Patient Activation Network

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Are you living with a chronic illness? Do you feel alone and isolated? You are not alone. The Patient Activation Network Podcast was created by patients for patients to inspire real change in healthcare. Patient Activation is defined as a patient's knowledge, skills, ability, and willingness to mana…

Patient Activation Network


    • Aug 13, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    PAN57: Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Dr. Susan Begelman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 20:50


    Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare disease that affects the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord. SMA may affect a person’s ability to eat, walk, or even, breathe. SMA is also the number one cause of death in infants. In this episode, Dr. Susan Begelman discusses what causes SMA, newborn screening and hope […]

    PAN56: Bullying in Healthcare with Phyllis S. Quinlan, PhD, RN-BC

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2019 18:52


    On this episode of the Patient Activation Network Podcast, we talk to Phyllis S. Quinlan, author and nurse entrepreneur, about bullying in healthcare. Phyllis has practiced in a variety of emergency services, acute care, subacute care and long term care settings. She holds national certifications in Critical Care, Emergency Nursing and Nursing Professional Development; and […]

    PAN55: Share the Care with Sheila Warnock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 18:47


    Sheila Warnock had several profound experiences change her life. First, she became sole caregiver of her ill mother and an emotional crutch for her best friend, Susan, who was diagnosed with cancer. By undertaking this dual role, Sheila truly experienced the tremendous burden caregivers have to endure. In 1988, she became part of a group […]

    PAN54: Vets to BSN Program at National University with Mary Beth Prendergast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 19:54


    “This program helps military vets get the credits they deserve,” said Mary Beth Prendergast about the Vets to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at National University in San Diego. During this episode, Mary Beth discusses this program and how the flexibility of the program allowed a student to spend time with his mom […]

    PAN53: HIV, Needlesticks and the story of Karen Daley, PHD, MPH, RN, FAAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 16:55


    “As I got on the elevator that final time, I realized that this was the end of my clinical career.” Karen Daley, RN reflected on what it felt to walk out of the Emergency Room for the last time after an accidental needle stick led to a diagnosis of HIV and Hep C. “I just […]

    PAN52: Pushing the Limits with Dr. Shawna Pandya

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 11:49


    Dr. Shawna Pandya dreamed of being a super hero as a little girl. As she grew, her dreams shifted to becoming an astronaut and medical doctor. While she may not done a cape to work, she is an every day hero who helps patients everyday and helps further our mission to explore this galaxy and […]

    PAN51: Erin Andrews and Dr. Jessica Shepherd on Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 13:26


    Did you know that January is Cervical Health Awareness Month? Sports reporter and television host, Erin Andrews, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016. Today, Erin is cancer-free and urging all women to see their doctors and get regular testing for this preventable and treatable disease.  On this episode of the Patient Activation Network Podcast, Erin will […]

    PAN50: Jack Osbourne’s MS Detour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 18:32


    Jack Osbourne grew up in the public eye. In 2012, a problem with Jack Osbourne’s eye went public. After The Osbournes ended, Jack went on to star in a number of television shows. The first was Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie, a reality TV show that followed Jack’s journey to get into peak mental and physical shape in […]

    PAN49: Vincible with Kayla Redig

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 17:18


    “It felt really odd to me to walk into the transfusion center for chemo and see a room full of men my grandfather’s age and then go to a doctor’s appointment in a different room covered in balloon stickers and children’s handprints on the walls. Even finding other patients with a similar age and diagnosis […]

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    PAN48: Cancer Survivor Seeking School Board Nomination

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 16:15


    When we last spoke to Laura Blackwell, she shared her journey of being a young mom diagnosed with breast cancer. She is now a 10 year survivor of stage 1 Triple Negative Breast Cancer. You can hear her inspirational cancer journey here or by clicking the link below. Today, she is taking on a new kind of […]

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