Antra Boyd
The Ovarian Cancer Chronicles, Part 1
It was my first visit to my gyn/onc in six months. I sat with the discomfort of going in for my scheduled screening wondering how...
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Antra Boyd
- Dec 9, 2020
- 1 min
Health Advocacy: What's It All About?
Listen to Antra and Ciera talk about their inspirations, experiences and motivation behind founding Connected Care Patient Advocates.
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Antra Boyd
- Oct 17, 2020
- 3 min
The Conundrum of Silence in Healthcare
A surgery room incident made me envision a change in the culture of silence that seems embedded within healthcare in this country.
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Antra Boyd
- Jul 27, 2020
- 4 min
Are you engaged?
The era of “the doctor knows best” is over. No more walking into a medical appointment hoping to be told what to do with no questions asked.
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Antra Boyd
- Jul 12, 2020
- 4 min
Stress Less
I'm a registered nurse patient advocate. I help people navigate our dysfunctional disease care system. I mean, why call it health care?...
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Antra Boyd
- Jul 3, 2020
- 5 min
Timeout!
Surgical errors happen all too frequently and contribute to medical that have devastating, sometimes life-ending consequences for patients.
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Antra Boyd
- Jul 1, 2020
- 21 min
Patient Advocacy and An Ovarian Mass
I (Antra) am now the patient. In September of 2018, an ultra-sound of my pelvis revealed a mass the size of an orange.
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Antra Boyd
- Jul 30, 2012
- 1 min
The business of health advocacy
Karen Mercereau has seen more than one patient die a premature death. She cites medical errors and missed diagnoses and as the cause.
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