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Health Tech for BusinessesThe link between Menopause and Diabetes with Julie BabisThank you to Julie Babis for joining us for this discussion around nutrition, diabetes and menopause.Julie is a BANT registered Nutritional Therapist and certified NLP practitioner. She works with people who want to reverse pre-diabetes, manage type II diabetes, and support healthy heart, hormone balance and cognitive function through their 40s, 50s and beyond. The link between diabetes and menopause is significant and multifaceted, impacting many women in the UK. Menopause typically leads to a decrease in oestrogen levels, which can affect how the body handles insulin and blood sugar. This hormonal shift can in...
2024-08-0830 minHealth Tech for BusinessesThe link between Menopause and Diabetes with Julie BabisThank you to Julie Babis for joining us for this discussion around nutrition, diabetes and menopause.Julie is a BANT registered Nutritional Therapist and certified NLP practitioner. She works with people who want to reverse pre-diabetes, manage type II diabetes, and support healthy heart, hormone balance and cognitive function through their 40s, 50s and beyond. The link between diabetes and menopause is significant and multifaceted, impacting many women in the UK. Menopause typically leads to a decrease in oestrogen levels, which can affect how the body handles insulin and blood sugar. This hormonal shift can in...
2024-08-0830 minHealth Tech for BusinessesPCOS and the rise of Biotech in women's health with Neuraura's Claire DixonToday we are joined by Claire Dixon. The CEO of Neuraura, a Biotech company based in Calgary, Canada that is transforming the standard of care for chronic, under served health conditions. Currently working specifically on providing advanced technology to help those suffering with PCOS.In this episode, we discuss the challenges and complexity of PCOS and the rise of Biotech in improving women's health issues. Thank you to Claire and DocHQ's Lina MacFarlane for discussing their experiences and how employers can support their employees' struggling with a range of health issues.Claire D...
2024-06-1433 minHealth Tech for BusinessesNavigating menstrual health in the workplace with Lizzy KurtzerToday we are joined by Lizzy Kurtzer, a menstrual cycle coach for the workplace - working with businesses to create inclusive cultures for people with periods.A new WaterAid survey reveals that menstrual taboos still dominate the lives of working women across the UK, with a staggering 85% saying they experience stress or anxiety when managing their periods at work. Lizzy has joined us today to explain the ways in which people with periods in the workplace are struggling with their menstrual cycles and how e...
2024-06-1429 minHealth Tech for BusinessesUnderstanding how stress impacts our physical health with Dr Rebecca WilliamsThank you to Dr Rebecca Williams for chatting with us about stresses impact on our physical and mental health.Stress is more than just a feeling; it's a physical and psychological reaction to demands that exceed our coping abilities. When faced with prolonged stress, our body releases hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, which prepare us for emergency action. This constant state of high alert can lead to muscle tension and inflammation, common contributors to physical pain and discomfort.Today, we are lucky to be speaking with Dr Rebecca Williams, a Stress Management Specialist working with...
2024-04-2330 minHealth Tech for BusinessesMenopause and Physical Therapy: In conversation with Jackie GrantThank you to Jackie Grant for sitting down with us to talk about all things menopause, from fitness and physiotherapy to health testing and community outreach. It was delightful to hear about the incredible work Jackie is doing to empower women to understand their bodies and navigate through difficult transitions. Here, she tells us about the Menopause and Women's Health cafe she opened to create a safe and open space for women to share their experiences. At DocHQ, we aim to improve health choices for women in your workplace. With over 13 million women in the UK...
2024-04-0435 minHealth Tech for BusinessesOur Health Journey: Conversations with women on their health in the workplaceWelcome to a new series all about women’s health in the workplace hosted by DocHQ. Every month, I will be speaking with different women about their personal health experiences in and out of the workplace. We’ll be covering health conditions such as menopause, fertility, endometriosis, sexual health and mental health. The aim of this series is to shine a much needed spotlight on the issue of women’s health in the workplace.We want to give women a place to share their personal stories and encourage employers to make changes in their workplaces to make the di...
2024-02-2132 minHealth Tech for BusinessesMenopause in the workplace: DocHQ joined by Positive Pause and Menopause Movement's co-founder Jo McEwanFollowing on in our menopause awareness series, we at DocHQ are speaking with Jo McEwan. One of the founders of Positive Pause and their sister company, Menopause Movement. I’m joined by my colleague, Melanie Rutherford as representatives for DocHQ - a health tech company striving to improve your health choices. ;pWith October being Menopause awareness month, we at DocHQ want to shine a spotlight on the voices of women and women’s health. Positive Pause is an organisation that has been dismantling the negative stigma surrounding menopause and women’s health since 2016. From c...
2024-01-0935 minHealth Tech for BusinessesManaging Menopause with Physiotherapy: DocHQ joined by Menopause Movement's Christien Bird.During October, Menopause Awareness Month, we at DocHQ sat down with Christien Bird, a Chartered Physiotherapist, Co-founder and Clinical Lead of the Menopause Movement and the practise owner of The White Hart clinic.At DocHQ, we want to shine a spotlight on the voices of women and women’s health. The Menopause Movement is a fantastic organisation that works to extend and improve the awareness of menopause for health professionals, fitness professionals, gyms, leisure centres, clinics, public sector and NHS providers through their certified 8-module course covering all areas of menopause information and support resources.Ch...
2023-10-2736 minHealth Tech for BusinessesDocHQ Physio: Revolutionising the physiotherapy world through AIToday, we join DocHQ's CEO, Madhur Srivastava and our lead physiotherapist, Tiggy Corben in a discussion on how AI driven technology like DocHQ Physio is reshaping the world of physiotherapy.The latest statistics show that 7.3m working days were lost last year to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with 477,000 cases being reported in 2022, 139,000 of which were new cases. With our product, DocHQ Physio, you can ensure that your employees maintain their physical health with the help from our Chartered Physiotherapists and our specialised AI technology. From easy access to physiotherapists, to remote consultations, to guided AI powered exercises to...
2023-09-2826 minHealth Tech for BusinessesCompany culture pre and post COVIDThe sixth episode of Health Tech for Businesses is a conversation between Bretton Putter, Founder and CEO of CultureGene and Gopika Sampat, DocHQ Marketing and Operations Lead, about the importance of company culture and how company leaders can develop it effectively.
2020-11-2318 minHealth Tech for BusinessesEmployee health and wellbeing - what does it mean?In the fifth episode of Health Tech for Businesses, Geoffrey Kuhn (Chief Actuary and Analytics leader, Aon’s EMEA health practice) speaks with Prof Mike Rosenberg (member of DocHQ’s Advisory Council, Strategic Management Professor at IESE Business School ,Barcelona) about employee health and wellbeing and decision making driven by data science and modelling.
2020-10-0728 minHealth Tech for BusinessesEvolving representation of health in businesses todayIn the fourth episode of Health Tech For Businesses, we share a conversation with with Dr Avneet Kaur, Wellbeing Solutions Leader of the EMEA Health Solutions Division at AON and with Prof Magda Rosenmöller, Senior Lecturer of Production, Technology and Operations Management at IESE Business School where they share their thoughts on the COVID crisis, the evolving role of the Chief Medical Officer, testing strategies, the relation between science and policy making and the importance of digital health today.
2020-09-0236 minHealth Tech for BusinessesHow can businesses cope with the new normal?In the third episode of Health Tech For Businesses, we share a conversation with Prof Tolga Tezcan, Professor of Management Science and Operations at London Business School to discuss flexibility in business operations today and how companies need to adopt proactive measures to protect their workforce instead of relying solely on national healthcare systems/governmental support.
2020-08-2114 minHealth Tech for BusinessesCrisis management strategies during COVID and leadership essentialsIn continuation with our COVID series, we share a conversation with Prof Magda Rosenmöller, Senior Lecturer of Production Technology and Operations Management at IESE Business School, who holds extensive experience in health policy. She explains how different companies responded to episodes of the outbreak in their workspaces differently, the benefits of certain testing strategies and crucial leadership essentials for companies.
2020-08-1329 min
Health Tech for BusinessesImpact of COVID-19 on industries: a strategist's perspectiveThis is the first episode of 'Health Tech for Business' brought to you by DocHQ and the first of our mini series on the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, our conversation is with Prof Mike Rosenberg who is the Strategy Management Professor at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain and who has done 23 webinars on this crisis alone. Here we discuss his opinions on the crisis management strategies adopted by different companies he interacted with like Schneider Electric and Hapag Lloyd and his thoughts on the crisis overall.
2020-08-0426 min