Empowered Patient Podcast

Welcome to the Empowered Patient Podcast with Karen Jagoda. This show offers a glimpse into the latest innovations in applying generative AI, novel therapeutics and vaccines, and the evolving dynamics in the medical and healthcare landscape. One focus is on how providers, pharmaceutical companies, and payers are empowering patients. In addition, conversations often focus on how technology is empowering providers, care facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and payers to improve patient outcomes and reduce friction across the healthcare landscape. Popular Topics Include: Virtual and digital health Use of AI, ML, and robots for clinical and administrative purposes Value-based healthcare Precision and stratified medicine Next-generation immuno, cell, and gene therapies Vaccines for infectious diseases and oncology Biomarkers and diagnostics Rare diseases MedTech and medical devices Clinical trials Population health Chronic conditions l Clinician and staff burnout Smart hospitals The audience includes life science leaders, researchers, medical professionals, patient advocates, digital health entrepreneurs, patients, caregivers, healthcare solution providers, students, journalists, and investors.

Community Approach to Combating Substance Addiction with Ron Chabot

Dec 19, 2017

Ron Chabot, CEO, Addicts Like Me and Director of Business Development, Interventional Protocol Solution shares his own compelling journey from a stellar career in telemedicine to addiction and jail time to rehab that has brought him to developing the technology platform for the AddictsLike.Me support group and community...

Using Nitrous Oxide For Painful Office Procedures with Larry Wagner CAREstream America

Dec 18, 2017

Larry Wagner, National Development Manager, CAREstream America talks about using their PRO-NOX nitrous oxide and oxygen solution to relax patients and allow them to inhale the gas on demand. From plastic surgery to regenerative medicine using nitrous oxide in procedures for pain management is between sedation and...

Personal Healthcare Robot Promotes Drug Adherence with Cory Kidd Catalia Health

Dec 10, 2017

Cory Kidd PhD Founder and CEO Catalia Health has been exploring the use of robots and artificial intelligence for improving healthcare for over 20 years. He and his team have taken on the challenge of figuring out why people don't stay with a drug regimen for chronic conditions. Using the robot Mabu, they are able...

Pursuing a Potential Functional Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B with Marty Driscoll Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals

Dec 4, 2017

Marty Driscoll, CEO of Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, discusses treatments for the hepatitis B virus, a disease suffered by 250 million people globally who are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus. Marty talks about what a functional cure for chronically infected patients means, and what Spring Bank is doing to...

Dissecting Pharmaceutical Ads with Michelle Niedziela HCD Research

Nov 26, 2017

Michelle Niedziela, PhD, Scientific Director, HCD Research reveals the testing that pharmaceutical companies engage in to insure that tv and print ads reach their target audience. For over 20 years, HCD has been conducting research with health care professionals, patients, and caregivers using traditional...