#577 The Patient from Hell (archive)

Climate scientist Stephen Schneider knows a lot about making decisions in the face of uncertainty. Those skills from his profession were put to use when he came down with a rare kind of lymphoma. Schneider learned how to challenge doctors treating cancer by the book, and he discovered that patients who advocate for themselves get better treatment. Learn how becoming the “patient from hell” could save your life. Guests: Stephen Schneider, PhD, is Professor of Biological Science and co-director of the Center for Environmental Science and Policy at Stanford University. He is a MacArthur Prize Fellow and the author of The Patient from Hell (2005). Dr. Charles Smith. He is the Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Univ of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences and the medical director of the Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is also Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Founder, Chairman, and Medical Director of eDocAmerica, a service offering online physician consultation directly to patients. To contact Dr. Smith, email: cwsmith@uams.edu. Or, if you would like to visit his Web site: http://www.edocamerica.com Gwendolyn Stritter, M.D., is a clinical patient advocate and a member of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the American Association for Cancer Research, and the American Pain Society. Her practice is based in Portola Valley, California. She can be reached at 650-851-0377 or at the following email address: asst@strittermed.org