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Wikihospitals matches common problems in the health industry with new and technology based solutions.

Delia Scales


    • Dec 10, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    Simon Carter from PredictBGL

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 13:11


    Simon Carter is the creator of a unique software system called Predict BGL. Simon has type 1 diabetes and his daughter was also diagnosed with the disease at a young age. Frustrated by the primitive data collection methods and with his background in data analytics, Simon created a website so his daughters teachers could register her data in real time. He added an insulin dose calculator, then a future blood sugar prediction system. Eventually he offered the system to other parents of children with type 1 diabetes. They all loved it. This app now has over 7,000 users around the world.

    Steve Snow - co founder of Praxhub

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 14:03


    Praxhub is a new networking platform for Doctors. It allows them to build professional relationships, easily access CPD education and share their own educational material, across a secure platform. It's founders are Steve Snow and Rob Beveridge. Praxhub is currently available in Australian and New Zealand, and is looking at the Asian market in the future.

    Warren Antoff from Lifestyle Smiles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 24:24


    Warren Antoff runs his own clinic so he can take the time with patients he feels they need. He explain long term goals and ensure people fully understand the importance of daily dental hygiene. Warren talks about his concerns about some private insurers trying to drive prices down while restricting dental procedures that can be offered. He explains that dentistry is a craft, a trade and that every case has to be treated differently. And he touches on dental tourism, shopping around for the lowest cost and why some implants can fail several years after they have been put in.

    Hassan Mounzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 19:29


    Hassan Mounzer is director of marketing and growth at Cliniq Apps. This new company has software that sits in the cloud and can integrate with major clinic software used by allied health professionals. It allows clinicians to create campaigns around a wide range of categories such as key words, demographics and contact history, then automate responses. These include pre booking, on-line registration forms, follow ups, educational information and satisfaction ratings.

    Atif Majeed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 16:06


    Aif is the senior business development partner at an innovative health accelerator program in South Australia called GP Accelerator. His background is both engineering and entrepreneurship. Atif gives an overview of build up to the 2018 launch of GP Accelerator. He explains why GP's need to be at the centre of innovation, not 'Cinderella's at the technology ball'. And he gives several examples of Australian hospitals still using outdated technology. This program offers a unique opportunity for health startups to work with Australian Doctors, understand their every day problems, and receive instant feedback on technology based solutions. Generous funding and access to an American University is being offered to startups that can provide high quality solutions for Australian GP's. Applications to the program can be lodged here http://www.gpaccelerate.com.au/

    Marijn Kortekaas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 16:07


    Physitrack is a platform that provides physiotherapists with on-line resources. These include: - prescribing stunning, video-based exercise programs - tracking patient outcomes in real-time - educating patients including 3D anatomical animations - having secure Telehealth video calls, incl. live exercise demos and secure messaging. Marijn Kortekaas is a senior partner and General Manager of Asia Pacific region. He talks about the reason Physitrack was created, his business partners and the companies future plans using mobile technology.

    Craig D'Souza

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 11:10


    Fatigue is self-reported within most organisations, leaving assessments open to bias. However there are high costs associated with fatigue-related incidents, particularly for people working in emergency and medical services. Ion safety systems has developed a unique solution. It gives real time data on people's stress levels using non invasive technology. Emergency teams can be empowered to make better and safer decisions.

    Dallas Mayne

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 13:38


    Dallas Mayne is the Co-founder and CEO of Lyfe Group, a new company that provides booking and payment systems for health professionals. This software helps reduce no-shows among clients and transforms the Medicare payments system down to a simple one-click process.

    Donald McPhail

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 18:54


    Donald McPhail is a Queenslander engineer with a taste for reforming access to health services. He is co founder of Becon Health, a platform that offers allied health professionals and their customers on-line bookings, teleconferencing and payment systems. He co founded Be Psyched, a platform that helps companies and individuals coordinate psychology services. He is also Director of House with no steps, and is encouraging use of technology in home and disability services.

    Kunal Kalro - Co founder of Eugene Labs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 22:13


    Kunal Kalro is a serial startup founder, and co founder of Eugene Labs. He believes that healthcare should be both affordable and accessable. His company aims to offer pre pregnancy testing in 2018.

    Interview with David Lester, CEO and founder of NIESM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017 33:27


    David is an Australian entrepreneur who has an extensive background in science, biology and health related businesses. He is CEO and founder of NIESM, a new company that combines wearable technology with quantitative data analysis. Trials will be starting soon in the UK to deliver an affordable, evidence-based and personalised epilepsy monitoring system. For more information please go to http://www.niesm.com/

    Carers Couch interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 17:05


    Martina Clark started the site Carers Couch in 2016, after going through the carers journey herself, and realising there was a lack of support services. She has created a large collection of videos, allowing patients, carers and health professionals to share experiences and celebrate the vital role of a carer. Martina completed the 2017 Melbourne Health Accelerator Program and is now working with cancer services in Melbourne.

    Murray MacDonald from Duplex healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2017 5:20


    Duplex Healthcare is one of the participants on the Melbourne Health Accelerator Program. In this interview, Murray MacDonald talks about his invention, a unique hospital cleaning system, that combined UV light technology and an independent robotic system. Here is their website https://www.duplexhealthcare.com.au/

    Paul Rylance from JKM Care Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 20:49


    At present, health information is only focused on individual patient records. But as the CTO of this startup points out, there is no point trying to manage sick people, if you don't have the hospital beds to put them in. JKM solutions are working on software that allows every care professional to see where hospital beds are available, in real time, from a simple web browser. For more information go to http://jkmcaresolutions.co.uk/bmf.htm

    Jonas discusses his Phonak hearing aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2017 10:53


    Jonas is an Australian IT expert who also has complex hearing loss. In this interview he discusses his new Phonak hearing aid, it's ability to identify and modify different types of sounds, and link to smart devices using Bluetooth. Interview conducted 31st December 2016. For more information see www.wikihospitals.org

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