Partnering with Patients on Medical Innovation - Interview with Tina Aswani Omprakash

In this episode, we welcome Tina Aswani Omprakash, public health advocate, speaker, and the world-renowned, award-winning blogger behind Own Your Crohn’s. Tina courageously shares her powerful story of living with Crohn’s disease and why she decided to come out to her community about the severity of her condition. She tells us about her impactful role as an advocate and we explore how patient advocates can work together with medical startups to fuel patient-centered innovation and develop breakthrough technologies that tackle the unmet needs of IBD / Crohn’s patients. Curious about what’s possible in the field of IBD healthcare with the recent advancements of digital technology? Tune in to find out! Tina also shares valuable advice for newly diagnosed IBD / Crohn’s disease patients, particularly regarding the mental adjustment it requires, as well as her vision of hope for the future of treatment.About Our Guest:Tina is a respected public health advocate and has been a Crohn’s patient for almost 15 years. Known globally for her award-winning blog, Own Your Crohn’s, Tina is an avid speaker and advocate for chronic illnesses, disabilities, and life-saving ostomy surgery.Visit Tina’s website: www.ownyourcrohns.comFollow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ownyourcrohns Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ownyourcrohns Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ownyourcrohns

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Who Would Have Thought is a podcast about digital health innovation, what we know now and what we have yet to discover about the rapid digital innovation happening around healthcare. Twenty years ago, who would have thought that so many people would have smartphones? Twenty years from now, what will the new “Who Would Have Thought” questions become. What digital technologies will significantly transform healthcare and what will it look like? What will we know then that we don’t know now about the way healthcare is delivered for more effective outcomes. Digital technology has certainly brought many changes in the quality of our lifestyle and we are starting to see it in healthcare. What are the challenges that patients and physicians face now and what are the changes needed for better outcomes? Discover the perspectives of digital health thought leaders today and inquire into digital technologies of tomorrow. This is a conversation to discover the future of digital health that impacts us all.