This week join your host Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of International Foundation for AiArthritis, as she discusses the inherent desire of patients to make decisions with their doctors regarding treatment decisions without interference from insurance companies or governing agencies. AiArthritis previously addressed this issue in the United States by leading the Ethics of Step Therapy investigation and concluded that while cost must be considered to ensure the “bucket” of healthcare funds are ...
May 13, 2020•17 min•Ep. 52
This week join your host Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of International Foundation for AiArthritis, as she explains the Method to Our Madness! This episode will give you an insider’s view of the AiArthritis organization and the way the AiArthritis Voices 360 talk show fits into the organization’s mission and projects. In this episode Tiffany revisits one of the first mini-sodes we aired, “The importance of differentiating arthritis types” (November 29th, Mini-Ep2) to demonstrate how we put eac...
May 10, 2020•27 min•Ep. 51
This week join your patient co-host Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of International Foundation for AiArthritis, to discuss the subject of distance medicine and electronic health. Tiffany shares her recent experience with distance medicine as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses some of the concerns and implications of expanding the use of telemedicine appointments, electronic medical records, and online patient portals. The mission of AiArthritis is to ensure all patient experiences ...
May 06, 2020•14 min•Ep. 50
This week join your patient co-hosts Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of International Foundation for AiArthritis, and Pooja Panchamia, founder of the website and online community FieryBones, as they discuss the need for raising global awareness for autoimmune and autoinflammatory arthritis diseases. FieryBones is a website dedicated to connecting people around the world suffering from autoimmune arthritis and helping them find hope, information, and inspiration. Pooja created it after her Rheuma...
May 03, 2020•45 min•Ep. 49
This week join your patient co-hosts Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of International Foundation for AiArthritis, and Charis Hill, a professionally disabled writer, speaker, and patient advocate as they discuss the sensitive topic of preferred pronouns and misgendering non-binary and transgendered individuals. Charis is a person who embraces non-binary pronouns (they/them/their) and speaks openly about the emotional experience of being repeatedly misgendered on a daily basis. Tiffany also speaks...
Apr 29, 2020•17 min•Ep. 48
This week join your patient co-host Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of International Foundation for AiArthritis, as she announces a significant change in plans for the AUTO Ball. Listeners may recall that Tiffany announced in Episode 17 of our At The Table series that AiArthritis would be hosting a gala event to kick-off the celebration leading up to World AiArthritis Day on May 20th, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event, like so many others, must transition to a virtual gathering for ...
Apr 26, 2020•23 min•Ep. 47
This week join your patient host Kelly Conway, co-founder of International Foundation for AiArthritis, as she updates us all on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to pets and their owners. Kelly is the author of Making Lemonade with Georgia Grace and has devoted many years to the care and love of her special needs therapy dog, Georgia. For more information about Kelly and Georgia, therapy dogs, and the ways animals can improve the lives of patients living with AiArthritis diseases,...
Apr 22, 2020•20 min•Ep. 46
This week join your patient co-hosts Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of International Foundation for AiArthritis, and Estela and Juana Mata, co-founders of Looms 4 Lupus, as they discuss the current lack of diversity represented in clinical trials and the need to include all demographics in trials so the therapies that go to market are representative of the real patient population who are using them. Estela and Juana's expertise from symposium and conference attendance, in addition to Juana's pe...
Apr 19, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 45
Welcome to this week’s episode of AiArthritis Voices 360: At The Table. This week, join patient co-hosts Danielle and Kristen as they discuss the use of gloves to protect yourself from contracting COVID-19. Do gloves provide added protection from the virus? What is the “right way” to use them? Listen to our conversation about whether to wear gloves and how to wear them if you choose to do so. Then join us in our Facebook COVID-19 group to let us know what choices you are making to protect yourse...
Apr 15, 2020•10 min•Ep. 44
Welcome to AiArthritis Voices 360. This week join your patient co-hosts Danielle Dass and Kristen Ray as they discuss all things masks and COVID-19. What sorts of masks do healthcare providers need to keep themselves and their patients safe? What happens if hospitals run out of masks? Should people be wearing a mask when they leave their home during social distancing? Do cloth masks offer protection from the virus? Tune in for the answers to these questions and more as we seek to help you naviga...
Apr 12, 2020•53 min•Ep. 43
