Vous êtes un professionnel de la défense des droits des patients. Comment vous tenez-vous au courant des événements de réseautage ?

One way to get started is to host your own live(stream) right hear on LinkedIn. 1) Invite your connections that are best suited for the topic of your discussion. 2) Share your post on other social media platforms such as your IG, FB, Twitter, TikTok, or YouTube pages. Consistency is the key to an online presence even if its for 5 to 10 minutes. Sharing your knowledge on a topic that conveys a message of clarity, transparency, understanding, empowerment, educational will grow credibility and a following.

Given your love for storytelling and connection, participate in online forums and webinars that focus on patient stories, healthcare experiences, and advocacy strategies. Platforms like these allow for the sharing of powerful narratives that can inspire and inform your advocacy work, creating ripples in the pond that spread far and wide.

As a patient advocacy professional, stay up-to-date on networking events by subscribing to industry newsletters, joining professional associations, following relevant organizations on social media, attending conferences and workshops, and networking with peers for recommendations and invitations.

Stay updated on networking events as a patient advocacy professional by following relevant organizations on social media, joining online communities, checking event listing websites like Eventbrite, subscribing to newsletters from healthcare associations, and attending webinars and virtual events. Utilize platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Eventbrite to find opportunities, connect with peers, and stay informed about industry trends.

Utilizing online platforms is a great way to not only establish a presence and connect with others but also to learn. There are a plethora of professional agencies that provide workshops or trainings and also group forums where you can chat with other like-minded professionals.

Utilizing a calendar can be extremely helpful in staying organized and remaining as productive as possible. Utilizing a hard calendar or even an app on a cellular device can ensure that calendars are readily available for scheduling and planning.

Networking Groups: Participate in local and online networking groups dedicated to healthcare and patient advocacy to learn about upcoming events.

Utilizing a personal calendar to stay organized is helpful but it also gives you a timeline/time range to accomplish tasks between meetings and presentations. I like to block out my calendar for times in the day to reconnect with the team and have time to complete my own projects

Staying organized is paramount for effectively planning and participating in networking events. An effective way to achieve this is by creating a personal calendar listing all events of interest or registration. Utilizing digital tools such as Google Calendar, Outlook, or Trello enables tracking dates, times, locations, and details of each event. Additionally, it allows setting reminders, synchronizing the calendar with other devices, and sharing it with colleagues. Creating a personal calendar helps avoid missed or overlapping events, allowing adequate preparation in advance. Thus, staying organized facilitates active and productive participation in networking events. I particularly like the Google calendar tools.

Networking is an underutilized skill and can truly make all the difference. Having supportive colleagues and mentors is incredibly important. This can help to create spaces and opportunities that you may otherwise not have had access to.

Being a cancer survivor myself, it's so easy to network about upcoming events in cancer research. First, information is normally posted in my cancer clinic on a bulletin board and throughout the waiting room. A bookcase for cancer magazines, pamphlets and booklets announcing events is in plain sight. These publications use QR codes so it's easy to get connected. My cancer clinic has a social worker where I can request a referral from my oncologist to network with the cancer community. Patient advocacy is very easy when you're a patient or you're a family member of a spouse who died from cancer or have a parent who is a cancer survivor as well. Another great publication is AARP for up-to-date information on cancer resources.

Look out for networking events specifically within the realms of hemodialysis and patient care. Conferences and seminars focusing on renal care, patient rights, and healthcare innovations can be particularly insightful. These events are like finding specific herbs in a vast garden that can heal and rejuvenate your practice and advocacy efforts.

Contact resources is one of the most important assets we have. Keeping this contract streamlined and updated makes patient care a whole lot simpler. It also becomes a great source of education when you don’t really know which way to turn for a patient. There are times those contacts become our resources

I read nursing journals and news articles that are up to date and moving along with the times. I ensure to reflect within myself on what I can do to be an advocate for my patients and their families.

Industry Conferences: Attend industry conferences and seminars, which often include networking events as part of their agenda.

I wish I had more time to, designating specific times to even debrief with peers would be so helpful to our mental health!! I personally feel distant when I’m in a crowd or someone asks me what I do…they offer accolades or praises but no one wants to hear about the terrifying day I had or the patient that bit me.

Through attend chiefs Baraza,self help group, churches and mosque if given opportunity, youth groups and all possible social gatherings

I enjoy joining dinners by drug reps that come with a large group. I enjoy seeing the new indications the team joining and having questions that typically get answered right there supported by data.

Colleagues and Mentors: Network with colleagues and mentors who can provide personal recommendations and invitations to events.

Join patient advocacy or healthcare-related professional associations; follow relevant organisations, advocacy leaders, and industry professionals on social media platforms; attend webinars and virtual events; explore professional networking platforms. Most importantly, collaborate with like-minded individuals passionate about patient advocacy. Share information about upcoming events and collaborate on attending events together.

Research Journals: Stay informed through research journals and publications in the field of patient advocacy, which may advertise or report on relevant events.