You’re Invited! We hope you’ll join us for our next Empowered #patientchat on Friday, February 8th as we discuss and share advice for newly diagnosed patients. Whether you are a seasoned patient or just newly diagnosed, join along to hear/share your best advice and tips.

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.

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

T1: What is the best advice or resource you can give a patient who is newly diagnosed with a chronic illness? #patientchat

T2: Preparing for treatment can be scary. What advice do you have for a patient starting treatment? #patientchat

T3: What is the best advice or resource you can give a care giver of a patient who is newly diagnosed? #patientchat

T4: Set the record straight. What is the worst advice you received as a newly diagnosed patient? #patientchat

T5: As medicine advances, what is your advice for patients on staying up-to-date on the latest research (i.e. precision medicine, testing, etc.)? #patientchat

We hope to see you Friday, February 8th 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!