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The Heart of Innovation with Kym McNicholasAuthor: Kym McNicholas
All of us have the power to create change. The advances in technology are now such that if you have an idea, it's easier than ever to execute on it. "Kym McNicholas On Innovation" shares the journeys of successful entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors from around the world who will inspire you to create your own financial independence. The show also features some of the most advanced technologies you've never heard of that could be have an impact on your life, your business, and your career. Regular featured segments include "The Edge" which highlights businesses that are game-changing in the enterprise. Plus, each week in "HealthTech", you'll hear about a company that's creating better, safer, faster, and cheaper technologies that will improve patient care and lower costs. And in our "Female Seeking Startup" series hear the success stories of some of the most powerful women who are creating game-changing technologies. Produced and Published by The Innovators Network (http://TheInnovators.Network) Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Avoiding Amputation And Walking | A Peer Reviewed Extreme Limb Salvage Case
Saturday, 1 August, 2026
One year ago, Mama Joyce was facing an above-knee amputation after peripheral artery disease had progressed to its most advanced stage, chronic limb-threatening ischemia, or CLTI. Her daughter, Jae, called the Global PAD Association's Leg Saver Hotline looking for one more chance. We helped facilitate Mama Joyce's transfer to an advanced multidisciplinary limb salvage team with the experience, tools, and techniques needed to take another look. Today, Mama Joyce is not only standing on that leg. She is walk, walk, walking! Now, her extraordinary journey has been documented in a peer-reviewed case report published in Vascular Disease Management by HMP Global. I am deeply honored to be a co-author alongside Dr. David Allie, Dr. Kerry Thibodeaux, and Dr. Amit Amin. Dr. John Phillips and I welcome Mama Joyce andher daughter Jae back to The Heart of Innovation one year after we first shared their story. We talk about the fight to get another set of eyes on her case, the imaging and advanced revascularization that helped restore blood flow, the multidisciplinary wound care that followed, and the determination of a patient and daughter who refused to give up hope. We also discuss why this publication matters. This is the first peer-reviewed case report we have co-authored documenting the role patient advocacy can play in helping someone facing amputation reach an experienced limb salvage team. Mama Joyce's outcome cannot be promised for every patient. But her story is a powerful reminder of why patients should understand their diagnosis, ask whether all appropriate imaging and treatment options have been explored, and seek an urgent second opinion from an experienced limb salvage specialist when time and their medical condition allow. Read the peer-reviewed case report: https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/vdm/case-report/extreme-limb-salvage-facilitated-patient-advocacy-multidisciplinary-care-and Watch our original conversation with Mama Joyce and Jae: https://www.youtube.com/live/2f95s6hZKsQ?si=62VmoO8gqs8AUTOz Facing an amputation or being told there are no other options? Call the Global PAD Association Leg Saver Hotline at 1-833-PAD-LEGS or visit PADhelp.org. We help patients understand the questions to ask and connect with experienced limb salvage specialists for additional opinions. Subscribe to our youtube channel: @TheWayToMyHeart for more patient stories, physician conversations, and lifesaving information about peripheral artery disease. Join The Great Circulation Challenge and help us walk the 60,000 miles of the human circulatory system: https://padwalk.org/register.html Please share Mama Joyce's story. It may reach someone who needs to know that it is okay to ask questions, seek another set of eyes, and make sure every reasonable option has been explored. This program is for education and awareness and is not a substitute for medical advice. Every patient and medical situation is different, and outcomes will vary. Never delay urgent or medically necessary treatment while seeking another opinion. Always consult your own healthcare team. #PeripheralArteryDisease #LimbSalvage #PatientAdvocacy #legpain #legcramps #chroniclimbthreateningischemia #criticallimbischemia #peerreviewed #diabetes #PADsupportgroup #globalpadassociation
