In Sixteen Years of Endometriosis Amy and Brittany
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- Health & Fitness
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Laugh, cry, and shout with us as we talk all things endometriosis! We hope our podcast will support and empower you. Our podcast has 2 types of episodes: (1) Chats between Amy and Brittany, 2 best friends that pride ourselves on sharing accurate, well-researched information in a fun, digestible way. Hang out with us while we delve into embarrassing “did-that-really-just-happen?!” endo stories and talk vulnerably about our personal growth. Some of our favorite episodes are the later ones – we really love how our knowledge, and also we, have grown over time! (2) Amy leads amazing interviews with renowned excision surgeons, subject experts, and endo advocates worldwide! Remember, the info presented here is educational info only and NOT medical advice.
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120: Interview: Bias in Healthcare with Patient and Practitioner Kimether Redmon
Today I’m speaking with Kimether Redmon about:
-Trauma-informed medical care.
-Some biases a person may face in the medical setting.
-Personal biases that Kimether has faced.
Who is Kimether Redmon?
She is an endometriosis patient as well as a Family Nurse Practitioner serving low-income uninsured patients in her area. Before her nursing career, she was a research consultant with a background in brain injury research, and employment.
Being diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis in 2021 after over 20 years of countless incidents of dismissal, gaslighting, bias, and incompetency has fueled her own diligence as a healthcare provider and educator that prioritizes high quality, trauma informed care to all.
Kimether is also the vice president of Peach Corps, which is on a mission to help those with PCOS, Endo, Adeno and chronic conditions.
Clickable links at insixteenyears.com/episode120
CONNECT WITH KIMETHER:
Peach Corps IG: @peach_corps
Kimether IG: @therebelliousuterus
Kimether’s podcast IG: @endothickofit
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119: Interview: Advocating for Ourselves with Patient and Practitioner Kimether Redmon
Today I’m speaking with Kimether Redmon about:
-Tips to improve our medical appointments
-How to maximize the short amount of time we have with the practitioner.
-How to be more specific when describing our symptoms
-Our personal experiences with uncomfortable medical settings.
Who is Kimether Redmon?
She is an endometriosis patient as well as a Family Nurse Practitioner serving low-income uninsured patients in her area. Before her nursing career, she was a research consultant with a background in brain injury research, and employment.
Being diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis in 2021 after over 20 years of countless incidents of dismissal, gaslighting, bias, and incompetency has fueled her own diligence as a healthcare provider and educator that prioritizes high quality, trauma informed care to all.
Kimether is also the vice president of Peach Corps, which is on a mission to help those with PCOS, Endo, Adeno and chronic conditions.
Clickable links at insixteenyears.com/episode119
CONNECT WITH KIMETHER:
Peach Corps IG: @peach_corpsKimether IG: @therebelliousuterusKimether’s podcast IG: @endothickofit
CONNECT WITH US! INSTAGRAM: @in16yearsofendo
WEBSITE AND RESOURCES: insixteenyears.com
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118: Interview: Endo Standard of Care with Dr. Shilpa Rao of India
Today we speak with Dr. Shilpa Rao, who is a dentist by profession and an endo crusader by passion. Shilpa has a YouTube channel called The Endometriosis Crusader in which she interviews patients and professionals about various topics related to endometriosis and reproductive health.
Shilpa shares about her personal experiences with cultural and social barriers to care, as well as her hopes for endometriosis care in the future in India.
Clickable links at insixteenyears.com/episode118
CONNECT WITH SHILPA
Instagram: @endostrongg
YouTube: Endo Crusader https://www.youtube.com/@shilpaa1980
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117: Disability Accommodations in the Workplace. Part 2
We continue to talk about work accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In part 2, we discuss medical documentation, examples of what are reasonable vs unreasonable accommodations, and telework.
DISCLAIMER: We are not employment lawyers or disability civil rights attorneys. This is a general discussion of what we've been learning for our own individual work situations and is not legal advice. We encourage you to double check all information we give in this episode and/or consult a qualified professional for advice if you are in a situation where you want to ask for work accommodations.
Clickable links at insixteenyears.com/episode117
--OTHER REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION ISSUES (Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the ADA)
--Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
--Employees' Practical Guide to Requesting and Negotiating Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
--Job Accommodation Network’s Practical Guide to Accommodations
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116: Disability Accommodations in the Workplace. Part 1
We are going to talk about work accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In part 1, we discuss what accommodations are vs accessibility in general, who qualifies for accommodations under the ADA, and some ideas on how and when to request accommodation.
DISCLAIMER: We are not employment lawyers or disability civil rights attorneys. This is a general discussion of what we've been learning for our own individual work situations and is not legal advice. We encourage you to double check all information we give in this episode and/or consult a qualified professional for advice if you are in a situation where you want to ask for work accommodations.
Clickable links at insixteenyears.com/episode116
--Employees' Practical Guide to Requesting and Negotiating Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
--Job Accommodation Network’s Practical Guide to Accommodations
--Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability
--Ashley Jacobson: Changing Disabled Employment with Accommodations
--EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
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115: Surgeon Interview: Dr. David Redwine, World-Renowned Excision Surgeon. Part 3
Until his retirement in 2012, Dr. David Redwine headed the world-renowned and award-winning Oregon Institute of Endometriosis at St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon, treating thousands of people with endometriosis via excision surgery from all across the US, Canada, and beyond. His research is on the website endopaedia.info and has been vital to the endometriosis community, helping empower and educate both patients and physicians alike. He has presented his theory of origin of endo, Mulleriosis, around the world.
TODAY WE DISCUSS:—“Sins of the endometriosis literature.”—The recent research that came out with Horvath's pan-tissue clock and the origin of endometriosis.—Claims on the Lupron website is that it’s “used for the reduction of endometriotic lesions.”—Microscopic endometriosis.—The ESHRE updated endometriosis guidelines around diagnosis of endo.
IN EPISODES 67 AND 68 (go back and check them out!), we did part 1 and part 2, in which we discussed:—endometriosis treatments—excision surgery—endometriosis recurrence—the embryonic origin of endo—why he considers Sampson’s theory of retrograde menstruation the most dangerous theory in the history of medicine—what endo does in the body—obstacles to endometriosis treatment
CONNECT WITH US! INSTAGRAM: @in16yearsofendo
WEBSITE AND RESOURCES: insixteenyears.com
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