Issue Briefs

What do I talk to my elected official about during my Hill Visit? To assist attendees with talking points for hill visits, National Patient Advocate Foundation will be writing brief summaries on the major healthcare concerns of today. The completed Issue Briefs will be posted here. Soap Box will also be onhand to show all attendees how to have a successful and meaningful visit on the Hill.

View the Issue Brief for 2009

The Exhibitors of Patient Congress 2008

The exhibitors below attended Patient Congress 2008:

Representatives from the following organizations were in attendance to meet with attendees during the Educational Expo:
The American Pain Foundation
Association of Oncology Social Work
Brain Tumor Awareness Organization
Breast Cancer Network of Strength, formerly Y-Me
Cancer Consultants, Inc, Omni Health Media LLC
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Geriatric Oncology Consortium
Kidney Cancer Association
Lung Cancer Alliance
Lupus Foundation of America
Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization
Men's Health Network
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
National Sarcoidosis Society
Sarah Lawrence College Health Advocacy Program
Society for Women's Health Research
The Wellness Community

The following organizations will provide educational materials for attendees at the Educational Expo:
Coping Magazine
CR Magazine-American Association for Cancer Research
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN)
Planet Cancer