Throughout the year our two co-Founders, James Maskell and Gabe Hoffman, take the opportunity to share with our community, the “State of the Evolution” address on our Evolution of Medicine Podcast, that gives a run down of the last few months and some of the plans for the months ahead.

Even by our standards, this last 6 months has been incredibly busy, including, but not limited to

• Three Functional Forums in collaboration with the Institute for Functional Medicine
• The second “Evolution of Medicine Summit” including the 7 Hour Practice Hack-A-Thon
• The launch of the first affordable alternative to health insurance, Liberty Direct
• The Evolution of Medicine Film Festival
• The launch of the first airborne probiotic cleaning system, Airbiotics

In this episode we discuss all of these events, and more, and share our appreciation for our team, our community and give some hints as to our intentions and goals for the year ahead.

Listen in to hear all of the above and more, including some funny stories and key emerging characters in the Evolution of Medicine

What you will learn from this podcast:

• The impact of the IFM collaboration on our business and outlook
• The hilarious back story of the hack-a-thon translocation
• Our recommendation for the best holiday gift of 2015

One of the basics premises in Functional Medicine is systems biology. This helps providers and patients to look at the body for what it is: a complex, interconnected system. But complex medicine doesn't have to be complicated, and we are excited to feature speakers who make it easy for doctors to understand this transition from reductionism to complexity.

Dr. Bill Sutherland is a fascinating Canadian doctor whose book "Grand Rounds: Healing Wisdom for a Complex World" caught our attention at the Evolution of Medicine. In this podcast he shares with us his incredible journey from jazz to medicine, through family, martial arts, world travel and depression.

What you will learn in this podcast:

• Why we have to treat complex things in a complex way
• Different ways to address complex situations from ADD to Cancer
• The greater context of the role of the physician in creating health

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Over 70% of medical decisions start with a blood draw, and that makes it arguably the most important factor for the future of precision medicine. But how efficient is lab testing? Especially the use of specialty labs?

Throughout this series, we are looking at health technologies that have the potential to massively increase the efficiency of functional, integrative, and precision medicine. 

In this episode we interview Dr. Shaiv Kapadia, a practicing cardiologist and Chief Medical Officer of IGGBO, which has been described as the 'Uber for Phlebotomists'. With one in three blood draws never completed, this technology is helping solve a huge bottleneck in healthcare.

What you will learn in this podcast:

• Why 1/3 of blood draws aren't completed and what problems this leads to for their health
• How IGGBO democratizes access to patient for specialized lab tests
• Why improving the 'compliance' of blood draws is a key factor in driving behavior change

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