You’re Invited! We hope you’ll join us for our next Empowered #patientchat discussion with special guest Carly Flumer (@carlyflumer).

Carly Flumer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at 27 and found strength, support, and inspiration in sharing her cancer journey on social media. As a result of her health outcome, she looks to advocate for other cancer patients through education, research, and health literacy. Carly serves as our Thyroid Cancer Network Manager at PEN, where she intends to pay it forward by advocating for others.

We are excited to chat with Carly about Best Practices for Participating in a Patient Community.

Guiding our discussion will be the following Topic (T#:) Questions:

T1: What are your tips for getting started to help patients who don’t have a community build one or find one? #patientchat

T2: What are the dos and don’ts of participating in a patient community? #patientchat

T3: How do you know how much to share in a patient community? #patientchat

T4: What makes a good online community? Tell us about some of your favorites. #patientchat

T5: How do you use your community to improve your health or the health of those you love? #patientchat

T6: What are the pros and cons of in-person vs. online patient communities? Do you have a preference? #patientchat

We hope to see you Friday, April 3rd on Twitter (or tchat.io/rooms/patientchat) at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern. Be sure to include the hashtag #patientchat in all your responses!

Empowered Patient Chats (#patientchat) are held every other Friday at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern and during the chat patients and advocates come to learn from each other and discuss topics of interest to empowered patients.

Click HERE to learn more about the Empowered #patientchat Series plus read tips on how to participate.