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Why patient advocates need to build their own platforms

Posted on June 10, 2018December 31, 2019 by corinna

Virginia Woolf spoke of A Room of One’s Own. I’m suggesting A Blog of One’s Own. Or a podcast. Or a video channel. Or a website.

You don't have to be a guru, you can be a contributor. - Denise Duffield-Thomas

Be a contributor, not a guru

Posted on March 26, 2018September 7, 2018 by corinna

“You don’t have to be a guru, you can be a contributor…” I had never heard of Denise Duffield-Thomas, but what she said resonated with me as wisdom for patient advocates.

"There are a lot of people who get to the table, and they're too nervous to add that value. Because a lot of times, they get to the table and they're so concerned with not losing the seat at the table." –Michelle Obama

Sitting at the advocacy table

Posted on March 12, 2018September 7, 2018 by corinna

A recent talk by Michelle Obama got me thinking about diabetes advocacy

Perceptions of Stigma in the Diabetes Online Community

Posted on January 31, 2018September 7, 2018 by corinna

Perceptions of Stigma in the Diabetes Online Community – a poster presented at 2017 IDF Congress.

Day 29: Advocacy can get loud

Posted on November 29, 2017September 7, 2018 by corinna

Sometimes diabetes patient advocacy looks like this.

Day 22: Summit advocacy

Posted on November 22, 2017September 7, 2018 by corinna

Sometimes diabetes patient advocacy takes place at summits.

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Why patient advocates need to build their own platforms

Be a contributor, not a guru

Sitting at the advocacy table

Perceptions of Stigma in the Diabetes Online Community

Day 29: Advocacy can get loud

Day 22: Summit advocacy

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