or are you just creating widgets? Demogene Smith is currently the e-health Program Manager for Mid North Coast Local Health District NSW. He is a Senior technologist with a passion for driving digital change. MNCLHD covers the Port Macquarie Hastings Local Government Area in the south, to Coffs Harbour Local Government Area in the north and provides a diverse range of services to a population of more than 215,000 people. In this episode, Pete and Demogene discuss the challenges facing public health with a digital agenda in the real world and how we might, as an industry, really deliver positive outcomes for organisations, clients, and the community. Tune into this episode to learn how you can connect with healthcare organisations to solve the real issues they are having. This episode also explores the challenges facing public health with a digital agenda in the real world and the future of digital health.  Check out the episode and full

How do you feel about care coordination, convenient or not, necessary or not? Dr Chris Hobson is the Chief Medical Officer at Orion Health. He has twenty years of experience as a physician working in primary and secondary care, including ten years of experience in family medicine. Orion‌ ‌Health‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌global‌ ‌award-winning‌ ‌‌health‌ ‌tech‌‌ ‌provider.‌ ‌It‌ ‌delivers‌ ‌optimised‌ ‌digital‌ ‌healthcare‌ ‌at‌ ‌a‌ ‌jurisdictional‌ ‌level.‌ ‌ In this episode, Pete and Chris explore the process of enabling clinicians and patients to take the right actions through efficient care coordination and how we can make sense of all this data through analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and many more things that they unpack in this chat. Tune into this episode to learn new ways of making sense of data, and the importance of delivering empathetic care. Also, learn how data can be used to make a clinician’s life much easier. This episode will also explore the visions for good healthcare.  Check out the

Technology is meant to make life easier, so what is it doing for your healthcare practice? Landell Archer is the CEO and Co-founder of Elypsys. Landell works with clients to create digital solutions designed for the exact people who use them. Elypsys is a proudly Australian-owned and operated business, dedicated to delivering human-first solutions which promote equality, accessibility, and connection. In this episode, Pete and Landell discuss her career journey, creating better solutions in healthcare, the benefits of deep discovery, digital prototyping and usability testing in creating solutions. This episode exposes you to another side of telehealth. Landell Archer enjoys networking. She shares how connecting with the clients, the tech people and the creative agencies create ideal solutions. You will also learn about digital prototyping and usability testing in creating solutions Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Elypsys, visit t

Did you know that 60 to 80% of medical errors are attributable to communication breakdown? Will Pamment and Aiden Roberts are the cofounders of SimConverse. They’re two medical students who are passionate about solving the issues in healthcare communication that lead to harming patients. SimConverse creates Artificially Intelligent virtual patients for healthcare communication training. It is a platform for structured communication training. In this episode, Pete, Will and Aiden chat about using better, more scalable and accessible ways of training communications skills to hopefully eliminate numerous medical errors and maybe save lots of lives. This episode helps us to understand how one solution can solve two issues. Learn how you can use virtual patients to improve healthcare communication training, making it more structured, lessening medical errors. Also, get a better understanding of how medical schools approach communication skills and how it can be improved.    In this episode, you go on a journey to

Listen to this interview with Jacquie Gilfedder from Telstra Health and Esha Oberoi from Afea Care Services about leadership in challenging times.

Have you ever needed to communicate with a clinical colleague, but your organisation does not allow you to use consumer apps? Well, that is expected, and for all the right reasons too. But there is a secure communication app that is just as easy to use as WhatsApp and it solves that issue. In this episode, we explore Celo, along with collaboration in healthcare, technology adoption by enterprises.

Dr Louise Metcalf is the founder of Gheorg. She is a psychologist and has been for almost thirty years; it’s a job she enjoys doing every day. Louise is passionate about mental health. Gheorg is a friendly virtual robot that empowers children with emotional intelligence and mental wellbeing.  In this episode, Pete and Louise explore the increasing prevalence of anxiety in society, approaches to be more mindful of mental health and technology use, and how we can help kids learn, improve their emotional intelligence, and feel better about themselves. This episode explores mental health, primarily in kids. Tune in to learn how you can help your child or patient to understand and control their emotions using simple and empathetic technology.  Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Gheorg, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early releas

Let’s see how optimising communication in home care makes things easier all around! Simon Hayes is the co-founder of Hayylo. He is focused on building a world where customers can seamlessly connect and communicate with their providers, friends and families. Simon is a generalist entrepreneur. Hayylo is a purpose-built communications platform. It is helping providers to engage effectively and efficiently with clients, families and their support teams. Hayylo bolts onto the provider’s current record systems, CMS and other infrastructure they already have in place, enabling them to share information out into the community.  In this episode, Pete and Simon have a conversation about the Hayylo platform, the importance of person-led care, and the opportunities for innovation at scale within the health and aged care sectors.  This episode is packed with innovation guides for aged care and home care. From this episode, you will understand just how implementing and improving communication channels give rise to person-

Tim Blake is the Managing Director of Semantic Consulting.  He was previously CIO of the Tasmanian Department of Health and Director of Rural eHealth Strategy at New South Wales Health. Tim also served as Strategic Advisor at NeHtA, now ADHA, and the Department of Health. Semantic Consulting is a consulting firm focused on leading digital change in healthcare.  In this episode, Pete and Tim discuss digital literacy of health providers, digital health maturity, medication education and lots more. Tune into this episode to find out what we’ve missed in digital healthcare. Learn about the digital literacy of health providers and we can enable them to be more proficient in digital health.  Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Semantic Consulting, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early release, ad free and bonus episodes of the pod

Rodney Ecclestone is a healthcare executive leader with clinical experience as a Registered Nurse primarily in the acute care sector. He has a career-long commitment to safety and quality.In this episode, Pete and Rodney discuss clinical governance and digital health.   Learn about clinical governance and how it relates to digital health, as well as patient safety, and how clinicians and developers can contribute to clinical governance.  This episode is a prelude to a session at the upcoming Talking HealthTech Winter Summit. Be sure to get your tickets for this full day virtual event on the 24th June! Check out the episode and full show notes here. Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early release, ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast, access to our online community forum, and free tickets to our quarterly summits.  For more information visit here.

In this episode, you will learn how Orion Health has grown and revamped its identity in Australia over the past two years. Also, get a peek into the mind of Stephen Stoyan as he explains his concept of smart and dumb data. Come with us as we explore the social determinants of health.

In this episode you will get an in depth understanding of codesigning to create the ideal DMR and EMR systems. Also, learn a bit about the transition process from paper to cloud. Additionally, Jeff shares with us tips for success in digital health.