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Public Q&A: My 5 favorite books on how to defend yourself against the U.S. health care system

May 24, 2024 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

4 books: A Beginners' Guide to the End; Josie's Story; AfterShock; The Long Covid Survival Guide

Shepherd.com invites authors to write heartfelt reviews of other people’s books on a topic related to their own work. The site is a rabbit hole that you will LOVE exploring, so go ahead and click on, for example, “The best books about America’s toughest time: life in the dirty thirties” or “The best children’s books […]

Filed Under: key people, public Q&A Tagged With: BJ Miller, caregivers, end of life, Fiona Lowenstein, Jessie Gruman, Long Covid, Muriel Gillick, Shoshana Berger, Sorrel King

Public Q&A: “I received scary test results. What questions should I ask my clinician?”

March 26, 2024 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

Questions marks painted on pavement

Sometimes the hardest part of a new situation, in any aspect of life but particularly our health, is saying out loud the scary thing. Someone dear to me received concerning test results and asked me to help craft a set of questions for their next appointment – the very first one since getting the results […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care, public Q&A, Seekers Tagged With: David Harlow, Elizabeth Cohen, Gilles Frydman, Jennifer Sweeney, Jessie Gruman, Rebel Health, Seekers

Public Q&A: Rare Disease and Rebel Health

January 19, 2024 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Rebel Health: A field guide to the patient-led revolution in medical care

The Global Genes RARE Advocacy Summit in September 2023 provided a forum for me to talk, for the first time, about my upcoming book and how rare disease communities have been a key part of my professional life. Here’s a set of questions that Sravanthi Meka of Global Genes asked me in advance of the meeting: […]

Filed Under: Champions, health data, Networkers, peer-to-peer health care, public Q&A, Seekers, Solvers Tagged With: Global Genes, Hhs, Long Covid, MIT Press, Rare Disease, Rebel Health

Public Q&A: Human-centered design

January 9, 2023 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

Questions marks painted on pavement

A community colleague recently tweeted an intriguing question: “Looking for a rec! Our grant team would like to have more knowledge & training around #HumanCenteredDesign for research & community engagement. Does anyone have #HCD trainings, modules, or programs they love?” She tagged a few people, including me, and a public conversation ensued. People shared resources, […]

Filed Under: positive patterns, public Q&A, research issues Tagged With: ARCHANGELS, Diana Forsythe, I AM ALS, IDEO, ImproveCareNow, Marina Nitze, Nick Sinai, Solve ME

Public Q&A: Impact review

December 21, 2022 By Susannah Fox 17 Comments

Close-up photo of a green leaf

I conduct an impact review at the end of each year, looking back at how I spent my time. In 2018, I published a shareholder letter listing the questions I ask: I’d like to hear from other people who take stock around this time each year. What questions do you ask yourself? What measures do […]

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Public Q&A: COVID19 precautions and care

March 31, 2020 By Susannah Fox 12 Comments

Woman wears a white baseball cap and a cloth mask over her nose and mouth

As a trusted node on my friends’ “nerd network” (i.e., the people who are known to dig in and research everything so others may not have to) I have been asked a few questions that I’d like to share, in the hopes that other people can add their own perspectives — and new questions! Question: […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care, public Q&A Tagged With: COVID19, end of life, palliative care, patientslikeme

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