Why You Should Read Your Doctor’s Notes
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20211024/why-you-should-read-your-doctors-notes
Finding New Doctors When You Move Is A Challenge
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20211003/finding-new-doctors-when-you-move-is-a-challenge
HOW TO CHOOSE A SURGEON
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/october-2021/how-to-choose-a-surgeon/
Why Nurses Matter – A Personal Reflection
This past week I had a uniquely memorable and inspiring experience. I was invited to speak about my career path and the role I play as a private professional RN patient advocate.
When I arrived at the venue, a small classroom lab at the College…
Patient Advocacy’s Power in Giving Voice to Minority Clients
Racial Disparity in Healthcare
COVID-19, with its large-scale impact on our entire country (and beyond), has exposed what many already know – the disparities in healthcare; and it propelled them into our consciousness! One of the disparities…
Cultural Considerations in Health Care
Today, I repost this blog post from September 2019. Due to COVID-19 restriction, hospitals, and congregate-care facilities, and to some degree medical offices, often don’t allow anyone but the patient inside. Misunderstandings based on cultural…
Ageism In The Health Care Setting
As Patient Advocates, we advocate for all people with any kind of a medical need. Many of our clients have complex medical conditions, but not all do. We have clients of all ages, but a large number of our clients are the elderly; these…