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Tom is head of a company conscious of looking after employee health. Assessment showed his workplace was full of aches, pains and posture issues, so he hired a physical trainer to come in three times a week. However uptake for the classes was low, and those who did attend fell away quickly. Employee health remained poor.

Empeal’s nuanced data analysis saw that what was missing was personalisation. Tom’s physical trainer wasn’t the answer, but tailored programmes of simple exercise and physiotherapy were. Engagement went up, employees felt better. This insight allowed the EAP Provider to operate more effectively and, when it was time to renew staff health insurance, to strategise cost-effective alterations to the company’s packages.

Jack has a chronic health condition. At a medical consultation, tests are done, he is prescribed medications, and given recommendations on nutrition and lifestyle. However, the clinical team have no idea how well Jack has managed his health until his repeat check up. As they discover, Jack was confused by the instructions, and he returns with his condition aggravated.

With Empeal, Jack has help in his pocket. He’s able to easily and in real-time track his health between consultations, and customised programmes guide him step-by-step through following his clinical advice. Before his next check up, Jack also simply downloads his data report to give the practitioner, so reliable information can help in choosing the patient’s next steps.

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Mary is an HR manager looking after health. She tried to run a simple step challenge, but it was difficult getting employees to take part, and those who did submitted their step count via a messy stream of texts and chats and emails. Mary’s department was overloaded just trying to collate the data, never mind analyse it to help company strategy.

Empeal significantly reduced Mary’s HR stress. It was downloadable, easy to use and increased engagement. It required no management, making health drives sustainable for the first time. It centralised information, and generated clear and regular reports which were key to implementing wellbeing solutions and improving company success.

Mary

Jane is frequently unwell. She needs medical treatment and frequent visit to clinics but thankfully that’s covered through insurance. However, this causes her to miss work and results in poor social inclusion, happiness and career growth.

She has seen a trend of absenteeism in her team as well. She thinks this could be avoided with proper intervention

Jane is a customer service team leader. She feels tired all the time, has hyperthyroid issues, is allergic to gluten and suffers shoulder pain due to a sedentary job and bad posture. Her wellbeing goals are to get healthier and reduce stress, but she doesn’t know where to start.

With Empeal, Jane had access to a cutting edge interactive assessment and trend analysis. This soon highlighted the root causes of her health complaints, which were tackled through custom gluten-free meal suggestions and exercise programmes including shoulder rehab, and guidance and monitoring features for improved sleep. Jane quickly goes from a tired employee to a healthy and happy one.

Jane

Empeal was chosen to partake in a Scaleup program in collaboration with Huawei and Dogpatch labs. Over the course of three weeks, we attended intensive workshops where we had access to renowned entrepreneurs and mentors. On the final day we had the opportunity to pitch to a live audience while being broadcasted to viewers across the globe.

In the pitch, Aurobinda discusses our digital health platform that assists with the management and prevention of chronic illnesses. Empeal is the missing link between lifestyle factors and clinical care, we do this by connecting to wearable and medical devices to gather health data which we then make available for health clinicians. This allows for a 360-degree view of a patient’s health journey to allow for better decision making and timely intervention.

empeal scale up with hiuwei

Empeal was chosen to partake in a Scaleup program in collaboration with Huawei and Dogpatch labs. It was for three weeks and on the final day we had the opportunity to pitch to a live audience while being broadcasted to viewers across the globe.

Huawei Scale-Up Event

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October has been a busy month of travel, attending events, and taking part in accelerator programs. We have received a lot of press surrounding the Huawei and Dogpatch accelerator and have been mentioned in articles by The Business Post, Tech Ireland and, Business Plus.

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Workplace wellness has been a phenomenon for a long time. In recent years, businesses are working to improve employee wellbeing through workplace wellness programmes. Over the past few years, workplace wellness has evolved significantly. Companies began by introducing yoga classes, gyms, and healthy food. Now, programmes are moving beyond this to focus on mental health too as employers are rewarded for investing in employee wellness.

Looking at 22 different studies on wellness programmes, the average return on investment is 3.27 - meaning for every euro spent on wellness programmes, companies can save €3.27 on healthcare costs. Investing in employees’ health pays off and employers have begun to identify benefits beyond reduced costs, such as increased productivity, engagement, and retention rates. Workplace wellness programmes are here to thrive since they offer so many advantages to business owners.

Changes in the workplace lead to changes in recruitment. Job seekers are looking out for companies which prioritise health and invest in their wellbeing. Survey says, in USA where 67% of people said they would like to be in a company where wellness strategies are being focused and 87% of people says they looks for wellness packages when choosing a company.

In Ireland, workplace wellness programmes help companies attract top talent too. Having a well-thought-out wellness programme demonstrates to potential employees that your company is a fantastic place to work as the economy approaches full employment. This is crucial to attracting tech talent in the digital recruitment industry, where the skills gap has reached a critical point.

It is clear from this that companies are starting to take employee wellbeing more seriously. Although this is a step in the right direction there are still many obstacles’ employers face such as low engagement, and lack of data and personalisation in EAP schemes. A survey reported that if 85% of employees have access to different Employee Assistant Programmes, only 25% are using it. Additionally, companies are not aware of their employee’s exact need. 85% of company reported they do not have employee data in a proper and secured way. There is a need for technologies to tackle this challenge of identifying employee needs, and to do so in a secured way. The key to raising EAP involvement is to give employees a secure platform where their data is protected. This is where Empeal can help.

Our CEO Sohini De shares, “When Empeal goes to any company the first thing we look after is the employee data, and ensuring it’s fully protected. You need to give the comfort first to the employees. Only then we can get the right information to provide personalised health and wellbeing interventions”. The other important thing here is technology. The technology that Empeal have developed helps achieve this personalization, and provides an easily accessible and scalable app. There is a lot of things to consider when investing in employees' health and wellbeing. But one thing that is certain is that it’s essential for companies to understand their employees, and to choose the most appropriate platform for the wellbeing of their employees.

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Workplace wellness has been a phenomenon for a long time. In recent years, businesses are working to improve employee wellbeing through workplace wellness programmes.

Considering workplace wellness is vital!

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This year the focus for World Diabetes Day is education and that is why we invited certified health coach Erin Dolan to join us to talk about diabetes. Erin is based in West Clare, is a mother of two, world traveller and a person with type1 diabetes. Erin offers advice and support to people with diabetes on mental health, nutrition, and lifestyle and this interview with Erin is no different.

Throughout this blog Erin shares with us her experiences with type 1 diabetes and how she remains confident in herself and how she manages the disease. We also discuss current issues in Ireland when it comes to diabetes along with life-changing technology that has helped so many people including Erin to live a fulfilled life.

When it comes to chronic illnesses, myths and stereotypes can be very harmful. Providing individuals with the correct information and education is imperative for a person in order to successfully manage diabetes. We raised this issue to Erin who helped us to debunk some of these issues,

“So yes there are many different myths. So, first of all there are not just two different types of diabetes but there is actually over eight and each type of diabetes is caused in different ways. Many people still believe that a large amount of sugar intake is a cause of diabetes, and this is just not true. I have type one diabetes which is an autoimmune disease, and I was diagnosed with this when I was ten. To treat my diabetes, I need to inject insulin daily, but this is not the case for all of the other types of diabetes. There are a wide range of treatments such as oral medications, lifestyle changes, and managing diet and nutrition. Often people clump diabetes all together and it is important to remember that people who have diabetes can live normal lives and can-do normal things”.

From our own work at Empeal we know that mental and physical health is extremely important when helping individuals with chronic conditions. Throughout the interview Erin also commented on this and gave very insightful advice,

“Diabetes is often known as an invisible disease as many people do not see the disease on the outside. However, inside there are definitely daily struggles when it comes to management. It is a 24/7 disease which you can’t take a break from. You have to be constantly in control of your glucose numbers and there are also so many factors that can raise or lower those glucose levels. There are three things I would recommend when it comes to mental wellbeing and balancing diabetes”. 

“To find time for yourself and to take time to quiet the fulltime job that comes with diabetes. I would recommend people to get involved in meditation or self-care as it is so important to allow the mind to rest. Allow yourself to be present and to give yourself a break. For me I love sea therapy I recently have been going into the sea every day for diabetes awareness month, and it really allows me to reset my mind. However, taking time for yourself can involve anything that makes you feel good”.

“To be able to talk and connect with others about your diabetes is huge. It is so easy to hide it away from people and sometimes when you do that you begin to lack confidence and it also opens up dialogue which puts others in a better position to support you”.

“Building confidence in yourself is an important step. Setting and working toward goals can massively help with this. For me I built my confidence by challenging myself by participating and training for a marathon. Going after your goals is great for boosting your confidence”.

Diabetes is a complicated disease with many different factors and outside elements that can contribute to a good or bad day. Finding the right balance is critical in effectively managing the disease. Erin commented that,

“There are so many different factors that effect balance. Factors such as stress, adrenaline or illness can make your glucose levels go high while alcohol, exercise, and heat can make your glucose levels go low. From my experience I would say that there is no one size fits all when it comes to balance”.

The importance of utilising available health data cannot be underestimated as the proven benefits are huge. Advancements in modern technology have allowed people to easily track their health data on a day-to-day basis across all chronic illnesses. This can help healthcare teams to identify areas of risk or improvement within current pathways. With this information, they can work to correct areas where patient care is lacking and increase the quality of the overall experience of patients. Erin’s point of view on this topic was alike,

“It is important to be able to decipher trends for yourself to then relate this back to your diabetes support team to come up with personalised plans for yourself. This could involve recording your blood glucose levels throughout the day, and also recording your food intake and any other events that may happen such as exercise or stress. This can be done by writing it down in a diary or using technology such as apps to record it. Being able to see the trends in a big picture can really give you greater transparency of what factors are contributing and how they are impacting on your diabetes. For example, it is important to manage your stress levels when you have diabetes as it is a contributor in raising your glucose levels”.

Throughout the years diabetes technology has 

made diabetes management safer and simpler

 Erin agreed with this statement and discussed how it has massively aided her life for the better.

“Technology has allowed me to be much more flexible especially in going after my goals.I have been able to take on more significant challenges that have tested my body. From running a marathon and racing in triathlons and cycling over the continental divide. The type of technology I use is a continuous glucose monitor and a flash insulin pump. These give me greater peace of mind as it gives you alerts before you go low or high in your glucose levels so you can easily adjust. It has massively boosted my confidence in managing diabetes and also allows for less injections”.

It can be argued that diabetes care and research in Ireland is not on par to other countries such as the UK. Although we have come a long way many individuals still struggle to find the right services and support they need. A lack of facilities and technology is still a significant issue in Ireland.

“Diabetes care in Ireland is so diverse from county to county and there is just no consistency in the care that you get. Getting access to diabetes technology across Ireland takes a log time. “In particularly the flash glucose monitoring is only available for people under 21 and otherwise if you are unable to get this technology you have to pay out of pocket. This is a pity as technology has the capabilities to improve the quality of life for people while reducing complications long term which can lead to less hospitalisations. Currently in Ireland there are long waiting times for certain diabetes care service and there is also a lack of mental health services and specialities which is quite frustrating for people. Having timely access to these services is important and could be so helpful and successful for many with diabetes. Alongside this there actually is no national diabetes registry in Ireland, so we have no idea how many people in Ireland have diabetes. If we did this we could better plan and allocate funds and services more accurately”.

world diabetes day

This year the focus for World Diabetes Day is education and that is why we invited certified health coach Erin Dolan to join us to talk about diabetes. Erin offers advice and support to people with diabetes on mental health, nutrition, and lifestyle and this interview with Erin is no different.

Erin Dolan - World Diabetes Day 2022

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