From Brain Cancer to Patient Power: Challenging the System and Building a Movement for Change

Nov 6, 2026

🎧 Listen to the Episode Listen through Apple Podcast Listen through Spotify Buzzsprout Episode Summary  At 21, pianist Matthew Zachary faced a brain cancer diagnosis that disrupted his education, career plans, and sense of belonging. In this candid conversation, he...

When One Diagnosis Becomes Many: Navigating Heart Disease, Cancer, and Kidney Disease

Oct 30, 2026

🎧 Listen to the Episode Listen through Apple Podcast Listen through Spotify Buzzsprout Episode Summary  After facing heart disease, thyroid cancer, and kidney inflammation, Allan Smofsky shares what it is like to navigate several serious conditions, multiple...

Beyond the Prescription: How Patient Support Programs Help Patients Access and Navigate Care

Oct 23, 2026

🎧 Listen to the Episode Listen through Apple Podcast Listen through Spotify Buzzsprout Episode Summary  When a patient leaves the hospital or waits for a new treatment to be covered, the cost and complexity of care can quickly become overwhelming. In Canada, patient...

The Complex Medical Mama: Caregiving, Advocacy, and Seeing Healthcare Through a Different Lens

Oct 17, 2026

🎧 Listen to the Episode   Listen through Apple Podcast Listen through Spotify Buzzsprout Episode Summary  What changes when a patient advocate becomes the mother of a critically ill child? Julie Croner joins Ursula Mann and co-host Anne-Marie Hayes to share her...

Beyond Asking the Doctor: Bringing the Patient Voice Into Clinical Research

Oct 9, 2026

🎧 Listen to the Episode   Listen through Apple Podcast Listen through Spotify Buzzsprout Episode Summary  Who gets to define what matters to patients in clinical research? Martine Elias, CEO of Myeloma Canada, joins Ursula Mann and Anne Marie Hayes to explore why...

When Lived Experience Becomes a Calling: Building Advocacy Around IBD and Better Care

Oct 2, 2026

🎧 Listen to the Episode   Listen through Apple Podcast Listen through Spotify Buzzsprout Episode Summary  What does it take to turn lived experience into lasting change for patients? Gail Attara joins Ursula Mann and Anne Marie Hayes to share how growing up with a...