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Personal Health Care Advocacy
Gerda Maissel, President
My MD Advisor

Dr. Gerda, The Medical Sherpa is the founder of My MD Advisor. Combining her expertise in clinical care, recovery and the business of medicine, she guides clients and their families through the medical maze. She specializes in helping people during hospitalizations and rehabilitation stays.

The current state of hospital and rehabilitation care

What Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctors do

Tips for advocating for your loved ones

Hospital Prevention & Safe Aging - Managing Acute Episodes
John Bayeux, Director of Business Development
Care2U

John is Director of Business Development for Care2U, an ER Physician-led medical practice providing urgent care at home, on-demand to patients in the community. Prior to Care2U, John worked in the LHCSA world, with Mavencare, then Alliance, and previously as a Long Term Care Consultant for 3 years.

Your client has an acute care need and requires and urgent evaluation. What do you do? Many patients aren't appropriate for treatment in a hospital

Care2U is redesigning healthcare around the patient, when and where they need it most

Care2U's care delivery model brings the urgent care and the hospital right to the patient's front door

On-demand, rapid-response triage teams reduce unnecessary ER visits and preventable hospitalizations

Five Mistakes to Avoid in a Crisis - Four Simple Steps to be Ready for Life Unexpected
Linda Fostek, Owner
The Crisis Planner

Linda Fostek - The Crisis Planner - best-selling author, international speaker, TV show host, and consultant in planning and preparation. Get off the Worry-go-round, facilitate recovery, avoid family conflicts, and control chaos. She has been honored on and by media and organizations for her work.

What are the 5 most common mistakes people make before or when facing a crisis?

Excuses for not planning (3)

Consequences of not planning (2)

4 steps to creating a comprehensive plan to be ready for life unexpected

What do I have?

What's missing?

Where is it?

Who needs to know?

Tools and resources for planning

5 Tips for Partnering with a Home Health Care Agency
Carrie Deehan
Business Development Manager 
Better Home Health Care

Carrie is the Business Development Manager at Better Home Health Care Agency, a privately-owned & operated licensed home health care agency, based in Rockville Centre. She guides patients and their families through the homecare process; enabling her to support the agency's values and growth.

You want to feel confident in knowing that your clients are in good hands when choosing to partner with a home health care agency. Carrie will share some insights about what to look for in an agency. At the core, the goal is to maintain quality patient care.  Understanding how effectively the process is managed is an important, and often overlooked, component in choosing a partner agency for overall long-term satisfaction.  Shared values, experience and access to resourceful partners is key!