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	<title>Every Patient&#039;s Advocate &#187; General Commentary</title>
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		<title>The 2012 Elections and the Issue of Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/01/19/2012-elections-issue-healthcare-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Follow the Money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard January 17, 2012 During both the 2008 and 2010 elections, the issue of reforming the American healthcare system was the focus of overwhelming amounts of misinformation and disinformation. Remember the email about Senior Death Panels?  It explained that the healthcare reform bill would allow Medicare to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check Out Those Health Charities Before You Donate</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/12/08/check-out-those-health-charities-before-you-donate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard December 6, 2011 It’s that time of year again.  The holidays, of course. But also the end of the tax year, when charities, including groups like cancer societies or hospital foundations, are pleading for donations. Each year in December my husband and I make contributions to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Travel Tips for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/11/23/healthy-travel-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard November 22, 2011 ……………………………….. You may be among the millions of Americans who will travel during the upcoming holidays. Travel takes you out of your normal environment and disturbs your routine. If you have health issues, like a chronic disease, an injury, or even a short-term [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a Safer Hospital</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/09/29/choosing-a-safer-hospital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medical Errors / Mistakes / Misdiagnosis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please note that this column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard on September 27, 2011 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. In my last column I shared an open letter to our local hospitals which resulted from my review of their most recent “report cards.”  These report cards score hospitals on their quality of service and safety records. Despite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Find Support From Other Patients</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/07/21/find-support-from-other-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Commentary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(as published in the Syracuse Post StandardJuly 19, 2011) When you must cope with a medical problem or manage a chronic illness, you’ll find you have a variety of challenges and questions. For clinical, medical questions, your most trusted resource should be your doctor. But when it comes to everyday management of your illness or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tributes to the Bettys &#8211; Mom and Betty Ford</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/07/10/tributes-to-the-bettys-mom-and-betty-ford/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/07/10/tributes-to-the-bettys-mom-and-betty-ford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Commentary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a bit of a diversion from my usual patient empowerment topics, but I hope you&#8217;ll find it of interest. Definitely seems worth sharing. It&#8217;s an Ode to the Bettys &#8211; two women I have long admired.  They never met each other, but they shared a name, and yes &#8211; they are (kinda sorta) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;ve You Been Trisha?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/12/08/whereve-you-been-trisha/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/12/08/whereve-you-been-trisha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About.com]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wish I had a nickel for each of the emails I&#8217;ve received from people who have followed this blog of mine&#8230;. Where have I been?  It&#8217;s a fair question.  It&#8217;s been months since I&#8217;ve blogged here&#8230; because, well, I&#8217;ve been doing my Willie Nelson thang&#8230; on the road again&#8230;. See all those stars on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patients Don&#8217;t Believe the Evidence!  What&#8217;s Wrong With Us?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/06/04/patients-dont-believe-the-evidence-whats-wrong-with-us/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/06/04/patients-dont-believe-the-evidence-whats-wrong-with-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The journal Health Affairs reports on a study that finds Evidence That Consumers Are Skeptical About Evidence-Based Health Care. According to the abstract, We found many of these consumers’ beliefs, values, and knowledge to be at odds with what policy makers prescribe as evidence-based health care. Few consumers understood terms such as &#8220;medical evidence&#8221; or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catching Up &#8211; You Bet Your Life!</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/04/05/catching-up-you-bet-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/04/05/catching-up-you-bet-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been remiss&#8230; not posting for two months&#8230; and plead the fact that there just are not enough hours in the day! Of course, I&#8217;ve kept up with blog posts at About.com - all the commentary about healthcare reform, new hiccups in the system we patients must deal with and more. But yes, this, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conspiracy Theorists and Flu Vaccines &#8211; Pick Another Battle Please</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/01/07/conspiracy-theorists-and-flu-vaccines-pick-another-battle-please/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/01/07/conspiracy-theorists-and-flu-vaccines-pick-another-battle-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago I posted a flu vaccine commentary and poll after listening to Dr. Dean Edell on the radio. He was talking about people who refuse to get vaccinated. He made the comment that vaccines have been proven effective for decades, and he&#8217;s tired of trying to defend them. That if people [...]]]></description>
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