Podcast
Why Nurses Are Leaving Healthcare – And How Frykenberg’s Been Filling the Gap
In this episode of Patient Advocacy Now, we sit down with Teri Frykenberg, a nationally recognized leader in patient advocacy and patient safety. With a background as an ICU nurse, a three-time author, a newspaper columnist, and a serial...
Navigating Solo Aging and Inspiring Elder Orphans featuring Nancy Ruffner
In this thought-provoking episode of Patient Advocacy Now, we sit down with Nancy Ruffner, a trailblazer in patient advocacy and a passionate advocate for solo agers. Nancy shares her inspiring journey from social work to private patient advocacy...
From Cardiologist to Advocate in Crisis featuring Chris Price
In this heartfelt episode of Patient Advocacy Now, Dr. Chris Price, a retired cardiologist turned patient advocate, shares his incredible journey of resilience, service, and transformation. Known for his calm demeanor during medical emergencies...
Guiding Lives Through Advocacy With Sensitivity featuring Lisa Berry Blackstock
In this powerful episode of Patient Advocacy Now, Lisa Berry Blackstock, founder of Soul Sherpa, shares her remarkable journey from estate administrator to trailblazing patient advocate. Lisa opens up about her personal battle with misdiagnosis...
Legal Nurse Consulting Meets Patient Advocacy featuring Barbara Gaynor
In this enlightening episode of Patient Advocacy Now, we explore the vital intersection of healthcare, legal expertise, and patient advocacy with Barbara Gaynor, a seasoned registered nurse and Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC). With over 25 years of...
Conversation With Patient Advocacy Influencer Christy Snodgrass @christyprn
Christy Snodgrass is a registered nurse, turned healthcare reformer and patient advocate. While working in the hospital she witnessed firsthand how the complexity and lack of transparency in healthcare placed a huge burden on healthcare workers...
From Surviving Cancer (twice) to Building Coalitions featuring Rachel Westlake
Rachel Westlake was a teenage kid with long, curly, red hair when she was diagnosed with large cell lymphoma at the age of 15. During more than a year of experimental treatment protocols, Rachel began to understand her own mortality, something...
Simplifying the Complex Healthcare System featuring Nan Wetherhorn
On this episode, we talk with Nan Wetherhorn, a South Florida Independent Patient Advocate and nurse since 1976, who learned the importance of advocacy during her mom’s battle with cancer. Nan’s mom was a pharmacist and was more than...
From Marketing Executive to Patient Safety Leader featuring Karen Curtiss
Listen in as we sit down with Karen Curtiss, a Board-Certified Patient Advocate whose journey into patient advocacy started with her quest for a lung transplant to save her dad's life. Karen was working in advertising and marketing at the time...
Behind the Bills: A Crusade For Clarity and Simplicity
In this episode of Patient Advocacy Now, we speak with Nicole Broadhurst, the founder of Tennessee Health Advocates. Nicole's practice is focused on medical billing, and she provides her clients with the tools needed to decode their healthcare...
From Nursing to Wellness Advocacy
This week, we’re joined by Rajitha Bommakanti, an Independent Patient Advocate and lifestyle coach. Raji was a practicing nurse for more than 30 years, and she now combines her clinical skills with holistic coaching to help change habits and...
Both Sides of the Stethoscope featuring Alan Feren MD, FACS
Dr. Alan Feren is a former MD who is now practicing as an Independent Patient Advocate. In this episode, Dr. Feren shares his long and impressive journey of perseverance, integrity, and advocacy. As a general surgeon, Dr. Feren was always an...
When Friends Become Advocates: It’s Working in Omaha featuring Nicky Wik and Becky Korinek
For so many independent patient advocates, it can be a scary proposition to go it alone.In this episode, we hear from two good friends from Omaha, Nebraska who joinedforces and combined their unique individual skills to create a rewarding...
Where Pharmacy Meets Health featuring Claudia Cometa
Claudia is a clinical pharmacist by training and patient advocate by passion. After over a decade of working inside the healthcare system, she faced her father's cancer diagnosis and later passing. This experience provided her with a deeper...
From Lyme Disease To Root Cause Advocacy featuring Sylvia Reisman
In this episode, we talk with Sylvia Reisman, whose passion for patient advocacy began in 1998 when she was researching treatment options for her father who was a five-year survivor of stage III pancreatic cancer. In 2006, she became mysteriously...