The Patient Voice Podcast
Our aim at Patient Voice Initiative is to ensure patient voices are seen, heard and valued in the Australian health system. But what is the patient voice and why is it important?Join us as we explore real experiences of health and healthcare through the people who most depend on it and how these stories can help us build better care for all.The podcast is hosted by the Patient Voice Initiative Chair and patient advocate, Jessica Bean, which means it is an opportunity to hear patients in discussion with another patient, rather than responding to questions from someone who does not live with the daily experience of being a patient.
The Patient Voice Podcast
Lisa Briggs a voice of change for lung cancer
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The Patient Voice Initiative
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Season 1
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Episode 2
Lisa was diagnosed with lung cancer soon after the birth of her second child in 2014. At the time, she joined a clinical trial to treat her lung cancer.
After being aware of the limited options and access to treatments for lung cancer patients in Australia, Lisa began to work with the major players in the field, and advocate for access to medicines.
She met with the federal health minister in 2016, created a tip sheet to help patients with their submissions about accessing medicines, and has been influential in driving equitable change to authorisation of prescriptions.
Since 2014, Lisa has been a voice of change in the lung cancer community, challenging Australia’s perception of the disease and working to ensure patients get the best outcomes.