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		<title>Who&#8217;s Really a Patient? Skewed Opinions Result from Inside Information</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/26/who-really-is-a-patient-skewed-opinions-result-from-inside-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That seems like a fairly simple question, don&#8217;t you think?  Who really is a patient? But the answer is actually more complex than you might realize. Among the possibilities: 1.  anyone who has ever accessed medical care is a patient &#8211; which includes everyone, no matter what their relationship is to the healthcare system (so, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Integrative Choices &#8211; Complementary and Alternative Medicine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(as published in the Syracuse Post Standard, June 21, 2011) Many migraine sufferers and patients with back pain choose acupuncture to relieve their pain. Breast cancer patients are finding improved outcomes from meditation as they go through chemotherapy. Both acupuncture and meditation are considered “complementary” therapies, as are yoga, reiki, therapeutic massage and similar therapies.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AdvoConnection Gets Ready to Launch &#8211; Outreach to Patients</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/09/18/advoconnection-gets-ready-to-launch-outreach-to-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/09/18/advoconnection-gets-ready-to-launch-outreach-to-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update on this post:  AdvoConnection is launched!  Patients are being helped, and patient advocates are ready to help you.  Learn more at:  www.AdvoConnection.com. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Hard at work we&#8217;ve been!  And AdvoConnection, a dream of mine for several years, is getting ready to launch. Since beginning my advocacy work almost five years ago, and being highly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About.com Health is All a-Twitter</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/02/20/aboutcom-health-is-all-a-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you thought social networking was only for kids, Gen Web-ers or geeks, then think again. Social networking has become a great source for finding people who can help you improve your health, or your medical care. If you aren&#8217;t sure what I mean by social networking, then you&#8217;ll recognize it by other names you [...]]]></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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		<title>Is Google Strong-Arming the Feds to Allow Sale of Health Information?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/27/is-google-strong-arming-the-feds-to-allow-sale-of-health-information/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/27/is-google-strong-arming-the-feds-to-allow-sale-of-health-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guerrilla Patient]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For several years now, I&#8217;ve sounded the warning bells &#8212; stay away from those websites that allow you to put your own health records online for free&#8230;. You can&#8217;t imagine how much grief I&#8217;ve taken for that statement.  Especially when I point out that organizations like the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic are actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Twitter or Facebook Your Way to Better Health?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/24/do-you-twitter-or-facebook-your-way-to-better-health/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/24/do-you-twitter-or-facebook-your-way-to-better-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a question being discussed these days through social networking sites &#8212; you know, those Facebook and Twitter and MySpace and Plaxo and LinkedIn and Ning and other sites where you can carry on conversations with &#8220;virtual&#8221; strangers&#8230;. So I&#8217;m curious.  Have you sought health information through social networking?  Do you Twitter?  or have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Daschle Really Interested in Our Ideas for Healthcare Reform?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/12/18/is-daschle-really-interested-in-our-ideas-for-healthcare-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/12/18/is-daschle-really-interested-in-our-ideas-for-healthcare-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was excited to hear that the new secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle, was reaching out to the American people for input on what a reformed healthcare system would look like. Imagine &#8212; asking the people who must participate. What a unique and exciting concept! That was&#8230; until I actually went to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Dysfunction Spawns Its Own Myths</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/12/06/healthcare-dysfunction-spawns-its-own-myths/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/12/06/healthcare-dysfunction-spawns-its-own-myths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shannon Brownlee, the author of Overtreated, manages to rearrange my perspective from time to time.  She takes the facts I have learned, or the concepts I study, and makes me see them in an entirely different light. I may not always agree with her!  But I never fail to learn plenty. This recent article penned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guerrilla Patienting:  Getting the Healthcare You Need</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/07/28/guerrilla-patienting-getting-the-healthcare-you-need/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/07/28/guerrilla-patienting-getting-the-healthcare-you-need/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guerrilla Patient]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I spoke to a group of payers &#8212; health insurance executives, Medicare and Medicaid representatives &#8212; and shared with them the many ways in which we patients feel the American healthcare system is failing us. The points I made came from you &#8212; my readers &#8212; from the many stories you have shared [...]]]></description>
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