Past Patient Chats - Patient Empowerment Network

2022

January 14, 2022: Building Power Through Your Story
January 28, 2022: Digital Health Equity: Let’s Talk About It
February 11, 2022: Filtering Misinformation: Social Media and Your Care
February 25, 2022: Decoding Buzzwords: What terms do you prefer?
March 11, 2022: How is “Value” Defined in Healthcare?
March 25, 2022: Improving Health Equity in Clinical Trials
April 15, 2022: Extended Reality: The Use of VR, MR, and AI for Patients
April 22, 2022: How Can You Use Technology for Better Care?
May 6, 2022: What Role Does Music Play in Your Mental Health?
June 17, 2022: Being a Decision-Maker in Clinical Trial Participation (Chat held on Twitter Spaces)
July 15, 2022: How Does Health Policy Impact Me?

2021

December 10, 2021: Looking Back on 2021 and Ahead to 2022
November 12, 2021: Building Trust: Striving for Equitable Care
October 29, 2021: Ask Me Anything (AMA) Part 2 with Marie Ennis-O’Connor (@JBBC)
October 15, 2021: Let’s Talk Burnout: Patients and Care Partners
October 1, 2021: Patient Advocacy in Drug Development: What Role Does it Play?
September 17, 2021: Empowerment and Your Healthcare Team
September 3, 2021: How Can You Utilize Telehealth Services
August 13, 2021: Wellness Matters: Risk-Reducing Care
July 9, 2021: Transforming Healthcare as a Patient Leader with Seth Rotberg of (@wegohealth)
June 11, 2021: Are You an Empowered Survivor? with Alicia Staley (@stales)
May 28, 2021: Being Intentional With Your Mental Health
May 14, 2021: Collaboration: Connecting and Empowering Patient Communities
April 30, 2021: What is Patient Advocacy?
April 16, 2021: Rare But Not Invisible: Finding Your Community
April 2, 2021: Healthcare Trends Are They Here to Stay?
March 12, 2021: Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Marie Ennis-O’Connor (@JBBC)
March 5, 2021: Genome-Wide Sequencing: What an Empowered Patient Needs to Know
February 19, 2021: Vaccine Hesitancy: Let’s Talk About It
February 5, 2021: Let’s Talk Mental Health: How are you Doing?
January 22, 2021: Moving Awareness into Action
January 8, 2021: The Engaged Patient: Utilizing Digital Health

2020

December 11, 2020: A Year in Review: Looking back on 2020 and Ahead to 2021
November 13, 2020: Using Your Voice: Speaking Out Against Inequities
October 30, 2020: Checking the Pulse on ‘Patient Influencers’
October 16, 2020: Entering Adulthood with a Chronic Condition
October 2, 2020: Open Mic – What Do You Want to Chat About?
September 18, 2020: How to Apply Your Empowerment Skills to Your Health Journey
September 4, 2020: Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time: Navigating Your Path to Empowerment
August 7, 2020: Best Practices for Sharing Your Patient Story
July 10, 2020: Empowered Tips: Building Resilience and Boosting Immunity
June 12, 2020: Ending Isolation: Tips for Connecting & Resources for Support
May 29, 2020: Patient Access: Let’s Talk Health Care Technology
May 15, 2020: Community Matters: MD and Patient Authored Tips to Help You Stay Involved
May 1, 2020: Community Check-In
April 17, 2020: Open Mic
April 3, 2020: Best Practices for Participating in a Patient Community
March 20, 2020: Cyber Hygiene: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter?
March 6, 2020: Removing Barriers to a Successful Patient-Provider Relationship
February 21, 2020: Driving Change: How Rare Disease Patients Can Get Involved
February 7, 2020: Disparities in Care: Equality vs. Equity
January 24, 2020: What Does Patient Centric Care Look Like to You?
January 10, 2020: Patient Access: Let’s Talk Health Data

2019

December 13, 2019: A Year in Review: Looking back on 2019 and Ahead to 2020
November 29, 2019: No Patient Chat this week due to Thanksgiving holiday (U.S.)
November 15, 2019: Nutrition Trends: Fad or Fact?
November 1, 2019: Holiday Hacks: Tips for Coping with Chronic Illness During the Holidays
October 18, 2019: Medication Management
October 4, 2019: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
September 20, 2019: Patient Access: Let’s Talk Patient Burnout
September 6, 2019: Open Mic – What Do You Want to Chat About?
August 9, 2019: How to Read and Understand Scientific Research
July 12, 2019: Managing The Emotions of a Chronic Illness
June 14, 2019: How Does An Empowered Patient Approach Care Coordination?
May 3, 2019: Leveraging Social Media for Patient Advocacy
April 19, 2019: Patient Access: Let’s Talk Health Care Conferences with @HealthSparq, @lbdeck, and @mcintose
April 5, 2019: The Power of Patient Storytelling with @PatientRev
March 22, 2019: Applying Patient Advocacy Initiatives to Your Patient Journey with @Srotberg15
March 8, 2019: Open Mic – What Do You Want To Chat About?
February 22, 2019: No Chat – #NIHchat on Rare Disease Day
February 8, 2019: Advice For Newly Diagnosed Patients
January 25, 2019: Finding Your Voice – What Stops People from Getting a Second Opinion?
January 11, 2019: Starting the Year Empowered

2018

December 14, 2018: A Year in Review: Looking back on 2018 and Ahead to 2019 with @fireflyrn84
November 16, 2018: The Role of Support and Advocacy Throughout the Patient Journey with @LReedsBooks
November 2, 2018: Open Mic – What Do You Want to Chat About?
October 19. 2018: The Emotional Impact of Serious Illness
October 5, 2018: Patients Included – In Radiology? with @JenniferKempMD
September 21, 2018: IRBs and Me: Patients as Leaders in Research
September 7, 2018: Best Practices in Patient Engagement
August 10, 2018: Palliative Care and Chronic Illness
July 13, 2018: Myths and Misconceptions in Healthcare
June 15, 2018: Precision Medicine Today
May 18, 2018: The Power of Online Patient Communities
May 4, 2018: Including Patients and Care Partners: Let’s Talk Healthcare Conferences with @HealthSparq
April 20, 2018: Overcoming Disparity in Clinical Trials
April 6, 2018: Are We Missing the Mark with Patient Involvement with @SalemOaks
March 23, 2018: Understanding Medical Research
March 9, 2018: How Does Technology Benefit Patients
February 23, 2018: How to Include Patients in Design
February 9, 2018: What to do When No One Will Listen
January 28, 2018: Caring for the Whole Person with Kerri Sparling @sixuntilme @patientrev
January 12, 2018: Self-Care Goals 2018

2017

December 15, 2017: A Year in Review: Looking Back on 2017 and Ahead to 2018
December 1, 2017: Managing the Stress of Being a Patient
November 17, 2017: What An Empowered Patients Needs To Know About Healthcare Access with @HealthcareRC
November 3, 2017: Chronic Disease and Shame
October 20, 2017: Common Myths of Healthcare
October 6, 2017: How to Find a Doctor That Listens
September 22, 2017: Innovation and Disruption in Healthcare
September 8, 2017: How Does an Empowered Patient Approach Prevention?
August 4, 2017: Health Records and Taking Charge of Your Care
July, 7, 2017: How To Communicate with Your Care Partner
June 9, 2017: Finding Your Community
May 26, 2017: What Not To Say…
May 12, 2017: Advocacy and the Patient with @LAlupusLady
May 2, 2017: Can Digital Media Save Clinical Trials? #CTAW2017 Chat with @CCTAwareness
April 28, 2017: No Chat
April 14, 2017: Shared Decision Making and Patient-Centered Care: Helpful Concepts or More Buzz? with @power4patients
March 31, 2017: The Empowered Patient: Finding Strength through Vulnerability
March 17, 2017: Health Care Social Media: Let’s Talk Tweet Chats
March 3, 2017: The Intersection of Patient Empowerment and Technology with @techguy
February 17, 2017: Empowered Patient “Open Mic” #patientchat
February 3, 2017: Pain Management with Lisa Davis Budzinski
January 20, 2017: Using Nutrition to Empower Your Health with Dr. Deena Adimoolam

2016

December 23, 2016 & January 6, 2017: No Patient Chat due to Holidays
December 9, 2016: Looking Back… Looking Ahead… Empowered #patientchat
November 25, 2016: No Patient Chat this week due to Thanksgiving holiday (U.S.)
November 11, 2016: “Health Share” Empowered #patientchat
November 6, 2016: Popup #patientchat – Hacking Healthcare with @TheBigHeist: Open Enrollment & DPC
October 21, 2016: Whole Health & Wellness with @justagoodlife
October 6, 2016: Popup #patientchat – Health Awareness Days
September 30, 2016: Flipping the Wait #MedX
September 16, 2016: Mental Health and Chronic Disease #MedX
September 2, 2016: No Patient Chat this week due to Labor Day Holiday Weekend (U.S.)
August 19, 2016: An Integrative Medicine Primer with a Holistic Nurse
August 5, 2016: Quality of Life – Define it. Share it. Live it. with Alan Brewington
July 22, 2016: Finding Help in the Healthcare Maze – Where to Start
July 10, 2016: Popup #patientchat – Medical Trauma
June 26, 2016: Popup #patientchat – “The Open Patient” Documentary Discussion and Chat with @TheLizArmy @StevenKeating
June 10, 2016: Citizen Science: Hacking Healthcare with John Novack @teaminspire
June 5, 2016: Popup #patientchat – How to Take Charge of your Medical Information with Richard Kreis
May 27, 2016: No Patient Chat this week due to Memorial Day Holiday Weekend (U.S.)
May 13, 2016: How to Create Work-Life Harmony with Chronic Disease
April 22, 2016: Getting to the Heart of Patient-Centered Care with Dr. Rob Lamberts
April 1, 2016: How to Communicate with Your Healthcare Team
March 18, 2016: How to Be Your Own Best Advocate with Patient Empowerment Network (@power4patients)
March 4, 2016: Rare Disease Advocacy with @RareCandace
February 19, 2016: Using Technology for Emotional Support, with CanSurround
February 5, 2016: Adjusting to a Family Member’s Diagnosis #patientchat with @caregiving
January 31, 2016: #popup #patientchat – How do we empower more people in their health?
January 22, 2016: Who’s in Your Corner? – Building Your Healthcare Team, Empowered #patientchat
January 8, 2016: Empowered #patientchat – Self-care Goals

2015

December 25, 2015: No Patient Chat this week due to Holidays
December 11, 2015: The Empowered Patient Year in Review
November 27, 2015: No Patient Chat this week due to Thanksgiving holiday
November 13, 2015: Tips for Improved Patient/Doctor Communication with Edward Leigh, MA
October 30, 2015: Empowered #PatientChat with Devices for Dignity
October 16, 2015: Tools to take charge of your health
September 25, 2015: Live from medx
September 4, 2015: Patient Experience with CancerGeek and Dr. Gia Sison
August 21, 2015: Talking telehealth
August 7, 2015: How do we empower more people in their health?
July 24, 2015: Challenges in scheduling medical visits?!
July 10, 2015: Getting your healthcare records organized
June 26, 2015: Where can I get the latest science that matters to me? with Tal Givoly of Medivizor
June 12, 2015: How patients can get involved in research & trials with special guest Anne Marie Ciccarella
May 29, 2015: Why are patient stories important?
May 15, 2015: How to coordinate care when you have more than one doctor
May 1, 2015: Empowered #PatientChat with Flip the Clinic
April 3, 2015: Tending to your mental health with special guest Kati Morton, LMFT
March 20, 2015: Patient Chat with Grant Perry of PatientPilot
March 6, 2015: How can you speak up and be heard at a doctor’s visit?
February 20, 2015: Family Caregivers and Patients Facing End of Life Together with Denise Brown of Caregiving.com
February 6, 2015: How can we hack the waiting room?
January 23, 2015: Online Support Groups: How can they help?” with Dr. Vincent Caimano
December 26, 2014 & January 9, 2015: No Patient Chat due to Holidays
December 12, 2014 at 10am PT: John Novack from Inspire, Using social networks to improve your health
November 28, 2014: No Patient Chat this week due to Thanksgiving holiday
November 14, 2014: Dr. Goldina Erowele Founder, CareNovate Brands
October 31, 2014: Martine Ehrenclou, M.A., Author of “The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get The Best Medical Care”
October 17, 2014: What is an #epatient and why should I care? epatient101.com
October 3, 2014: How to Find a Quality Doctor (topic inspired by this AP-Norc poll)
September 19, 2014: “How to Make Meaningful Doctor & Patient Connections Online” with Lisa Johnson from Sermo.com, “#1 physicians’ social network in the US”
September 5, 2014 at 10am PT: “Live from MedX” with Emily Lu
August 22, 2014 at 10am PST: “Storytelling for Healing: How Sharing your Story Helps” with special guest Amy Ohm from TreatmentDiaries.com Chat details here
August 8, 2014 at 10am PST: “Hospital Stays the #epatient Way” with special guest #epatient Mark-John Clifford of Health in the Laugh Lane
July 25, 2014: Empowering Women to Improve their Gynecologic Health featuring Dee & Christina from Gyn Cancer (#gyncsm) @gyncsm
July 11, 2014: Overcoming Challenges in Requesting Past Medical Records
June 25, 2014: Talking to Your Doctor featuring Zack Berger, MD, PhD
June 13, 2014: Building a Healthcare Team
May 30, 2014: Working with Your Caregiver to Create a Plan that Works
May 16, 2014: How does an empowered patient approach prevention?
May 2, 2014: I’ve decided to become an empowered patient. Now what?
April 18, 2014: How to Create Patient-Centered Technology featuring Jack Imaging

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