Andrea shares ideas on how to leverage patient advocacy to manage care for the ones you love.
Tune in and learn the following:
- The main roadblock when dealing with healthcare.
- How to balance work and care for a sick loved one.
- The first thing to do when diagnosed with a serious illness.
- The importance of getting second opinions.
- What to do when the medical team seems to blow off your medical concerns.
- How to interview doctors and figure out if they are a good fit for your medical needs.
- List of your healthcare rights and the nuances of the healthcare information system.
- Tips to manage the information regarding your health.
- Benefits of an advanced directive and when to create one.
- How to stay resilient through illness.
Andrea Wilson Woods Bio
ANDREA WILSON WOODS is a writer who loves to tell stories, and a patient advocate who founded the nonprofit Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association. Andrea is the CEO and co-founder of Cancer University, a for-profit, social-benefit, digital health company. With Cancer U, Andrea synergizes her talents of coaching, writing, teaching, and advocacy. For over ten years, Andrea worked in the education field as a teacher and professor for public and private schools as well as universities. Andrea obtained her master’s degree in professional writing from the University of Southern California; her nonfiction writing has won national awards. Her new book, a medical memoir titled Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, is a #1 Bestseller on Amazon in multiple categories.
Contact Information
www.andreawilsonwoods.com
Advance Directive Info
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_aging/resources/health_care_decision_making/consumer_s_toolkit_for_health_care_advance_planning/
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