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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>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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<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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		<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>Making Integrative Choices &#8211; Complementary and Alternative Medicine</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/06/23/making-integrative-choices-complementary-and-alternative-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/06/23/making-integrative-choices-complementary-and-alternative-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:06:41 +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, 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>What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know Can Hurt You</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/05/26/what-your-doctor-doesnt-know-can-hurt-you/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/05/26/what-your-doctor-doesnt-know-can-hurt-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 12:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(as published in the Syracuse Post Standard, May 24, 2011) Before I began my patient empowerment work, I thought a specialist was someone who had learned all the general medical information, and then chose to concentrate on that one body system or disease that held the most interest for him. Turns out, that’s not exactly [...]]]></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>
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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>&#8220;Give Us Our Damned Data&#8221; Causes the First Meltdown in Awhile</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/07/31/give-us-our-damned-data-causes-the-first-meltdown-in-awhile/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/07/31/give-us-our-damned-data-causes-the-first-meltdown-in-awhile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regina Holliday and Dr. Ted Eytan Photo compliments of R2DC on Flickr Regina Holliday&#8217;s husband, Fred, age 39, died of cancer in June 2009 leaving his wife, and his two young, beautiful children behind.  During their journey through the healthcare system to try to get Fred the help he needed, too many hurdles were put [...]]]></description>
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