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Presenting the 2019 WEGO Health Awards Winners – Health Article

December 10, 2019

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Presenting the 2019 WEGO Health Awards Winners Each year, the WEGO Health Awards program aims to shed light on the advocacy work of Patient Leaders across all condition areas, platforms, and continents. This year, the eighth cycle of the program, proved to be the biggest celebration yet. With over 6,000 nominations and 130,0000 endorsements, we were able to recognize more Patient Leaders than ever before. With so many nominations this year, the competition was fierce, but after 3 rounds of…

4 ways humor can elevate your message – Health Article

December 4, 2019

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4 ways humor can elevate your message As the winner of the 2018 WEGO Health Award for Hilarious Patient Leader, I’m often asked why I chose to approach cancer in such a humorous light. To be quite honest, it really comes down to one, single fact – I only have one, single testicle. Rather than hiding that I’m now 50% more aerodynamic below the belt, I chose to grab the opportunity by the ball and use humor for the following…

Acromegaly Awareness: You’re Very Complicated – Health Article

November 28, 2019

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Acromegaly Awareness: You’re Very Complicated To celebrate and recognize Acromegaly Awareness Day, we asked Patient Leader Kara LaFrance to share her acromegaly story. We invite you to share your own acromegaly story on social media as well. The more that we can share stories and information about acromegaly, the more we can raise awareness and help each other! By: Kara LaFrance Every doctor for the past 15 years has stated: “you’re very complicated.” Yes, yes I am. It doesn’t change…

Blown Away By Patient Stories: Top Takeaways From HLTH 2019 – Health Article

November 25, 2019

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Blown Away By Patient Stories: Top Takeaways From HLTH 2019 Elevating the patient voice is our passion at WEGO Health. It’s baked into everything we do. So when HLTH reached out earlier this year to explore how we could work together to bring the patient voice to its second annual conference in Las Vegas, we were ecstatic. As HLTH’s partner we saw an opportunity to ensure that patients weren’t just attending, but being heard. HLTH 2019 was as incredible as…

WEGO Health Influencer Series: Macro-Influencers – Health Article

November 22, 2019

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WEGO Health Influencer Series: Macro-Influencers Influencer marketing has taken the marketing world by storm and the concept is gaining steady traction in the healthcare industry. Life sciences companies are no exception. Many brand marketers are finding that when they work with influencers in the patient community, their marketing campaigns see more engagement, largely because they offer patients the authentic engagement they crave. Partnering with patient influencers is an opportunity for pharma companies in particular. It’s a way to engage with…

Patient Influencer Perspectives on Social Media – Health Article

May 18, 2019

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The 100,000+ patients who make up the WEGO Health Patient Leader Network are at the core of everything we do. We believe they are transforming healthcare for the better and it’s gratifying to see more and more life sciences companies recognizing the extraordinary value patients bring to the table. Working with highly engaged advocates and influencers allows us to glean insights that will ultimately help life sciences companies better connect with patient communities. Social media is one way to do…

2018 Top 10 Best in Show: Twitter – Health Article

February 14, 2019

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There are thousands of Patient Leaders working day in and day out to educate, raise awareness and support their patient community. The WEGO Health Awards give us the chance to recognize Patient Leaders across all condition areas and platforms, to ultimately find the top Patient Leaders in each space. To recognize the Patient Leaders community members endorsed, we’ve compiled the Top 10 Patient Leaders in each category. These Top 10 Best in Show: Twitter Patient Leaders manage to create easily…

Top 3 Tips for Patients Facing a New Diagnosis – Health Article

February 12, 2019

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Facing a new diagnosis may bring fear, anxiety and a search on Dr. Google (only to reveal the worst possible scenarios of course). Fortunately, there are hundreds of patient communities and leaders online ready to embrace and support you as you begin your patient journey. WEGO Health Awards Best Kept Secret Patient Leader, Amber Wallace, is sharing her top 3 tips for new patients to gain control of their situation and make the most of it. Tip #1 |…

How Peer Mentorship Can Impact Healthcare Delivery – Health Article

February 11, 2019

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Patient advocates and influencers have provided peer mentorship for years, but healthcare providers are only now starting to embrace the practice to support healthcare delivery. Julie Croner, our Patient Leader Network Director here at WEGO Health, was recently featured on an expert panel convened by Shared Purpose Connect to look at the growing use of peer mentors in chronic care management. According to Eric Glazer, CEO of Shared Purpose Connect, the goal of the roundtable was to draw attention to…