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Trisha Torrey, Every Patient's Advocate

U.S.

On Vacation
returns 01/31/2010

Expertise

When you want to learn more about your diagnosis, medical tests, prescription drugs, talking to your doctor, or just want to find credible and reliable health or medical information on the internet, I can help steer you in the right direction. I'm not a doctor, nor a medical professional. I'm a patient safety, consumerism and advocacy specialist who believes patients do themselves a favor by finding reliable information on the internet, then sharing it with their health care providers.

Experience in the area

I am a consultant in patient advocacy and consumerism. I'm a newspaper columnist, radio talk show host, seminar leader, and owner of two websites to help those who want to learn more about their diseases or conditions: diagKNOWsis.org and EveryPatientsAdvocate.com

Organizations

Publications
EveryPatientsAdvocate.com, syracuse.com (Syracuse Post Standard -- daily newspaper)

Publications

About.com's Guide to Patient Empowerment (http://patients.about.com) EveryPatientsAdvocate.com, syracuse.com (Syracuse Post Standard -- daily newspaper)

Education/Credentials

Bachelors and Masters degrees in education. Marketing consultant for 25 years. This work, however, stems from a misdiagnosis I suffered in 2004 when I was told I had a rare cancer. I was able to do the necessary research to prove I had no cancer at all.

Awards and Honors

Named CNN's Hero of Patient Empowerment, 2008

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

The American Health Care System is highly dysfunctional. Patients need to advocate for themselves in order to find their best medical outcome.

Average Ratings

Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
Sherry	04/07/09	10	10	10	10	Dear Trisha, thank you for your timely .....
Linda	03/28/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you, Trisha, for the quick and .....
KIMBERLY	03/01/09	9	9	10	10
Victoria	11/26/08	10	10	10	10	thanks for taking time to help me
steven	11/24/08	10	10	10	10

Recent Answers from Trisha Torrey, Every Patient's Advocate

2009-04-11 Father has +ve blood group and mother -ve blood group:

Ud, You are asking about the Rh Factor. Here are three articles that may help you. Read them, but be sure you have this discussion with your wife's doctor, too. It's very important her Rh Factor

2009-03-31 Parkinsons disease:

Hi Sherry, I was able to find some references to menopause, hormones and Parkinsons, but I'm not sure they answer your questions. It looks from this first WebMd reference like that answer may not be

2009-03-27 Finger Pulse Oximeters:

Hi Linda, There are several websites that allow people to rate various items for purchase. Here's a link to ratings at Nextag: http://www.nextag.com/pulse-oximeter/stores-html And at Amazon:

2009-02-28 CARDIOLOGIST:

Kimberly, I can certainly understand why this makes you nervous. For your own piece of mind, and to improve your understanding of your medical situation, I would get a hold of your medical records and

2009-02-19 antibiotic:

Whitney, There are so many different antibiotics, and I don't know which one you're taking. Also, some foods conflict with the active ingredients, so you have to be careful about what you eat with

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