http://partnershipwithpatients.com/how-patients-can-apply-for-a-travel-scholarship/ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://partnershipwithpatients.com/how-patients-can-apply-for-a-travel-scholarship/#comment-361 Joleen Chambers Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:04:12 +0000 http://partnershipwithpatients.com/?p=67#comment-361 from Steven Baker: Thank you for this opportunity to apply for a travel scholarship.
Four years ago (9/29/2008) my implanted right elbow failed and I began advocating for patient rights to access medical records, for identification, registry and post-market research on implanted medical devices. My efforts brought me in contact with medical device manufacturers, hospital trustees, the state Attorney General, my Congressional Representatives, journalists, consumer organizations and the FDA. My situation is common to most harmed patients: the medical harm causes permanent disability which disrupts/ruins established careers forcing productive individuals onto fixed income without adequate medical care. I am committed to attending Partnership With Patients, but a scholarship would be both an endorsement of my efforts and would relieve some of the constant financial pressure I experience. I intend to continue to work for federal public policy legislation and public health education on this topic and learn from and share with others about social media tools and effective communication strategies that will strengthen the shared mission of protecting all patients from medical harm.

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