{"id":36944,"date":"2024-03-12T12:44:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipsen.com\/us\/?p=36944"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T10:35:54","slug":"want-better-care-show-up-like-a-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipsen.com\/us\/improving-lives\/want-better-care-show-up-like-a-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Want better care? Show up like a boss."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Liz Kalina, Vice President of North America Corporate Affairs and Patient Services at Ipsen reflects on an Ipsen-sponsored panel at SXSW\u00ae<\/sup> focused on the power in speaking up for yourself and Becoming the CEO of Your Health.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve long known that people facing serious health challenges and their families have a lot to teach the rest of us about what good healthcare looks like and how to advocate for yourself to get it. In March, Ipsen sponsored a panel at South by Southwest\u00ae<\/sup> (SXSW\u00ae<\/sup>) focused on Becoming the CEO of Your Health<\/em>. At the panel, we heard L. Marie speak about the strength she found in her own advocacy. L. Marie said it well\u2014we need to normalize real talk and understand that how we show up to the conversation matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years if a healthcare expert asked me how I was doing, my response was, \u201cI\u2019m fine.\u201d In general, that was true, but it certainly didn\u2019t get me closer to the goals I had for my own health and wellness. Several years ago, my family moved, and I went to a new doctor. This doctor didn\u2019t ask me general questions. She was specific, and over time, I became more in-tune with how I felt in a way that produced better answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we need to talk about hard questions, she helps me shape a full understanding of the issue, goes over the treatment options and then together we discuss potential outcomes. Those discussions are always informed by my viewpoint\u2014what I am comfortable with, the realities of my day-to-day life and what I value most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to think that is being like L. Marie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some other tips I\u2019ve gleaned: <\/p>\n\n\n\n