Mary Brennan-Taylor – Highway to Heart, Humor, and Honesty in Healthcare Interview

Mary Brennan-Taylor – Highway to Heart, Humor, and Honesty in Healthcare Interview

The following audio interview will be transcribed to text to create a chapter in the upcoming charity/anthology titled HIGHWAY TO HEART, HUMOR, and HONESTY in HEALTHCARE.

Available late Spring/early Summer 2020.

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Mary Brennan-Taylor is an activist with a passion for patient and victim advocacy. Following the death of her mother, Alice Brennan, from medical error, Mary embarked on a ten year campaign to bring the patient voice into the schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy.  A University at Buffalo Department of Family Medicine Adjunct Research Instructor, Mary volunteers her time as a monthly lecturer in the Medical School and serves as a founding member of ‘Team Alice’, a multidisciplinary team focusing on de-prescribing and medication safety for geriatric patients.  Mary is the Vice President of Programs for the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier and community and also volunteers her time as a Patient and Family Engagement Advisor for Eastern Niagara Hospital.

 

Mary shares her mother’s story and discusses the concern for medication safety especially when it comes to geriatric patients.