Jul 6, 2023
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks
with the Patient Empowerment Network’s Tracy Rode
about providing patients with tools for advocacy, developing
accessible patient resources and more.
• Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology
Overdrive 1:11
• About Rode 1:23
• The interview 2:34
• Can you tell us about your journey and how you ended
up in this space as such a strong voice for patient advocates?
2:52
• Tell me more about Patient Empowerment Network
(PEN), what it does for patients and what it does for health care
workers 9:06
• Jain and Rode on how health care workers can improve
ways to communicate information to patients in ways they can absorb
14:03
• How do you suggest patients and physicians use the
resources provided by organizations like PEN? What is the best way
to incorporate education into a clinical visit?
19:06
• Rode and Jain on examples of how much easier it is
today for patients to come across misinformation in media, and how
organizations can help patients avoid this misinformation
21:50
• Jain and Rode on patient accessibility and benefits
to understanding clinical trials
26:35
• Can you share how your cancer diagnosis impacted the
way you transitioned into thinking about patient advocacy issues
and your approach to them? 29:13
• If someone could only listen to the last two minutes
of this episode, what would you want them to take away?
31:35
• How to contact Rode
34:13
• Thanks for listening
35:20
Tracy Rode is the executive director of the
Patient Empowerment Network (PEN). Rode brings over two decades of
non-profit leadership experience, including working with diverse
patient populations to improve patient outcomes and increase access
to care.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr.
Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com.
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Follow Dr. Jain on Twitter:
@ShikhaJainMD. Rode and the Patient Empowerment Network can be
reached at powerfulpatients.org, or via
LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter @power4patients.
Disclosures: Jain and Rode report no
relevant financial disclosures.