IG Living Advocate Podcast
IG Living Advocate podcast connects you to get your questions answered from experts on a variety of topics related to living with a chronic illness. IG Living is the only magazine for the immune globulin (IG) community comprised of patients who suffer from chronic illness and their caregivers. www.igliving.com/life-with-ig/ig-living-advocate-podcast.html
Episodes
16 episodes
Living Well with Chronic Illness
In today's episode, Living Well with Chronic Illness, we'll be exploring how lifestyle medicine can help soothe symptoms and support healing. Our guest today, Sharleen Lucas, is the RN next door health coach. She's passionate about hel...
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Episode 16
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33:12
A Patient’s Story: See the Difference Maintaining Steady Ig Levels Can Make in PI
This podcast is sponsored by CSL Behring, manufacturer of Hizentra, subcutaneous immune globulin. In this episode, we will discuss Melaine's journey with PI, from her experience with IVIG, to her switch to subcutaneous IG, a...
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Episode 15
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20:58
Diagnosing and Treating Kawasaki Disease: A Patient’s Journey
IG Living's patient advocate, Abbie Cornett, hosts Nick Burrus, a Kawasaki disease patient, to discuss his journey with the disease that due to a delayed diagnosis led to complications and the need for a heart transplant.
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Episode 14
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17:03
The Rights and Responsibilities Associated with Different Types of Service Animals
Today, I have the great pleasure of inviting one of my dear friends from when I was in the legislature. Shannon Anderson is an attorney who specializes in public advocacy and risk management. Her dog Neely, though, could care less about all of ...
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Episode 13
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27:32
How to Stay Positive and Refuse to Let Your Illness Define You
In this episode, we will discuss how to stay positive and refuse to let your illness define you. Today, we have as our guest speaker Debbie Konrad. Debbie is a cancer survivor and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) patient who refuses to a...
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Episode 12
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30:46
Policy and Health Unveiled: Navigating the Nexus of Politics, Health Care and Chronic Illness
In this episode, we will discuss the intersection between politics, healthcare and chronic illness.Today, we have guest speaker Peggy Tighe. Peggy is a prominent figure in healthcare policy and lobbying. With a juris doctorate degree fro...
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Episode 11
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28:48
From Plasma to Healing: The Intricate Journey of Producing Immune Globulin Medications
In this episode, we will discuss the intricate process of producing immune globulin products, hereafter referred to as IG products.Today, we have guest speaker Keith Berman. Keith has worked in the plasma therapeutics and blood therapies...
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Episode 10
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21:35
Advocacy Versus Self-Advocacy
In this episode, we will discuss the differences between the role of patient advocacy and self-advocacy. Today, we have guest speaker Megan Ryan. Megan is a 1998 graduate of Texas A&M University where she earned a Bachelor's of Business Adm...
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Episode 9
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28:02
P.I. and Allergies
Today, we have guest speaker Dr. Brett Kettelhut. Dr. Kettelhut is board certified in pediatrics, allergy and immunology. He is currently practicing allergy and immunology at Boys Town, Neb., and is an adjunct clinical professor in the College ...
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Episode 8
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25:08
The Road to Diagnosis
This podcast is brought to you by IG Living magazine to give readers an opportunity to hear from healthcare experts on topics important to them. In this episode, we will be talking about one of the most important steps in patien...
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Episode 7
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14:46
Issues Geriatric Primary Immunodeficiency Patients Face When Accessing Care
In this episode, Abbie Cornett will be talking about the issues geriatric primary immunodeficiency patients face when accessing care.
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Episode 6
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32:13
Changes in Medicare That Affect Patients Treated with Immune Globulin
In this episode, we will be talking about changes in Medicare and how they affect patients treated with IG products. Today, we have with us guest expert Leslie Vaughan, chief operations officer for Nufactor, a Specialty Pharmacy. Leslie has bee...
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Episode 4
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12:32
How to Successfully Exercise When You Have a Chronic Illness
In this episode, we will be talking about how to successfully exercise with a chronic illness. Today, we have with us guest speaker Matt Hansen. Matt has a clinical background in physical therapy with a specialty in chronic health conditions. H...
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Episode 3
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11:01
Planning for Retirement with Chronic Illness
In this episode, we will cover some of the ways patients with a chronic illness can plan for retirement. We would like to thank our readers who wrote in with questions regarding today’s topic This is a very important topic for...
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Episode 2
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12:13
The Increased Demand for Immune Globulin Products and Its Effects on Patient Access
In this first episode, we will be talking about the increased demand for immune globulin (IG) products and its effect on patient access. This is our first podcast episode of IG Living Advocate and a transition from our Readers Telecon...
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Episode 1
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23:39