Why do healthcare teams and patients need better ways to communicate? How is exercise entering the home? And what’s the impact of open discussions around menstrual health? In this part of the 2020 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about the ways people are taking care of themselves.
Claire is an author, blogger, and advocate for patient and healthcare collaboration. She is passionate about inspiring people as a result of her lived experience as an individual with a brain tumour and other chronic health conditions. She has co-authored a scientific study between neurosurgeons and patients and has developed the 'TEAM Approach' to help people be more health confident in their health. Claire is a TEDx Speaker, a member of the Canadian Medical Association’s Patient Voice, and always looks for ways to increase communication and collaboration between patients, families, caregivers, and the healthcare system to improve the patient experience.
Tom Holland is an exercise physiologist, certified sports nutritionist, and the CEO and founder of TeamHolland LLC. He works with individuals, companies, and organisations in need of targeted expertise in exercise science and sports nutrition.
Dominnique Karetsos specialises in growth for sex-, fem-, and medtech start-ups. She co-founded the Healthy Pleasure Collective, the first integrated agency for sextech start-ups, and the Intimology Institute, a sexual wellness school.
Megan Carnegie is a journalist and editor. She has written for Courier, Time Out, Guardian Weekend, Creative Review, The Telegraph, Evening Standard, and more. Outside of work, she can be found reading, running, and killing off her houseplants.