Want a Healthier, Happier and More Productive Employee?

Employee Wellness Programs are the answer.

Presented below is a list of some essential elements that your wellness program should have, in order to improve your employees’ cardiovascular and general health.

·         Early detection/health screening,

·         Nutrition education & promotion,

·         Stress management/ reduction,

·         Smoking cessation & prevention,

·         Regular physical activity,

·         Weight management,

·         Disease management,

·   Changes in the work environment to encourage healthy behaviours promote occupational health.

Your Employee Wellness Programmes should be integrated into the workplace structure by using these strategies below:

·         Health education that relies on valid, credible  sources and is focused on         employee skill development;

·         Initiatives that are incorporated into existing employee programs;

·         Worksite screening linked with medical care for follow-up on modifiable           risk factors.

Wellness programs must address the needs of all employees at a given workplace, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, culture, job type, or physical or intellectual capacity.

Worksite wellness programs should be designed to be culturally sensitive and all-inconclusive, and employers should also consider targeted, complementary interventions for their more vulnerable employees that are specifically designed to engage those who are economically challenged, less educated or under served (Carnethon et al, 2009).

Here at Full Health, we can ensure that your wellness programs run efficiently and cost-effectively. Through using our online, next-generation platform we automate and streamline the health screening process, eliminating paper and improving the experience. We can produce personalised employee health reports post-screening and based on these, we can produce population group reports that allow for tailored interventions and education programmes to be initiated.

For more information as to how Full Health can help your employees, please email Paul McCarthy at paul@fullhealth.ie or call on +353 (0) 87 947 1255. 

Visit our website www,fullhealthmedical.com

Full Health Medical selected to be part of national Health Innovation Hub

Following on from a successful National Healthcare Conference, more good news for Full Health Medical

Full Health Medical are very pleased to announce the exciting news that we have been selected to be part of the national Health Innovation Hub (HIH) for 2014. The HIH is a Government driven collaboration between the Irish health system and commercial enterprises which will lead to the commercialisation of new healthcare technologies emerging from within the health system and/or firms. The HIH will enable Full Health Medical to further develop its services to the healthcare sector both nationally and internationally. Paul McCarthy, CEO of Full Health, explained “We are delighted. It has always been part of our vision to help create a joined-up healthcare system. Working with wider healthcare sector stakeholders, as represented by the HIH, will help to make this vision a reality”.

Full Health Medical is a preventative health management and reporting solution that improves how medical test results are communicated to patients. The company was founded by Paul McCarthy and his wife Dr. Ann Shortt who has worked as an Emergency Medicine Doctor in Australia, the UK and presently in Ireland. Dr. Shortt explained “The majority of the serious illness that we see in A&E could be prevented if people had the tools and clear communication to understand their own health. In medicine, one of the biggest challenges is the time it takes to provide clear communication to the patient and not the need for another piece of expensive diagnostic equipment.”

The Full Health technology has the ability to automatically interpret numerical medical tests. Powered by sophisticated algorithms, this interpretation is achieved by combining medical test results with the patient’s responses to their personal, family history and lifestyle questionnaires. The output from this integrated process is an easy-to-read report for the patient – that can be quickly approved by doctors. These reports provide self-management techniques, which promote behaviour change. As a person’s health is now explained to them in real terms, they can tackle potential issues with diet and lifestyle changes rather than waiting until medication is needed. The technology in Full Health has been developed by a team of medical specialists, consultants and technologists.

There is also a major population health management component to Full Health as all of the data is collected in a uniform way. It’s clearly working, as 70,000 test results have been provided to date. Although most people using Full Health receive it through employee-based health programs, Full Health now want this extended as a standard for every person in the state and across the world.

For more information contact, Paul McCarthy (paul@fullhealthmedical.com) Telephone +353 (0) 87 947 1255 - Website: www.fullhealthmedical.com

Full Health Medical raises €500 for Children’s Hospital at Ireland’s Largest Healthcare Conference

The Full Health Medical Team receiving the National Healthcare Conference Health Award 2014. 

Wednesday, April 2^nd 2014 was unforgettable. Full Health Medical demonstrated their preventative health platform at the National Healthcare Conference. The response, uptake and feedback were amazing.

Full Health Medical are very proud to announce that we successfully raised €500 in aid of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. At the National Healthcare Conference, we showcased our online preventative health platform and conference delegates experienced how it facilitates clearer communication. Our medical technology platform was demonstrated by way of a free health-check. Invited delegates could opt to pay for additional blood tests, with all monies collected going to the Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. In just over three hours, 25 delegates came through the streamlined process, with the majority receiving a personalised easy-to-read report sent directly to their smartphones, just hours later.

Award Winners

On another positive note, Full Health Medical were announced as joint-winners of ‘The National Healthcare Conference Health Award 2014’, which recognises innovation in health technology. Seven other companies pitched for the award at the conference, which focused on developing innovations to improve patient care. 

Dr Ann Shortt of Full Health Medical receiving the National Healthcare Conference Health Award

A Huge Thank You

Finally, we’d like to thank Investnet, Biomnis, Hermitage Medical Clinic and all the staff at the Convention Centre Dublin for making this initiative the success that it was. Full Health Medical would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to all participating delegates who donated. Thank you all for helping us do a world of good.

For more information about what Full Health Medical can do for you, email Paul at paul@fullhealthmedical.com or visit our website www.fullhealthmedical.com