Since launching, the Advocacy Exchange has engaged global and local advocacy organizations through live sessions covering a variety of topics – shaped by participant feedback – and made possible by the passionate advocates, patients, and healthcare professionals who have joined us as presenters.
Below, you can learn more about our esteemed speakers.

Create Change Through Lived Experience: The Whole Advocate™ Model

December 31, 2024

EMCEE

Brad Love (he/him/his)
Ph.D., Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, GRYT Health
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MODERATOR

Dave Craig
CEO, and CoFounder, GRYT Health
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SPEAKERS

Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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Moving Medicine Forward: Highlighting Humanity and Patient Experience in Clinical Trials

January 01, 2024

MODERATOR

Brad Love (he/him/his)
Ph.D., Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, GRYT Health
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Assertiveness is Not Aggression: Accessible Strategies to Advocate for Quality Care

February 03, 2022

EMCEE

Sheila Thorne
President and CEO, Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, LLC
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MODERATOR

Gary Nolan
Chief Executive Officer, Colab Health
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SPEAKERS

Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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The Evolution of Healthcare: Co-Creating the Future Through Collaboration

September 09, 2021

EMCEE

Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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MODERATOR

Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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SPEAKERS

Gary Nolan
Chief Executive Officer, Colab Health
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Dave Craig
CEO, and CoFounder, GRYT Health
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Brad Love (he/him/his)
Ph.D., Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, GRYT Health
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Sheila Thorne
President and CEO, Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, LLC
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Living with Disease: A Conversation on Life After Diagnosis

June 10, 2021

EMCEE

Dave Craig
CEO, and CoFounder, GRYT Health
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SPEAKERS

Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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Sheila Thorne
President and CEO, Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, LLC
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Outlining Our Paths to Impact and Change

March 11, 2021

MODERATOR

Gary Nolan
Chief Executive Officer, Colab Health
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SPEAKERS

Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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Building Stronger Relationships Across Healthcare Through Empathy

December 17, 2020

MODERATOR

Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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SPEAKERS

Sheila Thorne
President and CEO, Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, LLC
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Brad Love (he/him/his)
Ph.D., Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, GRYT Health
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Dave Craig
CEO, and CoFounder, GRYT Health
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Gary Nolan
Chief Executive Officer, Colab Health
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Practical Solutions for Patients during COVID

July 02, 2020

SPEAKERS

Neil Bertelsen
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Group
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Gary Nolan
Chief Executive Officer, Colab Health
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