Health Care Expert Talks Patient Empowerment

e-Patient Dave is the keynote speaker at an Aligning Forces Humboldt community dinner to talk to patients about how partnering with physicians can lead to better care. The talk takes place Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center in Eureka (921 Waterfront Drive). Dinner will be served at 5pm. The event is free and requires an RSVP.

Cancer survivor Dave deBronkart, widely known as “e-Patient Dave,” is an international speaker on health care and has one of the most watched TEDx talks, “Let Patients Help.” e-Patient Dave will be addressing Humboldt County community members in a presentation on patient empowerment.

After e-Patient Dave’s presentation, the Alliance will host a panel discussion with local patients and a physician, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

Aligning Forces Humboldt is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Aligning Forces for Quality community, a national effort to improve the quality and value of health care in communities across America. AFH is also an initiative of the California Center for Rural Policy. Attendees, please RSVP to Melissa Jones at 707-445-2806. Media, please RSVP to Jarad Petroske at 707-826-3392.