Episodes

  • Wash Your Hands!

    Wash Your Hands!
    Oct 29 2019
    Hand hygiene is the most important component in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. Today's guest talks about how to become empowered to ask your healthcare providers to wash their hands prior to touching you. Not always an easy task - but when you understand the consequences - (death) you just might find the nerve! For more patient safety tips and tools - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

    Purchase the brand new book titled Healthcare Acquired Infections at the website.

    Speak Up and Stay Alive Podcast is brought to you by Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com/).
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    27 mins
  • Mind the Gap - Healthcare Communication

    Mind the Gap - Healthcare Communication
    Oct 25 2019
    Stephen Wilkins MPH – Mind the Gap Academy shares his thoughts about better patient engagement, outcomes, and patient experience. Plus - Is the patient portal a healthcare babysitter? It's all here and now. And for more patient safety tips and tools - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

    This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).
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    27 mins
  • Health Literacy & Patient Safety

    Health Literacy & Patient Safety
    Oct 21 2019
    Patient safety conversation with the 'Father of the Patient Safety Movement" Dr. Lucian Leape. Dr. Leape answers some of your questions plus a bonus segment about the importance of communication within a healthcare setting. For more patient safety tips and tools - get a copy of the book - Speak Up and Stay Alive, the patient advocate hospital survival guide - on the recommended reading list of the US Army. Visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

    This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).
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    33 mins
  • Conflict Minerals in Your Cell Phone

    Conflict Minerals in Your Cell Phone
    Oct 4 2019
    Many products we use daily consist of materials sourced from the Congo that may have been mined by children. Many smartphone components are made in part from tin, tungsten and tantalum and are mined in the Congo, where a brutal civil war has claimed more than five million lives. Are your buying choices contributing to the destruction of lives? Not familiar with Conflict Minerals? Tune in! For more visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

    This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).
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    26 mins
  • Types of Men Women Should Avoid

    Types of Men Women Should Avoid
    Sep 27 2019
    Ladies - if you want to stay healthy, happy and sane - stay away from the 6 types of men who might mess with your sanity. And guys - tune in to find out if you happen to be one of these types. Relationships are one of the key factors in predicting health - so picking a partner is crucial. . Colin Tate, the “The Relationship Lifeguard” joins Pat in this tell-all episode. For more visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

    This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).
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    30 mins
  • Healing Cancer Naturally

    Healing Cancer Naturally
    Sep 12 2019
    Can you conquer cancer without chemotherapy? Has anyone ever done that before? Meet today's guest - Prudence Sinclair. Prue is one of the original pioneering researchers and cancer activists who took her life in her own hands when she chose natural therapies to save her life from stage 4 cancer. For more from Prue - visithttps://www.prudencesinclair.com AND for more patient safety tips and tools - http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

    This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).
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    28 mins
  • Reiki for Animals

    Reiki for Animals
    Sep 3 2019
    Pat is interviewed by host Susan Marie of the Doggy Diva Show. As a Reiki Master, Pat shares how the healing energy of Reiki can enhance your pet's life. Special offer - 'On Call Reiki 'for the life of your pet. For one small fee of $30 - your pet can enjoy the healing benefits of Reiki whenever he or she needs it. For details visit - http://www.elevencatsradio.com AND for tips to help keep humans healthy - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

    This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).
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    28 mins
  • HIV & Hepatitis Lurk During Surgery

    HIV & Hepatitis Lurk During Surgery
    Aug 26 2019
    What is the protocol for a safe, infection-free surgery? Dirty instruments? Surgeons with Hepatitis? Today's guest shares behind the scenes operating room advice. For more patient safety tips and tools - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

    This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).
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    28 mins