The Not Mini Adults Podcast - “Pioneers for Children’s Healthcare and Wellbeing‪”‬ David Cole & Hannah Cole

On this episode of the Not Mini Adults Podcast we are delighted to welcome President & CEO of Children's Healthcare Canada and Executive Director of the Pediatric Chairs of Canada, Emily Gruenwoldt.

Children's Healthcare Canada is a national organization representing health delivery centres and systems serving children and young people across the country. They are the only association that brings together perspectives from across the entire continuum of care to improve children's health in Canada.

We talk to Emily about the how she, and her team are using advocacy to inform and shape child health policy in Canada, improving children’s and young people’s health and healthcare.

There are many lessons  to be learned from this conversation that other countries across the world could take note of.  Most of all this conversation exemplifies the importance of organisations making a stand and advocating at the highest levels of government and being the voice of our children.........just until they can advocate for themselves!

You can find Emily on Twitter (X) here or Children's Healthcare Canada here.

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Theme Music - ‘Mountain’
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Copyright Lisa Fitzgibbon 2000
Written & performed by Lisa Fitzgibbon,
Violin Jane Griffiths

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In this episode of the NMA Podcast we discuss the incredibly important topic of inequalities within children healthcare.  Addressing this issue is a priority for all children’s hospital across the UK and in many, many more around the world.
One in three children in the UK lives in relative poverty and research shows a clear and consistent link between child poverty and paediatric morbidity and mortality.

There is no better person to discuss this with than Dr Ian Sinha who is a Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital as well as a Professor within the Division of Child Health at the University of Liverpool.  
Ian’s research focuses on paediatric asthma and neonatal lung disease. And he is particularly interested in the impact of social and health inequalities on children.
This is a fantastic onversation with Ian where he explains more about this issue and what measures he and his team are taking to try and make change.

You can find Ian on Twitter (X) here.

Visit our shop here to purchase a copy of the Thinking of Oscar Cookbook - Made with Love. THANK YOU!

Thinking of Oscar website and contact details can be found here.

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Theme Music - ‘Mountain’
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Copyright Lisa Fitzgibbon 2000
Written & performed by Lisa Fitzgibbon,
Violin Jane Griffiths

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Podcast artwork thanks to - The Podcast Design Experts

On this episode of the Not Mini Adults Podcast we talk to Jon Manning who is the the CEO and Founder of Arthur Ellis: Mental Health Support an organisation focused on Mental Health through Well-being Skills Development Programmes and Support for Businesses who Drive Positive Change in the Workplace.  They also operate a 1:1 Mentoring Service to provide support to children (from 8 years old), young people and adults.  Working with individuals to help them develop strategies for their exact needs to help them recover and move forward from any mental health related issues.
Jon has experienced living with mental health conditions for over 20 years and with a background in the commercial world, he set up Arthur Ellis: Mental Health Support to positively impact the way wellbeing and mental health is proactively managed throughout society. Jon believed that awareness needs to be more actionable if we really want to gain control over it rather than being purely focused on recognising symptoms, meaning people are already sick. 
Jon leads the march on helping individuals look further than signposting to encourage people across the country to learn to manage mental health before the need for professional intervention.  Through his work with organisations Jon and his team are then able to offer subsidised  support for children in need of mental health support.

This is a very important conversation in light of the awareness and increasing problems that society has helping people of all ages with mental health conditions, no more so that with many children up and down the country and across the world.  We were lucky enough to be treated to a little therapy during this episode and we hope you enjoy it and take something away with you.

Visit our shop here to purchase a copy of the Thinking of Oscar Cookbook - Made with Love. THANK YOU!

Thinking of Oscar website and contact details can be found here.

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Theme Music - ‘Mountain’
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Copyright Lisa Fitzgibbon 2000
Written & performed by Lisa Fitzgibbon,
Violin Jane Griffiths

Podcast editing - Ora Podcasts

Podcast artwork thanks to - The Podcast Design Experts

In this special bonus episode of the Podcast we talk to Tiffani Ghere and Iain Hennessey who amongst many other things are members of the board of the International Society for Pediatric Innovation (iSPI).  Tiffany is the Executive Director and Iain is the Vice President of Digital Design and Transformation.

In this conversation we will be discussing the forthcoming PEDS2040 conference set to take place in San Diego at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa.

As iSPI’s flagship event, PEDS 2040 presents a unique opportunity to witness the future of pediatrics as it unfolds. Attendees will be able to collaborate with like-minded stakeholders in pediatrics. You will be able to learn from innovation and intelligence leaders and gain valuable insight about the challenges we face in pediatrics.  We talk to Tiffani and Iain about what's going to be happening during the conference and why you should attend.  Find out more here.
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Theme Music - ‘Mountain’
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copyright Lisa Fitzgibbon 2000
Written & performed by Lisa Fitzgibbon,
Violin Jane Griffiths

Podcast editing - David Cole

Podcast artwork thanks to The Podcast Design Experts

This is a special bonus episode of the podcast as Thinking of Oscar are teaming up with start-up builder and funder, Founder’s Factory and healthcare experts Humant Consulting to host the recently announced Children’s Health Impact Accelerator, which starts this summer.  On this bonus episode we talk with Olivia Brooks and Athene St John from Founders Factory on first why it’s so important to focus on children’s health (just in case anyone listening to this podcast didn’t know by now). And second what the Children’s Health Impact Accelerator is and what is on offer if someone was interested in taking part.
The Children’s Health Impact Accelerator is a 10-week non-equity startup programme based in Liverpool and London, funded by Innovate UK in partnership with Humant, Thinking of Oscar and Founders Factory.

You can register here. 
The programme is aimed at spinouts, start-ups, and entrepreneurial minded academics. It supports ambitious founders to develop and test their innovative solutions by providing expert support, mentorship and connection into key healthcare communities.
Founders will have access to vital resources to help develop and test their innovative solutions for children, including functional support across product, growth and fundraising, access to mentors and expertise across health and life science, as well as an established network of hospitals, such as Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
Applications for the Children’s Health Impact Bootcamp are still open. If you’re an early stage founder innovating in the children’s health space, this could be the perfect opportunity to progress your idea and take it to scale.
 
 The Children’s Health Impact Bootcamp 🚀
 ➡️ 10-week non-equity startup programme
 ➡️ Combination of functional expertise, mentorship, and access to a vast healthcare network
 ➡️ Funded by Innovate UK in collaboration with Medical Research Council, operated by Founders Factory, and in partnership with health tech consultants Humant, charity Thinking of Oscar, and Alder Hey Children's Hospital
 
If you’re interested in finding out more and applying, follow the link above.
Applications close Thursday 29th June 2023.
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Theme Music - ‘Mountain’
–
copyright Lisa Fitzgibbon 2000
Written & performed by Lisa Fitzgibbon,
Violin Jane Griffiths

Podcast editing - David Cole

Podcast artwork thanks to The Podcast Design Experts

The Not Mini Adults Podcast Returns with our fourth season and we dive straight into the world of personalised medicine.
 
 On this week’s episode we speak with Henry Pinchbrook, CEO and Co-Founder of Insight Surgery.  Personalised medicine has been a hot topic in the medical world for a while and Insight Surgery are being truly impactful by helping clinical teams to understand how best to care for their patients.  
Insight Surgery is all about helping patients and they do this by working with surgical teams to plan their operations using 3D models, both digital and printed to assist them in achieving the best results for their patients.  
 We have a fascinating conversation with Henry and find out how a corporate lawyer went from the court room to helping individuals in east Africa who needed prosthetic limbs, to setting up a 3D printing lab in one of the biggest children’s hospitals in the UK.

Visit our shop here to purchase a copy of the Thinking of Oscar Cookbook - Made with Love. THANK YOU!

Thinking of Oscar website and contact details can be found here.

Follow us on Twitter here or Instagram here.

Theme Music - ‘Mountain’
–
copyright Lisa Fitzgibbon 2000
Written & performed by Lisa Fitzgibbon,
Violin Jane Griffiths

Podcast editing - Ora Podcasts

Podcast artwork thanks to - The Podcast Design Experts