Meshari Alwashmi's guest appearances

Meshari Alwashmi

VOCM Shows

MileAGE Podcast

The WAHL Show

Ian Penney

Ashton Applewhite

Greg Smith

Anne Phillips

Emily King

Debbie Travis

Richard Schwartz

Deborah Kelly

David Behm

Alan Doyle

Paul Walsh

Andrew Williams

Craig Moore

Chris Wilson

Olive Bryanton

OwlTail

Julie Dwyer

Navigating healthy living over the holidays can be a challenge. Today we have 3 experts to help us understand how we can do our best. First we have Adrianna Smallwood a register dietitian who will help us navigate healthy eating. We are then joined by Dr. Meshari Alwashmi with some great wellness tech gift ideas. Finally we are joined by Julie Dwyer who reminds us about the importance of maintaining our mental health.

Episode 38 - Holiday Health with Adrianna Smallwood RD, Dr. Meshari Alwashmi & Julie Dwyer MScPsych

Dr. Meshari Alwashmi is the Chief Scientific Officer at Breathe Suite and he joins the show today to discuss the findings of his recent qualitative study on the potential features of a mobile app as examined in conjunction with healthcare providers and patients.   We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna introduces today’s guest Meshari Alwashmi and asks him to talk about the reasons that took him towards the health sciences and more specifically digital health. [2:38] Understanding which features of mobile health applications are attractive to both physicians (providers) and patients (users) who have COPD; Meshari talks about what he’s found from patients. [6:30] Having an action plan is invaluable in the management of a chronic disease like COPD; Meshari shares his take on the action plan provided through the BreathSuite apps. [8:33] Health care professionals agreed that usability and patient customization (or adaptability) were paramount in terms of app functionality as well as easy ways to gather patient usage data on specific variables (inhaler use, step tracking, and heart rate). [12:05] Patient usage data is hugely empowering; Jenna and Meshari discuss the implications of this trend as well as that of some of his findings in the future. [15:14] Breathe Suite is an app designed to track inhaler usage for patients with asthma and COPD, Meshari talks about the company and how the pandemic has affected app usage in patients. [19:39] Dr. Alwashmi touches on the barriers that need to be overcome for mobile health applications to be successful. [24:58] Jenna thanks Meshari for coming on the podcast. Until next time, subscribe, rate, and share!   If you enjoyed today’s episode, make sure to subscribe, rate us, and visit our website at  agewell-nih-appta.ca/mileage-podcast for more information.   Mentioned in this episode The MileAGE Podcast BreatheSuite  “Features of a mobile health intervention to manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study”, by Meshari Alwashmi   More about your hosts Jenna Roddick at APPTA Jenna Roddick on Twitter  Jenna Roddick on LinkedIn   More about today’s guest Dr. Meshari Alwashmi is Chief Scientific Officer at BreatheSuite and a recent Ph.D. graduate in digital health at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s; you can find out more on his LinkedIn.

Dr. Meshari Alwashmi is the Chief Scientific Officer at Breathe Suite and he joins the show today to discuss the findings of his recent qualitative study on the potential features of a mobile app as examined in conjunction with healthcare providers and patients. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna introduces today’s guest Meshari Alwashmi and asks him to talk about the reasons that took him towards the health sciences and more specifically digital health. [2:38] Understanding which features of mobile health applications are attractive to both physicians (providers) and patients (users) who have COPD; Meshari talks about what he’s found from patients. [6:30] Having an action plan is invaluable in the management of a chronic disease like COPD; Meshari shares his take on the action plan provided through the BreathSuite apps. [8:33] Health care professionals agreed that usability and patient customization (or adaptability) were paramount in terms of app functionality as well as easy ways to gather patient usage data on specific variables (inhaler use, step tracking, and heart rate). [12:05] Patient usage data is hugely empowering; Jenna and Meshari discuss the implications of this trend as well as that of some of his findings in the future. [15:14] Breathe Suite is an app designed to track inhaler usage for patients with asthma and COPD, Meshari talks about the company and how the pandemic has affected app usage in patients. [19:39] Dr. Alwashmi touches on the barriers that need to be overcome for mobile health applications to be successful. [24:58] Jenna thanks Meshari for coming on the podcast. Until next time, subscribe, rate, and share! If you enjoyed today’s episode, make sure to subscribe, rate us, and visit our website at <a href="https://agewell-nih-appta.ca/mileage-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> agewell-nih-appta.ca/mileage-podcast</a> for more information. Mentioned in this episode <a href="https://agewell-nih-appta.ca/mileage-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The MileAGE Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.breathesuite.com/about-us/aboutus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BreatheSuite</a> <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1753466620951044" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> “Features of a mobile health intervention to manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study”</a>, by Meshari Alwashmi More about your hosts <a href="https://agewell-nih-appta.ca/jenna-roddick/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jenna Roddick at APPTA</a> <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/jennaroddick?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jenna Roddick on Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-roddick-6a2502101/?originalSubdomain=ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jenna Roddick on LinkedIn</a> More about today’s guest Dr. Meshari Alwashmi is Chief Scientific Officer at BreatheSuite and a recent Ph.D. graduate in digital health at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s; you can find out more on his <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/meshari-f-alwashmi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

Usability and adaptability as Tools to Bridge the Digital Divide with Dr. Meshari Alwashmi