The Invisible Wave Podcast

Invisible Wave
The Invisible Wave Podcast

An estimated 1 in 4 young adults in the U.S. are living with a chronic medical condition, many invisible to the naked eye, and posing unique challenges in education, healthcare, the workplace, mental health, and the family. The Invisible Wave Podcast illuminates these shared challenges through highly relatable personal stories from individuals, caregivers, and innovators, and highlights effective grassroots solutions to improve quality of life for this vast, underserved community. *About the Host:* On the first day of her medical fellowship, Dr. Santi Bhagat’s 8-year-old daughter was rushed to the emergency room where they induced a medical coma to stop her first seizure. In that moment Dr. Bhagat crossed the threshold from being a physician to a frightened mother desperate to protect and save her child, and was moved to create Physician-Parent Caregivers (PPC), a non-profit to protect young people with chronic health conditions and their families. Santi has since founded the Anthem Award-winning Invisible Wave bringing her unique blend of medical and health policy expertise, and deep empathy and understanding born of personal experience, to her role as host of The Invisible Wave Podcast. The Invisible Wave Podcast is a non-profit public service produced by TenTen Audio and released in association with Signal Co. No1.

Episodes

  1. Episode 5 | Higher Ed Pt. 2 - Legalize It

    OCT 23

    Episode 5 | Higher Ed Pt. 2 - Legalize It

    MD State Senator Brian Feldman and Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk give us their thoughts on Margot Schinella’s groundbreaking model at Vassar and how it might serve as the basis for legislation at the Maryland State level. They take us behind the legislative curtain and drive home how activism is really what moves things forward at the government level, giving us a concrete ask that all of us can push for to help this overlooked population thrive and graduate from college - case managers on college campuses nationwide. Resources - MD State Bill on support for college students with chronic conditions - https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0832?ys=2022RS MD Report on support for college students with chronic conditions - https://dlslibrary.state.md.us/publications/JCR/2021/2021_197b.pdf Washington Post Article on national state of support for college students with chronic conditions - https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/07/13/college-health-centers-problems/ Task Force on Higher Education Students With Chronic Health Conditions - https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/fnotes/bil_0009/hb0059.pdf Fiscal Note - Public Institutions of Higher Education – Students With Chronic Health Conditions – Case Manager - https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/fnotes/bil_0002/sb0832.pdf The Invisible Wave Podcast is a non-profit public service produced by TenTen Audio and released in association with Signal Co. No1. Our theme song is “Conqueror” by Blake x Maile.

    34 min

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About

An estimated 1 in 4 young adults in the U.S. are living with a chronic medical condition, many invisible to the naked eye, and posing unique challenges in education, healthcare, the workplace, mental health, and the family. The Invisible Wave Podcast illuminates these shared challenges through highly relatable personal stories from individuals, caregivers, and innovators, and highlights effective grassroots solutions to improve quality of life for this vast, underserved community. *About the Host:* On the first day of her medical fellowship, Dr. Santi Bhagat’s 8-year-old daughter was rushed to the emergency room where they induced a medical coma to stop her first seizure. In that moment Dr. Bhagat crossed the threshold from being a physician to a frightened mother desperate to protect and save her child, and was moved to create Physician-Parent Caregivers (PPC), a non-profit to protect young people with chronic health conditions and their families. Santi has since founded the Anthem Award-winning Invisible Wave bringing her unique blend of medical and health policy expertise, and deep empathy and understanding born of personal experience, to her role as host of The Invisible Wave Podcast. The Invisible Wave Podcast is a non-profit public service produced by TenTen Audio and released in association with Signal Co. No1.

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