He used to be a medical journalist, but in 1996 he became a patient himself when he was diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Since then, as a survivor, Andrew went on to launch Patient Power, a vast knowledge repository of medical knowledge, and even has his own talk show and video channel. Health issues, observes Andrew, “is much less private than it used to be” and serves “to inform, inspire and empower others.”
On this week’s show we will dig deeper into the ‘empowerment’ factor and how social media is facilitating it.
Some weeks back we hosted two shows exclusively on Green Teams in health care. Join us as we take the discussion of healthcare to a new level, as we unpack what community engagement means.
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Wednesday 27 October 2010 - 7.00 pm Pacific
On this week’s show we have two guests who are front and center of Green Teams in health care.
Dr. Joan D. Plisko of Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (MD H2E) – a grant funded initiative housed at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Dr. Plisko has received several awards, including the the EPA Region 3 Award for Environmental Achievement.
Colleen Cusick is the co-founder and current chair of the Green Team for The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her role in the green team includes consulting with manufacturers on product development, packaging improvements, and product safety.
The enormous interest in Green Teams made us consider this as a two part series. We set the stage last week on the show with what they look like from those managing facilities. This week, we’ll address what the structure of a Green team looks like, and ask our guests about the roles team members play.
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