Learn to communicate effectively and advocate for yourself and your loved ones in medical settings.
When the doctor walks in the exam room, the clock starts ticking. Overbooked medical professionals and narrow appointment windows means that every minute you have tell your story is precious. In this virtual program, Olga Lucia Torres, will walk attendees through the best ways to present the story of your health and your body to medical professionals in order to optimize your health outcome. Olga Lucia Torres is a first generation Latina who has dedicated her career to nonprofit work. Olga has been sick her entire life: starting with severe asthma, then the discovery of a pediatric pituitary adenoma, and later developing lupus and five other autoimmune diseases, then experiencing a devastating brain injury that left her disabled. She was one of the eight founding attorneys of the Bronx Defenders and is now a lecturer in the Narrative Medicine program at Columbia University. Olga’s been published in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, Parents, Next Avenue, and various other publications about healthcare, disability rights, and BIPOC issues. Olga received her BA from Cornell University and her JD at Georgetown University Law Center.
This program is made possible through the work of The Friends of South Brunswick Public Library. We are grateful for their support in all that we do.
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