{"product_id":"from-patient-to-advocate-turning-survivorship-into-impact-a-healthcare-advocates-guide-9798994710302","title":"From Patient to Advocate: Turning Survivorship Into Impact: A Healthcare Advocate's Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tim McDonald\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Advocacy at Work Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Advocacy at Work Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Motivational \u0026amp; Inspirational\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cancer diagnosis changes everything. But for some survivors, it also opens a door - one that leads from patient to purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFrom Patient to Advocate: Turning Survivorship Into Impact\u003c\/i\u003e, stage IV colorectal cancer survivor Tim McDonald offers an honest, practical, and deeply human guide for patients who feel called to do more with their diagnosis. Drawing on years of experience as a patient advocate, research advocate, international speaker, and community builder, Tim maps out how ordinary survivors can transform their hardest experiences into meaningful change - for themselves, for their communities, and for the future of healthcare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCancer survivors and patients who want to turn their experience into impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaregivers and family members looking to support a loved one's advocacy journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealthcare professionals and patient-facing organizations seeking to understand empowered advocacy from the inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunity leaders and nonprofit professionals working at the intersection of health and advocacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will discover how to find and use their patient voice, navigate the world of healthcare advocacy organizations, build meaningful relationships with researchers and policymakers, and create sustainable impact without burning out. Tim draws on his own journey - from diagnosis to serving on research advisory councils, speaking internationally, and helping build statewide advocacy communities - to show what's possible when survivorship becomes a platform for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Patient to Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e is not a memoir of illness. It's a roadmap for what comes next. Because survivorship isn't just about living longer - it's about living with purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/b\u003e Tim McDonald is a stage IV colorectal cancer survivor, Research Advocate with Fight Colorectal Cancer, Florida Chapter Leader for Man Up to Cancer, and patient advisory council member with HOPA and the PAN Foundation. He hosts the \u003ci\u003eAdvocacy at Work\u003c\/i\u003e podcast and Substack newsletter, and has spoken at conferences across the United States and internationally. He lives in Tampa, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Advocacy at Work Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883944460439,"sku":"9798994710302","price":1270.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798994710302.webp?v=1781104966","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/from-patient-to-advocate-turning-survivorship-into-impact-a-healthcare-advocates-guide-9798994710302","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}