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Dr. Steven Steinhubl has a long and impressive array of leadership activities across health. He has held numerous positions as an educator, researcher, and clinician at hospitals including the Cleveland Clinic, in the Air Force, and within Geisinger Healthcare system. With over 200 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and abstracts, Dr. Steinhubl is currently the Director of Digital Medicine at the Scripps Translational Science Institute and a clinical cardiologist at Scripps Health.
Dr. Steinhubl received his undergraduate training in chemical engineering at Purdue University in Indiana, graduate training in physiology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and his medical degree at St. Louis University in Missouri.
In this interview, Dr. Steinhubl discusses the potential of mHealth and digital health working with Dr. Eric Topol, as well as payment reform.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Rebecca LeBuhn is a co-founder and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Citizen Advocacy Center (CAC), an organization in Washington, DC where she is responsible for research, policy development, and publications. She has a special interest in scope-of-practice issues in the health field. She has coordinated public participation in a wide range of venues, including government regulatory proceedings and technical standards development in such diverse fields as medical devices.

A professional writer, Becky is the author of numerous publications and newsletters on various subjects, such as regulatory issues and health policy. Active in the public interest community, she has been the President of the National Consumers. She served as the public member on the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and is currently the public member of the board of directors of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) and a public member on the American Board of Radiology Foundation.  Her degrees are from Wells College and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

In this interview, Becky provides deep insight into many critical issues in health today including those surrounding scope of practice, regulations, and licensing.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Jolie Sutter is a healthcare professional who has an impressive history as both an administrator and a social worker focusing on children and families. She has led two programs managing large staffs to provide care for hundreds of children and adolescents and currently works at the Lawrence Hospital Center helping many different patient populations. After receiving a BA from SUNY Albany, Jolie earned her Masters in Social Work from Columbia University with a concentration on families and children. Jolie has also spent a considerable amount of time in the healthcare system as a patient. At the age of 10, Jolie was diagnosed with Gorham’s Disease, a rare bone disorder that led to her breaking her foot 18 times in 18 years and spending over 2 years on crutches. She was forced to get an amputation of her foot in 2001 and then a below the knee amputation in 2010. In this interview, Jolie provides incredible insights into the system from both perspectives: as a healthcare professional and a patient.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Dr. Julie O’Sullivan Maillet is the Acting Dean of the School of Health Related Professions at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. One of the nation’s leading authorities in the area of nutrition, her many achievements include serving as President of the American Dietetic Association.  Along with her accomplishments involving ethical and legal issues in nutrition, hydration, and feeding, she has overseen the Health Science Careers high school program in New Jersey for the past 20 years, which educates about 2,500 students a year. In this interview, Dr. Maillet provides her keen insight on a fundamental component of healthy living, nutrition, as well as several other timely topics germane to today's health discussion. 

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:50am EDT

Dr. Kyra Bobinet is a leader in healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship. She has successfully founded several healthcare start-ups, spanning behavior health, population health, and mobile health including her most recent company EngagedIn. In previous roles as the medical director of health and wellness innovation, and mHealth CEO, she has created big data algorithms, billion dollar products, mobile health apps, and evidence-based studies in mind-body and metabolic medicine. She is currently the Senior Instructor in Health Engagement in the Stanford University Behavior Design Lab. Dr. Bobinet received her Masters in Public Health at Harvard University and her medical degree from UCSF School of Medicine. In this interview, Dr. Bobinet provides compelling personal stories and insights regarding her quest to improve healthcare delivery.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Dr. Ralph Manchester is Vice-Provost and Director of the University Health Service and a Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester.  He has served as President of the Performing Arts Medicine Association and is currently the editor of Medical Problems of Performing Artists.  He also has served as President of the American College Health Association and is on the editorial board of the Journal of American College Health. His research interests focus on the musculoskeletal problems of musicians and applying Self-Determination Theory to change college student drinking behavior. In this interview, Dr. Manchester discusses several important topics including access to care and health problems faced by students and performance artists.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of iTriage, Dr. Wayne Guerra has more than 20 years of excellence in clinical and academic emergency medicine.  Currently, he oversees the development and quality of medical information and experience on all iTriage platforms, a technology that helps consumers answer the two most common medical questions: "What could be wrong?", "Where can I go for care?" and "Does my insurance cover my treatment?" Guerra is a serial healthcare entrepreneur with a deep commitment to helping consumers make better healthcare decisions. Along with his Co-founder, Dr. Peter Hudson, he was listed as a top innovator reinventing healthcare in CNN Money 2012. Int his interview, Dr. Guerra discusses becoming an entrepreneur and critical elements of health delivery like transparency and using information for empowerment.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Dr. Randall Lambrecht made the transition from being Dean of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin to serving as Vice President of Research & Academic Relations for Aurora Health Care, Inc., one of the largest integrated non-profit health care systems in the country and the largest private employer in Wisconsin. He currently oversees all of the biomedical and clinical research activities for this multi-billion dollar health care system with its huge number of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and more than 30,000 caregiver employees. In this interview, among many other topics, Dr. Lambrecht discusses the importance of data and technology in today's rapidly changing environment.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Dr. Emily Freeman is a social/behavioral scientist interested in the knowledge translation of medical evidence from clinical trials to evidence-based communication tools for patients and healthcare providers. She is exploring how medical evidence (i.e. risk, benefit, and health outcomes) is constructed and communicated within a patient-healthcare provider clinical encounter. In addition she is interested in the intersection of medical evidence and patient's values (and preferences) and the impact on shared treatment decisions. Emily ‘s research also has focused on the impact of shared treatment decision making on the quality of care received (and experienced) by patients. Finally, she is interested in bringing a more patient-centered approach to drug development through incorporating patient-reported and defined outcomes early in clinical development of new products.

In her role at Pfizer, Emily is a Health Behavior and Program Evaluation scientist within the Worldwide Safety and Regulatory- Epidemiology group. She is conducting research to assess the effectiveness of the FDA mandated REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) and EMA RMM's (Risk Minimization Measures) on patient and healthcare provider communication and knowledge and the impact of regulatory science on both groups. Emily received her PhD degree in Health Geography from McMaster University with postdoctoral training in Psychosocial Oncology from the University of Toronto. Emily’s substantive research interests include patient engagement, health literacy, risk communication, shared treatment-decision making, and patient reported outcomes.

In this interview, Dr. Freeman discusses her experiences and how we can improve the system.

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Category:general -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Dr. Lawrence Green is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. He was the first Director of the federal Office of Health Promotion under the Carter Administration. He has published several books and over 300 articles on program planning, evidence, and evaluation issues in health services and public health. His prestigious awards are numerous, including election to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences where he is chairperson of the Committee on Evaluating the Nation’s Progress in Obesity Prevention. In this interview, Dr. Green discusses the gap between science and practice as well as many other relevant and timely topics in health.

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Category:general -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Dr. Bertalan Mesko is an international leader in the use of technology in clinical care and has been recognized on the Future Top 100 list. A physician by training, Dr. Mesko founded webicina.com, the first service to curate medical and health related social media resources for patients and medical professionals. He has presented at top institutions worldwide and his work has been recognized by the World Health Organization, Nature, the New York Times, and many others. As a medical futurist, Dr. Mesko works on bringing disruptive technologies to medicine and healthcare. In this interview, Dr. Mesko discusses extremely relevant and potentially disruptive topics like mobile health, digital, wearables, prevention, engagement, and of course the power of the patients.

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Category:general -- posted at: 4:04pm EDT

Dick Hoyt is the father of a child who at birth was classified as the equivalent of a vegetable. Refusing to accept this assessment, he played an instrumental role in the development of interactive technology that enables the speechless to communicate effectively. He has participated in more than 200 athletic events such as marathons and triathlons in which his adult son is pushed in a wheelchair, carried on a bicycle, and pulled in a boat. He has inspired individuals all over the world to undertake activities designed to enrich the lives of the disabled. In this interview, Dick discusses how important it is to be an advocate for patients, as well as the disabled, fitness, and perseverance.

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Category:general -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Erica Murray serves as President and CEO for the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems. Erica leads a broad array of improvement initiatives including chronic disease management, language access services, and outpatient service delivery efficiencies.  Previous positions for Erica have included working as a health policy analyst in the Senate for former US Senator John Edwards and consulting with the Department of Health and Human Services on launching the AIDS drug assistance program, a $1.4B initiative. Erica holds a Masters of Public Policy and Administration from Columbia University, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. In this interview, Erica discusses the ACA and implications in California, on the safety net population, and on outcomes as well as other topics like telehealth.

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Category:general -- posted at: 5:00am EDT

Jamie Heywood is a true leader in health innovation. An MIT-trained mechanical engineer, Jamie founded PatientsLikeMe after his 29 year old brother was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease/Amylotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Described by CNNMoney as one of the 15 companies that will change the world, PatientsLikeMe helps improve lives through a real time research platform that advances medicine. Jamie also founded and served as CEO of the ALS Therapy Development Institute, the world’s first non-profit biotechnology company and the world’s largest and most comprehensive ALS research program. In this interview, Jamie discusses numerous critical topics in health such as signal and phenotype, and of course the importance of patients and data driving improved health delivery.

 

 

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Richard Carmona is a highly decorated Vietnam combat veteran who became the 17th Surgeon General of the United States. A high school dropout in Harlem, his incredible subsequent educational journey enabled him to go from a community college in the Bronx to graduating first in his medical school class at the University of California at San Francisco. He currently serves as a professor at the University of Arizona School of Public Health. He is involved in many contemporary issues that affect individual and community health status and discusses childhood obesity, legalization of marijuana, health policy, and other key health topics in this interview.

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Category:general -- posted at: 11:25pm EDT

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