Powerful Patient

Powerful Patient


Latest Episodes

Dementia and Frontotemporal Degeneration
July 24, 2014

Katie Brandt, Regional Network Coordinator for the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, focuses on the medical, legal, financial, logistical and emotional challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia. Listen

Pheo Paratroopers – Patients Helping Patients
July 17, 2014

Allen Wilson of the Pheo Paratroopers joins Joyce and Mike to talk about the organization, its mission, and the recent International Conference on Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma. Listen

Stephanie Sugars and the PJS Community
July 10, 2014

Mike and Joyce speak with Stephanie Sugars about Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) and the progress made in the online support group since 2000. Listen

How many CT’s is too many?
July 03, 2014

Mike and Joyce talk about Joyce's recent presentation on Radiation Protection in Medicine, where she presented the findings of our Survey on Radiation Safety. Listen

A Global Voice for Patients
June 26, 2014

We speak with Rachel Seal-Jones of the IAPO, a unique global alliance representing patients of all nationalities and diseases, promoting patient-centred healthcare around the world. Listen

Updating Process in the Doctor’s Office
June 12, 2014

Mike and Joyce speak with Casey Quinlan of Mighty Casey Media, author and blogger about patients' rights and the value of patient input in medical research. Listen

New Initiatives in Medical Devices
June 01, 2014

Andrea Stamp, manager of MedTechIGNITE talks with us about the new medical devices being created that will put more information into the hands of the patients. Listen

On Tumor Development and Diagnostic Imaging
May 25, 2014

Mike shares from The Emperor of All Maladies on the development and progression of Lung Cancer, and talks with Joyce on Radiation exposure from Diagnostic Imaging. Listen

Constructing an Indestrictible Self
May 15, 2014

Dr. Alex Lickerman offers a set of guidelines not for solving problems but for establishing a life state that makes all problems solvable, Listen

Electrocardiogram (ECG) at home? Phone it in!
May 15, 2014

Mike and Joyce talk with Euan Thomson, the President and CEO of AliveCor, makers of an attachment for a SmartPhone that allows patients to record their own electrocardiogram (ECG) wherever they are, and provide this important data to their doctor remot...