Health Ministry gets RM25b boost New option to ease queues in govt hospitals250亿提升卫生医疗保健

The Health Ministry received a timely boost after the Budget 2017 saw the government allocate RM25 billion for four healthcare programmes.

In the Budget 2017 speech in Parliament today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak announced that the allocation will be used to build and upgrade new hospitals and clinics in Perlis, Kuching, Mukah, Jempol, Muar and Johor Baru.

"To upgrade hospital facilities with an allocation of RM536 million. This includes provision of cardiology treatment equipment for Serdang Hospital, Pulau Pinang Hospital and Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru as well as purchase of 100 ambulances," he said.

The remainder of the allocation, Najib said will include RM4.5 billion for the operations of 340 1Malaysia Clinics, 11 1Malaysia Mobile Clinics, 959 health clinics and more than 1,800 existing rural clinics.

"Another RM4 billion has been set aside for supply of drugs, consumables and vaccines to all government hospitals and health facilities," he added.

纳吉宣布，政府将拨款250亿令吉以提升国内卫生与健康保健。

政府将发放250亿拨款进行4项计划，以提升人民的健康及保健素质。纳吉说，政府将承建及改善玻璃市、砂州古晋、木胶、森美兰州仁保、柔佛麻坡及柔佛新山的新医院与政府诊所。

此外，政府也将耗资5亿3600万令吉改善医院，包括为沙登医院、槟城医院、新山中央医院购置新增心脏医疗器材，以及购置100架救护车。

45亿充各类诊所营运费

他指出，政府将发放45亿令吉拨款，以利国内340间一个马来西亚诊所、11间一马流动诊所、959间卫生诊所及超过1800间乡区诊所的运作。

政府也另外耗资发放40亿令吉，为所有政府医院及医疗设施提供药物供应、疫苗及试剂（reagents）。

经营慈善医院

纳吉说，政府将会跟私人医院或非政府组织经营的非营利慈善医院合作，以解决政府医院人流量问题，其看症收费跟政府医院一样。

他说，政府将发放2000万令吉贷款，以便这些非营利医院能添购医疗器材。

纳吉也宣布，政府发放1亿1000万令吉拨款，其中7000万令吉供1万名能力有限的病患充作医疗援助用途。

推动防病毒计划

他说，为了鼓励私人界开办更多洗肾中心（HeamodialysisCentre），政府也将发放4000万令吉拨款，作为一次性20万令吉添购器材的奖掖。

纳吉强调，政府严正看待黑斑蚊与寨卡病毒问题，因此，发放8000万令吉拨款推动防病毒计划，包括扩大“社区健康，国家强盛”（KOSPEN）睦邻计划。

MALAYSIANS who cannot afford expensive healthcare services but dread the long queues at government hospitals will soon have another option.

Non-profit charitable hospitals will be able to charge the same rates as government hospitals under Budget 2017, thanks to the Government’s collaboration with the private sector and NGOs.

“RM20mil is allocated in the form of loans for the hospitals to buy equipment.

“The Government will also allocate RM110mil, of which RM70mil is for medical assistance, benefitting nearly 10,000 underprivileged patients,” he said. The collaboration is aimed at reducing overcrowding in government hospitals.

A total of RM25bil was allocated to the Health Ministry in Budget 2017, reinforcing the Government’s stand on improving the health level of the rakyat and the quality of healthcare in the country.

Private haemodialysis centres have not been left out of the Budget; the Government has allocated RM40mil in the hope of encouraging more of such facilities.

“The Government will provide one-off grants worth RM200,000 to haemodialysis centres to buy the necessary equipment,” he said.

Also, RM4.5bil has been set aside for operational expenses of the 340 1Malaysia clinics, 11 1Malaysia mobile clinics, 959 health clinics and more than 1,800 rural clinics.

“RM4bil is allocated for the supply of drugs, consumables, vaccines and reagents to government hospitals and health facilities,” he said.

On contagious diseases like dengue and Zika, Najib said that the Government will implement initiatives to prevent and control them.

In addition, the National Community Health Empowerment Programme will be expanded at the cost of RM80mil, he added.

Contract jobs an ad hoc measure

APPOINTING doctors, dentists and pharmacists by contract due to constraints in permanent posts has its pros and cons, said Dr Koh Kah Chai.

The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) honorary general secretary said: “The pros are that they will be gainfully employed and will get the prerequisite training.

“But the worry is whether they will still be employed by the Government when their contract ends at the end of their housemanship.”

This move, to take place latest by December, was announced by the Prime Minister during Budget 2017, and is meant to benefit the nearly 2,600 doctors now unable to undergo housemanship due to lack of permanent positions in hospitals.

The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Associations, Malay­sia, president Dr Steven Chow agreed: “It is an ad hoc measure.

“What happens after the end of their contracts? There will still be a logjam of doctors.

“If you increase the output of doctors, you should have made arrangements to increase the number of housemen and medical officer posts as well,” he said.

Likewise, the creation of a new civil service pay grade – 56, to be placed between grade 54 and Jusa C – is only a temporary measure in its objective of preventing medical and dental specialists from leaving Government service and addressing the delays in their promotion.

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“It is a stop-gap measure, and some feel that it will delay promotion to Jusa C,” Dr Koh said.

Dr Chow said this was only an ad hoc measure that was unlikely to stem the outflow from the public sector.

The extra grade would mean doctors will take longer to reach the highest pay grades, which would in turn affect their pensions, he said.

On the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Govern­ment would cooperate with the private sector to run non-profit charitable hospitals, Dr Koh said: “While it is a noble idea, in the absence of details of the financing mechanism, we can’t really comment on the buy-in from the private sector.

“It appears to be a proposal of cost-sharing in the provision of healthcare to the rakyat.”

MMA past president Dr Milton Lum said the efforts to combat dengue, which was allocated RM80mil in the Budget, would benefit more from making the vaccine available.

“Vaccination is a cheap way of decreasing dengue cases.

“It’s better to spend the money on vaccination than on chasing mosquitoes,” he said.

For Zika, which was included in the RM80mil allocation, Dr Lum said that more public education efforts by the Health Ministry was necessary to prevent an explosion of cases.

On the overall health budget, Dr Koh said: “On the whole, the Budget seeks to address some of the acute ailments facing healthcare in our country, but I would say that the healthcare sector deserves more.”

GP Consultation Skills Workshop 2016 at Ipoh

GP Consultation Skills Workshop 2016 , a Continuous Medical Education ( CME ) for General Practitioners in Malaysia

Organised by Pertubuhan Doktor-Doktor Islam Malaysia( Perdim ) in collaboration with Pantai Hospital Ipoh & Academy of Family Physician Malaysia (AFPM)

held at Syuen Hotel, Ipoh on 4 Sept 2016 ( Sunday ) from 8.00am to 5.30pm

Doctor from Teluk Intan visit our Booth

4 to 6 CME point will be awarded depend on whether the doctor attended a full or half day workshop respectively.

Many doctor in other town like Port Dickson and Penang also attended the workshop, other than doctor from Perak like from Teluk Intan and Kampung Gajah etc.

Booth set up by our principal company

Program

9.00 am -9.45 am : Lecture 1 - Practical Approach to Menstrual Disorder in GP setting - by Datin (Dr) Mimin Tarmini Binti Sachlin ( Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecology )

9.45 am - 10.30 am : Lecture 2 - Abdominal Pain in General Practice - by Dr Harjinder Singh S/O Avatar Singh ( Consultant Gastroenterology & Hepatology )

Dr Chan from Ipoh visit our booth

11.00 am - 11.45am : Lecture 3 - Clinical Approach to Breast Lump in General Practice - by Dr Sumithra D/O Sivasuntharam ( Consultant Breast & General Surgeon )

11.45 am - 12.30 noon : Briefing on Workshop Session - by Dr Lili Zuryani Marmuji ( AFPM Council Member ) & Briefing on DFM Program by Prof Datuk Dr Sheikh Mohd Amin ( Dean of Graduate Studies & Former President, AFPM )

12.30 noon - 12.45 noon : Briefing on GP Connect Program by Ms Betty Caleb / Pn Fazillah ( Pantai Hospital , Ipoh )

12.45 noon - 1.15 pm Sponsored Lunch Talk - Childhood Vaccination Issues ( Diphtheria Outbreak ) & The role of GPs in the Community - by Dr Muhammad Hadhrami ( Lecturer & Paediatrician RCMP Ipoh )

Booth by our principal company

2.30 pm - 4.30 pm : Workshop Session ( Four Group )
4.30 pm - 5.00 pm : Feedbacks, Certificate Presentation & Group Photo

Dr Chan from Ipoh visit our booth

We also take this opportunity to offer other medical device company that set up booth at the event to advertise on our software as our software are used by more than 300 clinic in Malaysia. We offer 6 month free trial of our advertisement for limited period. Doctor and clinic also can advertise on recruitment for locum & nurse, if interested.


Related : Computerization of clinic in Ipoh

Lonely Planet names Ipoh as the sixth hottest place to visit in Asia《孤独星球》亚洲十大旅游景点怡保上榜排第六

Window shutters are seen in the charming old town district of Ipoh, Malaysia. — Pictures courtesy of Lonely Planet

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Bali, Phuket or Shanghai for your next trip? Try Perak instead. That’s right, Ipoh has made it to Lonely Planet’s top 10 destinations in Asia.

Ipoh's old world charm and booming hipster cafes has impressed the largest travel guide book publisher in the world, Lonely Planet, after the city was listed as one of the best Asian destinations to visit in 2016.

The world’s leading travel media company today announced its inaugural Best in Asia list that highlights the continent’s 10 best destinations to visit over the next 12 months.

In their pick of where to go in the next 12 months, Lonely Planet listed Hokkaido, Japan at first place, followed by Shanghai, China and Jeonju, South Korea.

Ipoh is the only city in Malaysia to be listed, at sixth place.

According to the website, the lesser-known food capital has new flair thanks to a crop of boutique cafes that have sprung up in its historic quarter.

Mount Rishiri’s steep volcanic ridges tower over a field of wildflowers off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan. 

"At the heart of Ipoh’s renaissance is other worldly concept hotel Sekeping Kong Heng, replete with glass attic rooms and wall-free rooftop quarters.

"Art-cafes like Roquette, Burps & Giggles and Everyday Lifeshop have appeared nearby, among creaky kedai kopi (coffee shops) and elegant colonial buildings.

"But food pilgrims still clamour for Ipoh’s old favourites: Lou Wong’s chicken with crisp beansprouts, and tau fu fah (tofu pudding) at Funny Mountain," said the website's description.

It also mentioned wild escapes, like birdwatching by bicycle through Kinta Nature Park or whitewater rafting near Gopeng are a must visit for tourists.

"Also, clifftop temples and fragrant Gaharu Tea Valley nearby, Ipoh’s revival seems sure to tempt new crowds," concluded Lonely Planet.

The Ipoh railway station at night

"In compiling our Best in Asia 2016 list, our Asia-expert authors have explored the continent’s most electrifying cities, trekked through steaming jungles and even swum in bountiful seas to seek out the spots you simply cannot afford to miss,” said Lonely Planet Asia-Pacific spokesperson Chris Zeiher.

“The result is a varied hit list of classic destinations offering a fresh twist for travellers, regions packed full of action, and edge-of-the-map places you may never have heard of,” he added.

In fourth place is the Con Dao Islands in Vietnam, followed by Hong Kong. Pemuteran in Indonesia was listed as the seventh top destination with Thailand’s Trang Islands, India’s Meghalaya, and Taiwan’s Taitung finishing off the list.  

While the rest of city has been industrialised, Jeonju Hanok Village retains its historical charms and traditions.

《孤独星球》亚洲十大旅游景点怡保上榜排第六

怡保的街边美食，吸引了不少游客。

国际知名旅游指南《孤独星球》（Lonely Planet ）公布2016年亚洲10大最佳旅游景点，好山好水但不是国际著名景点的怡保“爆冷”入榜，排名第6，日本北海道则位居榜首。
美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）报道，《孤独星球》派遣其以亚洲为重点的旅游作家，通过当地的自然和都市丛林跋涉后，汇编了亚洲未来值得一游的城市。
《孤独星球》亚太区发言人克里斯说：“本次的名单有别于传统的经典景点，提供旅游者一个全新的选择，选出一些或许你闻所未闻的好地方。”
街边美食闻名

马来西亚怡保位居第6，主要是当地拥有较不为世人所知的街边美食，以及特色咖啡馆林立。
日本北海道最知名的为粉状雪，但它荣登榜首的原因是四季皆有不同的景色。可抵达北海道南边的新干线于3月开通，预计到2030年将延伸到北海道首府札幌。
第二名的上海，面貌随着中国首座迪士尼乐园开幕及超高的上海中心大厦竣工而改变，不过上海榜上有名的原因是景观快速改变和丰厚的历史底蕴。
香港名列第5 ，太平山或维多利亚港令人难以抗拒的魅力不是它上榜原因，而是因为天然景观。香港地质公园获联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）列入世界地质公园名单中。
狭长的台东位于台湾东南岸，紧邻太平洋，没有被遮蔽的景致一览无余，傍晚时银河星空清澈闪耀。三仙台八拱跨海步桥为知名观光景点。
霹大臣:天然环境历史古迹 怡保亚洲第6受欢迎景点'

怡保二奶巷近年来冒起成为热门景点，人潮络绎不绝。（档案照）

霹州怡保在孤独星球《Lonely Planet》国际旅游书籍最新发起“十大亚洲最受欢迎景点”的投票中排名第6，成为对州政府在旅游业作出努力的一项肯定。
州务大臣拿督斯里占比里博士对此感到兴奋，并披露州政府有自身一套政策，来发展旅游业。
“我们除了保留及维护主要景点，也以天然环境、海边及历史古迹等综合配套来吸引许多国内外的游客。”
占比里今日主持州行政议会后说，该投选结果是通过CNN旅游视频播出，获得推荐的怡保特色包括芽菜鸡、观鸟、水上活动及复古餐厅等。
他披露，州政府目前正设法鉴定更多的地区成为州公园及森林保护区，近期已鉴定在九洞美露的一处森林，让游客在怡保也能欣赏该些园景。
“此外，州政府也与联合国教科文组织合作，寻找可作为观光景点的石灰岩及山洞，吸引更多游客。”
他补充，除了《孤独星球》的投选外，根据最新出炉的国家统计局数据，霹州成为最多本地游客到访的州属，达796万人。
“怡保如今就算在平日，也迎来众多游客；州政府也会将一些旧建筑物重新注入活力，成为吸引人的景点。”.

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怕吃苦 友族接班 华青不愿当电气技工

电气行业青黄不接，华裔老师傅带领友族技工或外劳跟班纵横江湖的局面，可能在老师傅逐渐退休后山河变色。

霹雳电器公会会长张金峰向《南洋商报》透露，近年来入行电气行业，当电线装接员的华裔年轻人已越来越少。目前华人经营的电气行业中，华裔技工只占总员工中的小部分。

跟班多是友族或外劳

他说，该行业目前虽然是由华裔老师傅领头工作，但手下跟班大部分已是友族同胞或外籍劳工。如果形势没有改变，他担心多年后老师傅一一退休，该行业传承将面对窘境，或不再由华裔技工服务客户。

他说，造成华裔年轻人却步电气行业，相信是现在就业机会比以前多，年轻人相对喜欢较轻松的工作，较少选择需要大量劳动的技术工作。

“他们即便要做蓝领工作，大部分人宁可到新加坡工作，因为工资高。”

不过他指出，其实该行业紧追者城市发展的步伐，有稳定的发展和需求，逐渐少人涉足的情况下，更显其市场发展空间和潜力，时下的年轻人不妨考虑加入该行业。

张金峰：发展受局限 80%华裔技工没文凭

谈到职工的技术水平，张金峰表示，华裔技工的经验丰富，各方面工作都能掌握胜任，唯目前仍有超过80%的华裔技工没有技术文凭的认证，工作和发展受到局限，也是接班行业的瓶颈。

他说，倘若员工没有文凭，就只能作为一个跟班工作，因根据电工法令的规定，只有持文凭者才有资格视察和检测鉴定，以向相关部门汇报工程完善和申请准证。

“文凭分四个等级，PW1和PW2涵盖的只是电荷240伏特的普通房子，

其中拥有PW1者只能视察房子电线规格，

而有PW2者可进行房子电线各项鉴定，

PW3和PW4还包括电荷415伏特的建筑。”

他继说，电工属于要求较高的技术工作，电流存在却无形，工作风险也较大，还必须确保安全所有工程安全无后患，因此需要严谨的工作态度和专业的技术知识。

忙赚钱养家没时间上课

张金峰指考取文凭之前，需完成国家能委会所承认的课程，但大部分没有文凭的华裔技工，忙碌工作养家糊口，无法抽空上课。

“之前考试相对开放，今年开始当局要求在指定学院完成课程才能报考，但这些课程都是两年全日制，技工没可能参与，才向当局协商开办速成班，争取机会让技工考取文凭。”

他补充，目前持文凭的华裔技工人数不能满足华人电工行业的需求，尚未持有文凭的技工应把握机会，参加速成班，增加学术知识外，也给自己升级的机会。

电器公会与九洞技术学院 联办电工速成班

张金峰表示，公会联合怡保九洞技术学院，1月中旬开办电流电线装接员及电工技术速成班，提供240小时，为期15周的进修课程，以考取技术文凭。

课程开放给18岁至50岁的技工报读，有兴趣参与者，请在1月10日前向该会秘书处报名和缴付学费，名额有限，先到先得。电话：05-2541502。

2013年1月8日

Holdsworth & Co. Accounting Firm uses ShareFile and RightSignature

Matt Holdsworth, CPA, explains how his accounting firm uses  ShareFile and  RightSignature to simplify and streamline their services to clients. By combining an easy e-signature service with secure, professional file transfer and storage,  ShareFile +  RightSignature helped Holdsworth dramatically reduce the time and resources needed to manage documents and obtain client signatures during tax season. "We tell clients now all they have to do is have an Internet connection. We can handle your work like you're next door."














Other : Software for Accounting Firm and Tax Advisor

Astute Financial Consulting with Citrix GoToAssist

Astute Financial Consulting provides service and support for small to medium-sized security alarm companies that need affordable accounting and business management solutions. Along with its consulting services, the company resells different cloud-based software packages that meet their clients’ industry-specific needs. As an all-around resource, Astute puts an emphasis on building close relationships with its clients. The company is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, and currently employs six people.

Key benefits
• Speeds up technical support and product training
• Reduces email overload for issue tracking
• Saves money and time over old file-sharing solution
• Ensures that clients get and send needed documents

The challenge: serving clients effectively

Astute Financial provides services for everything from accounting to reporting to software. “We’re basically like a partner for our clients,” said Jayme Hilmes, customer support manager for Astute Financial. Responsible for training and technical support, Hilmes is in daily contact with clients to ensure their questions are answered and their issues addressed. As such, she wanted a quick way to connect to clients and provide remote support.

In addition, the large number of requests she received through email made tracking issues difficult. Astute Financial was using Kayako to manage its help desk, but the software couldn’t keep up with the company’s demands. “It was pretty cumbersome,” Hilmes said. “Kayako had a website for a knowledge base, but it wasn’t as expansive as I wanted.” Without an easy path to self-service support, clients would resort to email, so Hilmes often had to sort through requests in her inbox rather than in her ticket queue.

At the same time, Astute Financial was in the early stages of launching a new project called the Benchmarks Program. “We’re gathering data from each of our clients and comparing them so people can get benchmarks on how well they’re doing on different areas in their company,” explained Hilmes.

The team projects that 100-200 people will take part in the Benchmarks Program in the next year, all of whom will have sensitive information to send. Astute Financial was using a service to manage file sharing internally, but with so many clients expected, the service was too costly for the team to roll out externally. Along similar lines, the number of new clients presented a mountain of upcoming paperwork that would need signing — a challenge which the firm’s traditional “print, sign and scan” approach was ill suited to handle.





Putting Citrix solutions to work

Astute Financial had already been using Citrix GoToMeeting for years, so when Hilmes went looking for a remote support solution, she picked Citrix GoToAssist  “I prefer GoToAssist , because it’s just really quick,” she said. “Most of the clients I talk to everyday have it installed on his or her computer already, so it connects in seconds.”

Astute Financial then followed with GoToAssist Service Desk to replace its existing help desk solution. Hilmes had initially gone through a few different products attempting to find the right one, but they were missing key elements or were just hard to use. “So we tried Service Desk, and I liked it so much better than the other products,” she said. In particular, Hilmes appreciated the broad knowledge base functionality. “I have so many how-tos and guides and videos that I’ve created. I’m putting them all on my knowledge base now,” she said. “That was a big one for me.”

For its new Benchmarks Program, Astute Financial chose Citrix ShareFile to replace its old service. The features and ease of use were similar between the two, but ShareFile’s pricing model, which includes unlimited client users, made the solution much more affordable. “We knew we needed to do external file sharing,” said Elizabeth Santi, project manager for Astute Financial and its Benchmarks Program. “The price of ShareFile was so much less than anything else that we just had to. It’s the only thing that made sense for setting up all of our clients.”

Astute Financial had also considered another company for its file-sharing needs, but ShareFile was faster in everyday use. “We did not have files synced directly to our own desktops, so sometimes the relay time to open and save a file was pretty lengthy,” said Santi. “I think that’s the biggest difference we’ve seen: time savings.”

Along with ShareFile, Astute Financial picked up Citrix RightSignature, which integrates right into the file-sharing solution so they could send documents for signatures easily. Astute Financial had not used an e-signature service before, instead relying on pen and paper for processing. “Being a technology company, we are expected to have the latest technology. That’s where RightSignature comes into play,” said Hilmes.

“I prefer GoToAssist because it’s just really quick. Most of the clients I talk to everyday have it on their computer already, so it connects in seconds.”

-Jayme Hilmes, Customer Support Manager

Improving and streamlining client interactions

For Astute Financial, GoToMeeting makes connecting and interacting with clients easier for everyone involved. “It’s simple to use on the client end, which is important to us,” said Hilmes. In the same vein, GoToMeeting saves effort for Hilmes, who frequently relies on the web conferencing solution to provide training for clients. For added convenience, she sets up her sessions using the GoToMeeting for Outlook Plugin. “I schedule so many trainings, and they’re all over my calendars, so the plugin is nice to have.”

Hilmes also appreciates how GoToAssist Service Desk handles client interactions. “The fact that they can log in and see their ticket on the Service Desk portal is great,” said Hilmes. “But more so, I like that clients can reply over email.” In GoToAssist Service Desk, email replies are captured inside the tickets, so conversations are kept in context in one place. “Things tend to go on and on, so it’s helping me a lot to keep track of all 50 responses that take place over the course of an issue,” said Hilmes.

Staying on top of document sharing

As part of its Benchmarks Program, Astute Financial is collecting plenty of information from lots of companies. For a project of this scope, it’s important to know exactly where everyone is at in the process. With ShareFile, Santi can easily keep an eye on things.

“The ShareFile Outlook Plugin is great. I like seeing when the recipient has downloaded the file I sent. I’m able to keep track of where we are, and I can reach out to them if I know they haven’t looked at the document yet. It also means I don’t have to worry about file size, or whether the file will translate properly when they open it, since when you directly open a file from email, it opens in Protected View.”

-Elizabeth Santi, Project Manager

Moving forward faster with Citrix

Looking forward, Santi anticipates using folder permissions within ShareFile to give clients direct access to download and upload files for the Benchmark Program. “It will save an immeasurable amount of time. No need to find the file, attach it, ask if they got it and then ask for a return file,” said Santi. “Instead, they just log in and grab what they need, when they need it. It’s so much simpler.”

And when it comes to GoToAssist, Hilmes also has bigger plans in mind. Given how successful it’s been for helping clients quickly, Hilmes is considering adding more seats for others on her team to use. “We are very happy with Citrix — 9 out of 10!” Hilmes said.

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Online interactive yoga course via Citrix GoToTraining

About the company

Mr and Mrs Pose was founded in Sydney in 2011 by Jennifer Taylor to provide greater online access to yoga, meditation and the wellness lifestyle throughout Australia and New Zealand.

With a combined history of over 20 years’ worth of yoga instruction experience, business owners Murray and Jennifer Taylor treasure their daily personal practice and strive to inspire everyone to practice yoga and meditation with their loved ones.

Challenge

With our society continually looking for new ways to remain fit and healthy, yoga has long been a staple in the weekly exercise routines of many Australians. In recent years, yoga’s profile has grown, reaching broader demographics than ever before.

The steady popularity of yoga has given rise to an abundance of yoga studios, making it especially challenging for small, independent businesses to find ways to differentiate and remain competitive. With limited resources and space, Jennifer and Murray couldn’t afford to lease a yoga studio and also reach those unable to attend a class.

They needed to find a way to tap into the potential of the online world, whilst maintaining the intimacy and interactive feel of small-group yoga training.

 
“Our vision is to inspire men and women to practice yoga and meditation with their loved ones, partners, friends, children or colleagues — regardless of location. Without GoToTraining enabling us to approach our business in an ‘out of the box’ way, we would never have been able to reach the client base we have today. Not only have we created a small business based solely on mobile-app technology, we’re encouraging flexibility and a healthy work-life balance for our clients, which is what we’re all about.”
-Jennifer Taylor, co-founder, Mr and Mrs Pose

Solution

Mr and Mrs Pose is the first online yoga studio to offer live, interactive classes via Citrix GoToTraining. Launched in December 2013, the classes have been designed in response to student feedback about interaction with teachers.

The classes can be joined live or accessed via a recorded version if students can’t make the session. Class participants share webcams so the teacher can correct them as they go and also so students can see others in the class.

Benefits

Jennifer Taylor now offers up to 15 live, interactive classes via GoToTraining and earns around 70 percent of her income from the online classes. Feedback from online participants continues to be highly positive.

One student said, “I am a yoga beginner and tried the online introductory class to see how it worked. It was amazing to have an instructor beamed into my living room.”


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