Steve is the current Executive Director of TEDxGatewayArch, while Mich is the Co-Founder of TEDxGatewayArch. Together they created TEDxGatewayArch and have put on numerous amazing invents in St. Louis inspired by their mission to create an inclusive and equitable community of thought leaders in the St. Louis region.
If you would like to attend the their Think Well: Healthcare Out Loud event on Thursday, April 12th in St. Louis at the Sheldon Concert Hall CLICK HERE!
Their background and how they got involved with TEDx [04:14]
First official event they have organized [05:59]
Their mission [09:32]
The inspiration behind creating an event solely on the healthcare sphere [12:27]
Are they stressed for their upcoming event? [14:37]
What they will do after their event [15:15]
What people can expect at the coming event [16:12]
Their thoughts and motivations behind that deeper impact they are having with each event they run [20:45]
What really goes into those 18 minutes they’re on stage (speakers) [23:57]
Where to contact them [31:14]
What a pop-up salon is [31:57]
The headline they want to see in the next 5 to 10 years [34:15]
What they’d do to create a better future of healthcare if they had all the power in the world [35:24]
Advice for the next generation of healthcare leaders [37:43]
Significant Quotes:
“I think it’s really important that people get to balance off their lives with all the negativities they hear on the news.” [21:14]
“Health isn’t just about the physical.” [36:03]
“Dream big. We’ve got a lot of speakers who I think they’re surprised by the impact that they were able to have, that they have big ambitious goals and they had to work at it but then they’ve come to be. I think stretch yourself you know, just try to change the world because you will.” [37:43]
039: Creating Transparency in Healthcare – G.T. LaBorde
Mar 29, 2018
Show notes
On this episode, G.T. LaBorde joins us to discuss how he is helping bring transparency in healthcare to improve care of patients. G.T. is a serial entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Illumicare. Illumicare has created a platform that can be integrated with EMR to combine numerous pieces of data to help patients and care providers make the best decision quickly.
Throughout this episode Nathan and G.T. discuss many of G.T.’s ventures and his background. We dive into how he went from being a lawyer to CEO of a healthcare technology company. He is a brilliant man with a great story that we know you will love.
To learn more about G.T. and Illumicare go to their website Illumicare.com!
Having a law background helped him in the entrepreneurial pursuits that he took on over the years. [06:24]
Things he learned from his past experiences that helped him [07:22]
His current venture with IllumiCare and what they’re trying to do in the healthcare space. [09:03]
Challenges/successes at IllumiCare [17:39]
What is next for IllumiCare? [21:54]
G.T.’s biggest impression at the HIMSS 2018 [27:41]
Things that’s exciting G.T. right now with IllumiCare [30:55]
The headline he hopes to see in the next 5 to 10 years from now [36:45]
The thing he would do to create a better future of healthcare if he had all the power in the world [38:03]
Why it’s so difficult to get price transparency [38:42]
Words of advice for the next generation of healthcare leaders [40:57]
Significant Quotes:
“Like poker, you can start with the best hand and still lose you shirt.” [07:49]
“It certainly just isn’t just you, you’re only in control with so many things. So don’t get full of yourself if you have a success and don’t get so down on yourself if you have a failure.” [08:32]
“Good ideas could be anywhere.” [27:06]
“Nobody ever makes big change happen by themselves.” [41:17]
WW 014: Robots vs. Doctors: A Deeper Look
Mar 21, 2018
Show notes
On this episode, Nathan, Bernie, and Tim discuss how robots and machine learning will change the way health providers care for patients. Will robots and algorithms take the place of doctors, or will they allow physicians to transend their current role and care more for patients?
038: Revolutionizing Surgery with VR – Justin Barad, MD
Mar 19, 2018
Show notes
Justin Barad, MD joins us to talk about how he and his team at Osso VR are working to transform surgery through the use of virtual reality . Dr. Barad is a practicing pediatric orthopaedic surgeon with a bioengineering degree from UC Berkeley, and an MD from UCLA. He completed his residency at UCLA and his fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics at Haravard and Boston Children’s Hospital.
On this episode, Justin and Nathan discuss the current state of orthapedic surgery and how VR is a key tool to solving many of the problems we have today. Justin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Osso VR is the leading, validated virtual reality surgical training platform designed for surgeons, sales teams, and hospital staff of all skill levels.
Just shares how at an early age he was interested in video game development, which led to a journey to pursue going medical school. During his training, Justin saw that there was a training gap being created between what surgeons needed to learn and what they had time to learn. That is where the idea for Osso VR was created. Now Justin and his team are transforming surgical training!
His thoughts on the future of robotics in surgery. [37:39]
Other areas that excite Justin right now. [40:51]
Will Justin back to video game development? [43:22]
Where to contact Justin and learn about Osso VR. [44:57]
The headline that he hopes to see in the next 5 to 10 years [46:21]
What he’ll do to create a better future of healthcare if he had all the power in the world [46:52]
Advice for the next generation of healthcare leaders [48:51]
End of the interview [50:05]
Significant Quotes:
“At this point in your life you need to be finding problems and the best way to do that in the medical world is to be a physician.” [05:27]
“The amount we have to learn is constantly growing. There’s always new knowledge, new procedures, new technologies yet the time we have is getting smaller.” [14:47]
“… but it starts with the problem, that’s the birth of the invention.” [28:19]
“No one person is going to solve them all.” [45:38]
“Have a bias for action, always keep going forward. [48:52]
“If you’re really committed to helping people there’s always a way to do it.” [49:02]
“No one can tell you that you are now qualified to invent something or create something or start a company.” [49:07]
“The only way it’s gonna work is if you tap yourself, stand up and say, ‘I have had enough of this status quo, I’m gonna do something about it. It might not work but it will be progress and that itself is worth it’.” [49:24]
Future Health Headline:
The Average Yearly Traffic Fatalities Drop Below 1,000
WW 013: Modesty in Medicine – Michael Scott Lasky
Mar 14, 2018
Show notes
On this episode, Michael Scott Lasky joins Nathan to discuss the importance of modesty and interprofessionalism in medicine. Michael is a first year medical student at Missouri University School of Medicine and is also the founder of an organization called Modesty in Medicine.
Throughout this Whatever Wednesday episode we dive into the difficulties we have encountered as young health professionals in the workplace. We touch on the biases people have towards different providers and the MD v. DO dilemma many pre-med students face.
Scott shares how his early health battles with being a liver transplant recipient and a cancer survivor shaped his perspective on medicine. How have his perspectives changed throughout the years and now that he is in medical school becoming a physician? Listen to the episode to find out!
Learn more about Michael and Modesty in Medicine at their Facebook page and on Twitter or email them at modestyinmedicine@gmail.com
037: The Psychology of Our Technology – Max Stossel
Mar 13, 2018
Show notes
Max Stossel joins us to discuss how we need to focus on designing technology that humanity’s best interest in mind. Max is an award winning poet and filmmaker, as well as one of the leaders of the Center for Humane Technology. He has won two Webby Awards, multiple film festivals, and influences the way digital media organizations tell their stories!
In this episode Nathan and Max discuss how technology and social media are using our biology and psychology to drive us to action. Because of how these companies are structured, many of them are not working for the best interest of humans. Max believes that we have the power to change that and use the power of technology and social media to achieve a higher level of health and life fulfillment.
We dive into Max’s background as a media strategist for Budweiser and working along side Gary Vaynerchuk. Through these experiences he realized the power of messaging and media and now funnels his talents through his poetry.
It is a very insightful discussion into the future of technology and how we need to take hold of its influence on us today!
036: Pharmaceuticals for Humans and Animals – Richard Chin
Mar 06, 2018
Show notes
On this episode, Richard Chin discusses with us human and animal pharmaceutical development and what drugs are on the horizon to transform medicine. Richard is the CEO of KindredBio whose mission it is to bring to our animal family members the same kind of innovative, breakthrough medicines that our human family members enjoy.
Richard was the CEO of OneWorld Health, a Gates Foundation-funded nonprofit that develops drugs for poverty-stricken patients. There, Richard was developing drugs to fight diseases like malaria and cholera. As he searched high and low for new drugs to help patients in the poorest parts of Africa and Asia, he realized that drugs for neglected diseases often come from the veterinary field.
Throughout the episode, Richard and Nathan dive into how Richard’s experiences at OneWrold Health lead to him creating KindredBio. They explore many facets of drug development and what areas of research are most fascinating Richard right now. This episode sheds light into the pharmaceutical and veterinarian industry which are both first time topics for the podcast!
Outlook for the use of veterinary pharmaceuticals in the future [33:54]
The headline Richard hopes to see 5 to 10 years from now [36:31]
Drugs that people are working on for extended life [37:20]
The first thing he would do to create a better future of healthcare if he had all the powers in the world [39:59]
Advice for the next generation of healthcare leaders [42:41]
Significant Quotes:
“The best way to improve drug development I think is to really be able to say, “Are the things we’re doing making the drugs better or worse?” [43:05]
“One of the biggest challenges in the risk-based industry is to take enough risk.” [43:54]
“If you go to a field like Alzheimer’s where you’ve had failure after failure after failure and 9 out of 10 experts think it’s going to work, one thing I can tell you is that will not work.” [46:08]
Future Health Headline:
“New Breakthroughs in Gene Therapies and CRISPR”
“New Pharmaceuticals Proven to Extend Life by 50%”
WW 012: Tackling Fake News, Is Alcohol Better than Exercise?
Mar 01, 2018
Show notes
“Fake News” has become a phrase used to denounce news that seems to contradict your world view. When it comes to the media discussing healthcare research it is almost ALWAYS “Fake News”. Today on the podcast we discuss why we must go past the catchy headlines and dig deeper to understand the truth of healthcare research.
035: How MS Changed My Life – Matt Rowe
Feb 26, 2018
Show notes
Matt Rowe joins us today to discuss how we can achieve exceptional health and empower our patients to do the same. Matt is the Founder of Purposeful Reality, speaking, coaching and leading great people to heal, with food. After recovering from a paralyzed leg, healing TIA’s, and now healing MS, Matt is on a mission to teach, guide, and empower people with food.
Throughout the episode, Matt and Nathan dive into how nutrition and lifestyle are the focal point of healing. Matt has a background in psychology, entrepreneurship, and is now reversing his MS using nutrition, mindfulness, and exercise. All these experiences lead to a valuable episode that Nathan notes as his favorite podcast to date.
Matt Rowe was awarded one of the top 25 Most Influential Young Professionals in Colorado and has been quoted in Harvard Business Review magazine. Learn more about Matt at his website, Purposeful Reality, or on his Facebook Page.
Matt will also be speaking at an upcoming Tedx event and launching his own podcast! We will be sure to update this page when those both arrive!
Actions he took his mini stroke symptoms occurred [07:55]
What influenced him to help other people? [09:04]
What is the primary progression of MS? [12:19]
His initial reaction when he was told he had MS [15:17]
Steps he took (and things he learned) in the last 8 months [16:09]
The thing he’ll be doing for the rest of his life [22:48]
Women put 108 different chemicals on their skin before they have their first cup of coffee. [25:38]
The problem with our water [27:30]
The environment of our food [28:06]
Denver – The epicenter of MS / More MS patients in Denver than anywhere in the world [35:38]
Turning the body into a science experiment [38:17]
11 things he learned after his MS diagnosis [40:41] – Patience – Living in the present – Knowing that I am enough – Confidence in who I am – Balance – Listening – Meditation – My purpose and passion – Ability to receive help – Slowing down – Finding joy
First steps/actions he would encourage people to do in order to have some of the success that he had [42:16]
The Celery Juice [43:24]
If you have an upset stomach [44:28]
What is the next step in Matt’s journey? [45:19]
The headline he wants to see in 5 to 10 years. [53:34]
What he would do to create a better future for healthcare if he had all the powers in the world? [53:57]
Significant Quotes:
“Stress is not always bad. But long-term unmeditated stress will kill you.” [16:57]
WW 011: My Body, My Choice?
Feb 23, 2018
Show notes
The Netherlands has passed a law to make all of their citizens organ donors unless they opt out. This is opposite to the US which has an opt-in system. Today on the podcast we debate about the ethical concerns behind this legislation and share our thoughts. Then, we dive into how organ donation works and our thoughts on the future of medical schools using VR to substitute cadavers.
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