Speak Up and Stay Alive

The Speak Up and Stay Alive radio program is a fast paced, one hour talk show that brings little known healthcare and hospital hazards to the forefront. Currently a favorite in Cleveland, Ohio and Phoenix, Arizona – the program features world-wide and nationally acclaimed healthcare guests as well as everyday people and patients with a story to tell. The program is hosted by Pat Rullo, noted author and speaker with an ability to make a serious subject not only educative but most importantly, entertaining. Listeners appreciate her warm style and quick sense of humor and eagerly tune in each week. The game show segment is a crowd favorite as it combines patient safety tips and tools in a fun and lighthearted way – making the information easy to remember and use. Speak Up and Stay Alive Podcast is brought to you by Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com/).

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Wash Your Hands!

October 29, 2019 • 26 mins

Hand hygiene is the most important component in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. Today's guest talks about how to become empowered to ask your healthcare providers to wash their hands prior to touching you. Not always an easy task - but when you understand the consequences - (death) you just might find the nerve! For more patient safety tips and tools - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Mind the Gap - Healthcare Communication

October 25, 2019 • 26 mins

Stephen Wilkins MPH – Mind the Gap Academy shares his thoughts about better patient engagement, outcomes, and patient experience. Plus - Is the patient portal a healthcare babysitter? It's all here and now. And for more patient safety tips and tools - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

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Health Literacy & Patient Safety

October 21, 2019 • 33 mins

Patient safety conversation with the 'Father of the Patient Safety Movement" Dr. Lucian Leape. Dr. Leape answers some of your questions plus a bonus segment about the importance of communication within a healthcare setting. For more patient safety tips and tools - get a copy of the book - Speak Up and Stay Alive, the patient advocate hospital survival guide - on the recommended reading list of the US Army. Visit http://www.speakupa...

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Conflict Minerals in Your Cell Phone

October 4, 2019 • 26 mins

Many products we use daily consist of materials sourced from the Congo that may have been mined by children. Many smartphone components are made in part from tin, tungsten and tantalum and are mined in the Congo, where a brutal civil war has claimed more than five million lives. Are your buying choices contributing to the destruction of lives? Not familiar with Conflict Minerals? Tune in! For more visit http://www.speakupandstayali...

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Types of Men Women Should Avoid

September 27, 2019 • 29 mins

Ladies - if you want to stay healthy, happy and sane - stay away from the 6 types of men who might mess with your sanity. And guys - tune in to find out if you happen to be one of these types. Relationships are one of the key factors in predicting health - so picking a partner is crucial. . Colin Tate, the “The Relationship Lifeguard” joins Pat in this tell-all episode. For more visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Healing Cancer Naturally

September 12, 2019 • 28 mins

Can you conquer cancer without chemotherapy? Has anyone ever done that before? Meet today's guest - Prudence Sinclair. Prue is one of the original pioneering researchers and cancer activists who took her life in her own hands when she chose natural therapies to save her life from stage 4 cancer. For more from Prue - visithttps://www.prudencesinclair.com AND for more patient safety tips and tools - http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Reiki for Animals

September 3, 2019 • 27 mins

Pat is interviewed by host Susan Marie of the Doggy Diva Show. As a Reiki Master, Pat shares how the healing energy of Reiki can enhance your pet's life. Special offer - 'On Call Reiki 'for the life of your pet. For one small fee of $30 - your pet can enjoy the healing benefits of Reiki whenever he or she needs it. For details visit - http://www.elevencatsradio.com AND for tips to help keep humans healthy - visit http://www.speakup...

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HIV & Hepatitis Lurk During Surgery

August 26, 2019 • 27 mins

What is the protocol for a safe, infection-free surgery? Dirty instruments? Surgeons with Hepatitis? Today's guest shares behind the scenes operating room advice. For more patient safety tips and tools - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

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Teen Bullying, Suicide, Cutting

August 19, 2019 • 28 mins

Teens are being bullied and engaging in cutting and often suicide as a way to deal with the stresses of life. Today we dig a little deeper. For more visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

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Resilience

August 6, 2019 • 29 mins

Resilience: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. And today our guest Maureen Metcalf shares many ways to get resilient and stay that way. This is something you can practice in preparation for future challenges. Especially useful during your or a loved one's health crisis. For more visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Working Daughters Caring for Parents

July 29, 2019 • 39 mins

What happens when you get that call - when your parent is in the hospital? What to do? What to bring? What to ask? Today we answer these important questions with our guest expert Liz O'Donnell. For more patient safety tips and tools - http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

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EMF, EMR's and Cars

July 18, 2019 • 29 mins

EMR's - Electronic Medical Records - do they really help with continuity of care? Do they really enhance the patient experience? Um ... No! And today we share why. EMF's - Electro Magnetic Frequenices - do they live in your car? Is your health affected every time you drive? Um ... Yes! And today we share why. As usual, we hold nothing back to bare the truth. Tune in and share. And for more visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Positive Affirmations

July 11, 2019 • 27 mins

Looking for a way to improve your mood, your mindset, your life? Today's guest Tara Kay suggests the power of positive affirmations. Find out what they are and how to use them. What a simple and easy way to enhance your health and the health of others. Bonus - no side effects! For more patient safety tips and tools visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Radiated Hospitals - How Safe Are They?

July 3, 2019 • 28 mins

How safe is your hospital? Are there cell towers on or near the vicinity? Cell antenna's all over the roof and building? RFID chips, wireless computers? Guest, Cindy Sage an expert from the Bioinitiative Group answers listener's questions about the silent but deadly radiation present in all hospitals. Don't enter the healthcare system without today's heads-up! For more visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Bad Patient Experiences

June 27, 2019 • 29 mins

Bad patient experiences. No - the patient isn't bad - but the experiences sure are! Pat looks back at some mind-blowing events that happened during some of her mom's healthcare encounters. You'll shake your head and be reminded of some hazards that could find you too. For more patient safety tips and tools - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Banish the Bugs

June 21, 2019 • 27 mins

We're talking ticks and eyelash mites. Yikes! How can you safely banish the bugs without killing yourself with Deet and other pesticides? Tune in. For more health and healthcare safety tips and tools - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com AND for effective remedies and solutions to bugs - visit http://www.zapnzen.com

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Stop the Wounded Child Cycle

June 13, 2019 • 27 mins

Pat shares a podcast hosted by JohnEgreek called The Mortal Wounds Series Podcast. As the podcast producer, Pat is learning right along with you about how people create a wounded child within others and what to do to stop the cycle. For more visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

This show is broadcast on Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

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Caregiving and Grieving

June 10, 2019 • 27 mins

Today's guest Dr. Virginia Simpson takes us along for the journey to bridge the invisible, often prickly space that sits between so many mothers and daughters, and to give voice to the challenges, emotions, and thoughts many caregivers experience but are too ashamed to admit. For more visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Drugs, Dementia, Big Pharma & Spies

May 31, 2019 • 27 mins

Did you know that your medications can cause drug induced dementia? Did you know that Big Pharma spies on your doctor's prescribing habits and can influence their choices? Do you know what data brokers have in mind when it comes to your health and healthcare? Well - it's all unbottled right here and now. Tune in and share. And for more patient safety tips and tools - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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20 Health Lies

May 28, 2019 • 27 mins

Pat shares 20 health related lies you've come to believe. Not saying anything else. Gotta listen to find out. For more health and wellness tips - visit http://www.speakupandstayalive.com

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Episodes

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Health Literacy & Patient Safety

Conflict Minerals in Your Cell Phone

Types of Men Women Should Avoid

Healing Cancer Naturally

Reiki for Animals

HIV & Hepatitis Lurk During Surgery

Teen Bullying, Suicide, Cutting

Resilience

Working Daughters Caring for Parents

EMF, EMR's and Cars

Positive Affirmations

Radiated Hospitals - How Safe Are They?

Bad Patient Experiences

Banish the Bugs

Stop the Wounded Child Cycle

Caregiving and Grieving

Drugs, Dementia, Big Pharma & Spies

20 Health Lies

Popular Podcasts

Wash Your Hands!

Mind the Gap - Healthcare Communication