An Unprecedented End of Year Review
AiArthritis Voices 360 Full Episode 52
Air Date: December 27, 2020
This week join your patient co-host Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of International Foundation for Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis, as she gives our annual “Year End Review'' reflection. In honor of this unprecedented year, this episode will not be the usual briefing on work accomplished in 2020. Rather, Tiffany parallels this “unprecedented year” to living with chronic illness and, in turn, why the work at AiArthritis is so important.
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The AiArthritis Voices Program
Our AiArthritis Voices 360 Talk Show is just a piece of larger program - the AiArthritis Voices Program.
AiArthritis Voices is our program where people living with AiArthritis diseases and other stakeholders who we need 'at the table' to solve problems that impact education, advocacy, and research sign up to have a voice in our initiatives.
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Show Notes:
00:52 - Tiffany welcomes listeners
01:12 - Today’s episode is a year end review for this unprecedented year
03:05 - Some things that are very common in our lives right now like masks and zoom happy hours were unheard of just a year ago
04:36 - Many people feel like others don’t understand their experience during the pandemic
05:39 - Tensions run high from the prolonged stress, economic strain, etc.
06:43 - AiArthritis will be putting out an annual report on our 2020 activities for those that want a detailed accounting of our organizational year in review
08:25 - AiArthritis patients struggles to connect with friends due to fatigue and pain, so normalizing zoom for socializing is a positive step for our community
08:45 - Hopefully the experience of the pandemic will allow others to understand what AiArthritis patients experience as part of their normal lives
09:40 - AiArthritis is focused on improving communication, research, and education and ensuring access to the best treatments possible by listening to all voices
10:05 - Tiffany thanks listeners for their support during this unprecedented year
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AiArthritis Voices 360 is produced by the International Foundation for Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis. Visit us on the web at www.aiarthritis.org/talkshow. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook (@ifAiArthritis) or email us (podcast@aiarthritis.org).
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Tiffany Westrich-Robertson
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