Electronic Press Kit
Melissa Mullamphy
MA Clinical Psychologist, Healthcare Expert, Advocate, and Critically-Acclaimed Author
THE LIFE & DEATH IMPACT OF PATIENT ADVOCACY: A Daughter's Raw Personal Account of Medical Mistakes, Poor Communication & False Hope
Melissa Mullamphy is a clinical psychologist, healthcare expert, advocate, and critically-acclaimed author who has devoted her career to helping people navigate and understand America’s very complicated and imperfect healthcare system.
After the unfortunate death of her mother from Ovarian Cancer (and an 8-month-long nightmare) Mullamphy began a passionate journey to fight for patient advocacy.
“During my mother’s cancer diagnosis and treatment, I saw first-hand the failures of a broken medical system—a system full of good people working in a critically deficient framework,” says Mullamphy.
Her memoir, Not in Vain, a Promise Kept is an unflinching chronicle of loss that takes a hard look at the state of medical care in the United States.
Mullamphy is on a mission to help patients and medical professionals improve the quality of care in America by raising awareness, facilitating communication and educating others so they don’t have to go through what her family and mother did.
In an interview or article, Mullamphy can share INSIGHT & PRACTICAL, ACTIONABLE ADVICE applicable to patients, families, loved ones, friends, nurses, doctors, lab techs, aids, and everyone who finds themselves working in or needing help from an imperfect system particularly in a post Covid-19 environment.
BOOK INFO:
Not in Vain, A Promise Kept
While we waited for what was supposed to be a 24-hour biopsy turned into a four-day wait, nothing could have braced us for what came next. A nurse casually walked into my Mom’s room wearing what looked like nuclear fallout gear, dragging multiple yellow liquid IV bags and saying, “Hello Ms. Burns, I’m here with your chemotherapy to treat your cancer.” She had no accurate diagnosis, no doctor explanation, no staging or prognosis. Our Mom immediately started to cry, and any hope that we had that this nightmare mass could be benign was now gone. I was enraged, and this would be just the beginning of numerous medical mistakes, poor communication, false hope, and feelings of helplessness.
My goal in writing this book is to keep the promise that I made to my Mom, one late night in her hospital room while she was suffering yet another complication from cancer, to share her story, so others don’t go through what she and my family went through.
You can have input, control, and make a difference in your loved one’s healthcare.
You can be their best advocate.
You will learn lessons and tips to help you support your loved ones through example, help you find your voice, and understand your rights in a very complicated and imperfect healthcare system.
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- Book Cover
Interview Questions & Talking Points
- Tips to Cut Costs & Save Money in America’s Healthcare System
- Utilizing the Patient Portal & Medical Records to Keep Track for Yourself
- “White Coat Syndrome” A Very Real Problem (& How Medical Pros Can Help their Patients Avoid It)
- Effective Communication Strategies for Obtaining Your Diagnosis Quickly
- Patient Bill of Rights: What You Can (& Cannot) Ask For
- Insurance Company Pitfalls: How to Navigate a Broken System & How to Save Money
- Mental Health Tips to Reduce Medical Burnout: An Ongoing Issue
- How to Prepare for the Future of Your Healthcare
- Roles & Responsibilities of a Patient Advocate
- The True Life & Death Impact of Speaking Up for Your Health
- Melissa’s Raw, Personal Account of Medical Mistakes, Poor Communication & False Hope
- Why Are Patients Putting Off Care?
In the Press
Matthew Coleman
Media Relations Specialist
Melissa Mullamphy is available for interviews and commentary
Please contact: matthew@farrowcommunications.com
