Tag: Advocating for Another

November #WEGOHealth Chat Recap – How can pharma and healthcare companies be better partners with Patient Leaders?

In our November #WEGOHealthChat we explored how pharma and healthcare companies can work together with Patient Leaders to create solutions to some of the gaps in healthcare. We brainstormed new ideas, shared insights, and asked Patient Leaders what companies are already doing it right! Below you'll find some highlights from each discussion question but if you'd…

6th Annual WEGO Health Awards Live Ceremony

It was a night of celebration, laughter, new friendships and even a few tears. The first ever live WEGO Health Awards ceremony could only be described as an absolute success.     The WEGO Health Network team, Julie, Kristen, and Jackie arrived Sunday to put together the final touches for our live ceremony and to prepare…

Your advice to new Patient Leaders

WEGO Health is committed to amplifying the Patient Leader voice and it all starts with the first time a patient or caregiver shares their initial blog post, tweet or picture on Instagram. As Patient Leaders ourselves, Julie (WEGO Health Patient Leader Network Director), and I know that starting out on your advocacy journey can be…

6th Annual WEGO Health Awards Schedule of Events

Now that we have the best of the best in patient advocacy nominated for the 6th Annual WEGO Health Awards, it’s time for the voting to commence! We're proud to announce we've received close to 2,500 nominations and almost 30,000 endorsements this WEGO Health Award's season. We're blown away by the work of these tremendous…

#WEGOHealthAwards Winners Series Podcast: Jessica Gimeno

Some people would say all superheroes can fly, however, here at WEGO Health- we don't believe the cape says it all. Day in and day out, we see thousands of incredible patient leaders- striving for change, pushing the limits and stepping into the action to change healthcare for the better. The #WEGOHealthAwards Winners Series podcast had…

#WEGOHealthAwards Winners Series Podcast: Barby Ingle

Year in and year out we come across Patient Leaders who continue to change the health world. These Patient leaders are true stars who continue to shine and don't fit into just one category.  Basically, they've done it ALL! During the WEGO Health Awards, we like to recognize these Patient Leaders with the Lifetime Achievement…