Community Conversation – July 2023

JULY 10, 2023 –

Diagnostic Advocates – What They Are and Why You Need One

Io Dolka will talk about the value of “Diagnostic Advocates”, a new term she started using to describe those advocates focusing specifically on improving the diagnostic process and making a tangible difference in helping patients obtain accurate and timely diagnosis of their symptoms.

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Speaker – 

Io Dolka, MS is GreyZone’s founder and lead Care Advocate. She loves helping people address their medical challenges and improve the quality of care they receive.

Io formed GreyZone after seeing first-hand how complicated it was for people with complex medical conditions to obtain an accurate diagnosis of their symptoms. Her experience was a testing, decade-long journey from health to bed-ridden sickness and back. This journey taught her not to take anything for granted and to keep pushing for answers until a clear understanding exists of what is wrong and an effective treatment plan is put in place.

Dale Reisner, MD, Healthcare Quality Improvement Consultant and former Medical Director (OB/GYN Quality and Safety) at Swedish Health Services.

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