Is It Expensive to Participate in a Clinical Trial?
https://vimeo.com/708853111 Is there a financial cost to participating in a clinical trial? Dr. Seth Pollack explains how clinical trials participation is billed and potential financial impacts. Dr. Seth Pollack is…
Is a Clinical Trial a Last-Resort Option?
https://vimeo.com/708853148 Are clinical trials only meant as a last-resort option? Dr. Seth Pollack debunks this common clinical trial misconception and explains why he feels patients should participate when the opportunity…
If I Participate in a Clinical Trial, Will I Be a Guinea Pig?
https://vimeo.com/708853222 Does participating in a clinical trial make you a “guinea pig” for new treatments? Clinical researcher, Dr. Seth Pollack, provides a clear explanation of clinical trial safety protocols. Dr….
A Patient Shares Her Clinical Trial Experience
https://vimeo.com/708853262 Sujata Dutta, an empowered patient advocate, explains why she felt participating in a clinical trial was the right decision to treat her myeloma. Sujuta Dutta is a myeloma survivor…
What Is a Clinical Trial and What Are the Phases?
https://vimeo.com/708853368 How do clinical trials work? Dr. Seth Pollack, a clinical researcher, defines clinical trials and explains what occurs in each of the phases. Dr. Seth Pollack is Medical Director…
Could a Clinical Trial Be Your Best Cancer Treatment Option?
https://vimeo.com/705873025 Is a clinical trial right for you? Cancer expert and researcher Dr. Seth Pollack is joined by PEN board member and empowered patient, Sujata Dutta, to discuss key information…
How Can Care Partners Combat Burnout?
How Can Care Partners Combat Burnout? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. Care partners Diahanna, Sherea, and Patricia discuss how they have learned to overcome burnout. Often times when caring for a loved one,…
Resources for New Care Partners
Resources for New Care Partners from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. Sherea explains that you cannot move forward, unless you are able to acknowledge all the feelings that may come…
How to Be a Good Care Partner 101
How to Be a Good Care Partner 101 from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. What is the most important aspect of being a good care partner? MPN Network Managers, Jeff…
How to Read and Understand a Scientific Paper
In a previous article, How to Read Beyond the Headline: 9 Essential Questions to Evaluate Medical News, I recommended you should always try to read an original study (if cited)…
The Importance of Caregivers
How to Read Beyond the Headline: 9 Essential Questions to Evaluate Medical News
Ben Goldacre writing in Bad Science classified science reporting as falling into three categories – wacky stories, scare stories and breakthrough stories; the last of which he views as ”a…