Beyond the Bedside

A podcast empowering patients to navigate healthcare confidently, formerly known as Lighting Your Way.

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Heart Scans Save Lives

Posted April 27, 202300:26:41

Six years ago, IUPAT District Council 21 Fund Administrator Mike Previtera had a heart scan that saved his life, but not in the expected way. Learn...

Bobby Simmons

Posted April 14, 202300:38:06

This week, Hip-Hop Artist and Stetsasonic Drummer Bobby Simmons talks about being hospitalized for diverticulitis surgery and how Guardian Nurse Michelle...

Episode 5.3 Epilepsy Advocacy

Posted March 31, 202300:34:42

This week, we talk to the amazing Colleen Quinn, a New Jersey mom who worked to get a Seizure Safe Schools law passed in her state when her son Paul...

Episode 5.2 – What is Palliative Care?

Posted March 24, 202300:29:20

This week, Betty talks to two nursing colleagues about the confusion surrounding palliative care, a valuable and life-enhancing service not synonymous...

Season 5, Episode 1

Posted March 17, 202300:29:55

Season 5 starts with a cautionary tale about how getting a second opinion saved a man from getting an unnecessary procedure from an ethically questionable...