About this episode

In this episode, John Carlin discusses Sarcoidosis Awareness Month with guests Tricha Shivas and Kate Anistasia, highlighting ways to celebrate and participate in raising awareness.

April is Sarcoidosis Awareness month, and that's something to sing about. And walk about. And talk about. And so much more. In this podcast, I'll be speaking with Tricha Shivas, Chief of Staff and Strategy at the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, and Kate Anistasia, Director of Global Patient Programs. They have a whole menu of options that will excite you when it comes to way to celebrate and participate in Sarcoidosis Awareness month -- including a brief sing-along with the Sarc Fighter theme song, Zombie. This is gonna be fun. So listen in and prepare to get moving to make people See Sarcoidosis. Show notes Go to the FSR home page for info on Sarcoidosis Awareness Month. https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ Die Laughing: www.dielaughing.org Support Royce: https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/Team/View/172803/Cycle4Sarc How to take the Veterans survey: Log in to your FSR-SARC Patient Registry account. Go to your Dashboard or Surveys/Studies tab. Look for the Military Veterans Survey and click “Start” to begin. Please note – you will need to complete the Baseline Questionnaire before having access to the FSR Military Veterans Survey…

People in this episode

Host: John Carlin

Guests: Tricha Shivas, Kate Anistasia

Topics covered

• Sarcoidosis Awareness
• Health Education
• Patient Advocacy
• Community Engagement
• Rare Diseases

Keywords

• sarcoidosis
• awareness month
• health
• patient programs
• community
• sing-along
• advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, FSR, Die Laughing, KISS

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