A few weeks ago, I was reviewing emails, and one from the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center caught my eye. I read the email and realized it was an invitation to the Stupid Cancer Summit. The name made me curious, so I clicked into the email and read about the...
World Cancer Day was yesterday, February 4th. The goal of World Cancer Day is to increase awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, early detection, and treatment. Every year there is a theme. This year, the theme for World Cancer Day 2019 is –...
Healthcare is changing at a rapid speed. In an attempt to keep up to date, my goal for 2019 was to find conferences and events that help me learn about the advances taking place in our healthcare system, so when I saw a post on LinkedIn for the 11th Annual ConvUrgent...
Telemedicine is transforming our healthcare system in three distinct ways, by increasing access to primary care doctors and specialists; reduced costs; and improved health outcomes. To help readers of Nurses Advocate understand how Telehealth will change the delivery...
I went for my MRI on January 8th in preparation for seeing my Hematologist/Oncologist one week later for my 6-month checkup. My appointment was for 8 am, and I was asked to be there 30 minutes ahead of time to register and fill in the required paperwork. When I...
Did this ever happen to you? I was working on writing an article and saw a message come across my computer from a colleague. When I went to look for it in my email folder, I could not find it. Next, I went to Facebook, Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn, and Twitter and...
As we close 2018 and open 2019, it is an excellent time to reflect on our lives personally and professionally. I had time over the holiday weekend to go to my favorite ‘thinking place’, Central Park Pool. I took time to look at what I have accomplished in...
The end of the year is the time to look back on the goals we set and see how we have done. Each year since I started Blogging in 2015, I take the time to see how my posts performed and what messages resonated most with readers. Doing this allows me to craft...
Being admitted to the hospital is stressful. To help relieve some of the anxiety, I share in this post a checklist of twelve things that I found helpful when I was admitted to the hospital in the past. I hope this list helps you or a family member when one finds...
I think you will agree, we live in a fast-paced world. Many of us are stretched thin and need to find ways to slow down for our own wellbeing. You might ask why I would write this post, this week, just when the craziness of the holidays is in full force? It is my...
While driving down 95 last week, I noted a billboard advertising Care on Demand from a large hospital system in South Florida. I wondered what the services were about so when I got home, I looked it up online. Care on Demand is a program where people can be seen on...
As a Nurse Advocate and Digital Journalists, I wanted to share an overview of the 14 conferences I attended in 2018. My goals as a seasoned healthcare care professional in attending these events is to increase my knowledge and learn firsthand from leaders about the...
Being diagnosed and treated for brain cancer changed my life. The experience forced me to face my own mortality and helped me realize what is essential in life. Soon after I finished active treatment in 2015, I started hearing the term cancer survivor. I learned that...
Going to the doctors, a dentist or any provider is a challenge and calls for all to pay attention to the details of the plan of care as well as the cost of our care. In this weeks post, I talk about a lesson I learned and the importance of following up with providers...
Emergencies come in a variety of ways. Fires, earthquakes, hurricanes are natural disasters that cause upheaval in our lives. Other events such as losing your job, or being diagnosed with a medical condition can derail your life. Taking time to prepare for a...
Healthcare is fast entering what could be called the ‘Age of Engagement’ — an era intended to transform the patient-doctor relationship while also re-writing the rules on how to successfully run a medical practice. In this post, I speak to people, patients,...
We make educated decisions on the products and services we purchase every day by using the information provided to us on cost and value. Yet, we go blindly through the health care system with little to no knowledge of what it costs us. Consumers and providers have...
