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What People are Saying:

Testiminial from Mary Spackman (Denver, CO):

The Patient Advocacy Training that I attended at Rose Medical Center was full of wonderful information. It helped me to become informed on how to partner with the medical field if and when I will someday need their assistance. In experiences with my grandparents visits to doctors’ offices and hospitals, I never thought about how I could partner with the medical field; I simply listened to what they said with a great deal of skepticism. Now I know the importance of building a working relationship with doctors and becoming an active part in my health care. I learned how to track my own medical experiences in a special medical journal and I learned the importance of having real conversations with my doctor to provide the best outcome for myself and for the doctor. Being well informed is the key. This class truly taught me wonderful tools and I am glad I took it now while I am healthy. I feel more prepared for the unknown that could send me on my way to the doctor’s office..

Testiminial from Denny McGihon, PhD (Denver, CO):

Since taking the Patient Advocacy Training course I have had more occasions that I would have liked  to use it with my family. Contrary to what I first though about being an advocate ( I thought of it as being a lawyer) is has led to my seeing that advocacy as creating a team to work together for the patient.  I am more understanding and patient with the problems the staff sometimes have in delivering services and when the services are inadequate not afraid to speak up but always careful to be respectful. It has been an enormous help. I highly recommend it to others.