Tag: patient advocacy

4 Reasons to Use Humor in Your Advocacy

As the winner of the 2018 WEGO Health Award for Hilarious Patient Leader, I'm often asked why I chose to approach cancer in such a humorous light. To be quite honest, it really comes down to one, single fact - I only have one, single testicle. Rather than hiding that I’m now 50% more aerodynamic…

5 Tips for Sharing Your Story

  Sharing your story can be scary and intimidating. You may wonder why would anyone ever want to hear what I have gone through? What makes what I have to say important? Will I be laughed at or criticized? Well, I’m here to tell you I was in that phase of hesitancy but decided to…

2018 WEGO Health Awards Ceremony at the Connected Health Conference

During the year, those of us at WEGO Health have the opportunity to work with countless Patient Leaders and connect them with healthcare companies who are looking for patients insights and collaboration. Each and every one of us here at WEGO Health loves the work we do and find absolute joy every time we launch…

#PatientLeader Webinar: Platform Power Tips for Patient Leaders- Twitter

It's not easy doing amazing things in only 280 characters - creating easily digestible thoughts can be difficult with health stories and research! Yet there are some Patient Leaders who truly excel at it. In this #PatientLeader webinar, we're sitting down with 3 top tweeters in the Patient Leader Network to hear their best practices,…

Endorsements are OPEN for the 2018 WEGO Health Awards

Congratulations to the Patient Leaders nominated for the 2018 WEGO Health Awards!  Each year we are in awe of the nominees for the WEGO Health Awards and this year was no different! We're honored to meet so many new faces and can't wait to celebrate your accomplishments. If you haven't checked out all the fabulous…

2018 WEGO Health Award Categories

Cheers to another season of celebrating the online health communities. With 16 award categories, there is something for everyone. Check out the award categories below and nominate your fellow Patient Leaders. [su_row][su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""][su_accordion][su_spoiler title="Best in Show: Blog" open="no" style="default" icon="plus" anchor="" class="" text_color="#674cB"] Best in Show: Blog Whose blog do you absolutely love?…