The Medical Alley Podcast, presented by MentorMate Medical Alley

The medical device industry is in a new era—the consumerization era.

Historically, we focused on meeting rigorous requirements of safety and efficacy. Today, we must meet a new set of standards. Safety and efficacy, of course. But also, intuitiveness and sophistication. This has big implications not just for the devices you design but also for how you do business.

This webinar, presented by Delve, was hosted in October of 2023 and explored the reasons behind the shift. Host Mathieu Turpault, Delve's VP of Design, offered attendees actionable steps to rethink your product development processes, based on Delve’s decades of experience developing medical devices and consumer products. Tune in to hear more insights from Mathieu.
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In countries with significantly aging populations like Japan and parts of Western Europe, wound care is the third biggest expense to their national healthcare systems. As the population in the United States continues to age, wound care will be a very important aspect of the healthcare system.

That's why Nima Ahmadi co-founded The Wound Company, a Medical Alley-based company offering virtual-first wound care to its patients. To learn more about what virtual first means when it comes to wound care, Nima joined Frank Jaskulke on this week's Medical Alley Podcast to share The Wound Company's story.

Nima also discusses:
The ways in which medical technology plays a role in wound careHow The Wound Company grew its national footprint in just a few short yearsThe benefits of having the company based in Minnesota's Medical AlleyTune into the conversation with Nima to learn more about The Wound Company as it looks to help a growing population of patients needing wound care.  


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Keeping patients out of the hospital is the major goal of many policy and innovation experts. But sometimes it can't be avoided. Before a patient arrives, our Emergency Medical Services community intervenes. Challenges of policy and payment, as well as advances in innovation are transforming the pre-hospital space. 

This webinar from July of 2023 highlighted challenges and opportunities in the pre-hospital space, implications for your business, and discussed ways in which we as a community can contribute to better outcomes. 

Panelists included:
Kolby Kolbet, Chief Clinical Officer, Life Link IIIDr. Nick Simpson, Chief Medical Director, Hennepin EMSGreg Howard, National Care Exchange Interoperability Sales, ZOLLFollow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Integrating biodesign principles can drive innovative breakthroughs in medical device technology. But what exactly is biodesign, and how can medtech companies utilize it to drive innovation?

On this week's Medical Alley Podcast, Greg Johnson of Veranex and Todd Brinton of Edwards Lifesciences join to share more about biodesign and how they've utilized it at their respective organizations. Both have experience the Stanford Byers Center for Design, which was co-founded by former Medical Alley Podcast guest Josh Makower.

Tune in to learn more about the concept of biodesign — a structural process for thinking about innovation — and hear Greg and Todd share their visions for the future of biodesign in medtech.
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November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, so we're joined by Dr. Andrew Mayo of St. Croix Hospice to learn more about how hospice care fits into the healthcare continuum. As the  Chief Medical Officer at St. Croix Hospice, Dr. Mayo — great grandson of one of the Mayo brothers — knows how important hospice can be to patients at the end of their lives.

In this episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Dr. Mayo and host Frank Jaskulke discuss some important factors of hospice care, including:
The shift in public perception of hospice careWhat innovation in hospice care looks likeHelping patients live their best lives with the time they have leftTo learn more about St. Croix Hospice, go to www.stcroixhospice.com.
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Healthcare companies are continuing to explore ways in which artificial intelligence can be used to deliver better care to patients and to ease workflow. But bringing AI from the bench to the bedside can be a challenge. That's where Lucem Health comes in.

Born as a spinout of Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Platform, Lucem Health is helping accelerate the detection of disease through the application of AI tools. To learn more about the company's origins and the ways in which it utilizes AI, we chatted with Lucem Health CEO and co-founder Sean Cassidy on this week's Medical Alley Podcast to learn more.

Sean and our Frank Jaskulke talk about whether AI is overhyped in healthcare, the importance of the partnerships Lucem Health has formed with other companies, how Mayo Clinic's support has helped Lucem Health grow, and much more.
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