Amelio Health takes out two gold awards for
digital innovation
An Australian nurse has won two awards for her digital tech startup that aims to ease the stress ofpeople living with persistent and chronic pain.
Amelio Health, founded by Kathy Hubble, took away gold for Digital Innovation and Health & Well-Being at the 2020 AusMumpreneur Awards.
Amelio Health is a digital behavioural medicine program and integrated clinical education pathway that gives people living with persistent pain and their healthcare professionals 24/7 support.
Using validated pain measurement tools and carefully curated content, the Amelio Pain Program uses data from the platform and wearable devices to drive behaviour change supported by a live health coach via a chatbot. Integrated learning enables healthcare professionals to support the patients through the program.
According to Hubble, the next milestone for the program will be the accreditation of the clinical education pathway as a university level qualification in partnership with a recognised training organisation.
Since launching at the end of January 2020, Amelio Health has secured a partnership with the largest rehabilitation provider in Australia in Recovre Group, and a pilot with Suncorp. Amelio Health has also partnered with Rehab Management and Active OHS in Australia, and RTW Plus, who has recently been accepted into a digital health innovation program with the UK NHS.
Hubble says, “This award is a fantastic way to shine the light on the problem of chronic pain and how we help people to manage their pain and get their lives back.”
She says, “The tremendous amount of traction we have achieved in
Written by Catherine Knowles