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Patient Activation Network

Episodes

10 episodes

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare disease that affects the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord. SMA may affect a person’s abili...

20:50Aug 14, 2019

On this episode of the Patient Activation Network Podcast, we talk to Phyllis S. Quinlan, author and nurse entrepreneur, about bullying in h...

18:52Apr 6, 2019

Sheila Warnock had several profound experiences change her life. First, she became sole caregiver of her ill mother and an emotional crutch...

18:47Mar 6, 2019

“This program helps military vets get the credits they deserve,” said Mary Beth Prendergast about the Vets to Bachelor of Scienc...

19:54Feb 12, 2019

“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...

16:55Feb 3, 2019

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 docto...

11:49Jan 22, 2019

Did you know that January is Cervical Health Awareness Month? Sports reporter and television host, Erin Andrews, was diagnosed with cervical...

13:26Jan 15, 2019

Jack Osbourne grew up in the public eye. In 2012, a problem with Jack Osbourne’s eye went public. Photo from: http://www.blabbermouth....

18:32Nov 26, 2018

“ 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 do...

17:18Oct 28, 2018

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 surviv...

16:15Oct 15, 2018