Health Access Now: Recent Episodes
Health Access Now
Welcome to Health Access Now Podcast where, together with Dr. Joseph Saba and other healthcare access pioneers like him, we are uncovering brilliant ideas and solutions for pulling down the barriers in access to healthcare.
In the 6th episode of the Health Access Now podcast, we are addressing one of the most important topics today: how COVID-19 has altered the impact on access to proper healthcare.
For millions of people worldwide, access is not a given and the COVID pandemic has highlighted the gaps.
We're proud that Axios was ready for the pandemic. 25 years of experience, coupled with a deep understanding of the patient journey and close relationships with our patients meant continuity of our programs was smooth, even in the face of the pandemic.
In this episode, together with Dr. Joseph Saba, we are going to uncover:
00:00 Biggest challenges patients faced during COVID
03:23 System to follow the patients
07:00 How far we've come in 25 years
10:01 Motivation behind Axios mission
11:41 Impacting 9 million patients' lives
12:28 The difficulty of the healthcare system to change
16:14 Vision from 1997
17:55 Next 25 years
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The World Health Organization defines medication adherence as "the degree to which the person's behavior corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider."
Failure to adhere is a severe problem that affects the patient and the whole healthcare system.
In this episode, together with Dr. Joseph Saba, we are going to uncover:
00:00 What is adherence in healthcare
03:34 Difference between compliance and adherence
05:12 The main issues that need to be addressed in this process
09:10 How digital can help with adherence
12:32 Effects of non-adherence to medical outcomes
15:48 Benefits of adequate adherence and what can we do to ensure the correct following of the procedures
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In the 4th episode of the Health Access Now podcast, we tackle the issue of the referral process in healthcare.
Patients require specialty care for various reasons, including diagnosis, management advice, and treatment beyond the scope of the primary care physician.
That's why referrals should be necessary, appropriate, timely, and well communicated.
Tune in to this conversation with Dr. Joseph Saba to find out:
00:00 What is the referral process in healthcare
08:20 Biggest obstacles in the referral process
13:01 Benefits of digital tools to the system
13:42 How can governments and big pharma companies help
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Hello and welcome to the third episode of the Health Access Now podcast!
With December 1 being World AIDS Day, we launch this podcast episode focused on Dr. Saba's experience during the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Tune in to hear Dr. Saba talk about:
● What led him to become interested in infectious diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, and
become a researcher
● Coordinating a multi-sectoral clinical trial working group for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS
● How researchers handled challenges and criticism
● Difficulties of making the treatment accessible to the most vulnerable population
● The importance of researchers joining forces and working together.
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In this episode, we're taking a broader perspective on access to healthcare, with Dr. Joseph Saba talking about his transitions from working on HIV/AIDS to providing access to broader innovative healthcare solutions.
Tune in to hear Dr. Joseph Saba talk about:
00:00 - Overcoming the AIDS crisis
03:27 - Cancer access solutions
10:43 - Cost-sharing access models
15:54 - Multisectoral collaboration
20:10 - Most impactful Axios programs.
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A warm welcome to the very first episode of Health Access Now!
We are excited to launch this podcast specifically focused on overcoming the age-old problem of access to healthcare.
It’s time we flip the problem on its head and explore new ideas that will help overcome barriers once and for all.
In the following few episodes, it is our honor to have Dr. Joseph Saba, CEO of AXIOS, as the guest on Health Access Now.
Since the very early days of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Dr. Saba has been providing access to innovative healthcare solutions for those in need.
Tune in to hear Dr. Saba's talk about:
- What is access to healthcare
- How was Axios founded
- Learnings from the early days incorporated in today's strategy
- The future of access to healthcare.
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Building a healthy life has been on top of the mind for everybody in the world lately, but building a healthy community has become imperative for our future.
Health Care Access could be a crucial subject that can offer a solution for that to happen.
That is why Axios has started the podcast Health Access Now, series of conversations with industry professionals that can offer unique insight and empower all those who wish to participate in this noble mission.
Thank you for joining us on this journey!