Healthcare conferences, clinical and patient-experience teams, and patient and policy audiences.
What your audience gets
Why not telling a clinician is a safety risk, not a character flaw.
How to make asking routine, and the answer safe to give.
Takeaway
One question to ask every patient: “What else are you taking or doing that I don’t know about?”
Format and length
A 20-minute talk with 25 to 40 minutes of moderated questions or an exercise, 45 to 60 minutes in all.
In Dale’s words
“I didn’t remain positive.I remained focused.”
Dale Atkinson
In October 2024, at 35, self-employed, with two young sons, I was diagnosed with stage IV oesophageal cancer and given about eleven and a half months. I pulled out of the biggest contract of my career and stopped working for a time.
Some days staying focused meant getting things done, some days resting, and some days just getting through.
I don’t claim any of that is why I’m still here. I don’t know why I am, and I say so.
Background
Before that, Dale spent most of his career in financial-crime investigation and compliance, including at HSBC and Schroders. He sits on the HIMSS27 Europe Programme Committee as a patient representative.
