Karger - The Waiting Room

Nov 06 2024 42 ep. 22 mins 1
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Whether you are suffering from a certain disease or generally interested in medical research and healthcare, The Waiting Room is a trustworthy resource of medical knowledge. At Karger, we have a tradition of medical publishing of over 130 years, working with experts across many different specialities. For our podcast and too our blog thewaitingroom.karger.com, we collaborate with both specialists and medical journalists to provide you with accurate, reliable and easy-to-understand information about health issues in a broad set of areas.

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S5 E3 – “You Are not Alone” – World Diabetes Day 2024 (November 14) with Konstantina Boumaki

Nov 06 2024 24 mins  
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Konstantina Boumaki. She is a medical doctor with 19 years of experience in patient advocacy. Since her diagnosis with type 1 diabetes in 2005, she has been a passionate advocate, leading numerous projects to improve patient engagement and health outcomes. With regard to this year’s World Diabetes Day we talke

S5 E2 – Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2024 with Abby Match

Oct 16 2024 34 mins  
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Abby Match. She was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer at the age of 35 in 2020. After the diagnosis she became a breast cancer advocate as well as a board member of the US-based non-profit organization Living Beyond Breast Cancer in 2023. We spoke about her patient journey with breast cancer, her wor

S5 E1 – “Nobody Knows Your Condition Better Than You”: Blood Cancer Awareness Month 2024 with Alastair Boyle

Sep 04 2024 38 mins  
For the first episode of season 5 of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Alastair Boyle. He was diagnosed with myelodysplasia, a type of blood cancer, in 2008 and eventually had to retire from his work as a firefighter in 2014. Ally then focused on patient and public involvement and providing input to charities, research studies and committees, for example, by servin

S4 E10 – “The Importance of Early and Correct Diagnosis”: Sarcoma Awareness Month 2024 with Roger Wilson

Jul 10 2024 33 mins  
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Roger Wilson. He is a sarcoma patient, patient advocate, founder of Sarcoma UK, as well as Honorary President and active Board member of the Sarcoma Patient Advocacy Global Network (SPAGN). We talked about his patient journey with soft tissue sarcoma, his work as a patient advocate as well as Sarcoma Awareness M

S4 E9 – World Continence Week 2024 with Mary Lynne Van Poelgeest-Pomfret

Jun 05 2024 21 mins  
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Mary Lynne Van Poelgeest-Pomfret. She is the President of the WFIPP, the World Federation of Incontinence and Pelvic Problems. We discussed incontinence/leakage and pelvic problems, the aspect of quality of life, stigma and mental health, as well as the upcoming World Continence Week, which is held from June 17�

S4 E8 – Skin Cancer Awareness Month 2024 with Naniki Seboni

Apr 25 2024 22 mins  
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with cancer survivor and patient advocate Naniki Seboni about her experiences of being diagnosed with stage 3 malignant melanoma at the age of 25. We also discussed what should be done regarding prevention, screening and awareness of skin cancer – not only in her native country of South Africa, via the Cancer Assoc

S4 E7 – Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2024 with Jessica Settle

Mar 14 2024 19 mins  
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Jessica Settle about her experience of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the age of 28. Jessica is the dedicated mother of a 12-year-old daughter. She is advocating for colon cancer awareness and spreading hope wherever she goes. Please note that Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is held in March each

S4 E6 – Rare Diseases and AI/Digital Technologies with Emily Lewis (Digital Transformation Project Lead)

Feb 21 2024 26 mins  
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Emily Lewis about Rare Disease Day on February 29, and how artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies could help patients living with a rare disease. Emily (Kunka) Lewis, MS, CCRP, CHES is an opinion leader in the digital transformation of healthcare. She is driven by a desire for the democratizatio

S4 E5 – Wellbeing after Gynecological Cancer with Bernie Price (Patient Advocate)

Jan 24 2024 29 mins  
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Bernie Price about her patient journey, her experiences after a gynecological cancer and hysterectomy, as well as the healthcare system as such. Bernie is an endometrial cancer survivor. She is a Transformational Mindset and Life coach, Tai Chi instructor and athlete. Furthermore, she serves as an advocate for w

S4 E4 – Revision of the EU’s Pharmaceutical Legislation with Claudia Louati (European Patients’ Forum)

Dec 13 2023 22 mins  
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Claudia Louati about the revision of the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation. Claudia Louati joined the European Patients’ Forum (EPF) as Head of Policy in May 2023. She leads EPF’s policy and advocacy work and steers EPF’s engagement with EU and international stakeholders on key policy issues. Before joinin