SPEAK UP AND STAY ALIVE PATIENT SAFETY RADIO

Does Santa wash his suit after every encounter with a child? Ewww! Leaky diapers, dirty kid fingers … equal cross contamination. Santa may be bringing you more than you asked for. This and more on today’s special holiday health hazard edition.

 

Is fear based manipulation a thing? Just think politicians, marketers, and media. Think Black Friday! Today Pat digs into this seldom recognized phenomenon of social conditioning and encourages us to question, think, doubt, re-evaluate beliefs, and if necessary – resist.

 

Today’s guest shares her story of undiagnosed childhood depression and how she managed to exit the labyrinth.  Stephanie Kay Bendel is the author of the book titled – Exit the Labyrinth – A Memoir of Early Childhood Depression Its Onset and Aftermath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest – Dr. David O. Carpenter, co-editor/author of the Bioinitiative Report – shares his advice about the negative health effects proliferated by wireless devices – smart meters, cell phones, WiFi in schools – and why the precautionary principle and prudent avoidance are important.

 

You’ve heard of circadian rhythm. But what is circadian medicine and how can it easily keep you healthy and vibrant? And are pharmaceuticals cashing in on this? Uh … you know the answer. Tune in!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourteen doctors and still no correct diagnosis? Is this a joke? Today’s guest shares her very real and journey of how a simple back problem became a crippling event.

 

 

 

 

 

Hand hygiene is the most important component in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. Today’s guest, Dr. Will Sawyer – Henry the Hand –  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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest Stephen Wilkins stops by to talk about the communication gap between the patient and the provider. He answers listener’s email questions.

 

Dr. Lucien Leape, the father of the patient safety movement answers listener’s email questions.

What is 5G? It’s a humanity changing moment. The Internet of Things are not safe and here’s why!