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		<title>Time to Put a Stop to Drive-by-Doctoring</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/04/19/put-a-stop-to-drive-by-doctoring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of my readers know, I speak at meetings and conferences fairly frequently, and most often to groups of patients and caregivers. The focus of the talks I give is usually on a patient empowerment topic &#8211; ranging from how to communicate with your doctor, to how to stay safe in the hospital, 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>Medicare Open Enrollment – Time to Figure It Out</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/10/27/medicare-open-enrollment-%e2%80%93-time-to-figure-it-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health /Medical Consumerism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard October 25, 2011 ……………………………….. If you’ve watched TV, read the newspaper, or logged on to any health-related website recently, then you may already know that it’s Medicare Open Enrollment time. Open Enrollment means you have the opportunity to make choices that affect both your access to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uh-oh Video! (Can&#8217;t escape it&#8230;)</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/07/25/uh-oh-video-cant-escape-it/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/07/25/uh-oh-video-cant-escape-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hospitals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[You Bet Your Life!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to TV and video, Al Roker provides one of my favorite quotations: &#8220;They say the camera adds 10 pounds. OK. So I figure I must be standing in front of 10 cameras.&#8221; Oh, yes, Al. I know how you feel&#8230;. However &#8212; I&#8217;ve decided to come out of my video-avoidance closet to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>H1N1 Swine Flu Rears It&#8217;s Ugly Head &#8211; Time for Help and Truth</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/10/30/h1n1-swine-flu-rears-its-ugly-head-time-for-help-and-truth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About.com]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s so little I can say about swine flu that hasn&#8217;t already been said.  And to that point, I&#8217;ve already said plenty! In fact, I&#8217;ve said it all on my About.com Guide to Patient Empowerment, so I figure it&#8217;s best just to give you a master list of all the articles I&#8217;ve written, by topic: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform &#8220;Senior Death Warrants&#8221; Email Should Be Put to Death Itself</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/07/09/healthcare-reform-senior-death-warrant-should-be-put-to-death-itself/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/07/09/healthcare-reform-senior-death-warrant-should-be-put-to-death-itself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As predicted, the fearmongering, half truths and out-and-out lies about healthcare reform have begun in earnest.  I received an email from a dear and respected friend yesterday and was appalled at the dis-information it contained. So I&#8217;ve decided to share the email with you and show you where it is wrong and why you need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine Flu and Chicken Little &#8211; Too Much Hype?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/05/02/swine-flu-and-chicken-little-too-much-hype/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/05/02/swine-flu-and-chicken-little-too-much-hype/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 11:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a week of hearing that the sky is falling because swine flu was going to take us all down, there&#8217;s a lot of second guessing about whether government(s) and the media have over-hyped the potential for a pandemic, and whether we have all over-reacted to the fear. I say &#8211; we have not overreacted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine Flu &#8211; But What About Bacon and Eggs?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/04/25/swine-flu-but-what-about-bacon-and-eggs/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/04/25/swine-flu-but-what-about-bacon-and-eggs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Note:  Swine Flu FAQs updated daily Plus:  Should We Be Afraid of Swine Flu? While the professionals provide us with statistics about Mexico, Texas, California or other places where patients have contracted swine flu, I actually find I have different questions all together: I don&#8217;t live in Mexico. Am I at risk for getting swine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Journalism and Truth</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/02/04/healthcare-journalism-and-truth/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/02/04/healthcare-journalism-and-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(The following is reprinted with permission from John James, PhD, a patient safety advocate who came to his work after the loss of his son, Alex, to medical errors.  Dr. James publishes a monthly patient safety newsletter, and has written a book focused on what he learned about the dysfunction of America&#8217;s for-profit healthcare system. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Cranky Bloggers to Peanut Butter: Week in Review</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/31/from-cranky-bloggers-to-peanut-butter-week-in-review/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/31/from-cranky-bloggers-to-peanut-butter-week-in-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an update on my Every Patient&#8217;s Advocate activities for the week of January 25 to 31: See this icon?  It means this link includes an opportunity for you to participate, beyond just a comment.  However, please remember that your comments to any article or post are always welcome. This icon indicates a piece that [...]]]></description>
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