Patient Advocacy

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• From Aspie Penguin…

  
  Patient Anonymous: Just Another Head Case — Authority: 125
  Hello, Everyone. There are a couple of things that PA isn’t saying.  This may or may not be of much importance to you, but maybe it will be to her.  She’s still getting her bearings, starting her tea and not quite coherent (not at all!) but I fully intend to talk to her about this as soon as possible.  It ...
  3 days ago

• sunnie rose: next POZ life weekend seminar jan 23rd and 24th (2078)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  Sunnie Rose says: January POZ Weekend Seminar - Jan 23rd and 24th! Reservation Page is now open! The Next POZ Life Seminar is Jan. 23 and 24 in the West Hollywood area. Download the PDF Flyer Registering for the  POZ Life Weekend Seminar can be easy! You can either drop us a note at  ...
  5 days ago

• happy raven’s night & winter solstice 2009 (2077)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  commemorating the first long night that ended when raven stole the sun & moon & stars & put them in the sky
  5 days ago

• kearns to LA city council: HIV/AIDS elder summit & new media training in bradley conference center set for valentine’s weekend (2076)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  [december 15, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year-old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years, an angelino poet advocate. i am delighted to announce to you this ...
  1 week ago

• Studies in Selflessness

  
  Patient Anonymous: Just Another Head Case — Authority: 125
  I’ve always been a very “Selfless” person.  Or at least I’ve perceived myself to be so. You could say I’ve always been “Altruistic,” but that makes me feel like I’m some sort of Martyr.  Yes, I do wish the absolute best when giving the utmost of myself to other people, but that word…  It may ...
  1 week ago

• kearns to LA city council: HIV/AIDS elder summit & new media training in bradley conference center set for valentine’s weekend (2076)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  [december 15, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year-old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years, an angelino poet advocate. i am delighted to announce to you this ...
  1 week ago

• The 10 Mistakes Every Patient Makes by Trisha Torrey – Patient Advocacy

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 517
  Do you want to learn how to become the “empowered patient”?  I talk about this quite a bit here and a Twitter colleague has taken the time to write a book about it, based on her own experience and what she had to battle.  You can read a sample of the book below and see what it is all about.  Trish Torrey ...
  1 week ago

• jim sanders, sacbee: CA house dems pick openly gay john a. perez as speaker (2075)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  Perez chosen Assembly speaker By Jim Sanders jsanders@sacbee.com Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 Assembly Democrats this afternoon chose Assemblyman John A. Perez as their new speaker, making the first-term Democrat the first openly gay man to hold the post. Members emerged from a closed-door caucus ...
  1 week ago

• How Many Times Can One Go to To the Bathroom in Single Day?

  
  Patient Anonymous: Just Another Head Case — Authority: 125
  I’ll let you know when I reach my “personal best.” I was rather pleased with myself for actually making it out to J.’s for dinner yesterday, despite feeling like crap. Quel drag about his dinner, though.  I didn’t really get to enjoy it, as per the title? I had to stay a bit afterward, to ensure I could ...
  1 week ago

• kearns announces elder HIV/AIDS advocacy summit & new media training top floor LA city hall feb 12, 2010 (2074)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  will be making announcement during public comments at LA city council meeting tuesday, december 15, 2009 text of jpeg after jump SAVE THE DATE! LA City Grassroots Elder HIV/AIDS Advocacy SUMMIT & new media TRAINING February 12, 2010 Tom Bradley Center (26th & 27th floors) LA City Hall 200 N. Spring Street ...
  1 week ago

• All For Nought?

  
  Patient Anonymous: Just Another Head Case — Authority: 125
  I didn’t write anything “today,” as I’ve still been ruminating about my appt. with Merlin #2 “yesterday.”  I know, it sounds like I’m in some kind of time warp, with the “today” and “yesterday” references.  However, the clock has now turned, so it is “tomorrow,” but really, it is my ...
  2 weeks ago

• How Can So Much Confusion Happen in 24 Hours?

  
  Patient Anonymous: Just Another Head Case — Authority: 125
  Should I do this chronologically? I’m so confused!!! Well, let’s just start off with the fact that I’m sick.  It’s just some stupid, viral infection or something.  But let me tell you, it’s giving me a real ass kickin’! Whoo, boy! I woke up this morning and I was so out of it, I didn’t even realize ...
  2 weeks ago

• Grassley Wants Payment Data From AMA & Others

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 546
  As part of an ongoing probe into conflicts of interest, the Senate Finance Committee’s Chuck Grassley has sent letters to the American Medical Association, the American Cancer Society and 31 other medical advocacy groups for details about the money they and their board members received from drug and device makers, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Trying to Douse my Burning Hair Right Now!

  
  Patient Anonymous: Just Another Head Case — Authority: 125
  With my life, there is never a dull moment.  However, sometimes these moments turn out to be completely, absolutely, over the top, panic-stricken-ones!!! Apart from my hair being on fire right now, I also can’t tell if my heart is about to explode , or it’s already stopped altogether. I was busy just a ...
  3 weeks ago

• kearns to LA city council: poem for world AIDS day 2009 (2073)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  [december 1, 2009, world AIDS day] richard kearns, poet advocate. here is my poem for world AIDS day, 2009. (i have given the clerk copies) jeff was dying, i was not a hundred karposi lesions covered his body & made him look like nijinsky in afternoon with a faun, only skinny he was my captain of bright ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Wild Animal Rescue and Sanctuary Pages are Done! Who Likes Animals?

  
  Patient Anonymous: Just Another Head Case — Authority: 125
  Yes, this has taken me so, very long to do, and some of you have been waiting so, very long, as well! Or, maybe you’ve given up on me altogether! Well, no matter! I’ve finally done it, anyway! It’s taken me all day, and into the night to do it, but it is absolute “Blog Relief!” If you don’t know ...
  3 weeks ago

• Shared Decision Making: Informed Consent v. Informed Choice

  
  e-Patients.net — Authority: 491
  This guest post, presenting the view point of Howard Luks ( @hjluks on Twitter). Howard is an orthopedic surgeon. He serves as the Chief of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy and Knee Replacement at Westchester Medical Center, in Westchester County, NY.  Asked about participatory medicine and patient engagement, ...
  3 weeks ago

• kearns to LA city council: observations on the medical cannabis dialog in my absence (2072)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  [november 24, 2009] good morning president pro tem perry, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year- old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years — a long-term survivor & AIDS activist, a medical ...
  4 weeks ago

• don duncan at about medical marijuana: LA city atty misrepresents CA atty general’s position on cannabis “sales” (2071)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  LA City Attorney wrong about AG by Don Duncan November 25, 2009 The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office misrepresented the position of California Attorney General Jerry Brown today, implying that the state’s top law enforcement official said that all sales of cannabis are illegal. That never happened. On ...
  4 weeks ago

• nora proops, the AIDS beacon: global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB & malaria approves $2.4 billion in grants worldwide (2070)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 117
  Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion For Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Programs By Nora Proops Nov 21, 2009 On November 12, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria approved grants worth $2.4 billion to support treatment of these diseases worldwide. Although it is the second ...
  4 weeks ago

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