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Wondering is this #Patientvoicewashing? Wouldn't it be a stronger voice if health insurers partnered with #patientorganisations and health care providers to understand the unmet needs instead of venturing into health care provision for commercial gain. Lots of questions here eg. Why would patients want to give them their data anyway? Australian Patient Advocacy Alliance Deidre Mackechnie Jonathan Smithers ANNE Wilson Carolyn Dews Sandy Kervin

🔊If a medicine cuts #diabetes risk by 94%, why is it still not funded on the #PBS? Today, on World Diabetes Day, nearly 1.5 million Australians are registered with the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) as living with diabetes, while an estimated additional half-million remain undiagnosed, silently living with the condition. New 3-year data reveals that Lilly's GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist offers significant benefits for people with #obesity and pre-diabetes, including substantial, sustained weight loss and a 94% reduced risk of progression to type 2 diabetes. Recently, the Australian Diabetes Society (ADS), Diabetes Australia, and Dr Mike Freelander MP, Chair of the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care, and Sport, have voiced urgency over Australia’s diabetes crisis, noting that federal government action remains stalled. “Diabetes costs the health care system around $3.4 billion every year and that cost is only going to increase if people can’t afford proper management which can lead to complications like kidney disease, heart attack and stroke," says Diabetes Australia Group CEO Justine Cain. Full story here: https://lnkd.in/gTbZFHFT #worlddiabetesday #funding #elililly #lilly #pharmacuticals #pharma #healthcare #health Eli Lilly Australia & New Zealand

Congratulations Jorge Sahlieh 😊 And thank you, Health Industry Hub and Rozalina Sarkezians!

I was among a group of industry leaders to have been honored by Health Industry Hub at their recent Catalysts for Change awards. Health Industry Hub is a news and training organisation, led by Rozalina Sarkezians, that brings together the Pharma, MedTech, Diagnostics and Biotech sectors in the Asia Pacific region to discuss healthcare advancements and critical industry issues. Thank you, Health Industry Hub for the recognition and for creating a vibrant platform that unties our industry.

Such a great night and room full of wonderful people! So proud of my team for making finalists in the Excellence in Communications category. We didn’t take home the trophy but you’re winners in my eyes 🤩

Really grateful to the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) for inviting me to join panels on both days of their annual #MedTech Conference 2024. Over the course of two days I had the pleasure of joining panels on: 🔹The Future of #Healthcare: in which I joined a fantastic discussion with Farah Magrabi, Andrew Wiltshire, Warren Bingham (GAICD), and Hugh McDermott moderated by Geoff Quattromani. We discussed some exciting developments in the medical technology space, and then dived deeper into reflections on the technology development lifecycle and ways we can more effectively incorporate and define the value propositions of innovation and inherent safety considerations by leveraging partnerships with consumers and community. A key message of mine, as often applies to technology and innovation in the digital space, is the importance of designing to meet genuine needs. Another is to recognise that value will mean different things to different stakeholders - hence the criticality of engaging broadly with a diversity of stakeholders, including consumers and community, to define a collective value to guide thinking. 🔹Empoweing patients - voices and advocacy for better healthcare: I was really lucky to have been able to share the stage, have a great chat with and learn from Monika Boogs, Ann Single, and Kate King during our panel moderated by Rozalina Sarkezians. The discussion started with a focus on the role that patient and consumer advocacy can play in MedTech and the evolution of roles of advocacy to the importance of active and enduring partnerships with patients, consumers and community in helping to identify the ‘needs’ and values that catalyse meaningful reform and design. Like any other stakeholder in the health sector, business decision-making is in large ways reliant on the circumstances of current and future policy, regulatory, and funding environments - so the importance of tethering product development to meet genuine needs and build foundational supports within communities emerged as a key factor for ensuring stability and success in innovation. ___________ My thanks to Ian Burgess and Toby Hodgson for extending me the invitation to contribute to and engage with this awesome community again. I’ll end this post with the last insight I shared on my final panel: that if you aren’t already aged and/or sick, one day you will be. We are, all of us, just one really bad day away from becoming reliant on the systems, services, and products we all design and build for a living. That’s why it’s critical in building for an equitable future state of health that consumers & community are active partners in your #design and decision-making. Just remember it’s a certainty that you’ll eventually find yourself at the mercy of something you’re making or shaping right now. Imagine the profound disappointment if the first thing you think when you engage from the other side is “shit, this just isn’t good enough”.

🏆WINNERS CROWNED - Health Industry Hub Awards🏆 What an incredible celebration across the #pharma, #medtech, #biotech and #diagnostics sectors last night on the 16th October! A huge congratulations to all the #WINNERS and #FINALISTS. The annual Health Industry Hub Catalysts for Change Awards is a recognition of the remarkable individuals and organisations that inspire us to challenge the status quo and embark on a purposeful journey to reimagine healthcare across the entire patient journey. A huge thank you to our keynote speaker, Dr Ben Bravery, for taking us on an unforgettable journey - shocking, humorous, and powerful all at once - leaving us energised and inspired by the reminder that our shared humanity unites us, and we must do better by putting the heart back into healthcare. We also extend our gratitude to Nadia Levin, CEO and Managing Director of Research Australia, for an inspiring opening address on why we need to lead differently in a world increasingly defined by uncertainty and complexity. To each and every one of you, thank you for your immense and ongoing contribution to this collective journey of reimagining #healthcare for the betterment of our society. Check out the WINNERS here: https://lnkd.in/gdBfW8iy #HIHAwards Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) Australian Patient Advocacy Alliance Melanoma & Skin Cancer Advocacy Network (MSCAN) Merck Healthcare Gilead Sciences Kombi Clinic Cardinal Health Stryker Omico Edwards Lifesciences Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine ANZ Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Australia Amgen University of Melbourne Viatris National Pharmacies Eli Lilly and Company Novartis, Australia & New Zealand Medtronic Australia and New Zealand AstraZeneca AbbVie Palin Communications Sandpiper Kidney Health Australia

We were thrilled to take out the Excellence in Collaboration Award at the Health Industry Hub Catalysts for Change Awards this week in Sydney. This award recognised the collaboration between Dr Joss O’Loan from Kombi Clinic and Dr Paul Slade from Gilead Sciences Australia in their efforts to raise awareness of World Hepatitis Day this year and the continued focus on the 2030 Hepatitis C elimination goal. A huge thank you to Rozalina Sarkezians for the ongoing support of the important work being done by community, clinicians, policy makers and industry in this space.

Very honoured to represent the #AmgenScholarsProgram and University of Melbourne on the Health Industry Hub podcast, and be named as STEM Champion, for inspiring STEM education, along with Scott Heimlich. The awards are determined based on the highest audience engagement with articles/podcasts in each category.

If nothing changes, nothing changes! Five simple words that drive me to advocate for creating a workplace where every voice is heard and valued. This week, I was thrilled to be recognised with the Health Industry Hub's Inspirational Leadership Award because this is a conversation that we need to keep having in order to consistently look for ways that we can drive progress. Not just within our own organisations, but across the entire medtech industry. Thank you to Health Industry Hub and Rozalina Sarkezians for the opportunity to share my story. I would also like to congratulate all other award winners and nominees including Stryker's Rob Wood who was a finalist in the Excellence in Collaboration category along with Annette Schmiede, CEO of Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) and to Gabrielle M., Samantha J. P. O'Rourke, Aaron Vlass and Lynelle Ross who were finalists in the Corporate Communications Team of the Year category. Let’s continue to have the tough conversations to foster an inclusive environment and make change happen.