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15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators

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15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators

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74: Transforming care rostering & planning with Ian from Access Health 26:08

7 weeks ago26:08

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On this episode, Ian McMullon a seasoned expert with over 20 years of experience, shares his fascinating journey from Rentokil to former founder of People Planner. It was a UK-based disruptor in the care rostering industry which has evolved into Access Care Rostering. The platform has grown further following it’s acquisition by the Access group, where Ian now serves as Divisional Director. Learn how the platform is transforming care with its touch-first design, streamlined user experiences, and the integration of automated pathways. Ian also explores the future of the care sector, his experiences of company acquisitions and their strategic importance. Discover: Trailblazer: At just 16, Ian launched his career in software, quickly carving out a niche in the health sector. Revolutionising Care Rostering: Ian developed People Planner, a lean rostering solution that simplifies complex scheduling across multiple sites and sectors. Bootstrapping to Breakthrough : Building a business from scratch in the early 2000s with his partner taught Ian the resilience needed for success. From Startup to Acquisition: Learn how People Planner caught the eye of Access Health and became part of their larger vision. Digital Transformation in Care: Ian is leading the charge in replacing outdated paper-based systems with modern, intuitive digital solutions. User-Centric Innovation: Access Care Rostering prioritises user-friendly interfaces that empower caregivers acrossrailblazer: At just 16, Ian launched his career in software, quickly carving out a niche in the health sector. Revolutionising Care Rostering: Ian developed People Planner, a lean rostering solution that simplifies com devices and streamline workflows. Smarter Workflows Through Automation: Discover how Ian’s team is tackling industry challenges by innovating and automating rostering practices. A Vision for Growth: As Divisional Director, Ian oversees Access Health’s 22 businesses, driving seamless operations and digital excellence. Guest: Ian McMullon Website: Access Care Rostering Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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73: How effective is digital therapy for insomnia? With Alison from Sleepstation 23:54

11 weeks ago23:54

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On this episode, Vinay welcomes Alison Gardiner who turned her passion for behaviour change into a life-changing solution for insomnia sufferers. As CEO and founder of Sleepstation, Alison has revolutionised sleep health through a program based on digital CBTi techniques. It leads to an improvement in sleep cycles for 94% of participants and is available worldwide. Listen to her inspiring journey of resilience while navigating challenges in healthtech entrepreneurship, strategies for scaling digital health solutions globally, and the importance of behaviour change in healthcare innovation. Discover: From Idea to Innovation: Alison transformed Sleepstation from a side project into a global medtech solution over 14 years. Psychology-Driven Solutions: Her passion for behavioural psychology inspired a platform that blends science and technology for real impact. Accessible Insomnia Care: Sleepstation democratises therapy with digital CBTi, offering non-clinic-based, personalised sleep solutions. Hybrid Healing: By combining human interaction with digital tools, Sleepstation maximises engagement and outcomes. Beyond Sleep Tracking: Discover why tracking metrics isn’t enough—and how understanding patterns leads to better results. Life-First Focus: Tackling the daily impacts of insomnia, from fatigue to productivity. Seamless User Journey: Advanced referral pathways and chat systems ensure users stay on track toward better sleep. Pioneering Digital Health: Alison shares her vision for medtech’s evolution and how Sleepstation leads the way. Guest: Alison Gardiner Website: www.sleepstation.org.uk/ Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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72: How a smartwatch & iOS app is personalising care for Parkinson’s disease? With Amanda from Strive PD 21:48

14 weeks ago21:48

21:48

On this episode, Vinay chats with Amanda Hare, a nurse practitioner specialising in neurology, and experienced in Parkinson’s disease management. Amanda explains the complexity of treating Parkinson’s patients. To help, she introduces Strive PD, an iOS app that integrates objective data and patient inputs. The solution was created by a patient. It tracks mobility, tremors, medication adherence, and enables symptom logging. The app enhances access to clinical trials, assists tailored treatment plans, and empowers patients through actionable data. Discover: How Amanda started her career in the neurological field How individuals with Parkinson’s often have unique symptoms How Strive PD was created by software engineer with Parkinson’s who entrusted the platform to Rune Labs in 2018 How Strive PD tracks symptoms between hospital visits to improve treatment plans How Strive PD has been able to track dyskinesia through an Apple watch How mobility metrics collect enough data to provide baseline comparisons How Strive PD can help to educate patients and optimise their treatment regimens How Strive PD has helped people self-record and track their symptoms to avoid reliance on memory How they’ve partnered with clinicians and medical professionals across the US to expand their patient knowledge How they partner with pharmaceutical companies to shorten the cycles necessary for patients to enter medical trials How their hope is to reduce the cost and improve quality of life for Parkinson’s patients Guest: Amanda Hare Website: https://www.strive.group/ Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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71: From Star Trek to Reality: The quest for digital body twins and quantified imaging with Clarissa from Q Bio 25:13

18 weeks ago25:13

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On this episode Clarissa Shen joins the show, she is COO at Q Bio. She discusses how they are transforming healthcare with AI, machine learning, and big data. Discover how Q Bio’s advanced digital platform combines full-body MRI, biochemistry, and genomics to predict health risks, making diagnostics more accessible. Clarissa reveals how they are building their own MRI scanner from scratch to take advantage of new computational power available in a Star Trek like world of preventative healthcare. Tune in to learn how digital twins can transform diagnostics, the potential of AI-driven health insights, and the impact of democratising preventative medicine. Discover: How Q Bio is developing universally accessible full body scans How Clarissa, COO at Q Bio has built a career in entrepreneurship, maths and computer science How her own personal experience was instrumental in her interest in creating a better and more proactive definition of good health in the US How Q Bio’s medbay could bring out the “Trekkie’s” in us all! How the Q Bio system is offering measures for all vitals – from heart rate to the human genome How Q Bio is working to empower physicians with high-level summaries of your health How full body scans can help you make simple changes to your lifestyle or get second opinions How they have modified the raw data to provide realistic health data based on any existing demographic data How partnerships with Q Bio could lead to new discoveries in health across the world How their licensee program is offering their partners access to holistic risk information How Q Bio have created the Mark 1 prototype body MRI scan How Q Bio is training the Mark 1 and medical professionals to interpret results How the founders of QBio formed the vision of what the future could look like with the backgrounds in Physics and Geonomics Guest: Clarissa Shen Website: https://www.q.bio Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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70: Transforming Fertility: How Apricity’s virtual clinic is changing fertility care with Caroline Allen 20:32

21 weeks ago20:32

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15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators

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69: How to go from extraordinary side hustles to an AI mental health startup? With Ross from Limbic 23:14

24 weeks ago23:14

23:14

On this episode, Vinay is joined by founder of Limbic, Ross Harper, who has a PhD in computational neuroscience. Limbic enhances mental health care by assisting providers to manage and support demand for mental health services through AI-driven tools. It can prioritise need, from more routine aspects to serious issues, by applying machine learning to user inputs like questionnaires. Ultimately, the platform improves access to services and the patient journey. In a Series A funding round, they raised $14 million for product development and U.S expansion. The platform has been adopted by 40% of NHS talking therapies. Discover: How Ross started his career studying Natural Sciences at Cambridge How his PhD began his research in computational neuroscience How he started Limbic because of his fascination with finding out if machine learning can help understand how the brain works How his past connects him to a music career and advertising How he began and raised investment for Limbic.ai How he developed Limbic.ai to tackle a lack of clinicians in the mental health space How mental health support has become a global problem How they developed two main products – Limbic Access and Limbic Care How Limbic Access has been adopted by 40% of NHS Talking Therapies How Limbic is designed to save time without compromising the quality of care How they are first and only class two medical device for mental health How they are using the product to provide further research How they’re partners are helping them improve the mental health sector Guest: Ross Harper Website: https://www.limbic.ai/ Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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68: How to understand your brain with MEG? With Caitlin from MYndspan 21:24

27 weeks ago21:24

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On this episode, Caitlin Baltzer, CEO and Co-founder of MYndspan helps us imagine a world where access to information on how our brain works is at our fingertips. MYndspan is a platform which uses a unique brain scanning technology called magnetoencephalography or more easily known as the MEG scanner. This non-invasive, millimetre-accurate scanning can offer a new perspective on brain function. The data can provide early detection for neurodegenerative illnesses and also provide new intelligence for personalised day-to-day brain health interventions. We start the journey with Caitlin with her banking career in Toronto. Discover: How working on due diligence of a new technology led her to MEG How she began learning about magnetoencephalography or MEG How joining the manufacturer of the brain scanner after their acquisition led to MYndspan How the MEG scanner is more effective than an MRI at diagnosing ‘invisible injuries’ such as neural trauma How MYndspan is being expanded for general use in the UK and Canada How MYndspan appointments can give you a comprehensive view of your brain functioning How MYndspan can visualise information for effective lifestyle changes How 40% of dementias could be preventable using MEG How people can use the information to make effective interventions How their goal is to partner with research institutions How they’re currently setting up a London site for 100% accessibility Guest: Caitlin Baltzer Website: https://myndspan.com/ Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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67: Do we need technology for our health and wellbeing? With Srinivas Arka 28:31

30 weeks ago28:31

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On this episode, Srinivas Arka joins the show. He is a philosopher, author and renowned speaker who focuses on achieving a state of well-being by addressing our mental, physical and spiritual health. Highly regarded for his talks, books, and workshops internationally, Srinivas Arka has also founded the Centre For Conscious Awareness charities worldwide. He has developed a unique form of intuitive meditation called Arka Dhyana, which helps us understand our true selves and reach our highest potential. In this special episode, Srinivas Arka shares his unique and holistic style to approaching health, he explains why a different system of meditation was developed and its benefits, we discuss his perspective on the role of technology in health, and how entrepreneurs can succeed while making a positive impact in the world. Discover: How he advocates a holistic approach to health and wellness How he emphasises the value of personal responsibility for good health How listening to the body and engaging the mind improves mental and physical health How he advocates for not only an engaged mind, but engagement in nature How technology should be balanced with human interaction His thoughts on the potential risks of an over-dependence on technology How focussing on the service and value that products offer is the key, which leads to profit and investment How enjoying the process and journey can lead to happiness for entrepreneurs How finding fulfilment can build lasting relationships in the working world How identifying gaps in the market and offering your unique insight can lead to impactful solutions How harnessing your potential and purpose are key to achieving happiness and success How his holistic techniques drawing on natural living, yoga and dhyana are integral to life and the business world Guest: Srinivas Arka Website: Centre For Conscious Awareness Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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66: Vann, a cancer support platform inspired by a personal journey with Ani Haykuni 20:51

33 weeks ago20:51

20:51

Imagine a platform where technology and compassionate care converge. This episode is a deep dive into that very space. We’re joined by Ani, the visionary founder of Vann, a cancer support app created from her own personal experience. Incubated at Oxford University Innovation, Vann combines support for patients during and after diagnosis. The platform provides not only support and information for patients, but for any individual or group looking to signpost anyone who wants to understand how to manage their relationship with someone who has cancer. The app gathers data that is also used to track the impact of treatments with the possibility of giving researchers what they need know to engineer new treatments. Discover: Ani’s background in forestry, international relations and business How she was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer after been accepted to Said Business School, Oxford University How she started Vann after a second diagnosis of cancer in 2019 How she began Vann to contribute to cancer research and create a community for sufferers How much she has learnt about herself and her community with the advent of the illness How she established the Ani Haykuni Cancer Treatment Support Foundation in her home country of Armenia How Vann is designed to be a bridge between patients, previous sufferers, and stakeholders such as research organisations, biotech, pharma and hospitals How the app provides motivational material based on diagnosis and treatment How their user surveys provide insights for future cancer research How the platform encourages small acts of kindness for sufferers and supporters How the future of Vann is collaborations with research teams and organisations that involve their users How they plan to use the data to align users with similar experience to further their research How they’re working to increase visibility of cancer clinical trials How she applied and was successful with an incubator program at Oxford University Innovation How they have and continue to receive funding to expand Vann Guest: Ani Haykuni Website: www.thevann.com Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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65: Surgical training beyond boundaries with Ad Gandhe from Amodisc 21:49

36 weeks ago21:49

21:49

On this episode, practising orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Touch Surgery, Ad Gandhe joins the show to discuss Amodisc, his latest venture. This conversation cuts deep into healthcare transformation through technology, as we uncover the story behind a platform designed to educate various grades of surgeons on complex surgeries. Born out of necessity, the platform tackles the post-pandemic hurdles surgical trainees face and supports professionals in lower income countries. It leverages easy accessible tech, new frontiers like holographic images and AI, to progress learning. But ultimately, it seeks to improve surgical outcomes worldwide. Discover: How Ad Gandhe, an orthopaedic surgeon started his first app, Touch Surgery in 2010 How the difficulty in accessing education as a surgical trainee prompted the idea for Touch Surgery How as a consultant he found himself looking into technology like Photoshop and animation to help trainees learn anatomy How a prompt from his wife, showed him the potential in developing an app How the release of the iPhone 3 started his learning curve in app development How Touch Surgery gained 100K downloads after its release How he exited Touch Surgery, to discover new ways to innovate in the sector How democratising surgical knowledge is one of his main passions How a low-tech smartphone solution became the centre of Amodisc How Amodisc builds on products like HoloLens and MetaQuest to create realistic simulators How they’re putting together tissue simulators, that are so realistic, dogs can’t resist them! How these types of simulations can and will improve psychomotor skills How simulations are essential for mental rehearsal that builds neural networks for surgeons and trainees How even as a surgeon, creativity and innovation are preferable to sleep! Guest: Ad Gandhe Website: http://www.amodisc.com/ Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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64: Can you improve mental health in six weeks? With Ravi Janapureddy from Resony 21:21

39 weeks ago21:21

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On this episode, Ravi Janapureddy joins the show to discuss his latest venture, Resony Health. It’s a response to his own experience of burnout working as a financial consultant. Vinay navigates through the creation of Resony, a software as medical device platform that promises to improve accessibility to mental health services. The app, backed by some of the best elements of cognitive behavioural therapy, offers users a 6-week programme to manage anxiety, reduce stress and build resilience. Ravi is no stranger to entrepreneurship, with his disruptive mindset, he has begun several ventures including a farm to fork agribusiness and a perinatal mental health company. Discover: How Ravi began Resony Health after a career in financial consulting How his own burnout led to his committing his career to tackling mental health How Resony Health provides a simple evidence-based 6-week mental health programme to reduce anxiety Why out of around 25K mental health apps, Resony is one of the few undergone regulatory scrutiny as a medical device How his passion for accessibility drives his work How the core of accessibility is to support a digital approach so clinicians can more easily priortise moderate to severe cases How CBT and body-based work have become its core How users can measure and monitor their program using validated clinical questionnaires How Ravi chose clinical outcomes over business models that encouraged long-term subscriptions How Resony Health is the first digital therapeutic company to be issued with a research recommendation from the NHS How Resony Health has secured clinical outcomes at a tenth of the cost of mainstream therapy Guest: Ravi Janapureddy Website: https://www.resony.health/ Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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63: Fertility Mapper: How to help patients navigate the fertility treatment journey? With CEO Kaleigh Hartigan 24:13

43 weeks ago24:13

24:13

On this episode, Kaleigh Hartigan, CEO and founder who has created fertility mapper joins the show. It’s powered by user reviews and provides clarity to those seeking fertility treatments. Kaleigh also reveals their newest tool to help those pursuing NHS support for fertility. The NHS IVF tool, breaks down complex criteria, to offer any person who needs it a comprehensive understanding of their eligibility for NHS treatment. Having worked extensively in the NHS and also the WHO before developing Fertility Mapper, she advised private equity firms on health investments. Going on to adult social care, her experience, seeing those struggling to find support, prompted her entrepreneurial streak. Hear about her previous roles and learnings, how their platform empowers people looking for fertility support, how they built and plan to grow in the future. Discover: How Kayleigh began a 20-year stint in health, including roles at WHO and with NHS England How she began Fertility Mapper to empower people on their fertility journey Why she developed an NHS IVF eligibility calculator & the fertility clinic review system How her work in private equity revealed the different players in the delivery of healthcare Why she decided not to move into chronic conditions despite her experience in digital health What the process of finding and receiving fertility treatment looks like for most patients How the Fertility Mapper website provides people with a cadre of support and information How Fertility Mapper seeks personalised feedback from patients on their fertility journey How they structure their patient feedback through a review and metric system How Fertility Mapper reviews are raising standards at Fertility Clinics How they’re creating a system of financial transparency in clinics How they’re deciphering policy documents for universal access to fertility treatment Her thoughts on digital and the women’s health arena What the future of her product and its uses in other areas of health Guest: Kaleigh Hartigan Website: www.fertilitymapper.com Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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62: Can you use an app to unleash the power of photos & games in dementia? 20:47

46 weeks ago20:47

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On this episode, we have CEO Bruce Elliot from Memory Lane games. It all started as a chat in a humble pub with his co-founder, where they began to discuss their own mothers and how much joy they gained from reminiscing over old photos. Recognising the value of conversation for those with dementia and cognitive decline, they have utilised a gamification model with photos and images in an app. Learn about the journey to over 50k downloads and users in 100 countries, how they can utilise digital biomarkers in neurological conditions, how working with the Mayo clinic in the USA is helping to scale the platform and the story behind their popular game about the iconic London underground. Discover: How Bruce’s wisdom was developed during the dot.com boom How visual, cognitive, and emotional stimuli is connected to fine motor skills How stimulating memories on Vancouver and Sheffield, led to over 3000 games for those with dementia How users can search for recognisable cities from across the world to use the app How their premium service uses family photos and data How collaborating with the Alzheimer Association helped them test and modify the app How the games are designed to encourage conversation, not high scores How an elderly patient was able to overcome a traumatic experience using the app How the app can maintain or reduce the severity of symptoms in patients How collaborations with Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University is scaling their product How the app can track deteriorations in users with 7 clinical data points How their game play data has the potential to serve as healthcare data for early interventions How hyper-personalisation is what keeps the app competitive Guest: Bruce Elliot LinkedIn: Memory Lane Games Website: https://memorylanegamesdirect.com/ Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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61: Reimagining the community nursing journey for patients & nurses using tech with Kelly Klifa from Ally Health 21:54

49 weeks ago21:54

21:54

On this episode, CEO and co-founder Kelly Klifa joins the show to discuss Ally Health. It’s a company that uses digital scheduling with a track and trace type system to bring clinical care to the home. No stranger to entrepreneurship, she is the founder of Testing for All, a company with an annual turnover of £29 million, which became the leading Covid-19 platform for connecting laboratories and home testing. They started with just one partner, and ended with eight labs processing between 8K and 10K tests a day. Ally Health utilises a similar tech to ensure that community nursing workflow is optimised replacing traditional systems that meet demand with less efficiently. It also brings the ability for patients to have real-time updates about their nursing visits. Discover: How Kelly developed her first successful venture, Testing for All through the pandemic How her mission to make Testing for All accessible and affordable succeeded How they built real-time integrations across the logistical journey for transparency How the development of Testing for All and the experience of Covid-19 led to the creation of Ally Health How the limits of remote healthcare and the importance of nursing led them to Ally Health How Ally Health can replace an inefficient paper-based system for mobile and community nursing How they created a platform to aggregate nurses and create an on-demand scheduling system How their solution can help support nurses with their workload by helping to get nurses in the right places which suit their competences How homebound patients are now able to track their nurse visits with up-to-date visibility How for agency nurses the platform creates a ‘gig economy’ to improve their access to work How the platform is reducing admin work in the NHS How their current pathways include preventative medicine and preoperative care How they’re moving towards offering a supply-based resource search for nursing Guest: Kelly Klifa LinkedIn: Ally Health Website: Ally Health Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor…

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60: Better than paper? A digital surgical consent platform with Dr Patrick Hart from Concentric Health 22:52

1 year ago22:52