Why is Patient Advocate Training needed?
Rare is the individual that has not been touched by chronic illness — spouse, child, parent, sibling, or friend. Doctors tell us that patients with advocates do better. When the patient and an advocate form a team and are trained, they have a more successful medical journey. But even during a wellness check up, a patient or parent must advocate for themselves or their child and that requires learned skills, which PATHS offers. Our seminat teaches skills that can be applied immediately and can benefit even the healthy person. • Have you found yourself or a loved one with several medical conditions and multiple doctors? These all need coordination to provide the best unified care plan for the patient. • I’m doing fine right now, can’t I wait? No, don’t wait until you are in an acute situation. Make the time now when things are relatively smooth to learn and plan. PATHS teaches patient teams – the patient and their designated advocate – to be proactive in improving medical care. Remember
