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THE POWERFUL PATIENT

Creating Teamwork for Your Health

 

This powerful radio program premiered November 5, 2007 and airs beginning Mondays from 4-5:00pm EST through WebTalk Radio.net. Hear programs on demand here, or through the podcast service.

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Do you feel helpless in the face of "the system?"

 

This show is to help you learn how to take control and steer your way to health.

 

Hear how others have met these challenges and overcome them.

 

Learn how you can do so too.

 

This program is a forum to share your experiences, ask your questions, and learn how to create and manage your health care team.

 

Make the healthcare system work for you!

 

FACT - YOU are your own first and most important health care provider.

 

FACT - YOU spend more time with your body than the doctor.

 

FACT - YOU know where you hurt, when you hurt, and can figure out connections with meals, activities, or times of the month.

 

FACT - YOU did not go to medical school, so you need the skills of your doctor too!

 

FACT - YOUR insights are also important.

 

We can help you find a doctor who respects your input and treats you as a member of the team.

 

Shows Coming Up!

 

Beginning April 28, 2008:

Caregiving: A Heartbeat Away

 

Everyone is potentially a heartbeat away from becoming a patient or a caregiver. Fred Johnson shares his twenty years of experience as a caregiver for his wife.

 

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Fred Johnson at Cape Point, South Africa
Fred Johnson at Cape Point, South Africa

Beginning May 5, 2008:

Medical Devices and Off-Label Use

 

Innovative medical devices, like new drugs, have to be tested for safety and effectiveness with a particular condition.  Joyce Graff interviews Glen Meidl of Bioness, Inc, about their medical devices for neuron stimulation to complement physical therapy and restore function following stroke, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury.  Brad Saul talks about his initiative in using this device to help restore function lost through Multiple Sclerosis, even though the FDA has not yet approved it for use with MS.

 

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Brad Saul and one of his sons
Brad Saul at work with one of his sons

Coming soon --

  • Caregiving - avoiding burnout
  • Managing pain
  • Dialysys
  • ADD and diet

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