Lidia, thank you for shining a light on such an important topic and for giving Andrew's life and story another platform. Patients and families have the right to ask questions and deserve support like the pharmacist gave you when you were supporting your mom.
Thank you so much for sharing such an important matter with everyone, Lidia! Letting us speak up and use our voice about our concerns. To not only follow the instructions but also ask why, when and how. To be curious and cautious is to learn to ask questions and watch out for ourselves and our loved ones.
Thank you so much for this compassionate and eye opening talk! I love how there is no blame placed, just education and empowerment to take responsibility for one's own health.
It’s eye-opening to see how common medication errors are and the serious consequences they can have. Just because someone wears a lab coat and has a stethoscope doesn't mean they can't make mistakes. We need to take responsibility for our own health by staying informed and asking questions. Great message! More people need to hear this.
Your TedTalk shed much-needed light on the flaws within our medical system. Your passion and insight are inspiring, and your call to action is vital for positive change, well said! 😊
Man the story about her daughter in the hospital is so crazy and it definitely made me teary, especially when she said "this must be why I became a pharmacist" 😭
The point she makes about presenting your information in a clear way is spot on. I always have to write everything down that I want to discuss with my doctors because when I get there it's like I just forget everything
Great presentation Lidia! An important topic that many don’t think about. We all need to be vigilant and ensure safety for ourselves and others. Ask questions and be informed, medications are important but they need to be used properly.
This talk is a wake-up call. We can't just blindly trust the healthcare system and while obviously not all of us can become pharmacists I think we can take more of a proactive approach
Such a good talk and important topic. THANK YOU for helping to bring such a powerful message to the world. Advocate for your loved ones and educate yourself!
Great message. I’m always annoyed when doctors get upset at patients who do their google research. The doctors sometime feel offended, but heck, as your talk shows, doctors and nurses are often wrong. Patients need to be confident enough to stick up for themselves. Often search engines (and now AI assisted searches) can help laymen diagnose their conditions. Doctors and nurses should be grateful for this additional oversight. Well done!
Lidia, thank you for such an informative talk on an important subject. As a doctor we see med errors all the time. Your ACE is great! It should be incorporated as part of the med school curriculum
Thinking about the parallels between asking the nurse and asking Dennis the pharmacist about the doses made me a little emotional. I just think it's really poignant when we have these experiences as adults that echo things we went through as children.
It's really interesting to hear about stuff like this, there are so many more oversights and preventable accidents than what you hear about normally, I'm glad to hear someone putting out some information on how to avoid some of it
I definitely had a false perception of “safety” when it came to getting a prescription and picking up that prescription…I guess I assumed that if they had the training and the job that they were infallible. This was a very eye-opening watch for me! 🤨 thanks for sharing this with the world Lidia and Tedx! 💯
I'm so surprised, delighted, and amazed that this woman hasn't been silenced. She's literally voicing so many things that conspiracy theorists love talking about but with logic and real statistics.
This just made me realize maybe taking my meds at random times isn't the best idea haha 😅 maybe I'll start setting alarms so I can be more consistent from now on
Oh boy I'm just thinking of all the times I didn't report side effects because I thought they weren't important. Won't be making that mistake again....
My issue is how quick doctors are to prescribe medication instead of taking the time to actually find the root cause of the problem and help treat it there. It's all just a way of keeping us sick and medicated
Why are doctors and nurses working 24 hour shifts? I get that hospitals and healthcare in general is understaffed but that just seems crazy to me and no wonder so many avoidable mistakes are happening in conditions like that
Okay wow this has me rethinking the way I take my medication. I know I'm supposed to take two pills twice a day with food but I just take them both at dinner time because sometimes I don't eat a full meal until then. I wonder if that's impacting me in some way?
Lidia, thank you for shining a light on such an important topic and for giving Andrew's life and story another platform. Patients and families have the right to ask questions and deserve support like the pharmacist gave you when you were supporting your mom.
her passion really comes through. You can tell she cares deeply about patient safety.
Thank you so much for sharing such an important matter with everyone, Lidia! Letting us speak up and use our voice about our concerns. To not only follow the instructions but also ask why, when and how. To be curious and cautious is to learn to ask questions and watch out for ourselves and our loved ones.
This information is life-saving. Everyone needs to know about ACE. Thank you for spreading awareness!
It's good to hear a healthcare professional admit that the system isn't perfect. We need more of that honesty.
Love how she empowers us to take control of our healthcare. It's not just up to the doctors and nurses.
I love that she spoke about Dennis and didn't ram it down our throats like the impressions he had on her was so huge it influenced her whole life.
Thank you so much for this compassionate and eye opening talk! I love how there is no blame placed, just education and empowerment to take responsibility for one's own health.
It’s eye-opening to see how common medication errors are and the serious consequences they can have. Just because someone wears a lab coat and has a stethoscope doesn't mean they can't make mistakes. We need to take responsibility for our own health by staying informed and asking questions. Great message! More people need to hear this.
I love how she uses the acronym ACE - advocate, communicate, educate. Super helpful way to remember the key points.
Your TedTalk shed much-needed light on the flaws within our medical system. Your passion and insight are inspiring, and your call to action is vital for positive change, well said! 😊
The part about intuition was spot on. Sometimes you just know something isn't right, even if you can't explain why.
A really important message - thanks for this presentation, Lidia.
My husband has been accompanying my mother to all her healthcare appointments and he always takes notes, it definitely helps
Man the story about her daughter in the hospital is so crazy and it definitely made me teary, especially when she said "this must be why I became a pharmacist" 😭
The point she makes about presenting your information in a clear way is spot on. I always have to write everything down that I want to discuss with my doctors because when I get there it's like I just forget everything
It's crazy how one small mistake in dosing can have such devastating consequences. Really puts things in perspective.
Great presentation Lidia! An important topic that many don’t think about. We all need to be vigilant and ensure safety for ourselves and others. Ask questions and be informed, medications are important but they need to be used properly.
I admire how she didn't villainize healthcare workers. Mistakes happen, we just gotta work to prevent them.
This talk is a wake-up call. We can't just blindly trust the healthcare system and while obviously not all of us can become pharmacists I think we can take more of a proactive approach
It's actually very scary to think about how many medication errors happen every day. We all need to be more vigilant!
must admit, it's wild to think about how many lives could be saved if everyone followed these simple tips... hopefully the message spreads
"You can not have full trust in a system that's imperfect." This is how I feel about the whole world.
Such a good talk and important topic. THANK YOU for helping to bring such a powerful message to the world. Advocate for your loved ones and educate yourself!
Such an important topic! So important to ask questions and get clarification when needed!
This message is so important!! Thank you for giving us tools to take power over our own wellbeing!!
Great message. I’m always annoyed when doctors get upset at patients who do their google research. The doctors sometime feel offended, but heck, as your talk shows, doctors and nurses are often wrong. Patients need to be confident enough to stick up for themselves. Often search engines (and now AI assisted searches) can help laymen diagnose their conditions. Doctors and nurses should be grateful for this additional oversight. Well done!
I had not realized the importance of ACE. Thank you for helping me understand the risks. Excellent delivery with compelling stories!
Lidia, thank you for such an informative talk on an important subject. As a doctor we see med errors all the time. Your ACE is great! It should be incorporated as part of the med school curriculum
This is a great perspective to consider, there's always a personal element to bring into our own health care
Incredible information necessary for each person navigating and advocating for their or their loved ones health!
Thinking about the parallels between asking the nurse and asking Dennis the pharmacist about the doses made me a little emotional. I just think it's really poignant when we have these experiences as adults that echo things we went through as children.
It's really interesting to hear about stuff like this, there are so many more oversights and preventable accidents than what you hear about normally, I'm glad to hear someone putting out some information on how to avoid some of it
There is some very useful advice in here, especially for those who might have trouble taking charge of their own health.
I definitely had a false perception of “safety” when it came to getting a prescription and picking up that prescription…I guess I assumed that if they had the training and the job that they were infallible. This was a very eye-opening watch for me! 🤨 thanks for sharing this with the world Lidia and Tedx! 💯
Amazing presentation. Very powerful and thought provoking.
Oh my goodness I had no idea it was so much of an issue?? So glad someone is talking about it and getting the information out there
Needed to see this today, thanks Lidia
Such a compelling presentation!
man, hearing about that little boy Andrew who died from a med error broke my heart. so tragic and preventable 💔
Very educative !!! Congrats on such an amazing talk!
Thank you for sharing this message Lidia. It’s easy to blindly trust the system
It kinda makes me nervous about healthcare tbh. but knowledge is power, right? Good to stay informed
I've never thought about how tired doctors and nurses must be. No wonder mistakes happen. The system needs to change.
I'm so surprised, delighted, and amazed that this woman hasn't been silenced. She's literally voicing so many things that conspiracy theorists love talking about but with logic and real statistics.
This just made me realize maybe taking my meds at random times isn't the best idea haha 😅 maybe I'll start setting alarms so I can be more consistent from now on
Okay the stuff about medications you can buy at gas stations giving permanent liver damage is pretty scary...
Oh boy I'm just thinking of all the times I didn't report side effects because I thought they weren't important. Won't be making that mistake again....
My issue is how quick doctors are to prescribe medication instead of taking the time to actually find the root cause of the problem and help treat it there. It's all just a way of keeping us sick and medicated
Why are doctors and nurses working 24 hour shifts? I get that hospitals and healthcare in general is understaffed but that just seems crazy to me and no wonder so many avoidable mistakes are happening in conditions like that
Okay wow this has me rethinking the way I take my medication. I know I'm supposed to take two pills twice a day with food but I just take them both at dinner time because sometimes I don't eat a full meal until then. I wonder if that's impacting me in some way?
Yes, depending on the medication you might have to space it out instead of taking 2 at once. Speak to your pharmacist and clarify!
The fact that nearly a quarter of the population are using three or more medications is wild to me. What ever happened to preventative care?