#26: Tying Things Together In Adolescent Health Care (with Paul Julius, Co-Founder and CEO at Thread Health)

What you’ll get out of this episodeListen in as host Tim Fitzpatrick chats with Paul Julius from Thread Health about adolescent care and how their parents play a role. Thread Health focuses on supporting the physical and mental health of teens while reducing friction between teens, doctors, and their parents. Paul and his team are focused on the stage of life where we make our first health care decisions, and they are leveraging their experience and their target populations' platforms of choice to do it.In this episode you’ll discover:Why Thread Health focuses on teens and supporting the stage of newfound independence, often making health decisions on your own for the first time.How Thread Health thinks about managing the relationship between kids, guardians and doctors from tweens to twentysomethings.Why Thread health made the decision to leverage SMS and text-based interactions with teens. In this demographic, teens are very proficient in digital platforms, and this tends to make them more comfortable controlling their health and asking questions.Opportunities for health education in the teen and parent population, especially around common questions like acne, colds, nutrition and family histories.The role of Adolescent Health Specialists, how few there are across the United States, and how many there are at Thread Health.Quotables“It’s really interesting when you look at some of the polls around teen health and children's health. The [Mott] Poll out of the University of Michigan is really prominent. A lot of parents don’t think that their teens are capable or willing to ask questions directly to their doctor. In some cases, only 10%...” @PaulJul1us #ThreadHealth on EP26 @T-Minus10 w/ @trfitzpatrick Recommended ResourcesWhat is an Adolescent Health Specialist? (HealthyChildren.org)Is TikTok The Next Social Media Frontier for Medicine? (AEM Education and Training)National Poll on Children’s Health (Mott Poll, U Michigan)#304 – Paul Julius, CEO & Co-Founder at Thread Health (Slice of Healthcare) Join the [email protected]@threadhealth.comPaul Julius on LinkedIn@teenhealthdoc - Thread Health Co-Founder (Dr. Hina Talib)@Thread_Health on Instagram“Now is the time for Family Tech in Health Care. Thanks Betty Chang for the Thread Health mention. Adolescents make up over 20% of the population, we have to design health services for teens and families.#teens #adolescentes #families #healthcare #design” @PaulJulius on LinkedIn“It is great to have a thought leader as a Co-Founder. Hina Talib, MD shares her thoughts on Teen Health in 2022 on Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA's The Heart of Healthcare Podcast. It couldn’t be clearer the health system needs to change for Teens, excited for what we are launching Thread Health and in improving access to care for Teens. #healthcare #health #pediatrics #teens#parenting #teenhealth #adolescentmedicine” @PaulJulius on LinkedInAbout Your HostTim Fitzpatrick is the CEO of IKONA Health, a company using neurobiology and immersive technology to improve how patients learn about their care and treatment options. Tim co-founded IKONA based on his own patient experiences while serving in the US Navy and now in the VA health system. He has served as Principal Investigator on multiple federal research grants, has co-authored papers on learning science, VR, and mental health in the age of COVID-19, and has partnered with top healthcare investors and institutions including the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, National Artificial Intelligence Institute, StartUp Health, On Deck, FundRx, MATTER and NVIDIA.T-Minus 10 is a part of the Slice of Healthcare podcast network.