Episodes
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Our guest this episode was Arjun Puri, CEO & Cofounder of Symbiotic AI. Arjun joined Reuben Hall to discuss the importance of leveraging healthcare information to improve decision-making for both clinicians and patients in cardiology.
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Our guest this episode is Arielle Smith, Vice President of Growth at Event Cadence. Arielle joined Reuben Hall to delve into her unique career journey from her initial pursuit of medical school to her shift into the digital health sector, and the evolution of Event Cadence from a startup to a pivotal player in healthcare event management.
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Our guest this episode was Darren Steeves, Chief Supporter & Founder of JackHabbit. Darren joined Reuben Hall to discuss the design and implementation of strategies for health and wellness platforms, as well as the negative perception surrounding tech solutions in health.
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Reuben talks with MindSea's Director of Client Experience, Alex Ferrari about how we work with and advise clients on their digital health projects.
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Our guest this episode was Melissa Frew, a Senior Service Designer with Healthcare Human Factors. Melissa joined Reuben Hall to discuss how service design (and human-centered design) can have a major impact in designing and improving services in the healthcare industry.
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Takeaways
Dyania Health uses AI to automate the chart review and abstraction process for clinical trials, saving time and improving efficiency.Synapsis AI, Dyania Health’s AI system, analyzes electronic medical records to identify patients who may be eligible for specific clinical trials.The match output from Synapsis AI provides a level of compatibility between patients and trials, helping physicians make informed decisions.Explainability is crucial in AI, and Dyania Health’s system provides granular explainability to physicians, allowing them to understand the reasoning behind the AI’s conclusions.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:00 Automating Chart Review and Abstraction
08:09 Matching Patients with Clinical Trials
12:16 Matching Output and Explainability
13:55 Synapsis AI vs. General Language Models
17:07 Feedback and Learning Over Time
21:52 The Problem of Inefficient Clinical Trials
25:47 Success Stories and Impact
29:43 Building the Dyania Health Team
38:09 Revolutionizing Clinical Trials
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Our guest this episode was Lorne Segal, Co-Founder and Director of Operations at the Bariatric Medical Institute and Co-Founder of Constant Health, who discussed with Reuben Hall the background and creation of BMI, the expansion to pediatric obesity and partnership with the Ottawa Hospital, the introduction of technology and the need for the Constant Health app, the role of dietitians in the app, the integration of AI, the expansion of Constant Health across Canada, success stories and the impact of Constant Health, and future plans for the company.
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Our guest this episode was Dr. Jonathan Baktari, the CEO of eNational Testing, E7 Health, and US Drug Test Centers. He brings over 20 years of clinical, administrative, and entrepreneurial experience. He’s been a triple board certified physician, specializing in internal medicine, pulmonary, and critical care medicine.
Dr Baktari joined Reuben Hall to discuss the successes, leadership, and technical challenges of creating e7 Health, eNational Testing, and the US Drug Centers. -
Our guest this episode was Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, a Canadian professor, pharmacist and epidemiologist, known for contributions to pharmacoeconomics, drug safety and application of data analytics and artificial intelligence to medical systems. He is the Vice-President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Unity Health Toronto, and the founder and Director of the Temerty Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM). He also is the Director and founder of the Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (LKS-CHART), a healthcare data analytics program based at Unity Health Toronto.
Dr Mamdani joined Reuben Hall to discuss his work in digital health, data analytics, and artificial intelligence. -
Our guest this episode was Patricia Bradley, CEO of MindMaze. Patricia is an innovative commercial executive leader with over 25 years of healthcare experience. Previously, she held senior leadership positions as a vice president of sales and marketing at Nova Nordisk, where she built a successful clinical education business unit from the ground up with over 300 employees that was recognized as best in class within the industry. Currently at MindMaze, she is leading a team of 50 that are working from all over the world.
Patricia joined Reuben Hall to discuss her work in digital therapeutics, neuroscience, and neuro-rehabilitation helping to improve the outcomes of patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, MS, and more. They also discussed the gamification of rehabilitation, using digital health products. -
Our guest this episode was Bill Winkenwerder, M.D.. Dr. Winkenwerder is a nationally known health care strategist with extensive leadership experience in the US Department of Defense and the private health sector. He is Chairman at CitiusTech and Chairman and CEO of Winkenwerder Strategies, LLC, a health care advisory and investment firm. He is an expert in health care finance, health insurance operations, federal health policy, and new technologies.
Dr. Winkenwerder joined Reuben Hall to discuss his experiences and knowledge of the digital healthcare sector, and his perspectives on the future of digital healthcare. -
Our guest this week was Derek Ritz, Principal Consultant of ecGroup Inc, discussing his digital health work in low and middle income countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. This was a fantastic and eye-opening discussion highlighting how Derek's work overseas has influenced his work in the North American digital health industry, and most recently the hot topic of AI regulation in healthcare.
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Our guest this week on Moving Digital Health was Carmen Branje, Director of Product Design for Maple, Canada’s leading online medical care platform, providing virtual access to reputable, Canadian-licensed healthcare providers.
Listen to this podcast episode to hear Carmen discuss with Reuben Hall, CEO of MindSea Development, the challenges of designing for critical digital health services. -
Our latest guest on Moving Digital Health was Kyle Kiser, CEO of Arrive Health, discussing how his company is empowering consumers with the information they need to make informed choices about where they purchase medications — and critically — how much they have to pay.
"64% of patients were going to avoid taking their medication or take it differently than prescribed because of cost… it's a massive impact on a patient's ability to fill their meds, take their meds to be compliant with that regimen, and treat their condition." Kyle Kiser
Watch the podcast video now, or download from any of your favourite podcast players.
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Mike Lovas (Director of Design & Innovation at Healthcare Human Factors, UHN) appeared on Moving Digital Health to discuss key factors driving the need for innovative cancer care solutions, including:
The number of cancer patients confined to their homesBurden of individual health appointments on both patients and providersUnderstanding the patient’s trajectory and their pain points through the treatment processOur discussion also explored remote patient monitoring and the unique asynchronous models currently being created by the Human Healthcare Factors team.
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MDisrupt’s CEO and Co-Founder Ruby Gadelrab Tudor joined Moving Digital Health to discuss working relationships between digital health companies and clinicians, as well as some of the challenges that digital health startups face such as:
Creating viable solutions to clinical pain pointsNavigating industry regulationsDetermining who in the market is the appropriate “payer” for these solutionsOur conversation includes identifying the values clinicians bring to healthcare startups, the industry’s push for clinical outcomes, and what digitalization holds for the future of healthcare.
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Mohamad Kassem (International Senior Solutions Manager, Altera Digital Health) joined our latest episode of Moving Digital Health to discuss how his clinical background allows him a unique perspective on digital health innovation.
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Amy West (Head of U.S. Digital Transformation and Innovation, Novo Nordisk) joins MindSea CEO Rueben Hall to discuss how digital health technology can better serve patients. Listen now to explore the benefits of a patient-centric approach to health innovation, potential barriers that may inhibit change, and more.
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Dr. Adrienne Leussa
Currently the Director of Ecosystem Partnerships at 54gene, a health technology platform company, Dr. Leussa holds a PhD in biochemistry from Stellenbosch University. In addition to her roles in the business world, she has served as a university lecturer and managed an academic research laboratory.
Dr. Leussa first encountered 54gene as a client—after leaving academia for the business world. Now, she leverages her academic expertise as she manages partnerships between 54gene and higher learning institutions across the African continent.
Episode Highlights
• The importance of diverse data for precision medicine
• Historically low patient-centricity as a bottleneck in clinical research
• Why 54gene focuses on genomics data to support drug discovery efforts
• How 54gene helps motivate individuals to donate their genetic data
• Advancements in digital health that can help benefit drug development
• How more inclusive data gathering would benefit the global community as a whole
• Major accomplishments 54gene has managed in just three years
• How 54gene leverages AI and machine learning in its data analysis
• Dr. Leussa’s own podcast, Africa Biotech Conversations, and its mission
Links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrienne-leussa/
https://54gene.com
African Biotech Conversations podcast on Spotify
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