About us
The VidaTalk story began in 1999 when UCLA medical students Lance Patak and Bryan Traughber successfully launched the flagship EZ Board™. The product was inspired by Lance’s firsthand experience as an ICU nurse, where he developed the original prototypes. This milestone year ignited a lifelong commitment to understanding how closing communication impairment gaps can transform the outcomes of critically ill patients.
The VidaTalk story began in 1999 when UCLA medical students Lance Patak and Bryan Traughber successfully launched the flagship EZ Board™. The product was inspired by Lance’s firsthand experience as an ICU nurse, where he developed the original prototypes. This milestone year ignited a lifelong commitment to understanding how closing communication impairment gaps can transform the outcomes of critically ill patients.
The VidaTalk story began in 1999 when UCLA medical students Lance Patak and Bryan Traughber successfully launched the flagship EZ Board™. The product was inspired by Lance’s firsthand experience as an ICU nurse, where he developed the original prototypes. This milestone year ignited a lifelong commitment to understanding how closing communication impairment gaps can transform the outcomes of critically ill patients.
The VidaTalk story began in 1999 when UCLA medical students Lance Patak and Bryan Traughber successfully launched the flagship EZ Board™. The product was inspired by Lance’s firsthand experience as an ICU nurse, where he developed the original prototypes. This milestone year ignited a lifelong commitment to understanding how closing communication impairment gaps can transform the outcomes of critically ill patients.
Now, VidaTalk’s mission is to offer evidence-based solutions for patients challenged by communication impairments. We go beyond bridging speech and language gaps, addressing complex emotions, ensuring empathetic connections for vulnerable patients.
VidaTalk envisions a future where every patient with a communication impairment or language barrier can connect with their healthcare providers. We see a world where individual experiences and emotions are incorporated into patient care and navigated sensitively, ensuring patients clearly express their needs and emotions. By fostering compassionate understanding and support, VidaTalk transcends speech and language barriers.
Now, VidaTalk’s mission is to offer evidence-based solutions for patients challenged by communication impairments. We go beyond bridging speech and language gaps, addressing complex emotions, ensuring empathetic connections for vulnerable patients.
VidaTalk envisions a future where every patient with a communication impairment or language barrier can connect with their healthcare providers. We see a world where individual experiences and emotions are incorporated into patient care and navigated sensitively, ensuring patients clearly express their needs and emotions. By fostering compassionate understanding and support, VidaTalk transcends speech and language barriers.
Meet the team
Lance Patak MD, MBA
Founder, Board Member
Bryan Traughber, MD
Founder, Board Member
Melanie Traughber, DSc
COO
Lori Arlinghaus, PhD
Clinical Integration and Operations
Bill Dunning
CTO
Kanika Sipp, MBA, POPM
Project Manager
Give every patient a voice
Join us in transforming healthcare communications, one conversation at a time
Give every patient a voice
Join us in transforming healthcare communications, one conversation at a time
Give every patient a voice
Join us in transforming healthcare communications, one conversation at a time
Give every patient a voice
Join us in transforming healthcare communications, one conversation at a time