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Global Commitment to Impact Evidence-Based Healthcare
By Peg Ford
TON - November/December 2014 Vol 7 No 6
Evidence-based healthcare, considered to be the best healthcare in the world, is a premise that many believe has become the norm in the United States. However, there are several reasons why this is not always the case. For example, one traditional standard is the empirical approach of teaching in the medical profession, “see one, do one, teach one,” which is not necessarily based on current best evidence. This method may have been the best available in the past, but as research and medicine are moving more quickly than ever before, healthcare providers need additional tools to keep abreast of advances founded on evidence-based research.
Pelvic Exam Not Needed for All Women?
By Peg Ford
TON - September/October 2014 Vol 7 No 5
Recently, the American College of Physicians (ACP) released a statement on its website with the headline “American College of Physicians recommends against screening pelvic examination in adult, asymptomatic, average risk, non-pregnant women.”
The New Bold Frontier of the “War on Cancer”
By Peg Ford
TON - May/June 2014 Vol 7 No 3
When the fourth Illumina Discovery Symposium was presented in San Diego in conjunction with the 2014 meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), I was fortunate to be invited to attend. The symposium focused on the progress being made in monitoring cancer through next-generation sequencing technologies. From my perspective as a patient advocate, there were several issues, concerns, and insights presented that caught my attention.
In a Perfect World of Scientific Conferences: Less Stress, Less Strain!
By Peg Ford
TON - March/April 2014 Vol 7 No 2
Conferences: What can be said about them? They are absolutely necessary for challenges, progress, and outcomes that will contribute to better evidence-based treatment for patients.
Important Steps in the Conquest of Ovarian Cancer
By Peg Ford
TON - December 2013 Vol 6 No 11
Writing about ovarian cancer this month provided me with the chance to reflect on how things have changed not only in treatment, but also in research over the past several years since I entered the world of medicine as an advocate.
Resources for Patients, Survivors, Providers, Researchers, and Supporters
By Peg Ford
TON - December 2013 Vol 6 No 11
Gynecologic Cancers
A list of resources arranged and provided for patients, survivors, providers, researchers and supporters in the field of Oncology.
Project LEAD: An Innovative Science Program for Advocates
By Peg Ford
TON - October 2013 Vol 6 No 9
Would I have a chance to be accepted, as I did not technically qualify as a “breast cancer activist,” was the thought that raced through my mind as I viewed the following description on the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) website?
The Medical Minute
By Peg Ford
TON - September 2013 Vol 6 No 8
“The doctor will be here in a minute,” the RN said to me and a patient who was in the recovery room. A few days before, I had received a phone call from a friend asking if I was available to accompany this woman, a mutual friend, to the hospital for an outpatient procedure.
Significance of Mentoring
By Peg Ford
TON - June 2013, Vol 6, No 5
True mentoring is more than just answering occasional questions or providing ad hoc help.
The Pace of Medicine
By Peg Ford
TON - February 2013, Vol 6, No 1
I was astonished at the pace at which the medical world functions when I went through my health crisis facing ovarian cancer 6 years ago.
Through the Eyes of an Advocate: The American Association for Cancer Research Conference
By Peg Ford
TON - September 2012 VOL 5, NO 8
Conference Correspondent

I arrived in Chicago the day before the start of the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Associa­tion for Cancer Research (AACR), filled with anticipation. I was feeling very lucky to be selected again to participate in AACR’s Scientist - Survivor Program, whose goal is to build bridges and unity among the leaders of the scientific and cancer survivor and patient advocacy communities worldwide.

From Patient to Research Patient Advocate
By Peg Ford
TON - October 2011 Vol 4 No 7

Since we first reported on the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and its Survivors Teaching Students: Saving Women’s Lives initiative (September/October 2009), the San Diego chapter has expanded its program into nursing schools and further empowered a research patient advocate.

Shared Decision Making in Healthcare: Results from the Salzburg Global Seminar
By Peg Ford
TON - September 2011 Vol 4, No 6
Supportive Care

The setting is an 18th-century palace, Schloss Leopoldskron, and the adjoining Meierhof building. This is the home of the Salzburg Global Seminar, an international institution that challenges current and future leaders to develop creative ideas and innovative strategies for solving universal problems.


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