Powerful Patient

Powerful Patient


Latest Episodes

Meaningful Use and Electronic Health Records
December 11, 2014

Joyce and Mike speak with Dr. Joshua Seidman about the concept of "Meaningful Use" in healthcare and how it can be used to improve patient care. Listen

e-Patients Live Longer
November 17, 2014

Joyce speaks with Dr. Nancy Finn about how patients benefit from doing some research, getting engaged, and advocating for him or herself. Listen

Steven Lewis: Surviving Pancreatic Cancer
November 06, 2014

Joyce speaks with Steven Lewis about his experience surviving pancreatic cancer, and the advice he would give to other cancer patients. Listen

Empowered Patient Coalition
October 31, 2014

Joyce speaks with Dr. Julia Hallisy about The Empowered Patient Coalition: providing healthcare improvement and patient safety tools directly to consumers. Listen

Empowering Yourself, Getting in Shape
October 02, 2014

Lisa Dwoskin devoted her life to chasing the perfect body, but found this quest had drastic negative sideeffects. She changed her approach and shares it with us. Listen

Kidney Health – Time for some Decent Exposure
September 10, 2014

Joyce speaks with Anne Wilson, CEO of Kidney Health Australia, an organization dedicated to helping all Australians maintain good kidney health throughout their lifetimes. Listen

Who has access to Electronic Health Records (EHR)?
August 25, 2014

In order to maintain confidentiality, there are rules of access to Electronic Health Records (EHR) that can sometimes present barriers to delivering the best care. Listen

Learning more about HLRCC
August 15, 2014

Joyce speaks with Graham Lovitt, Chairman of the HLRCC Family Alliance, moderator of the international support list for HLRCC and webmaster of http://www.hlrccinfo.org. Listen

Sleep Apnea, Snoring, and Getting enough sleep
August 06, 2014

Joyce and Mike speak with Edward Grandi about Sleep Apnea, especially among drivers in the transportation industry, and among women more than men. Listen

Defeating Leukemia
July 31, 2014

Joyce and Mike speak with David Tuccaro Jr., the subject of the new book Bad To The Bone (by Marala Scott). David is a very inspirational young man who has defeated Leukemia. Listen