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	<description>A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care.</description>
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		<title>Sometimes It&#8217;s Better to Just Say No</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/05/03/sometimes-its-better-to-just-say-no/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story One: When I was a child (and we&#8217;re talking a lo-o-o-ng time ago &#8211; when doctors made house calls)&#8230; if I got an earache, I would suffer.  REALLY suffer. Mom would drip some warm oil into my ear, and then stuff some cotton in behind it. She&#8217;d give me an orange flavored baby aspirin [...]]]></description>
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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>A Tutor Who Tooted the Flute&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/03/14/a-tutor-who-tooted-the-flute/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/03/14/a-tutor-who-tooted-the-flute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AdvoConnection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a conversation with a friend the other day, I was explaining the need for patient advocates (which she got immediately) &#8211; and the &#8220;tutor tongue-twister&#8221; came to mind.  Do you know it? A tutor who tooted the flute, Tried to tutor two tooters to toot, Said the two to the tutor, &#8220;It&#8217;s tougher to [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/26/who-really-is-a-patient-skewed-opinions-result-from-inside-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=1693</guid>
		<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>Why Rob a Bank When You Can Make More Money by Counterfeiting Drugs?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/16/why-rob-a-bank-when-you-can-make-more-money-by-counterfeiting-drugs/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/16/why-rob-a-bank-when-you-can-make-more-money-by-counterfeiting-drugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Follow the Money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to make millions of dollars quickly while risking only a few months in prison if (and that&#8217;s a big IF) you&#8217;re caught?  It&#8217;s not difficult at all. Just set yourself up as a distributor of counterfeit drugs in the United States. This week&#8217;s announcement by the FDA that a counterfeit version of Avastin, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Patient Empowerment Tips to Post on Your Refrigerator Door</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/02/10-patientempowerment-tips-for-your-refrigerator-door/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/02/10-patientempowerment-tips-for-your-refrigerator-door/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patient Empowerment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=1655</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The information center in many homes is the refrigerator door.  From family photos, to postcards to magnets from pizza shops, to phone numbers and kids&#8217; artwork &#8211; the important ephemera of our lives can be found on refrigerator doors. So today I thought I would share some advice that is worth cutting out and sticking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Gift – Organ Donation</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/12/22/the-ultimate-gift-organ-donation/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/12/22/the-ultimate-gift-organ-donation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:41:49 +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 December 20, 2011 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; I live in Central New York State, where we are grieving the loss of 17-year-old Taylor Fleming who died in a car accident last week. In the face of their unimaginable heartbreak and pain, Taylor’s parents decided to donate her organs and [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/10/27/medicare-open-enrollment-%e2%80%93-time-to-figure-it-out/#comments</comments>
		<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>An Open Letter to Hospitals</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/09/15/an-open-letter-to-hospitals/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/09/15/an-open-letter-to-hospitals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please note that this column appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard on September 13, 2011.  It addresses the recently issued New York State Hospital Report Card.  You don&#8217;t need to be a resident of Central New York, or even New York State to gain benefit from this column.  Resources for you are found below. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Patients Know Too Much?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/08/04/can-patients-know-too-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(as published in the Syracuse Post Standard August 2, 2011) Recently a series of videos appeared on a doctor education website, attempting to teach doctors how to deal with difficult patients. One of the videos was entitled, “The Patient Who Knows Too Much.” That video sparked a heated debate among empowered patients and professionals. Can [...]]]></description>
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