Welcome to our new podcast!
Our guest today is Dr. Don Desserud!
Don has brough fresh perspectives to our podcast as someone with lived experience of cancer and as a political science professor from PEI.
We talked mainly about two important topics:
1. Impact of clinic communication on patients and importance of trauma-informed communications by healthcare providers
2. Practical tips for advocacy at the government level
We hope that you will enjoy this episode as much as we have.
I have had the pleasure of sending a letter to the Honorable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, to advocate on behalf of the individuals, families, and communities affected by cancer.
The most recent report by the Canadian Cancer Society on the financial impact of cancer, as well as the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the governments of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador gave me the idea of this advocacy letter.
You can download, revise, and use this letter to reach out to your elected officials.
Better days ahead.
Sevtap Savas, PhD. December 16, 2024
We were pleased to have two special podcast episodes in September and October with Tracy Slaney and Heather Mulligan.
Tracy Slaney is an amazing advocate and caregiver in Newfoundland and Labrador. Heather Mulligan is from Canadian Cancer Society Advocacy unit in Atlantic Canada.
We have had cozy and very informative chats about what it means to be an advocate, and how organizations like Canadian Cancer Society are helping with advocating/lobbying the governments for change. One recent example is extension of unpaid sick leave and job protection in Nova Scotia.
We hope to see similar changes in other Atlantic Canada provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador.
You can find our special podcast episodes here:
Episode 15 (special episode) – A heartwarming story of cancer advocacy and caregiving by Tracy Slaney:
Episode 16 (special episode) – Role of advocacy in changing sick leave legislations in Atlantic Canada:
Thank you for listening and enjoy!