Injecting “Patient Voice” Perspective into “Patient-Centric” Initiatives.
As an experienced kidney transplant recipient consultant and patient experience voice, Risa recognizes the power of integrating patient perspective within patient-first initiatives.
Risa’s passion to serve is based on honest insight, well-rounded perspective, creative solution- based problem solving and innovative resources to take patient engagement to the next level of actualization.
Risa offers unique insights for creative patient advisory committees, campaigns and patient facing materials to ensure your message connects with your patient-centered vision.
Risa Simon: The Brand. The Mission
You can find Risa’s creative thumbprint on innovative brands of champion patient programs and award winning patient empowerment books. Her advocacy efforts can also be seen behind ground-breaking organ donor proclamations and Senate Bills.
Risa’s mission is fairly simple: to empower kidney patients to seek a better and longer life—the life she, and many of her followers now live.
Whether Risa is speaking, coaching, mentoring—or paying-it-forward as an advocate or peer mentor for the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), or the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKD)—she’s catalyzing positive change while touching the hearts and minds of both patient and professional audiences alike.
What Industry Partners & Consulting Clients are Saying:
“Risa continues to be a valuable partner for us as she is continuously developing innovative ways to engage with patients, and she helps us evaluate our activities from a patient’s perspective and recommends improvements.”
“Thank you for participating in today’s session. It was well-received and extremely valuable. We had additional workshops later in the day and the team continuously referred back to what they learned from the morning. You were engaging, insightful and I loved the passion. We appreciate the partnership!”
“Everybody found your observations invaluable, and your ideas stimulated a great deal of discussion in our later session. I know I can speak for the rest of the team in saying that we would welcome, and be grateful for, the opportunity to ask more questions and gain more insight.”
“I have to say that I really liked the video production. It was clearly directed at patients. The language was clear and each point was succinctly made, and I believe it could really get people thinking about this as an option.”
“Your work is like a ripple in the pond gaining so much momentum. It’s like a tsunami of good things!”
Today you’ll find Risa full-steam-ahead, as the founder and CEO of Simon Says Seminars, inc., and TransplantFirst Academy. Her core purpose is to improve patient engagement and resulting outcomes by empowering kidney patients to fight for their best life possible – the life Risa and her book fans and mentees now live. This is what she wants for you.
You can contact Risa directly by emailing: risa@risasimon.com
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