Podcast
From Physician Associate to Amputee Advocate: An Inspiring Odyssey featuring Tina Hurley
In this podcast episode, we sit down with Tina Hurley, a board-certified physician associate with extensive experience in vascular surgery, acute care medicine, and wound care. Tina’s medical career involved treating diabetic patients and...
From Health Policy to Bedside Nursing and Beyond featuring Adriane Carrier
Adriane Carrier is an advocate for social justice and health equality with a diverse background in healthcare. In this episode, we discuss her journey from activism during the HIV AIDS crisis in the 1980s to working as a registered nurse and...
From Silicon Valley to Patient Advocacy: Navigating Transgender Health Equity With Molly Crowther
In this conversation with Molly Crowther, a board-certified independent patient advocate based in Berkeley, California, we trace Molly’s unconventional background in the software industry, where she worked on large systems, into the field of...
TikTok Health Literacy: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Health Education and Advocacy With Morgan Kelley
Meet Morgan Kelley, a patient advocate based in Chicago who uses social media to educate people about healthcare and health insurance issues. Morgan discusses how she leverages platforms like TikTok to reach a wide audience and provide education...
Debby Deutsch and her Journey From Hospital Chaplain to Patient Advocate!
Debby Deutsch is a Board Certified Patient Advocate who entered healthcare as a hospital chaplain before she became a devoted and passionate hospice worker. As is often the case for Independent Patient Advocates, personal and professional...
How Spiritual Enlightenment Led to Independent Patient Advocacy, Featuring Deidra Kindred
This highly personal conversation reveals how Deidra was inspired by GOD to help others understand their personal medical journeys and how to collaborate with their healthcare team. That spiritual inspiration led Deidra to begin a patient advocacy...
A Candid Discussion With Jeff Byars, Lifelong First Responder and Award-Winning Advocate
This is the story of a rural EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) who made the career decision to become an Independent Patient Advocate after his young daughter’s misdiagnosis. Jeff Byars is a Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA) in...
From Family Caregiver to Advocacy Champion: Avrom Fox is a Hero to Patients and Loved Ones
A social worker and nonprofit agency Director for many years, Avrom Fox was inspired to enter into patient advocacy because of his daughter, who was born with special needs. He advocated for her fiercely for 44 years, since the day she was born...
Meet an Engaging and Inspiring Advocacy Role Model
Introduction: Rebeka is the mother of two teenagers born with congenital illnesses. Having worked in hospital systems and for a large insurance company, while caring for the complex medical needs of her family, she took took the leap into...
Featuring a Candid Interview With an Advocacy Visionary & Trailblazer
Introduction: After decades as an ICU nurse where she bore witness to the failings of the healthcare system, Karen Mercereau, RN, iRNPA made a defining decision that laid the groundwork for the field of Independent Patient...