Episodes

We're back for another week! Geoff's joined by Michael Millar - CEO and Founder of Verto Inc., once again. While we heard about oil wells, digital twins, and the founding of Verto last time, we get to dig into Verto's …

Welcome back to this episode of How Its Med. This time, Geoff’s joined by Michael Millar - CEO and Founder of Verto Inc. Between exploring Verto's multi-year journey of Verto to get to where it is today, to understanding what …

Ultrasound is all the rage in acute care, but miniaturized ultrasound has use cases that can save hospitals thousands of dollars and patients days of stress and unnecessary treatment by preventing ICU admissions. So what makes it so hard to …

Patient flow is critical in these times of 18 hour waits in the emergency room; but what does a sticker on your neck have to do with it all? Welcome back to this episode of How It’s Med. This time …

How closely are medical education and ensuring excellent patient flow tied? According to Dr. Art Papier, more than you would think. On this episode of How its Med, we rejoin Dr. Art Papier - co-founder and CEO of VisualDx. Beyond …

Dermatology isn’t just lotions and potions 🧙; it’s more about AI, equity, and a patient-led healthcare than you think. 🤯 Welcome back to this episode of How Its Med. This time, Geoff’s joined by Dr. Art Papier, artist 🧑‍🎨 and …

What do engineers have to do with drug discovery and development, a job which primarily employs chemists, biologists and clinical researchers? How does Vial aim to transform the ways of drug discovery and clinical trials? And how will AI help …

Pursuing an engineering degree and ending up working at a clinical trial software company. That’s the short version of Miguel Testa’s professional journey. Welcome to a new episode of Med Tech Talks. This week, we sit down to talk with …

Last time, we talked about the beginnings of Mohamed’s incredible journey into medicine. From there on, he’s come a long way to where he is today, improving the day-to-day workload of physicians across Canada. Welcome to the second part of …

From his background in biochemistry and computer science to his motivation for studying medicine, to building the eHealth Centre of Excellence, Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia is no short of stories. This time around, we chat with Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia, the CE...

Engineers vs. Doctors. Is it actually that big of a conflict? Geof Auchinleck certainly does not agree. According to him, the two professions need to work very closely together for the increment of the healthcare system at large. On part …

Robots🤖 in surgery🩺 is a pretty normal thing now. But what about when they were introduced to the healthcare industry? How did it happen? And how has technology, as a whole, impacted the healthcare industry? On this episode of Med …

Like a phoenix arising out of a heap of ashes, the metaphorical equivalent of that is the birth of a robust and dynamic healthcare system from a heap of paper records buried somewhere in a hospital in South Africa. That …

While trauma care and public health may not initially appear inter-related, Dr. Morad convincingly elaborates how they are. On the first part of this week's Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching engages with Dr. Morad Hameed, trauma surgeon at Vancouver Gen...

Are robots going to take our jobs?🤖 Welcome back to the second part of our conversation with Michele Marzola, the co-founder and CEO of XSurgical Robotics. This time, Geoffrey gets into the nitty-gritties of Michele’s work, and how surgical robotics,...

Taking a robot from a spaceship🚀 and employing it in a surgery🏥 Welcome to this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks. This time, we chat with Michele Marzola, an engineer, an MBA, an ex-consultant, and now a life-sciences investor. Michele …

Two health-tech bros, talking nerd stuff. That is basically what this episode is. Welcome back to our conversation with Rishad Usmani MD, founder of HealthTech Investors. On this week’s Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey and Rishad get technical. Really, reall...

It’s difficult enough focusing on one thing to do, let alone four. But somehow Rishad manages to do it really really well and with quite some ease. Welcome to part one of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks. This …

Healthcare entrepreneurship and healthcare professionals might not see eye-to-eye on a variety of topics, but the one thing they both have in common is the advancement of healthcare and the elevation of patient care around the world. Welcome back to …

A master career juggler, who somehow manages to impact more and more people through his marvellous field of work. We are talking about a pioneer of digital healthcare entrepreneurship in Europe, Dr. Sven Jungmann. In this week’s episode, we talk …

Big data 📊 is on everybody’s mind. But how are healthcare systems coping up with the ever-growing need for this data, without compromising on patient data privacy? Welcome back to our conversation with Kevin Jones, Managing Partner at Odyssey Medical...

Did you know that ketchup🍅 can be used as a sunscreen? Kevin Jones certainly knows about it👀 Welcome to this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks. This time, we chat with Kevin Jones, the Managing Partner of Odyssey Medical Inc. …

Eliminating plastics to save the turtles🐢. And the future generations too. That’s probably the motivation Linh has to do what he does. Welcome back to our conversation with Linh Le. This week, on part 2 of this episode, Geoffrey chats …

Flexing his ability to run a marathon 🏃‍♂️ with little to no training, talking to Linh is quite the treat for us. On this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoff chats with Linh Le, the founder of Flextrapower and …