HOLDING HEALTHCARE ACCOUNTABLE: HOW TO BE AN EVIDENCE-BASED PATIENT

Are you interested in learning how to advocate for yourself and those around you while also holding your healthcare providers accountable? If yes, please join the League of Women Voters of Kittitas County as we host Dr. Larry Birger, M.D., at noon on Wednesday, April 19, at the Ellensburg Pasta Company. Dr. Birger has nearly two decades of experience specializing in internal medicine. During that time, having grown increasingly concerned with a number of trends in medicine, he started the medical education outreach, EBM Truth In Medicine (EBM stands for Evidence-Based Medicine). The goal of the education outreach is to help equip patients to critically appraise and navigate the confusing landscape of modern healthcare. During this program, Dr. Birger will describe the simple concepts and tools of EBM enabling you to be a healthier patient, more skilled in advocating for yourself and your loved ones, and how to bring accountability to healthcare at a grassroots level. If you are interested in reading about this topic, Dr. Birger's discussion draws on many resources, some of which are shown below. Less Medicine, More Health: 7 Assumptions that Drive Too Much Medical Care, H. Gilbert Welch, M.D. Why We Revolt: A Patient Revolution for Careful and Kind Care, Victor Montori, M.D. Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine, John Abramson, M.D. Please join us for this important event - question and answer session to follow. The event is free and open to the public with a no-host lunch. Please RSVP so there is enough seating to info@kittitasleague.org