Seattle radio show Patient Power to discuss
“Advances in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries”
Sunday, October 7, 2007
WHAT: Radio Program: “Patient Power with Andrew Schorr”
Seattle: 570 AM KVI or www.kvi.com
Join host Andrew Schorr, Dr. Jens Chapman from the University of Washington, and Dr. Barry Goldstein from Harborview Medical Center as they discuss the latest research and treatments for spinal cord injuries. They’ll also talk about the recent controversy surrounding cold saline injections. Jamie Osborne, a patient that injured his spine in June and is now recovering, will join his physicians on the program. Call in live with your questions!
WHO (FEATURED GUESTS):
Jens R. Chapman, M.D.: Professor of Orthopedics, University of Washington Medical Center
Barry Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D.: Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Harborview Medical Center
Jamie Osborne: Spinal Injury patient
Andrew Schorr: Host and eleven-year CLL survivor
WHEN:
Sunday, October 7, 2007
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (10 a.m. Central Time)
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Email in questions any time to andrew@patientpower.info
Call in live at (206) 421-5757 or (888) 312-5757
ABOUT PATIENT POWER:
Patient Power debuted in February 2005 and is a weekly show hosted by Andrew Schorr, eleven-year leukemia survivor, patient educator and patient advocate. The show features renowned medical experts on topics that include cancer, pain, diabetes, and heart issues, as well as comment from experts in clinical trials and top pharmacists. The show serves to bring patients together in a radio and Internet community to help navigate an often inhospitable health care system. Patient Power takes questions from callers and Internet listeners on topics such as how to find the right doctor, how to advocate effectively, when to get a second opinion from a specialist and how to evaluate one treatment option over another.
Over 400 hours of replays now available for downloading, streaming or podcasting at www.patientpower.info . You can search by date, by topic and by guest.
