Event Details
| City | Vancouver |
|---|---|
| Province | British Columbia |
| Starts | Oct 21 2008 - 5:00pm |
| Ends | Oct 21 2008 - 6:00pm |
| Location | Webcast Vancouver, BC Google Map |
| Contact | Julia Youssefnia | julia@patientpower.info |
| Website | Patient Power |
www.mdanderson.org/patientpower.
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WHO (FEATURED GUESTS): TBD: M.D. Anderson Cervical Cancer Expert; Andrew Schorr: Host and twelve-year CLL survivor
WHEN: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Listen live at mdanderson.org/patientpower
To Ask Questions Before or During the Live Show: Call in live or e-mail questions to patientpower@mdanderson.org.
ABOUT PATIENT POWER:
Patient Power debuted in February 2005 and is a weekly show hosted by Andrew Schorr, eleven-year leukemia survivor, patient educator and patient advocate. The show features renowned medical experts on topics that include cancer, pain, diabetes, and heart specialists, as well as experts in clinical trials and top pharmacists. The show serves to bring patients together in a radio and Internet community to help navigate an often inhospitable healthcare system. Patient Power takes questions from callers and Internet listeners on topics such as how to find the right doctor, how to advocate for effectively, when to get a second opinion from a specialist, and how to evaluate one treatment option over another.
An overriding goal of the program is to help listeners get smart about available treatments. To quote Andrew: "I am doing this to help other people see that they can be a powerful patient too and it will make a big difference in their care. We aren't selling things, and we have no agenda to push other than to take control of your own healthcare rather than allow the system to run roughshod over you. Our goal is to mentor and guide patients and their families as they fight a serious illness or condition so they can achieve the best health possible."
Replays and transcripts now available at
www.mdanderson.org/patientpower and www.patientpower.info
