By the age of 16, Robin Farmanfarmaian had been misdiagnosed with an autoimmune disease, undergone six surgeries, had three organs removed, and been subjected to 40 hospital stays.
All of this was based on misinformation.
Advocating for yourself is huge when it comes to your own healthcare.
Doctors and patients should be peers. You are the expert of your own body. Doctors should be the consultants who help you heal.
Robin joins Andrea and Lisa to share her own health journey and how it spurred her to advocate for patients. She also discusses new in-home blood tests that are coming in the next few years.
Wednesday, 30 March 2016 12:45
Future of Medicine: Patients & Doctors as Peers
Advocating for yourself is huge when it comes to your own healthcare.
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 5
- Audio File: naturally_savvy/1613ns3e.mp3
- Featured Speaker: Robin Farmanfarmaian, COO of Arc Fusion Programs
- Book Title: The Patient as CEO: How Technology Empowers the Healthcare Consumer
- Guest Website: Robin Farmanfarmaian
- Guest Twitter Account: @Robinff3
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Guest Bio:
Robin Farmanfarmaian is an entrepreneur, founder, professional speaker and best selling author working in cutting edge technology and medicine. Currently Farmanfarmaian is the COO of Arc Fusion Programs, working on the fusion of medicine, science and IT, and a VP at INVICTA Medical, a device company for sleep apnea.
A life long philanthropist and mentor, she is the Co-Founder and on the Board of Directors (formally Executive Director) for the Organ Preservation Alliance, catalyzing breakthroughs in organ banking for transplants and tissue engineering, and President for the Innovation for Jobs Summit, finding solutions to disrupt unemployment. Robin is on the advisory board of many startups and conferences, and mentors female entrepreneurs.
Previous work includes being one of the founders of Morfit, the Exponential Medicine conference, and a VP at Singularity University. Her book, The Patient as CEO: How Technology Empowers the Healthcare Consumer, is a #1 Best Seller on Amazon. - Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: Yes
- Host: Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
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