Martine Ehrenclou - Patient Advocate

Martine Ehrenclou is an award-winning author, patient advocate and speaker. Her latest book, The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get the Best Medical Care empowers people to become proactive, assertive and well-informed participants in their own health care. With advice and personal stories from over 200 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals and patients, The Take-Charge Patient reveals insider information inn how to cut through the red tape and navigate today's complex health care system with confidence. She has been interviewed on NBC Nightly News, KCAL 9/CBS News, Good Day Dallas, NPR and many more shows. We will talk about valuable information on are how to find the best doctor for you, how to prepare for a doctor's appointment to maximize the 7-15 precious minutes, The Patient's Toolkit, how to prevent medical errors, how to prevent medication errors, how to communicate effectively with your medical provider, why the relationship between doctor and patient is so important, how to find discount medical care, and much more. She can outline strategies to enable patients to take charge of what they can. With health care on everyone's minds, how to navigate it is of utmost importance. Being an advocate for oneself and for others is also an important component of getting the best medical care.