Summer of Activism: Have Your Voice Heard on the Hill
The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) can make people feel powerless and isolated. Participating in day on the Hill events in Washington DC with patient advocacy groups are one way to take back contro...
13 Aug 201917min
Summer of Activism: Attending Day on the Hill
How does an IBD patient attend Day on the Hill events and meet with the offices of congressional representatives in Washington DC? What is it like to go to these events? In this episode I describe how...
30 Jul 201916min
Summer of Activism: Getting Kids Involved in Advocacy
How young is "too young" to get kids involved in activism? Gastroenterologist and activist Dr Meenakshi Bewtra started her kids on their activism journey at birth and continues by bringing them to mar...
23 Jul 201925min
Summer of Activism: Attending a Town Hall
Working with our local elected officials is important to having our voices heard. But attending local town hall meetings held by state or federal congressional representatives is daunting, especially ...
16 Jul 201913min
Summer of Activism: Going to Medical Meetings
For this first episode of my limited series, Summer of Activism, I'm answering a question that I hear regularly: how it is that I go to medical meetings such as Digestive Disease Week, Advances in IBD...
9 Jul 20199min
Where Do We Go From Here?
What's new in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatments and what's next on the horizon? Dr Peter Higgins, a gastroenterologist, IBD specialist, and researcher at the University of Michigan discusses...
24 Jun 201925min
Princesses Poop Too
Does having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) make you feel like a princess? Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not only painful, serious conditions, but they also carry stigma which leads to p...
11 Jun 201938min
We Still Don't Know What Happened
Every person that lives with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis in the United States knows the challenges of dealing with health insurance companies. Denials of service are common, particularly whe...
21 Mai 201937min
