Michael Mittelman received three kidneys via transplant, his current kidney from a living donor, his mother. He identifies as an advocate for organ donation, specifically, living organ donors. He also works across disease areas to help companies understand and involve patients. He cares deeply about access and equity in healthcare. For this episode, I’m going to test calling our work as advocates, activists, and partners, an Independent Community Benefit Practice.

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Introducing Michael Mittelman 00:56. 1

Three kidney transplants 05:36. 2

Starting a business, the American Living Donor Fund 09:47. 3

The road to an Independent Community Benefit Practice 16:43. 5

Social media impact on advocacy 19:05. 5

Pay for professional practice 22:19. 6

Reflections 30:20  7

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Credits
Music by permission from Joey van Leeuwen, New Orleans Drummer, Composer

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Links
Society for Participatory Medicine
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
American Living Organ Donor Fund
Gift of Life.
Transplant Games
National Kidney Foundation
PCORI Ambassadors

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Welcome to Health Hats, learning on the journey toward best health. I am Danny van Leeuwen, a two-legged, old, cisgender, white man with privilege, living in a food oasis, who can afford many hats and knows a little about a lot of healthcare and a lot about very little. Most people wear hats one at a time, but I wear them all at once.  I'm the Rosetta Stone of Healthcare. We will listen and learn about what it takes to adjust to life's realities in the awesome circus of healthcare.  Let's make some sense of all this.

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The Show
Introducing Michael Mittelman
Neither last week’s podcast guest, Janice Tufte, or I identify as a patient advocate – a person advocating on behalf of a disease state.  I have multiple sclerosis but don’t identify as a multiple sclerosis advocate.